Beasts of Fire: The Blaze Tiger VS. The Neo Phoenix

[BengalTheBlazeTiger]

Thanks to DarknessMaster for having this match with me!

Match Type: 1v1, Mud Match

Bengal, the Blaze Tiger

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Celina McCloud, the Neo Phoenix

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During her time at L.A.W., Bengal had developed a reputation as a dirty fighter. Perhaps it was ironic, then, that she'd never tried mud wrestling. When her agent finally offered her the chance at a mud match, she jumped at the opportunity. Back in that air-conditioned office, it had sounded like a lot of fun.

Now that she had actually arrived at the makeshift arena, however, the Blaze Tiger was having second thoughts. The match was taking place outdoors, and it was an unseasonably warm and humid day. Even Bengal, who was accustomed to such a climate from her childhood in Kolkata, found sweat starting to bead on her forehead. The fans were sitting on shaded bleachers, with rows of fans on either side to keep them cool. But the wrestlers themselves would have no such luxuries - only a crude mud ring, marked out by four wooden poles strung with ropes. It was a far cry from the pristine, modern arenas where L.A.W. matches usually took place. Bengal wondered why the organization hadn't sprung for better facilities; there was no question that they could afford it. Perhaps the rustic setting was meant to be charming.

At least her entrance music was the same, she reflected, as the pulsing guitars and pounding drums of Meshuggah's "Combustion" began to play over the loudspeakers. Since the mud ring wasn't raised, there was no entrance ramp or apron to speak of. Bengal simply crossed the flat ground in front of the bleachers, then ducked under the ropes. She stumbled for a moment as she did so, sliding on the slick mud. Realizing that her boots would hamper her movement on the soft ground, she shucked them off, along with her socks, and threw them out of the ring. She flexed her bare toes in the mud, wrinkling her nose slightly at its pungent, earthy scent, as the announcer's voice boomed out:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a mud wrestling match, scheduled for one fall! Introducing first...standing at a height of five feet, seven inches, and weighing in at one hundred and forty pounds...from Kolkata, India...THE BLAZE TIGER! BENGAL!"

Boos rained down from the stands, along with a few scattered cheers - perhaps from newer fans, who were as yet unfamiliar with the Tiger's heelish ways. Bengal stuck out her tongue petulantly, squinting her orange eyes against the bright sun shining overhead. She pushed a strand of jet-black hair out of her eyes, then stretched her toned legs against the wooden ringpost, waiting for her opponent to arrive.

[DarknessMaster]

"and her opponent, standing at 5'4! Celina McCloud, the Neo Phoenix!"

Celina would quickly run into the ring, doing a cartwheel as she jumped over the ropes, landing on her feet as she bowed to the crowd

"the neo Phoenix is here to set this ring ablaze!"

Celina said, before thinking to herself

"no...that sounds like a hokie villain line... What do you think?"

Celina asked, looking back at her opponent, seemingly not really paying any kind to the fact if they were about to fight each other

[BengalTheBlazeTiger]

Bengal pursed her black-painted lips and narrowed her eyes, annoyed by her opponent's casual attitude. "It does sound hokie," she sneered. "But that fits, for someone like you." She got into a fighting stance, shifting her weight between her feet as she continued. "Having the right line is the least of your problems right now, anyway. You're about to get your wings clipped, Neo Phoenix!"

DING-DING-DING! The opening bell rang, cutting over the Tiger's taunt. Bengal bent low, as if she was about to go for a takedown - then seized a handful of loose mud, whipping it toward Celina's face! If the trick was successful, she'd temporarily blind her opponent, leaving the Phoenix vulnerable to further attacks.

[DarknessMaster]

Celina would end up seeing Bengal coming, but unfortunately she would end up getting a fist full of mud to her eyes, blinding her for a moment, but she also knew how to fly blind, at least temporarily she would end up attempting to sidestep Bengal's attack, hoping to get the mud out of her eyes as she did so, knowing that she would probably try something similar Celina would need to stay vigilant if she wanted to win this fight

[BengalTheBlazeTiger]

The glob of mud hit Celina squarely in her narrow face, sticking into her blonde hair and obscuring her eyes. Yet the Neo Phoenix still managed to sidestep Bengal's snap kick as the Tiger lunged forward, seeming to move on instinct alone. Despite her easygoing demeanor, she was obviously a skilled fighter. Most women would have trouble dodging an attack like that even with their sight.

The Indian woman snarled with frustration as her kick whiffed through empty air. Her momentum made her slide a few feet through the mud, and she teetered backward dangerously, but managed to keep her footing. "Stay still!" she barked, planting her feet and twisting her torso as she swung her left arm back, aiming to smash Celina in the chin with a spinning backfist! She knew that she needed to follow up quickly, before the Neo Phoenix could clear her mud-splattered eyes and recover.

[DarknessMaster]

Celina would barely manage to get back her vision as her opponent hit her with a strong back fist, making the poor girl stumble back as she slumped against the ropes, rubbing her jaw a bit as she recovered, her bare feet slowly lifting themselves as she leaned on the ropes for support, hoping that Bengal didn't get any ideas

[BengalTheBlazeTiger]

"Awww, what's wrong, Celina? Something in your eye?" Bengal purred mockingly, as the Phoenix staggered backward from the impact of her backfist. "If you didn't want to get dirty, you should have stayed out of the mud!"

With that, she pounced on top of her stunned opponent, trapping Celina against the ropes where she was bracing herself for support. Gripping hard with her clawlike nails, Bengal attempted to spin the blonde woman around and push her neck down onto the top rope. If it worked, she'd be able to start choking the Phoenix against the cable, potentially doing serious damage to her throat!

[DarknessMaster]

Celina would end up being choked by the ropes, gasping as she flailed her arms violently, attempting to hit Bengal's face so that she could push her back, with the referee jumping into the ring and attempting to pull Bengal away

"foul! Foul! Get off or I disqualify you!"

He yelled as Celina was stranger by the ropes

[BengalTheBlazeTiger]

Bengal scowled darkly at the referee, but she had to release Celina to avoid getting disqualified. She did so as roughly as she possibly could, shoving the Phoenix into the ropes, using them as a springboard to whip the younger woman backward into the mud. With Celina lying on her back, Bengal would then leap off the middle rope and twist around, aiming to land on top of her opponent with a Diving Crossbody!

[DarknessMaster]

Celina would end up landing face first in mud, before slowly turning herself, only to be met with a crossbody to her torso, causing the poor girl to gasp in pain, holding her stomach, as she yelled, coughing a bit as she scrambled to get up