[Pendant Match] Standard: Rei Tomizawa vs Natasha Loclear

Too dazed to shake out of it, Rei looked up at Natasha between her fingers, she groaned as Natasha stepped in quickly to grab at her legs. The Cosplay fighter knew what Natasha was up to very quickly, she knew the sharpshooter like she knew the back of her hand. It was after all her ber bread and butter at Wrestle Angels. However, Rei grit her teeth as she was turned over and forced to suffer from her own signature hold. "Ugh...khh..." Rei swallowed back a groan as she refused to be submitted by her own move, she'd rather Natasha in half. Stubbornly, Rei shook her head and made her immediate crawl for the ropes while she clawed at the mat biting back any cries of pain that would come up her throat. She would feel the mind numbing pain of being folded in half and the strain in her legs.

"I don't care what tricks you're gonna pull! I'm not losing to you!" Rei yelled through her teeth.

Natasha had certainly learned by now that Rei was quite skilled at submissions herself, it was only natural considering what group she had come from after all, but that didn't scare her from using them herself. She could uses strikes and such as well as most people but submissions were to Natasha her best area and she had to make use of them if she wanted to come out on top in this quite competitive match from the purple haired beauty. Rei no doubt knew what she was doing but Natasha entwined her legs with Rei's and turned the woman over, kneeling down to lock her into the sharpshooter before she could try to escape.

Glancing back over her shoulder she could see Rei shaking her head in defiance, the woman refusing to tap out despite just how painful this move was and once again proving how tough she really was. With her feet set Natasha did her best to keep Rei from dragging them both towards the ropes, keeping her progress to a minimum but even so Rei would inevitably reach the ropes and force a break, so she had to make the most of this. If Rei would rather be folded in half then she would oblige her, Natasha lowering her body to increase the pressure from the submission move by bending Rei even further. "Ugh, I call this Water Slicer, hope you like it Rei."

"AhhhhhHHHHHHH!" Rei cried as her back experienced a great deal of pain as her eyes widened in panic at the thought of her spine snapping half like a twig wasn't too far off from a reality. Rei had to admit this was more painful then a normal sharpshooter but, she would hesitate to call Natasha's superior to hers. Rei would try her best to kick her legs forward just to buy her more time. She thought she could make it to the ropes but, this was way too much for her to handle. Rei would then try and side her hand under her own body to try and grab Natasha's ankle with both hands and pull her leg close to her body. Rei would then attempt to hug her opponent's leg close to herself as she tried to twist her torso to the side. From there Rei would attempt to crank Natasha's ankle into a heel hook submission putting her into another joint lock as she grit her teeth determined to outlast her opponent as her eyes began to water with an enormous amount of pain.

Natasha grimaced when she heard Rei screaming out from the pain her submission hold caused her, wishing the woman would just tap out so she could break the hold and save her from any more pain. But the former wrestle angels star was not the sort of person to quit that easily, leaving Natasha with little choice but to increase the pressure on the woman's legs back by pulling up on Rei's legs even more. She could feel her trying to kick her way out of the hold but Natasha had the woman's legs locked in and they were not going anywhere anytime soon if she had anything to say about it. Her eyes glanced downward at her own foot as she felt Rei latch onto it, forcing Natasha to press down hard with her leg just to stop Rei from putting whatever plan she had in her head from coming to fruition, lowering her body fully down so that her ass pressed down on the woman's shoulder blades to keep her from squirming around too much.

Rei grunted as Natasha moved further back which was both a very bad and good thing for. Very bad in the sense of causing her more pain but, very good as it compromised the stability in the hold. Re, being on the verge of tapping out, as beads of sweat ran down her face as her back was ready to snap, she told herself she could escape now. But with pressure building, it was only a matter of time before even she had to crack. She began to run the tools she had through her mind. She had both hands on her opponent's ankle but, with all her wight pressed on it it was hard to move. In addition, her opponent was on her shoulder blades. Rei winced as she used the pain a s motivation to think quicker! Her eyes shot open as she used one of her hands to plant it firmly on the ring floor. Next, she pressed her hand down on her opponent's heel as it bared down against the amt already. With Natasha's weight on her upper back she'd try to do a puch up motion to knock Natasha off balance and with her weight on one leg she'd use it as a fulcrum guide Natasha off of her and to her side.

Natasha was certainly taking a risk here by moving so far back in the hold, but the further she went the more pressure she could put on Rei's back and after all the talk of submissions between them the French woman was aiming to make Rei tap out to her. Wondering if she could somehow distract Rei, as she knew the girl was thinking of ways to escape right then, Natasha started to wiggle her ass against the woman's back, pulling further back on Rei's legs all the while as she aimed to win right then.

"Just...give...up!" Natasha almost shouted at Rei, timing each word with another hard pull on the girl's legs. She could feel Rei pushing against the heel of her foot but had no idea what she was up. It wasn't long however before she found out exactly what the girl had planned as Natasha felt herself rising up into the air after a sudden push from Rei, following her leg to fall over to the side besides Rei. She gave a sharp pull on her leg to free it from Rei as she tried to roll away from the girl, getting back to her feet hopefully before Rei could.

Rei rolled away and got to her feet rather quickly but, stumbled forward as she went onto one knee losing her balance. Panting with her head down, she put her hand on her back. Her body was already glazed in sweat as some strands of her hair stuck to her face and the back of her hair. Tilting her head up, she looked to Natasha with one eye as the other was hidden under a lock of her hair. Rei stumbled onto her feet, wearily. The Cosplay fighter had to admit that Natasha was a very formidable opponent and so far even her submission skills were being put to the test. Rei would blush to admit this but, Natasha was currently beating her at her own specialty.

"Haaaa... Haa..... Haaaaahh...." Rei breathed heavily as she suddenly cracked a grin."Damn! You're really giving me a hard time, I'm having quite a lot of fun...

Natasha rolled over onto her hands and knees for a quick bit of rest before pushing herself up to her feet, the going slow as the leg Rei had targeted earlier continued to ache even now. Glancing over at Rei as she too rose to her feet Natasha winced when she saw her drop back down onto one knee, telling the french woman her submissions were starting to take their toll on the established submission expert that Rei was, the woman having forced her to dig deep to stay in the match. She herself was covered in sweat just as Rei was, her blue hair sticking to her body while she focused on slowing her breathing to calm her heart rate.

Seeing Rei smile Natasha couldn't help but do the same, laughing softly as she nodded in agreement. "Same for me Rei, I knew you were going to be a challenge but this is insane." Natasha answered back before pushing herself to stand up straight, brushing her hair out of her eyes along with a good deal of sweat. "You certainly don't give a girl a break."

"Hmpf! Glad to hear it!" Rei nodded with a smile as she put on her game face, she really had to stop fooling around and get to work. "But, I'm done goofing around..."

Rei would give a cold glare at her opponent, she'd then shift back into her classic wrestling stance. Her eyes lowered to her opponent's legs rather than looking at her in the eyes. She'd make a subtle step to the right and would immediately press her back against the ropes and charge straight after her opponent. Her eyes examining and analyzing just how her opponent would choose to move as she threw out her arm signaling a clothesline. Her eyes center back to her opponent's chest as she dashed forward with all her might. As she drew closer, Rei would withdraw her arm and try to snag Natasha's arm with both hands and pull her to the ground with her entire weight and momentum as she would purposely fall to the side. In mid air, the submission specialist got to work and would try to lock in an arm bar in mid air before either of them hit the ground. This was one of Rei's few aerial arsenals, the flying arm bar.

Natasha noticed Rei's face go from cheerful to ice cold in an instant, clearly she was tired of the way the match had been going thus far between them and was about to get serious again. Natasha slipped into a stance which saw her feet shoulder length apart with her arms held up loosely in front of her, a mix of a grappling and a martial arts stance that had served her well so far. She held her ground even as Rei came at her with her arm held high for a clothesline, readying herself to counter the move with a quick duck and a kick to her legs when all of a sudden Rei switched tactics and grabbed onto her arm instead. Natasha slid her foot back and dropped down onto one knee to keep herself from falling flat on her back, Rei locking in the arm bar though not as she had likely expected to. She would reach out for the nearby ropes looking for a break, doing her best to drag Rei along with her towards the side of the ring.