Extreme Sparring

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"H-hey, you okay?" Caroline tenatively showed concern for Marlee upon rousing her from her forced slumber, only to be rudely brushed aside. "A-ah okay..." The petite lady muttered sheepishly. Then she stood up and approached Selene but before either of the two could engage in small talk, Marlee piped up with her challenge. The prospect of an extended spar prompted a smile to return to the bronzette's face.

"Alright, let's do this!" She excitedly bobbed her head as she spoke. "Try not to sleep on me this time, I got some more moves I wanna try out." Outside of the ring, Caroline coughed awkwardly into her fist but dared not speak up. Selene herself didn't jump right into the action. Instead, she jogged on the spot for couple seconds before she abruptly exploded into a sprint.

When she entered striking distance, she lifted her foot, seemingly to attempt her big boot but that was just a feint. Jumping into the air, she seamlessly transitioned from a big boot to a bicycle kick. Ideally, the slight delay inherent in such a manoeuvre should throw off the timing of a likely cautious Marlee's guard, allowing Selene to re-adjust and connect her kick accordingly.

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Marlee felt her cheeks redden as Selene told her not to go to sleep again - this was infuriating. She was better than this, she had to be! Now she just needed to show it. Despite the growing aches in her body from Selene's power moves, Marlee did her best to stay set in a good stance, readying herself for whatever would be thrown at her next.

Her foe advanced quickly, looking again for all the world like she was planning to smash another big boot into Marlee's chest. She smiled thinly, reading the move and beginning to sidestep. But then suddenly Selene was in the air, popping up with momentum carrying forward and her leg swinging around. Caught of guard, Marlee hesitated for a crucial instant...

"UNNGH!" she blurted as the bicycle kick slammed home, sending the curvy Kiwi spinning until she hit the ropes behind her front first, her body sagging into them as her vision swam. She let out a moan of pain as her legs gave out beneath her and Marlee crumpled to her knees, weakly clinging to the top rope but now a complete sitting duck for whatever Selene wanted to do!

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Selene couldn't help flashing her teeth through a fierce smile when her bicycle kick landed, hitting Marlee with such power that it sent her hurling towards the ropes. Fire burned in the Sweet Beast's eyes as she immediately pressed her newfound and easily-won advantage. She sprinted to her opponent and placed her head under Marlee's shoulder, hooking her by her armpit. Then Selene lifted her trapped victim up high before she abruptly fell to one knee, forcefully bringing her opponent's tailbone right down onto her knee for a vicious atomic drop.

Atomic Drop Reference

Yet she wasn't done there. She instantly transitioned to another move; while Marlee was still reeling from the atomic drop, the bronzette hooked the brunette's arms for a full nelson. And the second Selene cinched in the full nelson, she fell back and arched her back for a potent snap dragon suplex. "~Woohoo!~ Wow!" Meanwhile, Caroline cheered her friend for putting on a badass clinic.

Snap Dragon Suplex Reference

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With her back to Selene after the impact of the bicycle kick, Marlee was a sitting duck and she knew it. That knowledge, however, did not help her recover any faster and before she could move a muscle she felt Selene grab her from behind, tucking her head under Marlee's armpit and clamping her firmly around her trim waist. Then she was in the air.

Then she was falling.

"AUUUUIIIGHHH!" Marlee squealed as she was treated to an excruciating atomic drop that sent pain blasting up her spine as her tailbone was driven down onto Selene's knee. She staggered drunkenly, eyes rolling with the pain as she clutched at the small of her back, only for Selene to snatch the reeling Kiwi up into a full nelson hold.

"Gnnh... no, no, no- UNNGH!" Marlee's feeble protests were silenced in an instant as Selene waisted no time flipping her back hard with the Snapdragon suplex that pulverised Marlee's shoulders and neck into the canvas.

She rolled with the impact for a moment, but as soon as Selene's grip on her was released Marlee's body crumpled in a heap like a deflating balloon. Outmatched and overwhelmed by the ferocious assault she collapsed, just barely clinging to consciousness as she lay beaten in the ring, mewling in pain and totally at Selene's mercy yet again.

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A thunderous thud rang out across the gym when Marlee crashed onto the mat courtesy of the snap dragon suplex. Then she ignominiously sagged limp. In stark contrast, Selene performed a kip-up and sprung back onto her feet, clearly demonstrating the superior position she held over her down and out opponent. And she still was not done showing off. "Come on, cupcake, it's way too early to start sleeping on me now." She chuckled as she kicked Marlee onto her back.

"Plus, it makes you an easier target." The Sweet Beast jokingly remarked before she hopped over the other heavyweight's body and ran to the ropes. She rebounded off the ropes and set her trajectory back towards Marlee. Selene rapidly built up speed as she bounded across the ring and when she entered striking distance, she leapt. Soaring through the air, she gracefully swung her arms about for a bit of theatrics before she poised her elbow for a deadly elbow drop aimed at her foe's belly.

Elbow Drop Reference

[arktriumph]

The suplex once again left Marlee as a sitting duck for her powerful foe, the New Zealander reeling from the clinic she'd been subjected to. Nothing she tried even came close to touching Selene - time and again she wound up here, down and out, and helpless. She groaned weakly but was in no position to escape whatever punishment was coming next. She was rolled onto her back, sprawled there looking up and enduring the quips of her foe miserably.

She could only watch as Selene set off, bounding over her and bouncing off the far ropes, before hurtling back and bringing a thunderous elbow drop down on the helpless Kiwi's midriff!

"BUUAGHHHH!" Marlee spluttered as her whole body was rocked by the impact, her arms and legs briefly popping off the canvas before she went limp, wheezing for breath, eyes fluttering as she clung to consciousness. This round was over... all that was left was for Selene to finish her off.

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"Haha." Selene chuckled heartily upon landing her elbow drop, rendering Marlee as a barely conscious mess. The bronzette sat up besides the brunette and patted her battered stomach. "I'll admit you have nice abs." Selene commented in a casual fashion. "Let's see how they compare to mine." She performed a kip-up and briskly strode to the nearest corner.

From there, she impresssively leapt onto the top turnbuckle from the ground and struck a pose with her arms spread wide. Then she jumped as high as her mighty legs could take her before plumetting towards Marlee's prone body. Moreover, the Sweet Beast shifted her bodyweight mid-flight to rotate herself while also flinging her arms inwards and outwards for a flashy but hard-hitting spinning frog splash. Once more, she targetted her opponent's abdomen.

Spinning Frog Splash reference

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"Bu... what...?" Marlee mumbled dumbly in response to Selene's quips, but in her current state she could barely string a thought together, much less react to the inevitable follow up move that was coming. She didn't even see Selene climb the turnbuckle. The only warning the dazed Kiwi received was the shadow of her opponent falling across her.

Then the splash connected.

"OUGHH!" a short blurt of pain escaped Marlee's lips as the last of her breath was blasted out of her by the impact of Selene's body crushing down on her. The New Zealander's arms and legs bounced up off the canvas briefly before flopping back limp and this time it was more than she could take.

With a final wheeze of capitulation Marlee's eyes rolled back in her skull and she passed out, rendered unconscious for the third time in quick succession by her powerful opponent.

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A sonorous thud echoed across the gym when Selene splashed down onto Marlee, sending her hurling back into unconsciousness in brutally swift and decisive manner. "Wow! Just wow!" Caroline cheered and clapped excitedly from ringside. She even hopped up and down like a little child. "T-that was awesome! Never seen you bust out that move before!"

Meanwhile, the Sweet Beast bounced back onto her feet and crossed her arms as she surveyed her handiwork. "Evidently it's very effective." With a prideful smirk gracing her face, she planted her feet on both sides of her opponent's and flexed both her biceps for the crowds which have grown in size since the spar began. Then she kneeled down, sitting on Marlee's chest before proceeding to lightly slap her awake. "~Wakey wakey.~"

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Out cold, Marlee was mercifully oblivious to the banter passing forth between Selene and her manager. She also didn't have to endure the embarrassing spectacle of Selene posing over her unconscious form and flexing for the crowd on onlookers who had gathered to watch the one-sided squash of a spar.

But there were plenty of pictures being taken that would remind her of just how badly this had gone for her.

At length, once Selene had seated herself comfortably on Marlee's chest and given the New Zealander a handful of light slaps to bring her around, Marlee finally began to ebb back into consciousness. She moaned, her eyes fluttering until she managed to focus on the form of her dominant foe, straddling her without a care in the world.

"Unnh... no..." Marlee let out a whine of dismay, turning her face away, unable to look Selene in the eye as shame welled up in her. She'd wanted to get her revenge on the Sweet Beast for their one-sided encounter in the ring, but it turned out she was completely outmatched by Selene in every way. She saw the gaggle of onlookers pointing; sniggering. This venture had annihilated what little reputation she might have had. "G-get off me... I can't... can't take anymore..." she burbled in desperation, writhing pathetically underneath her nemesis.