KINGS & QUEENS ( QF ) — Oscar Orelash vs Audrey Trovita

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Torture was an apt description of the move Oscar had caught Audrey in. The only reason he wasn't able to bend her beyond her limits was because of his own shoulders being in the way; with more freedom, Oscar might have been able to really break his fellow female redhead!

But he didn't need to snap her in half to wear her down. Audrey felt a little heat in her cheeks as Oscar paraded her around like a trophy, and though the embarrassment was the lowest item on her list of problems, it was still on the list. The biggest problem was that prickling pain in her lower back, the spot Oscar had been pouring on the pressure all night. Audrey couldn't keep herself from screaming out any more, the tears in her eyes flowing freely, as the agony overwhelmed her senses. This was made somehow even worse every time Oscar bounced and jostled her, sending fresh spikes through her body like lightning, and threatening to spill her chest out of her top! Her middling blows to his chest weren't even slowing him down, although Audrey didn't have the ability to recognize that at the moment.

Still, up to this point, she'd managed to endure it all, utterly refusing to surrender! But she was reaching her breaking point; she'd been too worn down by focused, targeted stretches, and it was all catching up to her now.

And yet...

For a third time, the referee attempted to check on her. Her immediate instinct was to cry out her submission and make him let her go, and finally put an end to the suffering. But within seconds, she realized she'd regret surrendering here even more. She'd come this far, hadn't she? She'd already defied expectations. But this wasn't just any match. She had promised to give it her all. And how would she ever improve if she didn't learn when to not roll over and give up?

She grit her teeth, bit her lip, and again shook her head. She couldn't quite force words out between her wailing, but having been waved off twice already, once again, the ref backed down.

Despite her defiance, Oscar continued ragdolling her. She felt a sharp impact as she crashed to the canvas, and before she knew what was happening, Oscar was rolling her onto her back and pulling her leg into the air - a motion that also kept the pressure on that spot on her lower back. She knew what was coming next.

"ONE..."

Despite the sharp jolts in her spine, Audrey forced one quick, but deep, breath.

"TWO..."

Audrey took the two precious seconds of what passed for reprieve in the ring, then kicked her free leg and an arm up to break the pin, hoping to jostle Oscar off her in the process. And like before, a chorus of cheers rose from the spectators as she did so!

With the pin broken and once Oscar was off her, her limbs flopped back to the mat where she remained for a few moments longer, catching her breath. She didn't try to move, or massage her aching back, just... deep inhale, heavy exhale, her chest rising and falling with each breath. It was evidence of just how exhausted the redhead was now.

But she couldn't let him simply turn around and catch her again like last time. That had been her mistake.

With every limb screaming, Audrey rolled herself towards the ropes, which she then used to pull herself to her feet. She leaned on them heavily, but she was standing. Still standing. Panting heavily, she sent Oscar another grin.

"What else... you got...?"

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Oscar thought for sure he had Audrey as he slammed her down and tried to go for another pin- but Audrey defied expectations once again as she broke the pin just after the two count! Oscar got off of Audrey and sat upright as she rolled away to the ropes for safety; hearing the cheers of the audience as Oscar's own chisel chest rose and fell. The Barbarian Prince would get to his feet and look back at Audrey, catching her grin and returning it with an intrigued raise of his eyebrow as she taunted him. Again, Oscar looked impressed with Audrey as he soon grinned back at her, wiping some sweat from his forehead.

"Oh I got plenty else to show. You're impressive, Audrey, but I'm curious to know how much longer you can last"

With his piece said, Oscar would keep his arms ready and motioned Audrey to come to him- using the classic 'come at me' motion with his hand to challenge his fellow redhead to make the next move!

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Whether by mercy or by taunt, Oscar allowed Audrey a moment's rest. ...Well, he waited for her to come to him and make a move, rather than jumping on her again. It counted.

Audrey took a beat to experiment with walking, stepping along the ropes, testing her back. She was in bad shape. If she was going to go of the offensive, she was going to need to put everything she had into it. Maybe with a little help.

Her grin turned devious as Oscar taunted her with his hand gesture. "Just remember, you asked for it!"

She quickly calculated the distance between them and, ignoring the burning protests of her muscles, charged at Oscar with a battle cry fueled with pure determination! She threw herself at him, aiming to wrap her arms around his neck, tuck in her knees, and use her full body weight plus gravity to drag him down to the mat, where her knees would dig into his gut! If she could just stun him, she might be able to pull off a quick, sneaky pin and steal this match!

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Oscar took a step back and planted his feet as Audrey's grin turned devious and she charged him, narrowing his eyes and taking a sharp breath in as he analyzed his opponent- trying to anticipate what Audrey was going to do as she made a desperate all-out attack at him. She lunged through the air, tucked in her knees- THERE! Her knees! Oscar tightened his abs as Audrey's knees stuck true against their mark... but it only earned a grunt of pain out of Oscar. If Audrey noticed that Oscar wasn't tipping over either... but instead wrapping his arms around her aching and battered body, then perhaps she realized... just maybe... she might have either fallen into a trap, or had been completely countered.

"BRACE YOURSEEEELF!!!"

Oscar's fans knew darn well what was about to happen next as the Barbarian Price delivered his signature Barbaric Brace Bearhug onto Audrey- squeezing his fellow redhead tight in his grasp as he tried to put Audrey through another difficult submission experience. On top of that, Oscar wasn't shy about personal space when apply his hugs as his body pressed into Audrey's- constricting her torso tighter and tighter as he held the plucky redhead off the canvas and slowly bounced her up and down in order to put more pressure on her spine!

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It was a desperate attack, one barely considering the potential risks, because she couldn't afford to. Audrey had to chance it if she had any hope of salvaging a victory. But if Oscar was surprised at her charge, he didn't show it.

She jumped. Her body collided with his and she wrapped her arms around his neck, and for a moment as she leaned backwards, things looked to be going exactly as planned! ...But then she realized that Oscar had hardly flinched as she hit him, and was, in fact, not falling. Instead, her knees slid down his chest as she hung from his neck for a moment, and then his huge arms curled around her! Audrey belatedly realized she was in trouble and tried to let go and drop to the ground, but she was too slow.

"Wha...? How did- aaahhhhggnnn!"

Her shocked question was cut off as Oscar squeezed, pulling her body tightly against his own and forcing her spine to bend backwards! Her tired hands pushed against his shoulders, a feeble attempt to break his hold, but she couldn't maintain the pressure. Her squirming only made him squeeze tighter, her body flattening against his! She was held off the ground, and her legs weakly rubbed against Oscar's, looking for leverage and finding none.

She cried out further as he bounced her, sending shooting spikes of pain down her back. She grit her teeth and whimpered, frustrated that her attack had been so easily predicted, but it seemed there was nothing she could do about it now. Her face, stained with her earlier tears, was red, this time not from embarrassment, but from the strain he was applying to her body and her struggle to resist.

Once again, the ref popped up to check on her, and Audrey's soft "n-no..." put an expression of genuine concern on their face; the redhead was venturing into dangerously unsafe territory. But she wasn't quite there yet, and they had their answer, and so they let the scene continue.

"Is... this... all?" the fiery redhead taunted.

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Despite Oscar's attempt at wrenching a submission out of Audrey with his bearhug, the fellow redhead STILL continued to hold out despite the obvious pain she was in. Oscar winced slightly as Audrey screamed out in pain, watching her face turn red from the strain as her legs grazed his own- trying to find some leverage but falling short on success as she was left suspended in the air. Still- despite everything, Audrey still had enough energy to taunt Oscar- wondering out loud if that was all Oscar could offer...

"No... not even close"

Oscar's retort was short and sweet, his grip loosening on Audrey as he lifted her higher into the air. If Oscar was left to his own devices, the Barbarian Prince would show Audrey just what else he had up his metaphorical sleeves as he would transition his bearhug into a massive sit-out powerbomb! A move where if it connected, Oscar would once again try to keep Audrey down for the three count by hooking both legs into the air as the ref slid in to start counting!

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Not even close, he said. Was that just a taunt, or was he actually going easy on her...?

Through the miasma of pain, Audrey had the thought that if this wasn't even close to Oscar's true strength, she didn't want to see him when he was trying! His bearhug was so tight, she felt like her internal organs were being flattened! Her spine was on the verge of cracking, and breathing was quickly becoming difficult, both due to the pressure as well as her increasing panic and desperation.

Then suddenly, she could breathe again! Audrey was so quick to inhale that she didn't stop to consider why he let up... until he brought her down, slamming her harshly into the mat! Her whole body shook with the vibrations of the impact, and she crumpled, limbs splayed out, barely able to move anymore.

"ONE..."

Oh. That was the count again.

"TWO..."

She should move.

Her response was mostly instinctual this time, but it served the purpose just the same. Her legs, once again hooked into the air, kicked violently, and the redhead cried out an agonized wail as her arm shot into the air to break the pin for a third time!

Gasps rose from the audience, many of them astounded that she'd staved off defeat one more time. They told her that they were enjoying what they saw, that she and Oscar had put on a good show, if nothing else.

But in the moments following, as Oscar had to let her go, she wondered if maybe she shouldn't have. It was unlikely Oscar would allow her to recover and taunt her to attack again. And even if he did... she was exhausted, her body battered and nearly broken, and all she could do in the aftermath of breaking free was lay there almost motionless on her back, eyes closed, the only sign she was still conscious being the rise and fall of her chest to go with the quiet sound of her shaky breathing.

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Another attempt to pin Audrey would fail once again as the lady redhead kicked out! Oscar let out a big huff as even after everything Aydrey had been put through, after every attempt to pin her, she continued to kick out. Oscar was deeply impressed to see such resolve come from Audrey- but it was starting to frustrated him a bit. Pinning her wasn't working out as Oscar as hopped and while it was how Oscar would prefer to win over Audrey in particular, it was clear to the Barbarian Prince that the only way to take her down was to either get her to submit or tap out.

Already with another move in mind, Oscar would grab Audrey's legs and flip her onto her stomach before sliding his legs over and under Audrey's torso as he positioned himself further up on the canvas. If Oscar was successful, he would bend Audrey's legs back into a texas cloverleaf while simultaneously squeeze her body once more with a bodyscissors- this time with his massive legs as he'd put Audrey through a real Frankenstein of a submission hold he calls the Tempest Twister!!

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As exhausted as she was, Audrey didn't offer a shred of resistance as Oscar collected her legs and rolled her over. He easily twisted and knotted her up, and only when he pulled and squeezed, triggering that same spot in her lower back, did the freckled redhead react. Said reaction consisted of gasping for breath and whimpering, however.

Audrey weakly reached for the ropes, but they were distantly out of reach. She clawed at the mat, a motion that might have allowed her to drawl closer had she any energy left. But at this point, she was running on emergency backups, and all she got for her efforts was more frustration.

This was a hold she'd not seen before, and she didn't know how else to counter it. Not that her efforts had huge success most of the night anyway. She put her forehead to the mat and threw her arms over her head, mustering the last of her energy to wiggle and squirm, but Oscar had her locked down tight. Eventually, She noticed her vision going blurry, and realized she'd reached the end. But she wasn't so stubborn to make him force her out. She could at least acknowledge his skill.

She'd given him her all in this fight, as agreed; it just turned out that her all was put into enduring his moves, leaving her with little room to scratch out much offense of her own.

It took longer than usual (or so it seemed in her mind) for the ref to come and check on her this time, but as soon as they were within sight, Audrey reached over and rapidly pat Oscar on the ankle, opting for that rather than the mat to make sure he wouldn't miss her tap out, because she couldn't form words while she was in such agony!

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The moment Audrey started tapping out on his ankle, Oscar would release Audrey's legs and release her from the bodyscissors in a heartbeat while the ref frantically signaled for the bell. Oscar let out a sigh of relief now that all the work he put in to take Audrey down had finally paid off; the Barbarian Prince rolled to his front and pushed himself to his feet before the ref raised Oscar's hand to declare him the winner of the match- a call that made Oscar's fan scream out in joy as he flashed a huge grin and waved to the crowd before pulling away from the ref and taking a knee, looking over the downed Audrey as he checked up on the battered, bent, and likely bruised redhead.

"Hah... not bad at all for someone without proper training. Are you ok? Can you walk?"

In a move many fans were well accustomed to by now, Oscar would extend a metaphorical olive branch to Audrey and an actual friendly hand as he offered to help her to her feet. It was the right thing to do, especially after Audrey fought with her heart and soul in that match. He'd be a butt to just leave her there, after all.