[Standard Match] Hidesato Itone vs Izumi Tachibana (D) - The dance of wind and ice

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"Kuso!" That was the only thing that sounded in Itone's head.

It wasn't hard to guess the reason. Despite the fact that she did everything right, namely, first stunned her opponent, and then continued to move quickly, her plans to get a real advantage were not destined to come true. The second she pushed off the mat, Izumi pushed off the top rope, creating a space between them.

Realizing that another setback had befallen her, the White Swan could only hope that she would be able to bounce off the middle rope before the blue-haired woman did anything. However, this hope was not justified. Izumi, as if not feeling the consequences of the kick at all, acted quickly and smoothly. And as soon as Itone's feet touched the middle rope, her opponent immediately swung her leg.

The foot of the other Japanese woman crashed into the White Swan's calf. And although it wasn't the pain she couldn't handle, the biggest problem was that it completely knocked her off balance, causing her body to lean back. In less than a second, the white-haired woman fell to the mat, hitting the back of her head hard because she had no opportunity to group.

"Ggghhh!!!" She groaned in frustration through clenched teeth.

Her instincts told her that she shouldn't stay there. However, this fall was enough to, just for a second, slow her down. And that same second was enough for Izumi to throw her leg up high, and then abruptly lower it. The foot of the blue-haired woman crashed into Itone's stomach and even her pretty good abs did not help her.

"Kha! Kha! Kha!"

In a fit of coughing, the White Swan turned on her left side and curled up. Most of her abdominal muscles seemed to freeze, which made her unable to force herself to take a deep breath.

[Bare]

Managing to move out of the way of Itone's attack and retaliate with a kick to knock the woman onto her back Izumi managed to capitalize with a axe kick into the woman's chest. It was a quick and precise set of movements. Meant to minimize how much she had move and adjust herself, all while being able to hold onto the ropes as she did.

All due to the fact that her head was still ringing from Itone's own kick. Even after landing her move and managing to knock the air from her opponent Izumi didn't respond right away. Instead taking a moment to lean against the ropes a bit while taking a deep breath of air.

Shaking her head to clear the last of the cobwebs Izumi would bend down, looking to grab hold of Itone's legs and lift them up, hoping her lapse in attacking wouldn't cost her too greatly. Walking backwards and dragging Itone away from the ropes and to the center of the ring Izumi would take a breath while tossing her hair back as she release the white swan's legs.

Turning and breaking out into a run Izumi would look to turn and rebound off the ropes to launch herself back at her opponent! As she did so Izumi would leap forward, onto her hands to perform a cartwheel while pulling her legs in, attempting to drive both her knees into Itone's midsection to keep up the damage there!

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Itone desperately tried to take a breath, but at that moment it seemed to her that her lungs were burning. Due to lack of oxygen, she could not force herself to move, and her mind was clouded with pain after such an unexpected counterattack by her opponent.

Even when the blue-haired woman grabbed her legs, the White Swan couldn't do anything. Once in the center of the ring, the second heiress of the Hidesato family realized that all this was just preparation and for sure what Izumi intended to do didn't bode well for her.

She heard a few loud footsteps, and then there was an oppressive silence. Overcoming the pain, Itone turned her head to the side and saw with horror that her opponent had soared into the air thanks to the ropes. Her mind literally screamed, urging her to roll away, but her body refused to obey. A moment later, both knees of the blue-haired woman crashed into her stomach.

"..."

The body of the White Swan folded in half. She opened her mouth wide but didn't make a sound, her scream literally stuck in her throat. The white-haired woman turned on her left side, her mouth was still open, and wild agony could be easily read in her eyes. Because of the pain that seized her body and mind, Itone literally froze unable to move.

[Bare]

Managing to knock the block off of Itone with her kick and despite stumbling a bit in the wake of the kick she herself had taken Izumi was looking to take advantage. Managing to pull Itone away from the ropes and taking off in a run to rebound off the ropes the blue haired woman looked to make the most of her advantage, taking to the air and dropping down knees first onto the white swan's chest!

It was a bit of a risky maneuver, one that she was worried about in the back of her head, especially with the time it took her to drag Itone from the ropes, but luckily that worry was unfounded and the impact struck true, folding her opponent in half! Smirking softly from this and pushed off slightly by her opponent Izumi would look to push Itone fully onto her back and straddling her stomach, grabbing the woman's wrists and pinning them down above her head, looking to turn this into a pinfall attempt!

"ONE!"

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A lump seemed to form in the throat of the second heiress of the Hidesato family. She desperately tried to take a breath, but there was an obstacle in the way of air in her lungs. Because of this, it was difficult for the white-haired woman to gather herself, her thoughts were focused only on the pain after her opponent's outstanding attack. The moment Izumi grabbed her by the shoulder, she wanted to send her fist into the face of the other Japanese woman, but she just didn't have the strength to do it.

Itone assumed that the blue-haired woman was going to lift her to her feet in order to continue the offensive. And so when she was on her back, her eyes opened wide. Izumi threw her leg over her and sat on her stomach, which caused a painful spasm on the face of the White Swan, because it was her stomach that her opponent's knees had crashed into a few seconds ago.

The white-haired woman raised her hands through the pain, but her attempt to push Izumi away was so slow that her opponent grabbed her wrists before she could touch her. A moment later, Izumi leaned forward, pressing the White Swan's hands to the mat, and thus the shoulder blades of the second heiress of the Hidesato family were securely pressed to the mat, too. It was only at that moment that she guessed exactly what the other Japanese woman was up to. With a quick movement, the referee lay down next to them and slapped the mat, because it was nothing more than a pin.

"ONE!"

Itone strained her arms as much as possible, but she was too weak at that moment to overcome the pressure of her opponent. Her heart started beating faster because she felt defeat coming. And the referee's hand, which went to the mat, made it clear to her that she had practically no time left.

"TWO!!"

If she could take at least one deep breath, then the strength of her arms would be enough to free herself. Itone caught herself thinking that in another situation her sister would have helped her. But Yaone wasn't around today. Today she could only count on herself. Today the honor of her family depended only on her. And so she couldn't lose. Not that easy.

"THR..."

When the referee's hand went to the mat for the third time, the White Swan strained her entire body. Due to the low amount of oxygen in her blood this caused a wave of pain that she felt with every cell. However, if that was the price she had to pay, then so be it. Instead of trying to lift her shoulder above the mat, she intended to direct the force into her legs in order to sharply lift her lower body. Thus, she wanted to make a bridge and thereby throw Izumi over herself in order to break the pin and stay in the game.

[Bare]

Itone was certainly a tough opponent in terms of technical skill and ability. The opening moments of their bout was all Izumi needed to determine as much with how well the white swan was able to keep up with and press her in terms of strikes. An area Izumi normally dominated against others.

Eventually she did win the advantage, but it wasn't easy, but it did perhaps reveal to the blue haired woman a different potential weakness of her opponent after driving her knees into the girl's sternum. 'Is she something of a glass cannon?' Izumi thought to herself in thought after straddling Itone and pinning her arms to the mat, officially starting the first pinfall attempt of the match!

After starting the pinfall Izumi could feel pushed and attempts at resistance from Itone, showing that she was still very much in this, but was having some trouble getting Izumi off her with the damage done to her midsection of which Izumi was still firmly planted on. After all there was good reason that Izumi had chosen this particular pin fall method and it wasn't just the intimate aspect of it. After all if a opponent couldn't breathe, then they couldn't break out.

Logically it was a sound method, and it almost paid off for Izumi. Almost at least, but Itone was more resourceful than Izumi had initially given her credit for as the woman's lower body suddenly pitched forward, sending Izumi lurching forward!

"Kyah!" She squealed out in surprise at the sudden launching, landing on her knees just behind Itone's head, looking over her shoulder at the downed woman before smiling softly. "I was hoping that wouldn't be all you had." Izumi said with a soft smile before pushing herself up to her feet.

Turning to look down on her opponent Izumi silently thought about what to do. Attacking someone while they were down was not something she'd ever really see herself doing. It was dishonorable and cheap in her opinion. Of course she could always force Itone to her feet, but that wouldn't be much better, even if more strategic. Instead she would just smirk and take a step back.

"Come on then, I want to see more of what you can do." Izumi said with a smile, gesturing with her hand for Itone to get up, fully intending on letting the white swan get to her feet... All so she could spin and swing her leg up to try and nail her with a roundhouse kick to the face once she did!

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The good news was that Itone managed to throw off her opponent before the referee slapped the mat for the third time. At such moments it is very difficult to calculate the time correctly and therefore the white-haired woman had no guarantee that she would do it before everything was over. Nevertheless, she succeeded. And when the referee raised her hand above her head, sticking out two fingers, the audience warmly welcomed it. It seems they were no less glad than Itone that the match did not end so quickly.

The bad news was that even though Itone had broken the pin, she was still in bad state. Taking short breaths, she tried to quickly roll over on her stomach, but after that she only had enough strength to get up on one knee. With one hand on her knee and the other hand covering her still aching chest, the White Swan tried to pull herself together and prepare for her opponent's attack.

The worst news was that by the time Itone got up on one knee, Izumi was already on her feet. But instead of rushing into the attack, she threw at Itone two condescending phrases at once, and the second one was accompanied by a gesture urging the Japanese woman to get to her feet. If the White Swan had kept her composure up to this moment, then this time it only for a second, but emotions gripped her. Itone bared her teeth and gave Izumi an evil look.

It wasn't even that she was used to being treated with respect for her person. She strictly adhered to sports ethics and such things were beneath her dignity. In addition, Itone was well aware that if she boasted after each successful series of attacks, then after a failure that sooner or later overtakes everyone, she would look like an idiot. She couldn't afford something like that, because it would cover her family with shame.

"Control..." she reminded herself mentally.

Yes, that's right, it wasn't the time to act hot. Perhaps Izumi just wanted her to lose her cool and thereby make a few more mistakes that had every chance of becoming critical. Therefore, the White Swan took a deep breath and tried to throw all unnecessary thoughts out of her head.

When she started to straighten up to her full height, it became obvious that it was the right decision on her part, because at the same second the blue-haired woman swung her leg, sending a swift kick to Itone's head. The eyes of the second heiress of the Hidesato family flashed and she sharply bent her knees, thanks to which Izumi's foot passed over her head.

Realizing that there might not be another opportunity, Itone intended to take a quick step forward. She hoped that she would have enough time to take advantage of Izumi's unsuccessful kick and push her in the shoulder, thereby turning the blue-haired woman with her back to the White Swan. If she had succeeded, she would have wrapped her opponent's waist without hesitation. In her arsenal there were not only kicks and punches, which she intended to demonstrate. Itone was going to abruptly lean back, and then release Izumi's waist to send her to the mat with the help of a realise German suplex.

[Bare]

Izumi had very nearly gotten the win off an extremely successful series of attacks early on. Something that made her very excited, but at the same time she wanted more. Competition and fighting spirit is what drove Izumi in all forms and she sensed that the Hidesato heiress was everything she wanted and then some. Still Izumi sensed more bubbling within the surface, and she wanted to see more from her.

Hence standing to the side and all but demanding to see more. That was how she intended it at least. Just a simple, encouraging phrase to try and and prompt Itone back to her feet to keep fighting her head on.

However as the woman stood and shot a evil look it dawned on Izumi that perhaps her words had unintended undertone of disrespect that seemed to have angered the White Swan. Although that being said... maybe that was for the best in terms of firing the woman up and creating the type of fight Izumi desired most in her debut outing in LAW.

Something that became apparent as, when she swung her leg around for the roundhouse she ended up missing as Itone ducked under the swipe! Instead getting shoved forward by Itone she would have her back turned before feeling a pair of arms around her waist, making her eyes widen in shock before she was sent hurtling backwards in a massive release german suplex!

Crashing back first into the mat far away from her launch point Izumi would end up bouncing off the mat from the sheer force of the drop! "Aghhh!" Izumi cried out in pain, sitting up and immediately clutching her back in pain, not just hurting, but disoriented as well from the sudden movement and velocity she was thrown with by the White Swan!

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Absolutely any defeat in the Hidesato family was considered a great shame, for which everyone will have to pay a huge price, regardless of what kind of defeat it is, in sports or business. However, being in the ring, Itone aspired to victory not out of fear of her family, but because she wanted to become the best here. Being gifted with a brilliant intellect, she could choose any other field where she could easily take the top in the shortest possible time. However, pro wrestling was what made her soul sing. And so she couldn't afford to lose in her first solo match.

Still feeling the effects of her opponent's attacks, the White Swan barely managed to dodge the kick aimed at her head. However, when Izumi's foot passed over her head, Itone made a cold calculation and decided to act. Her time was extremely limited, however, when she pushed the blue-haired woman in the shoulder and wrapped her arms around Izumi's waist, she demonstrated that she had not yet reached the limit of her speed.

Leaning back, Itone sent Izumi flying with the help of a suplex. When her opponent's body crashed into the mat, a loud bang rang through the arena. Somewhere deep down, the White Swan wanted to take advantage of this success in order to get some rest. However, her instincts told her that she should not slow down the pace, but rather increase it. So she took a deep breath, bent her arms at the elbows and put her palms on the sides of her head.

Bending her knees and lifting her lower body, Itone forcefully pushed off the mat with her hands and jumped to her feet with a kip-up move. Hearing the approving hum of the audience, she wanted to smile, but instead she turned over her shoulder and saw that Izumi was in a sitting position as a result of the suplex. Her opponent's back was clearly not in the best condition, which caused Itone's eyes to narrow slightly. Yes, she knew exactly what she needed to do.

Channeling as much strength as possible into her legs, she ran to the ropes in front of her. If at that moment it could be said that her speed was impressive, then after she fell back on the ropes and bounced off them, Itone almost literally became like a white lightning. Moving towards her opponent, the White Swan intended to use all this speed in order to start sliding on the mat at the last moment a little to the side of Izumi. And although the slide itself was hardly dangerous for the blue-haired woman, the same could not be said about Itone's right forearm, aimed at her opponent's face, because it was nothing else, but a sliding forearm smash.

[Bare]

Izumi had started this match off in a great way, not only managing to batter nearly pin Itone, but possibly even getting inside the woman's head. However it may have been just this that caused Izumi's current predicament. Itone managing to fire back at Izumi suddenly with incredible speed and ferocity, taking her off her feet and slamming her into the mat with a massive impact!

Groaning in pain and sitting up from the force of the move Izumi would admit she was well and truly dazed by the throw. Both from the sheer force of it, as well as the suddenness of everything around her turning and moving at such high speed. It was a lot to take in and she couldn't reconcile it all very easily. As a result she could only look up as saw her opponent walk back against the ropes, rebounding off them and towards her!

Instinctively Izumi's first thought was to try and throw herself out of the way of whatever Itone attempted, but one second Itone was the ring's distance away from her, only to then see the woman almost right in front of her a moment later, far faster than Izumi could have possible predicted!

As such there was absolutely nothing she could do as a arm suddenly smashed into her face, taking her from her seated position onto her shoulders, the force of the blow forcing her lower body off the mat, her legs dangling over her head as she groaned in pain, clearly stunned by the blow!