Megumi Mutoh Vs. Heather Sunderland

Megumi wasn't so fast as to pull her leg out of Heather's grasp before the girl could grab it. And given that it had been a higher kick than she imagined, she couldn't put much force into it, or try and strike back with another blow. Megumi found herself hopping after Heather as the girl fell back, trying to keep herself in balance so she didn't just fall over from being dragged.

"You're a lot tougher than I imagined," Megumi said, "Most girls here would've been crushed already, after those moves backfired. Yet you're still fighting on." Megumi decided to hop in a little closer and push back hard with her trapped leg, trying to force Heather back and make her let go.

"Yeah..well....y..you too...but..I'm still..gonna win.." Heather would say as she gritted her teeth, looking up at Megumi. As she tried to pulk the girl down, it would seem she would brace herself and avoid it, causing Heather to click her tongue a bit.

While she was kicked back, Heather would let it push her back quite a bit, bouncing off the ropes and rebounding, trying to come back at the girl with a hard clothesline, going down with her if she connected.

The push worked, though when Heather came bouncing back Megumi wasn't nearly quick enough to dodge the clothesline. "Guh!" she gasped as Heather took her down, the both of them falling onto the mat. The blow stunned Megumi for a second; she let out a groan of pain before grabbing Heather's arm to push it off, and trying to get back up before her opponent could. She didn't know how much Heather had left in her, whether that move was one borne out of instinct or a calculated plot. Going by how Heather fell with her though, it was probably out of instinct.

Taking Megumi down with the clothesline that was mostly out of desperation, Heather had seemingly got some sort of footing back in the match. She knew she had to keep it up as much as she could or Megumi would be on her again. Getting a sort of second wind in her jolt in realizing her opportunity at regaining offense, Heather would quickly get up onto her knees, trying to grab Megumi by the shoulders to attempt to keep her down.

"Stay...still!" Heather would yell out, attempting to push her hard to keep her on the mat and turn her over on the canvas, trying to mount the small of her back if she was able to do so.

Megumi grunted as Heather took the initiative and grabbed her shoulders, moving to hold her down. Megumi's arms shot up and grabbed Heather's, attempting to push her off and get up, but Heather was on her knees and had better leverage, plus she was pretty strong. Megumi couldn't get up, so she tried to squirm away, turning over and trying to crawl away or grab onto the ropes, but Heather quickly sat down on her back.

"Don't... wanna!" Megumi said, reaching out to grab at the bottom rope to try and get a rope break.

"Gh..too bad!" Heather would let out as the girl went to reach out for the bottom rope. She knew if Megumi did so, it would put a quick halt on her attempts at getting her offense in, and that was something that Heather knew she had to prevent happening. Finally getting a solid position on the girl, she fought to keep it that way as she reached out for Megumi's arms to try and yank them back.

If she could do that, Heather would pull her arms to place them above her thighs, trying to lean forward and wrap her arms around Megumi's neck, attempting to lock in her own version of a rear naked choke, pulling back with all her might if she locked it in, going for her submission finisher, Rightfully Mine.

Megumi grunted when Heather grabbed her arms, stopping her from reaching the ropes, pulling them back above her thighs. She kicked her legs, trying to hit Heather but failing. Then Heather leaned forward and grabbed her head, one arm snaking around her neck and choking her while pulling back a bit. Megumi moaned in protest, kicking her legs around and trying to push up to buck Heather off, but she was in a good position. Megumi found herself unable to breathe, with a lot of pressure being put onto her back from the submission.

She decided to go for a rope break once more. They were close to the ropes still from the fighting before, so Megumi thought it wouldn't be too difficult to try and get her free legs onto the ropes. She slowly began pushing with her legs, turning her body to try and get within range so she could kick up and get the bottom rope before she passed out.

Locking in the submission hold, Heather would pull back with all she had, really trying to lay it into Megumi while she could. Planting her feet on the canvas, she would lean her body back as far as she could go as she choked the girl with the hold. "Tap!!" Heather would yell out from within the strain she was creating with the hold. She would have loved the hold to end it right there, but with Megumi's maneuvering, she was able to get her foot on the rope, forcing a rope break.

Heather would click her tongue, keeping the hold locked in for just a 2 as the ref went for the 5 count limit that she had before she would be disqualified. After the count of two, Heather would release the hold, letting Megumi drop as she would get up off the girl, taking a couple steps back. She would plant her hands on her knees, bending over a bit as she took a couple deep breaths, taking the time to rest herself a bit.

Heather really put her all into the hold, choking Megumi while torturing her back, making the idol's eyes water from the pain. But Megumi got lucky, and her foot caught the bottom rope before Heather could make her tap out. When Heather released her, Megumi slumped down, coughing and gasping, getting her wind back. She grabbed onto the ropes and pulled herself up, knowing that even if Heather was taking a break, she couldn't. Heather could be back any moment and Megumi needed to be ready.

Megumi would stay close to the ropes and lean on them as she got her air back, and her body became a little less sore. She sucked in a few deep breaths, clearing her vision, then raised her arms in a defensive position so she wouldn't be surprised when Heather came in.

Getting up from the hold, as Heather was taking a breather, she would watch as Megumi coughed and gasped, getting herself up right away. Heather would nod her head at the sight, seemingly proud that she was able to bring the girl's condition down a bit as well. Heather was looking to set the playing field back to even again before possibly turning it into her favor and doing that helped out quite a bit.

Watching Megumi get herself up using the ropes, she knew not to let her have too much of a breather. Trying not to give the girl too much time to herself to recover, Heather would move in towards her, attempting to grab hold of the ropes and bring her knee up, trying to ram it into Megumi's gut.