Annette vs Carina

What happens when an experienced Judoka steps away from the traditional rules, uniform and structure of Judo and tests herself against a woman who has spent years competing in rough, competitive catfights?

That is exactly what happens when Annette takes on experienced FightingStyle catfighter Carina in this fascinating submission wrestling matchup.

Annette comes into the contest with genuine martial arts experience. As an experienced Judo practitioner, she understands balance, leverage, throws, body control and how to manipulate an opponent's movement. The problem is that almost everything about this particular match takes her outside of her comfort zone.

Annette had never previously competed against women outside of Judo, and she was accustomed to wrestling while wearing a traditional Judo Gi. Against Carina there would be no jacket, no sleeves and no thick material to grab.

Instead, both women compete in bikinis in a no-gi female submission wrestling match, dramatically changing the way Annette has to approach the contest.

Waiting for her is Carina, an experienced catfighter who is far more familiar with this kind of unrestricted female wrestling environment. Carina may not have Annette's traditional martial arts background, but she understands the physical chaos of competitive catfighting. She is comfortable fighting for position, controlling another woman's body and continuing to wrestle when a match becomes exhausting, awkward and intensely physical.

That creates a fascinating stylistic battle.

Can Annette adapt her Judo skills to submission wrestling without a Gi, or will Carina's extensive catfight experience give her the advantage once the two women begin grappling on the mats?

The contrast between their backgrounds makes this one of those FightingStyle women's wrestling matches where the contest itself becomes an experiment. On one side is a trained martial artist whose skills were developed through structured Judo competition. On the other is an experienced female catfighter whose ability has been forged through actual competitive wrestling and fighting against other women.

As they grapple in bikinis, Annette has to discover whether her knowledge of throws, leverage and control translates when many of her familiar Judo grips are suddenly unavailable. Carina meanwhile attempts to drag the experienced Judoka into the kind of close-range, physically demanding wrestling contest she understands so well.

For fans of FightingStyle wrestling, women's submission wrestling, female Judo vs wrestling, bikini wrestling, no-gi women's grappling, competitive female wrestling and traditional martial arts vs catfighting, Carina vs Annette offers an intriguing clash of two completely different fighting backgrounds.

This isn't simply a contest between two women.

It is a test of fighting styles.

Does formal martial arts training provide the stronger foundation, or can years of pure competitive catfight experience overcome traditional technique?

Watch Carina and Annette put those two philosophies to the test in a competitive Fighting Style submission wrestling match.