Round 1- Fight!

Sydney and Katie squared off. Katie tried to turn off her mind and focus on the fight. Sydney had a confident grin as she locked eyes with Katie. The ref approached them.

"Alright ladies, I want a clean fight." He said. "I assume you both know the list of banned submissions?"

Both girls nodded without breaking eye contact.

"Well stick to legal strikes and submissions. Protect yourself at all times. Now touch gloves and begin!" He moved back as the bell sounded. They tapped gloves and the fight began.

Sydney came out swinging, using her reach to keep Katie back. They moved around the octagon. Katie kept her guard tight over her face, protecting it. Sydney's long arms bounced off her forearms, but did not strike her head. Sydney through a kick at Katie's midsection with her long leg, but Katie deflected it with bicep and stepped back.

The first minute of the fight ticked away. So far Katie hadn't thrown a single strike, but none of Sydney's had made it through. A noticeable frustration was appearing in Sydney's movements and face.

Then she made her first mistake. The telegraphed a punch, trying to throw a wide arch around Katie's guard. Katie used the opening, stepping into a powerful push kick that connected in Sydney's stomach.

Sydney was almost doubled over as she was pushed back. Katie's legs were thick and powerful, coated with dense muscle that powered the blow. The kick doubled Sydney over. As her head came down Katie stepped in and delivered a powerful uppercut. The crowd roared as she caught Sydney in the forehead.

Sydney fell back, bouncing off the cage. Katie stepped right up along with her. Now she was in Sydney's guard. She began raining body blows on Sydney, who lacked the thick abs Katie had to deflect such blows. She hit five times as Sydney hunched over, desperately covering her face.

Desperately Sydney reached out, catching behind Katie's head. The two tangled up in what would have looked like a hug, except Katie's fists were still beating on Sydney's sides.

Sydney looked to the ref. He was watching carefully. So, in a practiced maneuver (she'd worked on this with her training partners last night) she rotated around, putting her back between the referee and Katie.

Then she struck out with her secret plan...