Rising to the Challenge

[CaptainL]

It wasn't often that Astrid Ostberg picked fights outside of the ring. But after a brief online discussion, it appeared she had something to prove. She was faced with a challenge from Cecilia Northman, a fellow Scandinavian heavyweight and a renowned competitor, and if Astrid knew anything it was that she would be remiss to turn down such a challenge. This was a question if she had the strength and the guts to stand up for herself if she was called out. Astrid was the champion, but she knew it was about more than just carrying a belt around. It meant that she was the best at what she did, and she had to be ready to prove that at a moment's notice. She had understood those things from the moment she took up the belt - and she was ready to live by her pledge, no questions asked. And if Cecilia really believed she was cherry-picking her opponents, it was time for Astrid to prove things to her face to face.

With a hand clenched into a fist by her side, Astrid took a step into the cafeteria in the LAW offices. Her tall form stood in the doorway, the light behind her casting her shadow across the floor, as she took a look back and forth, scanning the room for any sign of her would-be opponent. As she readied herself, she pounded her fist against her palm, waiting for any sign of Cecilia.

"All right, Northman...let's see if you're ready."

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[Devastated]

While she hadn't expected to get into it as much as she had with Astrid online, Cecilia would be lying if she hadn't sort of hoped that this would happen. That she would end up in some sort of brawl. It didn't necessarily have to be with the Heavyweight Champion herself but it could have been with anyone really? Cecilia was sort of spoilin' for a fight, and she wasn't about to let it go until she got one. Thankfully enough for her it didn't seem as if she had to do much to get one.

A brief online interaction with Astrid had lead to Astrid basically accepting a straight up fight with her. She had gone off to meet with Astrid in the cafeteria. Once she arrived her foe seemed to have arrived before her. There was a smirk on Cecilia's face as she would stomp her way through the cafeteria. Meeting with Astrid face to face. Staring Astrid down....

" Ostberg. Ready to get your ass kicked?" Cecilia said with a smug tone of voice and a cocky expression on her face.

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[CaptainL]

And just like that, Cecilia showed herself. Astrid's eyes narrowed as they locked in on her would-be opponent's, and her fist clenched tighter as she rubbed her knuckles against the palm of her hand. Her body stayed tense, her concentration never breaking from where she stared Cecilia down. Up until this moment, where Cecilia at last arrived on the scene, Astrid couldn't quite believe what was happening - that she was actually being called out to a fight in the cafeteria, over Twitter of all places, and when she was the reigning champion. She was half-expecting it all to be posturing that would crumple when reality reared its head. But now, Cecilia was here. Every word she said, and every move she made, told Astrid that she was serious - and now, there was no turning back. Astrid was a champion, and a champion stayed true to her word.

"I'm ready for a lot of things, all right..." Astrid muttered under her breath as she strode closer, narrowing in on Cecilia. As she got into range, Astrid would swing out with her fist as hard as she could, hoping she could blindside Cecilia with a punch to the face!

[Devastated]

Cecilia had to be honest in that she hadn't expected Astrid to actually be here. Though if she wanted to throw down then Cecilia was going to show her just exactly why she felt herself the right person to talk shit about the current Heavyweight Champion. The blonde powerhouse walked right up to Astrid and stopped as they were face to face with one another, not more than a foot or two between them. She started Astrid down and asked her that simple enough question. Though all she could hear from Astrid was a muttering under her breath.

"Ah? What was that champ?" Cecilia asked, cockily so as she raised her hand and brought it up to her ear as if she was trying to get Astrid to speak up. Though instead of the fellow blonde talking louder and more clearly, she fired up a punch! Smashing her fist right into Cecilia's face and snapping the head of the Californian powerhouse to the side. Cecilia stumbled back a step and grunted out, she lowered her hand down to her jaw, holding it for a moment as she threw a glare at Astrid.

Cecilia shook her head a little, then smiled. "Alright..." She let out before she would throw herself at Astrid, looking to send a right hook of her own. Though she didn't aim hers for Astrid's face. Instead she aimed her right hook straight for one of Astrid's tits. Looking to burry her fist right into the Heavyweight Champion's chest and hopefully knock some of that hot air out of her lungs.

[CaptainL]

Astrid was a champion - and to her, that was a title that meant something far beyond holding a shiny gold belt and being good at wrestling. She had to be ready to prove herself at a moments' notice; she was a representative of the company, the image of what they wanted a competitor in the Heavyweight Division to be. Astrid might not have been one for picking fights, but she knew for sure that a champion didn't run away from a challenge or try to duck her opponents, in or out of the ring. Cecilia wanted to test how well she would live up to that promise - and Astrid intended to prove that to her!

Astrid's eyes narrowed, and her fists coiled just a little tighter as Cecilia's taunts reached her ears. She could already tell that her would-be challenger was trying to goad her into making a mistake, hoping she could catch her off guard before going in for the kill. More than that, she wanted to belittle Astrid, tearing down her confidence as much as she did her body. But Astrid wasn't going to play that game. She would let her fists do the talking, and the answer to Cecilia's question would come in the form of a hard hook to the jaw that sent her stumbling backward!

As soon as she brought her fist away from Cecilia's face, Astrid clutched it with her other hand, rubbing at her knuckles before she cracked them in an offer for her opponent to do her worst. And in that respect, Cecilia was certainly ready to deliver. She was quick to trade back the punch Astrid had thrown, sending one of her own right into the Norwegian's chest! Astrid winced from the pain as she felt Cecilia's knuckles bury into her bosom, her teeth clenching into a grimace as she groaned and doubled over forward. But things were only getting started - she wouldn't let this be the end!

Looking back up toward Cecilia with a narrowed glare, Astrid looked to grab for her arm while it was still extended away from the center of mass. If she could get a good grip, she would tug sharply on it, attempting to pull Cecilia off balance and take her down with an arm drag!

[Devastated]

The Hardcore Queen was the type of gal who loved to fight. It frankly didn't matter too much to her who her opponent was as long as they could put up a good fight. That was why she had sought out the champion though, so maybe it did matter quite a lot who she fought? The champions for all intents usually (not always) were some of the toughest fighters around, and as such Cecilia wanted to tear into them. Like some sort of wild animal seeking only bigger game, she reveled in the hunt of these big games.

Astrid for sure answered her taunts and what she wanted out of this in the way that Cecilia had pretty much wanted. A swift hook straight to her cheek. The blonde fired back of course, driving her fist right into Astrid's chest. Digging it into one of her foe's tits and watching as she doubled over. There was a smug smirk of satisfaction on Cecilia's face.

Though she certainly hadn't anticipated that Astrid would grab onto her arm and yank on it. Stumbling forward before she was thrown down onto the floor by that sudden armdrag. The blonde winced out loudly in pain, as she was taken down by that arm-drag, she quickly tried to yank her arm free from Astrid's grip and roll away a bit to create some distance between the two of them.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia might have gotten a lucky start to this brawl, but if Astrid had her way, she wasn't going to keep it for much longer. The Norsewoman was a champion, and that was an honor she wore with pride. Whether it was in front of a cheering crowd, or just between her and her opponent, she had made up her mind that she simply couldn't allow herself to lose. To do so would call her entire legitimacy as the greatest woman in her division into question, and Astrid simply couldn't have that!

She had buckled forward at the sensation of her opponent's knuckles burying themselves in the soft flesh of her breast, her teeth tightening into a snarl as she narrowed her eyes on her foe. The pain wasn't even the worst part - that was seeing the smug look on Cecilia's face, knowing that she believed she was humbling the champion herself. But by no means was Astrid going to let herself stay down for long. Cecilia hadn't even had the time to draw her arm back before Astrid grabbed it, using it to whip her foe to the ground!

Astrid's determination wasn't in the least tempered now that she had Cecilia down, either. No sooner had she hit the floor that Astrid lifted her foot, prepared to bring it down against Cecilia with a stomp! However, that stomp would only hit the floor, as Cecilia pulled her arm out and rolled aside before Astrid could pull it off. With her foot coming down on the ground, the champion doubled over forward, the shockwave still running up her leg as she shuddered from the force of impact. But even as Cecilia got herself back on her feet, Astrid wouldn't let up. Her eyes narrowed on her with a glare as she took off in a shoulder charge, not wanting to skip a beat as she threw all her weight into tackling her foe!

[Devastated]

Cecilia may have managed to strike a nerve when she smashed her fist into Astrid's tit, though that nerve seemed to have mostly pissed off the Heavyweight Champion! Who took a hold of Cecilia by her arm and yanked the Swedish-American down! Pulling her down onto the canvas with an arm-drag! Her arm ached a little, but it was nothing serious. As such the blonde quickly pulled away from her fellow blonde opponent, she had intended this more of a brawl than a wrestling session, but if Astrid wanted to go down that route, then she would introduce her to the floor soon enough!

As she moved up to her feet, rising after having avoided that stomp attempt from Astrid. Cecilia's eyes caught sight of the charging Norwegian, as she rammed her shoulder right into her midsection and threw her weight right against her. Cecilia who had just found her way up to her feet wasn't exactly ready for a charging Astrid and was taken down onto the floor with a heavy grunt!

The Hardcore Queen groaned out as her back hurt a bit from being tackled down onto the canvas, with the weight of Astrid on top of her. Yet, she wasn't about to just lie down and take it! Gnashing her teeth, Cecilia would try and grab a handful of Astrid's hair and yank on it! Trying to pull that head of hers up into a good position, so that the trajectory of her other hand, which was clenched into a fist could make a nice impact with Astrid's cheek, as she tried to send a straight hook from her downed position aimed right at Astrid's cheekbone!

[CaptainL]

Cecilia might have gone down, but this battle was far from over. In fact, barely a second had passed before Astrid's challenger was once again on the move! She rolled to the side, dodging a stomp from the champion as she brought it down onto the unforgiving floor below. Astrid hissed through her teeth, left dazed as the shockwaves rippled up her leg from the impact. But she too wouldn't let it stop her - and as soon as Cecilia rose from the floor, Astrid hurled herself into her, taking the two of them to the ground in a heap!

Astrid forced Cecilia to the ground, but even from her back, Cecilia was ready to keep up the fight, grabbing at Astrid's hair. The Norwegian winced from the pressure on her scalp as she was pulled over into range of another blow from her opponent, and as Cecilia's fist landed with a crack, her body bucked and her head snapped to the side. But when Astrid looked back, it was with a glare, staring Cecilia dead in the eye. She wasn't about to take this lying down. She still held the top position, and she wasn't about to relinquish it for anything! Even as she winced and panted for breath as a bruise spread over her cheek, Astrid raised her arm, prepared to hammer down onto Cecilia with fists and elbows from above - she wanted to inflict as much damage as she could!

[Devastated]

Cecilia fired up her punch and nailed Astrid right in the cheek with that fist of hers, it seemed as if it stung and had a pretty decent effect on the Heavyweight Champion. Though Astrid wasn't one to be stopped by a single punch it seemed. As the fellow blonde would start to throw a flurry of punches aimed down at the Hardcore Queen. Cecilia could only try and use her free hand to try and block and guard against as many of those strikes as she could. Of course many would slip past that make-shift guard of her.

Cecilia's head snapped from side to side as those fists and elbows rained down on her face. Cecilia would would release her hold on Astrid's hair, it might seem as if her grip had been lost, but she chose to abandon it! Instead she would move her hands up to grab at Astrid's head! Then suddenly try and swing her head up and smack it right into the bridge of Astrid's nose, while pulling down on Astrid's head! Trying to deliver a surprise headbutt!