Tsunami's Retirement Match: Rain vs. Cassie

With the seated Boston crab applied, Rain started to wrench back, applying pressure onto Cassie's back and knees. “Huh?” Rain said as she felt Elliotâ€s crawling underneath her and pulling her back towards the ropes.

"Not so fast!" Rain shouted as she will try to hop down off her feet and performs a butt slam onto her opponentâ€s back down onto the mat. If she succeeds, Rain should have enough time to reaffirm her grip on the boston crab and keep her opponent locked down.

"Aaaaah!" Cassie screamed.

She'd been put in such a bad position so quickly, she wondered if she'd somehow underestimated her opponent. She reminded herself that she had three falls to worry about, at best two. Or, worse case scenario, two.

She cried out again when Rain came crashing down on her back, and it felt like her back had nearly broken in half. In the split second between Rain landing and her reapplying pressure to the hold, Cassie shoved herself onto her side, laying on one hip with her legs tangled in her opponents arms. She curled her upper body and reached to wrap her arms around one of Rain's legs.

"Whoa!" Rain said as she finds herself in some odd position with one of her legs being grabbed, which made her release Cassie's legs on the spot due to this setting. Tsunami also falls onto her front as well.

"Ohthankgod!"

Cassie was more than a little relieved to have her legs back. She quickly coiled them into her body and wrapped them around Rain's captured leg. She adjusted her grip so that one hand wrapped around the instep of Rain's foot and the other supported it, and then heaved, straightening her body to shove Rain off balance so she could steal the leg out from under her.

She twisted Rain's foot as hard as she could, while trying to stay wary of any opportunity her opponent might have to kick her in the head or something. She'd got quite enough of that in past matches.

"Uh no!" Rain said as she trapped in an anklelock by Cassie. "Arrrgh!" Tsunami cried out as she holds the back of her own head in pain from the preesure.

Without hesistation, Rain will try rush to the ropes while on her hands. If she succeeds, Cassie has to break the hold.

Cassie made sure she was tight on Rain's leg and her foot. She didn't left her any space to escape, and so all there was to do was torque her foot until she tapped and try not to get kicked in the face.

Except Rain started quickly dragging the two of them toward the ropes. Cassie grumbled, and unwrapped her legs from Rain's to plant her feet on the mat and try to slow her down, but it was no use. She was too much bigger, too much stronger, and had too much momentum. She let go before the referee even gave her a one count.

She rolled back over her shoulder and to her feet, and rubbed her aching back while she backed up to the middle of the ring. She nodded her approval to her opponent. Now they each knew what the other was made of.

Rain was relieved to have her leg back. She turns around, then sits up and rubs onto her ankle/foot. Tsunami also nodded her approval back to Cassie before getting back up to face her.

Cassie twisted her upper body to the left and right and arched her back, and then she was back at it. She was wary of Rain's size and skill, but she remained undaunted. She was in her element, after all.

She approached her opponent, still staying very low. The last thing she wanted was to be taken down or picked up or grabbed in any way that left her with no options. Still, Rain's lightning fast reaction to her dropkick made her think. It was an interesting puzzle to solve.

She stepped into shoot range and put up a hand like she was calling for a tie-up, but then before Rain could respond she dropped her hand and backed up. Again, she approached, this time prepared to shoot for a takedown, but at the very moment when it looked like she would dive for Rain's legs, she backed away instead. The crowd grew quiet while they considered what they were seeing, and some grew bored.

Rain stares at Cassie's movements, which reminds Tsunami of the crouching tiger. She decides to grab for Elliot with both hands for a double collar tie-up. If she succeeds, Rain would have Cassie in a Muyai Thai Clinch.

Cassie reacted quickly and ducked under Rain's arms. She quickly stepped past her and turned to wrap her arms tightly around the bigger girl's waist. She hooked her left heel over Rain's left thigh and reached with her right leg to lock her ankles, and she used her weight as she fell to try to drag Rain backwards and put her on her back where her options would be considerably greater.