Clara Gaster vs Nerissa Labong III — Fight Pit Match

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Clara was still looking past Nerissa.

This was her mistake. This has always been her mistake. Despite the fact that she was her rival, she always paid attention to other goals. Focusing on taking down the Baroness when they first met, the openweight title now…the only time the two of them fought as absolute equals was their second match. And the connection that formed between them during that had an immense effect on Nerissa, and a much different one on Clara. The Brit understood that, understood that it was an error on her part to treat the Echidna like this…

…but in Clara’s mind, the way Nerissa was treating her now, treated this match was both sad…but also more insulting for Clara than any misdeed she did towards her rival put together.

The cage cut into Clara’s fingers. If the Brit still had air in her lungs, she would’ve yelped at a slight cut from how hard the cage pressed into her skin, Clara noticing small droplets of blood dripping to the canvas…but paying them little mind.

The moment Clara managed to regain vertical base, she felt the pressure around her ribs relaxing, as she realized Nerissa has released the bodyscissors. This was still not enough to make Clara regain her breath…at least, until her hands released her neck, and trapped Clara in a Full Nelson!

Unable to keep herself to the cage without it cutting her fingers anymore, Clara let go of the mesh…and the moment she did, Nerissa struck, throwing Clara backwards and tossing her straight onto her neck with a Dragon Suplex!

”MGGGGGH!!!”

Clara took shallow breath as her throat felt hoarse, it having been a minute since air had passed through it. She laid on the floor, holding her landing spot off the suplex, as she tried to force her body to take deep breath to regain oxygen flow into her body!

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The audience was unaware of what was actually happening inside the ring. Of course, they couldn't help but notice the fact that for the first few minutes Nerissa was in no condition to fight, as if she had been woken up in the dead of night and forced to come here. Now, the arena was filled with cheers because everything fell into place for the audience. Oh, if only they knew…

After the suplex, another wave of noise swept through the arena, which made Nerissa snort in displeasure. In another situation, her lips would have stretched into a smile because she loved to feel the support of the audience, she liked it when they looked at her and pinned their hopes on her. But right now she just wanted to hear the sound of the bell, the rest didn't matter to her.

Quickly turning over on her stomach and getting up on one knee, the Echidna found that Clara was practically unable to move. She spent almost a minute without access to oxygen, and in addition to everything, her head crashed hard into the mat. Nerissa clenched her fists so tightly that even through her gloves she felt her nails dig into her skin. She knew exactly what she had to do if she wanted this match to come to an end quickly.

Taking a step towards the brunette, she intended to grab Clara by the head without touching her hair. Pulling her up, she was going to force her opponent to take an upright position, but only to shove the Shadow Lord's head between her already sweaty thighs at the same second. With a heavy heart, but Nerissa wanted to wrap her arms around Clara's waist and lift her over the mat, turning her upside down.

If successful, she joined her palms between Clara's legs, and then abruptly jumped up and pulled the brunette down, simultaneously falling into a sitting position. Many people knew it as a jumping cradle piledriver, but it was nothing else than Nerissa's finisher, the Echidna's burrow, and with its help she intended to knock Clara out here and now.

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The drama of the match sometimes wasn't always for show for the LAW audience. In this case, for them, it was a match of two women who had both a standard match where Nerissa failed to prove herself, and a passionate hentai match where Nerissa defeated Clara, and claimed her prize for herself personally (something that she still didn't do to this day), with this match serving as a tiebreaker between the two lightweights. And this was what Clara wanted the match to be, much to Nerissa's resistance to that fact.

Though by this point, the match was properly in full swing, with Clara fully on the backfoot as she struggled to draw breath, Nerissa in full control of the match, as she tried to steer it towards it's swift conclusion. And she gave a good shot to do this as well. Clara's head was spinning, both from the suplex by Nerissa and the lack of oxygen to her body, making it easy for the reluctant Native American to pick Clara up, and trap her head between her thighs.

Clara, on instinct, knew that Nerissa was heading towards her finishing Piledriver. Though the match had no pinfalls, Clara couldn't guarantee she wouldn't get back up after another hard blow to the head. Collecting her strength quickly, the Brit tried to reverse her foe's attack, trying to stand upright, and toss Nerissa backwards with a Back Body Drop to reverse her attempt to finish her!

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Nerissa had to focus all her thoughts on getting this over with as soon as possible. She knew that if she started thinking about something else again, her body would once again refuse to continue fighting. Her previous movements were successful, so she managed to prepare the ground for heavy artillery. Lifting Clara to her feet, she placed the British woman's head between her sweaty thighs and prepared to use her finisher.

But although everything went according to plan at first, at the moment when еру Echidna wrapped her arms around Clara's waist, it became clear that the brunette, even despite her bad condition, was not going to let Nerissa carry out her plan. The Native American woman felt her rival's body tighten, and then Clara wrapped her arms around the Echidna's hips.

In one motion, the Shadow Lord straightened to her full height, thereby throwing Nerissa over herself. The brown-haired woman tried to group up, but it didn't help her much and as a result she collapsed on the mat. The cheers of the audience were in stark contrast to what the Echidna was feeling at that moment.

“Grhhh...” she groaned painfully as she landed on her back.

Her fighter's instincts told her that all was not lost and that she could still regain the advantage. Therefore, the Native American woman, despite the pain in her back, hurried first to roll over on her stomach and then get to her feet to face Clara.

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Still, Nerissa showed that she didn't want to fight in this match...but for Clara, Nerissa's treatment of her was unacceptable. No matter how much she didn't want to fight, wanting to end this as if it was a squash match was setting a long standing rage in the British woman. The frustration she felt over the years of being unable to fight against bigger foes, the result being a quick squash and a count of 3. She was signed off as a jobber by any one who booked her right up until LAW picked her up.

Deep down, she knew Nerissa was trying to end this fight quickly because she didn't want to face Clara...but doing it like that created a feeling in the Brit that overrode any rational thought.

As she countered her finisher, as the two of them stood, face to face, Clara, with a look of cold anger, would step forward towards Nerissa...before swinging her leg at Nerissa's midsection, heavily telegraphing the attack...

...though this would be on purpose, as she would use the trapped leg as a pivot to swing her leg upwards, aiming it for Nerissa's head for an Enzuigiri!

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When Nerissa rolled over on her stomach and got to her feet, she was surprised. Of course, she knew perfectly well that Clara was a great fighter, but she was sure that what had just happened was just a short-term surge of strength on the part of the British woman. Therefore, the Echidna was largely surprised that Clara got to her feet at the same time as her even after the last attacks.

Moreover, the Shadow Lord took a quick step towards the Native American woman, and then swung her leg. At that moment, Nerissa's body acted almost automatically because she clearly saw where her opponent's kick was directed. Throwing both hands towards her middle section, the Echidna caught Clara's foot and although it hurt, she managed to avoid much more significant damage.

Having stopped her opponent's attack, Nerissa even knew what she needed to do next, because this was her chance to regain the advantage and get one step closer to the end of the match. But literally at the same second, when the brunette's foot was in her hands, she felt a strange pressure on her palms. When she realized that Clara was using her hands as a foothold, her eyes widened as her opponent's other foot rushed towards her head.

“GUUAAHH!!!” She screamed.

When Clara's foot crashed into Nerissa's skull, an unpleasant click rolled through the arena. The Echidna's head jerked sharply to the side and her body followed the head. Due to the white flash in front of her eyes, Nerissa lost her orientation in space for a moment and because of this she fell on all fours. While large drops of sweat were dripping from her face, she shook her head several times, trying to recover from Clara's unexpected attack.

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The connection of Clara's leg against Nerissa's skull was incredibly loud, loud enough for the entire crowd to hear and for everyone, including viewers at home, to groan in sympathy for the Native American woman. Even Clara herself looked at Nerissa with slight concern, worried that she might've concussed her rival...however, Nerissa shaking her head showed her that her foe was rattled, but not out of the fight.

Getting on all fours next to Nerissa, Clara would attempt to wrap her legs around her rival's head, before flipping both of them on their backs. Clara's legs would dig into Nerissa's neck and head for Figure 4 Headscissors. Clara did not want Nerissa to be knocked out...however:

"You should've refused the match when i offered it...", Clara would say, with zero pretense of mocking or belittling Nerissa: "I didn't see how you felt at the time, my mind was set that both of us had to prove ourselves against each other...but the bell already rung. If you want to end the match, I will not let myself lose to you...no matter how much you don't want to fight. I will only end this match on my terms, Rissa..."

To put an emphasis on this point, Clara would pause...in order to form a bridge with her arms, as she transitioned the hold into a newer variation of her hold - A Figure 8 Headscissors!

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"Because I am a wrestler...because i am not made of glass like you think i am...If you want the match to end, tap out now, or if not, we will do this match until one of us wins!"

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Thanks to her experience, Nerissa knew very well what a missed kick in the head was. In Victoria's team, she was in second place among those who actively use kicks during a fight, only Charlotte was slightly ahead of her in this art. Any kick is slower than any punch, so when you use a kick, you have to make sure that the moment is right, because only in this case you will achieve the desired result. Clara certainly picked the right moment.

Standing on all fours, the Echidna tried to force herself to move, but there was still an annoying ringing in her ears like after a grenade explosion. Her mind was clouded and her body refused to obey orders, so it was not difficult for the brunette to first wrap her legs around Nerissa's neck, and then move to the side, thereby changing the position of the native American woman and forcing her to take a sitting position.

"Gmmhh!!!" Nerissa groaned in a strangled voice as her opponent's powerful thighs squeezed her neck.

Nerissa was not in the best condition even without it, and now everything has become even worse. Instinctively, she raised her weakened arms in an attempt to spread Clara's legs apart. And while she was trying to do this, the brunette began to talk, making it clear to the Echidna that she should have refused the match back when they met at the bar.

The Native American woman couldn't remember the last time she cried because tears are a sign of weakness. Yes, Clara was right. She should have refused. It was all her fault, Nerissa wasn't going to deny it. Even then, she was filled with conflicting feelings for Clara, but she thought she could sort it out before their match. No, she couldn't. On top of that, the problem was that she had never encountered anything like this in her life. She always knew exactly what she wanted and what she had to do to get it. But now... now Nerissa wasn't sure of anything.

After giving the Echidna an ultimatum, Clara used her arms to make a bridge in her back and thereby greatly strengthen her submission hold. Now Nerissa couldn't even groan as she had completely lost access to oxygen due to the pressure on her neck. Her face quickly started to turn red, which made it clear that her time was running out.

“How did you get to this kind of life?.." she mentally asked herself.

If she taps now, it will be over. Their feud will end with Clara's unconditional victory, Nerissa's rating will drop to the skirting board, and her rival will get everything she wanted so much. But none of this bothered the Native American woman much. For most of her life, she had to get out of the shit over and over again, whether it was her career or something else.

Nerissa only cared about one thing. Clara might have given her the choice of t or fighting, but Echidna was sure that if she chose the first option, Clara would never forgive her. The audience too. And perhaps the most important thing is that Nerissa will not forgive herself. A single tear rolled down Nerissa's temple, which hardly anyone could see due to the fact that her head was squeezed between Clara's thighs.

Releasing her opponent's thighs, Nerissa intended to concentrate on the brunette's left leg. With one hand on Clara's knee and the other hand gripping her foot, she intended to do what MMA had taught her. Using the few forces she had left, the Echidna intended to pull Clara's knee to one side while pushing her foot in the opposite direction, thereby twisting the joints of the British woman at the most unnatural angle. She hoped that if it didn't force Clara to let go, it would at least force her to loosen her grip so that Nerissa could take a breath of air.

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Clara may have been over doing her Scissor holds in standard matches...but they were effective at taking her foes down a notch, especially in the breathing department, which went a long way to fatigue her foes towards the end of the match. Now, of course, it also gave Clara an opportunity to make a hard, verbal statement to her rival, trying to finally, fully break any remaining doubt in her mind and have her go all out for this match.

But even after Clara said her piece, she wondered what would've happened had Nerissa refused the match. Would she have been more persistent about getting it? Changed the idea to a sparring match, rather than a ppv one? There was also the question of Nerissa's feelings...which, she hated to be brutally honest to her about, even now, especially given what she knew about her rival. Her mind also went to her and Astrid's talk, about how Nerissa wanted to be the best, wanted to be on top, to ensure no one would ever look down on her...just how strongly did Nerissa feel about Clara to make her completely forget about her wish, about not wanting anyone to ever look down on you?

As Clara maintained the bridge if the hold, she awaited Nerissa's answer. It was quiet for a while, making it clear to the Brit that the Native American woman was contemplating...

Clara's answer would arrive in the form of Nerissa completely twisting her leg!

"AAAGHH!"

Immediately, Clara received the message loud and clear, and would drop both the bridge, and her hold, pulling her free leg away from Nerissa...though whether the Brit got fully away from her rival was up to Nerissa!

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The tactics Nerissa chose quickly bore fruit. Of course, not every submission hold can be broken in this way, so in a sense she was lucky. But the fact remained. As soon as the Echidna began to twist Clara's leg, the brunette screamed loudly and after a few seconds it became clear that the Shadow Lord could not bear this pain.

Clara's legs relaxed and the pressure on the Native American woman's neck disappeared. At that moment, she realized that she had another choice. Either she continues to hold Clara's leg in an attempt to turn the situation in her favor, or she lets go of the brunette's leg and thus they can start a kind of new round. In any other situation, Nerissa would have chosen the first option, but not now…

Releasing Clara's leg, Nerissa allowed her rival to create a distance between them, while the Echidna herself coughed due to the sudden rush of oxygen. Why did she decide to do this? She understood that she was not in the best condition. A bad landing on her back, a damn hard kick in her head, and then a long time without oxygen. She was sure that if she tried to keep Clara in place, the Shadow Lord would simply overpower her.

“Kha... fuck... kha... fuck...” she coughed as if she could still feel the strength of Clara's thighs.

Not wanting to expose her back to her opponent, Nerissa quickly turned to face Clara, simultaneously getting up on one knee. Her face was still red, and her breathing was catastrophically heavy. Although it was not surprising, her body was covered in bruises in many places, while her skin glistened with sweat.

"Fuck..." Nerissa cursed softly once again, both because of her condition and because of the present situation.

It was obvious from the very beginning that losing this match was not an option for Clara, Nerissa was not so naive as to count on it. Now the brunette has made it clear that Nerissa should also not count on a quick end to the match. Either Nerissa gives up right now, or they fight to the end. This is exactly the choice the Shadow Lord gave the Echidna. She could only hope that her choice was the right one. There was only one way to check it. Clenching her fists, Nerissa got to her feet, preparing to continue the match.