Eliza Harenwood vs Deku - Step Ahead

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Eliza's strike connected clean, much to the adulation of the crowd in attendance. The dancing passion felt the match move in slow motion as her hair moved with the strike and the British aristocrat landed on the balls of her feet after landing the strike, Deku however was made of tougher stuff than his frame might expect and the dancing passion would find that his blow was a success and it sent Eliza staggering backwards a bit as she clutched her midriff.

Clearly this would be an issue, in a fight against a guy Eliza frequently relied on her speed and agility to outpace her opponent however Deku seemed able to at least keep pace with her.

Deciding on a new approach Eliza entered her classic ballet stance, then swiftly moved to sway her hips and spin in place and become a swift blur of red and black. Letting her dancing moves be on full display as a way to hopefully confuse her opponent on wherein the next blow might emerge from, only to then swiftly leap forward and shoot out her right knee intent on trying to crash it right into Deku's jaw to send him crashing to the mat!

[Bare]

Deku panted slightly after managing to push Eliza back a bit with his return kick to her. Truthfully the both of them were on even footing so far. As far as fighting skills and damage taken.

Neither had gotten a clear cut advantage just yet, but ultimately that wouldn't win Deku the match, he had to find some way of getting around Eliza's defense and- His train of thought was cut off as Eliza did something strange. Starting to spin about like a ballerina in a way that was difficult for his eyes to track with how foreign it was.

"What are- UGH!" Before he had a chance to question it he got taken down by a hard knee to the face! Dropping to the mat as a result and holding his skull Deku would try and push himself back up, clearly dazed but knowing that staying still was a death sentence before his more experienced foe. Turning around he would try and send a desperate punch in her direction but it was more instinct than thought and more than a little easy to see coming.

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Eliza knew that her strikes were works of art and many in the crowd would often snap moments of every single blow that the dancing passion connected with, Eliza took pride in her craft however she knew the issue that she could run into. Namely being a slave to form, being overtly focused on linear strikes that a crafty opponent could pick up on. Which was why Eliza would always ensure that she mixed in her dancing steps to beguile her opponent and make her blows harder to predict, so when the dice rolled in her favour as they did here it left the enemy reeling! Deku was in for several lessons in this by the time the bout concluded if Eliza was to have her way.

The dancing passion swiftly recovered from her strike and saw that Deku was actually scrambling to attack, impressive actually as the vast majority of men Eliza struck with a blow like that would be crumpled to the mat. Eliza would rush in but noticed Deku swinging out a punch, no doubt fuelled by desperation. The British dancer would grunt as she blocked the hit as her momentum stopped, she'd try to grab Deku's arm and perform a sort of.....tango dance with him it seemed however briefly before attempting to hip toss him to the mat!

[Bare]

'Damn that kick really hurt.' Deku thought to himself, still reeling from Eliza's dance like attack yet still trying to insure that his opponent didn't continue to get further ahead of him. As such he sent a rather desperate punch in Eliza's direction as she came in, hoping he could catch her off guard. Unfortunately however that wouldn't be the case as she blocked the blow, worse yet she was still holding onto his appendage.

'Oh crap.' Deku thought to himself as he was then taken for a ride with Eliza, being spun about with her! "Whoaaaa!" Deku yelled as he was pulled along on unsteady feet before he was launched, right through the air and came crashing back down to the mat in a heap! "Ugh..." He groaned out in response, laying there in a mix of dizzy confusion from the spin and dazed from the impact, but this time he wasn't rising back up right away!

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Eliza's leg strikes were as earlier mentioned works of art in and of themselves, but her dancing skills were also top notch and she had been seeking ways to further incorporate her ability to dance with someone into her arsenal. The dancing passion lived up to her moniker in more ways than one with her using the momentum of her opponent to tango with them before leading into the hip toss, letting physics do the rest.

Afterwards Eliza took a couple of steps back, mostly from the jolting of Deku hitting the mat. The British aristocrat however wasn't going to be trying to rest on her laurels however. It was time to change her tempo once again, take things a bit slower as it were. Eliza would try to slip behind Deku and then dart forward, her right arm ready to cinch around the greenette's neck and attempt a dragon sleeper.

Eliza gave a quiet huff as she shuffled to her opponent, a look of determination on her features. Deku certainly felt different from her usual male foes, he had heart for sure and he was able to contend with her speed. It would be scary to most yet to Eliza this thought merely encouraged her to continue to fight at her utmost!

[Bare]

Deku was more than a bit stunned after Eliza's unorthodox offense. Dropped hard on his head after taking a powerful kick that left him utterly weakened. Trying to pick himself up he would be cut off by the dancer dropping down behind him and wrapping his neck in a tight dragon sleeper submission!

"Ngh!" Deku grunted out, reaching out and praying at Eliza's arm, trying to pull at it but it was tight. 'Shit.. she's good technically too on top of striking.' He thought to himself, not being able to help comparing himself to Eliza somewhat. Still not wanting to back down though he would pull his arm up before driving it backwards to try and slam elbows into his opponent's sides!

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Eliza was very much a dynamic and explosive kicker, able to bring her legs to the firing line against any opponent. Still she knew from her time in the indies that eventually you had to swap your approach in a fight, 9 out of 10 fights would go to the ground as they said. Hence Eliza made sure to dabble in effective submission holds to restrain her opponent and wear them down, doubly so considering her patented finisher. However Deku was a fighter clearly still even after Eliza put him through the ringer with her practised kicks!

The dancing passion sucked in deep breaths of pain as Deku managed to dig his elbows into her exposed ribcage, Eliza was feeling the sting and damn it was proving to be too annoying for her to deal with. Eliza relented on the hold as if Deku had that fire in him still trying to continue the hold was fruitless, the British aristocrat would do a backwards roll in an attempt to escape away from the hero. Still Eliza would admit that she had a respect for him at this point in the fight, not easily done after all.

[Bare]

Trapped in a tight dragon sleeper hold by his opponent Deku was quick to try and do whatever he could in an effort to escape from the blonde's clutches and keep himself in this match. As such he began to fire elbow after elbow into her ribs, doing whatever he could to make her grip slacken. Thankfully it would seem he would be successful in this effort, forcing the dancing passion to release him and roll away!

"Haghhh." Deku breathed out in relief, rolling forward himself as he did so before pushing himself back to his feet and moving back until he hit the ropes, leaning on them with one arm over while his other went to his neck, rubbing it slightly as he made to keep an eye on his opponent, knowing at this point even the slightest mistake could be fatal.

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Eliza was a capable submission expert in her own right, enough to make just about any hold she applied was going to be sore at the very least. It allowed for the dancing passion to display her skill and control of the match once she had struck someone in the head a couple of times and the roaring adoration of the crowd told Eliza all she needed to know about her progress in this field. The British indies had taught her well at least.

Still Deku was nothing if not full of grit and vim, he actually managed to make a rope break there. Some might milk the five second breaking period, so as those of ill character. So of course Eliza relented her grasp on Deku and rolled backwards, she kept a gaze upon Deku as they both recovered. "Hmmm.....I must admit, you've been of better character than most I've faced." Eliza said, it was rare for her to compliment her foe mid match. Still she felt it warranted, credit where its due and all that as they had this brief pause in the bout.

[Bare]

Deku was in quite a lot of pain at the moment from Eliza's submission hold, but he wouldn't let that stop him as he managed to reach out and grab the rope, securing freedom for himself. Thankfully Eliza wouldn't keep the hold as long as she could have if she was feeling particularly vicious, letting him go and getting off him. Sighing in relief Deku would use the ropes to help himself up before turning to hear his opponent's praise for him which admittedly made him blush a bit.

"Oh um.. thank you. I appreciate it." He said to her before taking a deep breath to recenter himself. Putting his fists up he would begin to circle Eliza, looking her up head to toe, and if she didn't make the first move he would dart in, pulling his leg up as if to try for another kick at her side, only this time he would pull it in at the last second, pivoting on his foot and dropping while extending his fist out at the last moment, trying to deliver a punch straight to her gut!