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“Ladies and gentlemen, at two minutes forty-five seconds in round two, your winner by knock out, Macey Richards!”
Melanie could hear the crowd cheering as she warmed up for her own fight, which would be starting in less than thirty minutes. She didn’t let the fact that Macey had just won another fight distract her. It had finally arrived, the night of her first competition.
Macey’s fight had been the last official fight of the night. The rest of the night was for the amateurs.
The last few weeks had been tough. She was finally done with school; she had finished finals and had been able to dedicate all her time to training. She had watched tapes of Maria’s last few fights and knew her strengths and weaknesses. Melanie was as ready as she could possibly be.
She was throwing some soft jabs and kicks at Zane to keep her body warmed up while Nick stood to the side, giving her more tips about Maria. He had watched her fights and was reminding Melanie of what to expect in the cage. Melanie knew she had the best of both worlds with Zane and Nick on her side.
“How are you feeling?” Zane asked.
“I’m ready,” Melanie replied, smothering down the nervousness in her stomach.
Melanie was aware that it was time to see what she was truly made of. It was easy watching from the sidelines and training with partners that weren’t actually trying to hurt her. This was different. Maria wanted to hurt her—she was a friend of Macey’s—and craved the opportunity to show Melanie she didn’t belong in the cage.
Melanie , on the other hand, didn’t want to hurt Maria, yet she was determined to do what it took to win her match. She would love to get the KO. For now, though, she knew she just needed to get through all three rounds.
“Next fighters come to the cage.” Melanie heard one of the workers call for her and Maria. She looked up at Zane.
“You know what to do. I know you’re ready.” Zane leaned down to kiss her softly on the lips. “Now go kick her ass,” he encouraged with a wink.
Melanie laughed then turned to Nick.
“I’m proud of you already, but I agree with Zane . Go kick her ass.” Nick gave her a brief hug.
“Thanks guys.” Melanie turned to enter the main arena.
As she stepped through the curtains, she saw some of the spectators leaving. Most of them were more interested in the professional and well-known fighters, especially Macey. She drew the biggest crowd with her current popularity. Melanie couldn’t wait for the chance to knock Macey off her throne. For now, she was still an amateur. She would simply have to win a few fights to prove herself first.
She walked to her side of the cage. She had chosen green and black for her colors because her mom had always commented on her green eyes and wearing green made it feel like her mother was with her.
She watched Maria enter the cage in red and black. There was a toughness in Maria; Melanie could see it in her face. Yes, this was going to be a good first fight for her.
Melanie barely heard the announcer introduce her ; she let herself get slightly distracted by the half-naked bimbo walking around the cage, holding up the round one sign. Melanie glanced at Zane as the little blond passed by him and noticed that he didn’t even look at the girl. He was focused on Melanie. Melanie thought to herself that she was going to have to reward him later for being a good boy. She smiled at him and he smiled back encouragingly, not knowing what was going through her mind.
She snapped back to attention when she heard the announcer say green. That was her sign to step forward and raise her hand in the air. As she did, she heard some applause. She was still an unknown, but she was related to the current light heavyweight champion, so she assumed some of the crowd was curious to see how Nick’s sister compared to him.
It was time. Melanie shook hands with Maria, and with the ring of the bell, she had a total of nine minutes to see what she
“Ladies and gentlemen, at two minutes forty-five seconds in round two, your winner by knock out, Macey Richards!”
Melanie could hear the crowd cheering as she warmed up for her own fight, which would be starting in less than thirty minutes. She didn’t let the fact that Macey had just won another fight distract her. It had finally arrived, the night of her first competition.
Macey’s fight had been the last official fight of the night. The rest of the night was for the amateurs.
The last few weeks had been tough. She was finally done with school; she had finished finals and had been able to dedicate all her time to training. She had watched tapes of Maria’s last few fights and knew her strengths and weaknesses. Melanie was as ready as she could possibly be.
She was throwing some soft jabs and kicks at Zane to keep her body warmed up while Nick stood to the side, giving her more tips about Maria. He had watched her fights and was reminding Melanie of what to expect in the cage. Melanie knew she had the best of both worlds with Zane and Nick on her side.
“How are you feeling?” Zane asked.
“I’m ready,” Melanie replied, smothering down the nervousness in her stomach.
Melanie was aware that it was time to see what she was truly made of. It was easy watching from the sidelines and training with partners that weren’t actually trying to hurt her. This was different. Maria wanted to hurt her—she was a friend of Macey’s—and craved the opportunity to show Melanie she didn’t belong in the cage.
Melanie , on the other hand, didn’t want to hurt Maria, yet she was determined to do what it took to win her match. She would love to get the KO. For now, though, she knew she just needed to get through all three rounds.
“Next fighters come to the cage.” Melanie heard one of the workers call for her and Maria. She looked up at Zane.
“You know what to do. I know you’re ready.” Zane leaned down to kiss her softly on the lips. “Now go kick her ass,” he encouraged with a wink.
Melanie laughed then turned to Nick.
“I’m proud of you already, but I agree with Zane . Go kick her ass.” Nick gave her a brief hug.
“Thanks guys.” Melanie turned to enter the main arena.
As she stepped through the curtains, she saw some of the spectators leaving. Most of them were more interested in the professional and well-known fighters, especially Macey. She drew the biggest crowd with her current popularity. Melanie couldn’t wait for the chance to knock Macey off her throne. For now, she was still an amateur. She would simply have to win a few fights to prove herself first.
She walked to her side of the cage. She had chosen green and black for her colors because her mom had always commented on her green eyes and wearing green made it feel like her mother was with her.
She watched Maria enter the cage in red and black. There was a toughness in Maria; Melanie could see it in her face. Yes, this was going to be a good first fight for her.
Melanie barely heard the announcer introduce her ; she let herself get slightly distracted by the half-naked bimbo walking around the cage, holding up the round one sign. Melanie glanced at Zane as the little blond passed by him and noticed that he didn’t even look at the girl. He was focused on Melanie. Melanie thought to herself that she was going to have to reward him later for being a good boy. She smiled at him and he smiled back encouragingly, not knowing what was going through her mind.
She snapped back to attention when she heard the announcer say green. That was her sign to step forward and raise her hand in the air. As she did, she heard some applause. She was still an unknown, but she was related to the current light heavyweight champion, so she assumed some of the crowd was curious to see how Nick’s sister compared to him.
It was time. Melanie shook hands with Maria, and with the ring of the bell, she had a total of nine minutes to see what she
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