Nao Gustafsson [D] vs. Yuki Kazikura - Cage Match

[CaptainL]

Yuki's gambit may have been risky, as she didn't know how well Nao would fall for her trick. But the blue-haired girl was quick to defend her gut, and that was exactly what Yuki needed, leaving Nao's head unprotected for a blow to her jaw.

The brunette watched as Nao staggered backwards. Even as Nao toppled over, the expression on Yuki's face didn't change, focused on her opponent with a single-minded stare. She had to keep her head in the game, especially against an opponent like Nao, who was certainly testing her limits. Luckily, Yuki was up to the challenge.

She glanced around her, checking her options. Normally when an enemy was downed like this, Yuki would go for the ropes to get momentum for an aerial manuever, but of course, this wasn't going to work right now when her environment was this contained. But she could still go for the next best thing, as she rushed for Nao before she lept forward and held her elbow out, aiming to strike the Swedish girl's stomach with an elbow drop.

But suddenly, Yuki saw that Nao wasn't as stunned as she might have looked - and Yuki only realized the girl had raised a defense once it was too late. Her elbow only bounced off of Nao's defenses before Yuki went rolling off to the side, onto her back.

[Urarettin]

The Swedish girl did prevented Yuki's offensive stance as she bounced off from her elbow drop on her. But Nao were not in condition to do anything despite her opponent's failed strike rather than staying still with her hands and legs closed in to cover and try to guard like a shell until she recovers. Her head is spinning and her jaw is killing her,the girl is unable to get out since its a cage match and thats why any strike can become fatal against your winning chances.

Keeping her guard and hoping for a quick recovery is all she can do now but thats alnost as doing nothing since her hands are shaking and barely held in place. The crowd cheers and pops a chant of:

"USE THE CAGE!USE THE CAGE!"

Giving a messege to Yuki for a usable height that could be climbed and used like a turnbuckle to dive from but it would be risky either way she goes for it or wait until Nao gets back to the match,she defenently needs to take action now that she have a big chance.

[CaptainL]

Despite her blow missing its mark, Yuki was pleased to see that Nao was still too stunned to take advantage of her position. Taking in a breath, she quickly rolled to her feet and looked around her, where she heard the crowd cheering her on, urging for her to take action. It was as though a lightbulb went off in Yuki's head. Of course! Even if she couldn't get as much spring as she could with ropes, Yuki would still be able to climb the cage to perform her high-flying maneuvers. "Right-!" she said, nodding to the crowd as a show of thanks before she ran over to the wall and began climbing.

Though Yuki wasn't used to the cage, it wasn't hard for her to get a feel for what she could do, and it felt, even just a little, like she was back in her element again. Taking in a breath, she quickly began to ascend the cage wall to a comfortable height before she glanced back down at where Nao was floored. Nodding to herself, she hurled herself off the cage wall to go for a leg drop onto Nao's chest. If that landed well enough, Yuki thought, she'd seen that Nao had been downed long enough to line her up for this move; it was only fair to assume this would keep her down. Emboldened by the sight, she would then go to attempt a pin.

[Urarettin]

Yuki hears the crowd calling out for a flying move off the cage and goes for it without wasting time,she climbs the cage to a confrontable height and give a look to her target before launching herself. Nao is getting the feel and hears the crowd's building up cheering and finally the pop right when Yuki launches and flies,she would drop her guard and try to roll to the side so Yuki would be left alone to meet the canvas but her staggered head were slowing her down and could not get it done before her opponent fall on top of her. The girl comes down and lands her leg across Nao's chest with a great force that interupted and brought her back down to the mat with her head hitting hard and let out a thud as Yuki drops in her rear and shake the canvas.

The audience cheer and Yuki quickly seizes the opportunity and goes to hook her opponent's leg up and pin her,but Nao instantly despite the pain flounces one of her shoulders off the mat and canceling the pin. The Swedish girl groans and grunts holding her chest in pain with both hands,she takes deep and steady breaths to get back to it but that leg drop got her good.

"No no no..."

Nao says with a heavy voice which was overwhelmed from the pain she got inflicted. The crowd dissapointed from the failing pin lets out "AWWW" but does not let Nao take them down and instead motivate Yuki to come out with something else that could keep her opponent down.

[CaptainL]

The crowd broke into wild applause as Yuki landed, bringing her full weight down with a strike right into Nao's stomach. The thud resounded through the mat of the ring, and Yuki could feel it almost as much as Nao did - but of course, she wasn't the one on the recieving end, which worked in her favor.

Seizing on the momentum, she got into place to snag Nao's leg for a pin. But the Swedish girl was quicker on her draw than Yuki had expected, and she quickly rolled away. With a huff of frustration, Yuki rolled forward, onto her hands and knees. Nao wasn't getting up just yet, and Yuki wouldn't let her. She saw she had a golden opportunity now, and she was willing to reach for it while she still could. Yuki fired off a punch for Nao's face. But wether it landed or not, the girl was still prepared, aiming another one for her stomach. Either it would do some extra damage, or it would get Nao off-guard while she was expecting an attack to come from another direction - either would work for Yuki.

[Urarettin]

Nao were in bad position but she had to do something before her opponent puts her out of the picture and embarass herself for losing to a newbie inside a cage which is supposed to be her enviroment advantage. The Swedish girl begun to raise her head off the mat with her hands raised and clode to her face to block any upcoming strikes,only to see Yuki throwing a punch to her. With no options but to go all in and make a trading comeback,the blue haired girl rushes to catch Yuki's arm and stop her from striking her. From there Nao would quickly wrap her legs around Yuki's body while she still lays on the mat and proceed to twist and place Yuki into a Kimura Lock to press and punish her opponent as much as she could. Yuki regardless of her opponent's acts continued to punch with her other free hand to Nao's exposed ribs while she was too busy blocking and performing the lock to the other hand.

Nao can not do nothing but to endure Yuki's punches one after the other as she would twist and put as much pressure as she can to stop her opponent from attacking and instead switch off to defensive in hopes of escaping the submission she is in.

"No! You are not going to roll this match just like that within this cage while i am in it."

[CaptainL]

Yuki saw that Nao was down, and she thought it would be her moment to strike. The Swede might be more familiar with the cage, and the environment might have posed a challenge to Yuki's style, but she wouldn't be going down that easily - she had still managed to get on top of Nao and thrown a few punches at her. Even when the first blow to Nao's face was caught, the second was more successful, making contact against Nao's side. Her luck would reverse, however, when Nao wouldn't release her arm from the pain on her ribs, but instead rolled over to reverse their positions, and got Yuki into place for the kimura lock!

As her excitement faded, Yuki was overtaken by pain, letting out another scream as she felt the sheer pressure holding down her hand. But she wouldn't be out of this just yet, and she tried to press her luck, throwing a couple more punches into Nao's ribs while she still could. Even still, with Yuki distracted and at a less favorable position, the efficacy of her strikes was fading, and she soon realized she was being cocky as the pain on her wrist mounted. Changing tactics, Yuki tried to resist the hold, twisting her arm in an effort to get it free as she brought up her other hand to try and pull at Nao's grip.

[Urarettin]

Yuki attempts to pull Nao's grip,the young girl does not want to waste her strength in pulling back and instead releases the hold. Once Nao gets off from Yuki,she tries to grab her by the hair and use brute force to smash her head to the mat two times before pushing her back. If the girl manages to get to this point of situation then the Swedish should stand back up and onto her feet. The audience cheer as usually but a pop begun to spread in the arena:

"NAO IS BACK"

The fans chanting in a three syllables slow paced rythm. Nao giggles happily and raises one fist in response,althought that motivated her she would try to stay focused on the match. This is not over until we reach the outcome of the match and the final bell ring.

"You sure have heavy hand for a high flyer...these punches still hurt."

[CaptainL]

Yuki knew that the kimura lock wasn't a position she wanted to be in - she didn't have the stamina to last through most submission holds, and the kimura was another matter entirely. Her instincts went into overdrive as she tried to free herself, but luckily for her, they would prove to have effect, as Nao released her. But it wasn't over yet, as before Yuki could do anything in response, she felt the burn on her scalp as Nao hauled up her hair, followed by the thud of her head hitting the mat - and then again! Sinking back with a groan, Yuki had to fight her daze, lying there for a moment as Nao took the opportunity to step back.

It wasn't long before Yuki managed to get back up, however, as she rose to her feet. They wobbled a bit under her, but soon she managed to get the strength in her legs, digging her heels against the ground beneath her and rising her fists as she let a look of determination and focus cross her face. She knew that she couldn't lay back and hand this over to her opponent.

"Don't underestimate me," Yuki said to Nao's comment with a nod. "I hope that serves as a warning."

[Urarettin]

Nao fell in silence for a split seconds before reacting to her opponent's response. The girl takes her time to take a breath and recover.

"Still you are struggling not fighting,it does not seem like you are used to be into submissions. Are you scared of them?"

As she finishes her sentence Nao would start to walk towards Yuki with an agressive stance and look in her eyes that clearly were aimming to take Yuki back down and maul her before getting her into submission again to finish her off. Right before Nao gets in Yuki's reach she would pick up speed and rush her to built momentum and power for a spear. If that were to hit and take her down,the blue haired girl would get Yuki's legs locked under her armpits and once again try to swing her around before let loose and throw her on the fence.
The audience wait pantiently as the pace of the match got a bit slowed but is about to get heated again.