Sanae Saitou vs. Alizeh Midori III - POW Match

[CaptainL]

The match had become an exchange of dueling strikes, with both Sanae and Alizeh throwing chops to one another. But even if the flow of the match had become predictable, the fans were far from getting bored. On the contrary, they were all the more energized by the back-and-forth action they were witnessing - every time Sanae struck at Alizeh, half the arena erupted in applause, and the other half for vice versa! It was a pitched struggle as the two rivals sought to outdo and surpass one another, refusing to let themselves be shown up on such a grand stage. And Sanae, in particular, had no intentions of falling behind Alizeh in a match with this many eyes on it!

With a loud smack, Alizeh's chop fell against Sanae's chest. She keeled over forward, sputtering and gasping as she stumbled back, with her breasts swaying from the blow. For a moment, she stopped and panted for breath - but she dug her heels into the mat, and she didn't fall. In fact, she just looked back up at Alizeh with a defiant glare, her fist clenching with determination! Sanae wasn't done yet - and every strike she threw had to be thrown with enough power to one-up Alizeh!

Roaring with a battle cry, Sanae took off in a charge, trying to close the distance on Alizeh. She drew back an arm as she did - and, as she came close, she let loose a chop with all the running momentum she'd gathered behind it! "Just...watch this-!!"

[Bare]

Alizeh and Sanae were each giving it their absolute all, doing anything and everything they could to try and overcome the other. Now regardless of strategy, rhyme or reason the two were locked in a contest of sheer grit and will power, throwing strikes and chops into each other's chest with no regard, just doing their best to hang in there and keep going until one fell. Driving her arm into Sanae's chest with another forearm strike Alizeh seemed to be on the verge of being that last one standing against Sanae.

However at the last moment Sanae managed to retain her footing, getting her bearings and looking up at Alizeh with a fierce expression that actually sent a shiver down her spine. 'What the hell?' Alizeh thought to herself, trying to figure out the feeling that just went through her, looking like a deer caught in headlights as Sanae came charging at her and driving another devastating chop right into her chest!

"AGH!" Alizeh cried out in pain, stumbling back from the blow, the sharp, stinging pain coursing throughout her chest and taking the air from her lung. Gaping for a moment and trying to bury the pain Alizeh would turn and head back in Sanae's direction, rearing her arm back to deliver a last ditch chop of her own to Sanae's chest! However as she would do so Alizeh would lose her balance, falling to her hands and knees in the process. So if Sanae was still standing after her chop, then Alizeh would be totally vulnerable to the lightweight!

[CaptainL]

This match had become a duel of fast-paced chops, and both Sanae and Alizeh were striking for each other with blinding speed and carefully trained precision. It wasn't just a matter of inflicting damage, but of outdoing each other and proving their superiority. No matter how hard Alizeh hit, Sanae had to hit her harder, just to prove she had the willpower and the commitment to rise above! A red mark had begun to form along Sanae's skin, and tears of pain bubbled in her eyes from the searing sensation. But she wasn't going to stop, and she wasn't going to slow down. Not when doing so meant conceding ground to her rival!

But for as equal as they may have seemed, when Sanae had all but catapulted herself off the ropes to run back at Alizeh, that had added momentum behind her blow - and that momentum proved enough to rattle Alizeh, sending her stumbling back! Sanae could tell that her balance had been tested, and she was now staggering on an uneasy footing. But nevertheless, Alizeh would still throw a chop at Sanae with the last of her strength - and it would still land against Sanae with a thud, causing her head to snap backward as she reeled away from Alizeh!

Sanae took a few steps backward, toward the ropes. But she still managed to keep her feet apart, distributing her weight and digging her heels into the mat. She bent over at the waist, and her chest and shoulders heaved as she tried to draw in breath. But nevertheless, Sanae had managed to hold. And Alizeh had gone down at her feet. As the realization set in, a smile crossed the idol's face. This was Sanae's time, now, to strike!

She wouldn't waste a second! Kicking a leg behind her, Sanae would shove off the ropes and catapult herself toward the prone Alizeh. As she came down, she would belt out a battle cry, whipping her arm in an arc to slam her elbow down against the middleweight's back!

[Bare]

Alizeh had tried but Sanae's stamina had won out against her in this pivotal section of the match and as a result her fellow green haired girl was in the advantageous position. Being both standing and prepared while Alizeh was at the idol's feet, on her hands and knees like a sacrifice primed for the altar! Unfortunately for Alizeh the shorter girl was not intending on letting her off easy whatsoever as she took off on the ropes, rebounding off them and rushing to Alizeh, elbow extended out to smash onto her spine point first! "AGHHHHHHH!" Alizeh screamed out in agony afterwards, the point of Sanae's joint digging deeply into Alizeh's back, immediately causing her torso and legs to shoot up before flopping back down, pain seizing her body and nearly paralyzing her for the moment, leaving her totally helpless and at Sanae's mercy!

[CaptainL]

As soon as Sanae came crashing down on top of Alizeh's back, the arena broke out into cheers in celebration of the idol striking a decisive blow. Alizeh flopped limp to the mat below - and a grin lit up across Sanae's face. As an idol she lived for nothing more than entertaining the fans, and if she was living up to all their hopes and dreams, that told her she was doing something right. But she was also living up to her challenge to give Alizeh the fight of her life, and to go even further beyond everything she had done in a match before - against Alizeh or otherwise. Sanae was determined to make this a match worthy of a highlight reel. And no one could deny she was succeeding, if she was putting forth this much of a fight against a top-level talent like Alizeh Midori!

But Sanae wouldn't stop there. Now that she'd thrown Alizeh onto her face, she would waste no time in securing the advantage! Alizeh was stunned, and that gave Sanae the perfect opportunity to strike! She scrambled up the middleweight's body, looking to hook her arms with her legs and keep them in place as she grabbed for her chin. If she could do that, she'd pull back hard, looking to bend Alizeh's back with a camel clutch!

[Bare]

Not good. Alizeh had lost the striking contest against Sanae and as a result the lightweight was quick to capitalize as much as possible, coming off the ropes and right towards Alizeh with an elbow drop! Naturally this had Alizeh screaming out in pain and leaving her somewhat paralyzed, perfect for Sanae to go right into another move.

More specifically a submission hold in the form of a classic camel clutch! "Aghhhhh nghhhh!" Alizeh screamed and moaned in pain, twisting and jerking about within the hold but refusing to give up! Slowly but surely she was scooting her arms up Sanae's thighs, trying to get far enough that she could reach up to Sanae's hands, trying to pry them off of her face and get some degree of freedom!

[CaptainL]

Sanae was landing offense against Alizeh to devastating effect - but she had more on her mind than just winning the match. Sanae was putting on a veritable showcase of her wrestling talent, highlighting all her strengths and specialties. Thanks to her natural sense of adaptability, she had learned a lot from Alizeh over the course of their rivalry, and now she was showing that to the world. She'd already displayed her speed, swiftness, and agility, which she had made the backbone of her in-ring style. But here, in getting Alizeh into a devastating submission, she was showing that she had also honed her skills at technical mat wrestling - in no small part because Alizeh had inspired her to perfect it in order to match her!

In fact, she had improved her submission game so much she was able to draw a pained scream from Alizeh Midori - who had been hailed as one of LAW's best submission users! At the sound of it, the crowd broke into cheers, celebrating Sanae's incredible spirit! But Alizeh was just as determined to fight back, too. Little by little, she worked her hands up Sanae's legs, coming to where her fingers were clasped around her chin. Absorbed in the attention of the crowd, facing the stands with a brilliant grin on her face, Sanae wasn't even thinking about what her opponent was doing - up until Alizeh managed to pry her fingers off her jaw, forcing the lightweight to release the hold!

Sanae looked down with a gasp at the sight - but then, she quickly reminded herself, she couldn't have expected any less from Alizeh! Rolling off to the side, Sanae would get off of Alizeh and rise to her knees, then her feet. If she could get up before Alizeh did, she'd waste no time in leaning back in, grabbing for Alizeh's head to get her caught in a headlock before steering her back up to her feet. She wouldn't let Alizeh out of her clutches!

[Bare]

Alizeh grunted and groaned in pain from the agony of Sanae's camel clutch, the smaller greenette really putting her all into it, and knowing her for the crowd which always acted as a motivator for her. Thankfully however this admiration for the crowd would be somewhat of a double edged sword against her as while she was giving it her all, she was also a bit absorbed by the fans and their reactions as well. As such it left Alizeh with a golden opportunity to start lifting her arms further and further off of Sanae's legs before grabbing at Sanae's hands, pulling and prying at her hands to slowly pry them off and break the hold!

Successful in this Alizeh was about to get up to throw Sanae off of her but now that her attention was back on Alizeh the idol was not about to let her go. "Wha?" Alizeh asked in shock as Sanae got off of her back willing, throwing Alizeh off slightly as she got onto her hands and knees. Only for Sanae to then wrap her arms around Alizeh's head for a tight headlock and starting to pull her back up to her feet! "Ngh! Ugh! Let! Go!" Alizeh grunted out, pulling at Sanae's arms and hips, also throwing in some slaps and punches at Sanae's body, desperate to try and get her to back off!

[CaptainL]

Sanae might have been motivated to put on a good show for the fans, but there was another advantage she had on her side - her agility, speed, and lightning-fast reaction time. And she was going to make use of that here! No sooner had Alizeh managed to shove her way free of the camel clutch that Sanae rolled off of her - and as soon as she was on her feet, she rushed in closer to close in on her rival yet again. Sanae wasn't going to let Alizeh out of her clutches for long. If all worked according to her plan, she would blindside Alizeh with her rapid assault, throwing blow after blow against her before she so much as had time to realize what was happening!

In just seconds, Sanae had thrown her arms around Alizeh's head and hauled her to her feet. Her bicep clamped into place around the middleweight's temples, and she gave her a yank backward, stretching her back into an arc as she pulled her head downward and back until her spine was parallel to the mat. It would be a precarious position, and one that would test Alizeh's balance - but the real excitement would come a moment later, when Sanae bellowed out a battle cry. Still with Alizeh's head in tow, she'd kick her feet off the ground and fall to her stomach to drive the middleweight's skull against the canvas with a falling inverted DDT!

Spoiler

[Bare]

Alizeh was in a bad way at the moment with having barely escaped Sanae's submission hold only to near immediately get pulled right back into the lightweight's clutches, pulled up and into a tight headlock! 'Ngh! Dammit!' Alizeh thought to herself, slapping at Sanae's body and trying to struggle against the move but having little success in doing so which only made her predicament worse as it gave time for Sanae to rest while further wearing Alizeh down!

However it wouldn't make much of a difference to Sanae as within moments she started using her grip on Alizeh's head to pull her back further and further, until she was nearly facing the ceiling! 'Ugh! What is she?' That was as far as Alizeh's thought process got before Sanae dropped down, slamming the back of her skull into the mat with a devastating reverse ddt! "AGH!" Alizeh cried out in pain, arching her back in pain before rolling over, clutching her skull and kicking her legs on the mat in absolute agony!