I rolled my shoulders as I stepped closer to Rebecca. Our faces level. Eyes focused. Hearts beating wildly out of control. The referee spoke but we didn’t pay attention. We just waited for the signal so that we can knuckle up and kick ass.
“Go to war!”
Rebecca was the first to act. It wasn’t a split of a second and she was throwing punches. I ducked and dodged every strike but received a knee to my chest. I stumbled back against the cage and she covered my body—throwing jabs at my torso.
“Get away from the cage!” I heard coach Mason yell from behind me.
I tried to shove her away from me but every time I shove her back, she taps me in the face and I lose a second and I am back against the cage. I was slowly starting to lose patience and before I could find balance. I threw a jab to
