College Vs. Session Wrestler, Part Three By brooksie brooksie@pacificcoast.net A pair of college wrestlers are invited to an underground fetish club on "fight night". Shanice left the table climbed into the ring. She looked up towards the sound booth. I saw her nod her head and switch on the wireless mic she held in her hand. "For our next match, we have one of your very favourites back with us tonight. She always puts on an amazing display, with her incredible wrestling and gymnastic abilities, and is undefeated with a perfect record of 14 wins, no losses. Please join me in welcoming back Amy, the speed wrestler!" The thought "what the hell is a speed wrestler" barely had time to flash through my mind when a spotlight lit up the aisle leading from the dressing rooms to the stage and a figure in white burst forth through the opening. The first glimpse I got of Amy was with her feet pointed straight up, her entire body in mid air as she launched a series of unbelievably fast back flips that carried her up the aisle to the stage in no time. Without so much as a second's pause, she leapt onto the ring apron and, placing one hand on the ring post, vaulted over the top rope and into the ring. After jumping up and raising both legs to nearly horizontal, Amy landed, did a cartwheel into a full leg split, capping off her impressive gymnastic display by flexing a pair of large, peaked biceps. Amy's already wide grin grew even larger as the audience gave her a huge ovation, as several people around out table leaping to their feet as they applauded wildly. She was clearly a crowd favourite here and it was not hard to see why. Amy had something about her that was irresistible, a combination of cute, wholesome, clean cut, youthful good looks and an awe inspiring physique. It was obvious from her entrance Amy was a skilled gymnast and she had that basic build. Dressed in a white, two piece workout suit, she was short, around 5'2 I guessed, straight blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail with the thickest, hardest calve muscles I'd ever seen and quads that simply rippled with muscle at the slightest movement. Her hips were relatively narrow, which made her thighs look even larger, and her waist was small, firm and tight. But most impressive of all was her upper body...a broad back featuring wide, flaring lats, thick pectoral and shoulder muscles, and arms that were almost beyond belief. Every part - biceps, triceps and forearm were huge. When she flexed them, ropy lumps of muscle appeared everywhere. Amy had a sweet, innocent looking face, with straight white teeth, blonde bangs and big, round blue eyes. She looked like she was 15 or 16 years old but she had to be older that, obviously. When the applause had finally died down, Shanice said, "It's been a few weeks since we've had Amy here, I take it you've missed her." Once more, a big cheer went up. Amy smiled brightly again and gave another biceps flex. I couldn't get over it - she was so cute, like a young girl and yet intimidatingly powerful looking at the same time. Shanice spoke again. "For those of you that have never seen Amy wrestle before, she does something unique. Because her combination of speed, gymnastic skill, vast array of holds and pure strength is so overwhelming, Amy basically competes against herself in a type of match we call "speed wrestling". Her goal is to rack up the most submissions from her opponents that she can in 10 minutes. The clock is stopped for 30 seconds between rounds and then started up again. But, since many of her opponents have not been able to last the full 10 minutes, Amy also competes to see how fast she is able to make her opponents call for the mercy rule, which is when they feel they cannot continue and concede the match to her. So far, Amy's two records are 17 submissions in 10 minutes of wrestling and a match submission at three minutes and forty-three seconds. Let's see if either of those records can be broken tonight." I did a quick bit of mental arithmetic. 17 submissions in ten minutes? That was a little better than one every 45 seconds! No way, I thought to myself. I was about to lean over the table to ask Karen what she thought but I could see her eyes were glued to the ring. For the first time since the live action had begun, she looked genuinely interested. Instead of interrupting her, I picked up my drink and settled back in my chair, watching. She hadn't taken her eyes off Amy since the young wrestler made her spectacular entrance. Shanice was speaking again, introducing Amy's opponent. "The brave soul trying to last the full ten minutes against Amy is originally from New York, where he played college football..." Wait a minute, stop the presses! "He"? Amy was wrestling a guy? Karen looked at me with a quizzical expression, which I returned. Shanice continued with the introduction. "...and says he has done a little wrestling himself back in high school, so maybe some of that experience will come back to help him out tonight. Please make him feel welcome, this is SAM!" A dark haired, well-built young guy wearing a pair of gym shorts came trotting out. He climbed up onto the ring apron, stepped through the ropes and went to join Shanice and Amy at the centre of the ring. He received a decent round of applause but when it died down, a couple of patrons made cracks about notifying his next-of-kin, hoping his medical insurance was paid up and so on. It was clear no one gave him any chance at all. A couple of the other oil wrestling girls had sat down at the table. Morgan and Taylor had been chatting and laughing it up with them, but I noticed they were all quiet now and focused on the match about to take place. I got Morgan's attention and she turned her chair to face Karen and me. "What happened, did they run out of women for her to wrestle?" I joked. "Amy always wrestles guys. It's part of the show. This crowd loves seeing her turn men into quivering puddles of jelly. Besides, none of us (indicating the women at the table) are going to get in the ring with her." "Yeah" piped up Taylor, who had been listening in, "I may be blonde but I'm not that dumb." We all laughed. "Is she that good", Karen asked, simply. "Wait till you see her in action. She's beaten a lot of big, strong guys, including an college football player. She made him look like a chump. He didn't even last the whole ten minutes. He cried for mercy like most of them do." "Most people don't last ten minutes with her?" "Nope." I was astonished. It was quite a build up, but then Amy was obviously an exceptional athlete. I began to feel a sense of nervous anticipation. Back in the ring, Shanice had been joined by another woman, who sported a striped referee's shirt and a whistle and one of the male bouncers. He had a large digital display board. One side was set at zero, for keeping track of the cumulative time of the match and the other at 30 seconds for counting down the rest periods. Both wrestlers were with Shanice at the centre of the ring, Amy bouncing lightly on her toes, still smiling broadly and Sam, who tried not to look nervous, without much success. As they shook hands, Shanice didn't help much by wishing them both luck "especially you, Sam". She climbed through the ropes as the referee blew her whistle and the match was on. It's tempting to say all eyes were riveted to the ring, but I can't say if they were or not. I wasn't looking around. It's a good thing too, or I might have missed the first submission completely. The moment the whistle sounded, Amy dropped down to the mat. Supporting herself with her arms, she swung her legs against the back of Sam's, bringing him crashing onto his back. She instantly seized one of his feet and twisted his ankle, forcing him to roll over onto his stomach. The next series of moves she executed were done with a lightning-like quickness that took no more than a few seconds. With Sam lying face down, Any bent the leg she was holding onto at the knee so his left heel was all the way back against his butt. Amy then moved to Sam's right side, extended her right leg and sat down, all in one swift motion. The result was that the back of her knee was now on top of his ankle so that her extended right leg kept his bent left one trapped. Meanwhile, Sam's right leg, the one closest to her, was sticking straight back, underneath Amy's right leg, but over the top of her left. Using her arms for support, she adjusted her positioning, bringing her left leg in tighter so scissoring Sam's right leg, above the knee. After that, it was just a matter of grabbing Sam's right ankle and tucking it under her arm, the same as if she'd been applying an arm bar. From where we were sitting, Amy was facing right at us. I could see her biting her lower lip slightly as she tied up Sam's legs, but other than that, she gave no sign this was requiring any great effort or concentration on her part. She looked determined, but strangely calm and relaxed. As she leaned back, applying a bit of pressure, it became easy to see how effective a move this was. She was bending his lower leg sideways from the knee joint, while his ankle was turned another way, toes pointed towards the floor. It hurt just to see the hold being applied. It looked scary and Sam screamed out his submission immediately. Amy, to her credit, didn't screw around with the dangerous lock. She released him instantly, bounded to her feet. The big grin was back as she did a quick back flip and trotted to her corner for the 30 second time out. I took a look at the clock. Amy had moved fast, and with such efficiency I suspected she had been executing a pre-meditated plan. Still I had to admit, I was shocked! Twenty-six seconds was what it showed. I heard Shanice make the official announcement, prompting another big cheer for Amy as the clock ticked off thirty second rest period. Looking back at the ring, Sam was back on his feet but he sure didn't look too solid on them. This kind of wrestling was new to me but I recall thinking how smart a move it seemed on Amy's part to take her opponent's legs away from him right off the bat. I was thinking it would slow him down and expected her to take advantage of that by maybe charging right at them and bringing him down with a single or double leg takedown. But when the clock ran down to 00:00 and the ref blew her whistle to start the second fall, Amy did no such thing. She moved out to the middle of the ring, as did Sam, but stopped a few feet away and crouched down and began to circle him. For a second or two, nothing happened. But the moment he crouched and began circling as well, Amy exploded into action. Pushing off with her rear leg, she took one giant running step towards him and leapt up, sending herself completely airborne. As she made contact with Sam, one of her she braced one sneaker-clad foot against his bent thigh and put both hands on his shoulders. Somehow...it just happened to fast for me to see...she braced herself and swung around, so that wound up perched on his shoulders, her feet locked behind him, as if they were in a "chicken-fight". But Amy spend no more than an instant as Sam's "rider". Right away, she tucked her head and went into a forward roll. As she completed the manoeuvre, Sam flew completely over top of her head, slamming "back first" on the mat in front of her. Amy, who had ended up in a sitting position with her legs out in front of her, found herself with Sam's head right between them. It was and easy matter for her to grab his wrists and yank his arms back while wrapping her big thighs around his head. Her hips thrust forward as she flexed her muscles and squeezed. Amy's spectacular aerial flip had landed them on our side of the ring, so they were no more than ten feet from us. I could see Sam's face contort with pain, but he did not submit right away. Thinking back, I'm guessing it was because he was still stunned from hitting the deck as hard as he had. I could see the muscles in Amy's legs relax for a second. The second time she squeezed, a sound came from Sam's mouth. Amy relaxed her legs slightly. It wasn't clear what Sam had actually said, so the referee bent down and asked if he gave up. Sam didn't answer right away and, since Amy was wrestling against the clock, she wasn't about to give him time to think it over. Looking up at the ref, who nodded her head, Amy contracted her legs muscles a third time, this time lifting her butt right off the mat. Two things had changed. For one, the expression on her face was more fierce. Her eyes narrowed and she gritted her teeth, giving the impression she was really putting her all into the hold. The other thing was that she had thoughtfully let go of one of his wrists. This time the same unintelligible sound escaped Sam's lips but it was accompanied by a frantic tapping on her thigh, leaving no uncertainty as to the message he wanted to convey. Amy stopped squeezing and removed her legs from around Sam's head as the referee blew her whistle. This time the applause was deafening. She had just put on a stunning, almost unbelievable display of speed, co-ordination, power, strength and skill and everyone there knew it. Amy gave another quick flex, then bent forward and walked around on her hands for a bit, before heading to her corner where she took a sip of water and bounced lightly up and down on her feet, waiting for the next fall to begin. I looked across the table at Karen. She looked incredulous. "I can't believe this girl. She's amazing," she whispered in my ear. "I know." I replied. "I wonder how she's going to top that." As it turned out, the flip/headscissors was the most spectacular move of the match, in terms of sheer "showiness". However, the rest of Amy's performance was no less remarkable. At 39 seconds, the second submission had taken slightly longer than the first, but Amy was still on pace to break her record of 17 in ten minutes of wrestling. But things began to slow down as Sam, who looked completely freaked out, went into a defensive shell, doing his best to stay away from his muscular young adversary. Still, there was really no where for him to go. Once they were locked up, Amy proved very skillful at either getting Sam's legs out from underneath him or unbalancing him enough to throw him over her hip or shoulder. It was pretty clear she had studied judo or some similar form of martial art, not only from the throws but the series of joint-locks, mostly arm holds of one type or another, that she used to gain her next few submissions. Her moves were just too fast and sure for Sam to counter. Once they were on the mat, she made short work of him. She was also enormously powerful and had great balance - a very effective combination. She got him down a couple of times with sheer strength alone. Once, after briefly locking up, she spun around behind him and simply wrapped her arms around his waist, hoisted him off his feet and bulldogged him to the mat. Sitting on his lower back and preventing him from using his legs to buck her off, she got hold of his wrists and lifted his arms straight up above his head. She only had to push on them a little to get him to succumb to that hold. With an elapsed time of 4:20 showing on the clock, Amy had made him give up eight times. If she was able to keep it up, she could conceivably top her existing record. Watching her in her corner waiting for the 30 second rest period to elapse, I could feel her raw energy. She never stopped moving, pacing, rolling her shoulders and neck, bouncing on her calves and all the while looking eagerly at the clock as if she couldn't wait to get back into the match. Sam was a study in contrast. He leaned heavily against the ropes, breathing hard. His face bore a look of frustration, perhaps even disgust. As he came out to face Amy for the next fall, I could see there was a new determination in his movements. Rather than waiting for Amy to take the lead, or trying to avoid her, Sam came out aggressively. He tried to match her strength but once she'd planted her legs, she was like a little mountain...completely immovable. Sam soon abandoned that approach and tried to get some holds on her. He was moving fast, almost frantically, as if afraid to give her any chance to take him down again. That was understandable, since he was clearly no match for her on the mat. Sam's only chance was to get control of her first, before they went down. He struggled furiously, but Amy foiled his every attempt. Finally, she stepped back for a second to regroup while Sam kept up his attack. He managed to seize her leg and I thought for sure he had his first real advantage, a single-leg takedown. Unfortunately for the ex-college grappler, it was not to be. As Sam lifted her leg and she lost her footing, Amy swung her other leg up and wrapped it around his neck. The momentum caused him to lose his grip on her and when they crashed onto the mat, she had him in a vicious looking neck scissors. Sam's chin was jammed right up against the knee of her top leg while his neck was being forced to bend backwards across her bottom one. Amy seized his near arm and pulled it straight while flexing her legs hard in the scissors grip, her huge quadriceps muscles exploded into terrifying relief as she did so. All through this match my sense of Amy was that she was good-natured and all about fair play. Although she was clearly the dominant wrestler, she's taken none of the many opportunities she'd had to flaunt her superiority. She'd broken every hold immediately when the whistle had blown, had done no trash talking to Sam and had even offered her hand to help him to his feet after a couple of falls where she'd thrown him down hard. In between rounds, she'd continued to smile, pose and entertain the crowd with gymnastic moves. I certainly didn't get any indication she had a cruel streak. So I assumed the overwhelming show of force that caused Sam to emit a terror-filled scream as she squeezed his neck was just a case of being caught up in the moment and pumped full of adrenaline. I don't think she intentionally tried to hurt him but, as she untangled herself and trotted back to her corner, it was pretty clear she had. Sam got to his feet with painful slowness, rubbing his neck the whole time. The rest break was almost over by the time he made it back to his corner. I looked at the timekeeper. Although he'd paid a price to do it, Sam had managed to keep Amy busy for nearly two minutes.She'd gotten her ninth submission with 7:13 showing on the clock. When the whistle blew to start the next fall, Sam still seemed dazed and barely moved out of it. Amy charged over and locked up with him, pulling him toward the middle of the ring. Meeting practically no resistance, she took him into a front headlock, threw him down and leaned her weight into him as she tightened the hold. A headlock isn't normally all that painful. In amateur wrestling, it's mostly used as a way of immobilizing the opponent while using your weight to pin their shoulders. But Amy and Sam had no sooner landed on the mat when he was tapping on her arm to let go. This was the fastest submission yet, a mere 18 seconds. The waitress set another round of drinks on the table, but no one paid much attention. I'd forgotten to ask for something without alcohol for Karen and had actually lost track of my own consumption. This was either my third or fourth. I took a sip and watched the two wrestlers standing in their corners while the clock counted down the seconds remaining in the rest period. Amy was using the ropes to do some light stretching while Sam stood stock still. Actually, that's not true. He wasn't moving voluntarily, but he seemed to be shaking, almost like he was cold. He was breathing hard and looked like he was in pain. As I watched him twitch, two thoughts came to mind. I remembered the words Morgan had used to describe Amy's opponents - "quivering puddles of jelly". Sam sure fit the bill. I also recall thinking "this guy's had it" and sure enough, when the whistle blew he turned to the ref and held up his hands, a desperate look on his face. "I give up...she wins. I can't take any more." Only a few seconds had been added to the clock's cumulative total. The referee blew her whistle again, the clock stopped and Shanice stepped back into the ring. Addressing Sam, she asked, "Are you calling for the mercy rule?" "Yes." he mumbled, his head hanging. "You submit the match to Amy?" Sam nodded. Glancing back at the clock, Shanice called out, "Ladies and gentleman, with a total of ten submission to none, at a time of 7 minutes and 36 seconds, Sam calls for the mercy rule, submitting the match to Amy." Another cheer for Amy, then Shanice continued, "Winning her fifteenth straight match without losing a single fall, give it up now for the undisputed Shaggy Horse Club's wrestling champion...the Magnificent AMY!" Most of the room, our table included, got to their feet and gave this impressive young woman a standing ovation. When the applause died down, Shanice added, "As some of you know, we like to do things a certain way here at fight night and tradition dictates that the match isn't officially ended until Amy accepts her opponent's plea for mercy." Some of the crowd began to chant "no mercy, no mercy" and Sam looked at Amy apprehensively. Amy put one hand on her hip, thrust her chest out proudly and crooked a finger at him. He approached her gingerly and stood before her, looking timid and, I have to say, fearful. Shanice stood beside him and held the microphone to his mouth. "Please," he said, "no more. I've had enough. You are too good for me, I admit it. You win." Turning to the victorious young blonde, Shanice asked, "Amy, will you accept you opponent's request for mercy?" Shanice seemed to like saying the word "mercy" a lot, I noticed. I also realized that, through this whole spectacle, I hadn't heard Amy speak once and was curious to hear her voice. But she remained mute. The tension grew as she stood, hands on hips, looking intently at her beaten and humbled opponent. Slowly she raised one hand and showed Sam her index finger, as if she was making the sign for "Number One", which would have been appropriate. But instead of holding it up, she turned her finger down and pointed at the mat. She affixed Sam with her gaze, her face showing no trace of the bright smile she'd worn for most of the bout. Sam looked questioningly at Shanice, who merely shrugged. Meanwhile the crowd started another chant - "on your knees, on your knees..." Amy's face remained utterly impassive, that is until Sam reluctantly began to bow before her. As he went to his knees, she guided his head down with her foot, keeping his forehead pressed to the mat with a gentle pressure. Then, raising her arms and flexing her mighty biceps once more, she held that position as people rushed forward and the room exploded with camera flashes. The big grin was back on her face as she posed happily, while the utterly defeated Sam knelt at her feet. It was an amazing sight! End Of Part Three