Ash Daniels vs. Anna D'Amore

[CaptainL]

At long last, Ash had managed to fight her way to the ropes - and when her hand came down on them, the ref called for the two wrestlers to break away. Almost immediately, the redhead flopped onto her face, gasping for breath. Her whole body ached, not to mention her legs, which felt almost too stiff and too heavy for her to reliably will them to move. Anna's hold had taken a lot out of her; no one could deny that. But in the end, it was her single-minded stubbornness that had won out, and it had allowed her to get free.

As she shook herself out, Ashley propped herself up on her elbows to look around and survey the situation - and right away, she caught sight of Anna slipping out through the ropes. At first she wasn't sure what to make of it, raising an eyebrow in confusion - but then, the thought that her opponent was so afraid of her she had to resort to running away made her crack a smug smile. The only problem was...how was she going to catch up to her now?

Ash tried to push herself back up to her feet, but the moment she tried to get her feet underneath her, all the aches and pains in her joints caught up to her, and she grimaced as a shudder ran through her body. "Ow..." she hissed under her breath, reaching down to rub at her ankle. Even if she'd freed herself, the lingering soreness wasn't about to go away any time soon. But she did look up to see Anna outside of the ring - and there, her face hardened with determination. At the very least, she'd gotten her opponent to turn tail and run. That was a sign she was doing something right, at least. And just as her stubbornness had helped her make an escape, it could also help her get back up - as long as she kept her eyes on the prize!

"Hup..!" With another push, Ashley managed to lift herself up to her feet. She teetered back and forth a little, but she held firm. And then, she took off running! Fueled by the willpower she had to press her advantage if nothing else, she grabbed at the ropes as she came near, springing over the top rope and hurling herself toward Anna to crash into her with a suicide dive!

[Albentes]

"!!!! Are you crazy??? (Sei pazza?) Anna wanted to Dodge... But She didn't because She realized that if She did It Ash could get seriosuly hurted!

"OOOFFF!! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? (Sei fuori di testa?)
Anna clearly said in anger, but not for the pain, She was more worry about Ash safety...

"You did your job, It hurts but....are you ok? (Hai fatto il tuo lavoro, fa male.. ma stai bene?) Anna was in serious pain right now, her whole body hurt, she crawled to ash to check on Her...she was actually very worried for her.

"Hey wake up... I don't wanna win for a knock out...(Hey alzati non voglio vincere per ko..)

[CaptainL]

"One! Two!"

Now that both girls had gone out of the ring, the referee had started the count. But Ash was already in motion - and when Anna wouldn't get out of the way, there was nothing that could stop the thunderous impact that followed, as the redhead came crashing into Anna, bowling both of them out onto the floor! A few cries of "HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!" erupted from the stands at the sight of such a daring move from Ashley. But the Californian had already made up her mind about what needed to be done the moment Anna left the ring. Anna was trying to get away from her, and Ash was in no way interested in giving her a chance to stall for time. She needed to bring this fight to her. And she was going to do that by hitting her as fast and as hard as she could, with a full-body tackle from through the ropes!

Even Ash herself was slow to recover from the impact. As she pushed herself back up on her hands and knees, she clenched her teeth and shuddered - her whole body ached from the landing, and her legs felt like jelly beneath her. She was already worse for wear thanks to Anna's efforts, and coming crashing to the floor had taken almost as much out of her as it had Anna. For a moment, she lay there with her head spinning, her glazed-over eyes staring off into space. "...ow..." she murmured under her breath. If Anna hadn't panicked as much as she had, Ash might not have woken up so quickly. But when the Italian was all but screaming in her ears, she quickly was shaken back to her senses - and when her head was throbbing as much as it was, she didn't exactly appreciate the noise.

"Ow-!! Ow, hey, not so loud-!" she hissed, grabbing at her temples and gritting her teeth as she jumped back up. But when she shook herself back to her senses, catching her breath in a few pants, a smirk spread over Ashley's face. It might've hurt, yes...but she'd managed to take Anna down, and that was exactly what she'd intended!

"Three! Four!"

"Crazy? Maybe..." She rolled her weight onto one hand and one knee, pushing those against the ground to lift herself to her feet, and tugged at Anna's arm with her other hand to try and lift her up. Her breaths were hoarse and ragged, and her feet teetered on the ground; she needed to brace herself against Anna to keep herself from falling over. But if she could get Anna up, that would be all she needed - as she turned and whipped her toward the ring apron, going to send her running so that she'd crash into the hardest part of the ring!

"...but maybe, just crazy enough to work!"

[Albentes]

"....." Anna didn't speak It seems words were useless against this girl! So as soon Ash attempted to launch Her on the apron She reversed It and bringed Ash to the ring After before the 8 count!

"....Sorry." Anna said only that while attempting Her implant DDT finisher on Ash! She respected Her but Anna had a feeling that Ash could be more hurt than She showed and decided to try and end this match, She was worried. So if Anna could Land Her finisher She would PIN Ash with all Her remaining strenght.

[CaptainL]

Ash was, admittedly, getting desperate. But she was determined to win this match, one way or another! Even if her body was sore and aching, and even if she winced and hissed whenever she moved, she needed something that could turn the tides and help her take control. She figured that ramming Anna into the ring apron was a good place to start - but she wasn't counting on her opponent suddenly pulling her closer, countering the Irish whip with one of her own! Before Ashley knew it, she was hurtling toward the ring as fast as her legs could carry her, and she barely even had the time to gasp before she plowed into the apron herself!

"GHHK-!!" As soon as she landed against the apron, Ashley fell forward, her teeth locked in a grimace. She was half in and half out of the ring, frozen in place, as her hands cupped her stomach, which had taken the brunt of the blow. She had, after all, collided with cold steel at full force. "O-Owww..." she moaned under her breath, her eye twitching from the lingering pain. But nothing she could do would prevent Anna from hauling her into the ring - and before she could realize what was happening, she was scooped up into the air, on Anna's shoulder!

When Ash finally came to, she found herself high above the mat - and with it, her body tensed up as she let out a gasp. "W-Whoah, hey..!" she cried, her legs kicking in the air - but her strength had already been spent, and she couldn't break her opponent's hold on her. When Anna threw herself off her feet, Ash had nowhere to go but down, plummeting through the air! She cried out in shock, squeezing her eyes shut to try and brace herself from the impact - but it wouldn't make it hurt any less when she came crashing down with a loud thud!

The ring shook under the impact, and Ashley began to sink lower against the mat, folded over. Her whole body ached, and all she could do was take slow and shallow breaths. When Anna went for the pin, there was nothing Ash could possibly do to break it.

"One! Two!!"

[Albentes]

"Three!!! Sorry.. but i can't let you continue this match, you took too much... and that suicide dive surely gave you some damage.. please now i'll accompany you to the medics, let me do this at least. (Mi dispiace ma non posso farti continuare questo match, hai preso troppo.. e quel tuffo suicida sicuramente ti ha dato un pò di danno.. per favore adesso ti accompagnerò dai medici lasciamelo fare.)

Anna liked Ash performance but this was not the time to be "though" she needed to be checked, and Anna also took massive damage by that so it would be better for the two getting some attention by the medics. And that would be the best desicion. Anna could only hope that her opponent wouldn't be stupid enough to refuse that, the match was over and there was no need to be prideful.

"Also nice match, i liked fighting you but please no more crazy moves! You are a great performer and i don't want your career to end so soon! (Mi è piaciuto combatterti ma per favore non fare più mosse pazze! Sei una grande performer e non voglio che la tua carriera finisca così presto!) With that Anna smiled trying to take Ash with her to have both athlete check themselves.

[CaptainL]

The third count landed, the bell rang, and the arena burst out into cheers. Anna had faced an uphill battle, going into a pitched match against an opponent far to stubborn to give in - but in the end, Ashley could only keep up with the Italian's lightning-fast reflexes for so long. She had burned through her own energy in trying to fight back just as much as she had whittled away at her opponent's, and at last, she had reached the point where she couldn't keep going on! When Anna hooked her leg, the Californian barely so much as moved in response; even after the fact she was staring blankly off into the distance, her jaw limp and slack and her eyes glazed over. But slowly, she began to stir as Anna spoke to her. Her eyes fluttered and her teeth clenched as she tried to blink her way back to her senses, only to wince at the bright lights shining down from overhead. But the truth just as quickly set in - she had lost.

Ash let out a long groan, sinking back into the mat as her body deflated. She'd fought long and hard, and she'd put everything she could into it - but that just wasn't enough. She couldn't help but feel the sting of frustration - especially as Anna brought up going to the infirmary. "Hey, what?! Nngh...I'm fine! Really, I'm fine, see..?" Determined to prove that she was tougher than her opponent was giving her credit for, Ash tried to sit up...and immediately doubled over with a pained hiss as she grabbed at the ache that shot out from her side. "Oww...okay, maybe you're right," she muttered, not without a sigh of dismay.

Still, as Anna began to lead her back to the medics, Ash listened what she had to say - and the more she heard Anna's praise, the more the smile grew across her face, as she looked up with a nod. Sure, maybe she'd tried her best, and maybe that hadn't won her the match - but it had, at least, won her Anna's respect. And considering how hard Anna had made her work, Ash couldn't help but see her as an opponent who had been well worthy of her time. A tired smile crossed her face, and she nodded her head, holding up a thumbs-up. "In all honesty? You did a great job, too. I wouldn't mind having another go, some time...but I'd definitely win that one!"

[Albentes]

End of the thread: Winner by pinfall Anna d'amore!