[Standard Match] Charlotte Ravel' (D) vs Lucy Stone - The Phantom Menace

Even despite some attempt at resistance from Lucy, Charlotte was determined to bring her plan to the end. And the success was confirmed by a loud and lingering clap from the fall of the body of the Demon on the floor. Charlotte looked around just in time to see how her rival involuntarily took a sitting position before falled back, spreading her arms out to the sides.

“Sit on her and start hitting her face until all the blood leaves her body”, - said the voice in her head.

The pink-haired girl shook her head, casting off this annoying voice of a former member of her family. But she was not going to waste time, in one quick movement she was near Lucy. The Frenchwoman intended to lie across her rival, pressing her generous chest against Lucy's no less prominent chest, and grab her distant leg under the kneecap to pull it closer to her and go on her first honest pin attempt in this match, because now the red-haired Demon did not look good!

- ONE!

The referee did not keep waiting long, and the hand slammed on the mat for the first time. For Charlotte, it would be nice if it all ended now and she no longer had to spend her moral strength to keep herself in control. Because of these thoughts, she squeezed her opponent’s foot harder, because two more count had to happen ahead!

Intuition was not the thing Charlotte had hoped for. It was much more common for her to rely on combat experience. However, now both of these things told her that the red-haired Demon was not ready to give up. Sand Lizard held her rival and at the same time tried to regain her breath. The second count had already sounded and for an instant the pink-haired girl even thought that now it would all be over. But at the same moment, Lucy jerked and threw the Frenchwoman off herself, thereby breaking the pin.

- That should be expected from the experienced fighter, - Charlotte said quietly, glancing at her rival.

But despite this, now was not the time to relax. The pink-haired girl was determined to rise to her feet and grab Lucy's hand, yanking her up and forcing her to her feet. And if she had not had a problem with this, then she would not have let go of the hand of the Demon. Charlotte intended to take a step to the side, grabbing her opponent by the shoulder, and then sending her to the ropes with the help of the irish whip!

She needed Lucy to bounce off the ropes back, because in that case Charlotte would run towards her in order to put her right hand to the side and send Lucy back down with the clothesline!

The Frenchwoman was in full confidence that after the latest events her rival would not be able to react quickly enough. And that is why Charlotte chose a combination of the whip and the clothesline. If she could send Lucy back down, then that would probably be all over. The pink-haired girl saw how her rival pushed off from the ropes, the distance between them was rapidly decreasing, the time of impact was almost here.

The eyes of the master of martial arts widened momentarily as the red-haired demon ducked under Charlotte's arm. The girl certainly did not expect this, thinking that after so many strikes on the head, a bells still rang in Lucy's ears. However, the submission specialist not only managed to dodge, but also wrapped her arms around Charlotte's waist before she could figure out how to act. And, despite the fact that she already knew what would happen next, she did not have time to avoid this. Lucy tore her body off the floor, and then the back and nape of the Sand Lizard were hit right on the floor.

- Grrraaahh!!! - the girl cried out.

Due to the fact that she could not group in any way, her head suffered especially severely. After a collision with the floor, stars shone in Charlotte's eyes, her vision defocused, and her thoughts blurred. The only thing that Sand Lizard was able to do was shift her weight to the side in order to fall on her left side, putting her right hand on her nape. This unexpected throw was too good in this situation. She tried to breathe evenly, but now she could not force herself to take a defensive position.

From one of her masters at the monastery, Charlotte once heard the phrase “time always plays against you”. At that moment she did not immediately understand what exactly this means, because she was young and she still had her whole life ahead. Only after some time she realized that this phrase goes from smaller to larger. First you notice that you don’t have enough time for the most petty events, and then you notice that your whole life goes too fast somehow. Time always plays against you.

And then the Frenchwoman realized that all this applies to fights too. She absolutely did not have time to recover and calm the dizziness. While Lucy acted quickly and clearly, fully aware of her actions. In less than a couple of moments, she grabbed the hand of the pink-haired girl and pressed legs to her chest. The face of a martial artist was distorted in pain. She tightened her her arm as much as possible to resist the submission hold of the red-haired Demon.

- GGGhhhh... - she moaned through gritted teeth.

The muscles of her right arm were stretched and because of the huge pain she believed that these muscles were ready to tear. And this is not to mention the fact that her joints were subjected to not the best impact. It was necessary to do something urgently. The head of Sand Lizard has not yet returned to normal, and because of this, she could think absolutely rationally. However, she had enough clarity of thought in order to make a decision.

Charlotte always believed that her legs were the best part of her body. Taekwondo was her strongest technique, and her legs were the main weapon of this technique. Therefore, she always paid special attention to her legs during training. And, despite the fact that now she was not going to use kicks, she was sure that her legs were her way to salvation. Therefore, Sand Lizard was determined to bend her legs at the knees in order to take confident support on the mat, and then push herself in the direction of the ropes. It certainly should have brought her closer to the ropes, although the Frenchwoman also understood that such sudden movements accurately affect her hand adversely. However, if she has to choose between a small but endless pain or an unbearable but short pain, she is ready to call on her willpower and choose the second option!

She was not sure of the distance that she would overcome taking into account Lucy, who clung to her hand and, accordingly, increased their total weight. However, she was ready to repeat this peculiar flat jump as many times as it would be necessary in order to get to the saving rope break.