Lightning Strikes a Butterfly - Keqing Vs. Raquel Masters

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With Raquel on the mats and her head in her grasp, Keqing began really upping the pressure. She squeezed down hard with her arm, tightening her grip around Raquel's neck and face. At the same time she began wrenching her hold upwards, bending Raquel's neck back, applying even more pressure on her to wear her down further. Keqing grunted as she exerted her strength to really punish Raquel.

"I know this won't make you submit," Keqing said, "You're too tough for that... But it will leave you hurting and weak, and that's what I'm looking for!"

After a few more moments of this torture, Keqing would release Raquel, letting her head drop onto the mats. But she wasn't done with her opponent yet though. She would quickly transition, sitting herself down on the small of Raquel's back, pulling her hands up over her knees. "You know what's coming next," Keqing said as she hooked her hands underneath Raquel's chin to pull her up into a camel clutch!

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Raquel groaned as she was being positioned for something, and when it hit her it was too late for her to adjust! "AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Raquel howled as she kicked the mat and flailed her arms about. She was again stuck and in a ton of pain as Keqing was seemingly playing with her. "You sure talk a lot..... gonna take more than this to make me stay still!" Raquel said through grit teeth as she kept flailing and struggling.

Raquel was trying to escape and she wanted to do so with gusto.... even if it was going to exhaust her. Raquel felt the pain mounting, Keqing wasn't kidding about that whatsoever. However Raquel was trying to get her arms off Keqing's legs, hoping to reach down and grab Keqing's calves. Raquel would then try to get her knees underneath her, showing a good bit of strength as she hoped to stagger to her feet holding Keqing in a piggyback position on her back before jumping up to fall back down on top of her opponent to slam her way to freedom!

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Raquel had a ton of fight left in her, as she struggled hard in the camel clutch, making it very difficult for Keqing to hold on. The purple-haired girl grit her teeth and pulled all the harder though to try and keep Raquel tame. "Bold words coming from someone being sat on!" Keqing said as she pulled back farther, even starting to lean back as she elevated Raquel's chin and bent her back all the way up, "Let's see you fight out of this!" she said.

As she leaned back though it relieved a bit of pressure off Raquel's arms, making it easier for her to break her arms free. Keqing realized her mistake too late, as Raquel suddenly twisted and freed up one hand, then both. She was stunned as Raquel grabbed her calves and began pushing upwards, getting her knees underneath her before bucking up and throwing Keqing off!

"Oh!" Keqing gasped in surprise. She rolled with the motion, winding up on one knee beside Raquel. "You're way stronger than you look," Keqing said, impressed by how her opponent managed to pack such power in her small frame. It wasn't going to be enough to stop Keqing though, as she reached out to grab Raquel by her head again, hoping to force her to her feet before she was really ready.

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Raquel was in a bad spot and even though she was free Keqing was quick to pounce! Raquel gagged as she was grabbed by the head and pulled up to her feet. The wobbly legged Raquel was not in good position to power out or kick, but she still had other ideas. "I am more woman than you can handle, don't let my size fool you!" Raquel said as she tried to send hard, fast body punches into the abdomen of Keqing in order to punch herself free from the grip of her opponent!

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As Keqing pulled up on Raquel, she thought she's be able to get her opponent standing and set her up for a big move without any issues. She never imagined that Raquel had enough left in her to fight back. So when the smaller woman's pinches smacked into her unprotected belly, Keqing was caught completely by surprise.

"Gah! Guh! Ugh!" Keqing let out pained grunts as Raquel's fists smacked against her abs. Her tummy was pretty battered, bruised up by Raquel's punishing kicks from earlier, making each punch on her tender muscles hurt all the worse. Keqing groaned, her hands forced to release Raquel's head as she stumbled back, hands cradling her aching belly.

"Guh... Not bad!" Keqing said, retreating to a safe distance before straightening up, "But not more than I can handle!" Her eyes taunted Raquel, baiting her to come in close and engage again. Keqing knew Raquel had to be close to her limits now, so she was feeling confident that she could take whatever Raquel threw at her.

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Raquel hammered away at Keqing and while she was free it didn't quite have the full effect she hoped for. "Okay if you say so. You can't handle everything I can throw your way!" Raquel said as she rushed back in as quickly as she could using her speed to try to surprise Keqing. Raquel wanted to swing her leg up and spin her body attempting to smash Kewqing right in the face with a spinning wheel kick to floor the middleweight!

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Keqing knew speed was Raquel's forte, but even so the speed of her opponent's charge left her surprised. Her eyes widened as Raquel closed the distance in an instant, throwing her leg out in a wide arc to try and catch Keqing in the face! But Keqing was fast too, even after taking multiple blows to her tender belly. She ducked down and sideways, raising her arm so that instead of getting hit directly, the kick skipped off her forearm and flew over Keqing's head.

It still packed enough force to make Keqing miss a step. She grunted as her foot slipped, but was quickly able to regain her balance. "You're not the only one with fast kicks!" Keqing thought as she straightened up as quickly as she could to ready a kick of her own.

Keqing decided not to go for anything fancy. She raised her leg and fired off a straight push kick right at Raquel's belly, aiming primarily to knock the girl backwards a few steps and hopefully off balance. She hoped though that the kick would have other effects too, as she had also given Raquel's abs a beating earlier

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Raquel missed and her own landing was very awkward making her a very easy target for Keqing. "UGH!" Raquel groaned and stumbled back falling to her knees as the kick hammered the already off-balance Raquel. She gasped for breath and tried to stumble back up to her feet, swaying a bit as she was still doubled over from the strike leaving her wide open against Keqing.

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The sharp kick to Raquel's abs had its intended effect, knocking the smaller woman backwards and off balance, forcing her to stumble back several steps and fall to her knees. That created the opening Keqing wanted to follow up her attack. Raquel was quick in getting up though, presenting Keqing with only a moment with which to strike.

She had to make this count. "Haaaah!" Keqing yelled, stepping in and grabbing Raquel by the backs of her shoulders, before throwing a knee upwards to smash into Raquel's aching tummy once again! That move was to soften her up and keep her bent over, as after that Keqing stepped back again, kicking a leg all the way up above her head, before bringing it crashing down upon Raquel's back with a powerful axe kick to completely floor her!

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Raquel was now reeling as she was being hammered from all directions! "Oomph! Ugh! ARGH!" The red-head howled as she was rocked hard by the strikes before the axe kick sent her crashing to the mat in a heap! Raquel groaned and kicked the mat a couple times but she was otherwise motionless on the canvas as Keqing was in total control at this point all thanks to Raquel's inability to land a key top rope move, something that was quickly becoming her bane in this matchup.