L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

Finally, Uta relented in her assault, letting Chika take a momentary breather, with ref checking whether she could continue or not, to which the Raven Knight motioned that she was good to go. She sucked in air greedily, trying to remain stable on her feet, lest she lose another point.

Once she stepped out of the corner...

...she shot at Uta like a bullet, aiming her knee straight for her rival's stomach!

Giving Chika some space after cornering her earlier, Uta would wait for her opponent to get ready. She would prepare herself for another round as she looked at Chika stepping away from the corner, but what she didn't expect was Chika suddenly breaking into a sprint towards her.

"UKHHH!!!"

Uta's eyes widened as she took the knee to her exposed stomach. She doubled over and put her hands on her belly, staggering back, trying her best to not fall down to the canvas. But this would leave her vulnerable to whatever Chika would do next.

With Uta doubled over, Chika wouldn't waste a single moment as she unleashed her next attack, raising her leg high up into the air, and driving it across her rival's spine and neck for a vicious Axe Kick!

Doubling over after taking the hit to her stomach, Uta was left in a vulnerable position, and Chika took this opportunity to deliver her next attack, which was an axe kick where she brought her leg up before bringing it down right at her spine and neck!

"UAGHHH!!"

Crying out in pain, Uta was driven down onto the mat, hitting the canvas with her chest. She grimaced in pain as she then clutched the spot that was struck by her opponent. Now that she was on the mat, she lost another point. She grunted as she pushed herself on all four.

Chika: 14
Uta: 13

The Axe Kick taking her foe down, she would quickly try to follow up on her attack. But, rather than press the advantage right away with a hold to try and take her point counter down, Chika decided to take her foe's defences down further. Grabbing her from the back, Chika would trap Uta in a waistlock...

...before trying to lift her up into the air, deadlifting the Middleweight for a German Suplex!

Currently on all four, Uta tried to recover and regain her bearing, but as she struggled to regain her strength, Chika decided to take advantage of her current situation by going behind her back before locking her into a rear waist lock. Unable to stop her opponent, Uta tried to struggle but she was then hoisted up by Chika and sent crashing down into the mat with a German suplex!

"AARGHHH!!" Uta cried out in pain as she crashed into the mat. Due to the suplex, she was disoriented, and with her being taken down into the mat again, she would certainly lose another point now.

Thankfully for Uta, since she wasn't firmly on the mat after being dropped, she wasn't losing a point yet...though Chika wanted to make sure she could get another point down, as well as work over her rival's aching spine.

Trapping her arm between her legs, Chika would grab at her foe's face, and try to pull at her upwards, trapping her in a Crossface!

Thankfully, Uta hadn't lost a point yet, but her current position would allow Chika to go for a move where she might end up losing a point. Groaning on the mat, Uta tried to focus on her recovery, but her opponent immediately set her up for a submission hold, where her arm was trapped between Chika's legs before her face was grabbed and her head pulled upwards. She was subjected to the crossface, and Uta squealed out in pain as she felt the pain from the hold.

"AAAHHHH!!" If Uta remained in the hold for ten second, she might lose one more point, which might put her in massive disadvantage.

The problem with submission moves in wrestling was that they usually left a limb untrapped for an opponent, be it the limit of how much one human could twist the other into a pretzel, but also to ensure they could give up when necessary...or get a rope break.

With that, Uta had 2 choices. Try to break the hold on her own accord within 10 seconds or get to the ropes with her free limb and guarantee losing a point...

Uta knew that if she remained in the hold for more than ten seconds, then she would lose another point. So, knowing the risk here, she decided that she could try powering her way out of the hold. Using her remaining hand, she would try to pry Chika's hands from her face, trying to release herself from the crossface. Still, she had no idea how long it was, and she was desperate in her attempt to break free. It was the referee who would keep track on how long she had been in the hold, and her time was running out!