YUKINA vs. Yayuuki "Lucky" Sakura - Into the Snowstorm

Throwing Lucky over with a vertical suplex, Yukina sighed as she would release her head, getting into a seated position. After taking a look at her opponent, Yukina huffed as she would brush aside some stray blue locks off of her forehead before getting back up onto her feet. This time, she had another thing planned for her opponent as she would grab her, looking to drag her closer to the nearest turnbuckle where she could perform her next move.

After making sure that Lucky was properly placed on the mat, flat on her back, Yukina would then move towards the turnbuckle, slipping through the ropes and getting up onto the turnbuckle from the apron. Regaining her composure, she would stand on top of the turnbuckle, and she would look at where her opponent was to make sure that she would not miss her target next as she would then leap up into the air, looking to hit her opponent with a diving elbow drop.

Yukina hoped that if the elbow drop connected, with her elbow being driven into Lucky's belly, her opponent would be weakened and unable to fight back, thus giving more chances for her to seize a victory in this match.

Lucky wasn't so much allowed the chance to attempt a rise as Yukina moved over to her quickly enough, dragging the poor white-haired girl towards one of the nearer corners, a clear sign of intent for any skilled high-flier! By this point, the cheerleader was lucid enough to know recognize the threat of what was going on... and yet, she did not move or fight back in any way! She simply laid limp, quiet and passive, allowing herself to be carried to the place in which Yukina intended her to be. Ever so patient, she watched as the champion ascended the ladder that was the turnbuckle ropes, her emerald eyes mainly peering up absently at the ceiling, watching her out of the edges of her vision.

...And then, the Champion jumped... and she could no longer stop her attack!

THIS was when the cheerleader made her move! With Yukina falling back down to earth, Sakura ROLLED to the side as hard as her exhausted body could carry her, slipping to her left JUST in time to avoid an agonizing elbow-drop that would have, for sure, put Lucky out of commission! She was still in this fight, whether Yuki-chan liked it or not! She wasn't just gonna let her win, even now! Once the champion had SLAMMED into the canvas beside her, Sakura would SHOOT out her legs like the mandibles of a beetle, attempting to catch Yukina's neck within them to choke her out in a powerful scissor-hold! If she managed to snag her, Lucky would snicker rhaspily, PROUD she had managed to nab the champ again!

"H....h-heeheehee! G-gotcha again, Yuki-chan!" Lucky exclaimed, squeezing and squeeeeeezing! "N-now... Y-you can give up!"

Yukina climbed up onto the turnbuckle before leaping up into the air to perform a diving elbow drop. Aiming to drive her elbow into the belly of her prone opponent, she was certain that the move would deal a massive damage on Lucky, but it seemed that she didn't factor in the fact that Lucky would be able to move out of her way, and Yukina ended up landing onto the mat without hitting her opponent.

"Erghh!!" Yukina winced as her elbow hit the canvas. She was left a bit breathless from the impact, but the damage dealt wasn't too big. The problem was that due to her missed attack, she was unable to defend herself against Lucky's counter. Before Yukina could push herself back up, Lucky suddenly brought her legs around her head, catching her by her neck, subjecting her to a headscissor. "Aaahhh!!!"

Yukina yelped when Lucky managed to catch her. Then she began to grunt as Lucky started squeezing, and she could feel the pressure around the affected area. "Mmmghhhh... nnghhhh..." Things weren't going well for the champion at the moment as she would try to futilely pry Lucky's legs off of her neck.  She also squirmed while being trapped in the hold, and her agitation prevented her from coming up with a plan to escape.

Everything fell into place just as Lucky had hoped, a small smile of satisfaction flickering across the cheerleader's lips as this all became known to her! She really WAS lucky, huh? Lucky that she'd find strength enough to roll away after those two headshots, lucky enough that Yukina was vulnerable enough to fall into her trap... things were really going her way again! The question was... how long would such fortune last...?

A question the cheerleader never asked... Back to the main point, Sakura's legs closed around Yukina's throat like a vice, squeezing it tight as the champion struggled and fought... but for what was unknown... Her efforts to free herself were next to fruitless and weren't getting her any closer to the ropes she had sprung from for a rope-break... Was Sakura truly this strong... or was the champion struggling just that much? Was kinda hard to tell!

...One thing's for sure, though... She wasn't tapping out!

"C-c'mooooon!" She whined softly, not really wanting to hurt the poor girl! Sakura knew there were some that did this just to get their weird pain fetishes satisfied but Sakura wasn't like that! She wanted to win, for sure, but that didn't mean she LIKED hurting people! She refused to tighten her grip anymore lest it actually do some REAL damage, the cheerleader simply hoping that it would be enough to convince Yukina enough was enough!

"G-give up, okay? I... I don't wanna hurt ya more than I gotta..."

Yukina wasn't really that good at enduring a submission hold due to her poor endurance, but that didn't mean she would easily tap out just because she was trapped. Despite the bad hand that was dealt on her, the Rising Star champion refused to submit, knowing that there had to be a way for her to escape this hold, and all she needed to do was to focus herself and calm herself down before she could come up with a plan.

Feeling Lucky's legs tightening around her head, Yukina was determined to escape, and as she grunted and groaned in pain, she would continue to struggle, looking to bring the flat of her feet on the mat. From there, she would attempt to push herself up, exerting whatever was left in her to force her way out of the headscissor. Hoping that by pushing herself up like that would discourage Lucky from keeping the hold, and as she attempted to get back up, she would also bring her hands onto Lucky's thighs, trying to pry them off with everything she got.

"I-I... c-can't... give up!!!" Yukina growled with determination even as she was having trouble breathing at this point. It was a gamble that the cerulean-haired beauty was willing to take, and Lucky could not tell her what to do in this situation!

"B...but why though...?" Lucky asked softly, her question PERHAPS seeming a little unnecessary! Obviously, Yuki-chan didn't wanna lose but... What else could she do? Sakura had her all trapped and choking out and her struggling up until now hadn't been doing her any good! She didn't want her hurt her or anything more than she had to but.... She couldn't just give her up! That wouldn't be good at all! If she let the champ go... if she allowed her to fight again... Lucky wasn't sure she'd be able to keep up the fight! Those two hits to her head REALLY threw her off and it was only thanks to this hold that she was able to keep the bluenette under control! If she were to escape..

No... NO! She couldn't think like that! A person who thinks they're gonna lose is probably gonna find a way to make it happen! She had to stay positive, to believe in herself, as corny as that sounded! Believe it or not, Saturday morning cartoons had a lot to teach a girl if she would sit down and listen for the right stuff! So, resolved, Sakura kept her hold in place, trying to squeeze out a win from this advantageous position...

But Yukina wasn't ready to just fork over the win! She was gonna fight for every last second she was in the ring, something Sakura both dreaded... and respected! MUCH to her surprise, the champ would bring her arms up between Sakura's legs and began to pull... to try and spread them apart so that she might free her head from their crushing clamp! What was even MORE of a surprise... was that it was working... Inches by inches, Sakura's grip was loosening, the cheerleader's legs SHAKING with effort to try and SEIZE Yuki-chan again... only to get nowhere in the process! She gasped hopelessly as her submission-attempt was being thwarted... unsure of what to do from here!

After exerting her effort in trying to pry those legs off of her head, Yukina finally managed to pull herself out of the entrapment, and with a grunt, she would make sure that she could move away from Lucky. Still, the exertion as well as the hold left her terribly exhausted, and she panted as she ended up on her knees, her cerulean tresses covering half of her face, with some strands of her hair matted against her sweaty forehead.

Panting in exhaustion, Yukina looked at Lucky, trying to recover. While she managed to escape, she was unable to launch an attack due to her focusing on her own recovery. At the moment, all the Rising Star champion could do was looking at her opponent, waiting for whatever Lucky would try to throw at her next. While she might not be able to launch an attack of her own at the moment, she believed that she could defend herself from whatever her opponent would try after this.

Sakura's submission was COMPLETELY pried off as if Yukina had found the super-human strength to do so... or perhaps it was the fact the cheerleader was just that weak... Whatever the reason, the bluenette was ablet o PULL herself free of the cheerleader's grasp, Lucky rolling away a good couple of feet... rising to her hands and knees as she looked up at the champion, exasperated! She was so close... THIS close! If she had just a few more seconds... A MINUTE TOPS... she would've won!

"Nnnnh..." She grumbled softly, rising up to her full height. The fight had to go on... She wasn't gonna quit just because she was tired! That'd be disgraceful to EVERYONE here! Lucky raised her hands in front of her defensively, cautiously inching towards Yuki-chan in case she decided to spring some kind of trap! The last thing she needed was another head-blow and, if one came to pass... she wasn't sure she'd be getting up after that! Her skull was still throbbing after that head-butt and kick, her mind aflutter with exhaustion... One more solid hit across the face and Lucky might just go down...

...And that's why she focused so much on her upper guard! The moment she got within reach of Yuki, she would lash out with a swift kick to the side of the champion's calf, retracting her leg upon impact only to throw it back out SMACK into the side of her thigh on the same leg! Just as swift, the cheerleader would quickly whirl around from the opposite direction in a reverse roundhouse, her heel SLICING the air as it came around to impact against the champion's jaw, payback for that kick from earlier!

"YAH!" She cried as her attack came around, a great deal of strength behind it!

Still trying to recover from having her head trapped earlier, Yukina looked at the direction of her opponent, panting hard as she tried to come up with a way to attack Lucky. But as she tried to figure out a way to attack her opponent, she took a kick to her calf, eliciting a hiss of pain from the champion. Thanks to the kick, she was brought down onto one knee, leaving herself open for another attack from her opponent, who aimed to kick at her jaw with her heel.

Still, Yukina was ready for Lucky's neck attack as she would quickly lower herself even further, avoiding Lucky's kick as her foot would pass harmlessly over her head. From there, she would lunge forward, looking to grab at her opponent's other leg before attempting to yank at it, hoping to make the cheerleader lose her balance, bringing her down onto the mat so that she could finally begin her counterattack in earnest.

Two of Lucky's kicks landed square on their targets, the first slamming into Yukina's calf, the second to her tight! The combination of these blows had caused the champion to fall to one knee, leaving her open for Sakura to deliver an utterly devastating spinning back-kick! Believing that she had the edge, the cheerleader went on the attack with less caution than perhaps was warranted, her longer setup giving Yukina JUST ENOUGH time to gather her faculties!

Lucky's eyes widened as her foot touched nothing but air as it SLICED the space where the champion's head had been, her emerald gaze IMMEDIATELY shooting down as she turned with her kick... spotting her opponent there, crouched and waiting! With a yelp, Lucky did her best to reign in her momentum so that she could get herself in line but despite her efforts, the champion would go on the attack first! She yelped cutely as she was brought DOWN to the floor with a loud THUMP, Lucky landing kinda hard on her back... accidentally knocking the back of her head against the floor as well!

"Nnnnnnh...." She moaned pitfully, raising her hands up to her face as THE THROBS RETURNED! Sooooooo many head-blows... WHYYYYYY so many head-blows.... She limply tugged at her leg as she while she wiped the sweat from her face with her palms, Lucky desperately trying to free herself before Yukina figured out what her next stage of attack would be!