Honor Among Ninjas! Akiko Hoshi vs. White Tigress (for dlamp)

Normal Match: Anything Goes, decided by KO or Submission

A new match is taking place in the Friction ring and the wild and crazy fans could be heard outside. In the locker room though, a white-haired girl was sitting with both of her legs crossed on the bench as she is meditating. It's been a while since she fought again in the ring and from another loss. She breathed in and out to let out all her anger and worry out and achieve inner peace. Perhaps today will be different and she might still have a chance to prove herself. Once she got the call, she would head out to the front and await her signal. She gazed upon the ring which now was modified with a tatami canvas and there were no ropes, only the turnbuckles. It looks similar to the dojo she used to train in, so she may be against an opponent with a similar martial arts skill set.

Suddenly after five minutes, there was a sound of a gu-zheng being played and there were white flower petals coming from the corners of the ring. Coming together, they all swirled until they broke out and the girl wore a striped chinese white outfit, an undershirt covering her cleavage, and white oriental shoes. Her face was covered with a fan, but as she closed the fan to reveal her white tiger mask, Deadpool's Theme from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 began to play.



As the drums began to beat, she displayed her tiger-style moves as she came closer to the ring. When she was about 5 feet away, she took a deep breath and ran to do an aerial flip onto the turnbuckle and then flipping into the ring. She would stand up and pose back to her oriental stance as she was waiting for her opponent to arrive. She may have had more losses than wins, but she was determined to still fight either way.

White Tigress would watch Akiko Hoshi make her entrance and was quite intrigued that she dresses very similar to her. Although, the fact that she is fighting in only her socks without the typical ninja sandals might affect her movements on the mats. Nevertheless, both are willing to prove themselves as formidable fighters and there's no turning back now.

Once Akiko is finished with her entrance, Tigress would walk over to her with her hands behind her back in a formal manner. Akiko would be the first to bow and greet her in hopes of a fair fight. In turn, Tigress would put also bow and say, "I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Ms. Hoshi. As attitude carries great effect on a future performance, yours is indeed positive. I can also sense that your spirit is bold and strong along with a mind of great intellect. Indeed we shall enjoy this confrontation...may the best fighter achieve victory!

With the introductions done, Tigress would get into her fighting stance and waited for Akiko so that the bell can ring and begin the match.

Well... this woman... a lot more vibrant than I expected.[color] Akiko honestly expected a more somber, if not apathetic person given what she had read in her file. Tigress's boldness really came as a shock to her. "R-Right..." She said, unable to hide her nervousness. Guess you can't judge a book by it's cover. She thought, her mind quickly making a plan for the match. 


Alright, she's also a martial artist, so she'll likely focus on strikes. I just need to get a feel for her fighting style and counter accordingly... That is, of course, if everything goes as planned. With the ring the way it was, there were no ropes to keep them contained in the ring, and Akiko knew she was at a height disadvantage. This match would definitely be hard to win. "Okay then Tigress-san, I'll give it my all." With her mind getting into a more tactical state, Akiko was now calm and took her own fighting stance. The bell soon rang after, and the kunoichi steeled herself for her opponent’s move.[/color]

Even though it is difficult to tell what her expression was under that mask, Tigress would give a small smile to Akiko, showing that she is glad that she is going to give it her all. In turn, Tigress herself will do the same. She had her signature tiger stance in place with one fist extended in front like a tiger's paw and the other paw was sideways and close to her head. Her eyes would glare at her opponent in front of her to maintain focus before she makes the first move.

The bell would ring and Tigress would think for a few moments on what she should do first. Then, she would begin walking towards Akiko before suddenly trying to give two paw strikes right and left to make her be on guard. If this worked, Tigress would even try to jump and give a backflip drop kick to knock her opponent down for the moment while flipping in the air.

Tigress would land on both of her feet after backflipping off of Akiko's arms and that dropkick of hers did some damage early in the fight. Her eyes looked up back to Akiko to see that she was already feeling the effects of that attack since it took her by surprise. Tigress may gain an early lead, but Akiko may surprise her later on, so she had to keep her eyes open.

And thinking of which, Tigress wanted to see how well Akiko can adapt to this kind of damage and rise back up from this. So, she would rush over to her opponent and slid close to her. With her eyes focused on her, she would raise one arm up to prepare to chop her down on the stomach. Tigress would attempt to do so while watching Akiko to see how fast she could react.

That reaction of catching her hand before the chop was what Tigress wanted to see from Akiko. A true warrior including a ninja should know always be alert of their surroundings even while they're down and have a mere split second to escape death. When Akiko refused to release her hand, Tigress knew that Akiko was going to take the opportunity to strike back.

"NNGH!" Tigress grunted as she got hit on the shin, which made her fall down on that knee. But she didn't want to go down that easily, so she had to strike back. She would try to use her free arm to give a quick tiger palm strike to Akiko's side to make her let go. If this worked, Tigress would roll away fast and remain on one knee while being on defense.