Gluttons for Punishment (For Cici)

"HAH! Defeat? One, you already said that last match didn't count...and two, I'm coming out on top today, Jugs!" the shark laughed at Cicilia's comments. Her knee strike had worked like a charm, and it really stunned the German woman. Mako would give her enough time to recover, of course, and soon enough the juggernaut would raise her fists back up and stand tall in front of the eager shark.

"Round Two...FIGHT!" Mako shouted in a slightly deeper voice while she made her move. The shark was clearly making an MK reference, as if she already won a round, which she found hilarious in her head. On the outside, though, she was simply focused on the fight. So the shark would continue her offense by sending a high kick towards her opponent's head. The boxer might see it coming, but Mako put a ton of force behind it. That way, even if Cici did manage to block it, the force would hopefully slow her down a bit.

"One... That didn't mean it didn't happen. And Two... You're going down!" Oh yes, the German got the reference Mako was alluding to, a nice and appropriate gesture... given how brutally she was going to beat down her opponent! The shark came at her high with a STRONG upper kick, something she kinda expected since Mako gave it a BIG wind-up time to gather it's exceptional power! Even sluggers sometimes had to dodge blows, even if it wasn't their specialty. She wasn't going to stand there and try to absorb all that power... when she could just as easily move out of the way and HAMMER her back with a counter!

Cicilia quickly DUCKED under Mako's leg, as it came towards her head, the shark's foot whafting through the German's long, dark hair instead of striking where it had intended too! With Mako's attack behind her, the Juggernaut would LUNGE in while Mako retrieved her foot, lashing out with a MASSIVE straight right at the center of her face! She wouldn't let up, however whether that attack connected or not, following up that punch with a quick combination of hooks and uppercuts, each punch bouncing from her head to her stomach, lingering just long enough in each place for a few blows to be thrown at it!

Cicilia's sanguine eyes were sharp with focus, determined to bring down Mako HER way! The woman wasn't her enemy... but she was her rival... She was a damn good fighter that lost due to some stupid rule... Now she was going to lose because she wasn't good enough, because Cicilia was stronger and tougher! She was going to lose fairly... And hopefully Mako would make every inch of ground the German stole from her worth fighting for.

Mako's kick missed its target as Cicilia ducked. It wasn't a big deal, though. The shark had kicks for days in store for the other woman. However, Cici soon followed up with a hard punch to her face, causing her to stumble back a bit. The juggernaut continued striking her abs and head, making it difficult to recover. However, Mako was pretty tough and she'd eventually regain her defenses by blocking with her arms.

"More like...three...WE'RE going down!" Mako shouted out before grabbing Cicilia. That way, the shark could go for a clinch up. Instead of a traditional one, though, Mako hooked her left arm onto Cici's right shoulder. Then, she'd try to swing around the woman's body. If successful, Mako would quickly try to lock Cici in a sleeper hold. If punches were this woman's bread and butter, the shark just had to go somewhere she couldn't be punched. Then to make things harder on Jugs, Mako would try falling backwards and drag the German woman down too.

Cicilia beat into Mako viciously, determined to take her out as soon as she possibly could! She would deal with her the same way she dealt with all of her opponents, to steam roll them into the floor SO quickly, the German wouldn't even have to break a sweat in the fight! Everything seemed to be going well at first, the boxer's blows sending Mako reeling from their sheer power, the shark seemingly trapped in Cicilia's jaws! Punch after punch, strike after strike, she waled into the shark... until she slipped out of her grasp! Throwing a perversion of the boxer's declaration back in her face, Mako LOCKED up with the German... before slipping right back around her and getting her in a sleeper-hold faster than Cicilia could even process! Instantly, her hands shot up to the arm around her throat, Cicilia's sanguine eyes widening with shock as her opponent attempted to take her to the floor!

"GHhhhhhRRRRRRRR!" Cicilia growled, pulling forward against Mako's pulling back, Cicilia fighting a DAMN HARD uphill battle in order to remain on her feet! Mako wasn't just fast... but she was STRONG! Not comparable to HER, of course, but still, it was a struggle to stay on her feet! With a frustrated roar the Juggernaut would THROW herself back, using her feet to propel both her and Mako into the turnbuckle behind them, hopefully crushing the slipperly little fish and weakening her!

"...Not... With you... I'm not!" Cicilia growled defiantly!

Mako was chuckling as the woman fought to stay standing. However, the juggernaut wasn't going down without a big fight. She would force mako backwards until slamming her into the corner. Grunting as her back hit the turnbuckles, Mako realized she needed a new plan. If this kept up Cicilia was going to squish her like a pancake. So the shark would release the boxer and try to shove her way with her legs. Of course Mako tried to spiced things up a bit by pressing her bare feet against Cici's behind as she tried to shove the woman away.

"Hehe...well...who would you go down with?~" she'd say teasingly as she pushed herself out of the corner with hands raised. "Come on, Jugs...You've gotta have a crush or something~" Mako added with a devious look on her face. The shark enjoyed teasing Cici, but she also wanted to know what got the woman excited. If not her, then what sort of woman did Cici lust over? Or guy, Mako didn't actually know if her opponent was into women. For some reason, though, Mako didn't think Cici was a switch hitter. So the chance of both was off the table.

Cicilia PUSHED and SHOVED and MASHED Mako into the turnbuckle as her hands clawed at the arm around her throat, the boxer trying to BRUTE FORCE her way out of this god-forsaken grapple and force the shark to release her jaws! Luckily... or perhaps unluckily, Mako gave her what she wanted, pressing her bare, shoe-less feet into the German's back and SHOVING her away, the force of which was powerful enough to send the boxer stumbling forward a few good steps! Cicilia's eyes narrowed once she had gotten her bearings, whirling around to face her perverted foe as she questioned just WHO would she sleep with, who she might have a crush on! Instantly, Cicilia's cheeks flashed pink as her hands shot up in their typical boxing stance, the juggernaut's eyes flashing with anger... and embarrassment. She had all but given away that she actually had someone she loved, someone she craved night and day, someone she shared a bed with every night... and she knew it. She could feel it burn under her cheeks so intensely, it was all but giving Mako her answer!!

"The hell do you care...?" Cicilia muttered before throwing a quick combination of jabs and crosses Mako's way, her fists SPLITTING the distance between them like it were a blade through paper! A quick flurry of punches peppered the shark's body from her face, to her body, running all up and down as if to cover every possible place... before Cicilia's arms SHOT out, aiming to grab Mako by her shoulders and DRAG her into a knee that was just WAITING to impale itself into her stomach!

"It's not like it even matters right now."

Mako was getting a bit battered by Cicilia as she took a barrage of punches peppering her body. The juggernaut didn't seem to have an off switch. However, it did seem that the question caught her off guard. In fact that might be why Mako was getting beat on so much now. Cici's face had blushed in a such a cute fashion, but right now the shark couldn't really enjoy it while those fists were flying.

"Oof! Well...ACK! Since we're friends...Uck! I feel like-ACK! I feel like-Oof! Gggggrrr...I-feel-like-I-should-know-more-about-YUACK...FUCK! Let me finish! OOF!" Mako would try to explain but failed to do so while being struck so much. Well whatever, the shark thought. If Jugs didn't wanna let up, them Mako wouldn't keep trying to explain it. Suddenly, though, Cici would grab her shoulders and drive a knee strike into the shark's abs. Grunting loudly, Mako dropped to her knees from the mighty blow. However, now it was Jugs who had pissed the predator off. Not much, honestly, but enough to get a reaction. So without warning, Mako would bury her face in Cici's abs while wrapping her arms around her hips. Then, the shark would try to pull Cici's legs out from under her and knock her down to the canvas.

If successful, Mako would try to straddle Cici's waist and land some punches of her own. Normally she'd make a comment that was either provoking or flirty, but not this time. She'd swing her right fist repeatedly down on Jugs like rapid fire. Aiming solely for the woman's head, the shark would make sure to beat some payback into her thick skull.

"I'm sorry, but you're under the impression that talking and fighting go together." Cicilia grumbled, her fists HAMMERING into Mako! Where had all that slipperiness gone, that agile, yet aggressive combative style...? This was almost TOO easy! Granted, the shark wasn't buckling like some of the other girls she'd fought. For all Mako's inability to throw punches with her head-to-head, the shark was certainly taking her punches in stride! Look at her, trying to talk while getting a jab drilled into a cheek, or an uppercut hammered into her abs... It almost made the German smile somewhat at her stubbornness... almost...

What didn't make her smile was when the shark fell to her knees, face PRESSED up against her scarred belly, arms wrapped around her hips in seemingly some effort to stay upright after having her guts scrambled from that knee! Cicilia's sanguine eyes glared down at Mako in confusion, the boxer shaking and shoving at the woman with her hips, trying to get her to release her grip... and her arms DID fall away... down to her knees where she PULLED the boxer's legs out from under her, causing the Juggernaut to fall HARD on her spine, Cicilia letting out a gruff groan as gravity BEAT her back with the floor!

"What in the..." *BAM!* Cicilia's face SNAPPED to the side, Mako having LEPT upon her, returning the Juggernaut's furious assault with one of her own! Mako's fist SLAMMED into her cheek, sending ripples across her face as her head snapped to the side, the boxer's disorientation from her fall not at ALL helped from Mako's clearly superior position-beating! Left, right, left right, Cicilia's head was rocked... BEFORE A HAND suddenly shot out, catching the Shark's fist, the German's fingers resting between Mako's holding it just short of it's target! A small stream of blood dribbled down the corner of Cicilia's mouth, the German's sanguine eyes back to their full, refined sharpness... but there seemed to be a tad of enjoyment as well!

Quick as a flash, the boxer would make a GRAB for the shark's head... and DRAG IT DOWN while she rose up, SLAMMING their forehead's together in an utterly brutal HEADBUTT!

Mako was looking to punch down on Cici until the woman stopped fighting back. However, she was surprised that the juggernaut managed to catch her fist with one hand. The shark raised an eyebrow, clearly impressed by Cicilia's strength. The woman was bleeding a bit from her mouth, maybe a cut gum or something. That wasn't important, though. Mako needed to stop Cici before something bad happened.

"Damn...you really are a tough bitch, Jugs..." the shark said before being pulled in for a jarring headbutt. Mako was sent backwards as a result. The woman couldn't even cry out she was so stunned by the hard impact. Looking nearly out cold, she'd land flat on her back as the entire gym started spinning around her. Out of pure instinct, Mako would roll onto her side and use her arms to defend her head. She was expecting some more offense from Jugs as soon as she recovered. And the shark knew she couldn't recover before Cici did. For now Mako had to focus entirely on her self preservation and defensing herself from Cicilia's attacks.

Cicilia was quick to rise as Mako was sent recoiling, The German climbing to her feet and standing ready as Mako turtled up within her guard! Instinct told her to hide away, to put a wall up between the German and her target... A foolish mistake. Agility was what would save the shark from her wrath, not defending against it head-on! After all, Mako would only make for an easier target to hit! With her opponent struggling to recover from that blistering headbutt, the boxer trudged forward, her advance like that of a tank upon a lone, wounded soldier, guns leveled at the singular person like it were essential that they were killed...

The moment she got within range, Cicilia started to test the strength of Mako's guard, SLAMMING into it with crushing hooks, uppercuts and straights, attacking it from all angles in an effort to drain the shark's energy faster! Her attacks seemed wild, beating down upon her subdued opponent like an ape would upon it's inferior... But gradually, the German started placing a focus... a true target to start striking....

...At the body!

"HAH! RAH! DAH!" Cicilia grunted as she hammered hook after hook at Mako's sides, intent on folding the woman around her fist as if she were little more than a doughy mass! Blow after flow would CRASH INTO the woman's guard... BEFORE SUDDENLY SHOOTING UP WITH THE SPEED OF A ROCKET TAKING OFF, BLASTING UP INTO MAKO'S JAW WITH A MASSIVE UPPERCUT! Should it connect, that very same fist would COME back down like a meteor from space SLAMMING DOWN across the shark's face with a HUGE overhand punch!