A Powerful Foe Appears!: Sachiko Takahashi vs Rio Kazama

Sachiko's progress was giving her more and more hope as she pulled on the gloved hands, peeling them away finger by finger as the pressure was lessening with each finger gone! Before long she managed to pry those hands off of her face completely, a breath of air shot into her mouth as she eagerly took in the unrestricted air. But she couldn't relax just yet, Rio was still on her as she would immediately grab at her hair, causing Sachiko to cry out before being forced back up to her feet, standing in front of Rio with her teeth gritting tightly.

The initial fury of the former Berzerker had taken Sachiko by surprise, never before had she come across someone with such driven fury directed at her. But she wasn't going to let that consume and overwhelm her! She didn't come to this ring to lose, she came here to win! And she was even more determined to show Rio that she indeed belonged here! Sachiko would throw a few hooks at Rio's sides, trying to weaken her grip before attempting to throw her arms up to smack away Rio's from her head!

If she was successful, she would immediately start backpedaling to gain some distance between her and Rio before attempting to charge right back and fling herself at the larger opponent, using her head as the point of her attack to try and headbutt Rio right in the stomach with an almost like spear!

Rio TUGGED Sachiko to her feet by her long, pretty purple hair, Rio finding disdain for her opponent growing more and more with each passing second. This cute little doll's hair was as soft as a cloud, no doubt she having spent a ridiculous amount of time just getting up to that level... time she could've spent actually TRAINING. Rio glowered down upon the young rookie, bringing her free hand up, fingers curled into a fist, preparing to strike her DOWN...

"URGH!" Rio gagged as an unexpected blow SLAMMED into her side... then another... and then another! Punches packing power Rio perceived as impossible CRASHED into her body OVER AND OVER, small sprays of saliva blasting from her lips from each one, her torso buckling a little with each one, the grip of Sachiko's hair falling away more and more! Rio's eyes widened with shock, her gaze having completely DULLED with pain, her opponent having long-since batted her hand away from her head but Rio was far too out of it to notice!

"GGGGGGH!" She groaned her hands shooting down to her stomach to cradle the new bruise that had been beaten into it, the former Berserker nearly falling to one knee after the attacks that she had sustained! Damn it! How could this level of strength come from someone like her!? Sachiko was just another Diva like how Sakura once was! What.... How... Where did she get that much strength!? Where was it coming fro-

"GAH!" She roared, as Sachiko tsudo-tackled her DOWN to the floor, the woman's head (rather than her shoulder) IMPACTING into Rio's already wounded abs, THROWING her on her back HARD to the floor! Rio gasped in agony, her eyes clenching shut as she clutched at her gut... or rather, her hands closing around Sachiko who fell over that part of her! Damn.... Wha..... how could this... be!? How could Sachiko.... pack this much... of a punch!?

The loud smacks of Sachiko's fists connecting with Rio's stomach rang out as the Berzerker's hands began to uncoil from her hair and freeing up from Rio's grasp. Quickly taking her strides back, she came flying right back as hard as she could when she practically threw herself like a javelin at Rio's stomach, crashing headfirst into the larger woman's stomach that brought her down to the mat and effectively taking away her wind with her head!

Landing on her front and on top of Rio as her hands went straight for her head and neck, she may have been stubborn headed like a lot of people called, but using her head to spear her assault, the impact compacted all to her neck and head that left her a little winded. But she had the advantage, Rio was on the ground and her crushing presence no longer holding her down! Quickly getting back to her feet, Sachiko would keep up the attack, grabbing a hold of Rio's arm and attempted to pull her up to her knees.

Now in a position where Rio was shorter than her, she didn't need to work harder to hit her strikes as she cocked her arm and attempted to swing it at Rio's chest for a clothesline!

Rio's time being laid out on the floor wouldn't last for too long as Sachiko was all too eager to exploit her newfound position of power! Stunned from her attacks, there was little Rio could do as the smaller woman took hold of her arm, pulling the larger girl up to her knees as the purple-haired girl climbed up to her feet herself! Now the one who stood the tallest in the ring, Sachiko would BRING her arm HARD across her upper-chest in a powerful clothesline, Rio SLAMMING back down into the floor with a heavy grunt, the back of her head cracking against the stiff canvas roughly!

"Uuuugh..." She groaned, her hands now limply raising up to cradle her skull, the woman in purple rolling over on her side in some reflexive attempt to cope with the pain...

How the tables had turned... and turned hard! Rio might've had control of this fight for a second or two, but Sachiko was REALLY taking the fight to her now! Her strength... her speed.... It was beyond anything Rio could expect from a Newbie! That other girl, Jinx... She had speed and agility, being able to out run her all day! Now this girl.... She was just as fast and probably almost as strong as Rio herself! How...? Where were they finding these girls!?

...And how could Rio herself... be laid out like this!?

Digging her feet into the mat as she twisted with all the torque she could muster, it wasn't often that so early on Sachiko would try to put practically everything she had into an attack, but now this match was more than just winning. She wanted to prove to Rio that she did belong here and she was going to earn her respect by any means as she slammed her arm into Rio's chest. Another thunderous crack echoed out as Sachiko's arm whipped forward and brought Rio down to the mat!

Dropping down onto a knee, her own momentum taken control of her body as she had shown that she was strong enough to bring Rio down to the mat, Sachiko had to ride that momentum to victory as she kept a hold on Rio's arm as she pulled on it again to yank Rio up from the mat. "This ain't over!" Sachiko roared out, getting amped up as she continued to pull on Rio's arm to get her back to either her knees or crouching to then wrap her arms tightly around her!

Squeezing as their breasts mashed due to the current level playing field, Sachiko attempted to bring Rio back up to then try and muscle Rio up by squatting lower and then springing up to try and deliver an overhead belly to belly suplex!

Rio would be pulled to her feet once again, tugged RIGHT off the floor to her feet, the purple-haired wrestler still struggling with reality... or rather, coming back to it! However, she would SNAP back to attention as she felt the smaller, purple-haired girl's arms clamp around her body, a familiar feeling bringing to her attention that she was, obviously, IN DANGER RIGHT NOW! Rio blinked, her mind whirling back to a sensible speed, the former Berserker suddenly clamping HER arms around her opponent, tightening and tightening them more and more, her strength returning to her in a FURIOUS second wind!

"You're right! It's NOT!" Rio roared back, RIPPING Sachiko OFF the ground in her own belly-to-belly suplex, bringing it to fruition before her smaller, younger opponent could execute hers! Should her counter attack succeed, Sachiko would've SLAMMED into the floor shoulders and neck first, Rio holding her there in an attempted pin-attempt! As much fun as it was beating this girl around and getting a good taste of her punches herself, Rio wasn't going to play with her any longer. She had a match to win!

ONE!

The referee would declare, SLAMMING her hand down upon the canvas! Rio's cocky little smirk would once again spread across her lips, sensing that she would soon retake the advantage! Even if Sachiko was able to break out of this, she was going to have a MUCH harder fight on her hands now! The gloves were OFF! She was going to show her just how STRONG Rio Kazama could be!

Adrenaline got the best of Sachiko as she was caught up in her own swell of emotions with trying to make Rio accept her on equal levels as she clenched her arms tightly around the larger woman. On her feet she attempted to whip back and down to send Rio flying into the mat in a show of strength. But physics would prove to be absolute in this situation as Rio clamped down on her, squeeze the two of them harder into one another before Rio herself would rip Sachiko off of the mat!

The pink haired girl's eyes would widen as she was sent flying overhead and crashing to the mat into the mat shoulders first! Rio was a painful reminder that she couldn't just go on her gut like she's always had and especially not just rely on brute strength. Rio had the advantage and the intellect to punish her for her mistakes! Crying out and groaning shortly after as she was left crunched up, Rio did not release her as she was left with her legs hanging over as the referee began counting!

The first count to the mat was all Sachiko needed to try and throw both of her legs up, trying to spring off of the mat enough to shoot her shoulder up to break the pin! She wasn't going to let it all end right now!

No sooner did Rio get past the first count did Sachiko kick out of the pin, the two of them rolling off to the side as her push toppled them over! Even with her attempt at ending the fight early failed, Rio only smiled, sensing that she had turned the tide... broken the combo, set things back to zero.

Well... Not quite... Her opponent had a number of attacks to answer for... a number Rio would give her back and then some! As soon as the pin was broken, Rio would quickly roll back to her feet, making a rush for her smaller opponent, attempting to grab her before she managed to get up herself! Should she get to her first, RIo would take hold of either side of the woman's head, pulling her to her feet, controlling her so that her head was always tucked low and at a distance, careful so that any counter punches wouldn't be able to transfer their whole package!

Keeping Sachiko at arm's length, Rio would then cock back one of her hands, fingers curling into a fist... before throwing a MASSIVE uppercut to the underside of her chin, aiming to SHOOT her face skyward, to stun and leave her vulnerable! Should her punch connect, the former Berserker wouldn't let her momentum falter for a second, bringing her foot up to SLAM into Sachiko's stomach, bending her over... before whirling around, grabbing her head and DROPPING, dragging the cutsey, purple-haired girl into a MASSIVE Shoulder-stunner drop, aiming to knock the sense out of her in just one quick combination! Rio wasn't messing around anymore... She was content as a cucumber to mow this girl down at 100%!

Spoiler:

...And besides... She should be honored. Small-fry like her hardly ever deserved Rio trying her hardest to maul them! They normally fell to pieces after the first two hits!

Shooting herself up and flopping down on to the mat, Sachiko panted as she sat up to hold the back of her neck, which was the point where most of the impact was absorbed. She wasn't able to get much of a reprieve as Rio was back on the attack, grabbing her by her hair and yanking her back up to her feet. The strength of Rio pulled Sachiko high off of the mat as she caught air with her feet before landing back on the mat, stumbling to regain her balance as it left her wide open to the barrage of blows from the vengeful Rio.

The first hit was a hard uppercut to the chin, snapping back Sachiko's head as she was left on wobbly legs before the boot of Rio smashed into her stomach, snapping her forward and hunched over as she gasped for air. Both of her hands shot to her stomach as it left her head wide open for Rio's arms to grab a hold as her back was turned, pressing up against Sachiko's front as she straightened out.

And just as quickly as she rose, Sachiko was pulled right back down as she was whipped forward down, Rio slamming down into the mat as her shoulder drove right up into Sachiko's chin as the momentum traveled all the way up and shot her off of the mat as she went tumbling back to the mat to the outer edge of the ring, stunned after that ferocious assault by Rio!

Each of Rio's attacks SLAMMED into Sachiko, rocking the smaller girl with each impact! Despite her strength, Sachiko simply wasn't able to stand UP to Rio's overwhelming power, being sent STUMBLING towards the outer edges of the ring upon impact with her shoulder-stunner! Oh, how good did it feel to be Rio right now... How strong she felt! She was BACK... and she wasn't going to be leaving any time soon! Rio would quickly hop to her feet, eager to maintain the advantage! Spotting that Sachiko was out of it, stunned from the former Berserker's onslaught Rio would only grin wider and wider, eager to keep the pressure going!

The purple-clad wrestler would charge RIGHT at the smaller girl from across the ring, breaking into a sprint as she lifted an arm, cocking it back behind her in preparation for something nice and special for someone as stubborn and strong as Sachiko was... the MOMENT she got within arm's reach, Rio would leap off the ground, bringing her fist around in a MASSIVE super-punch, her fist aiming to slam RIGHT into the smaller girl's cheek, perhaps even send her flying RIGHT out of the ring through the ropes and send her crashing into the floor! Should this come about, Rio would only stand at it's edge as the ref began to count, the former berserker crossing her arms arrogantly as she surveyed her handiwork down below!

"HA! Just as I expected." Rio snorted! "All talk and no tough. You might be able to hit hard enough, girl... But you can't take the heat as well, can you!?"

Rio chuckled softly to herself, amused at this dichotomy, expecting that Sachiko might very well lay outside the ring until she was counted out in defeat! Served her right for thinking she could stand up to her. A stupid kid's dream... If she wanted to roll with the professionals, she needed... maybe a decade or two of training before she could even think of challenging Rio again!