Toni Ashford vs. Cecilia Lombard - Vicious Strikes

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Toni was frustrated. She couldn't muster enough strength to get up, though she still refused to back down despite the sorry state she was in. As she anguished over her own state, she got her legs grabbed by Cecilia, who then dragged her towards the center of the ring. "Ahhh!! N-no!! Noooo!!!" Toni frantically tried to prevent herself from being pulled away, but it was no use as she flailed her hands futilely, unable to stop her opponent from dragging her away from the safety of the ropes.

And then, Cecilia went to flip Toni over onto her back, and Toni could feel that her opponent was planning something sinister for her. Sure enough, Cecilia then proceeded to cross her legs, placing her own between them before she subjected her to a painful bridging figure four leglock. "AAARGGHHHHH!!!" Toni cried out in pain as she was being put through such a tortuous hold. She tried squirming her way out, but it was to no avail. She was truly stuck, with little to no way out.

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Cecilia was already sure she had Toni securely under control as she began hauling her back to the center of the ring, but the panicked reactions she got out of her were a bonus. She grinned wider as she bent down, grabbing Toni by the legs and pulling her across the ring, and to her screams she threw back her head with a laugh. "Crying isn't going to save you now!" she taunted, rubbing more salt into Toni's wounds.

But it was only one part of her plan to dominate Toni psychologically. She needed to cement her superiority on the physical plane as well - and as it so happened, she had the means to do just that! She held down tightly to Toni's legs, wrapping them in her own, before she bent back to exert even more pressure onto her foe. If Toni was screaming before, it was nothing compared to now!

The cameras closing in around the ring would get a good closeup on Cecilia's face, dangling upside down as she suspended herself on her hands. Her dark hair hung below her head, and her mouth formed a gleeful grin with the thoughts of how much pain she was causing to Toni. "Hurts, doesn't it?" she barked, her tone pointed; she sought to remind Toni of how much she was in control, and how powerless she was to escape. "Tell me, is that enough, or should I go for something even worse?"

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Toni was helpless in the submission hold, and there was no way out for her. She cried and screamed out in agony, and despite how hard she struggled, she couldn't free herself from the hold. Even so, despite her pained cries, she still refused to submit even as tears started to gather in her eyes. She shook her head frantically, denying her opponent the pleasure of seeing her submit to her.

"N-NEVER!!! NGHHHH!! NEVER!!!"

Toni was a prideful girl who refused to submit. She carried a huge legacy on her shoulders as the daughter of the esteemed Dana Ashford. To lose now would mean insulting the legacy that she carried with her. It was up to the point where she might even pass out from the sheer pain, but Toni refused to submit. At least not yet.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia had one thing to commend Toni for - she was a hard nut to crack. She was sure that most of her opponents would have tapped out by now from this hold alone, let alone the beatdown she had unleashed leading up to it. But Toni had remained resolute, shouting out in defiance even as Cecilia pushed up against the mat to put more pressure on her legs and back.

But that wouldn't do for Cecilia's purposes, of course. She wanted to break Toni, to squash any hope she had of victory and leave her helpless and humiliated. Hearing her show such resistance was frustrating to her, and for a moment the proud look on her face was marred by an angry scowl as Cecilia clenched her teeth and hissed under her breath. Toni was bothersome, all right - but then again, she had threatened worse. And she could deliver it too.

"Fine. Be that way!" Cecilia scoffed. "But don't say I didn't warn you..." Letting go of Toni, she let her drop to the mat before rolling aside and getting to her feet. After dusting herself off, Cecilia would grab Toni by the legs, lifting her off the ground and grasping her head between her thighs. With Toni's face pointed to the crowd, Cecilia would grab for her legs and twist them over her shoulders to bend Toni's legs and back, going for her signature finisher, the modified caballete hold known as the Public Execution!

Spoiler

(With Toni facing the other way)

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Despite Cecilia's best attempt to break her spirit, Toni refused to let herself break before her, denying her the pleasure of seeing her being broken. This enraged Cecilia even further that she decided to put her into something much worse. At first, Toni was relieved when she was finally freed, but the relief was short-lived as Cecilia placed her in a more tortuous hold, which was a modified caballete where her body was suspended and upside down.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"

Toni screamed out in pain some more. The pain was slowly driving her crazy, and at this point, her body might end up being damaged beyond repair. She tried to block the pain by closing her teary eyes, but it was no use. The pain was so unbearable that she knew that the only way out was to tap out. But for the time being, she tried to endure it some more before her endurance finally ran out.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia smirked confidently to herself. As far as she was concerned, it was all over. Toni was caught in the Public Execution, the move she had perfected to be the pinnacle of her style of wrestling. In twisting her opponent's limbs behind her, bent at the knees and hooked over Cecilia's shoulders, it was meant to hurt - but in turning Toni outward to face the crowd, she was putting her anguish and defeat on full display. She turned to the cameras, making sure they could get a good view of the agony on Toni's screaming face, and the image was beamed over the jumbotron to everyone watching from the stands. It was a move as humiliating as it was painful - and for Cecilia, that was what made it so perfect. She didn't just want to wound her opponents' bodies, but their pride. She wanted them to know they would never stand a chance against her!

"Go ahead! Scream!" Cecilia taunted, egging Toni on further. From where Toni's ponytail was dangling beneath her, Cecilia planted her boot against her hair, rubbing her foot back and forth on it to tug at Toni's scalp as well, only deepening the pain!

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The pain was unbearable. Toni screamed out in agony as she was put in the hold, and the humiliation from being subjected in the hold was getting too much. She didn't even realize that she was sobbing as she screamed out in pain. In addition to that, Cecilia also stepped on her ponytail as she held her in the hold, and Toni knew that the only way to escape this was to submit.

"P-please!!! L-let me go!! I submit!! I submit!!!" Toni begged between sobs. Cecilia had successfully shattered her pride as the Ashford. Toni was thoroughly outmatched by her opponent, who had displayed such brutality and sadism. There was one time when Toni wanted to display the same things in the ring, but at the moment, she was nothing but a sobbing wreck, her resolve thoroughly broken by the sheer nastiness of her opponent.

[CaptainL]

And at last, it was over. In some ways, Cecilia had to be impressed. She'd put Toni through punishments that would easily have brought many women to their knees, and she had still stood in defiance, refusing to bend to Cecilia. Even through her brutal finishing move, Toni had held onto the stubborn hope that she just might be able to escape. Her determination was commendable.

But for Cecilia, it was above all else, annoying. She wanted to prove that nothing could stand in her way, and that all of her opponents were doomed to crumble before her. When Toni had refused to do that, despite her best attempts, she was only left with the desire to hurt her even harder, to reach the point where she would break. But now, all of that work had paid off, as Toni had been reduced to a sobbing wreck, begging for mercy in Cecilia's arms.

Chuckling to herself as the bell rang, Cecilia let Toni go, giving her a shove to send her collapsing to the mat in a heap. She crossed her arms and raised her chin, planing a foot on Toni to hold her against the mat as she lorded over her defeated foe. "You're a stubborn one," she admitted, "but it's never enough. You'll all see you don't stand a chance!"

With a final dismissive gesture, Cecilia kicked at Toni's side to push her over. She turned to the ramp, casually strolling out of the ring. Her business here was done.

[PrinceArjuna332]

With her submission, the match was over. Toni was released by Cecilia, and she remained on the mat, sniffing and sobbing due to the intense pain and humiliation. She couldn't say anything even as Cecilia planted her foot on her body before she was kicked at her side. As Cecilia left her in the ring, she remained there, still sobbing.

She would remain there for a while. Now that Cecilia had left, Toni gritted her teeth as she wiped her tears. She punched the mat a few times, frustrated at herself for losing in such a pathetic way. She looked at the direction of the exit. Next time, she thought to herself, next time would be different.

Next time, she swore to win.

Winner: Cecilia Lombard via submission!