Before her first ever fight!

Katie had signed up for her first real match! A mixed martial arts feather weight female bout! Her opponent was more experienced, but had lost two fights and won one. Not a great record. Katie and her training partners had watched some video of her opponent fighting. The girl was competent, but their were some openings in her guard. Despite being a fight virgin (Katie had blushed wildly when her friend used that term), Katie was pretty confident she could win.

Her opponent's name was Sydney, a lean, taller black girl. Katie was quick to proudly note that Sydney lacked Katie's muscle definition. She quickly found out that this was a problem though.

Katie found out she was five pounds too heavy for the Feather weight division. There were no openings a lightweight at the fight. She had to loose five pounds in two weeks or else she'd forfeit the match! Her record would then be one loss, no wins. That would make Katie, in her mind at least, an undeniable loser.

Well, she couldn't allow that! So Katie had begun a strict diet, almost a fast. She'd also begun running more, and cutting weights. The day before the weigh in she didn't eat at all. She was furiously hungry as the day of the weigh in came. She knew it was close, and she prayed she was light enough...