Debut match Rio Banks vs Kanga (Complete)

Rio felt her punch connect and Kanga's weight leaving her midsection. She looked up to see that Kanga was checking herself and Rio picked herself up and sat in seiza.

"Yes, that was a one inch. Though it was much weaker since I did it from a bad position." Rio replied after hearing Kanga's examination. Now she waited for Kanga to make a move.

Kanga smirked as she dusted off her jacket and said, "Quite a lucky shot there, mate, but that won't stop me!" She observed Rio's movement to see that she is sitting in seiza. It must be some sort of Japanese way of meditating or something, but Kanga didn't have time to wait on Rio.

She would bounce her way back to her and attempted to go low and give an uppercut to Rio's chin. If this worked, Rio would be lifted off and land on her back so she can immobilized for a moment.

Despite being in a sitting position, Rio was fully capable of defending herself. Slightly adjusting her feet she prepared herself as Kanga made her way back to Rio. Lunging from her position she went for a double leg takedown and just as she did Kanga threw an uppercut. Do to her position and momentum, Rio fell forward after the uppercut connected with her. Rio landed at Kanga's feet and she rubbed her chin.

"Good shot Shelia." Rio said as she tried to get onto all fours, minus the one hand she had on her chin.

Kanga's fist made its mark and put Rio on the mat. Hearing her comment with an Australian word that is dear to her, she would smile and say, "Heheh, you're catching on." Seeing that Rio was getting on all fours, Kanga crouched down a bit also as she wanted to be at the same level as her opponent.

Then, she would try to charge in and tackle her opponent again and grab one of her arms. If this worked, she would put Rio on her stomach and apply an armlock behind the back.

Rio saw Kanga and braced herself when she got down and went for her tackle. Not really having her defense ready, Kanga was able to get Rio onto her stomach and apply her armlock.

With one arm being controlled by Kanga, Rio would begin to use her legs and raise her lower half before trying to roll out of this armlock. If she couldn't flip herself to get out of this hold she still had one other idea.

Kanga did get one of Rio's arm locked in well behind her back, but it didn't necessarily mean that Rio wasn't going anywhere. She still was able to move about and those sudden movements to try and roll were making her lose her grip. The Australian girl would try to keep her down as best as she could, hoping to still get some points in for the hold.

But once Rio rolls out or uses her free arm for escaping, Kanga would once again have to back off and prepare for her opponent's next move.

Rio continued to try to escape the hold and tried to stand up while flipping under Kanga's arm. If she could do this she would use her once trapped arm to hold onto Kanga's wrist. Holding that arm she would pull her in and drop to her knees for a fireman's carry and toss her down at her side. If Rio was successful she then go for a pin and hook one of Kanga's legs with her arm.

Sure enough, Rio managed to flip herself out and maintain her hold on Kanga's wrist. Kanga didn't know what Rio was planning, but she was sure to find out when she got lifted in a fireman's carry. From there, Kanga was tossed to the side and landed on her back, so that Rio can hook under one of her legs for a pin.

Immediately, the referee would start the pin count by calling out, "1!" As the count started, Kanga would try to gather the strength to break out of the pin.

After nailing her move and starting her pin, Rio felt pretty good about herself. She knew that such a move wouldn't put someone away and expected Kanga to attempt to kick out of this pin. Sure enough Kanga tried to kick out and Rio was forced to get off of her and stopped the pin before the 2 count.

After Kanga kicked out, Rio wanted to keep the pressure on her and tried to force Kanga to her feet. If she could do this, she would try to irish whip Kanga into one of the open turnbuckles.

It was a great relief for Kanga that she broke the pin in time before the referee can proceed any further. But of course, she was not out of the woods yet as Rio kept up the pressure on her. Kanga was pulled up to her feet and immediately thrown into the direction of an open turnbuckle. She was running so fast from the swing that she was unable to stop herself until she hit that corner herself.

"AAAUGH!!!" Kanga cried out as she turned to have her back slam against the turnbuckle and her arms hung over the top ropes.