The First Hunt for Mana! Anampo vs. Honi

Submission Match: decided by Submission only, Anything Goes and No DQ


This is it, the debut match of New Zealand-born Aihe Wihongi. She could hear the wild and crazy fans outside as another match was about to come to a close. It almost felt like she was about to head into the battlefield and create carnage in her wake. That after all was the main thing about her Maori ancestry: they love war and they eat, sleep, and drink killing and fighting. She can hardly wait to start fighting against her first opponent so she can showcase her skill set.

Aihe then got the call that she had 5 minutes until her match starts. That's all the time she needs as she's putting in one more touch: her ancestral female makeup. She wants to make her family and her country proud and this was her moment to shine.



(with camo pants under her grass skirt and brown boots)

The fans outside were still waiting for the match to start and see this new fresh face in the league. Then, the lights would dim and tribal drums started to play slowly and loudly around the ring. The lights would brighten a little one by one to show skulls and large bones attached to sticks at the sides of the walkway. The drums would then beat one at a time as a silhouette of the first fighter appeared at the walkway, carrying some sort of staff on her back. She began to slap at both sides of her calves at once as she stomped with each beat to build up the feel of power. She soon began to chant her own version of the haka and perform her traditional Maori movements as the voices of other women shouted with her:

Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Tēnei te taitamāhine mātātoa
Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
Ā, upane! ka upane! Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!
Ā, upane! ka upane! Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra![/size]


(Translated: Tis death! ‘tis death! (or: I may die)’Tis life! ‘tis life! (or: I may live)

’Tis death! ‘tis death! ’Tis life! ‘tis life!
This is the fearless woman
Who brought the sun and caused it to shine
A step upward, another step upward!
A step upward, another... the Sun shines!
A step upward, another step upward! A step upward, another... the Sun shines!)

When she finished, she took out her staff known as the taiaha as Adrian Von Ziegler's Spirit War began to play. Without delay, she started to spin her staff as she swung and broke the skulls and bones with great ease. The crowds at the sides were shocked, but at the same time, pumped to see the prowess that this girl had. She continued walking and smashing bones as she got closer to the ring. At the base of the ring, she would simply step inside and spin her taiaha once more before raising it up and giving a loud battle cry.

She ended with the protruding of her own tongue to indicate that she is hungry for battle and (seemingly) ready to eat her opponent alive.

As a new fighter entered the ring for the first time, her opponent Would be entering the ring for the first time since her long hiatus. Caused by a fractured rib, she underwent training after she healed and then went on a soul-searching journey for closure in her life.

And now, she was back.

A vary contrasting 'Kill Mercy Within' would begin to play over the speakers. Anampo came out and stop tall and pricy on the stage. She was still shy, sure. But she wasnt oing to show it. In her normal attire, with new and fresh moccasins on her feet, Anampo came down the ramp and entered the ring.

The crowd cheered for the return of the rabbit. They would also cheer for her opponent. Theybwould be getting a good match tonight.

"Hello...My name is Anampo."

Honi put away her weapon as her opponent made her way to the ring. She looked like a harmless rabbit, yet she stood straight and tall as she looked ready to take on the brute before her. She admired that and felt that this should be an interesting matchup.

The Maori girl would walk up to Anampo and bowed her head to her as she said, "Pleased to meet you, Anampo. My name is Honi." Though of Polynesian descent, she sounded British. "I am intrigued to see how well you fight against me, but I must warn you, I represent my tribal bloodline, so I won't go easy on you." She offered a handshake to play by the rules and ensure a fair fight.

Anampo smiles. She liked that her first fight back would also coincided with another person's debut. The rabbit would extand her arm to shake with the Maori woman's. "G-Good. I wouldnt want it any to he way. Just dont feel like you've failed your bloodline when I have you submission to me."

"We'll see about that," said Honi as she shook Anampo's hand firmly before slowly breaking away. She would walk over to her own corner to start stretching her arms and legs in preparation. Her first match is already putting a lot of pressure on her, but if she wanted to prove herself as a true Maori, she must not back down no matter what.

Once the bell rings, Honi would go to her fighting stance and make her way towards Anampo.

Anampo back away after after handshake. She didn't want to turn her back to her opponent and have the bell ring on her before she made it back to the ring. It also gave her the ability to spring forward if need be or if Honi asked her to come to her.

The rabbit hears the bell ring. She waits in her corner for Honi, ready to analyze her style, if possible.

Honi started to make her way towards her opponent with one fist raised up and the other to the side in preparation for any strikes coming her way. She looked intimidating as she was getting closer to Anampo and stuck out her tongue before charging forward. She wanted to try and tackle her opponent to the mat so she can sit on her stomach.

If this worked, Honi would also try for a little ground and pound on the face.

Okay. As she didnt have much time to read her opponent, what Anampo had gathered was that Honi was going to be pretty forward in at least the start of this match. Stepping out just a bit too late, the rabbit was tackled and pinned down with Honi sitting on her chest. Not trying to let her get the advantage over her so soon, Anampo threw her legs around her opponent's body and tries to roll her onto her side for a body scissor.

Honi's look revealed no mercy as she sat down on Anampo's stomach and wanted to give her a beatdown. she intended to rain down punches to send the message of how powerful she is. What she didn't see though is Anampo's legs going up and grabbing around her waist before being held to the side.

"NNGH!!" she grunted as her body got squeezed and she tried to pry her opponent's legs loose to get free.

That look put a good deal of fear in Anampo's head. Honi looked ready to really hurt the rabbit. Unfortunately, Anampo couldn't do too much research on Honi as she was still too new. She pumped her legs and squeezed tighter around the woman's body. As Honi made attempts to pry her legs, Anampo throws several punches to her arms.