Toni Ashford vs. Cecilia Lombard - Vicious Strikes

[Arjuna]

Toni moaned in pain after taking the kick to her jaw. She was close to the ropes, but at the moment, she couldn't pull herself back up, leaving herself an open target for Cecilia.

Sure enough, Cecilia went towards her and pulled her up, grabbing her by her hair. She groaned painfully, feeling a stinging sensation on her scalp as she was yanked back up forcefully by her opponent.

Once she was on her feet, Toni found herself being held into an inverted headlock, with her head yanked back and trapped under Cecilia's armpit. She tried to wiggle herself, but at this point, any attempt to escape was futile and useless.

[CaptainL]

Toni's struggles were futile, her attempts to escape hopeless. Everyone knew that, none the less Cecilia herself. At this point, Cecilia's rough treatment of the young rookie was overkill. She could have won the match at any moment...but Cecilia wasn't looking to win the match right now. She was looking to hurt Toni!

The fans were making their feelings known with boos, but Cecilia gave it no heed. Tossing her head casually from side to side, she sank herself down lower, bending at the knees to twist Toni's spine even further into a painful arc. However, Cecilia would soon push herself back up to her full height - and then, she threw herself down onto her stomach, looking to slam Toni's head into the mat with a falling inverted DDT!

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[Arjuna]

Squirming as her head was held by Cecilia, Toni tried to free herself, but then, Cecilia decided to twist her spine further, causing the ponytailed wrestler to mewl out in pain. Then, after Cecilia completed the set up, she went to drop herself onto the mat, bringing Toni with her, bringing her down onto the mat with a falling inverted DDT!

"AAAHHHHH!!"

Toni cried out in pain as she was brought down. Her body sprawled out on the mat, her head ringing thanks to the DDT. For the time being, her body was unresponsive to whatever command that she tried to issue on herself. At this moment, she was completely helpless before her ruthless opponent.

[CaptainL]

As Toni's head slammed into the canvas, a few fans in the crowd winced in sympathy for what the rookie had to endure. But that didn't slow Cecilia down one bit - in fact, as she rolled to her feet, the thought that she was causing her opponent this much pain only encouraged her further, standing as proof that she was doing something right! She smirked and a chuckle came to her as she looked down at Toni's limp, prone, and practically lifeless form. Crossing her arms, she stood over Toni, planting a foot against her stomach and grinding her heel slowly against her abs in a show of dominance.

"Yeah, that's right..." Cecilia chuckled. "You sure do make a lot of noise, huh? Don't worry, we've got plenty more of that..."

Raising her boot, Cecilia would deliver a stomp against Toni's midsection just for good measure. After that, she would grab Toni by the legs, flipping her over onto her stomach as she twisted her legs behind her back, bringing herself down into a Boston crab!

"Let's really hear you scream!"

[Arjuna]

Sprawled out on the mat, Toni seemed unresponsive to everything around her, though when Cecilia started grinding on her abs with her foot, she let out a pained groan, her brow scrunching up in pain. "Eergh... nnghahhhh..." It was clear now that the pain that she was currently experiencing was preventing her from getting herself back up, and it seemed that Cecilia wasn't going to slow down anytime soon as she decided to keep up with her offense, stomping at her midsection, causing the ponytailed wrestler to cry out in pain.

"AARGHHH!!"

After that, Toni's legs were grabbed by Cecilia, who then rolled her over onto her stomach. Then, she was put into a Boston crab, causing intense pain right on her spine. Her eyes widened as she began crying out in pain. "AAAGHHHH!! N-NOOOOO!!!" She wailed out as she tried to claw her way out of it, but her current condition seemed to prevent her from doing much, and all she could do was to wiggle under her opponent, and even if she managed to crawl, her progress would be slow.

[CaptainL]

Toni's screams of pain caused many in the crowd to wince, but to Cecilia, it wasn't even worth the effort of caring about. She had her opponent at her mercy, and all her cries told her was that her efforts to torment her were working just as intended. Toni had gone into this match spirited and fiery, ready to stand up to Cecilia, but the dark-haired girl had wasted no time in strangling that fight out of her. Now Toni had been reduced to a sobbing wreck, barely able to do much more than to give herself up to her opponent's cruel embrace - and that was just the way Cecilia wanted her.

"What's the matter? That hurt?" Cecilia taunted. "And you were so set on...what was it again, 'tearing me apart and seeing who's better' earlier?" Cecilia turned Toni's words from earlier in the match back around on her, and a sadistic grin flashed across her face, even as the fans began to boo her. She was well aware Toni wasn't living up to her promises, and she wanted to rub it in!

"Come on, now! Fight back! You can do that, can't you?" As Cecilia cranked back harder on Toni's legs, looking to bend her body even harder, she rose up with her hips to bring her weight down against her foe's already aching back!

[Arjuna]

To add insult to injury, Cecilia decided to remind Toni of her words that she said earlier at the start of the match, rubbing it in. In addition to the pain, Toni was fuming, utterly humiliated by everything that she had to endure. Not only that her back was being worked on by her opponent, she was also insulted by her, making this one of her worst in-ring experience so far.

"GGHHHHH!!! D-DON'T U-UNDERESTIMATE MEEEE!!!" Toni yelled, somehow regaining a little bit of spark that she had lost earlier. She was determined to prove her opponent wrong. Pressing her palms flat on the canvas, Toni would push herself up, her teary eyes filled with fury and indignation. "RAAHHHHH!!!" At this point, she might end up destroying her own back, but she had thrown caution out of window as she tried to drag herself towards the ropes, hoping to finally free herself from her current predicament.

[CaptainL]

If the crowd had been mad at Cecilia before, they were downright furious now! The disrespect she had shown to her opponent was stronger now than ever before, as she taunted Toni about her own inability to free herself from her hold. She bucked up and down with her hips, further straining her opponent's spine and forcing her to push herself against the weight it bore. By this point, Cecilia was out not just to beat Toni, but to hurt her and humble her. If she had to do that by forcing the Ashford sister to inflict such damage on herself in a desperate attempt to escape, so much the better! At this point, Cecilia was genuinely curious if Toni was going to harm herself just to try and get back at her. It would be poetic. Her hubris would be her own undoing. And Cecilia herself wouldn't even have to do the work.

Cecilia threw her head back, laughing at Toni's expense. "Maybe I won't! Maybe I won't, if you give me a reason to believe you can wrestle worth a DAMN!" Cecilia raised her hips for one last hard push against Toni's back...but it was just then that she made a dive for the ropes, and at last, her hand clamped around the cables!

The referee cried for Cecilia to break the hold - and Cecilia obediently complied. She let go of Toni's legs, rolling back from her and doing a sommersault to the center of the ring, where she picked herself up. Bending forward at the waist to lean in toward Toni, she grinned at her, watching her with leering eyes as though she was a predator stalking its prey. Toni might have gotten out, and that may have won her a few cheers from the fans - but others were left wondering what Cecilia could have in store. If she had let Toni go, surely she would have a reason. And indeed, she looked more smug than ever...

[Arjuna]

Toni disregarded everything that Cecilia said to her, her taunt and harsh words just so that she could finally reach her freedom. She tried to ignore the pain as she would keep dragging herself towards the ropes, and eventually, for some reason, she managed to get what she wanted. She clenched onto the bottom rope as hard as she could, and Cecilia somehow released her without waiting to be reprimanded.

But now that she had been released, Toni was left in such a wrecked state that her body refused to comply to any of her demands. Her back throbbed painfully, and she wheezed and gasped as she struggled to pull herself up, to no avail. She remained on her belly even as her hand was still on the rope. She shook her head, trying to deny the reality of her own current condition, and it seemed that her opponent had some kind of nefarious plan in her mind after releasing her from the hold.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia couldn't help but laugh at seeing Toni's sorry state, as the rookie lay sprawled on the mat in front of her. Even after she had reached the ropes, and even after Cecilia let her go, she was too broken to even get to her feet! By all accounts, the match should have ended there, with Toni being in no shape to continue. But it hadn't - and that left everyone wondering what Cecilia could possibly have up her sleeve next.

"Hmm? Go on...you are going to get up, aren't you?" Cecilia teased. She hadn't even expected her holds on Toni to be as crippling as they were, but she was pleasantly surprised by the results. Her first blow against Toni would be aimed at her psyche. In leaving her opponent to languish, Cecilia would remind her how helpless she was, and how she couldn't possibly stand a chance against her. She wanted to let that sink in before she moved in for the kill.

Slowly, she crept closer, leaning in toward her foe. She couldn't play the long game forever, and she knew she would have to end this match. But she knew one thing - if she was going to end it, she wanted to make sure it would be unforgettable for everyone. And certainly for Toni.

Cecilia reached in to grab at Toni's legs, pulling her off the ropes. "Maybe I should give you a hand there..." She would then move to drag Toni back toward the middle of the ring. If unopposed, Cecilia would flip Toni over onto her back as she crossed her legs one over the other, placing her own between them, before she bent over backward to perform a bridging figure four leglock!

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