Dark Match: Merith vs. Jean Grey

Merith pulled her arms back harder, grinning now that she had the match under her control and was working Jean over. Merith respected that Jean didn't just give in to the pain, in face she was fighting it with all she had, but she knew it was only a matter of time before the hold drained away all of Jean's resolve. That is unless the redhead could find some means to escape...

At first Jean would try to summon the strength and adrenalin to try and start standing up, at least to get out of the hold predicament. It wasn't very likely due to Merith's strength but she had to try something and first she went for the gutsy approach.

Merith grit her teeth as it seemed Jean's strength had grown and she started to pull her arms back and begin standing up. The Amazon resisted, shaking as she continued to hold on. As Jean began to raise, Merith grunted hard with effort, and soon was forced to rise as well with Jean starting to get up. Merith wasn't about to lose control and from here she would try to slip Jean into a full nelson submission as they stood up...

Jean was slowly being worked into the full nelson hold. Just as Merith was about to collapse Jeans struggling and sweating arms into the hold, Jean would try one desperate maneuver. With her hands being moved slowly near Merith's face, she would try to grab hold and drop into a sitting position almost like a minor stunner reversal.

Merith gasped in shocked as suddenly her foe's form dropped and she felt herself yanked violently forward into the stunner-like move. "UUGGGHH!!" Merith grunted loud and fell to her back, both of her hands clutching at her throat. The crowd shifted in Jean's favor, showing their support as she managed to derail the Merith freight train if only for the time being. The Amazon writhed on her back, open for any immediate offense...

Jean too was winded by her move so an immediate offense would not be possible right away. She lay on her side panting heavily for breath. Eventually she would pull herself up. She would wait for Merith to show signs of rising and then go for a running knee lift to the head, similar to Randy Orton but with not as much deadly velocity. Jean was hoping ti might keep momentum going for her though.

The larger woman felt the pain of the stunner begin to subside and she quickly moved onto her hands and knees trying to raise back up. What she didn't see until it was too late was Jean charging at her from the side and sending her leg for the Amazon's head. Merith was only able to turn her head and try to brace for the impact as the leg connected square with her skull. Merith's saw stars as she collapsed onto her stomach, dazed...

Trying to keep up some kind of momentum, Jean go for the ropes and come back with an elbow drop aimed for the back of Merith's shoulders. If she hit she would grab for one of Merith's arms trying to clutch it in both of her arms and then wrench the arm back in sort of ground armbar to wear her down.

Merith shook her head dizzily, trying to clear the cobwebs as she rested on her stomach. All rest was soon shattered as a sharp elbow stabbed her in the middle of the back, forcing the Amazon to arch in pain before one of the Amazon's large arms, the one with the tattoo of the rose across it was captured and twisted behind her in an armbar. "Agghh!" It was a different approach... Merith's arms were very strong and normally trying to work them over was a difficult task, but if Jean could damage one of them, it would take away a very large portion of Merith's extensive power arsenal. The Amazon fought to resist the hold but was soon caught, gritting her teeth and shutting her eyes tightly...

Jean gritted her teeth in determination. She felt a slight elation now that she had Merith on the ropes. She sat next to Merith, back turned to the big woman's shoulder, the trapped arm in Jean's clutches. Jean would then dig her feet into the mat and arch her butt as she went to apply pressure to the armbar, leaning her head back so her long red hair nearly brushed Merith's ear.