Heavyweight Workout

[Highfly]

Alaina wasn't the chattiest woman when she sparred, but she did hear what Astrid said to her as she forcefully kicked out quickly. "Right back at ya." Alaina answered as she kept her stare right on Astrid. Alaina wasn't going to let up though. As soon as Astrid was back up to her feet and ready Alaina would surge in at Astrid, trying to send a flurry of punches, knees and kicks at her! Alaina was going to aim strikes at her body and head hoping to rush her in a frenzy as if she were a tree that the amazon was trying to chop down in the middle of the ring! Alaina was going to start out with a couple body punches and a forearm to the chest before following up with a couple knee shots to the abdomen!

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Astrid's head nodded in recognition of Alaina's words, her smile growing a little wider. She was proud to know she had the honor of facing down an opponent like Alaina, let alone to be praised for her efforts! But as she straightened herself, Astrid reminded herself that this was still a test of strength and prowess that she would need to take as seriously as any match. With that in mind, she clenched her fists, looking on proudly at the Amazon!

Alaina rushed back at Astrid with surprising speed, as she sent blow after blow towards her. With the pressure on, Astrid was forced to think on her feet as she went stumbling backwards, her arms racing to raise a defense. She was forced to guard up and down as quickly as she could, hurrying to keep up with the tempo of Alaina's strikes. But it was a hard pace to adjust to, and the sweat was beading on the Norwegian's brow as she tried to focus. Falling behind, Astrid ended up having to take the knees to the stomach, causing her to bend forward with a groan!

[Highfly]

Astrid was bent forward and Alaina decided to try to show off some agility. It could work out great or it could bite her hard.... she was about to find out if her gamble was to pay off! Alaina jumped up trying to wrap her legs around Astrids head before leaning back to flip Astrid over with a hurricanrana! The amazon wanted to show Astrid that she had to be ready for anything in the ring, and she also wanted to keep her momentum going. If successful she would transition into a headscissor squeeze on Astrid while they laid on the mat. However, this maneuver left room for error as well, and if Astrid could exploit this there were a couple devastating counters Alaina could be in for!

[CaptainL]

Astrid was staggered, bent forward and clutching her gut. But that wasn't anything she didn't think she could deal with anyway, the blonde told herself. She was a resilient woman, and soon she would be able to pick herself back up and keep fighting. If Astrid expected anything to happen next, however...it certainly wouldn't be for Alaina to grab her head in her legs and go for a hurricanrana! The Norwegian was totally taken by surprise, astounded that a woman of Alaina's age and build could even move like that - and she was certainly impressed to see she could!

Going to the mat with her body swinging in an arc, Astrid went down flat under Alaina, still stunned both from such agility and from the force of the landing. As she caught her breath, she was left staring up at the ceiling, her face red and her chest rising and falling rhythmically. "That...was impressive..." she huffed. "I didn't think you'd-RRHK!" Astrid's praise would be cut short mid-sentence, as Alaina's legs were gripping her like a vice!

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"Thanks.... I still have it in m old age..." Alaina said, sounding a bit tired even though she was in control for the moment. She kept her legs on Astrid trying her best to keep the squeeze on! Alaina was all too wary of the pain Astrid could inflict with minimal offense so she was trying to sap the fight out of her with this hold as beat she could!

[CaptainL]

With Alaina's legs still clamped tight around her head, Astrid knew the pressure was on. She clenched her teeth, holding back the urge to scream - but, she told herself, she was stronger than that, and she wouldn't dare give in! She had to prove that, especially to someone as much of a legend and inspiration as Alaina was!

Her hands shaky from the pressure, Astrid raised them to grab at Alaina's shins, coiling her fingers as tightly as she could around her sparring partner's legs. Clenching her teeth, she tried to draw on the strength she needed to pry her legs right off her head!

[Highfly]

Alaina struggled as she tried to keep the hold tight, and her legs were indeed powerful. However, Astrid was strong enough to offset this, creating a big enough opening to escape the headscissor hold! Alaina rolled backwards, shocked at what had transpired for a brief moment. However she did realize Astrid was young, big, incredibly fit and in the title picture. She didn't earn that shot for no reason. Alaina tried her best to make it back up to her feet before Astrid could act, knowing full well that Astrid had the initiative making for a potential bad situation for the older amazon!

[CaptainL]

Groaning and gritting her teeth, Astrid was putting all her effort into this one moment as she fought to wrench Alaina's legs off her head. Alaina's strength was no doubt impressive, and the effort was no small feat - but the Norsewoman was soon able to pull free of Alaina's hold, taking a moment to shake her head and clear herself as she rolled back up to a sitting position.

"Not bad indeed..." Astrid said. She climbed to her feet, taking the time to dust herself off, and waited for Alaina to right herself as well. She wanted to face a woman like Alaina on even terms - but that wouldn't stop her from coming charging back towards her, extending her arm for a clothesline as soon as both of them were situated and ready. "Let's see how quick you are on your feet!"

[Highfly]

Alaina was normally a fast heavyweight but Astrid's surge of adrenaline was too much. Alaina tried to duck and move but she was hammered across her upper chest with the clothesline as Astrid ran her over! "Aaaauuughhhhhh!" Alaina groaned as she fell back, landing hard on her back as Astrid took control of the spar. Alaina kicked the mat weakly a couple times as she laid there, shaking her head and trying to get back up to her feet after a thunderously powerful impact! Astrid really did pack a punch and the amazon was now left reeling as she struggled to recover. Between her tournament loss to Linda and Astrids showing here Alaina was starting to reconsider how difficult it was going to be to get a shot at heavyweight gold once again.

[CaptainL]

It seemed that Astrid had caught Alaina unawares, and she was perfectly content with that. The Norwegian smirked to herself as she skidded past Alaina, watching as the veteran fell back to the mat. She stopped for a moment to collect herself, wiping sweat from her brow and placing her hands on her hips as she glanced back.

"Whew! Looks like I've still got my head in the game..." Astrid muttered to no one in particular. She then looked back around at the grounded Alaina, and decided it was now time for her to try and keep the Amazon down, as she dropped forward to perform a splash on top of Alaina's body!