Ogata Akiko and Ilaria Santarossa vs Animal Kingdom

[Lederface]

In the end after much suffering, Akiko seemed to finally free herself, although just by looking at her face you could guess that she was in a lot of pain in her arm, although that didn't seem to stop her when managing to grab Susumaru, she would take her to the ground in a Suplex, hitting the canvas, Susumaru would groan on the canvas, although not wanting to give her opponent an advantage, she would soon be walking away and taking distance, although being in the way of his corner, as a way of making sure she would cost him to make a Tag Move.

[ThatPolishDude]

Akiko git back up only to see her current opponent. She needed a break, probably more than Susumaru did but she couldn't stop, the damage was adding up, and if her foe recovered it would be bad. That being the case she run to the nearest rope, threw all her weight on it to then rebound for added force for a spear she was about to deliver.

[Lederface]

Susumaru could clearly see a situation where the body was starting to give way, she probably got overconfident with Polka and was now feeling the effects, but when he saw her gain momentum and then see her fly, it made Susumaru have to choose between facing and dodging.

If she tried to attack it could end badly for her and be exposed, but if she dodged that could mean that her opponent would be for a change...... So when she saw the spear against her ..... Susumaru turned to the left at full speed trying to dodge the attack, it was better to preserve herself than to try to do something that could cost both of them dearly.

[ThatPolishDude]

Akiko did not expect in the slightest that her opponent would manage to get out of the way. The momentum she built was hard to stop now, however much she tried and she zipped passed Susumaru and straight in the direction of the corner only managing to rise her body before impacting it with a thud. She cried out in pain, hands on the top turnbuckle as she tried to catch her breath, she knew she should tag out, but it would do no good given who was her partner.

[Lederface]

Susumaru dodging that attack seemed confident in the situation, although when she looked at Akiko she was clearly getting weaker and weaker, so running at full speed against Akiko, she would try to hit with a hard kick to Akiko's stomach.

[ThatPolishDude]

Akiko looked at her opponent, seeing what she was planning, she knew she had to get out of the corner, but her limbs felt heavy. The strikes she took, and the effort she put into the fight were bearing down upon her but she wasn't done, not yet. Just as the foot was about to connect with her stomach she slid to the side just an inch or so from being hit. On instinct, she would turn and raising her leg up, try to deliver a round kick to the back of her opponent's head before backing up a few steps and trying to catch her breath in the centre.

[Lederface]

Susumaru when she threw that kick, she realized that her opponent was tired ...... too much if she had to be honest, she had only gone for some limbs, and taking into account the way Polka mostly just tired her a little bit, so when she threw that kick against Susumaru, she realized that probably Akiko planned to act in such a tired way for Susumaru to attack in such a weak way as she was not the best in attacks regarding punches and kicks.

When Susumaru saw Akiko pass by the kick and move aside, Susumaru was punished by a strong kick in her face, making her fly to the canvas, falling on the canvas, she would get up smiling, although slower than usual, but she looked happy, her opponent was not defeated yet, and she would advance step by step to show her that she was excited to face her now.

[ThatPolishDude]

Having regained a little bit of control over the situation, Akiko advanced slowly. She took on a lower, more careful stance as she circled Susumaru. On one hand, she was fighting a second person, some caution was warranted, yet if she intended to have a chance at carrying this fight, she would have to take risks. For now, she placed her bets on trying things she would not be expected to do otherwise as she would approach her foe and offer a lockup. Then she would for a brief moment make it seem like she was going for a test of strength only to quickly transition, trying to grab the other women around her body and heft her up, trying to deliver a belly-to-belly suplex

[Lederface]

Susumaru as she got up, seemed to be smiling and when she looked at her opponent getting up she was excited to keep playing, so when she finally looked as her opponent challenged her to a duel of strength, Susumaru would accept, so then she would be ready to take Akiko's hands.

But when she approached, Akiko showed that it was a trap, catching her quickly and taking her to the ground in a Suplex, complaining from the pain, Susumaru would stay on the ground for a moment, while she recovered leaving herself exposed for a few moments to Akiko.

[ThatPolishDude]

Having managed a rather uncharacteristic move for her style was oddly satisfying, possibly in part for how badly she needed it to work. Her stamina was running low and she had to finish it before it went down to zero if she wanted to score this one. Still, though Susumaru seemed stunned, Akiko was hardly confident that a pin would reach 3, there were other ways though.

Turning her opponent to her belly, Akiko would sit on her back, locking her hands below her chin before pulling up and trying to work her knees under her armpits to properly lock in a camel clutch.