Haruka Tenou vs Kyo Akamatsu

At this point, things were looking desperate for Kyo. He was quickly running out of air, and Haruka wasn't going to be letting go any time soon. Breathing through clenched teeth, he dug his knees into the mat and pressed down with his free palm, trying to pull back and drag them both closer to the ropes. It was his only chance, he knew, to escape before he passed out.

Haruka would simply try to hold on, milking the hold for all it was worth but kyo might still be able to reach the ropes and get the break.

"Nnnnngh...rrrrrrrrrrrngh!" Kyo's breathing became much more laboured as Haruka squeezed into him, and for a moment, he thought he was going to pass out. Raw determintion won out for him in the end, however: as he dragged himself slowly and labouriously towards the ropes, he shot a leg out, His boot barely managed to hook over the bottom rope, and immediately, the ref tapped Haruka on the shoulder, telling her to break the hold.

It was late enough in the match that Haruka gave a snarl of vexation as Kyo managed to reach the ropes. She felt she was running out of chances here since her own reservoir of energy was starting to run low.

She got up and backed away to center of ring while gesturing to him frantically.

"Come on! Get the hell up!"

She was going to attempt her World Shaking Clothesline attack finisher once more. But was she giving Kyo too much time to pull himself together by giving him the room to rise. Did he even take warning form her shouts.

Only when Kyo had gotten to his feet would she charge forward.

"Come on! Get the hell up!"

Kyo did not respond to Haruka's shout as he breathed hungrily for air, relieved to be free from Haruka's killer choke. Grabbing the ropes, he pulled himself up, his body glistening with sweat as he finally pulled himself to his feet. Taking a deep breath, he turned to face Haruka. Given how she'd been shouting to him earlier, he wouldn't be surprised if she tried something.

Even so, he almost jumped when he turned and saw Haruka almost inches away from him, hand outstretched for a clothesline. Acting on instinct, he ducked, spinning out of the way as quickly as his weary body would allow. He had no idea if Haruka would be able to slow herself before she collided with the ropes, but either way, he knew he had come alarmingly close to losing this match.

Haruka hit the ropes hard grunting as she gouged her midsection a bit. She then staggered back in Kyo's direction almost drunken as her botched finisher left her stunned and opened.

Seeing an opportunity, Kyo took it. Running up next to Haruka, he quickly latched an arm around her blonde head, maintaining his run as he leapt forward to nail his opponent with a bulldog.

Kyo able to headlock the short blonde hair and drive Haruka down into the mat with a loud grunt where she momentarily was facedown.

Kyo had Haruka now, he knew. Keeping his arms locked around her head, he swung his lower body forwards, aiming to scissor his legs around one of her arms to gain a better lock aroud her. At the same time, he modified his grip so that his arms were crossing around her face and forehead. Breathing deeply, he leaned back, executing a crossface on Haruka.

He wasn't quite sure how much energy Haruka had left, but he wasn't about to underestimate her. he held his breath, keeping the hold locked as Haruka's short blonde hair brushed against his cheek. All the while, though, he remained conscious of the fact that they weren't too far from the ropes...

Kyo able to lock in the crossface and he soon had Haruka struggling and even starting to scream in agony.

"Ah! Ahhhhhh!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Haruka had been in such a hold before by Tigress Mckenne and had been forced by her to submit to it. She didn't fancy a repeat performance but at this point her reserves of energy had been tapped and she was starting to wear out.

Still as the ref asked her to give in she cried out proudly. "Noooooooooo!!!!!"

She saw the savior ropes a few feet away and instinctively reached out to them. She felt nothing. She continued to try and stretch but was to worn out to really crawl.

She cried out again long and hard in both frustration and agony. Her finger tips were still two feet from the rope and all she could do was try to stretch.

Would Kyo end up letting her reach that few final feet or would he be able to hold on for dear life or even try to cut her off.