Akari Ito vs Charlotte Ravel

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It wasn't hard to see that Akari was trying to figure out exactly how Charlotte intended to attack her. Surely if the Frenchwoman had chosen a more straightforward approach, the brunette would have been able to react in time and evade the attack. Therefore, this time the Sand Lizard decided to use a much more non-standard attack. By abruptly changing the trajectory of her kick, she was able to hit Akari right in the stomach. It might have seemed like a real success because Charlotte's monstrous legs strength was well known. But…

“Hm?”

The pink-haired woman's eyes widened as she quickly realized that something was wrong. Yes, her kick was really successful and she hit the brunette in the stomach without hindrance. But after that Akari remained standing in place like a stone wall. She didn't even move an inch. Perhaps it was at this moment that Charlotte realized better than ever that if she wanted to win today, she would have to put in a lot more effort than in any of the matches she had gone through.

One of the main rules of any martial art is that a fighter needs a stable position to punch or kick. Charlotte hurried to return her attacking foot to the mat, but the Sea Turtle beat her to it. Akari grabbed the Frenchwoman's ankle and then swung her right leg, sending a hard knee strike into the inner side of the Sand Lizard's thigh.

“Grrhhh!!”

The muscles in her legs were like steel, but this part of her leg was one of the most vulnerable. Pain shot through Charlotte and her other leg involuntarily bent at the knee, only willpower and composure didn't allow her to fall to the mat in the same second. Charlotte gritted her teeth. Now her position was extremely unstable and it seemed to many that all paths were open for Akari to develop her success because now Charlotte could not fully use punches and kicks. Some would even call such a situation hopeless. But Charlotte firmly believed that there were no hopeless situations.

Akari held her right ankle with a death grip, and this was her advantage because this was the reason for the unstable stance of the martial arts master. But sometimes the best way to win is to turn the opponent's advantage against them. Through the pain, Charlotte intended not just to straighten her other leg, but to push off the mat with force, turning to the right side at the same time. She was going to use Akari's grip on her right ankle as a fulcrum to swing her left leg and send an outstanding enzuigiri kick into the Sea Turtle's face!