Marzia Servelli vs. Chigusa Yuuki

[CaptainL]

Marzia heard Chigusa's scream. It was loud enough to give her pause, at least for just a moment as her body went tense. But she wasn't going to let any feelings of guilt or concern hold her back. She had Chigusa where she wanted her, and she wouldn't let this opportunity pass her by, not after so long of letting the purple-haired woman push her around. This was her chance! Gritting her teeth, the Italian girl clamped down harder on the hold, her thighs wrapping tightly around Chigusa's arm. Her eyes squeezed shut with determination as she sucked in a breath, focusing all her intent on keeping in the hold.

[Arjuna]

It looked like Marzia was keeping the hold, making sure to keep the pressure coming. Chigusa gritted her teeth, enduring the hold. She was one of those who had a high pain tolerance, and she was struggling to break free from the armbar. But Marzia was keeping her body under, with both her legs draping her chest, preventing her from rolling aside to lessen the pain.

So, Chigusa would try a different approach. Rather than breaking free with brute force, Chigusa would try to smash her way out by using her other hand to hit on Marzia's legs, smashing her forearm as hard as she could, hoping that it would distract the Italian wrestler, which might cause the hold to loosen the hold, allowing her to finally break free, releasing herself from the hold!

"Nnngghhh!! Rrgghhhhh!!"

[CaptainL]

No matter how hard Marzia tried to pull back, Chigusa was still keen on resisting. It was becoming readily clear, both to Marzia and anyone else, that she was a tough nut to crack - something that troubled Marzia at the back of her mind, seeing as she specialized in submission manuevers. But Chigusa would surely put this to the test.

All the same, Marzia had been holding reasonably well up until this point, keeping Chigusa pinned down under her legs as she worked on weakening her arm. But Chigusa suddenly changed her tactics, going to try and break Marzia's hold through pain. She shot a jab into her leg, and just like that, Marzia released her. She recoiled from the pain, letting out a yelp as she rolled onto her side and off of her opponent.

[Arjuna]

Thanks to her attacks on Marzia's legs, Chigusa finally managed to free herself, her arm liberated from the hold. Still, the pain from the submission hold still remained, and she would need a while to recover. But she couldn't afford to wait a while, knowing that Marzia might take advantage of her weakened state. Favoring her non-damaged side, Chigusa would then push herself up using her unhurt arm, slowly getting back on her feet as she kept her eyes on her opponent.

"Ugh... that was a nice hold, but you gotta need more than that to beat me..." Chigusa said, giving Marzia a tired grin to show her opponent that she still had a lot of fights left in her despite suffering the submission hold earlier. But, as she waited for herself to recover, she would take a few steps back, distancing herself from Marzia to give herself enough room for recovery. At the same time, she would start formulating a plan to defeat her opponent.

[CaptainL]

Falling onto her side, Marzia began to crawl away a short distance from Chigusa. Still winded from her landing, the Italian girl shook herself and panted to catch her breath. After getting a good distance away from Chigusa, she glared back at her out of the corner of her eye, her gaze narrowing.

Chigusa then had to taunt her. She did admit that Marzia did a good job, and that was an enticing thought that made Marzia smile for a short moment, but then she reminded herself that the match wasn't quite over yet - and Chigusa was still going to bring the pain. Marzia wouldn't let herself be perturbed, though, and she grit her teeth, starting to climb to her feet.

"Just you wait!" she snapped back, the energies of the match strengthening her and feeding her momentum. "I'll show you what I can do!" Marzia brushed back her hair out of her eyes once she was back on her footing. But without stopping for even a second, she instantly blitzed forward with a shoulder charge for Chigusa. She was going to show her one way or another!

[Arjuna]

Chigusa smiled as she looked at Marzia. She knew that her opponent would work her best to defeat her, but it didn't mean that Chigusa would just let the Italian wrestler beat her. So, when she saw Marzia coming over to her, looking to drive her shoulder into her midsection, which left the former Wrestle Angel winded, but she would keep her ground as she would bring her arms up, clasping her hands together in preparation for her move.

Despite being left breathless, Chigusa would try to bring down both her hands, hitting Marzia's back with a double axe handle. Hopefully, this would deal some damage on her Italian opponent, thus giving Chigusa more advantage later in this match.

[CaptainL]

Marzia was running at Chigusa at full speed, biting her lip to steel herself before she threw her shoulder up in front of her. The impact landed with enough force for Marzia to feel it too, the ripples of the impact carried through both of their bodies.

The Italian girl stepped back, slowly putting down her arm and raising her head over her shoulders to get a good look at her surroundings - but when she saw them, she gasped. Despite her best efforts, throwing her weight against Chigusa with all her might, the ex-Wrestle Angel had weathered the blow, and she was still standing. Marzia was almost sure that her move would send Chigusa sprawling to the ground and leave her with a favorable position to press her advantage from. But not so. Just what was in her?

And then, Chigusa summoned the strength to counterattack, throwing a double axe handle into Marzia's back. With a sharp crack, the brunette fell straight off her footing and to her knees, landing with a thud. She put her arm forward to brace herself, preventing herself from falling on her face, but in the end she was still left off her footing and at Chigusa's mercy.

[Arjuna]

Hitting Marzia with the double axe handle, Chigusa managed to send her opponent onto her knees, and while she didn't manage to make her fall entirely, the Italian wrestler was still in a position that would allow Chigusa to follow up her attack. She would reach out for Marzia's head, grabbing a handful of her hair to keep her in place before she attempted to nail a knee strike right into her forehead! Hopefully, the savage blow would be able to leave her opponent devastated, giving the former Wrestle Angel to capitalize on her condition and seize a victory later.

[CaptainL]

With Marzia winded, the ex-Wrestle Angel wouldn't have any trouble closing in on her to grab her hair, yanking the Italian girl's head up as she coughed and gasped, still coming down from the rush she felt. All the while Marzia was pulling and struggling, making her best effort to free herself from Chigusa's clutches. "Nngh-!" she hissed through her teeth, narrowing her eyes at Chigusa to try and convince her that she wasn't going to let her opponent walk all over her.

But threats could only get Marzia so far, and they wouldn't do anything to keep Chigusa to slam her knee right into Marzia's head. She let out a scream of pain, falling back from Chigusa as she crumpled like a leaf and instinctively raised her hands to guard her head from further blows. She shook, still coming off the shock, but she couldn't get up just yet, her legs sore under her and feeling like lead.

[Arjuna]

Slamming her knee into Marzia's forehead, Chigusa saw her opportunity to seize a win, and she would make sure that Marzia was already on her back before she went down, putting herself on top of her, going for the cover as she would reach out for one of her legs, hooking it with her arm. As she went for the pinfall attempt, the referee would came over next to them, slapping the mat as she started counting for the pin.

"ONE!"

There's still a chance that Marzia might be able to kick out, but she would like to seize this opportunity, as she thought that there was a chance that she could win this with this pinfall attempt.