Letting Off Some Steam

"Oh? And what do you plan to do with me when you're done?" Isabella asked in genuine curiosity though she felt like she had a good guess at what the woman had in mind, Bridgette's earlier comments having given her some insight into how her mind worked. It had seemed to her that they had a bit in common with one another, otherwise she would never have given Bridgette the pleasure of facing her in the cage, but whether that was true would be tested in their fight.

As their lock up started Isabella could feel that Bridgette had a decent amount of strength to her though she doubted this was all of it, the woman was likely holding back, testing Isabella just as she was her. Without warning the woman's efforts seemed to double and for a moment Isabella's arms were driven back, but just as she smiled at this development Isabella pushed Bridgette back so that they were even once again. "Not half bad, but you have more right?" Isabella teased, leaning her head forward so that her eyes were level with hers.

"Oh, you have no idea, darling," Bridgette grinned at Isabella's words. "Let's say that none of us will get any sleep tonight, heh."

The redhead felt her opponent pushed harder as well to level their standings again. She grunted, but nothing surprised her quite yet at this stage. This was just warm ups after all, and Isabella seemed to have a similar mindset.

"You have no idea..." Bridgette repeated, before she'd suddenly push even harder this time, but not using her full strength quite yet. "Let's see how you handle this!"

"Such bold claims you make, it will be interesting to see how well you can back them up." Isabella answered once Bridgette began to reveal some of the power she was hiding from her, smiling all the while as she matched her once again. Bridgette was proving herself more interesting by the second as she failed to succumb to the strength of the Northern Queen, impressing Isabella which was by no means an easy feat.

Yet despite the strength Bridgette was already displaying Isabella didn't believe she was at her limit quite yet, Bridgette proving her correct as she suddenly surged forward with new found strength. Isabella this time however had been prepared and didn't give an inch, her muscles finally getting a workout as she held Bridgette at bay with a wide grin on her lips. "Handle what? Did you start pushing harder or something?" Isabella said teasing the woman while she held back her laughter.

"Gh..." Bridgette clicked her tongue as Isabella acted as if nothing happened despite her increased pressuring. This bitch...

Whether it was just an act or not, the redhead did feel a little offended that her strength was brushed off like that. If Isabella wanted to see her full force, then she'd definitely give her. Bridgette kept pushing with her current power for a bit longer, and would suddenly try to push the white haired beauty backwards as much as she could, holding nothing back this time.

"Raaahhhh!" roared the redhead.

This time when Bridgette turned up the heat Isabella couldn't just put on an act and pretend keeping her at bay was too easy for her, even the Northern Queen finding the woman a tough one to keep back. Her lips were no longer curled upward into a wide grin but instead pressed tight into a thin straight line as the effort she was now having to put forth showed clearly on her face, Isabella truly flexing her strength then as well as she kept Bridgette back but only by using all of her strength as well.

"Strong, thats a good thing, but what else can you do?" Isabella asked before giving a little with her arms but not with her legs, Bridgette pushing herself in closer to Isabella until she was near enough that Isabella could bring her knee up and slam it into the woman's midsection.

"More than what you might think..." Bridgette grinned as she felt Isabella was pushed back a bit from her pushing. "You'll find out soon en-ooughh!"

Her words were cut abruptly by the knee that struck her abs, her body bent forward slightly from the impact. B-bitch... the redhead cursed while she endured the pain, but refusing to let the hands of Isabella slip away from her grip. A knee to the midsection during a lockup was a cheap trick she encountered quite often. It wouldn't be enough to bring her down, at least, not at the start of the match.

Gritting her teeth, Bridgette glared at Isabella before she'd strengthen her grip, and attempted to turn around as quick as she could, aiming to toss her opponent towards the furthest corner. It wouldn't do her belly any good, but she needed Isabella to be away for a bit while she recovered.

"Yaaaahhh...!"

While Bridgette being able to stand her ground against Isabella in a contest of strength was impressive already the fact that the woman could endure a shot from Isabella's knee to her stomach without doubling over was doubly so. Most women would have been on their knees after that shot but not Bridgette, the woman might have leaned forward but she remained on her feet pushing back against Isabella, quite a feat for someone who was new to the AFW from what she could tell.

"Not done yet? Thats encouraging, maybe this will be a fun fight after all." Isabella said with her face only a few inches away from Bridgette's, her warm breath washing over the woman's face now that their lock up had brought them closer than ever. It wouldn't be long until their breasts were mashed together, another weapon in their fight to dominate the other, but before it could reach that point Bridgette spun herself around and threw Isabella towards the corner.

Isabella let out a muffled "oof" as she turned away and crashed into the turnbuckles back first, her arms draped over the ropes whiled she looked over at Bridgette waiting for the follow up move. Isabella decided to play hurt a bit, not leaving the corner right away but instead waiting for Bridgette to come at her, and when she did Isabella would bring her boot up and nail her in the head.

Bridgette stumbled around slightly after she tossed Isabella to the corner, her stomach still feeling the knee from earlier as she grimaced slightly. She doubted that someone as big as the white haired beauty would be hurt too much with that little bump compared to what she had, which was why she didn't follow through immediately.

She slowly closing in to the corner instead, keeping her guard up until her midsection felt better, not wanting to make any rash move early on. Bridgette had a feeling that Isabella wasn't going to be one of the easy picks after all. That knee strike told her that much.

"Come on, now, how long are you going to rest there after just a little bump?" she taunted.

Even the best laid plans were useless once the battle began, that was the saying that came to mind as she watched Bridgette play it cautious rather than just charging at her head first, a shame considering the boot she would have given her would have left the crowd throwing money at them. "Just surveying the scenery Bridgette, that and these turnbuckles are rather soft compared to what I'm used to." Isabella said with a smile on her lips that practically screamed sarcasm, patting the cage wall behind her while the red head drew ever nearer.

Isabella knew she wasn't going to catch the woman by surprise with any sort of attack, Bridgette was looking for any hint of movement to justify her continued guard, but she wasn't going to just sit there either. Once Bridgette had taken a few more steps towards her Isabella simply launched herself out of the corner in a sudden burst of acceleration, looking to get her arms around Bridgette and lift her up into the air before dropping the woman behind her.

Bridgette just rolled her eyes at Isabella's comment about the turnbuckle, while keeping a close watch to what her opponent was going to do. She's faced all sort of tricks in her fighting career, so catching her off guard wouldn't be a simple task.

When Isabella suddenly burst out from the corner, however, the speed did slightly catch the redhead off guard, although she maintained her grappling stance, ready to take anything her opponent planned to deliver. Or so she thought. The white haired beauty wrapped her arms around her body instead, and in a quick succession, lifted her up before tossing the redhead behind.

Bridgette grunted as she landed hard on her back with a thud. The slam came off as more surprising than hurt. To be able to lift and throw her like that rather easily wasn't an easy feat after all. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to roll around onto her hands and knees, not wanting to stay down for too long.