Couples' Tag Team Tussle! Clara Gaster and Katherine Scarlett vs The Superstars (Harmonia Edelstein and Molly Forster)!

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Molly's answer got a competitive smile out of Clara. The blonde had definitely grown from the young girl performing in a smaller UK indie, and was now part of a big time tag team with one of the biggest rising stars of the promotion...and it was clear from her agreeing to staying in the ring that she was on Harmonia's level!

Clara moved in closer towards Molly, trying to lock up with her once more...only for it to be a feint, as Molly went for a sudden kick once more! Clara put her arm up, trying to block the attack for it to not reach her head, but only just barely got it in time! The attack did hurt her arm and got the Brit taken aback, Clara trying to step away from Molly before she went for a follow up!

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Clara knew her way around some truly impressive holds. No one could deny that - Molly herself was still feeling the aches and pains, even as she straightened herself to her feet. Her brow furrowed and her teeth clenched in a wince as she set her weight down on her foot, closing in toward her opponent. But Molly wasn't going to let that stop her. She knew her responsibilities as one half of one of LAW's fastest rising tag team sensations, and she was fully determined to put her best face forward at any turn, to show the world what the Superstars were all about. When Harmonia was watching, it was all the more important to her that she live up to her promises! She couldn't let her down - and she was willing to put up with anything she needed to if it meant she could make her girlfriend proud!

Closing in on Clara, Molly attempted to catch the raven-haired girl by surprise, kicking her leg up to give her a reminder of her striking prowess! With Molly's natural quickness, Clara only had a split-second time to react before the blow landed upside her jaw. But she was able to bring her arm up to parry the blow, deflecting Molly's kick aside! Molly gasped at the sight of the counter, and a few fans clapped and cheered. When she had thrown the blow with such force, she came away with just as much of an ache in her legs as Clara was left with in her arm; as she returned to her feet she sank lower and hissed through her teeth, leaning over to rub at her leg in an attempt to dull the pain. But when she looked back up, she could see that Clara was trying to make her escape - and if Molly had her say, things weren't going to be that simple!

Straightening her back, Molly took off after Clara, trying to close in on her with her arm raised to deliver a clothesline as she got close! However, Molly still hadn't quite recovered from the damage to her leg, and she winced whenever she set it down. That slowed her down - just by a few fractions of a second each time, but it just might prove enough for Clara!

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Clara smirked as she saw the unpleasant expression on Molly's face as her hold did its job, as she knew she had a moment to take a break to step back from Molly to avoid another hard strike from her...

However, she underestimated Molly, as the blonde came forward with an outstretched arm towards her...and even though she was slowed down, she still had frightening speed behind her as she successfully nailed Clara with a hard clothesline to her head, taking the Shadow Lord by surprise!

"AAAAAAAH!!!", Clara screamed as she hit the ground, trying to quickly rise with her head in her arms, not willing to give Molly any chance to get momentum going for her team!

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The damage Molly had taken to her leg had slowed her down - but even with a bad leg, the Englishwoman was still incredibly fast, faster than Clara was prepared for! A loud smack rang out through the air as Clara was thrown off her feet, shaking the canvas under her landing. In that moment, Molly had a few short seconds to stop and catch her breath - and when she did, she winced, hissing through her teeth as the pain in her leg caught up to her. With one eye twitching from the aches rippling along her limb, Molly reached down to rub at her knee. Her eyes scanned back and forth across the ring, getting a feel for where Harmonia was. She thought she could handle it - but if this kept up, she might need to tag her partner in soon, before the damage caught up to her.

However, before she could make a move, Clara jumped right back up in front of her! At first, Molly gasped, taken by surprise by the brunette's quick recovery. Even then, though, she was still slow to right herself, and she was clutching at her head, proving that Molly's efforts had borne fruit. Clara might have been trying to slow her down - but if that was the case, Molly was just going to have to press the advantage a little more. She wasn't attacking right now, which meant Molly had her opening, and she was going to take it!

"Oh no you don't!!" Molly shouted. Turning on her heel, she would go to kick out with her good leg, aiming a superkick at Clara's jaw to take her back down!

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Clara would rise to her feet, dazed, and approached Molly without a clear plan in mind...arguably with nothing in her mind at the moment but stars and the blurry image of the cute blonde. So when that image quickly shifted from Molly to her foot rushing towards the Shadow Lord's head, Clara knew she was in trouble...but her limbs were too slow to do anything about the situation!

The sound of Molly's foot colliding with Clara's jaw made the audience wince as the Brit fell down like a chopped down tree, no screams coming out of her agape mouth. Clara was breathing heavily as she looked at the lights above the ring, desperately clinging to consciousness...

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Just as quickly as Clara had gotten up, another swift kick from Molly knocked her back down! The blonde's fists tightened at her sides as she held her back straighter, standing tall over her fallen foe. Her gaze turned back to Harmonia in her corner. On one hand, Molly knew she was hurt - she had to keep her eyes on Harmonia, keeping track of where she was just in case she had to tag out any time soon. On the other...she wanted to know her girlfriend's eyes were on her when she kept dominating the competition! She had learned plenty of new skills under Harmonia, and she needed the Austrian to see just what she could do now!

"Your holds are good," Molly said. "I've always been impressed with them, watching your matches. But...you're not the only one who can do that stuff!" Bending down, Molly grabbed one of Clara's legs and hoist it into the air, where she would then twist back at her ankle with an ankle lock! As she leaned forward to bear weight against her bad leg, she winced, clenching her teeth. The aches still hadn't faded, and they still ripped back up her limb when she put too much force on it. But hopefully, if she could inflict more damage against Clara, it wouldn't matter!

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The stars were finally disappearing from Clara's eyes as her mind cleared up, right as she realized that her leg was grabbed...before it was quickly put under pressure, Molly subjecting the Shadow Lord to a harsh Ankle Lock!

"AAAAAAAH!", Clara cried out, trying to reach for the ropes out of instinct, but it was no good. She employed Ankle Lock quite frequently herself, and one of the biggest advantages of the hold was being able to take your opponent out of the ropes...

...but as someone who used this hold quite a bit, she knew how to reverse it.

She tried to roll backwards while Molly still held her leg, trying to grab at Molly's leg to try and trip her up and force her to break the hold! If Molly didn't think fast, the hold would be countered!

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Now it was Molly's turn to put Clara in a brutal joint lock! She knew that even after all the training she'd undergone with Harmonia, she would have a ways to go before she would even approach her opponent's submission skills. But that didn't matter. Molly still had faith in her abilities. Harmonia had worked to bring the best out of her in all disciplines of wrestling, tempering her already impressive speed, manueverability, and high-flying expertise and training her to new heights in power moves and submissions. And now that Harmonia, and the rest of the world, was watching, Molly was all the more encouraged to show off everything she had learned!

She bit her lip, leaning in closer to Clara as her brow furrowed in focus. Even as the brunette twisted and turned beneath her, Molly wouldn't let go - she bent lower at the knees, her fingers coiling even tighter around her opponent's ankle as she gave it another firm yank. She wasn't convinced it would be enough to get Clara to tap, but she at least wanted to keep this in as long as she could, to ensure she got the most out of the position - and to prove she could do it! And from the cheers she was getting from the fans, evidently, it was working!

But in the end, Clara's experience would come to her advantage. She was able to roll herself back - and when Molly had already put all of her focus onto tightening the ankle lock, she didn't even see her opponent's sudden reversal coming, until it was too late! As Clara flipped backward to grab her by the leg, Molly's focus began to slip, and her balance teetered. She looked down at Clara with a gasp, taken by surprise by the sudden move. And when she was already off balance, it was only a matter of time before Clara was able to bring her down - grabbing her by the leg, and sweeping her off her feet!

Letting out a gasp, Molly had no choice but to let her opponent go. Her footing gave out from underneath her, and she slipped back, dropping Clara in the process just before she came to land on the mat with a thud, causing the canvas to shake. Wincing, she brought her hand up to rub at her head as she sat up - but for now, she was dazed, and Clara was free!

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Clara’s reversal worked as she managed to get Molly off her feet, though she was still slow in her ascend, in spite of dazing Molly. The raven-haired Brit would wince as she put pressure on her ankle, the blonde bunny’s hold being quite harsh despite not having as much experience with them. It would be nice to tag out to Kay, Clara thought…

Still, Clara wanted to try and keep Molly on the ground, as well as ensure Kay was coming in to as much advantage as possible.

Grabbing Molly by her hair, Clara would sit her up, step back (grinding her teeth as she put pressure on her ankle)…before stepping forward to deliver a hellish Knife Edge Chop to her rival’s chest to leave her breathless!

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Molly had been bowled off her feet, and even after the dust had cleared, she was still dizzied from the whirlwind she'd been through. She shook herself, trying to clear the cobwebs out of her head enough to head back into the action - even though her fall could have been a lot worse, her endurance was starting to wear thin, enough so that even the slightest of bumps could knock the wind out of her. She realized she would need to tag Harmonia in sooner rather than later, just so that she could turn things around before burning out. Unfortunately for Molly, Clara wasn't going to let her do that either!

The blonde let out a yelp as Clara yanked at her hair, her hands shooting up to try and shield her aching scalp from further punishment. But that was the least of her troubles - with her foe sat upright, Clara proceeded to swing a chop straight into Molly's chest! It landed with the sound of a crack, causing Molly's hips to buck as she bent into an arc off the force of the impact, and her breasts bounced beneath the white fabric of her leotard. Once again, Molly fell to her back; her body dropped limp to the mat, her head spinning and her eyes glazed over. She could only slowly pant for breath, trying to refill her lungs. She was really in trouble now!