[ICW/ICWA Title Match] Charlotte Ravel' vs Adrian Kytes (C) - Something changes, something remains the same

"FIVE!"

This was far from the first time that speculation had betrayed Charlotte. She perfectly remembered each of her matches with Alaina, as well as her recent match with Rebecca. Perhaps only in these matches she was most often asking questions like "what the hell?". She was experienced enough to see the moments when her opponent might find an opportunity to counterattack. But sometimes things take a completely unexpected path. The Frenchwoman was sure that Adrian would not be able to find the strength to counterattack, but it seems that the former world champion had a certain supply of gunpowder and surprises.

Therefore, now the young woman was mentally preparing for the fact that theAmerican woman would begin to throw her from side to side, taking advantage of the fact that she had managed to slow down Charlotte's pace. She was confident in this scenario, especially after hearing Adrian's sneer. Realizing that she would not be able to interfere with the former cosplayer, she braced herself for... wait a minute... why is nothing happening?

Charlotte shook her head and blinked several times, trying to put her head in order and ward off the annoying dizziness. The young woman rose to one knee and took a deep breath. Her vision had returned to normal and now she could see exactly what had happened. Adrian rolled under the bottom rope, returning to the ring. And it would be fair to say that this slightly surprised the Frenchwoman.

Of course, she should have been glad of this fact, because she could calmly regain her breath instead of receiving a few more blows. It was definitely good for her. Still, she did not quite understand why her rival decided to do this. Adrian certainly didn't have a noble reputation. Perhaps she did not want to risk it, because if Charlotte again regained the advantage outside the ring, it would be very dangerous. Well, in any case, the Frenchwoman should take the opportunity.

"SIX!!"

Taking a deep breath, she rose to her feet. She still felt a pain in her head, because the collision with the barricade was no a joke. But at least she was relieved of her dizziness and her breathing was even. The Frenchwoman had a suspicion about Adrian. For some reason, the pink-haired woman was confident that the former cosplayer would start attacking her even before she got to her feet inside the ring. However, Charlotte simply had no other options.

She headed forward, trying to get some speed. She intended to roll under the bottom rope, and then get to her feet as quickly as possible and take a fighting stance. She had no desire to get a few kicks from Adrian, unable to defend herself, so the Frenchwoman tried to keep an eye on her rival.

Despite the fact that Charlotte had a very impressive stamina, she could not cope well with too heavy blows. And the trick that the former world champion pulled was one of those things. Even though Adrian decided not to continue the offensive outside the ring, Charlotte didn't have enough time to get her head in order. After the collision with the metal, her skull was still filled with pain and dizziness.

Because of this, her movements were slightly slowed down. But still she returned to the ring. There was just one small problem. Adrian didn't just stand there and wait. By the time the Frenchwoman started to get to her feet, her opponent was already approaching her. And Charlotte understood that she would not have the opportunity to evade, her body still reacted badly to the orders of her mind. Therefore, she had only one option. She was going to try to block Adrian's attack and then go for her own attack.

The young woman has been in a similar situation many times. And experience told her what exactly Adrian was up to. Charlotte did not deny that if she were in the American woman's place, she would do the same. So she threw her hands up in order to cover her face. She was sure that Adrian was going to send a dropkick to her head in order to prevent her from recovering. But sometimes even a lot of experience cannot guarantee the correctness of this or that assumption. And now there was the one of such cases.

It really was a dropkick, but Adrian didn't aim this attack at Charlotte's head. Instead, the American woman's legs went somewhere in the area of Charlotte's knee. The young woman's protection was completely useless at this moment. And a moment later, Adrian knocked the ground out from under the pink-haired woman's feet.

"Aaaaachch!!" cried Charlotte.

It was a very painful blow, the knee was definitely not the strongest part of the human body. But her problems didn't end there, she collapsed on the mat face down. Pain filled her head again. Clenching her jaw in order to restrain her groans, she turned on her right side and wrapped her hands around her knee. Damn. After a very quick and successful start of the match, events clearly did not take the turn she had hoped for.

There was no point in denying it, this unexpected blow brought Charlotte to very deplorable consequences. Due to the fact that she fell face down, she felt stunned. And, of course, significant pain in the knee area. Whoever Adrian was, she definitely had excellent technical skills. Not everyone was able to bypass the defense of the Frenchwoman so skillfully. Although she was ready for a tough confrontation with the former world champion, Adrian still found ways to surprise her.

And, of course, the former cosplayer did not wait for the pink-haired woman to recover. Instead, she almost immediately jumped to her feet and walked to Charlotte. It was easy to guess that this does not bode well for the Frenchwoman. And it was completely confirmed the moment Adrian grabbed her ankle. Before Charlotte could do anything about it, her opponent rolled over Charlotte and threw her leg on the mat.

"Aaaaaaahhh!!" she screamed.

The young woman's foot suffered the most, although it was pointless to deny, her entire leg was damaged. It seems that Adrian has decided to concentrate on depriving Charlotte of her best weapon.

Things have taken a very unpleasant turn for the Frenchwoman. Due to the fact that she missed the advantage as quickly as she got it, literally everything was getting worse and worse by the second. Even though she could still use her right leg, that part of her body was in agony right now. Adrian took care of this, concentrating her attacks solely on depriving Charlotte of the opportunity to use kicks and slow down all her movements.

Involuntarily, the pink-haired woman remembered another match that took place not so long ago. At that time, her opponent was a woman who arrived in the federation relatively recently. But she already had great prospects at that time. Fighting with Rebecca, Charlotte several times caught herself thinking that this red-haired woman is a very capable fighter. And at that time, her opponent focused on damaging Charlotte's legs as much as possible in a certain period of time. Now the Frenchwoman had a feeling of deja vu. And she didn't like it at all.

Trying to calm the pain and somehow concentrate, she noticed that Adrian was already on her feet. And the young woman had no doubt that her opponent intended to continue concentrating her attacks on Charlotte's injured leg. And she was right, because without delay, the former cosplayer approached her. Charlotte's eyes widened for a moment as she realized exactly what Adrian was up to. It might have seemed that there was fear in Charlotte's eyes and, in part, it really was. But at the same time, her instincts quickly made it clear to her that it would be a very straightforward attack.

"No way!" flashed through the pink-haired woman's thoughts.

Taking a deep breath in order to gather her strength, Charlotte was going to jerk to the side in order to roll once. That way she wanted to avoid Adrian's attack and for her opponent's foot to land not on Charlotte's injured leg, but only on the mat.

Perhaps if she had put in enough effort, she would have been able to get to her feet. But at the same time, Charlotte realized that she was unlikely to be able to do it quickly. However, this was not the only option to try to regain at least part of the advantage. She once called herself the Sand Lizard because she could adapt to any opponent. She gave up that alias after losing at the Summer Splash. But even so, she has not lost the ability to find quick solutions in difficult situations.

And now, if she could avoid the American woman's stomp, Charlotte was determined to turn her body towards Adrian. She was going to put her right hand on the mat and use her forearm as a fulcrum. Her right leg wasn't in the best condition, but her left leg was completely fine. And so she was going to try to use her left leg to swing it in a wide arc, and then point the foot directly in the back side of Adrian's right kneecap. A quick and unexpected attack, which was called a roundhouse kick from the ground!

After a series of failures, it can be quite difficult to maintain composure, composure and confidence. For many years Charlotte tried to devote no less time to her mind than to her body. She believed that you can't give in to emotions in the ring. And this situation was a good proof of that. After two successful attacks, she completely lost the initiative and control passed into the hands of her rival.

Time after time receiving attacks, especially in the same part of the body, the fighter gradually begins to think that any efforts will be in vain. It is at such moments that it is extremely important to remember that there is a way out of any situation, the main thing is not to succumb to negative emotions. Pain is always a barrier that prevents thinking sensibly. And one of the best qualities of a real fighter is the ability to act in spite of pain.

After the Frenchwoman dodged Adrian's next stomp, her opponent did not seem at all worried about the fact that the momentum of her foot was directed to the mat, and not to Charlotte's body. But she couldn't ignore the pink-haired woman's quick kick, which was aimed at her kneecap. The American woman screamed and then limped back to the ropes.

For Charlotte, this was rather a bad fact, because if this kick had forced Adrian to kneel down, then she would have been able to somehow continue the attack. But at least she got a chance to get back on her feet. The Frenchwoman turned on her stomach, and then raised her on one knee. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, because the recent events of this match were very stressful for her.

"Bâtard repugnant..." thought Charlotte, still feeling a wild pain in her right leg.

Taking a deep breath, the young woman rose to her feet. Adrian's attacks really complicated her life, but it wasn't that bad, her right leg was still functional, she just needs to get used to this pain at least a little.

Charlotte's eyes sparkled as she looked at her rival. She rushed forward. Due to her right leg, she couldn't use her full speed potential at the moment, but she wasn't going to just stand still. Given that, she needed a plan of attack. And she had this plan. Instead of bursting into Adrian's space with a punch or kick, Charlotte leaned back. She was going to do about the same thing that Adrian did after the Frenchwoman returned to the ring. Charlotte was intent on hitting her opponent's right ankle with a sharp baseball slide.