Gina knew that unless she broke the hold quickly she was finished.  She cursed her bad luck at landing in this situation but wasted no time feeling sorry for herself.  Instead- she forced herself to a crouching position.<br/><br/>Her arm and shoulder felt like they were on fire- his knee in her back hurt like crazy but rather than give up and allow him the chance to increase his leverage she suddenly stood up and threw herself backwards.  Her arm felt like it was about to dislocate but with her sudden movement she was able to break free from his hold.<br/><br/>With a fierce cry she turned hard and stepped in behind his leg- a sweep attack.  But she was not fast enough to avoid the hard punch he drove into her belly.  She gasped as the air was forced from her lungs- the dull pain that followed made her want to double up and hold her injured body but she ignored the pain and finished her move. Shoving her opponent onto his back gave her a measure of satisfaction- but she had failed to inflict any injury on him at all... yet.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>