Is she serious? Gail vs Mariza

[SubtleRoar]

*After her surgically precise shot bounced off of Mariza's slender body, Gail was relieved to watch the energetic force topple backwards. She was given a moment of respite, but instead of attempting to catch her breath, she decided that the prudent option would be to press her offense.* "Why won't you just stay down?!" *She bellowed aloud, scrambling to her feet with a menacing glare in her eye.* "Think about it- You're a natural born loser, and trying to fight back against that is just going to make matters worse for you!" *Gail cried, all the while returning to a standing position before darting towards the opposite ropes.*

"It's not your place to climb the ranks, little girl. You keep getting handed defeat after defeat, and tonight isn't going to be any different!" *Without another word, Gail darted towards Mariza before reaching forward and clasping her by the fringes of her hair, raising both legs for a double knee strike to her maw!*

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[CaptainL]

Marzia might have found Gail intimidating before, but at least she'd for the most part been able to get over that as the match went on, and she managed to get some moves in on her. Now, though, she received a reminder of just why she was so afraid to be in the same ring with her. As Gail roared at her, she seemed even more terrifying than ever, and the Italian girl fell silent, paralyzed with fear. "I, um, er, uh-" she stammered, growing tense. And with Gail talking down to Marzia about her luck in her career wasn't exactly doing her any favors.

"N-No, no...that...that isn't true-!" she blurted out, in a panic. As Marzia was trying desperately to convince herself she still had a chance, though, Gail was building up momentum as she bounced off the ropes. Marzia didn't know what she was doing, or what she had planned - until it hit her. With athletic talent that would impress Marzia if she wasn't in so much pain from it, Gail leaped up and grabbed her by the hair at the same time she struck her dead in the face, causing her to let out an even louder scream of pain as she was thrown onto her back, clutching her aching jaw.

[SubtleRoar]

*Feeling the satisfying impact of her reinforced knees popping Mariza in her mandible, Gail dropped to her feet, feeling gravity finally kicking in before she continued.* "Still trying to convince yourself otherwise, huh? Pitiful." *The verdant whirlwind scoffed, dusting her neon green and obsidian pants off while riling the crowd up with a condescending gesture.* "This is who you wanted to send out against me?! She barely powerful enough to entertain me, let alone cause me to actually try!" *Cracking her knuckles, Gail approached the downed female with the murderous intent of a predator, mere moments away from ending the life of their weakened prey.*

*Looking to ignore the laws of physics once again, the ornery rockstar launched herself skyward, legs tucked deep against her chest while maniacally cackling to herself.* "This will send you to the great beyond luv, and I have to say, you won't be missed!" *Suddenly extending her legs downwards, Gail intended to leave a severe dent against Mariza's midsection with a brutal double foot stomp!*

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[CaptainL]

Marzia's face was locked in a wincing grimace as she stared back up at Gail, her chest rising and falling with labored breaths. She trembled, practically frozen in fear. Not only was Gail a force to be reckoned with in terms of morale, but she could hit hard too - and Marzia had just felt that, as she went down to her back with a dizzying blow, her ears practically ringing from the impact. All she could do in response to her taunts was a low groan, spent for anything else.

She could only look up nervously as Gail sprung herself into the air, going to do a cannonball overhead. When Marzia saw what was coming towards her, her whole body tensed and she sucked in a breath. This was bad, she thought; in her current state, there was no way she could last the rest of the match if that hit her. And that's when she realized it - she couldn't let that hit her!

Feeling adrenaline pumping in her veins, Marzia knew what needed to be done. She knew she stood no chance of overpowering Gail right now, but she could make her own momentum work against her - and that was why she threw her weight over to the side, looking to roll away so that Gail would land on the mat again feet-first!

[SubtleRoar]

*As her aerodynamic body sailed through the sky, Gail had already counted herself the victor long before the inevitable contact that her boots made up against Mariza's skin. Unfortunately, this reality would never come to pass, as she ultimately missed her mark by a wide margin while Mariza expertly maneuvered out of her radius with one, perfectly timed revolution of her miniature body!* "WWHHAA?!" *Milliseconds away from stomping against her nemesis, Gail's face transformed from pompous to horrified, as her legs buckled from the whiff with a sickening* "THUNK!"

"Bloody hell!!!" *The boisterous rocker quivered from the unfathomable agony, unable to cope with the reality of Mariza potentially seizing victory from the jaws of defeat!* "Ggrhh..c..can't..move.." *She forlornly uttered between her clinched teeth, attempting to crawl towards the lowest hanging rope for physical support. Much to her dismay however, it seemed as though she had inadvertently stranded herself- Her legs were utterly useless, essentially weighing her down more than lifting her up!*

[CaptainL]

As determined Marzia was, and as much as she swore to never give up, the Italian still had to know when to fold them - and she knew that if she wanted to go up against an airborne stomp from Gail, after becoming well acquainted with the soles of her boots up until this point, it would be suicide. In her case, evasion looked to be the best option. But it ended up working in her favor, as she rolled over just in time to let Gail land on her feet, square in the middle of the ring!

From where she came to a stop, Marzia looked up, propping herself up on her elbow as she caught her breath. But what she did see certainly wasn't anything she would object to. Gail had collapsed in a heap under the strain of the impact, and she couldn't get the strength back in her legs enough to move. That made Marzia smile wider, as she knew it was prime time for her to counter!

Seizing on her opportunity, the Italian shoved herself closer to the downed Gail. She knew her legs would be sore, and that a move targeting them would be perfect for inflicting damage. For that matter, if her legs were sufficiently compromised, Gail would have difficulty rising, let alone performing the high-flying moves she had been pulling off thus far - not to mention the kicks Marzia had been made all too familiar with. If Marzia could just take away Gail's greatest asset in the ring, she would help even the balance between them. And, clenching her teeth to steel herself, she reached out for Gail's legs to pull them into a figure four leglock!

[SubtleRoar]

*While it came as a tremendous surprise to Gail, it appeared as though there was more to Mariza than she had initially let on. Perhaps the emerald typhoon had misjudged her ability to perform in the ring, or maybe she had gone just a little too easy on her throughout this entire confrontation. Whatever the case may be, she was going to severely regret her decisions up to this point, as the tentative italian decided to latch herself around Gail's legs for a devastating figure four!*

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"AARRRRH!" *She banshee wailed, causing her fists to instantaneously tighten from the unfathomable amount of pressure being applied to her lower limbs. Ordinarily, she could tolerate a significant amount of anguish before reaching this octave, but her earlier miscalculation left her legs in a terrible state of malaise, ripe for the exploiting. As she continued to flail and thrash about, she could already hear the crowd's supportive chants for their tenacious babyface.*

"Make her tap! Make her tap!" *It sonorously echoed throughout the stadium, almost as if the audience was attempting to channel their energy into Mariza's condensed body. When she succeeded, they succeeded, and given how ornery Gail would be after this, if she didn't tap that is, Mariza was going to require every ounce of their verbal bolstering as they could offer!*

[CaptainL]

Up until this point, Marzia's strategy had been mainly focused on avoiding too much damage and staying ahead of the game. Gail was certainly fast, and she knew that was going to be the biggest obstacle she had to overcome; if she let it get the better of her, Marzia knew it was going to hurt. But even then, she couldn't avoid everything, and when she did it was typically a close call. Marzia's chances didn't look the best - but now, this was an opportunity if she had ever seen one. Gail had come crashing into the mat and collapsed to a pile as a result, leaving her primed for Marzia's technical skills, and now that she had actually gotten her in her clutches, it was actually starting to work!

Wrapping her legs tighter around Gail's, Marzia tried to raise her back to exert further pressure on her foe. She could tell it was working from the sound of Gail's screams, a level of vulnerability she hadn't seen in her since this bout began. Clenching her teeth, she held onto her resolve to finish this match, or at the least to inflict as much damage on Gail as she could while she had this opening. Her heart pounded faster in her chest, her adrenaline rising. For the first time in this match, she felt she had a chance!

[SubtleRoar]

*While Gail's lower half had been engulfed in a conflagration of uncontrollable anguish, she still had the most important weapon in her arsenal available at her disposal- Her brain. She had conquered so many miscellaneous nobody's that Mariza's mere presence had started to agitate Gail to no end!* "Y..you aren't going to get the better of me, you little twat!" *She continued to wail unendingly, her fists clinched as the gears in her mind continued to whirl.

"F..fuck this!" *The diminutive whirlwind shouted, fully rotating her body to counter the submission hold, thereby reversing the amount of damage being done and redirecting it entirely on Mariza's toothpick thighs!* "Y..you think you're hot shit, huh!? How about trying to escape this one!" *The Emerald Hurricane screamed, refusing to tap by any means necessary!*

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[CaptainL]

Marzia had, for the first time in this match, actually gotten the advantage. She almost couldn't believe it herself, but of course, she wasn't one to just let that go, either. She knew she was going to hold onto this with all her might, not wanting to let it slip through her fingers just yet. She just needed to hold down the position a little while longer, she thought; then, she might be able to get the submission...

However, lost in her own concentration, Marzia couldn't concentrate on what Gail was setting up - and she didn't notice when her foe had flipped her over, until it was too late to do anything about it! The Italian girl felt her body being rolled to the side, and she let out a gasp, which soon gave way to a scream as the pressure mounted on her legs in Gail's crushing embrace. Frantically trying to pull away and save herself from her own hold, Marzia grabbed and clawed at the mat in front of her as she shook her body from side to side, desperate to loosen it somehow!