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

[CaptainL]

Yuki huffed through clenched teeth, watching as her chop bounced off of Nao's guard as the blue-haired girl raised her hands up to protect herself. Clearly Nao was paying more attention than Yuki had given her credit for. That would make things tricky, and she would need to keep her guessing if she wanted to succeed. Nevertheless, while Nao was using her hands to block, she wasn't using them to strike, and that left her open for Yuki to go for her next move of grabbing her around the waist before she went to toss her back.

But still Nao was more clever than that. Yuki grit her teeth, trying to summon the strength she needed to lift her, but her efforts were suddenly halted as Nao snared her leg around her own, stopping Yuki right in her tracks. Though Yuki stayed on her feet, Nao was offsetting her balance, and her leg tensed, her muscles twitching against Nao's as she tried to hold her place. But Nao would then strike Yuki straight in the head with her elbow, causing the raven-haired girl to let out a scream as her head cracked backwards, a numb and throbbing pain shooting through her skull from where it landed. Yuki started to go dizzy for a moment - but she reminded herself that it couldn't throw off her efforts. She had to keep pushing herself, and she had to put up a fight! She managed to catch herself, digging her heel into the ground to try and stay upright. Then, while she had Nao in her clutches, Yuki threw her weight over to the side, trying to roll through the air and take Nao with her as she left her footing. If it worked out right, she thought, she would land with Nao beneath her when the two hit the mat, hopefully with enough force to daze her at least for a moment.

[Urarettin]

Nao landed her strike and thought it was her time to shine but as she was about to get something to do,Yuki would not stop that easily and fall down...atleast not alone. Yuki pulls and takes Nao down on the mat since she did not enforced her footing to keep on a stand up fight. The girls fall down and Yuki gets the upper hand whilst Nao is staggered on the impact of the unexpected move the little girl pulled out.

She grunts and flinches for a moment,she closes her eyes and open back up the next moment to find herself down and beneath her opponent. Nao is not that cunning most of the times and usually tries to outstrenght her opponents. And so thats what she shall do,the bluehead attempts to hug Yuki despite her bad positioning like a bearhug and with a quick motion tries to roll to the side and turn the tables before it was too late. Unfortunatelly next to the downed girls would be the cage wall but Nao could not care less as long as she would smash Yuki on it and make some damage if possible.

[CaptainL]

In a blur of motion, the two girls fell off their feet, clinging tightly to one another to keep their bodies as close as possible in order to mantain control. For just a second Nao's back hit the mat with Yuki atop her, but before Yuki could press the advantage the Swedish girl rolled over on her side, preventing anyone from securing a dominant position. Yuki's back was slammed against the cage wall in the process, the impact sending up a rattling noise that shook the cage's bars as well as Yuki's spine, jostling the girl and causing her to groan in pain as her aching back arched.

However, Yuki wouldn't let that slow her down. While she glared across at Nao, Yuki drew back a punch and let a jab fly straight for her opponent's jaw, hoping it would prove enough to stun her, or at least to give her an opening to react. If the punch landed, Yuki's next move would be to roll behind Nao and lock in a sleeperhold, snaring her neck in the crook of her elbow.

[Urarettin]

Yuki hit the cage wall but the pain could not hold her back,the girl hits the bluehead back with a punch straight to her jaw. Nao got dazed and her head were spinning as the punch was blindly flying towards her but hit her precisively on the jaw. The girl would wrap her head with her arms to defend but not fast enough before Yuki's arms gets to be wrapped around her neck and locked in a sleeperhold. The hold was tight and could not be broken once its locked in place,Yuki looked forwards to punish the girl and squeeze the life out of her opponent or make her tap. The Swedish girl would try to take a deep breath as she would try to actually roll and get on her feet with brute force,a bold but big move that could change the course of the match. If she would get it done Nao would try to hop and fall backwards to land on Yuki's back hard in hopes of getting her hold broken or eased up to eventually escape. The girl exhales and grunts upon her efforts to stand and try to gain some morale support from the crowd who were cheering for the competitors.

In the other hand if she could not manage to stand up with her opponent on her back,then the girl would try to reach her opponent's face to eye rake or punch her and force her to let go in any way possible before it was too late and Yuki just finishes her off just like that after all of her cage background would be considered a fake or even herself being a typical cocky pushover.

[CaptainL]

With Nao shaken as she was, Yuki wouldn't have any trouble getting a shot off, and she caught her opponent right in the jaw. With that, Yuki rolled swiftly over Nao's side as she was reeling and snared her neck in place. This would be of use to Yuki in dealing some damage, she thought - by putting pressure on Nao's throat, she'd be able to wear her down and obstruct her airways, and while that was happening it would allow the Japanese girl to catch her breath as well. Of course, Yuki could see how tough Nao was, and she wasn't expecting her to tap so early into the match. But, she thought, if she could get Nao tired out, she'd be at a disadvantage through the rest of the match, even if she managed to escape this particular hold.

Though it took her some effort, Nao slowly but surely climbed to her feet, even as Yuki held on for dear life with her arm around her neck. Seeing her valiant efforts, the crowd began to cheer, their applause growing steadily louder as Nao got up higher and higher despite the weight of Yuki on her back. They saw that the blue-haired girl could do it, and they wanted to see her succeed. And then, she kicked back off her feet, going toppling over backwards with Yuki still in tow. Though Yuki was surprised by this, she didn't have any time to react as they began to plummet together, and the next thing she knew she was slammed straight onto her back, forcing her to release Nao as soon as she made impact with a groan and a thud.

[Urarettin]

Now is the chance for Nao to escape and so she shall try to get off Yuki's grasp and stand in front of the dazed girl to grab her legs to place them under her armpits,so Nao could attempt to hold the downed girl's legs and start to drag Yuki away from the cage wall and in the center of the cage before she goes to spin around with a Big Swing.

"There there girl,how would you react to this?"

The Swedish girl says whilst she maintains her footing and balance to prepare for her move.

[CaptainL]

When Yuki was dazed like this, she didn't have much time to react. She began to stir, her body quivering softly to try and wake herself back up. But even then, it wouldn't do her many favors when Nao had already grabbed her by the legs and locked them in place under her arms as she started to haul Yuki back to the center of the cage.

Yuki's eyes went wide at the sight - she knew exactly what Nao was trying to do; there was only one way this could go. And when they had a cold steel cage surrounding the ring...Yuki didn't want to find out what would happen if Nao let her go. But she wouldn't let herself be intimidated, and her eyes narrowed in a glare as she looked back at her blue-haired opponent. Luckily, though, Nao had decided to give her a moment to contemplate her fate before getting into the swing. Yuki wasn't about to waste that opportunity.

"Like this," Yuki said in response, her voice calm but firm. She would press against Nao's sides as she tensed the muscles in her legs, trying to put pressure against her, while at the same time she held out a hand behind her to try and brace her weight against the mat and stabilize herself. If she managed to get herself properly in place, Yuki would try rolling the weight in her hips to the side to try and offset Nao's balance, or if she could, to bowl her right off her feet.

[Urarettin]

Did not took long enough for the girl to fight back as she realised Nao's intentions,her hands who supported and gave her leverage along with her legs who worked together to give pressure and try to offset the opponent's balance did the trick. But Nao were aware as she saw the girl struggling and got forced to let go in the first place,it would be hard to swing a person who struggles in your grasp. The girls seperate themselves from each other's reach and get back at their stances. The Swedish girl stares at her opponent carefully to wait and read her next move so she could come up with a counter to take the lead in this match . There were not a driver for the match to lead and that back and forth thrilled the audience who await a winner in the end of the match in anticipation.

[CaptainL]

Yuki had it all plotted out - she'd get herself free, and turn the momentum against Nao in the process. Unfortunately for her, though, her plans hit a snag when Nao ended up releasing her before she could even counter-attack. Regrettably, the girl had to admit that despite her forethought she didn't anticipate Nao deciding not to do the move at all. That would definitely put a damper on one's plans.

She rolled back away from Nao before she sprung to her feet, taking on a stance as she held her hands in front of her, balled into fists, and stared the blue-haired girl down with narrowed eyes. She dug her heel against the ground to steady herself, her body rigid and not flinching. It was tense, but she knew enough to figure Nao had something planned, should she make her move. Yuki could use that against her, she thought to herself. After what seemed like a long while, the girl made her move and lunged in closer, throwing a quick jab in the direction of Nao's stomach - but it was only a feint, as she had no intention for the blow to actually land. Rather, Yuki was hoping that Nao would try and defend herself from the punch, lining her up for Yuki's next move, a kick aimed straight for her jaw.

[Urarettin]

It took some time before Yuki would decide to make the first move but Nao were not in a rush as she were not feeling like going all out against a newcomer inside a cage,especially a high flyier that is out of his element. Yuki tried to punch her middle section with a quick jab but Nao was onto her and lowered her arms into a guard to prevent her from hitting her. Surprisingly for the Swedish girl her opponent were not after her stomach as she feinted her strike to change into a high kick to her face that she herself exposed by lowering the guard to the middle section.

The blue haired girl attempts to get back up into her guard and block but she were not even close enough to reach and cover her face as Yuki's boot met Nao's jaw and sent her stumbling one step backwards before losing her balance and fall down with her head shaking. Her vision got blur for a moment and all Nao could do is barely turn her head around,her body got felt like it got struck by a taser and sent her down to the ground.

Nao tries to take a moment to recover from the strike and eventually raise both her arms and legs into full guard if Yuki were about to pound her down.