Put 'em Up
Both of his body slams resulted as planned, though he could feel moderate bruising blossoming to his right shoulder and chest. As for his hold on the other male's face, that wasn't so successful. Shrike managed to tilt his head to the side, making Tinaro's teeth scrape the right side of his opponent's face, where he had wanted to get a grip. At the loss, a growl of annoyance bubbled in his throat.
The other male momentarily brought his own attacks upon him, rearing up onto his hind legs. Before Tinaro could rear up onto his own hind legs, Shrike wrapped his right foreleg around the left side of Tinaro's neck, which made the older male writhe and squirm under the hold. Without noticing, the claws of Shrike's other foreleg dug into his right shoulder, lacerating the muscle and inflicting searing pain in the area. His opponent soon slammed into his upper chest with his own chest, creating more moderate bruises in that area (Keno clarified that for me). And it didn't end there. Seeing the other male's jaws come down, preparing to grab ahold of his muzzle, Tinaro would sharply swivel his head to his (Tinaro's) left side, feeling his opponent's teeth rake the right side of his snout (Tinaro's right side). More lacerations would appear there, though not as deep as the ones on his right shoulder.
Without hesitation, the chestnut male would rise onto his own back legs, redistributing his weight in the process. He would attempt to bring his forepaws down on the bony part of his opponent's shoulders - Tinaro's right forepaw on Shrike's left shoulder and Tinaro's left forepaw on Shrike's right shoulder - with the intention of shoving the other male with as much force as he could muster from his forelegs, hoping to unbalance the male. Momentarily he would twist his head to his (Tinaro's) right side with his left cheek facing his opponent. He would attempt to shove the left side of his face directly into his opponent's nose, seeking to inflict bruising in the area if not affect the male's smell. Simultaneously he would tilt his chin slightly down as he unhinged his jaws, attempting to bite the fleshy part of Shrike's left cheek, towards the centre of it.
Throughout the fight he kept his defences in place when possible. His weight remained evenly distributed upon all four limbs, eyes narrowed, ears pinned to skull, chin tucked, hackles raised, abdominal muscles tightened, shoulders rolled forward, cheeks scrunched, spine aligned with lowered head and straightened tail.
TINARO vs Shrike for PRACTICE WAR SPAR |
