Ambre Brault vs Astrid Ostberg

[Bearhug Goddess]

Ambre hit hard but Astrid did too, there was no doubt that the two wrestlers were going to finish this match with their bodies full of bruises. But Ambre was probably the one who was going to have the most injury, already her arm, then her chest then her stomach, there is no doubt that she was going to suffer for several more days after this match and that she was going to have to slow down on her training during this period of time. But it was wrestling and that pleased Ambre and the spectators of this match.

Although the Black Pearl was in difficulty, she did not give up and continued to fight. She was always looking to outdo herself in this match, even though her stomach screamed in pain with every Forearm smash she delivered to Astrid's jaw, she continued to punch and roar even harder. To stop was to admit defeat, to admit that one was weaker than one's opponent and it was also to miss a chance of losing the match... Above all, she must not stop!

One blow, two blows, three blows... Each blow was well placed, quite powerful and pushed Astrid back to the ropes behind her. Only a few steps left before the Norsewoman finds herself with her back to the ropes once again and imposing her vision of this match on everyone. She was going to win this match and to do that, she only had to deliver one last blow, a fourth and final Forearm smash on Astrid's jaw!

But this last shot missed its target. Astrid had not given up and was still as combative as ever! She not only dodged the Frenchwoman's blow but she also countered her, taking advantage of her size to grab the Black Pearl's wrists before lifting her into the air and throwing her to the ground with a powerful German suplex!

“Uuughhhhhhh....!”

A long sigh of pain came from the French woman who remained lying on her back. Both of her hands instinctively hid her chest and stomach, the two places where Astrid had just hit her, and she closed her eyes. Ambre was tired, she had taken a good number of blows and had given everything in this duel, she had to quickly regain her strength and for that, she panted heavily while remaining weak for a few seconds.

[CaptainL]

Every punch that Ambre landed against Astrid rattled her - her teeth chattered and her head spun. She was starting to see stars, and the damage Ambre was doing to her made those stars that much brighter; she teetered uneasily on her footing, her body swaying back and forth and threatening to give way. But no matter how hard she was being hit, or how much it hurt, Astrid wasn't going to give in - she had promised to give Ambre a fight worthy of the champion she was, and she had no intention to go back on her decision! She was staggering back more and more with every blow, until she could feel her weight sway and bow to the side, threatening to drag her off her footing. But Astrid had made up her mind - if she was going to go down, she was going to take Ambre down with her. And it was right then that she was able to make good on that promise, circling around behind the Black Pearl's back and scooping her up off her feet!

Astrid hissed under her breath, gritting her teeth and straining against her opponent's weight. Ambre weighed more than she did, after all, and the strain of this match was beginning to take its toll on her...but not to the point where she was going to slow down for even a second! She began to teeter backward under the burden of Ambre's weight, swaying to and fro...but just as it seemed her balance was about to give way, Astrid suddenly hurled herself straight down, slamming her opponent head-first into the mat!

When the two women landed, it shook the ring with the sound of a loud thud, causing cheers to ring out from everywhere! Now, Ambre had gone down - and by all accounts, the force with which Astrid had dropped her seemed to flatten her then and there! For a moment, the Norsewoman lay there panting, trying to draw the air back into her lungs. Her head was still spinning and her vision hazy after that. But it didn't take her long to recognize that Ambre was down, and she wasn't trying to get back up this time! That meant she was more vulnerable than ever - and Astrid was ready to swoop in and take advantage of that fact!

"RRRGH-!!" Sucking in a breath to draw on her strength when she needed it most, Astrid dug her heels into the mat and pushed up with her hips and shoulders, trying to bridge her weight. Her body was sore and aching all over, and it felt like she was being held down with weights - but she would try and push past it nonetheless, hoisting herself higher! If all worked out, she intended to bring Ambre's shoulders to the mat and go for the pin!

[Bearhug Goddess]

While the duel of chops and strikes began to lean towards victory for the Black Pearl, Astrid quickly put an end to this domination by ending this duel cleanly with a simple German Suplex. The surprise, Astrid's strength and Ambre's fatigue played a huge role and even if the Frenchwoman had a mind of steel which pushed her to always get up and never give up, this time she could not get up. Was it because heris head had just hit the mat hard? Or was she simply at the limit of her endurance? Maybe a bit of both...

Ambre lay on the mat, panting slowly but harshly, feeling her body burning and unable to move. She was forced to recover her strength, it was her second moment of weakness in the match and given the fight that the two wrestlers offered to the spectators, many saw this as the end of this match. Even though Astrid was also in bad condition, she was still the only one capable of moving and continuing to fight and she naturally took advantage of it.

The Black Pearl may not have been able to move and had her eyes closed but she could clearly feel a weight pressing her and her shoulders against the mat. Everything started to get slow around, especially as the referee hit her hand against the mat for the first time.

“ONE!”

It's not true... Not now... Ambre quickly understood that she was in a bad situation, in a very bad situation even because the match was going to end in the next two seconds if she didn't get out quickly. It was the first pinfall of this match and she didn't want it to be the last... Especially if she was the one receiving it! She gritted her teeth and tried to move, wriggling slightly...

"TWO !"

Time was running out! Ambre now had less than a second to free herself otherwise she would have lost this match. Everything seemed silent around her and her body felt so heavy. That last second was the longest second of his life but fortunately, it wasn't the last second of this match.

“NGHHHHHH!..”

A growl was heard from the lips of the French woman who finally pushed Astrid to the side, using her entire body to push back the giantess, her arms, her legs and her hips. She even ended up turning over on her stomach and opening her eyes again, even if her gaze was a little lost and her vision was quite blurry. She was going to need more time to recover her strength but at least she hadn't lost this match!

[CaptainL]

Perhaps the German suplex was a simple move, as far as throws went. But it was dependable. It was reliable. It was a cornerstone of any self-respecting powerhouse's arsenal for good reason - and in Astrid's case, it was a move she had practiced to perfection! When she threw herself back through the air, bringing Ambre along for the ride, the Frenchwoman had nowhere to go but straight down - where she landed with a loud thump, sending the canvas rippling beneath her! And from there, Astrid was ready to fall back on one reason in particular she liked the German suplex. If she bridged up her back and put some more pressure against Ambre, she could transition smoothly into a pin - and a pin she was sure would be a hard one to break, coming right off such a hard landing!

Astrid could hear the cheers of all the fans as she sank in the pressure of the pin. Her teeth locked into a grimace, and her body went firm; the veins in her neck bulged against the power she was forcing herself to exert. Astrid was giving this all she had. And yet, she was still awaiting the moment Ambre would break the hold. This was more than an attempt to win the match - for Astrid, this was a test of Ambre's fortitude, her willpower, and her desire to win. If Ambre really had the makings of a champion in her, she would surely be able to find the strength she needed to kick out now! Astrid was waiting to see if she had it in her or not, and it was all up to Ambre to prove that. Luckily, though...Ambre ensured that the Norsewoman would not be disappointed, when she shoved Astrid off of her!

The Norwegian heavyweight went tumbling off to the side; the weight of her own fatigue was dragging her down just as much as it caused Ambre to lag. She dropped onto her stomach face-down against the mat, where for a time she lay there panting to get the breath back in her lungs. Then, though, Astrid raised her head, shaking out her hair. She set her eyes on Ambre, and with a firm push, she shoved herself back up onto her knees! Ambre had to have no small amount of strength in her to pull off such an escape. But Astrid wanted to test how far that would get her! She wanted to see what else the Black Pearl could escape from!

"Let's turn things up a little..." Astrid huffed under her breath. Crawling forward on her hands and knees, she went to get behind her opponent. There, she would reach out to grab Ambre by the arms, stretching them out to the sides just as she hauled her full weight up off the mat to try and pull her foe to her feet! If all went well, Astrid would lift Ambre up with her - while locking her in a Nelson hold!

[Bearhug Goddess]

Astrid's pinfall could have ended the match, given the Frenchwoman's fatigue which was beginning to be felt after all the blows she had received and her position which was not to her advantage when she was crushed by her opponent. She shouldn't just push Astrid away, she should use all her strength to try to make her flinch, but luckily, it worked.

But at what cost ? Ambre had survived that first pinfall but she wasn't able to do anything else at the moment. Her whole body was burning, she felt heavy and weak and yet, she still wanted to fight and wanted to win this match. Her victory was still possible, she felt it, but she had to first recover a little strength before she could resume her fight against Astrid, but the Norsewoman didn't give her that time, at least she would have to continue to suffer during that time.

"Aaaargh!.."

The Black Pearl's arms found herself locked between the arms of her opponent who forced her to her feet to trap her in a Nelson hold. It was painful, the French girl's arms found themselves stretched in the air and behind her which forced her to submit, in part. She gritted her teeth and to show her displeasure, Ambre slammed her foot against the mast several times and moved her shoulders slightly to make the hold less painful.

[CaptainL]

After the relentless assault she had taken - both at the hands of Astrid herself and from her own exhaustion after fighting her way through the punishments her opponent had in store for her - when Ambre went down, she stayed there. Everyone watched from the edges of their seats, their attention too absorbed on the moment playing out before them to so much as take a breath, lest they miss a second of the action. For all anyone knew, the match could end here - and no one would be surprised if it did, knowing how hard Ambre had been hit. Yet, everyone who had seen the incredible odds Ambre had been willing to fight through, and the punishment she had endured only to keep on swinging, knew that anything was possible. And when Ambre managed to force her way out of the pin, sending Astrid sprawling over to the side, it was that determination shining through - which earned her a proud cheer from all onlookers!

Astrid, however, wasn't going to stop there! With a huff, she accepted that if what she'd already done hadn't been enough to stop Ambre, she would just have to try harder! Crawling behind the Black Pearl, she managed to restrain her arms from behind - and there, she shoved her way to her feet, hoisting Ambre up into a Nelson hold! She grit her teeth, and her muscles went firm as she held on for dear life, twisting her opponent's arms out to the side - her own body was burning from the effort she demanded of it. But she couldn't stop now, and she couldn't slow down. Astrid had a message to put forth to Ambre, and that was that no matter how much faith the Frenchwoman had in herself, if she wanted to step up to Astrid, she wouldn't make things easy!

Ambre was fighting back too, of course - she had made it her purpose to prove to the world she was capable of taking down Astrid, and she wasn't going to let this stop her! Even when Astrid wrenched her arms back in her grasp, she still twisted and turned, trying to wriggle herself free of the hold! Astrid snorted under her breath as she narrowed her eyes in frustration. If Ambre wanted to make things hard...she'd make things hard, all right! She drew in a deep breath and cranked back at her arms with all her might, as though trying to pull Ambre's arms right out of their sockets! Still, it was hard to keep up with Ambre's resistance, especially when Astrid was growing more and more fatigued. Her grip was growing weaker, and her hands began to drift down along Ambre's arms, further and further from their point of attachment.

[Bearhug Goddess]

Pushing Astrid back during the pinfall was already tiring for the Black Pearl but now she had to deal with her Nelson Hold which continued to weaken her body second by second. Ambre had done well to devote her training to endurance in her last months, she would not have lasted long if she had the same strength as when she joined LAW, she would surely have collapsed from fatigue just after the bearhug contest. Despite her very incorfotable position, the Frenchwoman found the time to remember the most notable moments of this match, whether she was in domination or dominated, and this made her smile slightly.

She felt strong and powerful after going so hard against the former heavyweight champion but she knew it wasn't enough. Deep down, she knew that she could still do better and completely defeat Astrid but for that she would need both of her arms. Her two arms which were currently locked in a Nelson hold which continued to weaken the French woman's arms and apply pain to her shoulders, she had to get rid of them before it was too late and she suspected well that her stamina was depleting more quickly than Astrid's.

“Mnnnhhhh!... Enoughhhh!!”

Ambre had to use her whole body if she wanted to free herself and not just her arms, and that meant her waist as well. She was smaller than her opponent, enough so that her head was at the level of Astrid's jaw who had already suffered a good number of Forearm smashes several seconds ago already. The Norsewoman was strong but not invincible and Ambre had not forgotten that her last strike had failed so she threw her head back, headbutting Astrid on the jaw in hopes of stunning and weakening her. If she succeeded, The Black Pearl quickly freed her arms before turning around to face Astrid to hug her with another bearhug.

[CaptainL]

Astrid grit her teeth, latching her fingers as tightly as she could around Ambre's wrists as she pulled back more and more, trying to stretch out the tendons in her arms as far as they could go. She could feel the slack beginning to set in; one finger broke free, and then another. Each time, Astrid's hold on Ambre was beginning to drift away. With that fact looming over her shoulder, and the sheer bull-headed determination she had witnessed from the Frenchwoman up to this point, Astrid was convinced that Ambre breaking free from the hold wasn't a matter of if, but a matter of when. All she could do, then, was to keep the pressure on her as long as she could, to make sure she could stretch the potential of the hold to its furthest! If Ambre was going to escape, Astrid would just make sure she was suffering more when she did!

What Astrid wasn't counting on, however, was that Ambre would snap back at her - throwing her head behind her to ram the back of her skull straight into the Norwegian's jaw! Astrid cried out in pain from the impact, her head cracking back in an arc; she was forced to abandon her grasp on Ambre's arms to grab for her aching chin instead, rubbing at it to try and dull the pain. But that meant she was vulnerable. And while she was vulnerable, Ambre was able to go in for the kill, slipping behind Astrid to lift her into a bear hug! Astrid was already growing weary from the strain she was under - now, it felt like all the air was being crushed out of her lungs as Ambre's arms squeezed inward, flattening her ribs in her grasp!

"Rrgh-!!" Her teeth locked in a grimace, Astrid desperately tried to twist and turn back and forth, kicking her legs, hoping to loosen Ambre's grip just a little. She had believed herself to have the stronger of the two bear hugs - but when she was being forced to endure Ambre's in her current state, it hit her that much harder!

[Bearhug Goddess]

The Black Pearl was in a delicate situation and knew she had to act quickly and efficiently to avoid losing this fight and rendering her arms unusable due to fatigue from the Nelson Hold. But Ambre was still determined to defeat Astrid and worse, she still had this bitter feeling in her throat of not having been able to give the last Forearm smash during their strike contest. It was now or never to be able to take revenge for the dodge and the counter she received with a headbutt to the jaw.

The Norsewoman's head tilted back following the headbutt and her arms were weakened, enough for Ambre to free herself rather easily. The Frenchwoman turned around to face her opponent and it was the perfect moment to take revenge once again for a hold she had received several minutes ago, the bearhug. Her arms were quite tired but she could still hug her opponent, no time to think about whether it would be effective or not because the main thing was simply to get revenge and return the holds and blows she had takken in this match.

“Nghhhh !!”

Ambre gritted her teeth as she locked Astrid in her arms, squeezing her with all her strength, at least all she had, to suffocate Astrid against her. She could feel her opponent struggling as she moved her legs in all directions but it didn't work. The Black Pearl simply bent her legs to make her position more stable before lifting her opponent even higher, high enough that Astrid's chest was pressed against her face while she continued to press Astrid down with her two powerful arms.

[CaptainL]

Both Astrid and Ambre were out to demonstrate their strength against each other - and when it came to strength, there were few displays more celebrated in the wrestling world than that of the bear hug. Considering that both women had practiced such a move and honed it into a key component of their arsenal, it was no surprise that both of them were making good use of it now! They had traded bear hugs back and forth, and now, Ambre had grabbed Astrid to keep her under control with one of her own! This was a statement just as much as it was a tactic toward victory. Ambre wanted to show, in locking Astrid into her grasp, that she was strong enough to keep even a notorious powerhouse like Astrid Ostberg at bay. When she lifted the Norsewoman higher into the air, scooping her off her feet...it was hard to deny her strength!

The higher Ambre lifted Astrid, the more the crowd cheered for her! "Ooohs" and "aahhhs" filled the air, and many a fan clapped and chanted for Ambre! If the Black Pearl wanted to show the world she was capable of great feats of strength, she had picked a good one, lifting a woman who was not only bigger than her but a notorious powerhouse in her own right! As Astrid was lifted higher, her teeth gnashed in a grimace, and her face grew red under the pressure. She twisted and turned, rocking her hips from side to side and kicking her legs - but no matter how hard it she tried, it didn't seem like she could make much headway! Now, the fans were watching more intently than ever - would Astrid even make it? Could Ambre's iron grip outlast even her incredible stamina?