Clara Gaster vs Nerissa Labong - Dark Shadows and Brutal Echidnas! - Apex Qualifier

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With the crowd firmly behind her, Clara tried to go on the offensive, and attempted to ram her forearm into her rival's face...only for Nerissa to duck at the last moment! She ran towards the ropes right as Clara turned, outstretching her own arm to counter fire with fire, with her own Lariat!

However, Clara was expecting this turn of events. Either she hit the Lariat, or Nerissa would attempt to counter her, and thankfully for her, this was something that she could counter quite effectively.

She dipped to the side of her rival, the Echidna's arm hitting nothing but air as Clara tried to snatch her arm from mid-air...and press her body into Echidna's, trying to toss Nerissa over herself to toss her onto her back with a Hip Toss...

...before quickly following up by putting her legs across Nerissa's body and hyper-extending her arm, trying to bend it at a painful angle with a Cross Armbar!

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Considering the fact that there were two lightweights in the ring today, it was easy to assume that it would be a really fast match. This was especially noticeable right now, when Clara rushed at Nerissa with the intention of sending the Native American woman to the mat with a hard lariat.

The Echidna actually felt her opponent's arm lightly touch the top of her head as she dodged the British woman's attack. Using her speed, she pushed off the ropes in order to do what Clara was going to do. Stretching out her arm to the side, Nerissa was going to hit her opponent and send her to the mat!

She noticed that her opponent was moving quite freely, despite all the damage that her body had received. This was a hint that the match was still far from over. But this completely suited the Echidna, because she was here not only for the sake of victory, but also for pleasure. So far, this match has not disappointed her and she wanted everything to stay that way.

Everything became even more interesting at the moment when Nerissa's lariat also did not find its target. At the last moment, just like Nerissa a few seconds ago, Clara ducked under the arm of the Native American woman, dodging the attack. It seems the brunette wanted another round of attacks and evasions. Nerissa wasn't going to object, getting ready to push off the ropes one more time.

However, there was one small problem. The Echidna could not take a step forward due to the fact that something prevented her. As it turned out, at the moment of evasion, Clara grabbed the arm of the native American woman, which came as a surprise to her. And the result of this surprise was that Clara threw Nerissa to the mat using a fairly simple but effective hip toss.

On the one hand, there was no real catastrophe in this, because such a throw was far from the most painful in the world. But, unfortunately, this was not the end, because as soon as the Echidna was on the mat, Clara crossed her legs in the neck and chest area of the native American woman, which is why Nerissa was pressed to the mat. And the biggest problem was that her arm was between her opponent's legs. In the blink of an eye, she felt a wild pressure on her joints and muscles.

"Aaahhhh!!!" she screamed while her face contorted in pain.

Nerissa immediately strained her right arm in order to complicate the task for Clara. Although so far the British woman has coped with this more than successfully. The Echidna gritted her teeth, trying to concentrate and find a way out of this situation, because she didn't want her arm to turn into a useless piece of rag.

"Shit..." she thought.

The ropes were so far away now that it was pointless to hope to get to them. Therefore, she could only rely on her own strength. Nerissa intended to use her left hand to ease the pressure of Clara's legs. And at the same time, using the only option, she was going to start shifting her own legs in order to try to turn to the right side, because in this case, the hold of her opponent would lose all effectiveness.

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Nerissa would flex her arm, making the Cross Armbar slightly harder to fully lock in, but not impossible. Clara would successfully bend her rival’s arm, hyperextending her muscles and bone to put the Echidna into extreme pain.

Naturally, Nerissa would try to escape, pressing against the canvas, trying to take off the leverage from Clara’s legs and turn around.

And Clara would grant Nerissa her request, letting her turn…

…but not letting go of the arm.

Instead, Clara would sit atop her rival’s back, continuing to bend her rival’s arm, as she countered Nerissa’s escape by putting her into a Fujisawa armbar!

”No escape!”, Clara giggled, trying to fold Nerissa’s arm over her back!

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Puffing like a steam locomotive, the Native American woman tried to keep both her thoughts and her body under control. The pain in her right arm was getting worse by the second. Nerissa could say without remorse that to some extent she was used to pain because of her lifestyle. However, when you feel that your muscles are literally bursting in real time, it is very difficult to cope with such pain.

The situation was complicated by the fact that the Echidna had to use far from the most effective way to get freedom. If the ropes were close, she would just make some effort, using her free arm and legs without unnecessary movements. But now she was forced to move actively, and because of this, the pressure created by Clara only intensified.

And yet, albeit at the cost of great effort, Nerissa was able to ease the pressure of Clara's legs on her chest and begin to turn to the side. It seemed that a little more and she would only have to jerk to the side and free herself, because in this position her opponent simply would not be able to continue to keep the hold closed.

But the British woman had other thoughts on this. As soon as the Echidna turned over, Clara, as if teleporting, was on her back. The brunette's ass pressed the Native American woman to the mat and, what is saddest, she continued to hold Nerissa's arm. It was still an armbar, but even more painful. Even though her teeth were clenched, the Echidna could not restrain her painful groans.

"Ugghh.. ugghhh..."

Her muscles continued to burn in agony, while her shoulder joint began to lose its strength. The pain was so intense that she heard an annoying noise in her head. It made it difficult for her to concentrate. Trying to strain her body, she was faced with the fact that the pain increased every time she tried to resist. Nerissa's breathing was knocked out and it didn't look like she was able to get out of this submission hold.

"Nerissa, you give up?"

It was hard to express how much Nerissa hated this question. She didn't want to lose, not after that shit with her debut match. Starting a career this way is about like digging your own grave. And this clearly did not fit into the desires of the native American woman. But the pain in her arm was so wild that the option to tap right now seemed like a reasonable solution.

"No!" Nerissa said through clenched teeth, refusing to lose.

Her left arm was free and therefore she intended to place her left palm near her head. She could no longer strain her right arm hard enough to resist the pressure, so she needed to act quickly. And as long as she had the strength left, she was going to fight. In order to distract at least a little from the pain in her right arm, Nerissa bit her lower lip hard and held her breath.

She intended to strain her left arm and legs in order to rise above the mat as if it were a push-up position. The weight of Clara on her back, of course, created certain problems, it was evident from the amount of sweat on the Echidna's face. However, if she really managed to get up at least a little, then surely her opponent's balance would become more shaky.

"Not today..." Nerissa mentally told herself, realizing that she could not afford to lose in this match.

After trying to fill her lungs with air in one sharp inhale, she was going to direct all the available force into the captured right arm in order to jerk it down. She hoped that her opponent's position was not stable enough after she rose above the mat and that in this way she would be able to throw Clara aside, because in fact it was the only available option.

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Clara kept the move in firm control, believe that if Nerissa wanted her at her strongest, at her most painful, she’ll get her. She bent her arm into incredibly painful shapes out of it’s socket, and bending the limb itself into shapes beyond belief, taking the muscle and bone inside her arm to the limit!

And still, she vehemently refused to give up! Clara nodded, but kept at working the hold for all it was worth…right up until Nerissa lifted her back with Clara on top up, destabilizing her before putting her strength into her hurting right arm, and tossing the Brit off!

”Ooof!!!”

Clara would roll through, right towards the ropes. She wasn’t taken too far aback by the counter, and as such, rebounded towards Nerissa. With her rival likely rising by now, she would jump, aiming her legs for a dropkick to her hurting arm!

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Of course, the instinct of self-preservation is a basic instinct. But an ordinary person rarely encounters situations when instincts take over. A completely different situation when it comes to a fighter. Nerissa was the best proof of that. Because of the wild pressure on her arm, her mind was literally screaming for the need to give up. A broken arm would not have brought her victory, so the mind tried to do everything possible for the Echidna to admit defeat.

But the Native American woman wasn't going to do that. One could say that she was used to pain, but that would not be entirely true. She was a proud woman, but more importantly, she had tremendous fortitude. And so she wasn't going to give up. She may have been new to LAW, but she knew perfectly well how things worked here. Newcomers are obliged to lose to veterans. An unspoken rule written in the minds of both the audience and the fighters. But if someone still didn't understand, then Nerissa was not one of those who lives by the rules.

Therefore, having sent the pain that drove her crazy to hell, she forced herself to find the strength to free herself. Rising above the mat and thereby upsetting the balance of the British woman, she threw Clara aside. As soon as the grip on her arm disappeared, Nerissa collapsed on the mat face down. Even though there was no pressure on her arm anymore, the pain didn't go anywhere. It was difficult for her to control not only her movements, but also her breathing.

"You don't have time, you don't have time, you don't have time!" the Echidna mentally repeated to herself like a spell.

Yes, right. At such moments, you must not forget that even if you managed to break a submission hold, you are still in a losing situation. Therefore, the Native American woman had no right to waste the time she earned through such great efforts. Clenching her teeth tightly, she used her left arm again to first lift herself above the mat, and then rise to one knee.

And it seems that her rival also understood well that time was now the most valuable resource. Clara didn't even think about slowing down. By the time the Echidna got up on one knee, the brunette was already rushing towards her like a train. Nerissa bared her teeth as her opponent pushed off the mat, making a leap. There was no doubt that Clara was targeting the Echidna's injured arm. A tactic that not all spectators and fighters encourage, but it was pointless to doubt the effectiveness of this tactic.

"Bitch..." thought Nerissa.

Holding her breath, she jerked to the side in order to roll away like a ball from Clara's line of attack. She was in no condition for a counterattack right now. Nerissa was not one of those who likes to run around the ring from a rival, but now she had no other choice. Although, even though she dodged Clara's legs, her face still twisted in pain, her right arm was now almost completely incapacitated and looked like a rag. Nerissa needed at least a few moments to get used to the pain before she could even try to use that arm again. But something told her that she would not be able to evade the attacks of the British woman forever.

Holding her breath again, the Echidna pushed off from the mat, starting to run towards her opponent. She really couldn't dodge Clara's attacks forever, which only meant that she had to launch her own attack. That's exactly what she was going to do, hoping to catch the British woman by surprise after her unsuccessful dropkick. Unable to use her arms, Nerissa was determined to use her legs. The native American woman was going to push off from the mat and make a high jump. She intended to wrap her legs around her opponent's neck, but at the same time allow her body to continue moving on. So she wanted to create the torque in order to rigidly throw Clara down with the help of a headscissors takedown.

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Nerissa would manage to get Clara off of her, not that the Brit would leave her rival resting for long, wanting to continue working over her arm. Clara wouldn’t regularly employ this strategy in the ring, thinking this stratagem was rough, and risked injury from her to her opponent…

…however, in a case of something like Nerissa, she was fine with returning a bit of brutality in kind. As the saying went, “Wrestling wasn’t Ballet” (though she knew ballet was actually quite brutal of an artform as well)

Still, Nerissa would manage to dodge the dropkick at the last possible moment, trying to rise back up to her feet…only for Nerissa to jump up into the air, and trap Clara’s head with her legs, tossing her further away with Headscissors Takedown!

”AAH!”, the Brit screamed, flying through the air, before landing painfully on her front and face as she tried to rush back to her feet before the Echidna capitalized!

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Agility and speed are probably the best qualities of Nerissa. And yet, these were only physical qualities. The Native American woman has always been quite reckless. Someone would probably say that this is not the best trait for a person. But her recklessness has helped her more than once. And this time was no exception.

After her opponent's unsuccessful attack, the Echidna rushed forward. The audience was not sure that her attack made at least some sense, because Nerissa had big problems with her arm, after hard submission holds. A fighter without arms is like a bird without wings. Yes, that's right. However... a bird without wings can still walk. And a fighter without arms can still kick. This is exactly what the Native American woman demonstrated at the moment when she pushed off the mat with force.

Her legs wrapped around Clara's neck, and the torque did the rest. The impulse passed from Nerissa's body to her rival's body and all that remained for the Echidna to do was to let go of the brunette's head. And when this happened, Clara went on a flight that ended with her rapid fall and a painful scream.

Although for Nerissa, this did not mean that the scales returned to equal positions. Falling onto her back, she winced, as any impact on her arm still caused pain. At such moments, it begins to seem to you that in order to achieve at least some success, you need to make incredible efforts, but at the same time your success will still be insignificant. Such thoughts can lead to despair. But Nerissa was not one to be driven to despair. Therefore, instead of plunging into such gloomy thoughts, she threw her legs up and left her left hand near her head.

If she had two healthy arms, she would have been able to get to her feet in one jump, but now, pushing off from the mat, she managed only to take an upright position, standing on one knee. Rivers of sweat were running down her dark skin, while her breathing was very heavy. After her opponent's attacks, she didn't have a single second of rest and it made itself felt. However, rest was out of the question, because Clara, despite a heavy and painful fall, had already started trying to get to her feet.

"Okay..." Nerissa hissed faintly, at the same time licking her thin and long lips.

She pushed off the mat again and rushed forward from a low start position. When you can't use your arms, in this case one arm, your options are always limited. And although Nerissa felt that she was getting used to the pain in her arm, she still needed at least a little time. And now she was planning to buy herself the time she needed, because not every attack requires too much participation of arms.

The Echidna intended to catch her opponent by surprise, making a leap forward, at the same time leaning back. In a way, it was like a classic dropkick. But only a very attentive person would be able to notice that the trajectory of the native American woman's movement did not run through the body of her rival, but in front of her. No, she wasn't going to kick Clara. Instead, Nerissa, despite the pain, intended to throw both hands to the brunette's head in order to grab her. She was going to leave everything else to gravity. She wanted to pull Clara's head down and direct it to the mat with a spinning facebuster!

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Clara tried to rise as fast as possible. With Nerissa’s arm hurting, she imagined that she limited her rival’s options…though not by too much. She still had full use of her legs as she imagined, and so it was still somewhat difficult to predict what her rival was going for once she was up. Feeling loud stomps on the ring towards her, she tried to dodge to the side, expecting a dropkick her way…

…only to have her head grabbed from behind! Suddenly, it felt like the weight of the world was on it as Nerissa forced Clara’s head downward, smashing it against the canvas with a Facebuster!

Clara grunted as she hit the floor, seeing stars in her eyes, in no rush to get up in her dazed state…

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At some point, Nerissa thought that she would not be able to carry out her plan. Despite the fact that Clara did not have time to fully concentrate, she had already managed to get to her feet and notice that the Echidna was approaching to attack. However, the British woman incorrectly identified the line of attack of the Echidna, deciding that it would be a dropkick. Clara leaned to the side, but that didn't save her from Nerissa's true intentions.

The Native American woman grabbed her rival's head and then yanked it down sharply. Accompanied by the screams of the audience, Clara's face crashed into the mat. The brunette remained lying with almost no signs of movement, while Nerissa turned over on her stomach and rose to one knee.

Breathing heavily, she moved her right arm slightly, checking if she could use that arm to the fullest. The pain has not disappeared anywhere. And although the Echidna could move this limb again, she wasn't sure that it would be enough to make any truly destructive movement with which she could finally finish off her rival.

"Then..." she hissed.

Nerissa intended to grab Clara's far arm and pull it towards her in order to turn her opponent on her back in one short movement. Nerissa wanted to be sure that one of her most powerful movements would be the last for Clara, and for this her arm needed to accumulate a little more strength. But that didn't mean she was just going to wait for this moment.

Rising to her feet, the Echidna was about to take a step to the nearest corner. She intended to grab the top ropes and take a deep breath. Pulling them down, she would push off the mat. Nerissa wanted to put her feet on the middle ropes, bounce off them, and be on the back turnbuckle in a squat position.

Under the noise of the crowd, she would have turned to face her opponent. And then she would have straightened up to her full height, which made the noise in the hall even more. Looking at the British woman, the Echida would smile and hold her breath. Nerissa intended to strain her legs and then make a powerful leap forward and up.

When the gusts of wind started whistling in her ears, she would immediately leaned back, allowing her body to do a backflip to give her body even more momentum. Yes, she was going to fall right on top of Clara, crushing her. Many called it a shooting star press, but Nerissa considered it her signature move and it was her way of saying that's my territory!