Every Rose has its thorns- Zetta vs Rose!

[SubtleRoar]

*While her naked feet treaded forward, Zetta's body was considerably more weighted than before- The energy she had exerted caused enough fatigue to render her footsteps slower than average. Once she was within striking distance, Zetta would attempt to slam the edge of her forearm across Rose's forehead, but before she had the chance to do so, Rose bolted into her!* "!!!" *The look of exacerbation and shock said it all, her diminutive body flying backwards and bouncing off the steps with a massive* "WHUNK!" *That left Zetta temporarily crippled!*

"Mmhh...nnhh.." *Her slender form shivering from the agonizing pain pulsating throughout her body, Zetta dropped to her knees, unable to summon enough energy to properly defend herself!*

[Faeron]

AS Zetta fly into the steel steps, Rose rolled underneath and heard the clung of the human body colliding with steel. With Zetta now stunned, Rose finally earned the chance to breathe as the match had taken a turn towards the hardcore.

"Wanna fight dirty huh?" Rose hissed at Zetta while standing up to her full height. She pulled the stunned wrestler into a front facelock and lifted Zetta into the suplex, driving her opponent back first onto the top step to maximize the damage.

[SubtleRoar]

*As the dire situation slowly started to spiral out of control, Zetta could feel the ground she was standing on begin to sink right underneath her feet. The stoic easterner needed to act swiftly and decisively, but Rose intervened with her tactful planning by snatching her in a brutally tight submission hold!*

"Ggrrrh!" *Gnashing her teeth together to try and shrug off the damage being inflicted, Zetta was on the brink of squirming herself free before she felt herself hoisted towards the sky, only to be dropped across the unforgiving steel!* "AAAAHH!" *Finally starting to feel some tremendous pain, Zetta shuttered for a moment before returning to a prone position, her thoughts too hazy to concoct a strategy!*

[Faeron]

The crowd cheered as the two lightweights utilized the outside environment to their advantage. With Zetta now writhing at her feet, Rose rolled her neck as she now had control of the match once more -- leaning down to pick Zetta back up and drag her back into the ring. Rose followed suit and rolled Zetta further into the center of the ring until the barefooter was laying on her back. Rose hooked a leg and the referee bent down to start the pinfall.

"One! Two!..."

[SubtleRoar]

*Being lead into underneath the bottom rope and inside of the squared circle, Zetta was certainly in no position to try and retaliate- She had consumed a significant degree of her expendable energy, and after sustaining the demoralizing damage earlier Zetta knew it was only a matter of time before Rose would attempt a pinfall, and almost as if she were nostradamus, what she had preordained became reality.*

"Hmm!?" *Still conscious enough to recognize how close she was to the razor's edge, Zetta launched a singular shoulder upwards, preventing the irksome she-devil from scoring a victory over her.*

[Faeron]

Rose thought she had Zetta right then and there, but the martial artist kicked out right as the referee's hand was coming down for the three. Clicking her tongue in frustration, Rose grabbed Zetta by the hair and slowly forced Zetta up to her feet with the intent of throwing her into the corner.

[SubtleRoar]

*There was a faint spark within Zetta's eyes, a fleeting feeling of personal hope that began to swell more and more within her as she felt herself being forced to her staggering feet. She knew that it was all on the line now, and if she wasn't capable of kicking herself into full throttle now, the fight was already over in her mind.* "Grrrrh!" *Establishing a firm base, her tree trunk legs twisting as she balled her fist, attempting to plow her knuckles directly into Rose's stomach!*

Spoiler

[Faeron]

Rose thought that she still had Zetta in her grasp when a sudden fist dug itself into her toned belly and briefly caused her feet to leave the mat before she landed on her knee. Rose backed away from the martial artist while favoring the abdomen as she reeled in pain.

[SubtleRoar]

*Snatching the back of her head for leverage, Zetta propelled her petite body and slammed her knee directly against her freshly injured midsection, trying to rattle Rose's confidence and change the momentum flow of the encounter! If her attempt managed to land, she would instantaneously shove the discombobulated woman backwards and against a nearby corner post!*

Spoiler

[Faeron]

"Gah!" Rose cried out from having a knee get buried into her stomach once more, nearly sending her head first into the corner. She almost fell on her butt, but managed to shoot an arm to grab one of the ropes and kept her standing from barely. With her back pressed against the corner, Rose was now trying to figure out her next plan of attack as she could tell that she didn't have enough left.