Eliza Harenwood (W/Clyde) Vs Shido - Fanning the flames

Well for one who called himself the fanboy Shido wasn't exactly doing anything to endear Eliza to him, thus far he had been quite adept at dealing with the attacks of the dancing passion. But no matter, everyone had a weakness. And once Eliza delivered a few strong attacks to the head pretty much anyone would be out of it, that was all it would take to secure victory. And Eliza was willing to bet that Shido knew it too.

Still it seemed he wasn't that brave either, as he vocalised his feelings in trying to take the first move. When it was offered to him, Eliza frowned before brushing her head with one hand. In response to the enemy's words Ms Harenwood simply huffed, seemed he was playing hard to get. Well fine then, he couldn't play defence all night long. To win one had to attack, and as a Harenwood Eliza lived only to win.

That said she knew that Shido was most likely going to attempt a counter and try to trap her, Eliza recalled an old proverb her Mother once said. "The bear who sees the trap can't be caught." with that in mind the dancing passion would continue her array of dynamic strikes if that was what Shido wished. She'd begin her spins, twice to close the distance before suddenly springing forth with her left elbow to try and clip Shido in the jaw or neck area.

It seemed that Shido's silliness was finally coming to a halt. He had been active in trying to dodge and defend thus far, and from an objective standpoint, he wasn't doing a bad job. He was just being annoying about it. It wasn't normal for him to be THIS defensive. And in this moment, it started to become apparent why.

Eliza's spins were as enchanting as ever. Her technique was one to behold. But not without consequence, as Shido soon found out. Trying to follow her movements caused him to flinch, and in putting his guard up early without blocking his face. He failed to grasp the timing of the strike and ate a hard elbow straight to the jaw! He'd stagger and take a few steps back before holding his jaw and assuming his stance again. Anyone who saw the elbow connect could tell it hurt, but Shido didn't show any immediate signs of pain.

Shido would offer some discourse, as per usual. "So, uh....I'm not so awesome with strikes. Whether it's taking them or dishing them out. But I know a good striker when I see one. And you're top notch! Good stuff, Miss Eliza." Shido was the kinda guy to wear his heart on his sleeve. He was honest with her in that the situation was indeed that Shido wasn't great in hitting matches and Eliza's ability to deliver artful and precise blows was going to prove to be a huge challenge for him!

That flinch, that was the kicker. Eliza had wished that as the intended result, it wasn't just to connect with the attack. But to get them to stay still for just the right amount of time, Shido so far had proven able to nimbly cope with the steps of the dancing passion. No doubt in an effort to try and tire her out as her offence came to naught, well that wasn't really going to work. In fact being on the offence was where Eliza could really shine, what with the aforementioned nimble array of attacks she could throw out at a moment's notice.

Still Shido's words prompted Eliza to lift an eyebrow in response, Shido was admitting that striking it out wasn't his forte. In battle it didn't really pay to reveal your weakness, unless you were bluffing. Though Eliza never assumed anything of her opponents unless it was proven clear, outwardly however the young woman simply said "Now now, flattery gets one nowhere." and Eliza meant that.

Nevertheless Eliza quickly continued with the advantage, Shido was hit but not downed. Which was fine by her, meant he was still there at least. Silently Eliza would proceed to quickly swing her right leg out down low and try to clip Shido in the back of the knee, maybe that would help slow the fanboy down and better prepped for what lay ahead.

Shido didn't mind revealing his weak points. He was the type of guy to believe that acknowledged weaknesses and adapting or overcoming them when forced to is what made a true wrestler. And he approached each match with this mindset, even if it was easier to think or to say than it was to put into practice.

"Heh, will it get me somewhere if it's true?" Shido would try to get more words out of Eliza. The more discourse they had and the better he could understand her, the better his odds were of winning, or so he thought. Still, discussion during a match wasn't without it's drawbacks. Promptly after finishing his statement, he'd feel Eliza's dainty foot snare the back of his knee, pulling him down to the canvas to rest on his good knee. Shido had failed to block this tripping blow, but he knew he was in a prime position to be kicked again if he was like this, perhaps with a shining wizard or similar kick. He would raise his arms, ready to block, in reaction to what he felt was coming. If he guessed correctly, he'd default to his previous strategy of trying to catch a punch or kick and try to drag the dancing beauty down to the mat with him!

Eliza knew that sometimes you had to make a weakness in the enemy rather than let one be revealed, she knew that Shido was trying to discern what made the dancing passion tick by speaking to her. But his words were nothing compared to the sort of things she'd have heard back home, so she had drawn on the good old fashioned stiff upper lip. Matches were as much of a mental game as it was physical, but Eliza was prepared for both in ample measure.

Shido was down on one knee there, and the dancing passion was planning to keep on the opponent. Each attack would serve to further weaken the enemy, in preparation for the finale. And the dancing passion would stick to what she knew, delivering some dynamic offence. With that she had prepared to strike at the head of the fanboy, that ever so delightful little target.

She quickly lept into the motions of a shining wizard, only to realise that Shido was getting his arms up in preparation for blocking. Eliza knew that the enemy was probably going to get a hold of her, but it wouldn't be easy. Blocking any leg strike from the British woman was going to cause significant harm, so at the very least Eliza knew she was going to get a little result at least. But it wouldn't be what she wanted.

Clyde raised his brow and frowned at the comment Shido made before he saw Eliza go in for the shining wizard, whether or not it connected was irrelevant as Clyde was hollering and pounding at the mat, trying to get the crowd behind Eliza too!

"LET'S GO ELIZA!"

Shido was in no position to dodge or counter Eliza's kick. Being stuck on one knee on the ring canvas as she charged at him to deliver a move wasn't exactly where he wanted or needed to be if he wanted to put up a fight and try to win the match. It didn't help that she seemed to limit personal interaction, as Shido was hoping to use his commentary to his advantage. Still, the situation itself wasn't as dire as one might believe. Shido could still go the distance and turn the tables if given the chance.

His suspicions of the type of kick coming at him were all but confirmed when Eliza stepped off his knee to deliver the shining wizard kick! And he had his arms in the right place and decent enough reaction time to take the proper countermeasures. He would lift a forearm to block the kick and use his free have to brace his forearm, trying as best he could to mitigate damage from the impending blow! The kick made a very audible thwack noise that could be heard from ringside and even in the front row in the audience! And as anyone could guess, it hurt. And pretty bad at that, even though Shido had blocked it. Still the fan boy would smile, doing his best to hide the pain. Implementing the adrenaline from having blocked the kick, he'd choose to follow up quickly. Shido had never heard of a shining wizard kick that didn't leave the aggressor grounded, and Eliza had just struck him with her powerful leg! He would attempt to grab her foot as she landed and wrap it up in a quick ankle lock. There was no telling how long he could feasibly keep it applied after taking the kind of kick he did to the forearm. But he tried his best. Soon his arm would become a liability, but if he could give Eliza a concern to keep conscious of during the match as well, maybe it would even the playing field a bit!

Eliza knew that this situation hadn't favoured her, initially it seemed like it had of course. But Shido had proven that he could handle the offence of the dancing passion, for the most part at least. And that was Eliza had hoped to get past, one strong attack was all that the dancing passion would require. That head, the target.

But Shido hadn't made it easy, and now Eliza was going to pay for her blocked attack. Sure the fanboy was probably going to need an ice pack on that arm, but he was going to come out of this exchange much better. Because he had grabbed hold of one of Eliza's legs, and was proceeding to cinch in an ankle lock! Eliza dreaded this hold, despised it with a passion. Because it focused on causing immense pain on the dancing passion's most treasured prizes, her lethal and legendary thighs.

A look of panic covered Ms Harenwood's face, she already felt the pressure as Shido held the leg. This wasn't good, and Eliza knew it. Eliza relied significantly on her legs in her overall game plan, not as much as it used to. But still it remained a fundamental corner block, still Eliza had worked on plans on how to deal with this. She tried to remain calm despite the pain, the best thing to do was try to make it to the ropes. This called for some fancy footwork, or handwork. Eliza lay on her belly for a few seconds as the fanboy kept the hold, but Eliza then proceeded to raise her other leg up and proceed to go into a sort of handstand and try to get moving forward to the ropes. She hoped this surprising display of acrobatics would let her get a head start in that endeavour.

Eliza seemed to be going about her escape in a rather dynamic way. It shouldn't have surprised many people there, she was a dancer after all. Still, it was cool enough to earn praise from Shido. She had managed to go forward a pretty decent distance by attempting what was almost a handstand and walking forward on her hands. "Nice moves!"

Still as cool as it was, it might mean bad news for Shido. If she could escape relatively unhurt and unfazed, there'd be nothing preventing her from going right back to work on him with those strong legs of hers! To make matters worse, he had begun feeling the effects of blocking that from earlier and it became harder to keep a grip on her foot and ankle. With Eliza almost at the ropes, all he could hope to do without compromising his arm completely was give one last, harsh twist/crank to her foot before she grasped those ropes. And once she did, he'd let go immediately, as per regulation.

Eliza knew that the longer she remained in this hold the more worse off she would be, and given that the match had gone on for a bit that was bad news. Eliza's offence usually lept the opponent crumpled at the end, but so far Shido had managed to get around or at least reduce the damage done to him. And he had managed to start doing significant pain to one of Eliza's most important tools of her gameplan, them legs. That had earned her the praise and adoration of fans from England to Japan!

Still though Ms Harenwood's creative method of dealing with this hold had been something she had come up with in the past, and it had taken quite a few people by surprise too. Shido voiced his opinion of how impressive it was, which might have made Eliza smile if she wasn't in considerable pain at this very minute. Nevertheless it was much faster than crawling, and forced Shido to continue with Eliza otherwise odds were she have wriggled out his grip and gone into a forward roll.

Thankfully Eliza had crossed the ring and managed to get to the ropes, but not before Shido gave one spiteful hard twist on the held leg of the dancing passion. "Guah!" Eliza sharply grunted out as the lower limb was contorted, okay now that was the cherry on the painful little cake right there. But at least Shido had the decency to release the hold once the young Brit got the rope break.

Eliza was slow as she recovered, using the ropes as an assist for leverage. She made sure to hide the wince on her face as she rose to her feet though, the better to keep the enemy guessing. But yeah, it hurt to put significant pressure on it. Certainly wasn't going to be able to do anything fancy with it, Ms Harewood would take a deep breath and turn to her opponent before saying "Hmph. I will admit that was a good counter there Mr Shido, but I am far, far from finished......" that was true. In the past Eliza might have had a bad time from this situation, now though she had more matches under her belt. And could weather the storm better, as she would do so with going back into the centre of the ring. Albeit with a slower step in her leg.