[Last Woman Standing Match] Astrid Arvidsson vs Diana Accera - For abs, booba and the Openweight Title (Apex Match)

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It was one good strike versus many better ones, but Diana had the advantage in a peculiar way given that she at least knew the many were coming. It wasn't to discredit Astrid's striking ability to say that Diana took advantage, with the Italian relying purely on shock factor over raw power. Had she begun firing fist after fist akin to how Astrid had been, then the blonde would have tensed up and taken control nigh instantly. Diana would have been a limp doll in the corner of the ring for Astrid to unload upon. Naturally, she didn't want that.

No complaints would leave the Italian's mouth as she began to take a single step from the corner she had just been pressed to; her cheeks already swelling as she raised both fists high. If Astrid wanted a striking match, she'd figure she'd give her one. Though first things first - Diana needed to be out of the corner by a good margin - not just a little bit - and she needed out now.

Astrid, needless to say, disagreed with that idea.

For a single strike empowered by the desire for revenge would not only send Diana back into the corner - she'd outright collapse against it. Her body would rotate a full 180 on wobbly legs, to leave her rear side pointed towards the woman who had just nearly knocked her head off her shoulders. With her arms down the ropes that were either side of her and her head against the turnbuckle, Diana was now relying purely on instinct as she gasped and wheezed. It was needless as to say why, given Astrid had just perhaps literally smashed the sense from her.

It was said instinct that brought about a move from Diana that she had yet to use outside of the gym, with desperation providing the momentum to unleash it. And even there, said move was not well practiced. Not at all.

Head turning to point an ear somewhat slightly towards the direction of the blonde powerhouse, Diana moved in an almost inhuman manner given the damage she had taken. Damage that seemed to suddenly come and go in terms of its effect, as one moment Diana was wobbling and weaving about on uneven legs, only to then bring about a move or strike on Astrid that would leave the blonde agonized. The latter moment would be nigh, as Diana raised her hands to have them clutch the ropes she was resting against instead of having her arms dangle over them.

Pushing herself upwards with her feet coming off the floor in tandem, Diana would then press her feet to the bottom ropes before propelling herself fully backwards. The momentum on her frame was far from what it would have been had Diana pushed herself off the ropes towards their center point, but it would be enough for Diana to reach Astrid all the same.

As her legs came out in front of her with her arms coming up to catch Astrid's chin...

With the masses wondering what the hell they had just bared witness to, as Diana Accera of all people had just attempted a springboard stunner...

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Stop now? Never. That was exactly the feeling in Astrid's soul at that moment. Now that she had finally awakened the best side of the Italian woman, the Golden Dragon intended to continue heating up the atmosphere of their match. There are situations when you shouldn't rush, but now Astrid couldn't help herself. It was her sincere wish. She wanted to know how far they would go today.

The descendant of the great Vikings put this desire into her right fist, aimed at Diana's face. And although it was hard to say for sure, judging by the result, the brunette clearly felt that Astrid was not going to stop. The former champion's head jerked to the side with such force that she literally turned around.

Diana's legs gave way and only the fact that she grabbed the top ropes allowed her to stand on her feet. Astrid, in her turn, was forced to take two deep breaths. Even despite her sincere desire to continue fighting, her body was beyond any doubt not ready to fully support her soul and mind. And yet...

"Phh... phh..."

Holding her breath, the Golden Dragon took a step forward. Now that Diana was standing with her back to her, she had the opportunity to take some strength from her opponent in order to increase the chances of winning. The blonde intended to wrap her arms around Diana's neck and deprive her of the ability to breathe. Yes, it was a very simple plan, but over a long distance it should definitely bear fruit.

There was just a small problem. Even after such a powerful punch, Diana wasn't going to just stand there and wait for the Golden Dragon's next attack. At the same moment that Astrid took a step forward, the brunette pulled the top ropes down. Pushing off from the mat, she put her feet on the bottom ropes, and then pushed off from them.

The audience gasped in surprise, and Astrid's mouth slightly opened. Diana's arms wrapped around her head, and then Diana pulled her down. Nothing could save her. And when the former champion fell into a sitting position, Astrid's neck and chin crashed into her shoulder.

"GHHAAA!!!!"

The impulse was so powerful that Astrid's body straightened up so quickly that she seemed to bounce off a trampoline. For one brief moment, she was in the air. But a second later Astrid collapsed back on the mat. Even those who were not familiar with the laws of physics could appreciate how powerful this attack was, because even after Astrid was on the mat, she did not stop. Her body bounced off once again and only after another flip in the air she by some miracle stopped in a sitting position, pressing her back against the middle and bottom rope at the other end of the ring.

"What... the fuck... was that?" She asked herself mentally.

For a few seconds, she seemed to lose consciousness. It was a real shock. The blonde's mind restarted only after she blinked several times. And along with this, all the consequences of this amazing attack came to her in all its glory. Barely holding back the groans of pain, the blonde rubbed her chin. It was hard for her to compare it to anything, but most of all it was like she had just been hit by the best batter in the league.

And although Astrid was close enough to it, so far it wasn't enough to completely knock the wind out of her. Gritting her teeth, the Golden Dragon grabbed the top rope in order to get to her feet with a little help. Yes, Diana got a confident point. But this is not the end.

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Diana enjoyed a good springboard move, but usually at the end of it she had an arm or leg extended to catch her foe. Only one time could she recall otherwise, and said time featured her entire body leading the way with a splash instead!

Perhaps the sheer surprise added to the move, given how badly Astrid was caught left bewildered from the appropriately named stunner. With her rear throbbing as a shock went up her spine, Diana clenched through the pain as she hit the canvas through the double edged nature of the move, with it no doubt being worth it given that every ache in her firm rear was emphasized all the more on Astrid's chin. From there she'd take only the briefest of winces with a deep exhale to follow, before she pushed her hands to the canvas.

The two had gone back and forth with their brief combination of strikes and slaps, but Diana had put a full stop in the exchange and now left herself entirely in control. Rising, now was the time to make use of that fact, as she began pressing her figure back like a coiled spring against the ropes facing Astrid.

Pressing off of them, she would burst forward at her seated foe with pace to spare - as such energy and agility came across Diana's frame that you wouldn't believe she'd been fighting a wrestling match - one of a hardcore variety to boot! Sprinting full speed at the downed blonde, Diana wouldn't hide her intent as she kicked off her left foot whilst swinging in her right.

A nifty little trick that was her springboard stunner would find the most violent and simplest of follow-ups, as Diana looked to bring her shin straight into Astrid's torso for a soccer style kick!

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If Astrid had said she was fine, it would have been a pure lie. She was well aware that she was on the verge. The pain in almost every part of her body did not let her forget about it. And so, being honest with herself, the Golden Dragon was sure that soon her strength would completely run out. But, nevertheless, until that happened, she intended to give Diana what she deserved.

Apparently, Diana thought about the same thing about Astrid. Wanting to take advantage after her last stunning attack, the former champion pushed off from the ropes and ran towards the Norwegian woman with such speed as if she was trying to outrun the wind.

By the time there were no more than a meter and a half between them, Astrid barely managed to get to her feet, still in a bent position. But it didn't become a problem for Diana. The brunette threw up her right leg in order to ram the middle section of the Golden Dragon with a simple, but damn powerful kick. It was hard to say what was the source of Diana's strength, but beyond any doubt she was as determined as ever.

And so Astrid wasn't going to give in to her.

Gritting her teeth, the blonde let go of the rope and threw both hands forward. Funny or not, she's been in such a situation before. Her last qualifying match is on the way to the Apex. Miranda was trying to finish her off almost the same way Diana was trying to do it now. Therefore, the Golden Dragon was grateful to the outstanding lightweight she had to face, because thanks to her, she knew exactly what she needed to do.

"Ggghhh..." the blonde groaned.

The reason for this was that Diana's foot rammed into her palms. The impulse that passed through her bones was so powerful that for a moment she thought she heard a crunch. However, it didn't matter. Resisting the pain, the Golden Dragon tensed her fingers, catching her opponent's foot with a death grip.

Straightening up to her full height, the Golden Dragon was going to pull the captured leg towards her in order for the Italian woman to at least partially lose her balance. If she had succeeded, it is unlikely that anything would have prevented her from fixing the brunette's ankle under her left armpit, thereby freeing her right hand. This was the hand she intended to use to throw it up, right at Diana's throat.

Yes, the Golden Dragon intended to close her fingers on Diana's throat, squeezing it as if she wanted to crush her larynx. This, of course, was not true. But what she had prepared for Diana would hardly have pleased her in any case. With a loud growl, Astrid was about to channel the force into her right arm and demonstrate that her reserves were not completely empty yet.

Astrid was going to lift Diana over the mat, and then send her body down, giving her the maximum possible acceleration. Spreading her legs to the sides, the descendant of the great Vikings wanted to land in a sitting position and thereby drive Diana into the mat with a sitout leg-trap chokeslam!

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Diana bared no mind as to Astrid's position, or even if there was any semblance of life from her as she ran past.

Why should she?

Astrid looked out of it when she glanced at her prior to kicking off her feet - and even on the off chance Astrid had mustered a rise, Diana would take joy in literally knocking her off her feet with a well aimed strike. It wouldn't be to the torso, but the lower back or even knees felt to be a good target instead.

That was of course Diana's plan for catching Astrid mid rise. Not outright standing. For Diana had absolutely no confidence the blonde would be to her feet fully, let alone facing her. And in fact - she was just that! With a hand even waiting to greet Diana on the return!

Foot swinging all the same, the sound of flesh slapping would fill out the arena much to the enjoyment of the masses though certainly not to Diana's joy. Stopped in her tracks, the only thing that had prevented the Italian from outright tumbling was the fact Astrid now had a hold of her leg. And soon enough, her neck.

Outright gagging as if she were at the hangman's noose, Diana tried as she might to clutch and scratch at the hand that bind her only to be left at the mercy of her poor footing. Strong motions with either hand would have left the Italian outright wobbling, even with Astrid's other hand still to her leg. Though soon enough Diana wished she'd at least tried to strike at her foe, given what came next.

With everything briefly going black thanks to the pressure on her throat, before all at once she felt a rush of air as she was hoisted. Single foot leaving the ground, Diana would practically bounce off of the canvas into the air, before being brought down by the horrible grip of her foe.

Spine would meet canvas yet again with her head soon following suite, as the curious adjustment Astrid made to her chokeslam left Diana in quite a folded bundle against the ring...

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Some viewers still found it hard to believe that now the match was on the path of real competition. However, there was no doubt that they were now genuinely enjoying the fact that both, Astrid and Diana were trying to do everything in their power to become the last woman standing. Now it was a real pro wrestling. Now the audience was shouting their names, trying to support each of them.

But much louder than the screams of the audience was the rumble with which Diana's body crashed into the mat. Astrid's attack clearly did not benefit the health of her rival. This time Diana stayed down, crouching because of the pain that went through her back. It seems that Diana has also begun to approach her limit. The cruel truth was that sooner or later, any fighter's body simply wouldn't be able to take even more damage. And the only question was, who would reach this limit first, Astrid or Diana?

The Golden Dragon threw the Italian woman's leg aside. Breathing heavily, she put her right hand on the mat in order to stay in a sitting position. Considering how tired she was, it wasn't surprising that her mind demanded to rest. However, her instincts protested. Diana had been a threat before, but now that she was serious, Astrid understood that she would have to give her rival a lot more than a hundred percent to win this match.

So, wiping the sweat from her forehead, she pushed off the mat and got up on one knee. Her lush chest were heaving up and down, which clearly indicated that Astrid had reached the stage where she simply could not catch her breath. In a sense, her body has already started working on credit. She could feel it in her joints and muscles. But despite all this, the descendant of the great Vikings enjoyed the match. Perhaps for some it was nothing more than stupidity, but she was sincerely glad to have the opportunity to find out if she was strong enough to defeat the real Diana.

Fortunately, Astrid took care of some things that could certainly help her in this difficult matter. Perhaps some have managed to forget about it, mesmerized by watching how women beat the shit out of each other. But there was still a folded ladder and a whole mountain of chairs in the ring.

"Pff..." the blonde sighed heavily.

She intended to grab her opponent by the wrist and elbow, and then get to her feet, thereby forcing Diana to rise too. Astrid didn't know how bad her rival's condition was, but even if she had to make an effort to keep Diana on her feet, she was ready to do the brunette this favor.

Giving Diana a little support, Astrid was going to take a few steps to the side in order to get closer to the scattered chairs. The audience, guessing that this does not bode well for Diana, began to increase the noise. The Golden Dragon smiled slightly, and then reached her right arm along her opponent's chest, intending to grab her left shoulder. With a deep breath, she was going to lift Diana over the mat, and then turn sharply in the opposite direction to get an impulse. She intended to use this impulse to direct the brunette's body down, right on the metal chairs! To defeat Diana, she must act without any mercy and she was sure that this spinning uranage was more than an effective way not only to make Diana's back suffer, but also to possibly give the referee the opportunity to start counting again!

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Astrid's peculiar adjustment to the chokeslam in gripping Diana's leg might of been one brought about in the moment - one done so to simply stop Diana's kick from reaching the rest - but its effects were being felt across the Italian's frame. With her leg being lifted higher in the chokeslam, Astrid ensured that Diana's upper body and even head took the entirety of the impact.

A normal chokeslam might of had its victim fall evenly against the canvas.

Astrid guaranteed Diana wouldn't be granted such a mercy.

Laying against the canvas with her legs somewhat over her, Diana found her blonde counterpart wasting little time in once again dragging her to her feet. Outright deadlifting her yet again in the process, there was no mistaking where the two were headed even in Diana's shaky, hazy mind. The pile of chairs that Astrid had been so kind to make a good while ago was now coming into play yet again!

Or at least, so it would be had Astrid had her way!

Diana had other ideas!

Grappled firmly with her figure away from the chair pile, Diana expected that Astrid was going to add to the momentum of her motion by flipping her figure outright over head, or even around to bring her into the aforementioned pile in a harsher fashion than simply dropping her would provide. Hoisted yet again with the utmost ease, Diana didn't have time to marvel at the ridiculous strength Astrid still possessed even after the brutal match the two had thus far.

A brutal match with no signs of ending, had Diana's ploy worked!

For Diana, the moment she was hoisted up by Astrid's leading arm, would push at that bicep with both of her own free hands - in an effort to force Astrid's limb up and over her head! Had Astrid's bicep slipped, perhaps aided by the sheer amount of sweat on Diana's frame, the Italian would open the way to allow her to simply fall forward back onto her feet

Pile of chairs now to both women's side, Diana moved with incredible pace for a woman that had likely suffered injuries worthy of bed care! She'd aim to reach down with her arms grabbing at Astrid's thigh and neck alike, before hoisting Astrid up in inverted fashion. Before soon enough, she'd be applying the same spinning motion Astrid had just tried to make her victim to!

There was no which way Diana could simply hoist Astrid up into the lift at any other time in the encounter, but Diana was banking on the general fatigue of both women combined with Diana's perhaps shockingly spry escape bringing about success.

For had her motions gone off without a hitch, Diana would look to seamlessly push herself under and out of Astrid's uranage, before hoisting Astrid up and rotating her around. To drive her into the steel chairs with that scoop slam!

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No one said it was easy. Yes, Astrid stubbornly continued her offensive, but her movements were clearly not as fast as if it was the beginning of the match. The blonde was tired and therefore her movements were sluggish. But, as they say, it was in any case better than if she had done nothing at all. Besides, it still bore fruits, because she was able to bring Diana to the destination.

There was only one thing left for her to do. And she was sure that even the knocked breath would not interfere with her. Grabbing the former champion, the Golden Dragon tried to gather her strength in order to lift her opponent over the mat, and then throw her hard on the chairs under their feet. Considering that just a couple of seconds ago, Diana's back was subjected to quite a powerful impact, the descendant of the great Vikings was confident that after this attack, Diana would have to try very hard to get to her feet.

Perhaps Diana understood it too. And although it was impossible to say for sure, but perhaps it was this that gave her the motivation at all costs to prevent what Astrid was up to. At the same moment when the blonde strained her arm with the intention of lifting Diana into the air, the former champion pushed the Golden Dragon's arm from the bottom up. The copious amount of sweat on her skin, of course, played a role, but what Diana did was more than enough for Astrid's arm to simply fly over her rival's head.

Because of this, she involuntarily took a step to the side, losing sight of Diana. Astrid growled like an enraged beast. Clenching her left fist, she intended to turn to the Italian woman and hit her in the face so that next time she would definitely not be able to resist. But when they were face to face again, it became clear that Diana had some counterarguments and about this too.

Taking a stunningly quick step forward, Diana threw both hands at Astrid. Her left hand grabbed the Golden Dragon's right shoulder, and her right hand ended up on the blonde's thigh. Astrid's eyes widened and she felt her heart begin to beat unnaturally fast. Even before she had time to fully realize exactly what was happening, Diana used her own impressive strength to lift Astrid above the mat, while simultaneously turning her upside down, of course, in order to do what Astrid herself planned to do, namely throw her on the metal chairs.

"Waaaaa!!!" She cried out in surprise.

Fight-or-flight. The moment Diana turned Astrid upside down, the Norwegian woman's instincts literally sounded the alarm. And although her mind has not yet fully formed a clear thought, her body has already begun to execute the only correct option. The second option.

Bending her knees, Astrid channeled the force into her legs. She would never admit it, but at that moment her body acted as if automatically. She straightened her legs with such force as if she was trying to set the world record for high jump from a place. And although she had nothing to push off from, she got the result she was counting on. Because of her actions, her center of gravity shifted, so that she literally turned over Diana's shoulder, landing on her feet behind her opponent.

It was easy to guess from Astrid's face that she herself was not completely sure how she did it. But reaction of the audience was as colorful as possible. Considering that Diana and Astrid had quite impressive sizes, few people expected that those women would arrange such an acrobatic exchange of movements.

Still under a lot of stress, Astrid did the first thing that came to her mind. Stepping up to the brunette, she intended to roughly push her in the back in order to send her to the far ropes. Yes, she still intended to introduce Diana's back to the metal chairs. The only difference was that this time she intended to use something else for it.

Turning around, the Golden Dragon ran to the ropes closest to her, bouncing off them in order to gain extra speed. As they say, the time and place of the meeting cannot be changed. The descendant of the great Vikings intended to meet her opponent in the very center of the ring, right on the chairs. Stretching out her right arm to the side, she intended to hit the Italian woman just above her lush breasts in order to knock the ground out from under her feet and send her to a meeting with metal, using a powerful lariat!

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Astrid was a heavyweight, but she felt damn near immovable at this stage of the match. Diana didn't honestly know how she even hoisted Astrid off her feet, let alone outright onto her shoulder. If not for how heavy Astrid felt with all the fatigue the two had built, for how damn sweaty she and Diana were!

In another reality, Astrid simply slipped up and off her shoulders as if she were a big bar of soap gripped too tightly!

In this one however, Diana was already spinning with the blonde firm to her single shoulder. The move was straight out of her close friend Alaina Sander's repertoire, but that didn't mean that a Diana-delivered variety took away from the slam about to come. If anything, whenever Diana performed this very move, she'd do so with enhanced vigor and strength if only to prove that her variety was stronger than her heavyweight friends!

If only she was allowed chance to showcase such a fact! For Astrid saw fit to use Diana's lively spin against her - to simply slip up and off her shoulders all the same!

With a hard shove to follow, Diana wouldn't even be given chance to catch her bearings before she was sent flying. In a manner she could at least make use of! For rather than stumble and resist, Diana found her legs moving on instinct to carry her forward. Turning Astrid's intended push into the start of a run!

A run straight for the ropes; ropes she would as ever rebound with as much force as she dared, to carry herself back towards Astrid with her own arm raised!

Their appearances may have been notably different, with size and scale only adding to such, but their motions looked to be the exact same! For Diana found her feet flying up ahead of her as Astrid's arm caught her - though not before doing the same! With her own limb tensed even as she left the ground, with intent to force Astrid off her feet in likewise fashion!

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Still under the strong impression of such a sharp exchange of acrobatic tricks, Astrid seemed to forget about fatigue for a moment. Maybe it was just an adrenaline rush. But the moment she pushed off from the ropes and began to approach Diana, she felt like a feather. It's a strange but very pleasant feeling. Approaching Diana, she seemed to be approaching victory.

And all this was destroyed like a house of cards in the same second when the former champion repeated the actions of the Golden Dragon. Approaching Astrid, the brunette stretched out her right arm to the side, no doubt in order to do with the descendant of the great Viking what she planned to do with her. And even if the Norwegian woman tried to do something, she would not succeed in it. She could only mentally prepare for what was going to happen, but, as it usually happens, it is very difficult to prepare for something like this.

Diana's arm slammed into Astrid's chest like a damn train. Yes, they were in different weight categories, but the strength of the brunette was no less impressive than that of the Golden Dragon. And her strength was more than enough for Astrid's upper body to snap back sharply. Her feet literally swapped places with her head, and then she collapsed right onto the metal chairs.

And despite the fact that Astrid was somewhat used to pain due to the fact that usually even her standard match turns into a hardcore one, she felt a wide range of new painful sensations at the moment when her back and head crashed into hard metal. Diana's muscles gave her such a powerful acceleration that she literally bounced off the chairs as if they were a fucking trampoline.

"GUUUAAAA!!!"

The blonde's mouth opened wide and she let out painful scream. And when she fell on the chairs for the second time, her body reacted as if they belonged to someone with epilepsy. Astrid twitched a few times, and then rolled to the side. Still groaning through her teeth, she stomped on the mat in impotent rage before her body finally softened.

"Fuck..." she muttered.

A short but very clear description. She felt a throbbing pain both in her back and in her nape. The collision seemed to knock the wind out of her. Damn. The Golden Dragon, of course, wanted to see the real Diana. But she didn't expect that the woman she wanted to fight had such a firm willpower. It was impossible to say that the match was under Diana's control, because now they were literally going neck and neck, alternately knocking more and more shit out of each other. And this clearly suggested that the one who would be the first to take a big step forward would get the advantage. But which of them will it be and how exactly will she do it? So far, Astrid had no answers to these questions.