L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

Gura was still laying on the mat with both arms extended and both eyes closed, but those wouldn't be closed for much longer. Few seconds later, Gura would open her eyes to look up, and the first thing she saw before getting up was some lights and the ref who also checked if she was okay. She couldn't saw when Akari did the same but of course she heard her while recovering.

"Thanks for the compliment, you're really a good fighter too..." she replied to the turtle while smiling softly before rolling back to her corner and getting up slowly by using the ropes with much effort.

Once the shark gets up, she hangs herself with the ropes from both sides of the corner for a while, then she stands resting there as she was panting and breathing for some recover as she takes off some sweat of the forehead with the forearm, yet there was still some sweat on her cheeks and chin, plus the pain she got in those entire rounds. She couldn't had the idea that the turtle could have been a tough opponent, neither that this could be one hell of a match. Once she recovered, she stopped panting and stood on both feet.

"So, uh, are both of you able to keep going with the two rounds left?" asked the referee at the Shark and the Turtle while looking at them, just to make sure what would she do, depending on the answer of both wrestlers.

Akari nodded, showing that she was ready and willing to continue. "I'm good to go...I came this far and I'm not giving up." She said, verbally professing that she was in a good condition to keep on fighting. Her gaze would slide over to Gura to see if she was still willing to fight it out and keep going.

"Ok, what about you?" the referee asked to Gura after seeing that Akari nodded to look at her.

"Yes, I'm still able to fight." Gura replied with a confident smile before leaving her corner and walking around the turtle.

"Okay then..." said the referee while shrugging and stepped back to let the two fighters starting the round 4.

Akari smiled right back at Gura, shuffling around the ring in a circular motion before quickly trying to rush Gura down, the Turtle chasing the Shark this time as she dashed in to grapple Gura, going for a Waistlock as she attempted to slip behind Gura and grab hold of her body.

Gura was walking around when the fourth round started, she sees Akari dating at her and going for a grapple in which Gura also does her part. She wasn't faster than her for reacting in this occasion and got trapped in the hold and the grip that the turtle started giving to the shark with both of her arms around the waist.

Gura kneels in one knee while still being into the waist hold with no escape... but not for much longer. The shark would get up back to both feet and give a hip bump to the belly with the idea of reduce the pressure. If that goes successful, she would counter with switching positions into a side headlock, with her arm wrapped around the turtle's neck.

Akari had the hold locked in tight, trying to resist against Gura's many movements and maneuvers that fought against the Turtle's hold. Akari attempted to Suplex her backward, but she couldn't quite lift her opponent up, struggling to keep Gura steady for long enough. Ultimately, and despite her best efforts, Gura remained on the ground and Akari had spent a little too much energy in trying to slam her opponent back onto the canvas, resulting in just the right moment for Gura to mount a counter-attack as Akari was now stuck in her Side Headlock after that reversal.

Gura was getting successful by asserting dominance over Akari, who was trapped in that headlock while kneeling over one knee, making it more tight with the idea of giving her less chances to break or escape from it.

And to make sure of it, Gura would drop Akari with her back against the mat, as she would continue giving pressure into the side headlock, making it more tight as her arm got still wrapped around the turtle's neck.

Akari grunts, getting frustrated as breaking out of the hold was becoming more and more difficult. Suddenly, she was thrown backward as she landed on the canvas back-first. She let out a sharp groan before she was hit with the painful sensation of being choked as she coughed and gagged, trying to fight and get clear of the now grounded Side Headlock position that she was stuck in as she tried to hit Gura with her elbow, using the one that was closest to her opponent's body as she tried to strike her in the waist.

Gura was getting Akari trapped in the hold and she seemed to not deal with any trouble while doing it, with a satisfied smile as she saw her opponent grappling and struggling to get out.

Gura felt fine after showing dominance in the beginning of the round, until she starts feeling her waist getting hit by those elbows delivered by her opponent, which makes Gura to stop with the headlock, reducing the pressure of it, at the point of letting her go and stepping some steps back to hold her waist.

Akari let out some deep breaths, a little exhausted and dizzy from the lack of air but still able to fight strong as she tried to keep her mind focused. She rolled away once more and got back to her feet after remaining on one knee for a moment. She stands back up and raises her guard, moving in and trying to hit Gura with a Roundhouse Kick...but it was actually a feint in order to make Gura dodge as Akari would spin back around for a Spin Kick...of course, if Gura countered in time, Akari's back would be exposed to her after the Roundhouse, stopping her from getting to the follow-up Spin Kick.