It seemed like Fiona had gotten under Elina's skin, rather than the other way around, just by continuing to stay in this match. She felt like she was on a ticking clock, though, bordering on exhaustion and unable to put up much in the way of defense. It wasn't going to take much more to keep her down for the count.

Elina was clearly focused on making it hurt, inflicting two agonizing chops against the exposed skin of Fiona's upper chest, leaving her reeling and still trapped in the corner. Then her arm was stretched around the rope, Elina holding her in place with a boot against her midsection, easily getting a scream out of Fiona as she felt like her arm had been set aflame. The referee started the count to force Elina to stop, but of course she got the full four-and-a-half out of it before releasing her. Fiona leaned back against the corner turnbuckles, clutching her wrist against her chest. [i]Come on, one more push, everything I've got...[/i]

When Elina moved back in, Fiona was ready this time, using the corner to heft up both legs and snap them shut around the luchadora's head. Fiona let gravity carry her out of the corner and executed a clean hurricanrana takedown, throwing Elina out into the center of the ring.

"And Fiona takes Elina down [i]again[/i]!" Dan Rich exclaimed, transfixed on this critical stage of the match.

Rhonda had a wide grin on her face, though she too seemed disbelieving. "There's just no quit in this girl, and here we go!"

Fiona had gotten Elina to her feet with her left arm around her neck, guiding her to the opposite corner. Stepping up onto the ropes, she used them to backflip over the top of Elina and slam her down hard on her back for a shiranui, the same move she'd used to get the pinfall against Ada in her debut.

"What an impact!" shouted Dan Rich. "She's going for the cover, could it be...?"

Fiona caught Elina's leg as it came up after the slam, sliding down on top of Elina and trying to keep her shoulders down. The referee came down with her in a smooth motion, hand smacking the mat.

"One! T-"

But Elina kicked out hard, and got free right away. Fiona knelt at her side, breathing hard and unable to keep the disappointment supressed. [i]Not even a two count... okay, what now? How do I play this?[/i] She was really running on fumes now, and had to find some other way to keep the pressure on Elina, keep this offense going, and turn it into another finisher. She ruled out a submission, knowing Elina's experience would win out there, and going straight for an aerial wouldn't work, she'd already delayed too long.

"What a match this has been!" Rhonda commented. "A fantastic showing from both of these women."

Getting to her feet, Fiona grabbed Elina's arm at the wrist and hauled her up with her. Pulling hard, Fiona aimed to Irish Whip her into the corner and continue her offense.