Dust and Blood

Little time was wasted, she clearly eyed him over as he did the same before indicating he had been correct and giving a verbal cue to begin. Instantly they shifted, he would bend his knees for a more stable position, tail flagging straight out behind him and toes splaying. Ears would pull back against his skull, eyes narrowing and hackles bristling. With one smooth movement he lowered his head over his neck, shoulders hunching forwards.

She was quick, her form lunging towards him. Her feign caught him off guard, as he suddenly pulled his head back only to realize that she was now slamming her shoulder into his own. Pain splintered through his right shoulder as bone collided with bone. His mind was kicking into gear then, and as he registered the woman dropping her head he attempted to make a few quick moves of his own. Tilting his right shoulder down slightly he angled his rump away from the woman, hoping to jam his shoulder into her head.
As he did this he opened his jaw, neck craning as he angled his head down with the intent of catching her left shoulder in his grasp.

Azalea vs. Helios for Practice
Round 1/3
Defenses:
Bent knees, tail straight, toes splayed, ears back, narrowed eyes, hackles raised, head lowered, shoulders rolled forwards.
Attacks:
Angling his backside away from Azalea (thereby swinging his chest/shoulders towards her) and trying to use that momentum to hit her in the head. Hoping to use the momentum to swing his head downwards and grab hold of Azalea?s left shoulder.
Injuries:
Light to moderate bruising on his right shoulder.

"Speech"