Mara Ashford vs. Sachiko Koizumi - Struggles

[Arjuna]

Laid out on the mat, spread eagle, Mara was trying hard to regain her bearing, but it was clear that Sachiko wasn't going to give her the chance to do so as she stood over her before stomping right into her exposed stomach, driving the wind out of her lungs.

"PUGHHH!!!"

Left breathless by the attack, Mara was unable to stop Sachiko from placing herself on top of her as she was being pinned. Still, Mara wasn't going to let herself lose like this as she would focus herself on breaking the pin.

"ONE!"

Strengthening her resolve, Mara would kick out after one, breaking the pin. Even if her body was weakened thanks to everything that Sachiko had done to her, she wasn't going to lose to her early in this match as she would try to push her off of her.

[CaptainL]

So far, Sachiko hadn't had that hard of a time in walking all over Mara. Even if the blonde had gotten in some offense for herself, Sachiko had definitely turned the tides, and the wear was starting to show in her opponent. She felt how weak and slack her body had become as she lay atop it, hooking the leg, and she was sure she had an easy win in the bag.

But it wasn't so, as Mara soon proved she had more in her than Sachiko had given her credit for! Kicking up, she got her shoulders off the canvas, then managed to throw Sachiko off her, as the sukeban rolled aside before getting to her knees. She caught her breath, flicking some hair out of her eyes, and looked back at Mara with a grin.

"Not bad, not bad...hmm. Cute and tough, huh? I like ya." She winked playfully at her opponent, but it wasn't going to get her to hold back. Far from it! Sachiko was quick to get back on her feet, where she would close in on Mara. If the blonde hadn't already righted herself, Sachiko would grab her by the hair, dragging her to her feet to bring the two face to face.

[Arjuna]

Even though she managed to push Sachiko off of her, Mara was still in a bad state that she couldn't stop her opponent from grabbing her hair before she was pulled up. She was forced to look at Sachiko's face, their eyes meeting each other. "Erghhh... nnhhhh..." It was clear that Mara was still hurting, but she gave her opponent a glare, as if telling her opponent that she wasn't going to lose.

In an act of defiance, Mara would reach out to one of Sachiko's hands that was holding her by her hair. Then, she would try to give her hand a twist by her wrist, hoping to catch her opponent off-guard before attempting to twist her arm, looking to put her into a wrist lock and transitioning it into a hammerlock, bringing her arm to her back.

[CaptainL]

As Sachiko looked on with a grin, Mara was being hauled up to her feet with a rough and painful jerk, and as her eyes met Sachiko's, the delinquent's flared with a cruel fire in them. She was, so far, enjoying pushing Mara around, and she was eager to see what else she could do to her.

"What's the matter? Don't like that?" Sachiko taunted. She was prepared to strike at Mara while she had her restrained - but to her surprise, Mara was still of the right mind to counter! The blue-haired girl gasped as she felt Mara's fingers clenching down on her wrist, and with some more pushing on Mara's behalf, soon both of Sachiko's hands were freed from her tresses. Then, Mara gave her wrist a torque - and Sachiko felt how much she could really put on the hurt when it came down to it!

She arched her back and let out a scream as the pain surged through her joint, her face reddening from the strain. With Sachiko off her guard, Mara was able to slip around behind her and pin her wrist behind her back. Now, Sachiko was bending over at the waist, wincing with pain and panting muffled gasps through her clenched teeth. But she wouldn't let this put her away.

With an angry snort, Sachiko went to raise a foot, aiming a blind strike behind her at Mara's leg. Whether that hit or not, she would also pull herself forward, hoping to either break free or to drag Mara after her to take back some control of the position.

[Arjuna]

Mara finally gained an upper hand over Sachiko by twisting her arm, first putting her in a wrist lock before transitioning the hold into a hammerlock. She couldn't help but smile after improving her situation. The scream of pain from her opponent made it much better, and Mara would apply more pressure into the hold, hoping to weaken her even more.

But Sachiko wasn't about to let this continue for long as she brought her foot back, hitting right at Mara's leg. "Nghh!!!" Mara grunted as Sachiko's foot hit her leg, and she loosened her hold on Sachiko's arm as a result. This allowed her opponent to break free from the hold, moving away from Mara. Stepping back, Mara would try to regain her bearing, hoping to find another opening that she could capitalize on in this match.

[CaptainL]

For a moment, it looked as though Mara finally had a saving grace. She had been able to get a hold locked in on Sachiko, and the blue-haired girl's grimacing face betrayed the pain she was unable to hold back, as her body shuddered from the pressure on her arm. Alas, Mara only had a moment to gloat, as Sachiko wouldn't let her hold the advantage for long. With a swift kick behind her, aimed at Mara's leg, Sachiko was able to disrupt the blonde's stance enough for her to shove her weight forward, breaking herself loose!

Turning on her heel to lock eyes with her opponent once again, Sachiko shook out her arm. It was still sore, and she'd need to get the feeling back into it, but overall, she was cocky enough to not let this slow her down too much. She fixed her eyes back on Mara, who she was now charging toward again, her arm raised to nail her with a clothesline as she came near!

[Arjuna]

Mara had released Sachiko from the hammerlock, and was about to find another avenue to explore, but before she could come up with something, her opponent rushed over to her, her arm extended. Unable to avoid it in time, Mara took a clothesline from Sachiko, and she ended up falling backwards onto her back, crying out in pain after being struck.

"HYAAGHHH!!!"

Mara brought her hands onto her chest were she was struck, her brow scrunching up in pain as she writhed on the mat. She seemed to be in a difficult position where she was vulnerable before her opponent. Hoping to mitigate her weakness, she decided to roll herself over, hoping to roll away from Sachiko before she could do anything to her while she was down.

[CaptainL]

So far Mara was doing an admirable job of putting Sachiko in her place, having had a few moments where her grappling skill had helped her secure the upper hand. But where Sachiko lacked in technical expertise, she made up for it in being tough, rough, and thick-headed enough to never back down. Too stubborn to be held back by the pain in her arm, the delinquent was quick to shake herself out before she was rushing down Mara once again, her arm held in front of her to plow into her with a clothesline. And just like that, Mara was taken off her feet, going to the mat below!

While Sachiko stood over her, grinning and gloating in her self-indulgent pleasure, Mara was left to scramble away. She rolled onto her stomach, starting to crawl away. Sachiko, though, wasn't going to let her off so easily. "Hey! Get back 'ere!" she called out, chasing after Mara as she pulled herself across the ring. When she was close enough, Sachiko raised her foot, aiming to stomp it down hard onto Mara's spine in the hopes of halting her in her tracks!

[Arjuna]

Mara needed to roll away from her opponent so that she could recover, but she wasn't fast enough to avoid Sachiko who then came over to her before stomping on her back. Mara's eyes widened as she shrieked in pain. "PYAAGHH!!!" The pain stopped her progress, and she slumped on the mat, whimpering in pain, the damage dealt on her momentarily left her stunned and unable to do anything.

"Gyauuhh... nghhh..." To try to mitigate the pain, Mara would try to roll over to her side, hoping that she could at least avoid having her back hit. But this would definitely not protect her from whatever Sachiko would throw at her next. She was completely under her opponent's mercy at this rate, and nothing she could do could stop whatever her opponent would do next.

[CaptainL]

Mara had tried to run, but, if Sachiko had anything to say about it, she wouldn't go far. She lunged forward, her boot raised to plant into the blonde's back, and with a thud she was sent crumpling against the canvas face-down and shuddering. Though Mara rolled over on her side, she was still powerless to defend herself against whatever other torments the delinquent had to throw her way - and Sachiko wasn't one to hold back.

"Eheheh..." Bending down, Sachiko got around behind Mara's back as she slung one arm around her throat. Clenching down on it tight, she went to drag Mara back up to her feet while squeezing around her windpipe and dragging her against her chest, both putting her under her control and applying a powerful sleeperhold! "Don't think yer goin' anywhere, cutie!"