It's Showtime!!! Irina Kozlov (D) vs Hangaku

[Faeron]

"I would be breathless too if I was trapped in thighs like mine." Irina teased, a slender finger trailing along the flower tattoo on her right leg.

"But if you want to want to roll around, I'm happy to oblige." Irina twisted her body at the same time as Hana and started to do a gator roll-like move with Hana's head still trapped in between her thighs.

[dlamp]

This was bad. Hangaku was losing air fast. Worst was that Irina was rolling with her to keep her trapped between her thighs. Hangaku had confidence in her endurance, but she wasn't interested in losing slowly. No, she had to do something. "!!!" She grabbed at the soles of Irina's feet, starting to push at them to get leverage and force them apart. A bit unorthodox, but not legal, not in this ring anyway.

[Faeron]

Irina, in the midst of her rolls, failed to noticed Hangaku pushing against her feet and suddenly felt her thighs were lighter. Irina rolled to her knees and moved towards her opponent to try and pull her into a headlock.

[dlamp]

The plan worked! Hangaku pulled Irina's legs apart enough to get out of the headscissors. She was quick to roll up to her knees, facing her opponent and ready to engage her again. And Irina came in fast, looking to try a headlock. I don't think so~ Hangaku dropped low, diving under the attempted grab to give a light tackle at the woman's waist to force her down.

[Faeron]

Irina's attempt to pull Hangaku into a headlock and continue her advantage ended as her opponent was swift to sweep her legs and took the Russian to the ground. Out of instinct, Irina was quick to wrap her legs around Hangaku's waist and once more started to squeeze.

[dlamp]

Hangaku had her opponent down, ready to move on to further attacks to soften her up. However, Irina still had tenacity, immediately locking her legs around Hangaku and squeezed. Hangaku winced at first, the sudden pressure unexpected and even more so her opponent's fighting spirit, but smiled all the same. "Not bad, Suika-chan." She said, offering a sly wink. "But I'm in a good position too~" She rose her arm, moving it forward to press her forearm against Irina's neck and tease her with a light choking maneuver.

[Faeron]

Irina wheezed as the forearm started to press against her neck. Seeing that the two were in a stalemate, Irina decided to change tactics and showed off her incredibly flexibility. Unlatching her legs from the waist, Irina managed to shift her torso and moved her legs so that they once again latched around Hangaku's neck.

"'I'll have you learn my name before the end of this match."Irina said as she propped her shoulders to add further pressure on the scissor hold.

[dlamp]

It seemed Irina still had a few tricked up her sleeve. The flexibility in her legs was something that definitely took Hangaku off guard. Just as she pressed against her neck Hangaku felt clutch of her opponent's legs over her neck for a rather awkward headscissors that was doing its job in choking her.

"Sorry..." She grunted out. "But you'll... be my Suika-chan... until you dye your hair." She pushed her forearm a little harder against Irina's neck. If this was to be a test of endurance and attrition, then Hangaku was willing to push the boundaries a little.

[Faeron]

Irina wheezed as Hangaku was choking her with the forearm. The former gymnast positioned herself until her palms were flat against the canvas and in an impressive show of strength, managed to pushed herself up into a handstand. The crowd watched with awe as Irina managed to push off and lift herself onto her opponent's shoulders before bending backwards in the hopes of sending Hangaku flying with a hurricanrana.

[dlamp]

Hangaku was starting to win out on their little submission contest, she could see Irina really struggling around her arm and loosing breath fast. And while she wasn't expecting a tapout, a break away of some kind would be a nice sign of victory in itself for this small little skirmish. But it seemed Irina had other ideas. Rather than immediately trying to break away, the performer started to reposition herself, keeping her legs around Hangaku's neck while pushing herself up on her hands with surprising strength and technique, quickly using her own hands as a springboard to push herself up and over Hangaku while keeping hold of her neck. The sudden shift in weight and gravity along with suddenly standing to keep Irina from getting a deeper choke in had Hangaku staggering back, Irina using that momentum to pull off a rather flashy and devastating throwing as she used her legs and flip Hangaku right into the mat.

The next thing Hangaku knew, she was sent right into the air and knocked into the mat by Irina's legs. "Urgh!" Landing flat on her back in the center of the ring with a roar of applauds from the audience. Though... Hangaku was able to roll up to her knees, the dizziness in her head and soreness at her back remained kept her down as she tried shaking off the blow. "Phew..." Quite... impressive... She'd have to keep that move in mind for later.