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Tessa stood in silence, her crimson eyes focused on the smart mouthed opponent she was to face. She sized him up, taking in his stance and mannerisms, he was certainly different from last time. The way he held himself at that distance seemed to imply he was far more confident than he was even during their last bout, hands at a relaxed guard but his weight shifted to his front ever so slightly as he spoke.
"Mhm" the rhino grunted as she undid the straps that held her weapons in place, letting them fall to the ground with a loud clank each "It's how we do something back home, if someone challenges you to a fair fight, you comply."
She set to removing her boots, leaving them half laced up at her side before stripping off her iconic sweater and sleeves, leaving her body girded only by matte black compression gear. Finally she removed a leather band from her wrist and ried back her hair into a low ponytail before stepping forward several feet away from her gear and settling into her own stance. Hands raised, fingers loosely curled into fists and nearly meeting at the peak of a triangle her forearms formed in front of her while she planted her right foot and rose up slightly onto the ball of her left. Unlike her usual stances, Tessa kept herself high and springy judging from how she lightly bounced in a rhythm while keeping her eyes fixed on Cecil
"When you're ready"

Tessa stood and swayed in her high stance, never faltering even in her impassive expression, her aura didn't even flash up as he made a feint to get a reaction.
He was careful, that much was the same, but it was nothing Tessa herself wasn't prepared for after spending the last few days in the mountains with her ruthless big sister.
"A feint isnt much use unless you're closer" She finally spoke up "From that far away you'd give an opponent plenty of time to ready for a counter. It's better if you're in striking distance so I have reason to react on reflex..."
Tessa narrowed her eyes at Cecil in annoyance "Are you going to get that close or just try to make me flinch?"

He was quick, but so was she...
Tessa's feet shifted turning her body slightly, putting her out of the direct line of fire for Cecil's strike, and a good, resounding slap echoed across the field as her palm met Cecil's forearm in her attempt to throw his balance and momentum off. The rhino settled into a middle stance, backing up only two feet and bringing her arms to guard her middle as she focused her attention on Cecil again, looking over his body for the sign of his next attack

A sweep
Tessa dropped to her knee, aiming to catch Cecil's attempt at a sweep between her thigh and calf, though she expected him to fully commit to the attack. WIth that Assumption Tessa twisted her torso and threw a punch at Cecil';s torso, though on seeing him backing away She quickly kicked out her bent leg and caught herself, fully preparing to throw another attack or counter as needed as she locked eyes on Cecil again

Returning to her feet quickly, Tessa closed the distance between herself and Cecil. The moment she was within striking distance Tessa launched a flurry of rapid punches and pressed forward. None were designed to do serious damage, then again it was her after all, but were rapid, cobra fast strikes from both sides, always changing with Tessa's ever shifting stance to keep her patter from being too quickly adapted to. She was trying to push him back and wear him out on guard with her own considerable stamina, until suddenly her right foot sank deep into the ground beneath it as she grunted and threw a vicious hook, fully expecting him to dodge, but should he take the step back Tessa would use the momentum of her hook to send herself into a turn and throw a speedy hook kick at Cecil's side, a new break in her already ever changing pattern

Tessa, stalwart as she was, tanked the hit to her leg, using the opprotunity to attempt to bring her non standing leg down onto Cecil as he went to put her off balance. Her intent was to get him into a leg lock, but squirrely as he was he backed off quickly once again as Tessa let his movement carry her down to her knee.
Immediately she was back up again, the soreness in her knee not registering in her mind as she paused to take a deep breath. By her estimate he was attempting to get her to lead the charge and exploit her openings as she made for heavy., high damage swings. If that was so she would meet him halfway
The rhino took another deep breath as she placed her right foot forward and sank nearly into a deep horse stance, brought her let hand to guard her gut and raised her right arm halfway to shoulder height and tucked her forearm up until her fist was nearly touching her face with her pinkie and thumb knuckles raised and stuck out respectively.
Tessa's crimson eyes locked onto Cecil's yet again as her chest inflated with another deep breath and her lips parted to slowly release it. Here was the first half of her comfort zone, in her favored fighting style of powerful but rapid blows and interconnecting footwork. Every inch of muscle tensed like the trigger of a gun a hair away from firing, all held back and managed by the patience of the grimm crushing titan they belonged to.
"Come..."

Tessa exploded into motion, tanking the strike to her belly, never flaring her aura up to defend, as she closed the distance between them in a single step. In the same motion Tessa's entire upper body tensed, her abdominals, chest and shoulder muscles flexed as her leading arm dropped and extended only slightly toward Cecil's side. The power of this blow did not come solely from the arm, but from the force of the entire body behind it pushing weight into that single small point.
Tessa had heard, that inn some circles they would call this a "One Inch Punch"...