Haruka Date vs. Yuki Kanno

The legs. Her opponents always went for her legs. One of the downsides of having such a lethal pair was that her opponents always targeted them first, and second, and third, until Haruka was walking around limping more than she was walking around normally. But she won more than she lost, at least in her Wrestle Angels days, and she was trying to get that on here.

It was hard. The figure four lock had a ruthless efficacy to it. Haruka attempted to pull her way to the ropes as they were not that far. Yuki had pulled herself up by the ropes after all, but Haruka would have to be at full stretch to try and get to them. So maybe if the Silent Phoenix really brought her limberness to bare to the ropes, she could reach it...

Now she had her. Yuki has got Haruka in the most fitting submission right now to help wear those legs of hers down, making the Crimson Daze's life much easier. Out of all submission holds, the Figure-4 Leglock was one of the most effective holds to use on legs. As long as those legs are weakened, it should help out Yuki a lot in the long run to turn this match around in her favor. She soon sees that Haruka was reaching out for the ropes, they were close to them after all. But the Crimson Daze wasn't gonna let her grab them.

If she could the grappler will dig her palms in the mat and try to pull herself back a little with Haruka to drag her away from the ropes a bit and prevent her escape. From there Yuki will press her hands in the mat again and repeatedly lifts her lower body up and down repeatedly in a steady rhythm to intensify the pain to Haruka's legs.

Haruka was stronger. Maybe it was the pain shooting through her legs or maybe it was the fact that Yuki had let her linger in the hold so damn long last time. But the Silent Phoenix was going to make it to the ropes by hook or by crook. Haruka pushed and leaned back and just barely got to the ropes, with the tip of her longest finger. Yet she made it.

Break!

The little ref girl was intent on making Yuki break the hold. This would give Haruka a chance to calm down and catch her breath for a bit. And once Yuki was off of her she could bounce right back up and hit her with something else.

The ref-girl didn't even have to tell her. The second Yuki saw Haruka grab the ropes she released her legs without a second thought, since she is a nice and fair girl unlike most. Yuki crawls a little away back then stands up to walks a bit from her opponent while taking a deep breath, but keeps her eyes on her. Even though she released Haruka, she could have grabbed the woman then force her up to her feet but decided not to.

Once the angel gets back onto her feet, the Crimson Daze will charge right at her. When she gets close Yuki will try and swing her arm hard at Haruka with a Lariat. Since they were close to the ropes, if that Lariat hits then Haruka will probably at best fly out of the ring.

Haruka flexed her leg. It hurt, but everything was in fine working order. The Silent Phoenix dusted herself off and looked at her legs as she stood up. There wasn't any vascularity or anything- she was fine. Then she looked up at Yuki to try and find her. She found her and was not better off for it. The lariat came in like a tsunami and Haruka was swept away.

The girl flew over the ropes and landed painfully on the harsh concrete of the arena. The arena exploded with cheers and groans. Haruka wasn't bleeding, not yet, but she still lay on the ground in agony. The Silent Phoenix tried to pull herself together and get up. But after such a crash landing that would prove to be difficult.

Even back at her wrestling club days as far as at least 3 years ago, Yuki never got used to seeing someone crash outside the ring like that. It was never a pleasant sight, and it still makes Yuki wince at it, even if there were safety mats on the ground. But she wasn't going to stress about it, and instead the Crimson Daze would press on the attack, even in this current situation.

The ref-girl had already came up to the edge to start the ring out count, but after Yuki climbs out of the ring herself she had to reset it. It was all the time she'll need to perform yet another submission out here.

"One!"

If Haruka wasn't already, Yuki'll force the woman onto her front and step over her body. She'll then lift her opponent up by her shoulders before taking a seat on her rear and draping Haruka's arms over her thighs, finishing off with grabbing her neck then pulling back on it hard. Applying the Camel Clutch submission outside the ring, as the crowd cheers and take pictures and the ref-girl counts away.

"Two!"

Camel clutch. Another painful submission. If she were to fight this woman again she would do everything she could to stay off the ground so as to avoid these, but that was something she could not afford to do at the current moment. The Silent Phoenix jostled and tried to get the rookie off of her, even as the bulbs flashed and the crowd surged.

Haruka was a fighter and she was going to fight this. She used her incredible flexibility to contort herself and launch an enterprising elbow back at Yuki to try and dislodge her. That, combined with quite a lot of jostling was sure to do the trick. Or at least she hoped so.

Yuki struggled to keep Haruka flat under her, as she was trying to fight back. Receiving an elbow to her gut to try and throw her off while shaking, but Yuki wasn't going to let this chance go to waste. She digs her feet down the best she can, to brace herself so she doesn't get shaken off easily.

"Three!"

The ref-girl continues to count while the 2 wrestlers remain outside, and Yuki keeps attention to it until it's time to let go. The Crimson Daze will change her arms positions to put more pressure on her opponent, going from just pulling on her neck to both pulling AND choking her out with a Sleeperhold style grip around Haruka's neck.

"Four!"

The elbow was ineffective. The girl was a lot stronger and more formidable than she looked, Haruka was willing to grant her that. Unfortunately, that wasn't helping Haruka at all. Not only did the hold remain, it became worse. Now there was a choking component and it was far from ideal. Part of her told her to just ride it out, that this hold wasn't going to last forever, and that she could endure this.

But her instincts took over, and they told her to struggle with this until the hold was off her. Apparently, a great white shark has never been held in captivity because they thrash too much and always break their tanks. The Silent Phoenix was doing her best impression at the moment, violently twisting this way and that.

She desperately hoped she didn't have to rely on the ref girl to save her.

"Five!"

Even with the more effective lock around Haruka's neck, it was still tough to hold her. She was like a wild animal in a cage trying to get out it seems. And keeping this hold on with the struggling is now starting to wear down Yuki as well.

"Six!"

With both of the count and the shaking, Yuki has no choice but to let go of Haruka. She will reposition her left hand to tightly grab her opponent by the hair and unwrap the air from around her neck. Yuki will then bring that arm around Haruka's body under her arms and start to stand up and force the woman to her feet.

If she can control her opponent, Yuki will push Haruka into the apron then bring the arm from around her body to under her crotch area to lift her up and slide her into the ring. The Crimson Daze will follow suit and climb up the apron, grabbing the ropes to get back in the ring herself.