Ash Daniels vs. Anna D'Amore

[CaptainL]

Ashley knew it would be a gamble - if she wanted to stand up to Anna, she needed to bank on her ability to be quicker than her opponent. She had faith in herself to pull it off - but, in the end, Anna was just a moment quicker. The redhead came streaking closer, her legs outstretched and ready to slam into her foe - but just before she could make contact, Anna was able to swerve to the side, grabbing her legs and pulling her down! Her jaw dropped in a gasp as she found her momentum suddenly halted, with Anna grabbing her out of the air. And just seconds later, she dropped to the mat - just in time for Anna to turn her over and twist her legs behind her for the Boston crab!

As she felt her spine contorting under the pressure, Ash threw her head back in a scream - with every inch she was being bent, another surge of pain shot down her back, each one stinging worse than the last! She tried to reach her arm out in front of her, desperate to find something to grab onto - but the ropes were just out of reach, and her hand fell limp against the canvas! Her eye twitched and she grit her teeth in frustration - but the whole way through, all she could focus on was how Anna was goading her to fight back, and to do her best to resist. For as much as they were opponents, Anna seemed to have some sense of respect for the Californian girl. Ash was already determined to do her best in this match, just as she would in any...but now, Anna was really giving her a reason to. She couldn't give anything less than her best efforts now. Anything less than her best would be a letdown - and she couldn't allow that to happen! That knowledge was all she needed to push her back into the fight!

Feeling a newfound surge of energy take hold of her body, Ashley bucked her hips up as hard as she could, in an effort to break free of her opponent's hold by force. At the very least, she hoped she could turn the balance in her favor enough for her to be able to jerk herself forward, and maybe grab onto the ropes! Either way, she was putting her all into this!

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"NGHHHH!!! Woah!! Damn! you got out!" (Dannazione! sei riuscita a liberarti!) Anna was surprised to how Ash managed to get her off balance and grab the ropes! But she knew that this stunt from her opponent would leave her vulnerable, and that was the moment she was waiting for.

"But what will you do now?" (Ma cosa farai adesso?) Anna rushed to Ash since she was recovering and started to pull her leg to drag her into the middle ring only to sit on her belly and started to groundpound her! "I liked your determination but what u will do about this?" (Mi è piaciuta la tua determinazione ma cosa farai con questo?) Anna started to punch her opponent as hard as she could, she knew that her opponent was tenacious and wanted to see how much she could resist to her assault before countering.

"We just started, don't try to give up now!" (Abbiamo appena cominciato, non provare a cedere adesso!) While punching she was encouraging Ash to counter to see her actual strenght. Either in victory or defeat Anna wanted to see her determination till the end of this spectacular match!

[CaptainL]

The Boston Crab was definitely putting no small amount of strain on Ashley's back, stretching her muscles and tendons and causing her back to bow beneath her opponent's weight. With every inch she sagged lower, her teeth gnashed in a pained grimace. But between the fact that the Boston Crab was a mainstay in wrestling training, and the fact that she hung out with a skilled technical wrestler for so many years, Ash knew how this hold worked. She might've been a slacker, and she might not have taken things very seriously, but she did know that when she was being folded in half like this, she had plenty of leverage on her side. Leverage she was willing to apply, as she leaned over a little further and kicked her legs. It wasn't enough to knock Anna off her entirely, but it did unsettle the amount of weight she could bear down on the redhead - and that freed up just enough space for Ash to scramble forward and grab the ropes!

At first, as Anna let her go, Ash let out a sigh of relief, knowing she'd managed to pull it off. Then, she hear Anna praise her, and she glanced back toward the girl with a smile. "Heh...you'd better believe I'm good!" she cheered. She had proven she had what it took to free herself, and even her opponent had taken notice - Ash couldn't help but let that go to her head a little, and she flashed a grin and a finger-pistol back in the Italian's direction. But her satisfaction was short-lived when Anna quickly came back swinging...quite literally, as a matter of fact.

Ash had begun to pull herself back up with the ropes, but she couldn't get there fast enough. Before she knew it, Anna had closed in on her, snatching her leg up from behind - and with a sharp tug, the redhead fell forward onto her face! "Whoah, hey-!!" she protested, trying to twist her hips from side to side in order to wriggle away. But it wouldn't stop Anna from rolling her to her back - and getting on top of her to rain down punches!

"Gaah..!! Ow, ow, oof-!" Each blow that landed caused Ash to crack from one side to the other against the momentum of the impact, and her teeth clenched as she shuddered from the lingering pain. A few punches was enough for her to get the memo, and she began to roll her weight back and forth to try and dodge, but Anna just kept coming - and so too did her taunts. It made Ash's teeth clench as she let out a grumble. She knew that Anna had respect for her, but she wasn't one who liked to be talked down to. She was already quite well assured that she had it in her to break out of this; she didn't need the encouragment - and she would let her opponent know as much, when at last, she readied a counter!

"Nngh, fine, fine-! I don't need you to tell me what to do, you know-!" Ash leaned her weight over to dodge the next incoming punch - and then, as Anna drew back the next one, Ash's eyes followed the hand she was raising. It was then that she would attempt to get her own hands up to block her face. If Anna went for the punch, Ash was prepared to grab her by the wrist - and hopefully from there, she could crank at the joint with a wristlock before bucking with her hips and rolling her weight to the side to pull Anna down into an arm drag!

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Anna was still punching and didn't notice that Ash was about to parry it so she got into the arm drag! "Woahh!! UGH!! Damn you are fast! (Dannazione sei veloce!) Anna was tricked here and now she was pulled down and decided to recover before Ash could try anything, but would she make it in time? That's the question that she and all the crowd were thinking on.

Her opponent was really determined to win this but she wasn't thinking of lose either! "I'll admit you are strong, maybe i did underestimated you." (Lo ammetto sei forte, forse ti ho sottovalutato.) Anna thought a lot her opponent was really giving her all even if it was a standard match, her determination was almost scary but she didn't want to back down from this fight, she should repay her with the same amount of it.

The crowd was cheering both wrestler for their impressive performance, it was a fight between 2 speedies and it was entertaining for now the situation would go into Ash advantage if she would be quick enough to do something to Anna before she could get up but until now she got some damage from the italian girl.

"The crowd is cheering us! I like it, hope you like it too!" (La folla ci sta acclamando! Mi piace, spero che piaccia anche a te!)
Anna smiled at Ash, she was a nice opponent and she couldn't wait to continue wrestling with her. What she had in store right now? She was curious and would try to recover before Ash next move.

[CaptainL]

Ash had been frustrated that Anna had given her this much trouble so far, but as soon as she managed to grab hold of her arm and pull her to the side, a smirk returned to her face - now, she knew, her fortunes were about to turn around, and she wasn't going to look back! With her newfound dominance came a rush of adrenaline that filled her with energy once more. What was more, the crowd was cheering even louder at the sight of her well-played reversal. Both women were fully committed to this match, bringing every bit of their fast-paced, high-intensity action to the table, and striving at every moment to overtake one another. When their respective styles collided, the outcome could only be a spectacle to behold. And the more Ash thought of it, the more excited she grew - these people had come out for a good show, and she was going to give them one!

Even her opponent seemed to be impressed with her, eagerly awaiting the next move. Ash knew now that she needed to make this one to remember - she wasn't going to let anyone come away from this disappointed. If the ball was in her court, she was going to wow them with it! "Heh..." she chuckled with a wink, "How about this, then?"

Still holding onto Anna's arm, Ash would suddenly throw her weight in the other direction, attempting to roll behind her opponent and pulling her arm back along with her. She hoped to twist it behind her back and pin it behind her shoulderblades, doing some damage from how she stretched the muscles and ligaments in her arm. But it would also allow Ash to swing her other arm around Anna's throat, getting her into a crossface chickenwing hold and putting some pressure down on her airways!

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"Arghhh!!! Damn it hurts so much!" (Dannazione fa malissimo!) Anna was caught in what it seems a crossface chickenwing hold and was trapped now by Ash, but she didn't want to give up, not this easly! The hold was inflicting her a lot of pain and she needed to get out of it in anyway possible. "No i won't give like this! You have to do better! (No non cederò così! Dovrai fare di meglio!) Anna said while starting to trash around to get free and see if she could reach the ropes since her arm was blocked!

"I admit you are tenacious but you won't get me!" (Lo ammetto sei tenace ma non vincerai!) With that Anna movements become more precise instead of panic she tried to get openings into Ash hold and eventually before it became to painful she used her whole body to either reach the ropes or get out with physique hopin that her opponent would make a mistake.

But it was hurting, and a lot she was begin stretched and her face was caught in, it was a thing she didn't like at all. She was a model and wanted to keep her face clean! "Let me go damnit!" (Lasciami andare dannazione!)

[CaptainL]

At long last, Ashley had her hands on Anna - and she wasn't about to let go! She had let the Italian slip through her fingers too many times, but she was determined to make a difference - and when Anna had been this much of an annoyance, every time she'd fallen just short of getting a hold of her was just motivating her that much more to stand up to her and put her in her place. She grit her teeth, wrenching back as hard as she could on Anna's arm, while her other arm squeezed as tightly as she could around her throat, and her back bent in an arc as she pulled her foe even closer against her chest. In spite of it all, though, Anna still found it in her to talk back, and to egg Ash on to do better - which just wore on her nerves that much more!

"Oh, come on-!" the redhead hissed, gritting her teeth tighter. Anna couldn't possibly be this tough, she thought - sooner or later, she would have to give in! But Anna was just as determined to escape as Ash was to dominate, and her deft footsteps betrayed the skill and confidence of the dancer she was. Ash tried to pull at her arms with all her might, her body grinding up closer against Anna's own as they struggled for dominance - but, in the end, Anna was able to steer herself around even with Ash's weight on her back. Enough to get a hold of the ropes and force a break!

At the call of the referee, Ash let go, taking a step back and rubbing at her arm. "Hmph..." She sneered, narrowing her eyes in a glare at Anna - she had gotten too close to putting her away once and for all, and she was in no mood to concede defeat to her any time soon! She'd released the Italian in order to abide by the rules - but it wouldn't stop her from keeping on the offensive, and a moment later, she swung out with a chop, aiming a forearm strike right at Anna's head!

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"Finally! It started to hurt..." (Finalmente! Cominciava a far male...) Anna finally got free thanks to the rope break and immediately took distance from Ash, but she noticed something... Ash was too driven by anger and that could be an actual advantage! So Anna decided to play with that anger trying to lead Ash into a mistake.

"What's wrong? Can't catch me?" (Cosa c'è? Non riesci a prendermi?) It was the time, Anna started to mock Ash in attempt to make her doing something stupid, like charging at her recklessy. If that would work Anna would intercept Ash with a superkick to her face! At least this was the plan, but from Ash responses it had good chances to success so Anna just needed to add a bit more salt..

"Not coming? Are you scared?" (Non vieni? Sei spaventata?) Anna knew that her dancing was quite annoying and continued to do it, eventually Ash had to do something or she would just watch her opponent dancing!

[CaptainL]

Ash had already made up her mind. For as much as Anna seemed to respect her skills, she was still mocking her - and the redhead was not one to tolerate being mocked like this. She needed to get a word in edgewise, and she needed to stand up to Anna - to show that she wasn't a pushover! Her eyes narrowed into a glare as she clenched her teeth, her whole body tense and ready to take off at a moment's notice. And at that very moment, she sprung, coming charging toward Anna with her arm drawn back for a hard-hitting chop! That, she thought, would teach her a thing or two about talking back!

The only problem was that that same stubbornness that could drive Ashley forward could also be turned against her - and when she had convinced herself that nothing was going to stop her from enacting her plan, it meant that she also couldn't stop the consequences that followed. She came charging toward Anna, all right...only for Anna to swing her leg up right at the last minute, so that the Californian would only run straight into a kick to the jaw, throwing her backward in an arc!

"GAAH-!!" At once, Ashley's whole body flared up with pain. Her teeth gnashing, she went stumbling back a few steps, grabbing at her jaw to try and dull the aches; her footing teetered and threatened to give out, but she managed to stop herself just in time. As she panted for breath to get her wits about her, she began to push herself back up straight...where she would come face to face with Anna once again throwing some taunts her way, asking if she was scared!

"What!? HEY-!" Ash's fists quivered with pent-up rage. It was bad enough that her counterattack had blown up in her face like this, and she was already dead-set on paying Anna back, but now she was taunting her about it, too? This was supposed to be her comeback, but it had become yet another humiliation! That did it - Ash would show her no mercy! Letting out a snort, she stormed forward, stomping her feet against the ground as she leaned in to get in Anna's face. "All right, asshole, that's how you wanna do this?! Fine!"

Once again, Ash tried to charge in toward Anna to get her hands on her. This time, though, she knew better than to expose herself to danger. As she came close, she would veer to the side, hopefully getting out of the way of any strikes Anna might have to intercept her with. If that worked, she would grab the Italian by the arm and pull on it to try and whip her across the ring - where, hopefully, she would rebound off the ropes, and into a superkick of Ash's own!

"Let's see how you like it-!"

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Anna would sigh after getting throwed on the ropes, it seems that Ash was another opponent that could easly getting driven into anger and in fact it worked again..
"Really? You think i'm stupid?" (Veramente? Pensi sia stupida?) Anna would rebound on the ropes just to dropkick Ash leg before she could execute the superkick to try and making her fall down!

It was surprising that some mocking could already drive Ash mad enough to play into Anna dance, she had all intention to use that into the advantage and if Ash would fall down Anna would immediately sit on her back to execute a camel clutch and stretch the smaller girl enough to do some damage to her back!
"Why i'm finding only angry people.. it starts to get boring!" (Perchè sto trovando solo gente arrabbiata.. sta cominciando a diventare noioso!) Anna would be very careful, because a miss could cost her a lot so she carefully executed that dropkick hoping it would connect!

"Listen why we can't have fun instead of begin angry? Could be a friendly competition.." (Ascolta perchè non possiamo divertirci invece di arrabbiarci? Potrebbe essere una competizione amichevole..)