Blair Yuen vs. Reny Selene

[CaptainL]

Blair knew she was going down at this point. Being forced to land directly on her head was going to hurt - and being on the ground, in her most vulnerable position, and too close to Reny to mount much of a defense was even worse. Her teeth clenched as the tension rose in her body just thinking about it. But Blair would just as quickly shake those thoughts out of her head. She might have only had split-seconds to react, but those split-seconds were enough for her to make a move. She might go down - but, as she swung her legs out to squeeze Reny around the waist as tightly as she could, she was at least going to go down fighting!

As the suplex landed, Blair's head struck the canvas with the sound of a thump, causing the ring to rock. She hissed through her teeth as the sore sensation shot through her skull, causing a shudder to run along her spine. Already, she could feel it starting to go numb. But she couldn't let Reny get away from her. Gritting her teeth, her legs would only squeeze tighter, the muscles in her thighs rippling and bulging as she pressed inward as hard as she could to compress her opponent's waist. She could feel her ligaments and tendons burning from the sheer effort she was demanding of them, causing the veins in her head to bulge, but she was willing to bear through it, just to deny Reny the chance of claiming the upper hand!

Reny, too, was looking to fight back. Even from close quarters, she was able to throw fists at Blair's midsection - and coming from a striker as accomplished as she was, even from point-blank range her punches were going to hurt! As her knuckles sank into the Canadian's toned abs, Blair's stomach sank inward; she winced and shuddered from the incoming force. With each punch Reny threw, Blair was growing more and more sore; every hit hurt worse than the last, and a bruise had began to form across her gut. She knew it wouldn't be long before the pain became unbearable, and she would be forced to let go. But...for Blair, that still wasn't good enough. She was still desperate to fight back with everything she had, no matter what it took! She had to pay Reny back before things got that far!

With her legs around Reny's waist, Blair was already half of the way there. She wasn't the greatest mat fighter, but she could still find a way to steer this to her advantage, and she knew just how! As Reny's fist sailed toward her again, Blair would suddenly lash out with one arm, attempting to throw it around her opponent's elbow to hold her arm in place. With her other arm, she would throw it around Reny's neck in an attempt to transition to a guillotine choke!

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[Terini]

When Rent tried to suplex Blair, she do it in attempy to gain a advantage over her opponent, but her attempt quickly turn against her as Blair would have manage to lock in a bodyscizor to drag Reny alongside her away from the rope preventing her easy access to rope break.

While, the situation is turning bad for reny, she still keep her head cool as both of her hand still free, and with a inviting stomach open to be hit, Reny would have begin launch attack after attack toward Blair toned abs, it will take some times to break it but she have confidence that she could do it before the pain from the body scizor grow to be too much.

But that cool head off her would be gone when Blair decided to followed up her hold during one of her punch as Blair would have manage to quickly lock in the guillotine choke hold as Reny would have quickly panic when it fully lock in

No longer her usual calm self, Reny would let out a muffle cried as she begin thrashing like a wild animal as her brain would have scream escape and get away quickly as she can from here. Reny would have send out rapid fired strike from her only free hand toward Blair liver as the punch it lack her usual precision and accuracy, as each punch is filled simply by desperation to escape from this dangerous spot that Blair put her in

[CaptainL]

Yes, Blair was a striker - sometimes, that fact came at the detriment to her performance in other disciplines - but that didn't mean she didn't know a couple of other things too. When she'd trained to compete in MMA, she had been forced to pick up a couple of techniques from other fighting styles in order to stay competitive against grapplers and ground fighters, no matter how much she preferred to stay what she was comfortable with. But when she had no other choice, she was willing to get practical. And if she already had the bodyscissor locked in, it would only take a stretch further and a reach outward to slip Reny into a guillotine choke! This was a move Blair had used to great effect in the octagon before, and it was one that would prove especially useful now. By bringing herself into close range and trapping one of her opponent's arms, she could restrict the amount of force Reny was able to land with her punches. And when that seemed like the cornerstone of Reny's offensive, this could prove crucial in denying her the chance to take control!

Sucking in a breath, Blair's body grew tense as her muscles pulled into place. She locked her arms and legs as tightly as she could around her opponent to try and keep her in position. Her arm squeezed just a little tighter around her throat - just maybe, she thought to herself, if she kept this up she might be able to choke Reny out and claim victory. Sure enough, the Young Lioness had slowed in her relentless volley of punches. But in its place, she had thrown herself into a frenzy, twisting and turning as though with the throes of a wild animal as she tried to pull free from Blair's grip! The Muay Thai fighter snarled and gnashed her teeth, trying to twist herself from side to side to keep up with the frantic roils of her opponent. Her arm pressed tighter against Reny's throat and her thighs hugged tenaciously to her side. The more Reny fought, the harder it was for Blair to keep herself fixed in position. And whether she liked it or not, Reny was slowly beginning to wriggle free. Now Blair was fighting a desperate struggle - she had to force Reny to pass out before she could free herself!

The more she fought, the more Reny tried to throw some more punches at Blair. From the angle she was forced to strike with, they couldn't quite reach her liver, and they didn't land with as much force as she would have wanted. But they each still landed with a thump, causing Blair to hiss through her clenched teeth as the pain of every strike bubbled its way to the surface. In the end, though, it was the pain from the punches Reny had landed earlier, before she could fully lock the guillotine choke in place, that cost Blair the moment of dominance. The bruise was spreading across her ribs, and even if Reny's punches were weak, they still stung enough for Blair to be reminded of the stabbing sensation digging deep into her side, growing more and more unbearable with each second. At last, she realized, she had no choice. If Reny wasn't going to go down that easily, there was no use in dragging the matter out. She had to conserve her stamina for later in the match and escape while she still could.

At that point, Blair let go, her arm and legs dropping from Reny's sides. There, she rolled back across the mat to get some distance. As she pushed herself up onto her knees, panting for breath, she rubbed at a sore spot along her back with a wince and clenched her teeth. That was going to hurt later, she was sure - but she couldn't let it stop her. Reny had to be stopped!

[Terini]

This is bad, this is really bad. Thing just went from bad to disaster really quickly as Blair would have manage to quickly transition from body scizor to guillotine choke before she could even react. In reaction to this, Reny would have began thrashing wildly in the hold as she tried to desperately to get out as she began to panic

Blair would have reveal what is essentially her achilles heel. Reny might be skilled in theory crafting and punching but no amount of theory crafting will be able to prepare her to deal with a situation when she is in a painful submission hold. Afterall, a dummy and pillow is not skill or even alive enough to attenpt to put her on submission hold

As the time goes by, Reny sight would have started to blacken as her breath would have slowly but surely left as her struggling would have slowed down a little as if this goes on for any longer then Reny would definitely tap out.

Luckily for her tho Blair would have soon let go off her after her reckless punching barrage, when Blair rolled across the mat to gain distance, Reny would have done the same thing as she would have began coughing and taking deep breath as she grab into the rope tightly trying to buy as much time as she can to recover. Their seperation and 'break' from the fight would have make Reny felt all the damage that Blair done toward her all at once, as reny would have let out a groan of pain and began to struggling to stand up straight while using the rope to help hoping that Blair needed break time as well so she could at the very least regain her breath

[CaptainL]

In truth, when Blair began to lock in the guillotine choke, she found herself pleasantly surprised with what she accomplished. As much as Reny tried to fight against it, she could barely get the Muay Thai fighter to budge, and the more it went on, the more her strength drained away. She was inexperienced when it came to these sorts of tactics - Blair could see as much with how she panicked and flailed around, burning through that very same stamina she could have used to escape. It seemed like Blair had her good. And yet, submissions had never been her strong suit. For a moment, Blair was astounded that it had actually worked. A moment later, she clenched her teeth, growing tense at the thought that she had actually considered the possibility of her beating a Young Lioness as something noteworthy - did she truly think so little of her own skills? Nevertheless, she had to grit her teeth and bear through it. Now, she was closer than ever to victory, and she was getting nearer and nearer with every bit of stamina that drained away from Reny. She just needed to chase after that - and it was that encouragement, that knowledge she had the chance, that caused Blair's muscles to squeeze even tighter around her opponent's body, putting everything she had into compressing her airways!

But, in the end, keeping Reny down wasn't going to be that simple. The Young Lioness was still fighting back as hard as she could, firing away at Blair's ribs and sides with her fists, and even when she was aiming from an awkward angle and from point-blank range, she still packed a punch. All up and down the sides of Blair's body her skin was starting to turn black and blue, and the sore sensation of Reny's fists would soon grow too much for her to bear. At last, she had no choice but to let go and roll aside. But she would soon prop herself up on her hands and knees, panting and groaning under her breath. She still winced from the aches that lingered wherever Reny had hit, but that couldn't bother her now. Now, Blair knew she had been this close to claiming victory. If she'd done that once...she could do it again.

Sucking in a breath, Blair pushed herself back up onto her feet, taking a moment to stretch and to brush her hair out of her eyes. When she looked over and saw that Reny was still open, she took a step forward and smiled, eager to jump at the chance to fly after her with proverbial guns blazing. But a second later, Blair stopped herself. She had never been the sort of fighter to thrive in such situations - instead, she had the most luck when she had time to carefully plan her approach and make strategic decisions. No matter how excited she was, it couldn't make her lose her cool now, when she needed it most. Instead, she began to slowly advance on Reny, her fists raised and her eyes trained on her with an unblinking stare. She had to be ready for anything!

[Terini]

Making Blair let go of her hold doesn't really meant that she is out of the wood yet as the hold would have left her in a still very vulnerable position as the submission hold took a lot out of her as she woule have tried to take a deep breath to get as much air back that she lost as possible

Luckily or unlucky for Reny, Blair wouldn't have pursue her which would give her time to breath and recover...however at the same time it would mean that she is being careful now and Reny couldn't just blindsight her when her opponent head is filled with the thought they going to win

Thinking quickly, she have her doubt she will be able to beat Blair in a straight on fight, with this range and her recovering leg it would have been relatively easy for Blair to keep the distance between them with kicks unless she mess up somehow. Then the question become how will she get Blair to mess up? The answer she come up with? Is a delicious bait

Reny would have tried to move slowly toward the rope acting more hurt than she actually is as she would have tried to act like she trying to escape Blair and accidentally manage to trap herself in the corner, that should be enough to make her opponent act reckless right? Tho there is a decent chance the plan will fail either because Blair didn't take the bait or she failed to counter and she need to fight it out anyway, but she willing to gamble on the risky play to gain a higher reward

[CaptainL]

Blair's heart was still pounding with the dying embers of the adrenaline rush that had consumed her body just a moment ago. She had Reny in her grasp, and it had almost been enough to win it all. She'd come this close - but despite it all, the victory she yearned for was just tantalizingly out of reach. There was still a part of her that bristled with frustration, her fingers coiling tighter at her side at the thought that she had let victory slip through her fingers. But Blair had to remind herself things weren't over yet. She would still have her chance. For now, she needed to take in a deep breath and ready herself for when that next opportunity would come. She'd done well enough for herself so far by letting her opponents make the first move, and capitalizing when they presented her with an opening. She could keep that up, for now.

Blair had expected that Reny would come back toward her at the first opportunity - so it came as a surprise when, instead, the Young Lioness made her way along the ropes, skirting the edges of the ring as she got into the corner. She raised an eyebrow, taken aback - such a strategy had definitely thrown her a curveball. But if Reny got into the corner, she was limiting her options for escape - a fact that Blair realized with a nod as she leaned in closer and bent at the knees to settle into a stance. She could still work with that. She could come at Reny with hard-hitting offense that the girl had no way of escaping from!

Taking a few wide, careful steps, Blair stayed low to the ground as she slowly closed in on Reny. Once she was sure the time was right, however, when she had Reny lined up in her sights and there was a clear path between her and the turnbuckle beyond, Blair would suddenly shift her weight onto one foot, swinging her whole body in an arc to deliver a roundhouse kick with the other! Unbeknownst to her the whole time, however, was the fact that Reny was playing some mind games of her own!

[Terini]

Reny would have tried to take in as much air as she possibly could as the gambit that she plan to do is not only riskly but also have a high chance of leaving her completely exhousted if she failed. However greater reward always lies behind greater risk. If she only tried to play safe then she shouldn't tried to fight in the ring in the first place.

Waiting for Blair to take the bait and launch big attack due to Reny cornering herself. She would have been ready for anything including if it all failed and Blair decided to just keep her trap there. Luckily for her the bait would have work as Blair would have send a powerful roundhouse kick toward her

Taking advantage of the high arc of the attack, Reny would have duck low, much lower than she normally do, to not only dodge the roundhouse kick but also to charge ahead closing the distance between them as she would have use her feet to propel herself upward to strenghten her blow as Reny would have attempted to send a uppercut toward her opponent stomach to lower her head as if this is succesful she would have attempt to jump up and wrap her leg around Blair neck in attemp to lock her in a flying headscizor hold, as she hope that her gambit would work and she finally gain the clear upperhand in this fight

[CaptainL]

A game of mental chess had broken out between Blair and Reny, and just like two chessmasters, both of them were trying to think two moves ahead in the name of outwitting their opponents. As Blair closed into the corner, her eyes narrowed on Reny and her muscles coiled, primed and ready to strike - but with the same motion with which she put down one foot, she lifted her other, bearing all her weight on the foot on the ground while she whirled around in an arc to kick out with her other leg. It was her best attempt to lure Reny into a false sense of security, striking before the Young Lioness even had a chance to figure out what Blair was about to do. But at the same time, Reny was hoping Blair would get closer - for it was there that she had her trap ready to spring.

Blair thought it was foolproof. Someone as young and inexperienced as Reny surely was couldn't possibly have attained the sort of in-ring experience she needed to predict and anticipate such mind games. But that was why it caught her by such surprise when, instead of getting clocked upside the head by the incoming kick, Reny managed to duck under it just in time! As her leg whipped through the air, Blair stopped for a moment, the steely, determined glare on her face giving way to a look of shock and surprise. The fact that Reny had been able to outwit Blair at all left the Canadian baffled - so much so that she had let down her guard. And by the time she completed her revolution and came back around to face Reny, the Young Lioness shot off an uppercut that hit her right in the gut!

"Gah-!" Blair folded inward at the waist as a breath was knocked out of her lungs, her face contorting in the pain and the shock of the blow. She went staggering backward a step and a half - and by the time she looked up, she did so just in time to see Reny lunge toward her, throwing herself through the air and swinging her legs outward to catch the Muay Thai fighter's head between her thighs! Blair barely even had the time to gasp. Both women might have been lightweights, but Blair had compromised the readiness of her stance in her surprise - and she was bowled off her feet against her opponent's weight, causing both her and Reny to drop to their backs as they landed with a thud, with Blair's head still firmly in Reny's grasp.

And it was the knowledge of that very predicament she was in that made Blair go tense, clenching her teeth with a hiss. Not only had she been outwitted at her own game, she had been outwitted by a Young Lioness - someone she had no right to be struggling this much against! She had managed to not only call her bluff, but counter it, and now, she, a former MMA champion, had ended up pinned to the mat with Reny's legs still wrapped around her throat. She coughed and gagged from the pressure on her windpipe, but what hurt even more was the knowledge that she was being dominated by someone without a fraction of the success she'd seen. She wasn't going to let herself be doomed to such dishonor. She had to fight back! Gritting her teeth to steel herself, she balled a fist, attempting to slam it against Reny's thigh - as many times as she'd need to to get Reny to let go!

[Terini]

The winner of the battle of mind would have goes toward Reny as after a long time, she manage to put her opponent in check. All that left to do is to finish her off before her opponent reverse the situation entirely

Blair would have underestimate her greatly as even if she inexperienced, Reny would had spend her entire life in the shadow of her sister...the greatest boxer she ever known...if Blair think she could outsmart her then she should think again!

Reny would have let out a hiss of pain as despite the advantage position she is in, Blair would have proven herself extremely resilient as she would have constantly punching her thigh even though Reny have her trap in the headscizor. If this keep going on then Reny would have most likely give up first before she could knock Blair unconscious, and that is really bad for reny since they would restart in neutral with Reny leg being busted even more than they already are.

Thinking quickly, Reny would have try to switch position as she would have began to try to sit on Blair chest, pinning her to the ground and try to wrap both of her leg to both of her arm to try to limit Blair arm movement as much as possible. If this is succesful then Reny would have hope that this position would have made Blair stuck without much way of fighting back toward the assault that Reny going to delivered as Reny would have bring her fist up and began to slam it down toward Blair face as Reny would have intended to do this repeatedly until either Blair do something to stop her or she manage to knock Blair unconscious, tho in the worst case scenario, Blair could manage to outlast her if she get tired before she could finish blair off...if that happen then her defeat would have been sealed