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Erin Suzuki vs. Qin Liangyu
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Erin Suzuki vs. Qin Liangyu
It had been a lengthy while since Erin had been able to step into the ring and test her abilities... So when the long awaited match day finally arrived, she was naturally a little nervous. The Japanese girl was also sporting a brand new wrestling attire that, although she was excited to try out, did happen to have a sheer and slightly revealing quality to it which made her a little anxious.
Erin pulled down the front flap of the chinese style short white qipao dress and then fluffed her delicate hands over the black netted frilled edges either side of her thighs. She looked at herself in the mirrors, she was sure it was all just fine... She was worrying needlessly
15 minutes later Erin was instructed to make her way to the backstage sauna competition room... She was familar with matches that took place back there. AFW had set up a full scale wrestling ring inside of a private sauna room... Cameras broadcasted the proceedings of matches inside the sauna directly onto the big screen out in the arena for the crowd to watch... The only problem was that Erin obviously missed the memo that this wasn't going to be a standard match! Perhaps if she'd known it was going to be a sauna match, she'd have stuck to her usual swimsuit wrestling costume
Arriving outside the sauna room Erin gripped the door handle, took a deep breath and then opened the door... Almost instantly the young Japanese girl was assaulted by a rush of hot humid air that pushed its way out upon her through he opening like a bunch of commuters barging through a subways at rush hour. The thin white material of her qipao clung tightly right over the front of her small breasts and belly.
"God..." She gasped, turning her head away slightly from the heat.. "Here we go..." She stepped into the room, the door swinging shut behind her... Presently she was alone... Out in the arena and over small speakers set up in the corners of the sauna, Erin's entrance music "Mysterious Times" by SASH! started playing. Erin made her way through the misty air, over to the ring in the center of the room and slipped in under the bottom ropes... Doing a couple of light stretches as she went over to one corner and waited for her opponent to enter
Match Type: Sauna Match
Win Conditions: Pinfall, Submission or Knockout
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Erin pulled down the front flap of the chinese style short white qipao dress and then fluffed her delicate hands over the black netted frilled edges either side of her thighs. She looked at herself in the mirrors, she was sure it was all just fine... She was worrying needlessly
15 minutes later Erin was instructed to make her way to the backstage sauna competition room... She was familar with matches that took place back there. AFW had set up a full scale wrestling ring inside of a private sauna room... Cameras broadcasted the proceedings of matches inside the sauna directly onto the big screen out in the arena for the crowd to watch... The only problem was that Erin obviously missed the memo that this wasn't going to be a standard match! Perhaps if she'd known it was going to be a sauna match, she'd have stuck to her usual swimsuit wrestling costume
Arriving outside the sauna room Erin gripped the door handle, took a deep breath and then opened the door... Almost instantly the young Japanese girl was assaulted by a rush of hot humid air that pushed its way out upon her through he opening like a bunch of commuters barging through a subways at rush hour. The thin white material of her qipao clung tightly right over the front of her small breasts and belly.
"God..." She gasped, turning her head away slightly from the heat.. "Here we go..." She stepped into the room, the door swinging shut behind her... Presently she was alone... Out in the arena and over small speakers set up in the corners of the sauna, Erin's entrance music "Mysterious Times" by SASH! started playing. Erin made her way through the misty air, over to the ring in the center of the room and slipped in under the bottom ropes... Doing a couple of light stretches as she went over to one corner and waited for her opponent to enter
Match Type: Sauna Match
Win Conditions: Pinfall, Submission or Knockout
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When Qin Liangyu heard her next match was to take place inside of a sauna against a returning veteran, she was both very excited and more than a little apprehensive. She had heard that in those sauna matches all kinds of steamy erotic things could and have happened, and though she was getting more and more comfortable with being erotic inside the ring (having just had a nude spar no less!) the thought of getting it on with another girl in a sauna seemed like quite a leap for her. Luckily she was informed that it was a standard match, and that no hentai was expected. But that just made her wonder even more why management insisted on having this match inside of a sauna.
Given the heat that was to be expected, Qin chose a thinner version of her acrobat leotard to wear into the match today. She wanted to make sure the fabric was breathable, that it would allow her sweat to pass through easily and not hinder her motion. She fully expected to be all hot and wet during this match, and she didn't want it to bother her as much as possible. She didn't think at all about what might happen after her clothes got soaked through with her sweat, worrying more about practicality rather than appearances. The last thing she wanted was to get heat stroke or dehydrated after all!
The second she opened the door, Qin felt a wave of hot wet air blast her entire body. It immediately made her leotard cling even tighter against her body as both the outside and inside layers became damp. Traditional Chinese music played over the speakers, but Qin did not do her usual acrobatics show. It was way too hot and damp for her to think she could do a spear dance safely! So she did a bit of tumbling, doing a few handstands and cartwheels as she made her way towards the ring, climbing up onto the ring apron and sliding in through the top and middle ropes.
Qin laid eyes on her opponent, raising her eyebrows when she saw her attire. Erin was quite pretty, with long dark hair and a cute face. Her outfit was lovely, a nice short qipao dress with some added frills that accentuated her nicely shaped body. It was really unsuited for the match in the sauna though, clinging to her body in a highly enticing but most probably uncomfortable manner.
Qin approached Erin with a friendly smile on her face, her hand extended for a fair handshake in greeting. "It's a pleasure to meet you tonight Erin," she said, "I am Qin Liangyu. Let's have a good match!"
Given the heat that was to be expected, Qin chose a thinner version of her acrobat leotard to wear into the match today. She wanted to make sure the fabric was breathable, that it would allow her sweat to pass through easily and not hinder her motion. She fully expected to be all hot and wet during this match, and she didn't want it to bother her as much as possible. She didn't think at all about what might happen after her clothes got soaked through with her sweat, worrying more about practicality rather than appearances. The last thing she wanted was to get heat stroke or dehydrated after all!
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The second she opened the door, Qin felt a wave of hot wet air blast her entire body. It immediately made her leotard cling even tighter against her body as both the outside and inside layers became damp. Traditional Chinese music played over the speakers, but Qin did not do her usual acrobatics show. It was way too hot and damp for her to think she could do a spear dance safely! So she did a bit of tumbling, doing a few handstands and cartwheels as she made her way towards the ring, climbing up onto the ring apron and sliding in through the top and middle ropes.
Qin laid eyes on her opponent, raising her eyebrows when she saw her attire. Erin was quite pretty, with long dark hair and a cute face. Her outfit was lovely, a nice short qipao dress with some added frills that accentuated her nicely shaped body. It was really unsuited for the match in the sauna though, clinging to her body in a highly enticing but most probably uncomfortable manner.
Qin approached Erin with a friendly smile on her face, her hand extended for a fair handshake in greeting. "It's a pleasure to meet you tonight Erin," she said, "I am Qin Liangyu. Let's have a good match!"
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Re: Erin Suzuki vs. Qin Liangyu
Erin knew the name of her opponent, that she was a Chinese acrobat and that she had had a couple of matches before in AFW.. But didn't know too much about her other then that. So Erin didn't really know what to expect when Qin came in. She found herself to be somewhat surprised as she was not expecting Qin's cute attractive appearance. And the attire she was wearing was quite... figure hugging... The lower black portion of her clothing in particular seemed to want to drawn Erin's eyes down.
Biting on the corner of her lower lip a little as Qin ducked in through the ropes, Erin stretched her bicep length black gloved arm out in front of her briefly and then moved forwards to greet her opponent as she was approached
"Pleased to meet you." Erin said with a soft smile, delicately accepting Qin's hand inside her own and holding it rather than shaking it as she gave a slight bow "I'm sure we will." She said in response to Qin before letting go of the hand and backing up a step so that they'd be ready to get started when the bell sounded over the speakers
Biting on the corner of her lower lip a little as Qin ducked in through the ropes, Erin stretched her bicep length black gloved arm out in front of her briefly and then moved forwards to greet her opponent as she was approached
"Pleased to meet you." Erin said with a soft smile, delicately accepting Qin's hand inside her own and holding it rather than shaking it as she gave a slight bow "I'm sure we will." She said in response to Qin before letting go of the hand and backing up a step so that they'd be ready to get started when the bell sounded over the speakers
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Qin was glad this time she was facing someone closer to her own size. She had been put up into several matches where her opponent's were far larger than her, severely limiting her options when it came to fighting them. Erin was even a tiny bit smaller than her, and quite cute on top of that. The acrobat decided to save the hard-hitting high flying for later in this match, she would roll and grapple with Erin to start things off, not wanting to hurt the cutie too badly.
The bell rang through the thick humid air, and Qin immediately sprang into action. She moved forwards quickly, closing the distance between her and Erin in two quick steps, her arms reaching as she lunged forwards to lock up with her opponent.
"Let's get things started!" Qin said, not hiding her enthusiasm at all as she drove into Erin, not only trying to lock arms but also attempting to thrust her chest forward to bump against Erin's breasts, hoping to drive her entire body into the smaller girl's to send her reeling backwards. She hoped to her her forward momentum to drive Erin towards the ropes and pin her there, leaving her open to further attacks.
The bell rang through the thick humid air, and Qin immediately sprang into action. She moved forwards quickly, closing the distance between her and Erin in two quick steps, her arms reaching as she lunged forwards to lock up with her opponent.
"Let's get things started!" Qin said, not hiding her enthusiasm at all as she drove into Erin, not only trying to lock arms but also attempting to thrust her chest forward to bump against Erin's breasts, hoping to drive her entire body into the smaller girl's to send her reeling backwards. She hoped to her her forward momentum to drive Erin towards the ropes and pin her there, leaving her open to further attacks.
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"Yosh.." Erin said under breath as she gripped her fists together, hearing the bell ring over the speakers to officially get the match underway.
Ironically Erin's thought process was slightly opposite to Qin.. She knew that an acrobat would most likely favour high risk and fast paced manuevers in the ring... But she also knew that sauna matches tended to become so hot and exhausting that towards the end it became difficult to do much moving around at all... So Erin thought Qin would go for the fast paced high risk manuevers early on, making it difficult for Suzuki to get her hands on the other wrestler...
Hence she was a little surprised when Qin came straight into her for a up close grapple... The front of Qin's body bumpedstraight into Erin's, The Chinese girl's larger orbs bumping straight into Erin's smaller chest as she also clasped her hands on the Japanse girl's shoulders simultaneously. Erin couldn't resist the momentum and was pushed back a couple of steps closer to the ropes before she was able to catch herself.
Planting a foot behind herself, Erin got one hand on Qin's shoulder and slipped the other around the back of Qin's neck, their foreheads gently moving in to touch and rest against one another. A soft huff of warm air eminated from Erin, blowing across Qin's lips as the long haired girl grunted in effort with the grapple...
After Erin was more sure that she had been able to hold off the initial forwards push, she tried to plant her foot and spin around with Qin in the grapple, hoping to disorientate her opponent and get the Chinese girl's back aimmed towards the closest turnbuckles
Ironically Erin's thought process was slightly opposite to Qin.. She knew that an acrobat would most likely favour high risk and fast paced manuevers in the ring... But she also knew that sauna matches tended to become so hot and exhausting that towards the end it became difficult to do much moving around at all... So Erin thought Qin would go for the fast paced high risk manuevers early on, making it difficult for Suzuki to get her hands on the other wrestler...
Hence she was a little surprised when Qin came straight into her for a up close grapple... The front of Qin's body bumpedstraight into Erin's, The Chinese girl's larger orbs bumping straight into Erin's smaller chest as she also clasped her hands on the Japanse girl's shoulders simultaneously. Erin couldn't resist the momentum and was pushed back a couple of steps closer to the ropes before she was able to catch herself.
Planting a foot behind herself, Erin got one hand on Qin's shoulder and slipped the other around the back of Qin's neck, their foreheads gently moving in to touch and rest against one another. A soft huff of warm air eminated from Erin, blowing across Qin's lips as the long haired girl grunted in effort with the grapple...
After Erin was more sure that she had been able to hold off the initial forwards push, she tried to plant her foot and spin around with Qin in the grapple, hoping to disorientate her opponent and get the Chinese girl's back aimmed towards the closest turnbuckles
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Getting to bully a smaller opponent was quite the opportunity for Qin, who took advantage of it to her fullest as she pressured Erin towards the ropes. As their bodies rubbed together, Qin couldn't help but feel even hotter, both from the heat of their bodies as well as from Erin's breaths washing over her face. And she couldn't help but get a little aroused, especially as their breasts mashed together so tightly in this grapple.
Qin felt confident she could drive Erin all the way to the ropes, but then the smaller girl planted her heels, stopping the two of them just shy of the edge of the ring. Qin gasped in surprise as her momentum stopped. She flexed her powerful legs to continue driving against Erin, but the Japanese cutie held firm, pushing back against Qin as their bodies got mashed together even tighter in the grapple.
But that wasn't the only surprise, as Erin then shifted her weight, spinning around and throwing Qin into the corner! "Ack!" she gasped, her own forward momentum aiding Erin in sending her crashing into the turnbuckle. Qin hit the corner pads hard, the shock making her entire body jiggle in her tight leotard. It dazed her a little as she lost her focus during impact, leaving her wide open for Erin to strike!
Qin felt confident she could drive Erin all the way to the ropes, but then the smaller girl planted her heels, stopping the two of them just shy of the edge of the ring. Qin gasped in surprise as her momentum stopped. She flexed her powerful legs to continue driving against Erin, but the Japanese cutie held firm, pushing back against Qin as their bodies got mashed together even tighter in the grapple.
But that wasn't the only surprise, as Erin then shifted her weight, spinning around and throwing Qin into the corner! "Ack!" she gasped, her own forward momentum aiding Erin in sending her crashing into the turnbuckle. Qin hit the corner pads hard, the shock making her entire body jiggle in her tight leotard. It dazed her a little as she lost her focus during impact, leaving her wide open for Erin to strike!
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Erin was successful in spinning Qin around and pushing her back into the corner. The slightly taller girl's back bumped into the turnbuckle pads with Erin squishing in cosily against her front immediately there after. Erin felt her heart beat suddenly a little quicker for a couple of seconds as her small orbs squashed up against Qin's.. Her nipples were gingerly started to lift and through the thin white material of her qipao, Erin worried that her opponent might be able to feel it.
For a moment, Erin just leaned in against Qin to keep her pinned up against the corner.. Her tender soft pants for air brushing at the corner of Qin's lips as their faces remained so close that they almost engaged in a little kiss.
Placing her gloved hands on Qin's shoulders in order to keep her back against her turnbuckles, Erin moved her body weight away from her opponents front.. She moved one leg back behind her and then swung her body forwards again, twisting at her hips while simultaneously lifting the leg with the black and white frilly thigh strap
"Hai!" Erin called out as she tried to drive the outside of her thigh up into Qin's belly
For a moment, Erin just leaned in against Qin to keep her pinned up against the corner.. Her tender soft pants for air brushing at the corner of Qin's lips as their faces remained so close that they almost engaged in a little kiss.
Placing her gloved hands on Qin's shoulders in order to keep her back against her turnbuckles, Erin moved her body weight away from her opponents front.. She moved one leg back behind her and then swung her body forwards again, twisting at her hips while simultaneously lifting the leg with the black and white frilly thigh strap
"Hai!" Erin called out as she tried to drive the outside of her thigh up into Qin's belly
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Qin couldn't help but let out a small groan as Erin pressed her body up against hers, pinning her tightly against the turnbuckle with a bull body press. She could feel the smaller girl's boobs grind into her own, her opponent's hard nipples digging into her breasts. Qin's own nipples hardened in response, poking out from her thin tight leotard and digging into Erin's boobs as well. The acrobat let out a soft huff, though this wasn't billed as a hentai match, both girls were evidently getting so aroused that it might turn into one!
But Erin did not continue down that path, pulling back after only a moment. She kept her hands pressed against Qin's shoulders though, preventing the acrobat from pulling out of the corner. Qin took the moment to try to cool down and calm her heightened arousal to regain focus on the match.
"Guh!" she gasped as Erin's knee slammed into her gut. Spittle flew from her mouth, her eyes going wide as Erin knocked the wind out of her. She was unprepared for this attack, her abs still soft as Erin's knee smashed through her muscles. Her head fell forwards, forehead pressing against Erin's as she panted in pain.
She couldn't let Erin do that twice. Her arms went around Erin's upper back, pulling her opponent into a tight clinch to prevent her from having the space to swing her leg again. Then Qin kicked up both her legs, pressing her heels against the turnbuckle before driving forward, hoping to use the force to push the both of them over and slam Erin onto the mat with her squashing her from on top!
But Erin did not continue down that path, pulling back after only a moment. She kept her hands pressed against Qin's shoulders though, preventing the acrobat from pulling out of the corner. Qin took the moment to try to cool down and calm her heightened arousal to regain focus on the match.
"Guh!" she gasped as Erin's knee slammed into her gut. Spittle flew from her mouth, her eyes going wide as Erin knocked the wind out of her. She was unprepared for this attack, her abs still soft as Erin's knee smashed through her muscles. Her head fell forwards, forehead pressing against Erin's as she panted in pain.
She couldn't let Erin do that twice. Her arms went around Erin's upper back, pulling her opponent into a tight clinch to prevent her from having the space to swing her leg again. Then Qin kicked up both her legs, pressing her heels against the turnbuckle before driving forward, hoping to use the force to push the both of them over and slam Erin onto the mat with her squashing her from on top!
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Erin was able to plant the side of her thigh right into Qin's midsection and was just about to step back away for another attack when Qin kinda read the Japanese girl's mind.. Qin's arms suddenly swung up just under Erin's armpits and around the back of her lower shoulder blades, drawing her straight back into an intimately close clinch while one of Erin's legs trailed in the air behind her. Erin puffed out another soft but warm breath against the corner of Qin's lips as her soft orbs bumped in against her opponent's, their faces once again mere inches apart from one another.
Erin placed her hands on the sides of Qin's body, a faint blush starting to form on her otherwise pale cheeks as she peeked into the other girl's eyes.. She'd been taken off gaurd and so was unable to defend herself as Qin kicked both her feet up against the ropes behind her and then pushed away, forcing Erin to fall backwards towards the mat with her on top
"Ahh!!" Erin yelled out as she fell with a thump against the canvas, Qin's relatively light body bouncing down on top of her front to front in the steamy enclosed room
Erin placed her hands on the sides of Qin's body, a faint blush starting to form on her otherwise pale cheeks as she peeked into the other girl's eyes.. She'd been taken off gaurd and so was unable to defend herself as Qin kicked both her feet up against the ropes behind her and then pushed away, forcing Erin to fall backwards towards the mat with her on top
"Ahh!!" Erin yelled out as she fell with a thump against the canvas, Qin's relatively light body bouncing down on top of her front to front in the steamy enclosed room
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Qin saw how hypnotized Erin looked after she pulled them tightly together in the clinch, her green eyes gazing deeply into the brown eyes of her opponent. It made her hesitate for a moment as well before kicking off the turnbuckle. Erin really was a cutie with her pretty face and tight body. It almost made Qin wish they were in a bit skimpier attire, so that getting in some hentai action would be easier.
But falling on top of the cutie wasn't too bad of an alternative. Qin grunted as she came down upon Erin, both their small frames smashing into each other as they hit the mats. Erin had the worst of it as Qin's weight came down upon her boob-first. The Chinese acrobat's large bust smooshed up against Erin's smaller chest, cushioning Qin's fall but squashing the poor Japanese girl flat.
Qin was slightly winded by the fall, with recovery in the hot humid air of the sauna extra hard. Still, she sucked in a deep breath, trying to get as much oxygen into her lungs to keep up the fight. She was on top now and she needed to take advantage of her dominant position! The acrobat decided to go for some unexpected moves. Most knew her as a high-flyer, but Qin had picked up some grappling skills as well since coming to AFW, which she was going to demonstrate on her smaller opponent!
"Let's keep things close!" Qin said, reaching out to grab Erin's wrists to pin them to the mats. Her legs would try to entwine around Erin's slender limbs, locking in a tight grapevine before flexing outwards and giving the smaller girl a painful stretch in her crotch!
But falling on top of the cutie wasn't too bad of an alternative. Qin grunted as she came down upon Erin, both their small frames smashing into each other as they hit the mats. Erin had the worst of it as Qin's weight came down upon her boob-first. The Chinese acrobat's large bust smooshed up against Erin's smaller chest, cushioning Qin's fall but squashing the poor Japanese girl flat.
Qin was slightly winded by the fall, with recovery in the hot humid air of the sauna extra hard. Still, she sucked in a deep breath, trying to get as much oxygen into her lungs to keep up the fight. She was on top now and she needed to take advantage of her dominant position! The acrobat decided to go for some unexpected moves. Most knew her as a high-flyer, but Qin had picked up some grappling skills as well since coming to AFW, which she was going to demonstrate on her smaller opponent!
"Let's keep things close!" Qin said, reaching out to grab Erin's wrists to pin them to the mats. Her legs would try to entwine around Erin's slender limbs, locking in a tight grapevine before flexing outwards and giving the smaller girl a painful stretch in her crotch!
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