Nikolette Tessla Vs. Cassie Elliot

Nikolette felt Cassie wrap her arm around her neck. "Tch." She grunted as she felt the squeeze. She couldn't let this girl outfight her when she was on top. She had a witty reply at Cassie's comment but her breath needed to be saved. She spread her legs and got herself to her knees. She then pushed her butt in the air and pushed her knees up so they were off the ground. She would then reach up and grab Cassie's hair. With a grunt, she would try and heave Cassie upwards. Even alittle would do. If she could manage, she would try and lift Cassie up and slam her forward. Even if it was only a few inches off the ground, Nikolette at the very least hoped to move Cassie backwards. At the best, Nik hoped being lifted and slammed down would force her to release the hold.

Cassie saw Nikolette starting to posture up. She winced a little bit and turned her head to keep her hair from getting pulled too much. The length that it was, it made a very effective handle. She switched her feet so that one leg was wrapped around Nik's back and the other was braced in her hip. When Nikolette went to lift Cassie, she let go of Nik's neck and pushed with the foot on Nik's hip, turned her body and hooked an arm under one of Nik's legs. Cassie pulled the leg in close, robbing Nikollete of her balance, and tried to use her leverage to put the girl on her back.

Cassie wasn't thinking about anything other than her immediate situation. It was the sort of thing she'd spent countless hours doing, and the focus she'd developed was almost uninteruptable. Once she put Nikolette on her back it'd be time to roll for a kneebar or and ankle lock, or maybe even a boston crab. That'd be fun, and she had good success with that hold in her last match.

When Nikolette felt Cassie release her neck she put her hand down and pressed it against the gound to try and keep herself steady. Then she would try and use her other arm to drive her elbow into Cassie's head and press her forearm into the side of Cassie's head to try and hold her there and put pressure on Cassie's head. She wasn't going to let this girl do anything to her without a fight.

The two girls had reached something of an impasse. Cassie had taken one of Nikolette's legs out from under her, hoping to encourage her to fall on her back but instead she'd adjusted and brought her weight forward, and it was now resting on her elbow which was propped on Cassie's head. She was somewhat displeased by this turn of events.

"Rrrrr..." She made a noise something like a growling cat. She waited for Nikolette to move so she could react and improve her position, but both girl's held their ground. Once she'd had enough, Cassie moved her leg that had been wrapped behind Nikolette to brace her foot against Nikolette's stomach. Keeping her grip on the girl's leg, she shoved with both her feet, and even if she still didn't go down she'd have a clear shot at her leg.

Cassie turned her body and wrapped her legs around Nikolette's thigh. She put a hand on Nikolette's instep and braced her other hand against her forearm for support. She twisted. It was the same hold she'd used in her last match. It worked handily then, it'd be interesting to see if Nikolette did anything differently, or if she'd just scream and flop around like a fish.

Nikolette was getting a little sick of Cassie using her legs to push her around when she was on top of her. Cassie was very impressive at her craft, that was for sure. But when she felt herself adjust her legs, Nikolette brought her hands upwards to try and grab Cassie's leg that was trying to bury itself into her stomach and wrench it upward and twist it. She was hoping by grabbing Cassie's leg that she could make it so that Cassie was merely clinging onto Nik's one leg and put the other one into some kind of modified ankle lock. The position would be very awkward as both girls had been pretzeled up quite nicely but of she could get some pressure on Cassie's ankle then she might be able to try and remove them from their awkward position

"Rrr." The two girls were attached at hand and ankle. The stalemating was frustrating to Cassie. She knew Nikolette was going for a counter leg lock, and in response she bent her knees and pulled her body closer so that she'd be better able to move and negate any leverage Nik had on her- ah!

"Ah!" Cassie cried out as a sudden twinge of pain shot through her ankle. She abandoned her own attempt at an ankle lock, begrudgingly, and grabbed for Nik's hands. She pulled on Nikolette for balance and got her free foot under her. She stood up so that again she was hopping on one foot while Nik twisted at her ankle. "Ahh!" She cried again. She didn't like some girl coming in and making her look bad like this.

She bounced on her right foot a couple times while Nik's twisting forced her to turn her body to the left. Once she got her balance under control, she jumped, spinning to the left and throwing her right leg over while kicking out into Nikolette's chest. She tucked her head in as she landed into a forward roll away from her opponent, and quickly she spun to face her again, rolling her ankle to stretch it back out.

Nikolette was surprised by the position and stretchability of Cassie. Was there really bones in that body of hers? But the gasp as she tweaked the ankle felt good. Still, it certainly wouldn't be enough and Nikolette was forced away by the shove, stumbling back with a short squeak of surprise. She set her hand against the ropes and looked over at Cassie. She probably shouldn't give the girl time to recover but she could use the same. She was bent over slightly, her hand on her chest and panting softly.

"Geeze o Pete's!" She called out to Cassie with a smile. "If I'm gonna have ta work that hard just ta get a little tweak on yer ankle I might as well throw in the towel." She said with a grin. "What I gotta do ta knock ya out? Hit ya with my darn wrench?" Her grin widened as she pushed off the rope and pushed one of her over all straps over her shoulder so it hung down to her side. her sweat soaked undershirt revealed that she was wearing a red bra this evening though the mechanic paid no mind to it. She put her fists up and clenched them tightly as waded back towards Cassie with a grin on her face. She was certainly having fun on this match and the red head was a real tough opponent.

"Yeah," Cassie called back at her. "If you're out of breath already, you better... you better...um..."

Talking trash was not her forte. Whatever. It was a little embarrassing, but her embarrassment was short lived and in a moment she was focused again. She came forward to meet Nikolette and held her hands up high, as though to offer to lock up. She moved slowly until she was in range, and then all at once she dropped her hands and ducked under Nikolette's arm, stepping past her and coming up behind her while wrapping her arms around her waist. The girl's long, rather voluminous hair got in her face, and she spluttered to get it out of her mouth, but she kept her head tucked tightly between Nik's shoulder blades so that she wouldn't just be able to elbow her or reach her easily.

Nikolette stepped forward when she saw Cassie lift her hands up. She'd gladly go for a test of strength against Cassie. She believed she had the edge there. But then Cassie ducked low and got behind her. She felt Cassie grab tightly around her waist and turned her head enough to get an idea of her positioning. She raised her arms and tried to keep her position, growling out with a a half grin. "Darnit. Pretty sneaky." She said, considering the girl's dupe to be mildly in bad form. But she wasn't going to scold Cassie any further. She couldn't exactly say she'd played a clean game either in this match though neither girl had blatantly broken any rules.

But she had to think of what to do next. She couldn't throw her elbows out and for the moment she needed her legs. Cassie was probably waiting for her to disrupt her own balance. Not wanting to go for another stalemate, she decided to try and keep Cassie on her toes, or off them hopefully. She shot her boot backwards, hoping to slam her heel into Cassie's shin. Maybe that would get the girl to loosen up a bit.

"Gah! Ow!"

Cassie lifted her foot off the mat and shook her leg a little to work the pain out of her shin. She was at least glad that she was wearing boots. She had planned on going for something a bit more complex that would demonstrate her skills a bit more, but she changed her mind. Besides, her dad always taught her to use the most effective method, and not necessarily the trickiest or most impressive.

She hopped up and wrapped her legs around Nik's waist. She slipped one arm around the girl's neck, so that her elbow was at the girl's center line and each part of her arm pressed against either side of her throat. Her hand wrapped around her opposite bicep, and she anchored her supporting arm by pressing on the back of Nikolette's head. Her much larger opponent had several advantages, but if she had to guess she'd say that she didn't know to fight for wrist control.