The punishment is starting to add up and quickly and this is no small girl, so her impacts carry plenty of weight - literally.
First she knees the girls and that makes me gasp but then she starts pounding away on my upper back with thunderous forearms! The pain radiates through my back ribs and my knees buckle - but I catch myself if barely and manage to stay on my feet. Going down might be very bad for me and besides - I don't want to give Michelle the satisfaction of taking me off my feet. So with my hands on my knees I start to straighten up, but not quite all the way. I make eye contact and I see some surprise probably due to the fact that I'm still standing.
I watch my opponent's every move and start to back up, trying to refresh a bit, perhaps losing the physical battle at the moment but clearly winning the mental. Slowly I manage to get fully upright and adjust my kini top, trying to breathe deeply, starting to think this may be far from over.
I approach my slightly taller opponent again, arms about chest high but this time I am more cautious. I am not going to b a stationary target this time, on the balls of my feet and remaining mobile. Not that I'm quick - but neither is she! We draw in closer . . . closer and then showing a bit of quickness I dive at the Mauler's feet and attempt to wrap her legs, wanting her off her feet!