Proof Of Mettle

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This wasn't work out at all! Svetlana felt Kate struggling and starting to lift her position not at all one that would be good for Svetlana. She thrust her legs forward at Kate's face as hard as she could to try to give her a quick kick to surprise her allowing Svetlana to let go and get back up to her feet without trouble. She knew Kate would be right back up as well so Svetlana lunged in to grapple with her but she was trying to get behind her to grab her around the waist. From here Svetlana was going to try to position herself to deliver a quick German suplex to her opponent if she was able!

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Kate was doing her best to get out of the armbar and though she did not quite expect the kick that made her stumble back, she managed to wrench her arm free. Though she was able to secure the early lead against her opponent, Svetlana managed to nullify any advantage Kate might have gotten out of that starting with that dropkick up to the armbar. Kate might have managed to escape it quickly but such was a charm of holds like this, you either escaped fast or had your limb snap like a twig and though Kate managed to escape the worst of it, she felt her shoulder was not quite the way it should be.

She had no time to adjust though as Svetlana was already on her and with the distraction of a kick Kate just received, managed to position herself behind Kate! Expecting what was to follow and not content to let the first challenger dictate the pace of the fight, Kate would push off the mat as soon as Svetlana began to lift, adding additional momentum to wrench herself free of her grip mid-throw, turning in the air before landing on her feet. If all went to plan, she'd try to kick the back of Svetlana's knee to make the woman kneel before bringing her back up to deliver a roundhouse to the side of her head!

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Svetlana thought she had Kate but that couldn't have been more wrong! She felt her opponent slip free and land behind her which was bad enough but the kick to the back of her knee made Svetlana drop down on a knee to the mat as her limb ached. Things only got worse for her as the roundhouse kick smashed her skull sending her collapsing down to the mat in a moaning heap! She didn't have time to respond to anything and at this moment all she could do was lay on the mat cradling her head in her arms.

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Kate exhaled loudly as Svetlana collapsed on the ground, she wished she could pace herself more instead of scrambling for every moment of control but against an opponent like that, she needed to maintain a lead if she wanted to win, let alone have strength for enemies after her. If she was lucky she'd get a minute between opponents but that was almost nothing and fighting like she was right now was draining her fast. Yet another reason she'd prefer to face Svetlana in a regular match as opposed to here but she had to make do.

Walking over to her grounded opponent, Kate would get on top of her, grabbing one of her arms before starting to wrap her legs around it and Svetlana's neck, then she'd roll to her back, grabbing the back of the woman's head and pulling down to apply a tight triangle choke. If she had to expend so much energy, she'd make sure her opponent was in no better spot as far as stamina went!

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Svetlana was down and felt Kate grab her. She immediately began thrashing and fighting as she was stuck on the hold! She coughed and gagged ki king her legs frantically as she was stuck being painfully choked out! She had to act now. Svetlana tried rolling the two if them over using her legs, attempting to push and roll them over. She had to escape. Svetlana needed to relieve some pressure and gdt to her stomach so she could try to get to her feet or push more easily for the ropes...

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Kate could tell her hold was doing its job when she saw Svetlana move but instead of trying to powerbomb Kate as a means of getting free, she started to pull them both towards the ropes. Most people would not have enough strength for that and would likely pass out already but her opponent was not ordinary by any means. Kate would try and halt her advance by using her free hand to try and grab Svetlana's leg but her fingers would only brash against the woman's shin, unable to get a solid grip.

From the position she was in after her attempt at stopping her opponent, Kate would have a good view of when they reached the ropes and would hold as tight as possible on the hold to get the most she could out of it but as soon as Svetlana would touch the ropes, Kate would let her go. She wouldn't even need to be told by the referee, she would simply back away and wait for Svetlana to be ready, as she always did when it came to rope breaks.

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Svetlana was hurting, gasping for breath and again feeling quite embarrassed by her showing. She was outright being outgrappled and her pride had taken a huge hit. Her confidence was shot.

Svetlana used the ropes to pull herself up, hunched over and stumbling a bit as she tried to get back in the fight as quickly as she could! Svetlana threw some punches and kicks before trying to grapple with Kate again this time trying to hip toss the woman to the mat to as hard as she could before moving to Kate's legs to attempt to lock in an ankle lock while she was collecting herself!

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Kate waited for Svetlana to get up and make her first move with her opponent opening up with a flurry of punches and kicks. Taking a few steps back, Kate managed to bat most of them aside while blocking the rest but they did occupy enough of her attention so she did not notice as her opponent got closer. Suddenly grabbed and yanked off her feet, she'd land hard on her back, grunting as the air escaped her lungs!

If that was not enough trouble, Svetlana would quickly go to demonstrate her technical acumen by swiftly locking Kate's leg in an ankle lock before the latter had time to react. Gritting her teeth and struggling to keep herself from screaming in pain, Kate would try to position herself to lessen the strain on her leg while looking for a more viable escape.

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Svetlana felt Kate struggling but she wasn't about to let go. She kept repositioning herself as Kate struggled keeping the ankle lock secure while doing her best to really wrench down on it making it as painful as possible! Svetlana didn't want to look like some pushover for a rising poster girl and she was doing all she could to pull off the upset victory here!

Svetlana would throw in a few knee strikes or stomps to the leg of Kate as she struggled hoping to add to her torment while distracting her from her escape attempts as well, really wanting to show that she too could use technical wrestling better than people expected of the streamer!

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Kate was trying to buy herself more time by repositioning which did not go as well as she'd hoped with Svetlana being quick to readjust her own position and making it harder to find a new angle to lessen the pressure. To add to the already unenviable position she was in, Svetlana started to send kicks at Kate's leg, furthering the pain enough for the shorthaired fighter to not be able to choke her scream back this time.

Though the addition of kicks to her leg certainly made the hold more excruciating, Kate did not even think of giving up. If anything, she saw that as an opportunity. When Svetlana would raise her leg again to strike, Kate would move her own free leg to push her foot under her opponent's knee to keep it up in the air and away from herself while she'd use Svetlana's own grip against her to pull, hoping to knock the woman off balance and allow her the window to slip the hold!