Aspiring Rookies

Moe tried to take control of the match by lunging at her foe with a reasonably strong move! But her initiative wouldn't pay off this time! She'd soon find herself kicking nothing but air as Julia sidestepped just in the nick of time!

"Urgh!!" Moe groaned as she landed and recoiled a bit, giving Julia the chance to straddle her! Moe grit her teeth and tried to react by attempting another jab to her opponent's midsection hoping to dissuade her from sitting on top of her, as it was a disadvantageous position for her to be in.

The blue haired girl smiled as her foe flew right past her. Not missing a beat she quickly got right on top of the girl. She wanted to take her time figuring out what she would do from her new position but Moe would not make that an easy task.

Julia would be hit again and cringed as Moe's fist drove into her. "Guh oww, you hit pretty hard." She commented. She would take the hint and try to reposition herself. She aimed to move to the girl's side and try to grab her arm. If she was successful she would wrap her legs around it and try to secure an armbar. She hoped from there Moe would have a harder time throwing any more jabs her way.

Moe had attempted to force Julia off of her with brute force in the form of punches. She thought that maybe if she fired off a few in quick succession, she could break free. But Julia had more technical skill than the petite wrestler realized! Before she could throw another jab, Miss Hiroshi would grab hold of Moe's arm and wrap her flexible, muscular legs around it, transitioning to a Cross Armbar!

"Crap!" Moe exclaimed as she realized how much of a disadvantage she would be at like this. As long as she remained in his hold, she couldn't land any decisive strikes! She barely had the experience to realize how she ended up in the Armbar from that position, let alone break free with a typical counter. She struggled by flailing a bit and trying to pry those legs off of her arm, but to no avail! "Uugh! Thanks, Julia! I'm not ready to submit, by the way!"

She said as she looked over the ropes and tried to reach out to them with her foot, despite obviously being too far away to warrant a break.

While Moe might have forced Julia from one position, the gymnast was quickly able to transition into an armbar. She secured her legs around the petite wrestler's arm and would start trying to force it back. Julia would smile as she watched her opponent flail around in her grasp. "Having a bit of trouble there?" She teased, suddenly pulling back as she finished.

Julia knew she wasn't going to get her foe to submit so quickly, but the way things were going it seemed like the gymnast would have time to put quite a strain on the rookie's arm. Seeing that Moe was going for the ropes, Julia would try to scoot herself back towards the center of the ring, pulling her opponent with her. "Nuh uh, you're not getting away that easily." Julia grunted as she tried to keep the smaller girl in position.

After going after Moe's arm for a bit, if she wasn't able to escape, Julia would release her hold. From there she would quickly try to maneuver the other wrestler onto her chest so she could try out another move.

Moe writhed in pain as Julia went to work on her arm! The smaller girl struggled, but try as she might, she just didn't seem to be able to escape! She lacked the strength to lift Julia and muscle her way out of the hold, and this positioning made it very difficult for her to use her strong suit: her martial arts skills and swift strikes! She'd remain trapped in that Cross Armbar for a short while, inching towards the ropes slowly!

"Uuurrrggh...! No....no trouble at all...almost...there!"

Moe fought through the pain to try to find her way to the ropes and break the hold! But as soon as she was inches away, Julia shifted her weight and pulled them back, closer to the center of the ring! The blue haired gymnast didn't even have to fully break the hold to dash Moe's hopes of escape!

"Nuuuu...! Ow ow ow! It hurts!" Moe exclaimed her disappointment as Julia prevented the rope break! Followed by her pain as her new friend at AFW only continued bringing the pain to her as she fully re-applied the Armbar! Moe would have a hard time putting up a fight this time. She groaned and yelped in pain as Julia kept working on her arm! Eventually, she'd breathe out a sharp sigh of relief when Miss Hiroshi stopped and opted to transition to something else.

Moe would hold her arm, trying to nurse it as best as she could while her opponent prepared her next move, and flipped the small girl over, onto her stomach!

Julia smiled as she heard the smaller wrestler complain. It wasn't that she enjoyed the girl's pain, but she was proud to have subdued the rookie. After finally releasing the hold and rolling her opponent over, she would give Moe a small pat on the back. "Want to just give up now? You really don't seem too bendy." she commented, slightly concerned for the woman's well being. She hoped Moe wouldn't take the comment to heart as Julia appreciated the practice she was getting in.

After giving Moe a second to respond, Julia would crawl onto her opponent's back. She would try to wrap her hands under the smaller wrestler's chin. If she wasn't stopped, she would rest her hands there for a moment before speaking. "Last chance to give up." Julia reminded her. Perhaps a little too eager to show off, she wouldn't wait for an answer and would start to pull back right away. She wondered how much stretching her opponent could take before it would really start to wear her out.

Moe was still in a disadvantageous position, but she was no quitter. Determined to fight it out until she couldn't take anymore, she'd protest. "No! Flexibility is good but I won't win by bending! I can turn this around!" Moe understood Julia's concern, but she wanted to keep at it.

The petite fighter would soon find that Julia crawled onto her back, and cupped her hands around her chin to prepare a possible Chinlock or variation of it! Moe didn't seem to put up much resistance until Julia prompted her with one last chance to submit. Moe's eyes widened in response. She immediately began throwing back Elbows strikes, aimed at her opponent's side. Though she could only do so with the arm that Julia didn't apply the Armbar to, earlier.

It was a simple tactic, but Moe was confident in her strikes. If she was able to force the blue-haired girl off her back, Moe would roll away to get some distance and recuperate.

"I don't really think you..." Julia would start but cringed as she was interrupted by Moe's elbow driving into her side. "Guh owwah!" She complained before taking a second hit. The gymnast would release her opponent and was eager to get off of her back. While she was happy to bend her sparring partner all day, it wasn't worth getting repeatedly elbowed in the side.

Julia would let the petite wrestler create some distance between them. She also wanted a few seconds to think. "I think I need to get better at taking hits." She would say out loud with a sigh. She felt like she should have held on for longer. She had other concerns to worry about now though, like how Moe would retaliate.

Miss Fukuoka needed a moment after suffering Julia's consecutive holds. She didn't know how much more she could take. But she didn't let that discourage her. Rising to one knee, she'd try to recount a positive thing from that last exchange. "Well...at least I know what your strategy is now....and I know that you don't like getting hit!" Moe said between breaths as she panted and collected herself.

If she had enough time to act, she'd dash at Julia and attempt to nail the blue haired girl with a Superkick as she rose to her feet! Charging at her foe another time wasn't the optimal plan, seeing as how that didn't work out for her last time, but Moe tried to dash at her sparring partner even faster this time. The petite fighter let out a battle cry as she did the best she could at the moment! "Raaaargh!"

Julia would start to laugh at the rookie's declaration. "Hahaha oh come on. Who likes getting hit? And you 'knew' m the start." The gymnast would point out. She really didn't see what advantage Moe thought she got out of their encounter. She would stick her tongue out at her sparring buddy and giggle, giving the woman some time to attack.

Seeing Moe charge at her again, she couldn't help but wonder what the woman was thinking. If it didn't work the first time, why would it work the second time? Julia would try to sidestep the move again. "You don't learn do you?" She teased as she ended up almost behind Moe. If she managed to catch the other wrestler off guard she would try to step in towards Moe, wrap her arm around the petite wrestler's shoulder, and then try to pull her back into an abdominal stretch.