(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Foxfire Boxing vs Free Agent)

Intro:
The opening bout of tonights Proving Ground card sees two women who know each other well from being costars on DC's Gotham, Natalie Alyn Lind meets Erin Richards tonight.
Natalie is 18 years old, she stands at 5'5 and holds a record of 1 win,that by knockout over another youngster in Bailee Madison; with 1 loss to Hayden Panettiere.
Her opponent Erin is 31 years old, also stands at 5'5 but her record is 0 wins and 1 defeat, that loss to Kaya Scodelario over a year ago.
When the women met, while you'd expect that they'd be friendly from their time working together, judging by the looks they are giving each other, that might be far from the truth.
Sitting down for the press event, Natalie smirks as she says "it's funny how you guys all want the backstage scoop, well here's one for you guys, I hated my time on Gotham"
Journalists mumbling to each other as they didn't expect that, Natalie explains in her own way "see Erin and Camren (Bicondova) were jealous of me, even Jessica (Lucas) would treat me like I'd done something wrong to them, I mean all I've ever done is be successful in everything I do, what's to be jealous about?"
Erin can't listen to this all night, replying "we certainly were not jealous of you, in fact it was this attitude why we hate you! You're an arrogant little kid that has done nothing but struts around as if you own the sets and now the ring right?"
Which Natalie answers "well I do own those places, I mean the Goldberg's are not the same without me, Gotham was always low rent but I got viewers and in the ring, well I'm 1 up and last I checked you were down in the dumps like a tramp like you belongs!"
That sets Erin off as she shouts "f***ing bytch! God I shouldn't have pulled Camren off you that day you little witch" hinting at a fight between the two young costars, before Erin tries to fight Natalie.
Who steps back out her chair and waves for security to hold back Erin, the crowd of journalists groan as they hoped for a fight, Natalie though grins at Erin, pretending to wipe tears away as she begins laughing at the older woman.
Both leave the stage in different ways, Natalie almost swaggering off the stage, while Erin has to be ushered off by security.
Fight night, out comes Natalie in a white sports bra, trunks with "The Brat" in gold letters, the nickname given to her by Front Streets owner, while she has golden gloves and boots.
She has that cocky grin that has annoyed so many and gotten her many fans as well, the self dubbed "bad girl" swaggering to the ring.
Climbing into the ring, Natalie jogs to her corner and shouts to the crowd "I want no tears for Erin after I am done OK?" Laughing as she turns back to face inside the ring and begins to warm up.
Now out comes Erin; her face already shows contempt for her opponent as she heads to the ring, she is wearing a red sports bra, a Welsh flag pattern on her trunks, red gloves and shoes.
Heading to the ring, she nods to fans but mostly only has her eyes on the prize it seems, that being putting the "brat" on her arse.
Getting into the ring; her eyes are locked onto Natalie's, the tension in the air is palatable being these two already and a punch hasn't even been thrown.
Brought to the ring centre; the fighters get right into the others face, telling each other what they really think of them.
Before being asked to touch gloves, just swiping them together with barely a look, they are more interested in getting to their corners and the referee signalling the start of 10 rounds of bantamweight action.

Round 1:
Both fighters look to get into each others face from the bell, dancing around each other as they trade jabs to the others face.
Before they nearly slam bodies as they look to shove the other around, the early action is scruffy as they slam punches into the others body.
Till they shove each other away, Erin looks to keep calm as Natalie swings away at her head, with the older fighter catching her with straight punches to her face.
Before Erin uses her left shoulder to bump Natalie onto her heels, slamming her right into the abs of her rival to force loud groans from her.
She knocks Natalie near the ropes, with the youngster needing to use her footwork to get away from them as Erin keeps knocking her around.
The crowd is mixed as they watch Erin push around Natalie, keeping her pinned behind her guard with punch after punch aimed at her head.
As the round is coming to an end; Natalie tries to come out her shell, leading to another hot blooded exchange between the bitter enemies.
The bell rings to end the round with Natalie stomping back to her corner, her coach needing to calm her down, telling her to use her skills, if she wants to street fight then she is in the wrong business.
Erin meanwhile just sits and stares hatefully at her, wanting to rip the youngsters head off as they lock eyes and mouth insults.

Round 2:
The fighters come out again not looking one bit affair to let their hands go, though this time Natalie is using get footwork to not be so easy to hit.
She's using her limberness and footwork to duck under a right hook from Erin to step inside and bang away at the body of the Welsh lass.
Erin now forced to cover up as she is forced backwards, Natalie continuing to swing at the side of her older opponent, getting grunts and groans from her.
But Erin lands a right up top to force Natalie to stop her charge, with Richards getting right at Lind with her punches aimed at the head of her younger opponent.
Both nearly clash heads again as they both go for a right hook, missing and end up grappling around the ring till the referee pulls them and warns them to keep this clean.
Separated, Natalie ducks under a right from Erin and comes back up with an overhand right that cracks her across the side of the head.
With Erin forced to take a step to the side, Natalie rams a straight into the face of her fellow blonde to start driving her back.
Now Natalie has Erin under control as she bashes her across the face with rights and lefts, till the bell rings to stop the assault.
Natalie swagger to her step as she heads to her corner, while Erin can be seen mouthing "bytch" before heading to her own, both fighters faces already getting marked up.

Round 3:
Erin looks to keep in tight to Natalie, trying not to let the youngster get into her groove as the fight becomes scruffy once more.
The fighters working each other around their sides, with Erin starting to dig her fists into the jugs of Natalie, rocking them up as the younger star retreats and covers up.
Erin drives her back towards the ropes as Natalie looks upset at what's happening, the American shoves her left into the face of her opponent to knock her back.
Natalie slams her punches across the face of Erin to now force her back, the tide of the round turning as Lind works her over onto the ropes.
Now Erin clinches up with Natalie as this is far from a technical classic, Erin turns them around to pin her opponent on the ropes and taunt her.
The referee separates the two, with Natalie again looking to get at Erin, getting caught across the face with a counter right.
With Erin landing with a head hunting drive that sees Natalie's nose start bleeding, making Nat looks furious as she is forced on the defensive.
Natalie finding herself being forced around the ring till the bell sounds, she has to be kept back by the referee, with her coach escorting her back to her corner.
Her nose is cleaned up as Natalie moans to her coach about the fight, she is being treated with little respect by Erin for the first time in her life, making her even more angrier.

Round 4:
Natalie is looking to get at Erin early, with Erin smirking as she fights off her back foot, Natalie getting her nose hit again with a stiff straight punch.
The youngster showing her lack of control as her temper gets the better of her, allowing Erin to show off her boxing skills for the first time this fight, maybe the plan as she slams an uppercut onto the chin of Natalie.
WHO STUMBLES BACK AND A RIGHT AND LEFT ACROSS HER FACE THAT PUTS NATALIE ONTO HER BACKSIDE WITH THE CROWD GOING WILD!
The referee steps in front of Erin as she shouts at Natalie "that's what you get bytch!" Before heading to a neutral corner.
1..2...3...4.. Natalie punching the canvas as she is embarrassed to be on her backside 5...6...7 pushing herself up to beat the count as she shouts "come on!" At Erin.
Who once they are allowed to continue; storms forwards and after the fighters land several punches across the others face, Erin slams a straight into the face of Lind to force her back.
Natalie forced to weather the storm as Erin keeps the pressure on, with Natalie finding herself stuck on the ropes, taking a lot of the punches on her forearms and gloves as she keeps her guard as tight as she can.
The bell rings to end the round, with Erin staring down on Natalie, telling her to "just give up, no one cares about you" with the fighters coaches coming out to stop them going for each other.
Sitting on their stools, Natalie looks a little shaken as she looks at her coach, who tells her "suck it up! You are not always going to have it your own way, you have to be smarter!" Which makes her nod in reply.

Round 5:
Erin looks to hunt Natalie around the ring; slamming punches into the guard of Natalie, before she starts landing to the sides of Lind's body.
The older fighter is keeping Natalie on the defensive, with the youngster keeping herself compact to block most of the punches aimed at her head.
It leads to Natalie slipping under a long wide right from Erin and slamming two punches to the centre of her fellow blondes body to make her groan.
Erin still looks like she thinks she's in control as she lands a left across Natalie's face, but can't follow up as Nat steps out the way of an uppercut that had some power to say the least in it.
It's leading Erin to show her own frustration at not being able to put away Natalie, in fact it's Natalie starting to come back at Richards with her movement starting to out fox her opponent.
The Welsh lass tries a left hook that Natalie blocks, instead taking a double jab to her lips and a right under her ribs that seems to knock the wind out the sails of Erin.
With Natalie coming on strongly, targeting the body of Erin as she drives her back into a corner, Erin covering up as her flanks take a beating.
An uppercut nearly parts the guard of Erin, before she comes out fighting; leading to an intense exchange between the women.
But Erin is in a bad position, not able to load up on her punches in the corner, leading to Natalie rattling her with two hooks that crash into her chin.
The bell rings though with Natalie screaming out in frustration, Erin shaking her head behind her as the young woman heads to her corner with a look of pure unbridled rage at the situation.
While Erin looks like she needs the ropes to help guide her back towards her corner, her coach working hard to wake her up, knowing that Erin is ahead but badly hurt as he looks in her eyes.

Round 6:
Erin makes it out her corner looking like she has some of her senses back in order, the fighters start off trading at midrange as Erin tries to feel her way back into this fight it seems.
A shout of "now!" Is followed by Natalie snapping a straight into the mouth of her rival, then a left hook makes Erin stumble sideways.
The order from Natalie's corner is clear, end this now is the idea; with Natalie beating Erin up the centre of her guard.
Blood now runs from Richards nose as she finds herself on the ropes, covering up as she is beaten to the body by a revitalized Natalie.
Natalie using all the bad blood she feels for Erin and Camren to fuel her it seems into turning Erin's abs to mush with her body shots.
Erin needing to clinch up, her face is curled up in agony as Natalie desperately tries to break free herself, snarling as if she is turning feral as her temper is controlling her.
The referee breaks them up, with Erin trying to fight back; Natalie is in too good a state of the two though, leading to her pounding Erin across the face.
Erin tries to step back but falls over, some in the crowd watching closely to what will happen, he deems it a slip which infuriates some in the crowd, with Erin herself trying to clear her head.
Natalie doesn't give her time though, just continuing to beat her around her head, with Erin leaning onto the ropes with her guard starting to dip.
The bell sounds though, halting Natalie in her tracks as she stares right through Erin, puffing slightly as she used a lot of energy to beat Erin all around the ring.
Erin herself looks a mess as her hair has come out the ponytail and sticks to her swollen cheeks, she stumbles back to her stool.
Some in the crowd looking sorry for her as she has her head down, looking utterly defeated by Natalie, her coach asking her if she wants to continue, she nods yes but her eyes show she's lying as she looks close to tears.

Round 7:
MAYBE IT'S PRIDE WHAT GETS ERIN UP OFF HER STOOL, BUT IT'S NOT LONG TILL SHE IS BEING HAMMERED ACROSS HER HEAD, A RIGHT ACROSS HER CHIN KNOCKS HER GUMSHIELD OUT AND DOWN ERIN GOES IN A HEAP! THE REFEREE DOESN'T EVEN COUNT, JUST WAVES IT OFF!

Winner Natalie Alyn Lind KO Round 7

After:
This was far from a classic performance for either fighter, it resembled something that belongs in an alleyway at times, but Natalie proved tonight she can win ugly and that she is brutal once she smells blood in the water.
Natalie pounding her chest as she stands looking down at the wreckage that is Erin, shouting at her "you made me do this bytch!"
The doctor rushes in with Erin's coach in case Natalie decides to take it too far, but the youngster isn't interested in Erin anymore, just storming back to her own corner to get cleaned up.
Erin meanwhile is woken up but is still badly dazed from that knockout, a stretcher is brought in to help get her out the ring safely.
Her fans cheer her but even they know that by the end of the fight, she was just a punchbag and pride got the better of her, now leading to her probably in a hospital bed for the night for tests.
Natalie doesn't show any remorse though, clearly heard telling her coach "that's for months of putting up with her and those other c***s on that Gotham set"
A few boos ring out as her hand is raised, though she hasn't done anything wrong, she is certainly getting into her "brat" persona as she dismisses the fans with a wave.
She has bigger fish to fry in her world as she steps out the ring, her mission to prove she belongs in this ring, that certainly hasn't been hurt by this result.
On her way out, she tells an event organiser "you can call me if you need some class on these shows again" before heading to her locker room to get changed, pack up and go celebrate this win at the bar with her new stablemates in Foxfire boxing.