The matchup between homegrown ACW star Barbie Mayfield and European star Paulina Persenko would have significant implications for the promotion as the two would battle for the top contender’s spot for the Inter-Condominium title. Barbie, confident in her recent success, took the battle to her opponent. With both having large lower torsos, Mayfield tried to use her quickness to keep Persenko off-balance. She began peppering Paulina with kicks to the legs and side. When Persenko finally began to defend herself when Mayfield abruptly dropkicked her off of her feat, a move rarely used in apartment wrestling. With Persenko grounded, Mayfield began her strategy of keeping the Polish Powerhouse off of her feet and working defensively. Paulina attempted to battle back and regain her footing so Mayfield stepped directly on her opponents’ head. Persenko, rather than howling in pain, began howling with laughter.
Rolling to her right, Paulina used Barbie’s leverage and balance against her, pulling her crashing down onto her shoulder. With a vice-like grip around Mayfield’s waist, she began squeezing as hard as she could. With each effort to squeeze Barbie, Paulina would let out a grunt of satisfaction, again laughing and laughing. Mayfield, although not in a lot of pain, also knew she was having difficulty escaping. Each attempt to get out of Paulina’s clutches prompted more howls of laughter.
Though the battle was brief, it was a great one with both women employing their best skills. In this match, Persenko used a submission hold to bolster her brute strength. For Barbie it was back to the drawing board and for Paulina, it was back to the practice mats as she was now in line for an IC title shot. With a future uncertain, she had certainly made a positive impression in the present.
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