Alaina Sanders Vs. Cassie Elliot

Match Type: Standard
Winning Condition: Pinfall, Submission or Knocout

Mamouru gave Alaina one final nod from the backstage area. "Just remember what I told you, Alaina-chan and you'll be fine. Whatever you do, don't let her get you to the ground and don't lose sight of her. You're definitely stronger than her but it can only take a few seconds for her to lock you into a submission." Mamouru leaned in and kissed Alaina. "I won't be at ringside but I have a seat in the front row so i will be right there. Good luck, Alaina-chan. I know you can do it."

Mamouru pulled away and bowed before turning to leave. He had to find his seat before the match begun.

"Thanks babe. I'll do my best and..." Alaina had to clear her throat, which also gave her a second to think of how to say "sorry for putting you in a shit situation" to Mamouru before he left. "...I am sorry that my big mouth put you in a horribly awkward situation Mamouru, I wish I could take back what I said. I just spoke without really thinking about the implications of what I said, ya know? Once the match is over I'll make it up to ya, I promise." Alaina smiled at Mamouru after they kissed and winked at him as he made his way to his seat.

As Mamouru disappeared from sight Alaina sighed as she pulled up her kneepads, did a last minute adjustment on her left elbowpad and did a final check to ensure that her one piece leopard print swimsuit was just right. Here she was, about to face off against Cassie Elliot who is a hell of a grappler and submission wrestler.

Alaina wasn't entirely sure how to feel about this match. It was a great way to measure how far she'd come, and she really did like Cassie as a person. It was everything else... Cassie's connection to Mamouru, and what Alaina thought was a bit of leftover connection between the two from when they worked together. Alaina knew that she really liked Mamouru, and she was almost positive he felt the same way. Almost. There was just a little nagging doubt in the back of Alaina's mind, and she felt like the best way to silence that doubt was to show Mamouru that she could be as good as Cassie. Not as good down the road, but as good right friggin' now.

Alaina's music hit the speakers and she bound out onto the ramp. She high fived fans as she went, but she couldn't help but notice that less of them stuck their hands out than usual. Cassie was an established fan favorite... so it made sense for them to be backing her. Alaina kept smiling as she went and hopped into the ring, jumping up onto the turnbuckle holding a fist up. She spotted Mamouru in the crowd and blew him a kiss before hopping down and waiting in a far corner for Cassie to make her way to the ring.

While Cassie slipped into her white and gold suit, stretching it up over her shoulders and smoothing out the leg holes, she found her attention drifting toward her locker, where her phone sat. She didn't know what she expected, or from whom. Taylor and Akashi did their well-wishing in person. Shinobu probably didn't know her schedule. Mamouru...

She had talked to her family that morning, and her dad and brothers had helped put her in the right frame of mind for the match. She had rebounded back and forth from bitter to sorrowful, ready to either go out and try to hurt Alaina or mope and let her hurt her. She had done that with Aurora, when she let the sister of her nemesis beat her up for nearly the entire match. She didn't need to do that again. After talking to her family, she had resolved that she only needed to think of the competition, of her job, and she could leave all the complicated personal matters out of the ring, where they belonged.

She pulled on her boots and gloves, they helped her grip when grappling, and swung her cape around behind her, clasping it around her neck. She didn't feel bubbly and cheerful. She didn't even feel angry or bitter. She just felt like... A professional.

[url=http://youtu.be/4cyj80ZFuRg:uzjdrj0f]Her music[/url:uzjdrj0f] began to fill the arena, and she drew a slow, deep breath, and closed her eyes. She was ready, not to fight Alaina, but to face her next opponent. She strode out onto the stage, her brightly-clad diminutive body radiant under the lights, and threw her arms up to reach for the sky.

The crowd cheered just as much as before, despite such a long layover between matches, and Cassie couldn't help but blush. She wore a big, sweet smile as she paced down the ramp. The crowd's infectious energy filled her up, and by halfway to the ring she was merrily skipping along. She climbed up the ring steps, always careful not to slip, and stepped under the bottom rope. She gave the crowd a smile and waved with both hands, and then spun and dropped to her knee as she pulled her cape across in a goofy, dramatic superhero pose.

When her big green eyes finally found Alaina, she marched to the center of the ring and stuck her hand out.

"Hi, Alaina. Good luck. Do your very best."

Alaina watched Cassie come out and do her thing. Even though Alaina was about to go up against her, she could see why so many fans liked Cassie. She was downright adorable! She also could win a match in one move, which is what Alaina keyed in on, trying to set everything else aside. She knew what Cassie could do, and she figured that Cassie did her homework on Alaina.

Alaina walked into the center of the ring and shook Cassie's hand with a smile. "Thanks, and I will don't worry. Good luck to you too and...." Alaina paused. She wasn't sure this was the right time or place to apologize from the get together from hell, but she had thought about what Taylor said when she flipped out. Alaina had to agree with some of it, at the very least the part where Cassie was awkwardly stuck in the middle of everything. Even if the timing wasn't great, at least she'd be able to get something off her chest. "I''m sorry about what happened back at my place, its my fault because I assumed people didn't know each other."

Now it was time to see if Alaina's recent focus on grappling had paid off at all. She put in a lot of work at the gym, but unless there were any real results this match wasn't going to last long at all.... Alaina finished shaking Cassie's hand and held her arms out, offering a lock-up with her smaller opponent.

Cassie smiled politely. She wasn't here to discuss the party. She backed up several steps, and once the bell rang she was focused. All expression instantly left her face, her placid green eyes stared at Alaina as if she was not looking at a person, but an object of competition, a tool of her inevitable victory. For those who knew Cassie from only social situations, it was eerie.

She watched Alaina hold out her hands for a clinch, but Cassie wasn't interested. That was exactly the sort of head-on collision she needed to avoid with the much bigger girl. She had no illusions about the difference in strength between them. If she couldn't mitigate that advantage of Alaina's, she was done for. Luckily, jiu jitsu was the perfect thing for the job...

She stood with her knees and elbows bent, hands up at her ribs, her chin tucked down. She let Alaina wait for a moment, while she gave no cues at all that she was planning on ever responding to the offer, but finally she stepped forward and extended her own hands.

She suddenly lunged forward, reaching for Alaina's elbows as she hopped up and wrapped her legs around the girl's waist. She wrapped one arm around behind her head and pulled down, trying to pull Alaina's down with her and keep her wrapped up as she landed on her back.

"Oh shit!" Alaina thought as Cassie quickly wrapped her up. The last place Alaina wanted to get was on the ground, and she knew that's where Cassie would try to put her.

As Alaina felt Cassie's legs wrap and her head get locked up, Alaina' widened her legs to provide some more stability to her stance, trying to maintain a vertical base. She was still being brought down by Cassie using Alaina's own momentum against her. Alaina did have one thing going though... Cassie's ribs were open for strikes. If Alaina could pound them enough to get Cassie to loosen her grip she would be able to get free, or at least keep herself from being dragged down...

"Ghk..." Cassie grunted through the first stinging punch, and the second. Alaina's didn't have enough room with her short punches to do any real damage, but they were painful nonetheless. Cassie could immediately feel Alaina's strength, though she was used to being at such a disadvantage. It was the story of her life.

She tightened her legs around the bigger girl's waist and raised her body up so that she could tuck Alaina's head under her arm in a sort of side headlock. The height would make it harder for Alaina to hurt her with punches, and the headlock was an insurance policy for Cassie, in case the bruiser got any ideas about slamming her down.

Cassie's movements were quick and direct, but not frantic. She was by no means in a hurry. She fished around with her free hand to grab for Alaina's wrist on that side, and kept a vice-grip on it. Cassie was eternally stubborn with her grips.

This wasn't good. Cassie was just hanging out, expending next to no energy while Alaina was trying very unsuccessfully to free herself. She felt one of her arms get held. Alaina couldn't stand here forever and would eventually be brought down. Cassie's legs were firmly locked around Alaina's waist, and her grip around Alaina's head was solid, so her free arm wouldn't be able to provide enough force to pry her off. Alaina imagined she wasn't the first larger opponent Cassie did this to, but she liked to think she was different than a one-trick-pony powerhouse style wrestler.

Alaina decided that her best bet was to use the environment around her, aka the turnbuckle. Alaina couldn't see directly behind her, but by looking to one side she could tell where the ropes were, and she'd have to estimate from there where the corner ring post was. She took a couple deep breaths then ran for the corner as quickly as she could, aiming Cassie's back as squarely as she was able to at the ring post.

Cassie figured this would happen, but she thought, or rather she hoped, that she could take it. At least once.

She held on tight and braced for impact just before she crashed into the corner. "Ah!" She cried out in pain. With her body positioned so high on Alaina, she took the top turnbuckle to the small of her back. She released her legs and they quickly found footing on the middle rope, and the she jumped against Alaina, wrapping her legs around the bigger girl's shoulder and using her grip on her wrist to yank her down with a flying arm bar. The crowd gave an impressed cheer at the move.

Alaina was downright impressed with Cassie's quick moves, however she didn't like being on the wrong end of them one bit! "Arrgh, dammit!"

Alaina felt a surge of adrenaline... and dread once Cassie wrapped her legs around her shoulder. Armbars sucked, there was no way around it. Alaina was about to be dragged down when she realized that the ropes were her best friend in this situation. She reached over with her free arm, grabbing onto a rope for dear life. She knew Cassie would break the hold if the referee pointed out that Alaina was at the ropes.

Provided Cassie broke the hold Alaina would get back up as quickly as possible and go on the offensive. She knew Cassie would want to get close and wrap her up, which would probably lead to another exchange like they just had at best. As soon as the women were up Alaina planted her left leg and swung her right towards Cassie's side, aiming to connect with a strong, fast kick.