Triple Threat - (Huan vs Zira vs Kalina)

[Aeri]

Triple Threat Match
Ends with a submission, knockout, or pinfall.
No disqualifications.

Another day, another dollar. Something to keep her mind off her.. thoughts. Kalina sighed, as she turned the leaflet in her hand around over and over and over. Flair.

She needed flair to compete in LAW. She looked down at herself, dressed in a brand new shirt, pants and tie, and she didn’t mind it one iota. It was perfect. Why would anyone complain? She mulled the question over.. but Kalina did not linger on it as she caught a glimpse of her opponents.

Huan Lei Brightspring, a professional mma fighter with years of experience. Just a year or so younger than she was, powerfully built and adorned in a blue outfit. She was quite the looker, just the sort of girl she thought she would like.. but Kalina barely acknowledged it other than a small “hnh”.

And the other? Zira Calabero, a fiery woman that was the most energetic looking of the three but records stated that she had actually won over Huan in their fight.. and they were going steady. Her eyes trailed over the muscular figure of the woman, and then looked down at herself.

”Am I.. too bulky?” She asked aloud, to nobody in particular. Shaking her head, she’d move slowly forwards, brushing at her thigh gently. She did notice something..

Those two were together.

So this was a 2v1, she assumed. What woman wouldn’t want to help her partner physically assault another woman? She was sure if she was in Zira or Huan’s place, the second she laid one out, the other would come to her aid.. or maybe they liked that. Since both did beat each other up..

Too much though, Kalina was starting to get a headache. She assumed she wasn’t going to get out of this fight without at the very least, a black eye. She put a painkiller gummy in her pouch, a little “hello kitty” one that she had bought as a joke when landing in Tokyo. She sort of liked it, so she kept it.

She stood up.

Then paused and added two more.

“Maybe.. they’d like to be my friends after this.. oh who am I kidding.. friends aren’t for me now. Not anymore..”

She’d mutter to herself. Anyone watching would presume she was quite barmy, but Kalina sat up, wincing as her phantom pains surged up again at the thoughts curdling up in her head and making her mindset sour. She rubbed at her eyes furiously, and then heard the announcer call for her.

Flair.

What did she need to do that was “flair”?

Kalina groaned. She stepped into the arena without much fanfare- disappointing the crowds and getting boos which she.. expected but it sort of sucked to hear. Even with her lovely hair and massive structure, Kalina looked.. plain as day, dark circles around her eyes and her bowed head making her unremarkable. A nameless face in the crowd.

Withdrawn into her shell.

But as she got into the ring, she had an idea. She saw some of her co-workers pull a pose, and she had one in mind. Leaning against the ropes, she’d arc her back, wink and smile subtly to the camera, a gloved finger on her lip.

Spoiler

You bet the crowd liked that- and they liked even more when Kalina unbuttoned her shirt neatly, then slid down her pants, and wrapped her tie around her wrist to simulate gloves, now in her proper fighting attire. Showing some skin was an effective way to get the crowd ramped up but..

Kalina was laden with scars from her time in the military. It almost served to make her quite the intimidating figure, and then..

She gestured into the camera, curling her fingers in an almost-taunt.

“.. Kalina-Ann Maria, clocked in at 8:31 PM. Huan and Zira..

I will clock both of you out at approximately 8:40 PM. Don’t make me wait.”

That was flair, right? It didn’t matter to her.. or so she told herself, but Kalina did want some approval from the crowd so she listened for the cheers.. and they came, slowly. Slowly.. was good.

It was enough.

Spoiler

[Bare]

Zira hummed softly as she prepared for this next match backstage, stretching her arms out and rolling her neck. Naturally she had arrived at the arena with Huan but after a kiss goodbye the two separated to prepare in isolation without distraction.

After all the two were certainly more than friends, but they were fighters above all else so even in a match like this where they could work together... Zira doubted it would happen. At least not for long. Which also meant that it was in the two's best interest to get ready on their own. Stepping over to the guerilla position dressed in her red and gold ring gear Zira would look up at the entrance of her third opponent curiously.

Spoiler

"Well someone looks like they don't wanna be here." Zira said to herself, watching the almost bored looking woman walk casually to the ring before suddenly shifting gears and unbuttoning her shirt and pulling off her skirt in a rather half hearted strip tease, but that was made up for by what the woman was packing in terms of body mass.

Very impressive indeed. Not to mention the taunt she made, promising to beat both Zira and Huan in less than ten minutes. "Heh, best not keep her waiting." Zira said excitedly with a grin as she pounded her fist, her own entrance starting up right after!

Spoiler

Stepping out and doing a few quick jab combinations followed by a sweeping roundhouse kick Zira would then raise her arms up to pose for the crowd who boomed in cheers for her. It was one of her first matches back from her break and she was still riding high off the fans excitement to have her back.

Strutting down the ramp with a cocky grin on her face Zira's eyes were laser focused on the woman already in the ring, hopping onto the apron and then vaulting over the ropes Zira would make her way over to Kalina and get right in her face.

"You're quite the cocky one aren't ya? Luckily I like that, but it doesn't mean I won't beat the stuffing out of ya corporate girl." Zira said with a blood thirsty grin on her face before walking over to the other side of the ring to wait for Huan.

[ThatPolishDude]

As far as wrestling went, Huan was not a particular fan of all those multi-competitor bouts. They were showy, sure, but she always preferred to get down to a scuffle with a single person, a lot more focused, intense. You got to learn a lot about a person by how they fight and act in a fight, but it was all off as soon as a duet turned into a crowd, the more people, the less fun it got, at least for her.

All things considered, 3 was not a bad number, especially looking at her competition. Zira, of course, she knew and was itching to face her again one-on-one, but till then she'd have to share. Kalina, though she was new and quite an oddity. She certainly had a proper aura about her. When you've been around fighters long enough, you could just tell who was the real deal by just a glance, but while she had that, she looked off, like she wasn't quite in it despite an outward appearance and confidence.

Spoiler

Again, she'd love to dissect it more in depth, but a brief field study would have to suffice as it was her turn to make an entrance.
Walking onto the stage, Huan would take her sweet time, basking in the cheers of the audience before throwing her fist up and smiling broadly, after which she'd jog down the ramp, clapping hands along the way.

As she got into the ring, she would click her tongue in the general direction of Zira "Tsk tsk tsk, where are your manners? No wonder you have such hard time making friends." Huan teased the rather unapproachable persona Zira tended to present before she'd turn to her other opponent "As for you, I was hoping the shirt and tie would stay on, quite a dashing look, but I can't say I'm disappointed... One thing though, I think you're gonna have to do some overtime on that estimate, I fear we have an all-nighter ahead of us all~" She said with a smile before returning to her corner and waiting for the bell.

[Aeri]

Kalina had her fair share of experiences in the ring, but when Zira hopped in, she got the shivers. Oh no, not because of the sheer aura of power practically emanating from the mma champion, it was most certainly due to the overwhelming- genuine energy bubbling out of her like a stream.

Her eyes lined up with Zira, and face to face- close up- she looked awful. Eyebags, blank stare, her eyes looked like windows to a soulless purgatory. It was like shattered glass- this one was broken, but still- as shown by the rippling muscles, unlikely to make her any less dangerous.



But she had a bit of a disgusted look when she saw Zira, coiling her shoulders back like a schoolgirl that had stepped on a worm..

“Creepy.. you have too much.. energy.. eugh..

And.. eight minutes is what my contract states. The nine I proposed is already overtime.”

She informed her blankly, actually looming over Zira’s head with her height, two or three inches taller than the fellow white haired woman. Beat the stuffing out of her.. Kalina tilted her head this way and that, and supposed it was a probable outcome as any, but she would do her best to avoid it.

Then Huan entered the ring and immediately a question popped into her mind- how did the depth perception hit with that eyepatch? She’d make a mental note to ask her about it, but.. she ripped it up and threw it out, presuming she wasn’t going to be seeing her again likely. Not that it mattered..

Or so she told herself.

She blinked.

Huan was talking to her. As she had spaced out, the woman had closed the gap startlingly fast, and was talking about her removing her outfit. That was just about the first time she had seen someone actually want her to keep the clothes on, and it left her with a baffled expression. Though for Kalina it seemed like her face barely moved.

“Buttons.”

What? Buttons?

“Buttons” she explained. “It would hurt your delicate fists to punch my buttons. So I took the shirt off. I kept the tie though.”

She showed it wrapped around her wrist awkwardly- it had been an attempt at a taunt but it wasn’t an amazing one. She looked at Huan and wrinkled her nose.

“All nighters.. I hate all nighters..” The innuendo had blissfully gone over her head at her absolute hatred of all nighters. Her fingers curled up, and Kalina lightly eyed the bell.

And as fate would have it, the bell rang

DING DING DING DING!!!

Kalina moved like a tempest, locking her sights onto Huan. However, that came out to be a feint, immediately switching to Zira as soon as the positions were adequate enough that she hoped the other lady wouldn’t be able to react quick enough.

She shifted to the side, angled her foot onto the ground and spun, aiming a vicious reverse roundhouse kick with her sole right to Zira’s chin!

[Bare]

Moving over towards her corner Zira would turn towards the entrance ramp and actually lick her lips in anticipation as she heard Huan's music start up. As intriguing an opponent as Kalina was turning out to be Zira was also just as, if not more excited to once again clash with the sea serpent themed beauty who she had only narrowly defeated before.

Though watching as Huan entered the ring and gave a disapproving look towards Zira the white haired beauty would just chuckle and roll her neck playfully in response.

"Meh who cares about manners, we're about to beat the tar out of each other." Zira shot back casually before turning as the rather ragged looking Kalina finally spoke up, calling Zira creepy only to then mention the nine minutes she proposed to beat them was already taking into account overtime, before saying that she removed her shirt so that the buttons wouldn't hurt Huan's 'delicate' fists which just made Zira burst with laughter.

"Bahahahahaha! Yeah Huan! Don't want to get those pretty little hands of yours messed up! But if its a turn on for you I'll wear a button up in our next one on one!" Zira shot to the woman in between guffaws, ending with a flirty tone and wink before focusing on Kalina once again.

"As for you! You don't get out the office much huh? Well that's fine, I'll even be sure that you're overtime doesn't kick in by knocking ya out real quick!" Zira bragged while also teasing with a cocky smile on her face while flickering her gaze between both women, actually not sure who she wanted to start with first once the bell rang! However Zira’s decision would soon be made for her as Kalina closed the gap and swung hee leg out for a kick to her face! Smirking and leaning back to avoid it she would then move in, swinging her arm about to try and deliver a swift but powerful punch right to Kalina’s stomach!

[ThatPolishDude]

Huan would scoff at Zira's comment "You couldn't pull of shirt and tie if your life depended on it, and I appreciate some show of class." She pushed the verbal needle in with a smirk before looking back at Kalina "I don't think our knuckles could get much more mangled after so many years of fighting, and besides, that's what the gloves are for, but I appreciate the thought." She said with a smile before backing out to her corners, sending a kiss to both her opponents as she backed away.

As the bell rang, Huan did not move an inch, kalina had inicialy charged at her but she could tell she would not be the target, instead she lazily turned and jumped into action just moments before the two clashed, aiming a frontkick at the now ducking Zira while trying to catch Kalina on the chin with an elbow!

[Aeri]

Kalina lightly cocked her head, looking at Zira and looking a little shocked. She shook her head, not actually getting the pace of the banter between Huan and Zira and acting as a peacemaker. "I'm sure she doesn't mean it. You would look even more stunning in a dress shirt, miss Creepy."

However, as soon as the match started, Kalina ran into a smidgen of trouble. First, her initial attack went wide- she expected nothing less from Zira and had already prepared a counter, but a movement in the corner of her eye flickered, and she noticed Huan lunging at her with a rolling elbow. She swung herself to the side, the elbow grazing her jaw and stunning her just for a split second, but it was enough for Zira to drive her fist into her abs! Kalina felt like a brick wall to hit, but she still felt that blow from Zira.. but..

"Miss Dainty.. how rude.. I expected better manners from you than try to blindside an opponent." She scolded, locking Zira's arm underneath her armpit and pulling her close, breast to breast squishing for a moment- but Kalina gripped Zira by her butt.

And hauled. Having started her training as a powerlifting in her youth, Zira was fairly light for Kalina to woman-handle, and so she now gained a new "hammer", which she deftly flung, throwing Zira right into Huan's frame with a surprising amount of force! She may not have been super agile, but Kalina was packing tons of strength in the cannons she called biceps!

[Bare]

"Well thanks Tie, least someone knows how to compliment a lady." Zira said in response to Kalina even as she was quick to lunge at the woman who had started things off. Swinging a kick at her that Zira avoided, going low and dodge the kick while swinging her fist up for a counter punch.

Unfortunately however it was within that split second that Huan had also jumped into action, with a kick and simultaneous rolling elbow meant for Zira and Kalina respectively!

"Ughf! Damn it Huan what the- Hell? what the hell?" Zira said in surprise as she first noticed her fist caught before repeating the question as her but was then grabbed by Kalina who, based on how she acted thus far, was not at all something she had expected! So imagine Zira's shock when she was then hauled off and started to be turned in the direction of Huan!

'Shit!' Zira thought to herself, refusing to be a tool for someone else. Rearing one leg up and bracing it on her Kalina's hip Zira would kick off the moment she was thrown at Huan, hoping to push off of the taller woman to give herself some momentum and semblance of control that she would use to turn and hopefully slam into Huan with more of a cross body then a general slam!

[ThatPolishDude]

"Hey, it's a fight, isn't it?.. Oh shit-" Huan reacted to both the woman complaining about getting hit right before she saw Zira get picked up and used as an improvised club. It didn't take a genius to know Zira would not stand for that, but either way, if she stayed put, the collision would be unavoidable... so she rushed in!

Already close as she was, as the swing started to reach her, Huan would dive down, rolling over her shoulder before extending her legs up to entwain between Kalina's and use the leverage she'd earn that way to take her down with ain Imanari roll, trying to apply a heel hook on the woman, knowing full well she'd just have seconds before Zira would get back to pummle them both!

[Aeri]

“If you forgot it’s a fight, you shouldn’t be here.. or am I that bad of an opponent that you don’t even consider this a fight..” Kalina looked almost comedically gloomy at that, her downcast expression covering up her face.

She blinked, however.

Huan was fast. Being the shortest of the three probably came with advantages, and Kalina hauling ass (literally, Zira’s ass) towards her didn’t seem as effective. Huan dropped down, avoiding the throw and lunged towards Kalina, spinning around and aiming to lock her legs in an imanari roll..

But Kalina wasn’t a military vet for no reason, she was an expert in reacting quickly.

“I’ve thrown back live grenades before.. you’ll have to do better to surprise me, Ms Dainty.” She scolded, both legs as springboards, Kalina threw herself backwards into the ring ropes, bouncing off and jumping up into a leap..

And immediately dropping her feet down into Huan’s stomach for a skid mark foot stomp, ready to crush her under the whole weight of the veteran military lass!