Jaeger Sisters & Audrey Hunter vs. Marzia Servelli, Astrid Ostberg & Michiko Shimizu - Six Tag Mayhem

[Arjuna]

Cynthia would try to drag Marzia towards the corner where her mother and sister were waiting for her to be tagged in. But it seemed that Marzia wasn't going to let her do that as she planted her foot on the mat, making it difficult for the pinkette to drag her. When Cynthia was trying to tug her a bit forcefully, Marzia pushed herself up, throwing her weight over to bring Cynthia onto the canvas.

"Aahhhh!!!" Cynthia squealed when she lost her footing, and she ended up landing on the mat before she could reach the corner. Now that her progress was halted, she was in a rather disadvantageous position. Not wanting to give Marzia any chance to take advantage of her current position, she would try to buck her legs, hoping to dissuade her from trying to do anything on her.

[CaptainL]

With how disastrous things had been the last time Audrey had been in the ring, Marzia wasn't too thrilled about Cynthia going for the tag. She knew that it could well turn the tides of the match away from her team's favor if Audrey was the legal woman again, and right now, it was Marzia's goal to do anything she could to prevent that from being a reality. That being said, it would appear that Marzia's current plans in that direction were working, as she brought her opponent to the ground.

Going down to the mat along with Cynthia, Marzia clenched her teeth, intent on not yielding any ground. She was willing to try and fight it even to the bitter end, and to do whatever she would need to to reach that goal. As Cynthia started to kick her legs, Marzia prepared to counter her - she would attempt to lock her own legs into place around Cynthia's, hoping to immobilize her.

[Arjuna]

Cynthia was now on the mat, kicking her legs in her attempt to make it difficult for Marzia to do whatever she had in store for her. But it seemed that Marzia was already prepared for this as she went to lock her own legs around hers, immobilizing her. Now that her legs were restrained, Cynthia was trapped and unable to move towards her team.

"Mmmghhh!!!" Cynthia grunted in her attempt to muster her effort to pull herself away. Seeing no choice, the pinkette decided to resort to brute force by attempting to smash her fist right at Marzia, hoping that it could at least stop her opponent from doing what she had been planning. She needed to move towards her team in order to tag either her sister or mother, but she needed to free herself first.

[CaptainL]

Marzia knew that for the sake of her team, she was going to have to make sure Cynthia couldn't get loose too easily. She was going to do anything she could to prevent her from getting back in her corner, and as she started to kick her legs in place, Marzia would be quick to deny her the opportunity she was reaching for by locking down around her to hold her still. She heard the frustration in Cynthia's voice, but Marzia wasn't going to yield any time soon. She was focused wholeheartedly on making this hold work, even if she had to put all her might into it, as she was now panting through clenched teeth, sweat beading on the back of her neck from the raw intensity of her focus.

But as firm and resolute as Marzia's iron grip was, Cynthia still had it in her to resist, and with continued effort she would prevail, even if she needed to take a different approach - which, in this case, came in the form of slamming a fist right into Marzia's side. Unable to do anything in her defense any more, Marzia fell over on her side, clutching her ribs as she tried to nurse the pain, and letting go of her opponent in the process.

[Arjuna]

Cynthia had to resort to something brutal like punching her opponent at her rib, and this caused Marzia to release her from the leglock. Grunting, the pinkette would try to take advantage of her freedom to drag herself away from her opponent, hoping to bring herself closer towards her team where both her sister and mother were waiting for her.

"Nnghhhh!! Yahh!!" Cynthia grunted in exertion as she dragged herself towards her team's corner, but if she was successful, she would extend out her hand, looking to tag either her sister or mother. The one who slapped Cynthia's hand would be Bethany, who would quickly take her place by slipping herself into the ring, looking to rush towards Marzia, who was still presumably reeling from the hard punch to her ribs earlier.

[CaptainL]

Downed as she was, and with her energy spent from making such an effort to keep Cynthia down as long as possible, Marzia wouldn't be able to get back up in time to stop Cynthia from getting to her corner and tagging in Bethany. From their corner, Michiko and Astrid breathed a short sigh of relief at seeing that they wouldn't have to be dealing with Audrey again, but this wouldn't be that much better; after all, Bethany had largely stayed out of the action in his match compared to her mother and sister, so she would no doubt be fresher and more rested for the coming bout.

Marzia could only look up at the impending crash as Bethany charged straight for her, no doubt with nothing particularly good in mind. However, her teammates were starting to get fed up with watching her take punishment, and they weren't about to let the Hunters get away with it. Astrid proceeded to duck in through the ropes, running a shoulder charge to collide with Bethany in a daring move!

[Arjuna]

Now that she had replaced Cynthia, Bethany would make her way towards Marzia, planning to continue what her sister had been doing. Seeing Marzia seemingly drained from all the punishments that she had received, the strawberry-blonde cutie planned to get close to her and pick her up in order to launch an attack.

But, as she got closer, it seemed that the opposing team was no longer able to keep themselves contained as Astrid suddenly made her way into the ring, and before Bethany could react to it, she took a shoulder charge from the Norwegian! "OOGHHH!!!" The sheer impact of the shoulder charge was enough to send her down back first onto the mat, panting out heavily.

"Hey!!" Cynthia complained, shaking her fists in annoyance. Bethany was on the mat, gasping feebly, unable to carry out her plan. The referee made her way towards Astrid, telling her to get out of the ring as she was not the legal woman at the moment. Cynthia was about to slip back into the ring while Audrey kept her cool while watching from their corner.

[CaptainL]

This match had been going on for a long time, and at times it looked like Astrid's team were in dire straits. The demonstration of Audrey's impressive physical prowess had been a demoralizing experience, and the team figured that if they wanted an effective strategy they would need to target the two sisters if at all possible, who would likely prove to be more manageable targets. Marzia had been doing an admirable job of that - but with a fresh Bethany getting tagged in and leaving Marzia downed and exhausted, their chances were looking more grim than they had initially thought. It wasn't a choice she made lightly, but Astrid was willing to take a risk, as she charged for Bethany to knock her over. The surprise attack paid off, buying Marzia some time.

However, the ref girl was quick to chide Astrid for her bold move, gesturing for her to get back. Astrid wasn't one to kick foes while they were down much, and she had already gone out of her comfort zone to begin with in making this move, so she nodded, stepping back behind the ropes. But Marzia, as she was getting up, saw her chance. Taking in a breath, she decided she'd take what she could get, running over to try and grab Bethany's leg to pull it back and twist on her foot for an ankle lock!

[Arjuna]

Bethany was on the mat after being taken down by Astrid, who decided to interfere despite not being the legal woman at the moment. While the referee managed to get Astrid out of the ring, Bethany was still on the mat, which gave Marzia enough time to recover before she decided to take her chance by closing in towards Bethany and putting her into an ankle lock.

"Ahhhhh!!!" Bethany cried out as Marzia locked her in the submission hold. She closed her eyes tightly as she endured the hold. She started crawling towards the nearest ropes, hoping to get herself a rope break. Cynthia was cheering for her sister while Audrey carefully watched the match unfolding before her eyes. "Nnghhhhh!!"

"You can do it, sis!"

[CaptainL]

As she pulled Bethany into the ankle lock, Marzia's mind raced with thoughts and concerns. Had Astrid just, technically, cheated for her? That didn't seem like her...but she supposed she couldn't really complain, if it meant that Astrid was so concerned with making sure their team would be able to pull out a win. But was she going to get into trouble for this? If she did win this way, would she have really earned it? And most importantly...if she was this concerned with other things, was she really doing her best job with the hold?

Shaking these thoughts on her head, Marzia decided to keep her attention on the ankle lock she had secured on her opponent. Unfortunately, in that moment she was distracted, Bethany had been able to drag herself close enough to the ropes to just barely brush it, which apparently was enough for the referee to signal a rope break, calling for the hold to be broken up. Marzia let go of Bethany, staggering back a bit but still keeping herself in a stance, with her eyes fixed on her foe.