Eliza Harenwood vs Akiha Kosha - Embers

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Standard match won via pinfall or submission.

Eliza had come to Friction with the intent of moonlighting there and obtain an open challenge from a competitor, it was more out of a sake of seeking more opponents. The majority of people that the dancing passion fought against had been males such as Clyde Gastin, and while she had been on a streak since coming back to Tension. There was a sense of irony that was not lost on the young woman, her first proper win long ago had been here in Friction against a singer named Raira.

Ms Harenwood looked at Akiha as she stretched, placing her right leg atop the top rope akin to how a ballerina would. Eliza hoped this woman could perform well, enough to at least have been worth the trip over to Tokyo. The Brit would move her leg so that it was behind her back, holding her ankle with both hands. The crowd was already highly intrigued by this ensuing battle, both girls have been on a winning streak as of late. Surely it was going to come to a head here, one would have the streak prosper. The other crushed, rather than worry Eliza however. It thrilled her.

After her stretching Eliza would enter her stance, her left arm below her navel and her right close to her breasts. With her legendary legs slightly bent and ready to move, Eliza took a deep breath and smiled at Akiha.

DING!

It was showtime now, the dance would start. Eliza usually favoured sheer offence right out the door, however tonight and it's entirety was different from what she usually did. So for this time Ms Harenwood would take a few steps out into the centre of the proverbial dancefloor, to get a chance to asses Akiha and go from there.

Akiha had standards, she didn't fight males and thus stayed away from Tension, but that also meant she had a limited amount of people who would know about her.  That being said Eliza was a rare opportunity for the raven hair wrestler, one which she always kept her eyes open for.  Ms Harenwood had wrestled and defeated males, meaning that Akiha could hit the tension market and increase her popularity by fighting Eliza.  Thus, business-wise it made perfect sense for her to accept this match.

As she got into the ring, she would watch her opponent stretch, taking a moment to observe her.  Eliza seemed flexible at first glance, meaning submission holds wouldn't be as effective, something that the Japanese Friction wrestler would keep in mind as she then placed her water bottle just bellow the turnbuckle so that it would be within reach if the match went south.  The raven hair wrestler then got up, ready to start this match.

Akiha was actually excited for this match, it would be two wrestlers who had a fire theme and were both on a winning streak.  Eliza was a face and a Tension wrestler while Akiha was a heel and a Friction wrestler meaning a lot was riding on this match, all of it motivating the Japanese Friction wrestler to win it.

The bell would then ring as Eliza smiled at her.  Akiha would give a smirk as she also made her way center of the ring before raising her arms up.  “Care to test you strength.” stated the raven hair wrestler as she baited Eliza to lock up with her.

This was it, if there were any butterflies in either of the wrestlers stomachs it wasn't being shown at all. No fear and no backing down, Eliza had come here to compete and that was what she'd do. Who knows, Eliza might be more inclined to travel to friction more often. But that could wait as right now the dancing passion had a match, against an opponent who A was on a win streak and B wasn't liked by the crowd given their earlier reaction.

Keeping that in mind Eliza was a tad cautious right now, as opposed to her usual starting method of getting the first hit and being an unrelenting torrent of kicks and knees. Once the match got properly underway Ms Harenwood would see about using the infamous strikes that made her a major player over in Tension.

Akiha was offering a lockup it seemed, Eliza paused where she was with her feet settled. The British girl lifted an eyebrow in consideration, she moved out of her usual stance and would accept the hold offer. Usually Eliza had never done something like that in her matches, seeing as how against guys she was often at a height and weight disadvantage. Eliza's main strength was in her lower limbs, but her upper ones were she felt toned enough to be able to hold her own. And those lithe legs could help keep Ms Harenwood grounded also, she was wondering how Akiha would go about from this however.

The two would lock hands and attempt to overpower one another. Akiha and Eliza strength were almost equal, but the blond wrestler was a bit bigger and heavier than her raven hair counterpart, meaning she had a size advantage. Thus, the Japanese wrestler was slowly being overpowered but that was alright as she had gotten the information she had wanted. She now knew that Eliza would probably be using her speed to try and win this match instead of brute strength, thus Akiha could plan around it.

Taking a step back, Akiha would now attempt to shift her weight and try to break the hold before attempting to kick her opponent in her chest. It was a dirty tactic but Akiha was a heel and she usually opened up with such a tactic. In her previous matches, it had proven to be effective and thus she was confident it would probably work again to give her an early advantage.

Eliza knew that this wasn't going to amount to much, it wasn't her thing. It was a night of firsts though and Ms Harenwood figured she'd indulge Akiha for now, it was a rare thing for Eliza to be taller than her enemy in the ring. Something that she felt she should perhaps relish a bit while she can, Eliza doubted she'd have another time like this.

But Akiha went for a cheap shot, inwardly Eliza suspected that would occur. As Ms Harenwood got herself a hard kick to the gut, and in response the British woman grunted and staggered back from Akiha. So the first hit went to the opponent, and it was done like that hm? Well to Eliza Akiha made her intentions rather clear at that point, but when it came to kicking there were few who could compete with the dancing passion.

If that move had proven effective for Ms Kosha then Ms Harenwood was going to use what she thought was effective also. And that was kicks, once Eliza rubbed her attacked area a couple of times she would then proceed to bust out a pirouette spin. This spin would move slowly forward and serve to confuse the enemy, and then Eliza would jump and attempt to clip Akiha in the side of the head with a front foot kick. If there was one thing that Ms Harenwood could do well it was well placed blows.

A smirk appeared on Akiha face as she got the first hit in.  The crowd booed at seeing such a dirty tactic being performed by a heel.  The raven hair wrestler would now attempt to move in to press her advantage, but suddenly Eliza began to do a pirouette spin.  The Japanese wrestler was confused by this maneuver before being kicked in the head.  This attack sent knock Akiha down to the wrestling mat on her back.  She would take a moment to shake her head before trying to get up, that was if Eliza didn't press her advantage and keep Akiha down.

Eliza heard the noise, the oh so satisfying smack that occurred when she swung out her beautifully impressive legs at the head of the enemy. And as expected Akiha crumbled like a sack of dropped potatoes, whenever Eliza stepped into the ring one thing you could on was for her to deliver explosive and dynamic strikes. The dancing passion had learned not to rely on overpowering her foe given she was usually at a disadvantage in that regard, so instead she relied on mostly her kicks honed through years of dance practise. Even the tallest male could be brought down to size at the feet of the British aristocrat.

The crowd gave a loud shout of joy, it was a common thing with Eliza's displays of finesse. She grunted as she hit the mat sideway after her kick connected with Akiha, but Eliza knew her opponent came out far worse out of that exchange. After landing Eliza would take a second to enjoy her handiwork before standing back up and attempting to grab Akiha's left leg, in order to attempt a spinning toehold. Aside from striking Eliza also felt rather capable with submissions, made sense after the enemy was downed after all.

Just a single kick had given Akiha a pounding headache.  She had never felt a kick that strong before and this was just the start of the match, at this rate it would end up in being a one sided beat down.  This must have been how Eliza had gone on a winning streak and defeated her male opponents.  The raven hair wrestler would keep this in mind, making sure to avoid Eliza kicks as she then attempted to get up.  

Yet before she could get up her left leg was grabbed, crap she had been down on the ground for too long and left herself exposed.  Her foot was then twisted as it was placed in a spinning toehold.  “AHH!” screamed the Japanese wrestler due to the pressure as she then attempted to pull back her leg in hopes of getting out but it was no use as it was well lock in.  Thus, Akiha went with a different tactic and tried to use her free leg to kick Eliza in hopes of getting out.

Although Eliza remained steadfast in her belief that a single well placed blow could secure her victory, the young woman had made efforts to expand on what she could do beyond just that. After all when the enemy was down sometimes it was best to whittle them down with submissions rather than just kicking them as they lay, besides that didn't suit a dignified lady such as Ms Harenwood. One that the crowd adored and thensome.

Akiha's yelp of pain served as a good indicator that Eliza's moves were working as intended, this acted as an indicator to the young woman in seeing how much effort would be needed to secure victory. It was the start of the match though so of course Akiha wasn't going to be down for long, and put her free leg to good use by aptly kicking Eliza. Right in mid spin of Ms Harenwood's move, catching her on the hip.

The dancing passion let out a yelp of surprise in response to this and promptly released the hold, but still Eliza had managed to procure an early lead in the battle. And with that in the dancing passion took a few steps away from Akiha and would swish her hair with her left hand, the enemy just put a nip in the bud there.

"Well Ms Akiha, satisfied thus far?" Eliza asked in her usual polite manner.

Being in the spinning toehold was painful due to all the pressure it put on her leg.  Thus Akiha threw a kick aimed at Eliza's hip, causing a yelp to come out of her and being release out of the hold.  It was a good thing Akiha got out as quickly as she did, being placed in a hold like that and this early in the match could have spelled disaster for her if it had gone on for any longer.

Akiha would quickly get up, a bit surprised that her opponent had not pressed her attack and instead given her enough room to actually get up before asking if she was satisfied.  “Satisfied? That hardly counts as an appetizer.” stated Akiha in response to Eliza.  Assuming she had not been attacked, Akiha would then run to the ropes before bouncing off them and coming back at Eliza, attempting to hit her with a drop kick.