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

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Diana would have loved to have told the story of how she vanquished Astrid Arvidsson so easily. She could already imagine the stories in her head - of how Astrid forced all of her might into lifting the Italian high up into the air, only to be daptly countered by a suave and clever response from the Italian. Such a story would have been a fabricated one needless to say, as any imagined moments of turning the motion against Astrid with a hurricanra or otherwise would stay just that.

Imagined.

Brought up too far, too quickly and too suddenly, Diana would be too focused on what was about to happen to her own frame over what she could have been doing to Astrid's. Try as she might to tense her back, there was next to no bracing to be done as Astrid brought her down to earth. With how sudden and desperate the lift was, Diana's upper body and shoulders were more pointed against the canvas than in a usual powerbomb as she came down to earth. It was the shorter distance that had done Diana in - or rather the fact that Astrid had begun bringing Diana down to earth before her upper half had time to catch up with her lower. There was less agony to be had with the shorter lift and shorter fall, but it was more focused on the Italian's upper body. For a moment, Diana would need to rub her shoulders to bring the sensation back to them.

A moment that was taken fully advantage of by her muscular foe.

With her thick legs grabbed by the keen mitts of Astrid, Diana could but try and fail to prevent a roll as Astrid so easily slid said legs beneath her armpits before turning the Italian over. Extending her arms out as far as she could either side, Diana for a moment would be able to hold the blonde at bay, stopping her from fully turning her onto her front. Only for Astrid to simply power on through, with another strong flex of her muscles across her entire frame!

What came in response to a triangle choke was a double legged Boston crab - one that when applied by a pure powerhouse by Astrid soon had Diana bent neatly into a curve. It was a simple hold, perhaps one of the simplest in all of wrestling. But if anything, such a fact only added to the torture, as Astrid could focus purely on bending and pulling Diana's legs out of her sockets. As if the motion itself was a spiteful counter to Diana's own wicked use of her legs in nearly strangling Astrid out cold. In the face of such an effective submission dead centre of the ring, Diana's arms would take a moment or two to even quiver and shake against the canvas given the numbness in her shoulders.

Leaving the Italian to do but one thing instead.

Scream.

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It wasn't the first time Astrid had used this variation of the powerbomb. Although this was definitely the first time the Golden Dragon had encountered so many problems on her way. The main of these problems was that Diana managed to deprive her of a huge amount of strength. As sad as it was to admit it, Astrid knew that another second or two and everything would have ended not in her favor.

But, nevertheless, the Italian woman did not have time to react, as a result, the descendant of the great Vikings drived her body into the mat. Due to the specific angle of the fall, most of the damage was taken by the brunette's shoulders. At first, Astrid did not attach much importance to this, because she simply did not have time to think about anything.

Feeling great problems with breathing, the Golden Dragon caught herself thinking that she needed not only to restore oxygen in her blood, but also to somehow keep Diana in place. A passive action like leaving the ring would be an unforgivable mistake on her part. Therefore, she decided to use one of the simplest, but still effective submission holds.

Despite the fact that the Golden Dragon tried to act quickly, the former champion resisted at the moment when Astrid grabbed her legs in an attempt to turn her over on her stomach. It was easy to guess that Diana did not want to let the blonde close her in the hold at all. However, it seemed that the effects of the powerbomb were still palpable and Diana's resistance was broken when Astrid strained her muscles and jerked her opponent once again.

When Diana was on her stomach, the Golden Dragon immediately landed her ass on the brunette's back. It was not difficult for her to feel that the Italian woman was trying to cope with her weight. However, it was at this second that the fact that Diana's shoulders received most of the damage from the powerbomb played an evil trick on her. Unable to withstand the weight of the Golden Dragon, Diana flattened completely on the mat. Now nothing else kept the descendant of the great Vikings from pulling Diana's legs, filling her muscles and joints with pain.

The painful cry of the former champion echoed through the arena. Hardly anyone would have found the courage to say that Diana had a less athletic physique than Astrid. Even the blonde herself was well aware that her rival had no less muscles than she had. But now it practically did not play any role. When it comes to such powerful women as Diana and Astrid, any submission hold turns into a real torture.

The current situation perfectly demonstrated this. Despite the fact that they were both strong and muscular, first Astrid was trapped, and now Diana. A small amount of irony was added by the fact that it was with the help of her legs that Diana threw Astrid to the pernicious situation. And now it was Diana's legs that were in extreme danger.

"Pppf... haaa... pppf... haaa..." the Norwegian woman focused on deep inhalations through her nose and slow exhalations through her mouth.

Feeling her blood becoming more and more oxygenated by the second, the Golden Dragon allowed herself to smile. Now she felt as if the match had started a few moments ago. Along with the oxygen, her true strength began to return to her. And it didn't bode well for Diana. Realizing that it would be a very long match, the Golden Dragon wanted to damage her opponent's body as much as possible now. And so her next move was obvious. Using the strength that had returned to her, she intended to lean back even more in order to increase the pressure on Diana's legs and back!

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Astrid had rather fairly spread the damage across Diana's frame, what with the powerbomb aching her top half before her torturous submission saw fit to do the same to Diana's lower. Not that Astrid was out to be fair though. If anything, she probably felt the adrenaline surge through her, inspiring her to wrench Diana all the harder in her leg based submission! For revenge not only for the choke hold applied seconds ago, but everything Diana had done to her thus far!

The initial refusal of Astrid's challenge!

The scathing social media retorts!

The funeral from hell!

Memories of them all likely fuelled Astrid to give it her all despite this being her opening hold on the Italian, with her victim naturally screaming all the whilst at the mercy of the powerful blonde. Even on the off chance that Diana wanted to submit, doing so would bare her no fruit in this variety of match up!

Worse was still to come in this brutal hold as Astrid's body began to fill up on air. Soon, a brutal submission was to come a near back breaking one - inspiring Diana in turn to commit to the most liveliest of motions she could!

Knowing full well a rope break would bare her as much fruit in escaping this submission as a tap out would, Diana would look to crawl all the same. Pulling her strong figure across the ring with her fingers near ripping at the fabric, Diana didn't so much have the ropes in mind as her target to reach, but the spot beneath them. In her desperation brought on by Astrid's brutal submission, Diana could only think as to try and crawl her figure out of the ring - and out of Astrid's grip!

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Astrid remembered perfectly well that she would not be able to win with the help of this submission hold. Not because this hold was considered simple, but because under the terms of this match, only the woman who stays on her feet at the end will win. But despite this, the Golden Dragon was getting real pleasure at that moment.

Diana's screams pleasantly tickled the blonde's ears. And the harder Astrid pulled Diana's legs, the louder her screams became. This was definitely not the best side of the Norwegian woman's character. But she was really vindictive. She really wanted to make Diana pay both for the hold she locked Astrid in and for everything that had happened since their first meeting. Therefore, the blonde spared no effort in trying to tear her rival's legs off.

However, soon enough, the former champion realized that she needed to do something, because otherwise she risked being left without legs, given how hard Astrid pulled them. The rope break couldn't help her because of hardcore rules, so the brunette had only two options left. Either try to start resisting in an attempt to make Astrid's arms tired, or...

Diana, literally clinging to the surface of the mat, began to crawl to the edge of the ring. The audience gave a loud shout of approval, supporting the brunette. Astrid wasn't as happy as they were. When Diana began to move, the Golden Dragon had no way left to maintain the stable position.

And although the descendant of the great Vikings was not going to simplify her rival's task, continuing to make efforts to pull her legs, Diana reached her destination. When the brunette grabbed the edge of the ring, Astrid's back pressed against the ropes. She understood that if she did not let go of the Italian woman, then most likely she would fall face down on the mat. Therefore, although with great reluctance, Astrid let go of Diana's legs.

"Damn..." she swore softly.

The ropes slightly pushed Astrid to the center of the ring, which made her take a few steps forward. Well. The exchange of submissions holds ended with a score of one-one. Regaining her balance and straightening up to her full height, the Golden Dragon hurried to turn around so as not to lose sight of her rival, because she did not want to get a sudden stab in the back.

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Diana couldn't believe she'd made it so far so quickly. A part of her thought the brute strength of Astrid would win out, with the biceps of the blonde pulling to force Diana into an even tighter curve. There would be very little crawling to be done, if at all, if Astrid was successful in forcing Diana into a neat little circle.

But not one to complain at her success, Diana pulled with such force that the moment Astrid let go, she nearly went rumbling out of the arena. Top half hanging over the apron with her back still in agony, Diana dared not wait a second longer in such a precarious position out of fear of what her foe might have done. The appearance of Astrid didn't suggest to Diana that she'd be under threat of the blonde barrelling out of the ring in an effort to stomp on Diana's top half and spike her onto the thin mats outside, but Diana at this point wasn't putting anything past her foe. Diana after all, had done her very best to make this feud as personal as possible.

Closing in to check on Diana out of courtesy and nothing more, the Italian would be laying at the very edge of the ring soon enough. Pushing herself as to be laying flat as opposed to halfway down the side of the ring, Diana put those muscles to work soon enough as she began to quite literally climb her figure up the ropes. To a stand, mind. Nothing further.

Needing the aid of the ropes entirely to pull herself straight, Diana would take that moment to soothe her back whilst shooting a glance towards the center of the ring.

She had absolutely no confidence in the idea of Astrid simply standing idly by as Diana pulled herself straight, but she could hope.

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Despite the fact that Astrid and Diana were in different weight categories, in their case it was a pure formality. Both women were of the same height, and the difference in their weight was only two kilograms. Therefore, the audience was sure that two such powerful women would do everything possible to literally break each other.

However, each coin has two sides. With such great physical strength, to the same extent both of them had amazing endurance. Astrid managed to demonstrate this by getting out of the choke hold, and Diana demonstrated it by reaching the edge of the ring, despite the fact that her body was literally bent like a bagel.

Turning around, the Golden Dragon tilted her head to the side, which caused the crunch of her neck joints to be heard. Looking at Diana, who was beginning to recover from the torture her back and legs had gone through, she still couldn't quite believe what was happening. And hardly anyone could blame Astrid for that.

Imagine that you drink the same coffee every day, to which the barista always added caramel syrup. And then this caramel syrup was replaced with cherry one. About the same thing the blonde was feeling right now. She was used to the fact that Diana used everything in her power to avoid direct confrontation. Starting from the banal escape from the ring, ending with an attempt to fence off Astrid with a whole crowd of actors.

Yes, Astrid knew that sooner or later Diana would become serious. But only now, when they were on opposite sides of the ropes, the Golden Dragon fully realized that in order to defeat this woman and earn a chance to become the first openweight champion, she would not only have to give everything she has, but maybe also to go beyond her own capabilities. This thought stirred her soul.

"Do you feel the same way?" The Norwegian woman wondered, mentally turning to her rival.

Not going to wait for the brunette to fully rise to her feet, the Golden Dragon rushed forward. There was an obstacle in the form of ropes between them, which greatly limited the number of options for Astrid. And thanks to one blue-haired woman, she remembered well that a spear in such a situation is far from the most rational option. However, thanks to her recent matches, she has gained a huge amount of experience. And now she knew that sometimes simple things are the most effective.

Therefore, when there was only a step and a half between her and Diana, the Golden Dragon intended to put her left shoulder forward. Yes, there were ropes between them, but considering her weight, it would hardly have prevented her from ramming the Italian woman with a simple but powerful shoulder block. She really learned a lot thanks to the rivals she went through. Therefore, instead of taking an unjustified risk, as was the case with the spear, Astrid intended to throw Diana off the edge of the ring in a much safer way for Astrid herself!

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Diana practically cut open her lip with how hard she chewed into it the moment she heard Astrid began to pace. She didn't need to look to know the blonde was coming right for her - opting for a straight path as opposed to bouncing off the ropes behind her for momentum. The blonde wouldn't need much to send Diana literally flying off of the apron, and that was simply fact. There was no point in Diana pretending as if she could have braced hard enough to stonewall Astrid, even if she were at full strength. The best she could have hoped for were her legs flying back whilst her arms still hung to the ropes. But even then, such a position would have practically have begged Astrid to take advantage of.

So whilst the Italian could not brace for the strike to come, she could still resist. With her body still somewhat crouched over, and only one leg straight beneath her, the Italian opted to play possum all the way up until Astrid was within striking distance. A feat made easier by the fact that the Italian was legitimately hurting.

From there, the Italian would outright force herself to rise - with a knee coming through the middle and top ropes. Not to actively strike at Astrid - but more to simply serve as a landing pad for the incoming blonde. Diana didn't have to kick at her foe, if Astrid ran into said kick herself!

Praying that her strike would catch Astrid clean enough in her rock hard abs to wound her, Diana then looked to commit to quite the theatrical display. Well, theatrical for a woman with little splendor to her wrestling repertoire.

For Diana would then tilt her body as to have her head and shoulders outright back in the ring, with one leg following as to press said foot to the bottom rope. From there, Diana would heave her frame back - building force upon herself akin to a spring, before outright giving way. To launch herself back into the ring and right at Astrid - with her right arm raised up and high!

In an effort to catch Astrid's head and pull it right down to earth! Ala slingshot DDT!

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Our street will have a holiday, too. This is what Astrid has always believed in. In this she was very much like her best friend, Charlotte. They both believed that hard work is always rewarded. Yes, sometimes it takes a disastrously long time. But if you do not give up and go forward with your head held high, then you will definitely come to success.

Therefore, the Golden Dragon intended to make every effort to surpass Diana today. And the best way to start going for it was to throw the brunette out of the ring. Her plan was quite simple, but she was sure that it would be a good bridgehead. But... life is not made up of pleasures alone...

Astrid was convinced of this at the very moment when Diana abruptly turned to the side and threw her knee between the ropes. The Golden Dragon's abs were made of steel, even the Belly Queen knew about it. But the fact is that it played absolutely no role at that moment because the blonde simply did not have time to strain her abs to protect herself from the sudden attack of her rival.

"Guah..." she gasped in a strangled voice at the moment when Diana's knee crashed into her bare stomach.

It was hard to compare with anything. If she had been prepared for this, it was unlikely that it would have had such harsh consequences. But she hadn't been. Because of this, the Golden Dragon staggered back a step, covering her stomach with her hands and leaning forward slightly. She desperately tried to take a breath, but her body seemed to turn to stone at that moment.

For Diana, this was an opportunity she wasn't going to miss. Demonstrating amazing dexterity, she used ropes to soar into the air. And her plans were not only to return into the ring, but also to show why she allowed herself such audacious behavior throughout their conflict.

Grabbing Astrid's head, the Italian woman fell on her back, sending the blonde down with such speed that Astrid heard a whistle in her ears. There was nothing she could do. Her forehead crashed into the mat and a white veil covered her eyes. The impact was so great that her body rolled forward. For a moment, the Golden Dragon involuntarily took a sitting position, but then her upper body leaned back. The descendant of the great Vikings was sprawled on her back, and her empty gaze was directed at the ceiling. Shit.

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Diana wasn't confident she could pull off such an abrupt and sudden DDT variant - all the more so given it was hardly one she was known for. And a match for the biggest prize in LAW was hardly the place to pull it out for the first time.

And yet, the Italian would find luck to be on her side as she brought the bigger blonde down to earth - head first with her arm wrapped tight around Astrid's skull. Diana felt such a rush of energy from pulling off the splendid move that she near enough brought her legs up in front of her after falling to her back, in preparation of a kip up to really get the blood flowing and perhaps even the crowds roaring at that display of theatrical grace. Instead, she'd roll to her side to slip upon her knees - with muscle memory nearly kicking in as she reached for Astrid's leg to hook it. Stopping herself just shy of trying to apply a pinfall in a last woman standing match, Diana would near-effortlessly transition that pinfall posture into hooking Astrid's meaty thigh under her arm. Raising her own legs to then scissor around it, Diana looked to weaken the base of the mighty woman in a sudden and forceful leg-hook, as her arms flexed with great might to really put that limb through the wringer.

Though the Italian had little confidence this would bare much more fruit than simply slowing Astrid down, as Diana remained fully aware of the fact that the position of the two of them allowed Astrid plenty of escape attempts in regards to the use of the ropes. Though simply clutching them would naturally give her no relief, given that she would have to suffer the inability to make a rope break that Diana herself had just experienced!

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Astrid's mind slowly began to return to normal. In a way, it was like rebooting a very old computer. The blonde blinked several times and only after that the feelings began to return to her. And, of course, the first thing she felt was a wild headache.

The pain almost immediately reminded her of what had happened a moment ago. Diana, having avoided her attack, performed a truly outstanding move, smashing the Golden Dragon's head into the mat with such force that the descendant of the great Vikings literally blacked out for a second or two.

Involuntarily, Astrid pressed her palm to her forehead, completely forgetting that the match was going on. This was a sure sign that she still needed some time to realize that the danger in the face of Diana had not disappeared anywhere. But the Italian woman did not wait for Astrid to understand this, instead she hooked the blonde's leg.

Perhaps someone managed to understand that Diana got a little carried away and forgot that today a pin is not something with which she can get a victory. However, Astrid was in no condition to think about it. In addition, even with this small mistake, Diana acted quickly enough, changing the position of her legs in order to wrap around Astrid's leg.

"Gggghhhh!!!!" The Golden Dragon groaned through clenched teeth.

Pain like this had only one at least relatively useful quality. When the Italian woman began to squeeze Astrid's hip while trying to injure her knee joint, the Golden Dragon roused as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her head.

Turning her head to the side, the blonde estimated the distance to the ropes and the edge of the ring. However, she quickly came to the conclusion that she should not try to repeat the feat of her rival, since her head was still not in the best condition. Yes, she could have tried to crawl to the edge of the ring, but the risk of damaging the knee joint was too great. Therefore...

The Golden Dragon bit her lower lip in order to distract at least to some extent from the pain in her leg. She knew that in a second the pain would multiply. How did she know that? Well... Astrid intended to jerk sharply to the side and turn on her left side. Her face contorted due to the fact that the pressure on her knee joint increased many times at that moment. But she didn't do it out of masochistic motives. She did it because in this position she is more or less free to use her other leg.

So the next thing Astrid was going to do was use every inch of her free leg muscles. Bending this leg at the knee, she intended to straighten it in the direction of Diana's head. And then again. And again. And again. She intended to continue until the Italian woman let her go. Yes, in this position it was difficult for her to aim clearly, so she knew that some of those kicks would not hit her opponent's head. But in this case, Astrid would not complain if some of these kicks would hit the breasts, arms, collarbones or other parts of the brunette's body.