(Words: O & E / Results: Lookout!)

Before: The smart thing for the #1 contender to do would be to sit back, let the champ exhaust herself settling old scores, then make her move. “That’s not what I came here to do. I can get any girl I want in the ring right now, and that’s just what I’m going to do!”


Shahi in white crochet cashmere bikini; small black gloves; black hair in loose gypsy-girl tangles. Anna in a red bikini, bandeau top and high-waist bottoms, matching red gloves and boots, hair in a braid down her back.


R1: Little big girls step-to, get to choppin'. Anna dipping side to side with short, hacking strokes from either hand, beating Sarah to the head&shoulders. Shahi trying the left uppercut; bending into short, hacking rights to head - both women bouncing hard punches off the other. Fighters typically falling in after exchanging a few blockbusters - Kendrick riding her left hand behind Sarah's head, tugging her in close for ref's break. Down the stretch - Anna using that left hand head-control technique when Shahi shocks her with a ripping right across the belly, doubling it into a vicious right uppercut, causing her to stagger backwards a couple of steps, Sarah able to step-into a clubbing hook finisher across the chops to steal the round late.

R2: Same bashing give-and-take early - both women getting their backs into brutal, compact power shots from either side. Anna changing tack midway through - pecking her jab to Sarah's face to prep; taking a little counter-clockwise step; jabbing again to make sure, then dropping in the hot right cross to whatever’s handy. Shahi getting tagged as she's turning-with, Kendrick able to use angles, get some murderous looks at cheerleader's chin. Sarah’s curvy legs passing a series of tests, though she's wobbly-butt at bell.

R3: Sarah stepping in off the jab, chopping short-righty, finishing up with her head in close to Anna's face, leading to more of a bump-and-slug close-quarters fighting as girls work-and-get-out instead of hanging off each other. During an early engagement, Kendrick's legs give a shimmy after she eats a chopping right, she’s momentarily wobbly-butt, tying up around Shahi's elbows with her head on DCC Captain’s shoulder. After the break, Sarah relentless in pursuit - jabbing her prey to ropes; thick right hands to breadbasket; clobbering away on biceps/shoulders; jerking compact, inside-uppies, then bodying up to smother receipts. Anna increasingly shabby under the weight of her foe - she's pushing on Shahi, tying her up, just bogging down the assault as she imposes will.

R4: Anna jabbing from out of the crouch, hopping in with deceptive quickness: she's up-and-under Sarah's arms, negating those cheerleader legs, forcing her into a shuffling, hold-and-hit routine. Shahi’s competitive - taking her turns pushing Kendrick around; scoring with her own short-chopping blows, but Anna's fully committed to this fight. Where Sarah will cuddle up and hang on for ref's breaks, Kendrick's actively looking to hold-and-hit - and when she's not doing that - she's putting her left shoulder in Shahi's tits and walking her around. Sarah pushed into ropes at times, but too strong to be held down...fighters tumble along the cables, reversing positions - taking turns chucking right hands into offending bellies from the top position, while left thumbs are inserted into waistbands at the hip. Ref IS issuing breaks, but Anna’s pretty cute with her approaches: quick jabs to Shahi's eyeline making her blink just long enough for Kendrick to duck-in and get to slaminn’.

R5: Grim, grinding attrition, Anna on Sarah. Women at close-quarters - often cheek to cheek or mouth-on-shoulder - backsides and strong legs methodically straining against the power of the other. Kendrick showing a subtle mastery of the clinch - pulling and pushing Shahi off balance, then walking her; left hand gripping her waistband while the right chops at increasingly bruised jaw, or delivers brutal uppercuts to chin. All Anna until late - after a ref's break creates daylight between fighters, she attempts to duck in one time too many and gets CRACKED a short right to chin! KENDRICK'S ROCKED! Anna's legs fail, nearly pitching her to canvas...she rights herself, reaching to clinch, but takes another right to chin and a left to her left cheek that sends her sputtering past Sarah's left flank. Bell sounds before Shahi can consolidate, but it's enough to turn the round into a draw, and put a ferocious look in Sarah's eye en-route to her stool!

R6: Anna still crouching and springing in off the jab. Hold-and-hit chop-and-clinch brutality commences, Kendrick hacking away, walking Shahi around. Sarah grimly competing - wrenching her arms clear to club away to chin, then tying up - walking ANNA around; hooking HER breadbasket. Shahi's legs gradually taking canvas from Kendrick, walking her to ropes. Sarah able to body-up mouth-on-shoulder, push off with her left elbow digging into Anna's tits, then bang the body right/left underneath. Kendrick’s chin on Shahi's left shoulder as girls hunch forward, Anna palming Sarah's hips back toopen her up for the belly punch or forming crossed-arm underneath to block the pounding. Good steady pressure Shahi to Kendrick down the stretch - she's shovin' and sluggin' like a champ, taking the round strong, pulling ahead on all cards through 6 bashing heats!

R7: Same thing it’s been all night, girls lean in hairline to hairline, shoulder to shoulder - just shrugging and swatting in thick leather. Bump-n'-bang in a phonebooth - women shouldering each other around, snatching away shortened up strokes: succulent stuff. Sarah backs Anna to ropes in steady trade, but midway through, Kendrick sneaks in one more shrugging little left uppercut, parting Shahi's gloves. Sarah slumps forward, pressing on Anna, but not punching: SHE'S HURT! Kendrick eyes-wide at the opportunity: she swats hook-to-belly, then jerks home another short left uppercut. Shahi backs away in stupor, blinking in confusion: Anna steps-with, leans in and KISSES SARAH A GOODNIGHT RIGHT! Kendrick leans in with all her might, pounding in between Shahi's mitts to fling her head VIOLENTLY back. Sarah's legs immediately stiffen - torso toppling backward and DOWN SHE GOES! Shahi crashes to her back, legs out straight, eyes shut tight...IT'S OVER! KO7 in heartpounding fashion – Anna Kendrick!

After; Spectacular hard-fought win for crow favorite Kendrick. It’s pretty clear that whoever emerges as Flyweight champion tonight won’t have any peace till they deal with the most likeable gadfly in the FCBA!