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

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Diana could barely resist climbing the turnbuckle behind her golden haired foe. She damn well came close, with her hands to the ropes as she prepared to raise her legs to step upon the bottom and middle rope, before she'd pull herself high to receive the massive chorus of boos from the rightfully spiteful crowd. To do so however, was foolish for even the now-overconfident Diana.

She might as well have been inviting Astrid to take advantage of her vulnerable, raised rear side!

Turning with laughter still ripe upon her lips, Diana would finally try to muster a shade of seriousness against her blonde foe. Playing games with a foe of this variety was not something that any one within their right mind should have been doing. Yet Diana couldn't resist near enough every step of the way towards this battle with Astrid. Including now the battle itself. It was like poking a lion, whilst being trapped in the cage with it.

But then, Astrid saw fit to throw a curveball at the Italian, by bringing up her previous meeting with Mama Accera back home in Italy. A meeting that had at the time, shaken Diana to the core - shattering her newly found ego whilst near ruining the performance she was putting on at the time altogether. It was needless to say that even reminding the Italian of such a moment shook her once again, as Diana found her brow furrowing before she leaned in.

"Say that fucking ag-" Diana's prior persona would make something of a cameo, as the Italian attempted to lean in whilst intimidating Astrid to repeat her words only louder.

Only for the Italian's ego to be shattered yet again, as Astrid bopped her on her cheek with a snap jab!

Eyes widening as she was struck, Diana practically roared given how open she had left herself to assault. An assault that came in quick and nasty fashion, what with Astrid connecting her jab without resistance! A jab that briefly sent the Italian back on fawn-like legs, as she raised the appropriate hand to soothe the blow to her good looks!

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Astrid has never been very patient. On the contrary, she was abrupt and impulsive. Many people knew about it, including Diana, who had been using it for a long time. However, it was rare to see Astrid go personal. Although it wasn't a signal that the blonde had lost control of herself or anything like that. She was just tired of Diana's behavior.

Whatever it was, but, apparently, even the Italian woman had an Achilles' heel. Every time they met, she reacted laughing to the whole truth that Astrid expressed to her face. She steadfastly withstood the answers that the Golden Dragon had prepared for her before the start of the match. But still, Diana couldn't maintain her pompous composure after Astrid mentioned Fabiana.

The brunette's face changed in the blink of an eye. It seems that memories of the visit that Astrid paid to her mother ran before her eyes. And it wasn't hard to guess that she didn't like it. But, as Astrid has already said, any action has consequences. Diana made a mistake then, thinking that the Norwegian woman would just stand by and watch what was happening. And she made the mistake now, thinking that throwing an intimidating towards the Golden Dragon was a good idea.

Without letting the former champion finish the sentence, the blonde sent the fist straight into her face. Astrid's knuckles collided with Diana's cheek, causing her opponent's head to jerk to the side as she herself staggered slightly. It wasn't too powerful a punch, especially considering the excellent physical shape of the Italian woman. However, since she didn't expect it, the effectiveness of this punch was on top.

"I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said."

Now it really looked more like a match. And when Diana covered her face with her hand, Astrid intended to swing her left leg. But not too high, because her target was her opponent's right knee joint. The Golden Dragon was going to send a low kick to this part of Diana's body, hoping that the brunette's defense was flabby enough right now. This way she wanted to force the former champion to fall on one knee.

Perhaps this wasn't the last time Diana would give out something unintelligible. But while Astrid had the opportunity, she intended to do what she promised. Knock as much shit out of Diana's head as possible. That is why, if the former champion had dropped on her knee, she would have pulled her hands to the brunette's head in order to first close her in a simple front facelock hold, and then abruptly fall on her back in order to drive Diana's forehead directly into the mat with a classic DDT.

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All of Diana's bravado and prestige had been smashed from her with a single glancing blow of Astrid's strong jab. It was not unlike how when Astrid began to unload on Diana at the Italian's attempted humiliation of the blonde at the mock funeral she held in Ms. Arvidsson's honour. Just like then, Diana had talked the talk, only to be brought to her knees with the utmost ease. Though this time not literally.

And soon enough, no further.

Though Astrid would find fruit in driving her boot into Diana's midriff, much like how her strong arm found its way around the Italian's head, her early success would hit a wall as Diana attempted to reaffirm herself in the match. For all her disgusting ego of late, the Italian was still a high level contender for the accolades within LAW, including the championship Astrid herself was gunning for. And it was time to remind Astrid of such a fact.

With the arm furthest away from Astrid's body coming in to latch to the blondes grip, Diana's closer arm would hook around Astrid's lovely rear. Pulling if only to steady her strong bodied foe, Diana wouldn't hold back as the hand to Astrid's grip went right for the fingers of her foe. Bending and prying, Diana was fully intending to break the hold Astrid had upon her head before she could begin to teeter back.

A motion that would thereby allow Diana to respond, in violent fashion.

For with those fingers still cruelly bent and gripped within her hand, Diana would look to twist her body under that now raised arm to pull herself to a stand. With Astrid's arm still gripped and now wrenched, she was in prime position for Diana to both pull and close the distance. As she raised her other arm - with the goal being to smash Astrid off her feet with it, ala something of a ripcord Lariat!

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There are things that are perfectly combined. For example, Diana's face and Astrid's fist. Perhaps it was no exaggeration to say that the Norwegian woman had to wait for this opportunity for a very long time. Many even managed to believe that this would never happen. In the end, it was not a fact that the blonde would have had the moral strength to run after Diana even longer. In a way, Astrid felt like an annoying little girl who was stalking her senpai...

But this feeling remained somewhere very far away after she hit Diana in the face. Hoping to get a dynamic continuation, the descendant of the great Vikings wrapped her arms around the brunette's head, preparing to drive her forehead into the mat. No matter how much Diana liked to avoid direct confrontation, Astrid was sure that getting a few hard blows, even the former champion would understand that retreating is not always a rational option.

And, to Astrid's surprise, Diana realized this much earlier than what she had planned happened. At the moment when the Norwegian woman was preparing to fall on her back, Diana's arm wrapped around her butt, limiting her ability to move. Realizing that the brunette would not allow her to complete the DDT, Astrid decided to change tactics. Perhaps if she strained her arms hard enough, she would be able to block Diana's access to oxygen.

But the former champion, ahead of events, grabbed Astrid's fingers, thereby forcing the Golden Dragon to break the hold. Diana was moving fast, much faster than one would expect from a person who had been trying to avoid this match for a long time. In less than a second, she was on her feet and had the blonde's twisted arm at her disposal.

And then she pulled the Golden Dragon towards her. When Astrid saw that Diana waved her arm, she realized what was waiting for her, because almost the same move was in her arsenal too. The Golden Dragon tried to throw her free hand up in an attempt to defend herself, but nothing prevented Diana from hitting her in the chest with a hard lariat.

"Ugh!" Came out of the Norwegian woman's mouth in a strangled voice.

Her upper body fell back and the ground was knocked out from under her feet. With a loud bang, accompanied by the screams of the audience, Astrid collapsed on the mat, hitting the back of her head hard. Because of the pain, a white flash ran before her eyes. She raised her hands and clutched her nape, trying to calm the pain and the accompanying dizziness.

"So you still remember how to fight..." she muttered.

Really. If someone missed this moment, then it was time to remember that, in fact, this was the first time that Diana responded to Astrid with an attack, and not with a retreat.

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For someone with the ego and 'intense' title that Diana had given herself, it had been an awfully long time since the Italian had actually thrown a strike. Hell, it was coincidently for the LAWLESS title itself that Diana was last in a fight. Which itself was a good while ago!

Though unsurprisingly, even for one filled to the brim with confidence as she, Diana had not ceased training. She may have chatted big in terms of retiring and leaving LAW as a whole, but the thrill of hitting the pads was one that Diana would never leave behind- she would be old and grey with bones a-creaking before she'd ever consider letting her fine figure fall out of shape!

Driving her arm hard into the top half of the heavy chested Astrid, Diana considered chatting wise yet again in regards to the fact that Astrid's fantastic goods nearly softened the blow. But how could she stop to goad, when a chance for outright dominance in a physical manner against this huge blonde had finally presented itself?!

Grinning a toothy smile, Diana would reach down after pushing off her back foot to extend her own right to Astrid's arm. Pulling the hand of the blonde away from her neck, she'd have Astrid's arm raised high as she began to place her legs a little more carefully.

And with noted purpose.

For she would soon have her legs straddling Astrid's head, before Diana willingly fell to her side with a roar!

Flexing her legs and crossing them behind Astrid's skull as she pulled on the arm of her foe, Diana sought victory from the get go as she looked to bring Astrid up and on to her side as well - head first between her thick thighs! With that arm trapped between them to boot!

No trash talk would ever be equal to the idea of submitting Astrid seconds into a LAW Apex match, as Diana sought to bring the powerful beauty into a sideways triangle choke!

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If anyone has any thoughts that Astrid has forgotten about who she is dealing with, then this is not so. The blonde remembered perfectly well that Diana was one of the best. In fact, putting everything else aside, this was the main reason why she wanted to test her abilities against the Italian woman. Few people believed it, but Astrid was really a very simple person when it came to the ring. She just wanted a serious challenge.

However, the fact was that Diana had never yet entered into an open confrontation with the Golden Dragon, preferring other methods of influencing the blonde. Therefore, yes, Astrid was not quite ready for the moment when her opponent finally decided to change tactics. And, there was nothing to deny here, it was a mistake on the part of the Norwegian woman.

This mistake led to the fact that the brunette hit her hard in the chest, sending her to the mat. Of course, one such blow was clearly not enough to say that Astrid was in too bad a situation. But at the same time, she could not call the dizziness that came to her something good. Especially considering that Diana saw this as an opportunity.

When the Italian woman turned Astrid over on her stomach and then pulled her arm, the Golden Dragon saw her eyes. Oh. What was it? Was she just imagining it, or did she really see something in Diana's eyes? Astrid knew that look. Only those who smelled blood for the first time in a long time had this look.

One way or another, but Diana definitely decided that she had the opportunity to finish off the Golden Dragon at the very beginning of the match. The proof of this was that she voluntarily fell on her back, at the same time pinching Astrid's head between her strong fleshy thighs. The blonde did not have to think for a long time about the situation in which she found herself for the simple reason that she herself loved this hold very much.

"Mhhhhh..." she groaned in a strangled voice.

In addition to Diana's legs, Astrid's own right arm exerted pressure on her neck. As if at the snap of her fingers, the blonde almost completely lost access to oxygen and her face began to rapidly turn red. The dizziness she got after the lariat didn't make the situation any better. In order not to lose so easily at the very beginning of the match, Astrid wrapped her free left arm around Diana's right thigh in an attempt to at least slightly loosen her opponent's grip.

The audience, who had not seen Diana in action for a long time, gave her a certain amount of applause. This time she deserved it not because of the comedy, but because of her fighting skills. It was a well-known fact that in most matches it was Astrid who took the initiative at the beginning of the match. And so the audience was very impressed that Diana literally from the first seconds forced the blonde to look for ways to survive.

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Diana had to be careful and she knew it. If she were to slip up Astrid would be given chance not only to rise against her, but to do so whilst pushing the Italian on her back. No doubt establishing the top mount in the process - something Diana didn't want to imagine, given Astrid would have most certainly have taken the moment to unleash some pent up rage on the Italian!

Moving quickly, with her thighs going full flex the moment they could, Diana had Astrid within the jaws of life from the get-go. She couldn't obtain victory here and now from a hold like this given the rules of the match, but Astrid's breathlessness would go a long way in finding said victory against the Golden Dragon all the easier.

So naturally, the Italian flexed on. With her hands reaching forward to grab a back of Astrid's head, the referee would keep a close eye on the Italian's grip: given it at first appeared as though the Italian was forcing Astrid deeper into the choke via a hair pull. Not that it would matter had she done so, given there could be no disqualifications in a Last Woman standing match!

Though the Italian's preference of a clean grip to the back of Astrid's head, as opposed to so easily grabbing a handful of Astrid's long locks in each hand, gave away the Italian's façade. Diana Accera was more than happy to goad, taunt, tease and humiliate her opponents nowadays. But in the ring? She was still the same Diana of old.

She couldn't imagine a world in which she'd lower herself to swinging and grabbing at Astrid below the belt - nor would she see the benefit of such.

To talk such a big game, only to need to play against the rules to achieve victory?

Diana's demeanour would have become all the more embarrassing, awkward, and likely cringe-worthy to watch. She was a confident woman, the very definition of such in fact, but she'd look to fully demonstrate to the masses that confidence was well earned. Namely, by cleanly and soundly defeating Astrid - perhaps seconds in.

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The situation was not the best, no matter from which side you look at it. Many were surprised by the fact that the Golden Dragon was trapped so quickly. Although in fact it could easily be explained by the fact that they had not seen Diana in action for a long time. However, it was now obvious that no matter what, the former champion had not lost her form and her skills.

However, much more serious was the fact that the Norwegian woman was rapidly losing oxygen in her lungs. Ever since MMA, she loved this hold. Diana did everything perfectly, leaving the blonde with only three active limbs. If Astrid had been ten kilograms lighter, then, most likely, she would have had no opportunities to get out of this situation.

Especially after Diana put her hands on her nape, starting to put pressure on her head. Because of this, the pressure on Astrid's neck increased many times, her stifled groans became louder. Although even despite this, the fact that Diana grabbed the back of her head, and not her hair, did not escape her. To some extent, it was surprising. Given the changes in the character of the Italian woman, many were sure that no moral principles would stop her from gaining victory in the most effective ways, even if these ways meant descending to the level of those bastards who were able to win only using meanness.

Well. Astrid didn't like to admit such things, but she was wrong. Diana's arrogance and narcissism may have reached the height of heaven after the LAWLESS belt was on her waist, but, apparently, she still has not lost the remnants of her honor, intending to defeat Astrid properly. So Astrid herself should have started taking this much more seriously.

Gritting her teeth in order to stop groaning, the Golden Dragon intended to pull her right leg forward and up. Thus, she wanted to change her position a little and move from all fours to one knee, because she needed a fulcrum.

And then she intended to do something that might seem strange. Astrid's left arm was still wrapped around her opponent's right thigh, but instead of continuing to try to loosen the brunette's grip, she on the contrary began to press this leg tighter to her head. It would seem that this was stupid, because because of this, the pressure on her neck would become greater. But...

"Gggrrrhhh..." even though her teeth were clenched, a groan escaped from the blonde at the moment when she strained every part of her body.

She pressed Diana's leg tighter to her neck because she didn't want to give the Italian woman an opportunity to escape. Why would Diana have such a need? Because the Golden Dragon intended to take an upright position while rising to her feet at the same time.

Of course, despite the fact that Diana was technically a middleweight, she had almost the same weight as Astrid herself. Therefore, even taking into account all her wild strength, it was not an easy task for the blonde, given her not the best position. However, she intended to make enough effort to lift the brunette above the mat.

And if she succeeded, then the only logical continuation would not take long. Astrid was going to do everything possible to sharply pull Diana up, and then spread her legs to the sides and fall on her butt in an attempt to direct the Italian woman down and drive her into the mat with a one-arm sitout powerbomb.

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Diana was feeling strong. Very strong.

How could she not, when she had Astrid this way so early on? She was backing up her words and then some - her promo a few months ago about leaving LAW in search of bigger things couldn't possibly have been more accurate had she won her Apex match mere seconds in. Against an opponent who outright begged to face Diana!

Or so Diana would have worded it in the post match interviews had she indeed sealed Astrid's fate here and now. No amount of endurance or natural toughness could compete against oxygen deprivation, which is exactly what the Italian was going for. She wouldn't be so cocky as to believe she could submit Astrid through the pain of her skull being squeezed in, no. Not that it would have mattered anyway, given the rules of the match, even if putting away the powerhouse blonde would have been considerably easier with crushed cheeks.

Diana sought a definitive end here and now, with the plan being to strangle the life out of Astrid before gently unhooking her legs as not to wake her. From there, she'd be free to stand tall and raise her arms - to a chorus of boos no doubt, at the fact that the Italian's ego would now have become well earned.

Needless to say however Astrid had no desire to stay placid in the hold, and even less desire to give her raven haired foe a clear path towards the Openweight belt. Soon enough, Astrid didn't simply begin to struggle and writhe, in some poor attempt to swat at Diana's thick thighs. Instead, the blonde was looking to move heaven and earth, with intent to respond to Diana's powerful choke with a powerful slam of her own!

Baring down all the more as the blonde moved up, Diana knew exactly what Astrid was planning but overconfidence had taken her. Astrid absolutely had the power to lift and slam Diana even given the circumstances, but Diana herself wouldn't for a second consider slowing down in an attempt to haplessly peel away. Nay, she was going to vice all the tighter, to pop Astrid's head off of her shoulders long before she could even muster a rise!

Such was the plan anyway, with Diana's eyes wide at the fact her foe was powering through her intense efforts to choke her out. Attempts to wiggle her upper body to bring herself back down to earth in a less painful manner would be completely in vain, as Astrid was not only allowed the chance to lift Diana but do so with gusto. Try as she might, no amount of stonewalling was going to allow Diana to continue her leggy hold as she came down to earth, with Astrid practically spiking her into the canvas - shoulder blades first!

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It wasn't the first time Astrid found herself in a dangerous situation at the very beginning of the match. However, the blonde was honest with herself and she understood that no one had ever gained such an effective advantage over her as Diana. The brunette spared no effort to literally crush the Golden Dragon's head with these strong legs.

By the time the descendant of the great Vikings made an attempt to get to her feet, her face turned red like a crayfish in boiling water. She felt her lungs ready to explode, while an annoying squeak appeared in her head. All this signaled that oxygen was running out. And if she wanted to get out of this pernicious situation, then she should have hurried.

Unfortunately, this was not all that Diana was capable of. She demonstrated this at the moment when she strained her legs more. Astrid even stopped groaning because she simply did not have enough strength for that. It was definitely an impressive start of the match by the Italian woman.

At the moment when darkness began to cover the Golden Dragon's vision, she used the last drop of oxygen to pull Diana up and then send her down. The back of the former champion crashed into the mat, which caused a loud bang to fly around the arena. And after that, the audience let out a joyful shout. Not so much because they were happy for Astrid, but because they clearly didn't want the match to end so early.

But, whatever it was, something else was important for Astrid. Diana's legs relaxed and the grip on the Golden Dragon's head disappeared. Did the blonde jump to her feet immediately after that in an attempt to start hitting and kicking her opponent? No. As soon as the air found its way back into the Norwegian woman's lungs, she immediately coughed violently.

"Kha! Kha!! Kha!!!"

At some point, she thought she was going to spit out her lungs, because of this she covered her mouth with her hands. Such a sharp reaction was due to the fact that she had been without oxygen for too long. Astrid once again caught herself thinking that she was not ready for Diana to show her best side so quickly. The side of the fighter, not the comedian.

"Kha! Damn… kha... it..."

The Golden Dragon was in dire need of regaining her breath. However, she had enough experience to understand that she simply did not have time for this. Now she needed to do something in order to inflict at least some damage on her opponent. However, the reality was that it was unlikely that she would have had enough time and energy to lift Diana to her feet and use any kind of hard attack.

Therefore, trying to suppress the cough, the blonde took a deep breath. A painful spasm in her lungs made her grit her teeth, but that didn't stop her from removing her hands from her mouth and throwing them at Diana's legs. Astrid intended to wrap her arms around Diana's thighs, which a few moments ago were squeezing her neck. The Golden Dragon knew that one powerbomb was not enough to knock the spirit out of the brunette, but she hoped that she would have enough time for what she was up to. What exactly?

If Astrid could grab the legs of the Italian woman, she would hurry to get to her feet, thereby lifting the lower part of Diana's body above the mat. Submission holds were not Astrid's strongest point and her arsenal of holds was quite limited. However, she had no problems with the basic things. Therefore, stepping over Diana's legs, Astrid was going to turn her opponent on her stomach. Yes, that's right. One of these basic things was a Boston crab. And now, if everything had gone smoothly, the Golden Dragon would have landed her ass on the brunette's lower back and then pulled Diana's legs back in a sense trying to tear hem off.