Here's another story that seems to have gotten lost with the crash of this Board in 2006. (At least, I couldn't find it with a search). This story also had great poser illustrations by Janet, but we couldn't find those.
Sorry, Marie, neither Jess or I could find a copy of this story of yours "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". If anyone else has a copy of this, please repost.
But Marie, hope you, and others here too, enjoy this repost.
Hotly
Kayla
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JANET K BROWN vs MARIE B
Written by Howard, and Dedicated to Marie, one of the best writers and most generous fighters we know
Marie stands in the small cage and stares across at Janet.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” the shorter girl says, “I’ve had a pretty bad week, and so have you; wouldn’t you rather just go get something to eat?”
Janet K. Brown smiles at Marie and almost laughs. “I already had breakfast,” she says, thinking of how the meal masked the usually horrible taste of her treatment, “And now, it’s time for brunch… a four foot, eleven inch, ninety-two pound brunch.”
Marie sighs and looks at the taller shaven-headed woman. “What are we trying to prove? Sure, I took shots at you, but it was all in fun, Janet. I do that with everybody. You are who you are, but I respect you. You’ve come out in support of me when you really didn’t have to. I was really worried about you during the whole photo shoot fiasco. And what’s with us fighting naked?”
“This is all in fun too, Marie,” Janet says, the smile broadening, “In the past, I wanted to face off against you because you are such a unique fighter, and you are usually a cocky girl. Watching you fight and your interviews, I felt you needed to be taught a lesson, but of course, we were in different circumstances at the time, and there was no common ground between our two organizations. But you showed me something at the bar a few months ago when the gang threatened me; you were with me, and you were willing to help me. And together, we beat the hell out of them. That …speaks to you as a person. That’s why I went to Christina and had a sit-down. So, nothing has changed between us. And fighting naked… well, it’s primal and it takes me back to a time… oh, never you mind.”
“I’ll do this on one condition,” Marie says looking down at her naked body, “This has to be private, and strictly wrestling. If anyone knew that the head of the EBL and the OPW Television Champion were had a naked match, we’d never live it down. We’re going to do this and then we’re going to leave. After what’s been going on in Dallas, we don’t need any more bad press. None of us do.”
“Agreed,” Janet says gleefully, her breathing picking up as she looks Marie over, “Completely private, but I will warn you, Marie; I’m not planning on holding back. You did run your mouth nonetheless, regardless of how you really felt. So, I will be taking a piece of your little ass.”
“Okay, Janet,” Marie says, shrugging her shoulders, “Then we’ll--”
Marie is cut off as Janet dives forward and tackles the shorter girl around the shoulders, driving her back into the cage wall. Marie sprawls (leans forward and spreads her legs back) and places her heels against the cage, scaling it backwards. Janet is easily able to pick Marie up off the ground and slams the little blonde hard to the mat. Marie feels a sharp pain in her back as she winces on impact. Janet mounts Marie and tries to pin the blonde’s wrists to the mat, all the while keeping a smile on her face. Marie curls her legs under Janet and places her feet on the taller woman’s stomach, then rocks her back and then forward, rolling Janet to her feet and pulling herself up. Marie continues her momentum and flips onto Janet’s shoulders, locking her legs around Janet’s neck in a headscissors, grinding her sex in Janet’s face, but Janet slams Marie in a variation of a sitdown powerbomb. Marie was able to cross her arms behind her head and anticipates the move, but it still hurts. Janet grabs Marie’s legs and prepares to turn her over in a Boston crab, but the shorter girl does a handstand and spins, freeing herself and flipping to her feet. But once Marie’s back is to Janet, the shaven headed woman traps Marie in a tight full nelson (or as Chris Masters would call it, the Masterlock).
“Come on, Marie,” Janet whispers into the smaller girl’s ear, “surely you can counter a simple full nelson?”
Marie feels the unnatural strain on her neck, but angles her legs back and wraps them around Janet’s legs, then Marie slowly works her legs up to Janet’s waist and locks them in. As an ex-gymnast, and a very damn good one at that, Marie can maneuver her legs in a variety of awkward angles, and she squeezes with as much might as she can muster. But Janet simply lets go of her hold and Marie falls face first to the mat. Janet even places a hand behind Marie’s hair and pushes her down for more impact. Marie lifts her head up and is surprised to see that she is not bleeding. But Marie feels her arms being yanked backwards and her legs being bent over her back and towards her. Janet has Marie in a variation of surfboard stretch. Marie’s body is being pulled slightly off the ground by her arms and her legs are being bent back and being held into place by Janet’s legs and crotch. Janet smiles and enjoys the sensation she’s feeling, the one between her legs and the one of being in the dominant position, but notes not to pull a “Christina Munoz” during this match.
“This is just like riding my Morini,” Janet says smiling, “Are you beginning to understand that calling me off was a mistake, you little runt?”
Marie lets out a pain-filled yell as Janet leans further back and stretches Marie off the mat. Marie is in great pain and drops her head and sees her body dangling, less than an inch off the mat.
“Let’s hear your submission, runt,” Janet says, “Lately, that’s what you’ve been doing, isn’t it?”
A tear rolls down Marie’s face as she is reminded of her humiliating defeat at Samantha’s hands a few weeks ago. While Marie can’t see Janet, Marie visualizes the move and realizes that she can get out of it; she’s been in this move before. She forces her legs back and off of Janet’s crotch and legs; because Janet is leaning further back now, this isn’t as difficult as it would have been moments ago. Then Marie raises her lower body and thrusts her feet into Janet’s chest. Janet lets out a surprised “unnhhh!” as she falls backwards to the mat, but Marie holds onto Janet’s hands and winds up standing on the shaven headed woman’s stomach. An annoyed Janet pushes Marie’s bare buttocks in an effort to get the blonde off of her, but Marie seems to slip and fall; her butt drops right on Janet’s stomach and Janet’s cheeks fill with air. Marie sits up, but Janet is right behind her and attempts to tighten her legs around the blonde’s waist and then attempts for a rear naked choke, but Marie somersaults forward, trapping Janet’s right leg between her own and pulling on her foot. Janet grabs the cage and pulls herself free and both women reach their feet.
“I guess if people were watching, they’d applaud,” Marie says breathlessly, but with a smile
Janet doesn’t respond in words, she springs forward, catching Marie with a spear as the blonde was attempting to jump over her. Janet hears the “whoosh” sound from Marie as her shoulder takes some of the air out of the blonde’s solar plexus and slams her again to the mat. But Marie is able to hook Janet’s head and tighten her legs around Janet’s waist in a guillotine choke. Janet uses her right hand to keep Marie’s left arm away from her neck so that the blonde can’t really synch the hold in.
“You’re spending an awful lot of time on your back, runt,” Janet says, scooting herself and Marie towards one of the corners in the octagon shaped cage.
“I’m better on my back,” Marie says sarcastically as she tightens her bodyscissors, “But shhh, don’t tell anybody.”
“You and your damn humor,” Janet says as she continues to push forward.
Once Janet has blindly guided Marie’s body to the cage corner, the shaven headed woman grabs Marie under the chin with her right arm and bangs the back of her head a few times into the cage. Marie can’t secure the guillotine now because Janet’s arm is blocking the path; Marie releases the body scissors as Janet brings her knee up and applies pressure to the blonde’s stomach, forcing Marie to moan. Janet begins to punch Marie’s right side with shots as Marie winces with every blow. Janet pulls herself free of the guillotine and drives a straight left into Marie’s nose and does a short jumping knee to the blonde’s stomach. Janet can see pain and concern in Marie’s eyes as the blonde covers up, but Janet turns her off of the cage and mounts her, looking to punch her out. But Marie grabs Janet’s right arm and then snakes her legs around Janet’s neck in a triangle hold attempt, however, Janet bangs her right fist down on Marie’s stomach a few times before Marie lets go and tries to switch to an armbar, but Janet pulls her arm free. Marie rolls herself away, but Janet approaches fast.
“We agreed this would be strictly wrestling,” Marie says, growing a bit angry and touching her right side and reddening belly, “You’re punching me and kneeing me!”
Janet’s response is a knee to the face that Marie is barely able to avoid.
“We agreed to wrestling,” Janet says smiling but breathing heavily, “Not mat wrestling or ground wrestling or Olympic style wrestling. We said wrestling, and that term is very general. Now, come on!”
“I guess this must be that ‘primal’ thing you were referring to,” Marie says sarcastically
Marie kicks herself to her feet and ducks as Janet misses a forearm, but manages to jump over Marie’s attempt at a sweep. Marie jumps on Janet’s shoulders but as the shaven headed woman throws Marie backwards into the cage. Marie is able to catch onto the cage wall, but her torso takes some impact. As Janet rushes in to pull Marie off of the cage, Marie jumps and spins around, then begins to kick Janet’s face with repeated aerial kicks and backing her up… this is called a bicycle kick and Janet is somewhat impressed by Marie’s speed.
“Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat,” Marie says as she lands and dodges a kneestrike from an angry Janet.
“If you don’t, I don’t care, I’ll pull down your underwear,” Marie laughs as she avoids a spinkick from Janet, “Oh, silly me, you’re not ever wearing any under—UNNNHHH!!”
Janet nails Marie in the back of the head with a clothesline, then spins her around and knees her in the stomach, doubling the blonde Canadian over with a startled “oof!!”
“Eat this, runt,” she says as she levels Marie with a right cross to her jaw, “You and your damn humor!”
Marie sits up and touches her jaw and stomach, but as Marie tries to rise to her feet, Janet catches her with a kick to the back. The kick hurts Marie as it nailed her right between her shoulder blades at the base of her neck, but she manages to get to her feet, only to have Janet put her in a headlock and hammer the top of her head with punches, and hooking uppercuts to Marie’s face. Marie responds with short shoulder drives into Janet’s back, but the taller woman doesn’t seem bothered by them, until one hits her kidney and she stumbles forward, but retains her hold on Marie’s head. Janet sees the cage wall and runs towards it, intent on driving Marie’s head into the wall, but Marie shoves forward on Janet, anticipating what’s coming. Janet can’t stop her momentum, so she steps on the cage and places both feet on the cage wall, posting off of it and putting the pressure of her weight on Marie’s shoulders, who in turn, falls backwards and drives Janet down on the back on her neck.
“Fucking runt!” Janet yells as she grabs the back of her neck. Janet is only 125 lbs, and Marie has been able to slam girls who have weighed a lot more, but didn’t have to in this case because of Janet’s backward and downward momentum. All Marie had to do was fall back and get out of the way
Janet is momentarily stunned as Marie mounts her and begins to punch away, but Janet quickly regains her senses and grabs Marie’s fists, squeezing them. Then Janet snaps Marie’s head back with a headbutt. Marie responds with a headbutt of her own and looks at Janet with anger. Janet widens her eyes, but smiles as she nails Marie with an even harder headbutt, forcing an “UNNNHHH!!” from the blonde on top as she shakes and rolls her eyes upward. When Marie looks back down at Janet, Janet seems to nod as if inviting Marie to headbutt her again, but when the blonde’s head comes forward, Janet slams an elbow to her throat and a knee to her crotch. Marie rolls off of Janet coughing and clutching both her throat and crotch as Janet rises and kicks the blonde hard in the kidneys. Marie gets to her hands and knees but has to bend forward and cover up as Janet mounts her from behind and begins to swing vicious shots to the side of her head. Janet has Marie from behind and begins to hammer Marie with a series of shots to her ribs while trying to pull Marie apart enough to hit her stomach and crotch. Janet works her hand under Marie and Marie can feel Janet’s fingers tightening around her stomach for a belly claw while Marie is scooting her legs back and blinding wrapping them around Janet’s left leg, trapping it. Marie locks Janet’s arm up with both of hers and rolls away… Marie winds up on her back and Janet winds up on her side. The result is that Janet’s arm and leg are both being pulled at full extension.
Janet doesn’t want to sit in this hold for very long and uses her strength to get her arm down to Marie’s crotch. Janet pulls her arm towards her and then reverses the momentum, driving her fist into Marie’s crotch. Marie cries out in pain and releases both holds as Janet takes a moment to gather herself and test her arm and leg. Marie gets to her knees as Janet crawls to her and attacks her again, driving her fingers into Marie’s sex. Marie cries out and has a slightly terrified look on her face, using her arms to scratch and pry Janet away. As Janet smiles at the look of pleasure and pain on Marie’s face, Marie uses her hands to turn Janet’s head hard to the left.
Janet is now getting some of her own punishment and is reminded of her match with Stacey Simmons. Janet pulls Marie’s hair hard and back, then drives a vicious punch into the pit of Marie’s stomach, forcing a loud “OOF!!!” from the blonde as her gymnast hard abs go soft and cup around Janet’s fist. Janet pulls on Marie’s hair again and hits her with a right cross to her jaw, sending Marie down on her back, but Marie desperately grabs Janet’s arm to try to hold on. Janet is pulled down on top of Marie with her arm under Marie’s body, and Janet laughs to herself as she draws back to punch Marie. But Marie locks her legs around Janet’s waist and tightens them, gritting her teeth as Janet winces and lets out a cry of pain. Marie succeeds in locking her legs into a four shape, using her thighs to put pressure on Janet’s stomach and lower back while gripping and twisting Janet’s left and trapped hand. Janet can feel her strength leaving her and curses herself for taking her treatment this morning. Janet grabs Marie’s legs and manages to pull them up, but Marie tightens them even more.
“Fucking little runt!” Janet angrily yells
“You’ll find I’m full of surprises,” Marie says straining
Janet punches Marie in the face a few times, but Marie tightens even more, putting Janet in a vice of sorts. Janet then decides to punch Marie’s stomach and after seven devastating right hands, Janet starts to feel Marie’s hold weakening. Marie is holding her groans in and holding onto the bodyscissors for dear life, but Janet knows that Marie’s weapons are her speed and her legs, and that by going after the shorter girl’s stomach, she’ll take the energy out of her. Plus, Marie’s been on the receiving end of a lot of stomach shots lately, and Janet watches Marie’s matches and knows that Marie hasn’t been able to condition her body to take shots to the stomach because everyone likes to try to punch the short girl in the face, as opposed to leaning low and getting countered. She’s not used to being hit there and in her matches with Siena Blaze, Rachel Apache, Christina Munoz, Samantha Pritchard, Kayla, Glory, Jenn Peccavi, and even novice fighters like Britney Spears, Brittany Murphey, and Samantha’s twelve year old sister Lisa, punches to Marie’s stomach have often set up her downfall. One hard punch a decimeter below Marie’s tiny navel forces a loud “OUGH!!!” from her as she lets go of Janet and grabs her stomach. Janet stands and pulls Marie up by her hair, but the desperate little blonde rips her fingers into Janet’s sex while interlocking her fingers with Janet’s. Janet’s eyes widen and she lets out a cry of pain.
“Two can play at this game, Baldylocks,” Marie says as she squeezes away.
Janet releases Marie’s hair and smashes a forearm to Marie’s jaw, staggering the blonde. Then Janet pulls her left hand free and buries it into Marie’s stomach, forcing a sickening “OOOOOFFFFFF!!!” from Marie as she doubles forward and begins to go down.
“Not yet, runt,” Janet says as she pulls Marie up and punches the blonde in the jaw
“UHHHHH!!!”
“Come on, you little runt,” Janet says as she steadies Marie, “What will you tell your friends at OPW? You are their Television Champion, aren’t you? Shall I take your title after I’m done beating you?”
Janet delivers a headbutt to Marie’s face
“UNNNHHH!!”
“That’s right, you little runt,” Janet says, “Feel it!!”
Janet begins to hammer Marie’s stomach with punches, aiming for the blonde’s small navel with every shot. Janet begins to slowly lose herself listening to the rhythmic sounds of Marie’s groans and moans as she batters the blonde to the cage wall.
“OOOOOFFF!!”
“OOOOUUUUGGHHHH!!”
“AAAUUUUGHHHH!!”
The punches are lifting the shorter girl off the mat and that gives Janet a great idea. Janet pulls Marie up by her armpits, then flings her back into the cage and immediately rams her head into Marie’s stomach
“OOOOOFFFFF!!!!”
Janet presses her head deeper into Marie’s stomach and pins Marie’s body to the cage wall with her head and with Marie’s feet two feet off the mat.
“ugggghhhh…. uggghhhh…. ouuuuggggghhhhh…”
“I await your submission,” Janet says as she begins to jog in place, grinding her head into Marie’s stomach. Janet has her hands holding the cage wall to keep her balance, but with the energy left in her legs, Marie rams both her knees into Janet’s face, and slams a double axehandle down on the back of Janet’s neck. Both women drop to their knees and take a moment, but Janet is back to her feet and grabs Marie by her throat. Marie responds by kicking Janet hard between the legs, and Janet is forced to release the hold with a cry of pain. Somewhere in Janet’s mind, she’s thinking of the chastity belt and how it may have come in handy in these sorts of circumstances… Marie steps forward and begins to punch Janet with shot after shot to the face. While Marie’s punches aren’t as hard because she has been weakened by body blows, they are hard enough for Janet to raise her arms and back up. Marie is punching with renewed vigor and passion and desperation as she pummels Janet with a combination to the shaven headed woman’s stomach, doubling her over into a snap kick to her crotch, and a headbutt to her chest. Janet groans and staggers backwards, realizing that the momentum has completely shifted and seeing the fire in Marie’s eyes as the blonde presses forward with a devastating right hand to Janet’s nose.
“I’ve always wanted to tell you this, Janet,” Marie says with fire in her eyes, “You take yourself way too seriously!”
As Marie draws back and loads up the punch, Janet steps forward and delivers a submarine punch to Marie’s stomach, right on the navel. Marie steps back immediately and looks at Janet with wide eyes and her mouth open and moving it the same way a fish out of water does. Marie is staring at Janet and still has her arms raised but can’t seem to move; she’s just gasping for air and looking as if she’s about to have a seizure. Janet smiles as she has seen this expression on Marie’s face before. Marie has been caught with the submarine shot to the stomach many times, but it hurts her most when she’s completely caught off guard. This particular punch to this particular part of Marie’s body is, as Samantha puts it, “the punch to her gut that takes away her heart.” Marie’s stance and behavior after taking such a shot is a combination of not being able to breath, being in pain, and self doubt, as documented by fighters and trainers whom have studied her matches and have seen her react this way to a submarine punch to her stomach. It is this special punch to this special part of her body that reduces Marie from a cocky and confident fighter to a sobbing and submitting girl. Janet can see that Marie has nothing left and smiles as the blonde continues to move her mouth and search for air. Janet responds with another stomach shot, this time, a straight right.
“UUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!”
Marie staggers back and clutches her stomach with both hands, looking at Janet with weakness.
“Janet… I… Janet…” Marie tries to talk, but she cannot as Janet approaches and draws back her fist
“Wait for it…” Janet says with a grin, “Wait for it…bang!!”
Janet sends Marie down spread eagle with a tremendous right cross to her temple. Marie lands on her back with her head arched up against the cage wall. Janet lands a soccer style kick to Marie’s crotch for good measure, but the blonde doesn’t even bother to grab her aching sex. Her whole body is aching and her heart is aching too.
“You’re beaten,” Janet says, taking time to touch her aching ribs, “Give up now, and I’ll spare you further punishment, because I am beginning to enjoy this.”
Marie thinks to herself, “I’ve been in this position before. As I am looking up at Janet, I can see all the fighters who have knocked me down and stood over me demanding a submission. And most of the time, I gave it to them. I see Kayla’s fit physique and long black hair and all the people around cheering her on, never letting the thought of losing to me enter her mind, even to her own detriment. I see Peccavi’s intimidating stance at the library, still wondering why I chose to fight her and wondering how much more she can take before she runs out of gas, I see Siena’s motherly smile in the locked room, her short curly blonde hair, crystal eyes and Marilyn Monroe face, shaking her head from side to side restraining herself from hurting me badly and trying to restrain a laugh because she knows I can’t win and she knows I don’t know yet, and I see Rachel Apache amidst the snow and graves and tall trees, beautiful Rachel with her shin-long wavy black hair and midnight blue eyes, perfect stomach and that stoic emotionless look on her face that tells me she will show no mercy on me if I get back up, I see Christina Munoz’s sick sadistic expression at the training facility, her curly ponytail jet black hair and her icy blue eyes, hiding years of pain and not having anyone to take it out on, I see her wishing I would stand so she could knock me back down again, and I see Samantha in the parking lot… I see the queen with her honey skin, aqua eyes, long curly red hair, big outie navel and perfect feet, I see her hatred for me and I see her anger and her want to destroy me and only me, hating me to the degree that she will pull me up and hurt me more… and it terrifies me… and now I see Janet in the cage.”
“Janet,” Marie says as she pulls herself to her feet, “It’s not over yet.”
“Fine,” Janet says, “It’s your body, and I assume you know your own body.”
Janet steps forward and Marie desperately leaps forward, slamming both her knees into Janet’s stomach. The shaven headed woman is stunned, but quickly regains herself and grabs Marie, but the little blonde slips free of Janet’s grip and drops to the mat. As Janet bends over and reaches for Marie’s hair, Marie gives Janet a drop toehold and sends her head first into the cage wall. As Janet turns and comes off the cage, Marie grabs Janet and manages to bodyslam the taller woman to the mat. Marie was barely able to get Janet over; the momentum helped, but in Marie’s weakened state, she couldn’t generate the force she needed and slammed Janet awkwardly on the top of her head, bending her neck. Marie is lying on Janet with her head looking down at Janet’s crotch and her legs on either side of Janet’s head. While Marie would like nothing more than to rest, she knows that she can’t because Janet will be up in no time.
Marie tightens her legs around Janet’s head, crossing her feet at the base of Janet’s neck and smothering the shaven headed woman’s face and nose in her sex. Marie begins to violently and viciously punch Janet in the stomach and between the legs, ignoring her own pain for fear that Janet will be able to use her arms to pry herself free. Marie is squeezing and punching with all her remaining might and glancing down, knowing that she has nothing left in her tank and that this opportunity may be the last one she gets if Janet gets out of this. Janet reaches up with her arms, and Marie tightens her legs and punches faster, but her arms are getting tired and her body is feeling like it could go limp at any second as Janet grips Marie’s sides and feels around to her stomach, then punches. Marie gasps, but uses her arms to pin Janet’s arms down and rocks forward, arching Janet’s head upward and trapping Janet’s arms under Marie’s knees.
“Do you submit, Janet?” Marie asks
“Never, you fucking little runt!” Janet says, her voice gravelly and raspy from lack of air. Marie sits her sex back down on Janet and adjusts herself and resumes pummeling Janet’s stomach even after her knuckles start bleeding. Janet struggles and struggles, but cannot generate enough momentum or air to thrust the little blonde off.
“How in bloody hell did I lose to the little runt?” the Londoner thinks to herself as her world begins to turn black, “How did this troll beat me? I’m Janet K. Brown… I’ve beaten bitches five times her size. And I know Marie; I know how she fights. Once you beat her to the body and get passed her second wind, she gives up. She runs out of gas. She always runs out of gas… why didn’t she run out of bloody fucking gas?! I should never have taken that treatment this morning! Without the treatment, I would’ve destroyed this little runt. How could I lose to a little runt like her? Oh hell…”
Once Marie feels Janet’s body going limp, she bucks her own body a few more times for good measure. Marie slowly releases her neckscissors and stands, folding her arms around her aching body and looking down at the unconscious body of Janet K. Brown.
Marie exits the cage, puts on her clothes and exits the small Los Angeles gym and gets into her gold Porsche and pulls off. She knows that Janet may not want to go for a meal when she wakes up. Marie has beaten Janet, but Marie, as she usually does after fights, feels no sense of victory, but only a sense of a need to improve. Marie has been through countless wars, and this victory is a huge one on her resume, which includes victories over Kayla, Siena, Jenn Peccavi, Samantha, Jolene, Patty McNally, Tonya Harding, Sage, and many, many others. Every time, Marie’s will was tested, every time she doubted herself, but in the end, she proved that she is a great fighter. Oh sure, she has flaws and she doesn’t always fight to her full potential. And some opponents have dealt with losing to the barely five foot tall Marie and others have acted like pure jackasses, in the end, they all had to look in the mirror and realize that she has a quality that so few fighters possess. She just doesn’t always use it or believe she has it. Janet is a superb fighter and a thinking fighter. Janet is undefeated professionally, has dominated her opponents viciously and completely and loses nothing in this defeat to Marie. Both women have elevated each other and both will look back on this private match and view it as a learning experience. In the end, it was that quality of Marie’s that made her the victor. In the end, Marie proved her own statement, “You gotta have heart.”
THE END
