Aspiring Rookies

Moe got to catch her breath and collect her wits. Julia was kind enough to give her that much mercy. That would have to come to an end, however, when the shorter wrestler demonstrated that she was ready to continue.

In her weakened state, Julia was easily able to apply a headlock to Moe! Moe responded by wrapping her arms around the gymnast's waist and retorting. "Yes! Stop going easy on me!". Despite the one-sided match that this spar had become, Moe was still willing to face any amount of challenge from Julia, or any opponent. If her opponent hadn't tried an immediate follow up, Moe would try to place hands on Julia's core until she found her stomach. If successful, Moe would attempt to Uppercut Julia in the tummy and break free from her Headlock!

Julia would squeeze her opponent's neck, continuing to try to tire her out. She was impressed by the rookie's stamina but determined to beat her. "I'm not going easy on you. You would have hit me way more if I was." Julia responded to the accusation. She would soon eat her words though as the rookie drove her fist into the gymnast's stomach. Julia gasped and immediately loosened her grip on the smaller wrestler.  "Gugh owww!" She groaned, trying to shove Moe away as she gripped her stomach with one hand.

Julia had taken her opponent too lightly and was paying for it. She looked back up at Moe before speaking. "Good one..." She reluctantly admitted. She hoped her opponent would try to rest instead of follow up with another move.

Moe had managed to find her way out Julia's headlock. She smiled as she backed away and created some distance between the two of them. "You're pretty good, yourself!" Moe complimented her opponent and reciprocated Julia's praise of her. She'd lower her arm as pain flared up within in it. She thought to herself that it's probably because she let herself stay in that Armbar too long. It was very taxing on her to keep at it after suffering through all those submissions without inflicting a similar level of damage to Julia to give her a fighting chance. Still, Moe told herself that she simply didn't want to lose and chose to continue onward!

"I knew there'd be strong opponents here! I'm happy we get to spar." Moe would say with a smile before correcting her tired posture and stepping towards her opponent! She'd attempting to use a Roundhouse Kick and aim for Miss Hiroshi's side!

Julia opted to take the kick, cringing as she felt it connect with her side. She hoped it wouldn't be leaving a bruise. The gymnast would be forced to take a step to the side but would stop herself from moving any further. She tried then to wrap her arm around Moe's leg, catching the kick and holding her opponent on one leg. She hoped to both immobilize the rookie and eventually catch her off balance.

If the situation allowed for it, Julia would try to lunge towards her sparring partner in an attempt to take her back down to the mat. From how the fight was going so far, the gymnast knew that she would have the advantage there. If she could get her opponent to the floor, she would be ready to try to get a submission out of the smaller wrestler.

Moe's kick landed true. The impact and sound that it made were audible. She prided herself on her strikes and she believed herself to have done well with that one. She'd quickly try to retract her leg to attempt another kick, but would instead find herself hopping on one leg to retain her balance. "Ugh! No!" She protested as she noticed that her sparring partner wrapped her arm around her leg. Before she could think of a way out of this situation, Julia would charge at her. With little footing available to her, Moe would be unable to sustain her balance when faced with her opponent's tackle, Moe would be forced down to the mat, onto her back!

"Oooof!" said the green clad wrestler as she stared at the ceiling. Moe made the assumption that a hold would soon follow, and bearing in mind that Julia was much better at applying and escaping holds than she was Miss Fukuoka would try to roll onto her back and crawl towards the ropes to escape yet another test of her flexibility!

Julia grinned as she kept the rookie on one leg for a second before taking her back down to the mat yet again. This time though, the gymnast didn't stay on the mat for long. She would try to grab one of Moe's feet and stand up while holding it. "Ready to bend a bit more?" She would tease, hoping her next move wouldn't cause anything to break. If given the chance, Julia would maneuver the rookie's legs into position for a figure four leg lock. All that was left was for her to fall back and put some pressure on her opponent. "Feel free to tap out whenever you want." The gymnast would tell her opponent, hoping it would be sooner rather than later.

Moe failed to prevent Julia from setting up her next submission maneuver: a Figure Four Leglock! Moe's legs would soon find themselves knotted around the gymnast's lower extremities as the hold was applied! While she was stunned from being thrown off balance, she was still able to make out the light teasing that Julia had thrown in, along with her hold. The brown haired wrestler yelped in pain as pressure was applied!

"AAaaaahh! Nnn-Nooo!" Moe answered as she held her head and writhed in pain! She would try to reach for the ropes, which she wasn't too far from. But her small size and subsequently small wingspan, put her just out of reach! And only added to the frustration. Because of the damage she endured and the stamina she lost from the previous hold, Moe would lack to strength to roll both herself and her opponent over to reverse the hold. She knew she'd have to ride it out for now, and simply wait for Julia to either get tired or want to try something else.

Julia would slowly increase the pressure she was putting on the rookie's leg, waiting for a submission. Unfortunately her opponent was being more tenacious than she expected. The gymnast was actually starting to feel bad for the girl writhing on the ground. Finally she would let up and release Moe. Julia was afraid she snap the poor girl's ankle before she got a submission. "You know, you really should give up if it hurts too much. Not everyone's as nice as me." She would comment as she made her way to her feet.

While Julia was being nice, she wasn't a saint. Her kindness only meant that she would start focusing on a different part of the rookie's body that she figured wasn't in as much pain. The blue haired wrestler would try to turn Moe on to her stomach. From there she would plant a foot on the smaller wrestler's back and try to grab the woman's arms and pull backwards.

Moe's writhing seemed to earn the mercy of her highly flexible and skilled opponent. The Figure Four hurt. The poor, petite girl had never been put in one before. Upon being released, she laid there for a moment, trying to recuperate and hoping her knee and ankle were still intact. Julia would easily flip Moe onto her back and continue her relentless assaults of teasing accompanied by debilitating and well applied submission holds!

Moe wanted to do something about her predicament. She was losing badly in her first encounter with a fellow wrestler at AFW. Perhaps Julia was just out of her league. And if she was, who's to say that most wrestlers weren't? These thoughts of self-doubt would soon be interrupted by the pain of her sparring partner pulling on her arms while keeping a foot planted on Moe's back! "S....Surfboard...?" Moe inquired, as she began to feel her arms and back ache. She continued being tenacious despite how one-sided things had become.

"If...if I give up now...I'll have wasted your time!" Miss Fukuoka commented with gritted teeth.

"Huh? Oh, that's what it's called!" Julia exclaims, having just learned the name of the hold she was using against her opponent. She smiled at the rookie to thank her. In her excitement however the gymnast would suddenly pull back harder on the smaller girl. After the initial shock she would slowly lean back and continue to stretch Moe out, putting more and more pressure on her.

"Oh trust me, this totally wasn't a waste of time." Julia laughed. She had enjoyed the practice so far and the current boost her confidence was getting from dominating the match was well worth the time. After one last hard pull, the gymnast would let her opponent drop back to the mat. "Soooooo...next hold? Or do you want to call it quits?"