Kaoru Takahashi vs Malina

Standard Match
Victory by pinfall or submission

Back in the locker room, Malina was getting ready for her next match. She was glad that, this time, the organizers had set up a simple and straightforward fight; those special-style matches and stipulations weren't much to her liking. She didn't know anything about the newcomer she was supposed to face, though, but right now she felt like she could take anyone on.

One last time, she checked if her glove was tightly fit around her right hand, then turned and set for the eay that led to the ring.

Malina appeared on top of the ramp, amid the cheers of the spectators and the beat of her own entrance song. She walked down the ramp at her own pace, greeting the audience with a confident smile and with an arm held up high. She finally climbed into the ring, going quietly to her corner; as her music died, she awaited for her opponent, wondering what kind of fighter she was.

Her first match, just minutes away from starting. This fight was going to decide if all of her training had been worth the effort. Sitting on a bench in the backstage, Kaoru lifted her head and looked at the wall for a moment. Closing her eyes, she let out a deep sigh and pushed herself up to her feet. She had made up her mind. She was not going to lose! Heading to the exit, she clutched her hands into fists and stepped out of the locker room. Time to make her first appearance!

"Tsukiakari no Michishirube" by Stereopony started sounding in the background. Kaoru came out of the backstage, wearing a white one-piece swimsuit with frilled ends, white elbow gloves and thigh-high stockings and white knee pads. Her hair was fixed in two long pigtails, her eyes almost covered by her blonde bangs. She walked down the ramp confidently, her eyes focused on the ring as she practically ignored the crowd. She couldnt stop worrying about the match. But still, she found the courage to keep herself from leaving.

The slightly smaller girl climbed into the ring, slipping through the ropes and standing up straight again before heading towards her corner, looking at her opponent from across the ring. Giving her back to the turnbuckle, she bowed respectfully before her opponent, smiling a bit. "Hello. My name is Kaoru. Nice to meet you! Please lets have a fun and clean fight, yes?" She introduced herself politely, smiling at the other girl.

Malina looked at Kaoru as she approached the ring, having a quick check at her opponent's body condition. She looked fit and concentrated, but Malina could not tell much else about her just by her looks. She'd have to wait until the match started.

Then, as she saw Kaoru bowing and introducing herself, Malina relaxed a bit her tough posture. She preferred to be cautious, especially against unknown fighter, but this girl didn't seem to be a heel; at least, she didn't act like one. She smiled back at Kaoru. "I'm Malina." She stepped forward to the center of the ring and stopped there, offering her gloved hand to a handshake before the bell rang. "Yes, let's have a good match."

The crowd was going crazy for the white clad girl. She seemed to be pretty popular among fanboys -and some girls, too!-. As she saw her opponent walk to the center of the ring and offer her a handshake, Kaoru stepped out of her corner, deciding to greet her opponent properly. The smaller girl brought her hand up and grabbed Malina's shaking it happily. Her opponent didnt seem like a bad person either. That made her feel a lot safer in the ring.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Malina. Make sure to give your all, because I'm going all out!" She exclaimed confidently, ready to begin whenever the bell rang. Feeling slightly more confident than before, she hoped to have fun.

Malina shook Kaoru's hand, then smirked when she heard the girl's confident tone. "So am I." With that, she would step back to her corner and prepare herself mentally for the imminent battle.

"DING!" The bell finally signaled the start of the match. Malina's smile had already faded and given way to a focused face. She walked slowly and got into her guard, crouching slightly and putting her arms in front of her with closed fists. She always watched Kaoru, silently wondering what the other girl had in stock for her as she approached.

Kaoru nodded her head, and after shaking hands with Malina, she returned to her corner. There, she'd start warming up, bouncing on the tip of her toes as she stared at her slightly bigger opponent. "She's kinda nice. I'm sure this is going to be a good match." She thought, smiling to herself as she prepared to start. The bell then rang, signalling the beggining of the match. Time to get things started!

The white-clad girl stepped out of her corner, bringing her arms up in a defensive stance as she carefully approached her opponent, not wanting to dive into any kind of trap or anything. If she managed to reach the center of the ring without getting attacked, though, she'd bring her arms above her shoulders, inviting Malina to lock up with her in a test of strength!

Malina went steadily to the center of the ring to meet her opponent, not attacking nor dropping her guard for the case Kaoru had some surprise for her. When they were almost within kicking range from each other, her knuckles tensed and she readied herself for an exchange of blows... that never came, as she stopped herself when she saw the smaller girl offering her arms for a test of strength.

She got one step closer, getting more curious about Kaoru. She already knew that she was confident, but she didn't expect her to propose a test of strength herself. She just didn't seem to have to brute force necessary to back it up. But, in any case, she felt this would be good for her, and accepted the move. She would lock hands with the other girl and give a moderately strong push right off the bat, wanting to gauge Kaoru's strength and reactions by doing so.

Kaoru knew that she had no chance of winning a test of strength. This was all part of her plan. Malina should have chosen to stick with the blows trading. Their fingers would intertwine and she'd start pushing against her opponent. Of course, she didnt plan on overpowering the other girl. Instead, she'd push strong enough to make her opponent think that she was slowly making her lose ground.

If that strategy worked, Kaoru would drop to the mat onto her back, bringing her foot up to Malina's stomach and attempting to flip her over her head in a monkey flip! She was pretty sure that she wouldnt be able to hurt her opponent if she attacked directly.

Malina's hands met with Kaoru's; as she pushed, Kaoru was forced back, allowing Malina to win some ground and continue her steady overpowering. Malina was not surprised by this outcome; just as she had predicted, couldn't compare with her in the test of strength. She had trained herself to increase her physical strength and knew very well how to use it to best her opponents, so a fighter of Kaoru's size would naturally have difficulties against her.

But, then, why did she feel like she had been tricked...?

All of a sudden, Kaoru fell back and Malina felt two feet on her belly. "Crap!" She realized what was going on at the last second, but by then Kaoru's feet had already lifted her off the mat. In an instant, she was flipped up in the air and her body landed down squarely on the mat. She had had the time to brace herself for impact and break fall, but even so the solid hit left her stunned. Not wanting to fall behind Kaoru, Malina would try to recover from the fall as quickly as possible and spring back to her feet.

Some of the people in the crowd - Kaoru's fans to be specific, looked a little disappointed. Why did she go for a test of strength, when Malina was obviously stronger than her? They were rather disappointed. The white-clad girl didnt care much about that, though. All of this was simply part of her plan! She kept fighting back a little bit, trying to make it seem like she was doing the best she could. That's when the monkey flip was performed, changing the look on the people's faces.

"Hyah!" Sending her opponent flying over her head, Kaoru let out a cute grunt of effort. As she felt the thud that the impact created, she pushed herself back to her feet, taking a couple of steps away from the other girl. She wasnt going to put herself in risk by staying so close to her opponent! Bringing her arms up again, she'd patiently wait for Malina to get back up.