Videl Satan vs. Sara Conners - Head-Cha-La

[BlackAkuma]

Match Type: Submission Match
Victory Conditions: Submission Only

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You couldn't have asked for a better day on Nishihama Beach. The sun was out in full effect, casting rays across the sprawling sands, with just enough cloud cover to keep it from being a pain. Spring was setting in, putting temperatures at the sweet spot - hot enough for swimwear, cold enough to keep the sweat inside. Families were out in force, children were running into the ocean only to retreat when the waves came in quickly, some girls were playing a volleyball game, and a light breeze blew over it all. A more perfect day was scarcely seen.

And Sara hated it.

She’d always hated the beach, even as a kid. She hated the way the sea smelled. She’d hated the sand, getting into places where it had no business. The ocean was pretty, but it got old after about five minutes. It was just an enormous body of water. So what?

Typically, she would have avoided this place like the plague, but she had a particular reason for being here: a match. Ever since she’d arrived in Tokyo, she’d been clambering for an opponent to get her start in LAW, knowing that she would need to wrack up a few wins to impress potential clients. They’d been hesitant to give her one, fearing that she might injure one of their starlets, but they finally caved after knocking on their door enough times. They even gave her a submission match, something she could really sink her teeth into. The catch, though, was that she had to participate in this silly beach promotion they were doing for Red Ribbon’s new swimwear line, and she even had to wear one of their ridiculous bikinis.

Sara In the Sun

It put her in something of a mood, and you could see it on her face as she came down the beach, heading towards the ring they’d set up. The crowd was gathered around it and kept at bay by the barricades, with the ring just close enough to the water for the ringside area to be ankle-deep. It was a cute setup, or at least some stupid execs idea of one, and she paid it as little mind as possible as she sifted through the crowd and made her way toward it. A few beachgoers tried to get close and greet her along the way, but her sharp glares kept them at bay every time.

Sara slid into the ring and made her way over to the furthest corner, where she promptly leaned against the turnbuckle, tipped her head up and closed her eyes, meditating while she waited for her opponent to arrive. Best to go into this with a clear mind.

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Videl Satan needed this. She needed to win this match. The martial artist had joined LAW because grappling was her weakest discipline and she wanted to hone her wrestling, so she had been expecting to struggle somewhat, but hell, the ways that Videl was losing. Matches that she was winning, should have won, then her opponent manages to get a hold of her. Twist her body one way, bend her arm the other, and just like that, Videl's tapping out, giving up.

This was even a submission match. Videl couldn't win unless she made her opponent quit. And in turn, she could only lose by giving up. Videl wouldn't do that, she couldn't let herself do that. She couldn't drop to an 0-4 record with 4 submissions. Videl had to be the one making her opponent cry out their submission this time.

Videl had been so deep in thought that the LAW staffer had to shake her back to reality in order to tell the martial artist that it was her turn to enter the ring. She did so with a look of determination that did not betray the feelings of desperation she held towards this match, Videl looked as collected as ever as she slid into the ring, staring down an opponent who held her face to the open sky.

Videl

"Pre-match cloud watching?" Videl asked with a touch of sarcasm, knowing that most likely wasn't what the blonde wrestler was actually doing despite not being able to see from her position that her opponent's eyes weren't actually open. "My name is Videl Satan, I am your opponent for this match," said the black haired martial artist as she gave a slight bow.

[BlackAkuma]

Sara was snapped out of her meditation by a voice - an oddly young, energetic voice. She opened her eyes, looked down, and saw…

Oh, dear god. The little bitch had pigtails.

That was a poor sign off the bat, though the rest of the package wasn’t that bad. Her opponent was young, but in good shape, showing off her fit form with the swimsuit. The crowd definitely seemed to appreciate the look, already cheering her on, and she had the energy to match. No clue if that would translate to her actually being a challenge, though.

Sara rolled her eyes as the woman introduced herself as her opponent. ”No shit you’re my opponent. Who else would you be, the referee? Idiot.” She stepped forward and cracked her knuckles as the referee came between them to start the match, calling for the bell. Sara brought her fists up and began to bounce on the balls of her feet, keeping her eyes locked on Videl with unwavering focus. She didn’t move in right away, starting a slow and steady approach to the center of the ring. ”Just try not to submit on the first hold.”

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Jeez, who gets pissed over a basic introduction? Videl thought to herself after getting snapped at by the blonde. Sure it was pretty clear who Videl was, but it was still a gesture of courtesy to announce yourself as such to an opponent. All the martial artist got back was an insult. She still didn't even know what her opponent's name was.

Videl stared the larger woman down as she cracked her knuckles, trying to intimidate the Lightweight alongside taunts about her submitting. "I'm not submitting to this first, the second, or even the fiftieth if that's what it takes," Videl shot back, feeling the farthest thing from fear in the world as the bell rung.

The blonde left the first move to Videl, who was more than happy to take it. She would charge in full speed, looking as if she intended to run straight through her opponent. But just as she got close, Videl would plant her foot and stop on a dime. It was a hesitation meant to bait the blonde into opening herself up in an attempt to stop a charge that wasn't coming, which the martial artist would then take advantage of.

Videl would start with a punch to the body, then a quick hook up at the blonde's face. A kick to the back of her thigh to make her opponent's leg buckle followed by four fast and hard punches at the larger woman's face and chest. Then to finish off her combo, Videl would jump up and turn as she tried to hit right into the blondes chin with a Spinning Jump Kick.

[BlackAkuma]

Sara hated Videl already. Granted, she and this woman were never going to be friends in the first place, she didn’t come into LAW with the intention of making nice with anyone, she was here to make money, plain and simple. But she could already tell this girl was way too young and naive to be in an environment like this, in over her head. Little shits like this belonged in the Young Lioness program, not mixing it up with the more experienced fighters.

It didn’t help that she was coming into this pissed off, either. She was already in a mood to knock someone’s head off, and Videl’s stupid introduction only made her more so. It only worsened when the girl had the nerve to show some moxy, standing up to her as if she had a chance. It might’ve been cute, if Sara actually gave a fuck about such things.

She shook her head at the defiance, then tightened her guard as the match officially started and Videl closed the distance. She’d wanted the girl to make the first move, wanting to get a sense for her style before she made any big moves, and her opponent definitely took the bait - she came in fast, hard, and threw out a slew of strikes, forcing Sara to take cover behind a solid guard. Even so, she could only absorb so much of the damage with her arms, and a couple of the errant punches found their way to their targets, driving her back, step after step.

But patience paid off. Sure enough, at the end of the onslaught, Videl committed to a powerful spinning kick, one Sara was in a prime position to telegraph. She waited until the last second, then ducked down, slipped behind her opponent, then reached out to wrap her arms around the woman’s neck from behind, trying to pull her into a standing version of the rear naked choke.

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Videl had hoped that her fake charge would open Sara's defenses so that every hit of her assault would connect, but the blonde protected herself well enough that only a few of Videl's strikes actually found there mark. But combined with how she was pushing the blonde back, the martial artist still felt confident enough to try for the Spinning Jump Kick combo finisher.

Unfortunately for Videl, Sara was capable of slipping the strike, leaving the black haired fighter rotating through the air. But what was fortunate for Videl was that her back leg was still hanging close to the ground. So as Sara was trying to counter, Videl's foot hit the floor and she immediately sprung away before the blonde could get behind her for a Chokehold.

Videl smirked as she got away. For as much as she had talked about being able to take any number of Sara's submissions, she would much rather prefer not getting put in any at all. Videl quickly went back in, this time sliding as she got near Sara. The martial artist would try to scissor her legs around one of the blonde's and pull it out from under her to put the Middleweight on her back. If it worked, Videl would spring up to set Sara's legs for a Figure Four Leglock before dropping back down to the mat to lock it in.

[BlackAkuma]

Missing the chokehold wasn’t what pissed Sara off the most. The match had just started, and while her opponent was obviously not on her level, she didn’t think it would be as simple as getting her into a choke and calling it a day. She wanted to keep her opponent moving, seize every opportunity, put her into a mindset where she was expecting an attack at any moment—heavy, constant pressure.

No, what truly irked her was that cocky little smirk as she moved away as if she’d accomplished something noteworthy with that little escape instead of just getting by through the skin of her teeth. She was eager to wipe that smile off her face, perhaps too eager, because it only lead to her falling prey to her opponent’s next attack.

Sara moved in, only for Videl to fall to the wayside and trip her up, scissoring her leg to make her fall. The girl was quick to transition from one move to the next, gripping her legs and going for the figure-four leglock. It was a good choice, as much as Sara hated to admit.

However, it wasn’t a move she intended to endure for long. The hold had only been locked in for a few seconds before she threw her weight hard to the side, trying to roll over to her front and reverse the pressure,hopefully leading to an escape.

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Videl was starting to build some momentum to start this match. She had gotten a few hits off, avoided Sara's counter, then struck back with the first submission of the match. She wasn't expecting it to end the match on the spot, an assumption that the blonde was very aggressively looking to prove correct as she yanked hard to the side, but Videl was still pleased with her performance so far.

Videl managed to pull back against Sara's attempted reversal and keep her Leglock secured for the moment, but the blonde's size advantage gave her an edge in the battle between her desire to reverse and Videl's desire to maintain the hold. The martial artist knew that if she was stubborn and just tried to keep holding on, she would eventually get turned over and reversed.

So Videl would release her Figure Four Leglock on her own before Sara could reverse it, then immediately kip-up back to her feet, planting them on either side of the blonde's thighs. But as quickly as Videl came up, she would go back down, falling forward and trying to land on Sara's ab covered stomach with a Double Knee Drop.

[BlackAkuma]

Videl had annoyed her from the first word that came out of her mouth, and surprise of surprises, Sara’s opinion of her had only grown worse since then. The girl was fast, showing an irritating hyperactivity in her attacks that was a pain for a fighter such as herself. She did her best work when the pace was a grueling one, when she could focus on a limb and use her holds to grind it to dust, but the younger woman had a relentless nature to her attacks that made such things far more difficult than normal.

She held firm on the figure-four, exerting a lot of pressure with the move and fighting hard against Sara’s attempts to reverse it. Still, the weight advantage was firmly on her side, and she would’ve been able to flip them over if given enough time. It seemed like Videl realized that, too, letting go of the hold before it was turned against her. It was a welcome relief, but a brief one, as her opponent returned to the attack a moment later.

Sara squawked as Videl’s knees shot hard into her midsection, putting her bare abs to the test. It was all she could do to push the more petite woman off and make a hard roll to the side, slipping under the ropes and coming down on the ringside area with a splash. She fell to her knees, pushed her way up, and stumbled back against the barricade as she grasped her stomach, her teeth gritted hard from the pain.

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Videl managed to catch Sara off guard by letting go of her Figure Four Leglock, taking advantage of the blonde being so focused on reversing the hold that she was unprepared to get out another way. This gave Videl the perfect opportunity to strike at her body with a powerful Double Knee Drop, forcing a pained cry out from between the larger woman's lips.

Videl would've liked to go further, but Sara proved resilient enough to push the martial artist off after the blow had connected, and then retreat out of the ring. But Videl was still on a roll and had every intention to keep it up. Sara was holding her stomach against the barricade that separated the ring from the fans, so even if Videl went out after her, she would still have ground to cover before actually reaching the blonde.

But there was one thing Videl had in her favor that would soon force Sara's hand; the blonde was currently being counted out for leaving the ring. Sara had to get back into the ring within 10 seconds of when she left or lose by DQ. Sara had already spent a couple of her seconds recovering, and Videl would patrol the edge of the ring to try to keep her out. Whenever Sara tried to get back in, she would try to meet her with a slide tackle kick to knock her back out, and then come out after Sara to make sure she stayed out for however much of the 10 seconds would be left at that point to secure the win.