Kyo Akamatsu vs Daisuke Kamiya

Having Kyo locked in the crossface in the middle of the ring, Daisuke, Lina, and Dai's fanbase encouarged Kyo to tap. Kyo wasn't making this one easier for her, which she didn't think it would have been, but Dai kept the pressure up, wanting to put this one to put. As he has shown so far though, Kyo wasn't one to go quietly, even though Dai appeared to be in control of things currently. Despite her grip on him, he managed to inch his way towards the ropes. Dai kept going regardless in hopes that Kyo would run out of gas before getting there. Unfortunantly for her that wasn't the case and the referee called for a break.

After a small sigh Dai let go, but she wasn't willing to let him off the hook completely. After breaking the hold she stood back up and pulled Kyp up from behind. Pulling him back from the ropes she would grab his arms from behind and while spreading them she would look to turn over so he would be bend forward while behind him before looking to plant him face first with her kiss of death.

Kyo was breathing hard after being locked in that crossface-- having Dai's arms circle over his mouth like that had made breathing somewhat difficult, though that was nothing compared to the soreness in his neck and shoulders right now. Having Dai leaning against him, cranking his head back had been an unpleasant experience, and given how often he'd used the move, perhaps this was karma.

Karma could wait: Dai was already pulling him upright into a standing position, hooking her arms under his and bending them behind his head. Realizing that Dai was going for something nasty, Kyo gasped as he was briefly lifted off his feet. Acting on instinct, he shoved back, hoping to force Dai away before she could lock the hold in completely...

If she were to have connected with it, that could have been all she wrote. Unfortunately for her, Kyo still had something left in the tank and he managed to shove her away before she could drop him...but in the direction of the referee. Kyo's push off did have force behind it, and she didn't notice the referee right away until a split moment before the collided in the corner. Luckily for the official, Dai managed to slam on the breaks just enough to cause the ref to only fall down to a knee, but he still looked shaken up by the unexpected collision. "You alright? You okay?" she asked with concern. It's never wanted, but sometimes refs have been known to get caught in the crossfire. She was relief that he wasn't completely swished and floored by that. She helps him back to a standing position, asking one more time if he'll be alright before turning his attention to Kyo.

Lina knew Daisuke wasn't one to level a ref intentionally. It was a tough job, both of them knew that, and she too looked concerned when the two collided. After a few seconds and noticing the ref wasn't completely knocked down, she turned her attention back to Kyo, but she noticed Dai's attention was still on the one wearing the striped shirt. "Dai turn around, TURN AROUND!" Lina called out to her. She started to point frantically in Kyo's direction while again trying to get Dai's attention "TURN AROUND!"

Somehow, Kyo managed to prevent what he knew would have been a brutal finishing blow by Dai. Somehow, he was still in this fight...and he wasn't going to waste an opportunity when it presented itself. Turning, he saw Dai now facing away from him...though he did not see the referee behind her. Not knowing why her back was turned, and not caring, Kyo sprang back to his feet.

"KYAAAAA!" he shouted, bursting into a charge and kicking a leg up, aiming to nail Dai with a superkick and hopefully floor her!

Despite Lina's attempt to get through to hear, Dai's attention was still focused on the official. Once she had assurance that the ref would be alright she turned around. Lina didn't have a good feeling on what was about to happen as she saw how Kyo was responding to the situation.

Turning back towards the main part of the ring, Daisuke turned right into Kyo's on coming foot. Luckily for her she managed to move out of the way, just barely in the nick of time. Unfortunately however, Kyo's superkick did connect with somebody, the referee, who took it square.

"Oh my god!" Lina reacted in a shock. That could have easily been Dai, from what she could tell that hard to have hurt at least three times as much if it were to connect with her friend instead. Dai was also taken back by the unintended target. Seeing the ref that she barely avoided flattening a moment ago almost having his head taken off, seeing 'em laying there.

From the corner of her eye she could see Kyo, and if she was able to react before he could she would look to turn quickly and strike with a Lou Thex press. With the ref now being out of the picture, for the time being anyway, who knows what could possibly go down.

Kyo had Dai facing away from him, and while normally he would be averse to striking an opponent from behind...at the same time, he had an advantage, and he was going to take it. Besides which, a part of him felt downright insulted that Dai was turning her back on him in the first place. The two of them were still in a match, and despite what she might feel, Kyo wasn't done yet! Springing to his feet, he lunged at Dai with a superkick--

--only for Dai to spin out of the way at the last second. To Kyo's horror, his superkick instead collided with the referee! The man was punched off his feet by the blow, slamming onto his back with enough force to shake the ring. Kyo stared in shock as around him, the audience went manic. The referee wasn't moving.

"I...I didn't mean..." he stammered.

He didn't get a chance to explain himself. The next thing he knew, Dai was leaping on top of him, slamming him down mat. Grunting from the impact, he found Dai's fists slamming furiously against his jaw and cheek. Grunting from the impact as stars danced across his vision, Kyo reacted on instinct, trying to grab Dai's wrists and roll them over, lashing out with a few punches of his down down at her head...

With the referee down possibly becoming a big game changer, there wasn't a thought at the current moment that either of them might take advantage of the situation as they both battled while down, jockeying for position. "Just cause you kicked the ref's head off doesn't mean you can cheat Kyo" Lina called out, implying Kyo may be thinking ahead of what to do to Dai should he can the upper hand that and she remembered him accusing her of being bad earlier on, though mostly to try to throw him off without doing anything physical.

During their struggle, one of Kyo's strikes managed to tag Dai to the point where she fell off and away from him, landing face down and shaken from it. She tries to shake it off and get back in there, though Kyo now had an opening do to more than just roll around and claw at her.

"Just cause you kicked the ref's head off doesn't mean you can cheat Kyo!"

The words hit like a hammerblow, hurting far more than any submission hold or slam Dai could have thrown at him. He was already unable to believe what just happened-- that he had somehow, accidentally, knocked out the ref. Normally, he would have stopped fighting then and there, to check up on the ref and postpone or even cancel the match. But instead, Dai had attacked him, forcing him to defend himself, and now...now here she was, impugning his honour.

It was an accident. Anyone could have seen it was an accident. Despite himself, he suddenly found himself getting angry.

"I am NOT cheater!" he snapped. Moving after Dai on his hands and knees, he grabbed at her head, trying to pull her up to her knees as well...before suddenly dropping down again, slamming Dai's back against his raised knees in a backstabber! Normally, he would have been content to leave the ring, to stop fighting...but Dai had just made this personal.

Other than a couple of exceptions, the talk and/or actions of another competitor usually wouldn't get to Lina to the point where she felt the need to continue to verbal joust. Sure the occasional back and forth banter here and there was expected, but that came with the territory. For some reason though, Kyo was different. The longer the match progressed the easier Lina found to point out fault about him and made it a point to tell him so. After seeing Kyo take Dai down with a backstabber, she heard Kyo state that he didn't agree with Lina's recent statement.

If she were to yell back, normally she would do so from where she was standing, but this time however she felt her annoyance growing to the point where felt the need to to get up on the apron. Pointing in his direction she tells him "Would you please shut the hell up!" As far as Daisuke goes, that was the least of her concern, not that she was aware it was even happening due to her being layed out from that backstabber, completing a full body rotation and a half until coming to a stop facing up and staring at the ceiling.

Kyo ignored Lina as he kept his attention focused on Dai. As far as he was concerned, Dai was the one who had slighted him, not Lina, and besides, Dai's ringside helper was nothing more than someone making a lot of noise on the sidelines. But Dai...Dai had just questioned his honour and his integrity, and had attacked him while he was down. He had gone into this match thinking that Dai was an honourable opponent: to discover that she was otherwise outraged him more than he thought possible.

With Dai now reeling on her back, Kyo grabbed one of her legs, intertwining it with his, before dropping back on his butt, twisting Dai's legs painfully in a figure four. "Apologize!" he demanded. "Take back what you said about me being a cheater!" With the referee out, there was no one to recognize Dai's submission, but that was fine by Kyo. It wasn't her submission that he wanted, merely her apology.