(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Free Agent vs Free Agent)

Intro:
Bianca Kajlich and Sarah Lancaster meet in New Yorks Madison Square Garden, with possible major ramifications to their careers linked to this result.
Bianca is 40 years old, stands at 5'8 and holds a record of 6 wins, all by knockout and 6 defeats.
Sarah is 37 years old, also stands at 5'8 and holds a record of 10 wins, 9 by knockout, 16 defeats and is a former 2 time FCBA welterweight champion.
Both fighters look tense as they meet face to face, their eyes locked together in a long staredown, trying to get a read on their opponent's mindset for this fight.
Before they both head to their tables, Bianca speaking first to the journalists "we all know the stakes, a win and we can hopefully get yourself back into the title race; a loss after all our troubles would probably mean our careers are basically over"
Both girls look at each other with questioning eyes, Bianca continues "I don't have anything against Sarah, she has made a good career in the FCBA; but this is a fight I must win, that means throwing everything at her till she is finished and I move on to better things"
Sarah admits in her speech "this is honestly the most scared I've been in my career, I have had so much success in the ring, even if some want to downplay it"
Before adding "but I am not going to let that fear beat me, I'm on a terrible run, it will not beat me though as I still want to be the champion and that means stepping through you Bianca!"
That seems to fire both fighters up as their eyes lock with more anger in it; they may have had no issues before but with so much on the line, they see each other as a bitter enemy to their happiness.
Fight night, Bianca is out first; she is wearing a white sports bra, a tanned coloured set of trunks to go with her gloves and shoes, her brunette hair is braided for this fight.
She waves to a few fans at ringside but looks mostly focused for this fight, quickly walking down to the ring and climbing up the steps.
After she gets into the ring and her corner, she starts stretching to limber up for the fight as she listens to the coach on the game plan.
Now our comes Sarah, she is wearing a turquoise coloured sports bra, matching trunks, gloves and shoes, while her own brunette hair is in a simple ponytail.
She doesn't rush to the ring, taking her time as she eyes Bianca up from outside the ring, the older fighter glaring at her in reply.
Soon Sarah is in the ring and heading to her corner, doing her own warm up as her coach runs through his own plans for her.
The fighters head to the ring centre, trying to keep loose as the referee goes through his instructions till he asks for the glove touch.
There's a hesitant moment between them, till they quickly swipe them together and jog to their corners, the referee signals for the bell to start 10 rounds of welterweight action.

Round 1:
Out come the fighters, each circling and probing the others defences, they look a little tight; both knowing the stakes of the fight.
It's Bianca who looks to open up more by stepping inside to land a two punch combo across the cheeks of her opponent, before stepping back out of range.
Another two punches snap the head of Sarah to seemingly wake her up, she parries a right cross to step inside to land a hard right of her own to the ribs of Kajlich, following with a left and right to the head to push her older rival back a step.
Both fighters faces show they are getting pissed off as they step in close to slug it out, standing toe to toe looking to control the other.
Sarah lands an uppercut that puts Bianca onto her heels, Sarah driving her back with her punches slamming off the gloves of her opponent.
Before opening up on and feasting on the body of Bianca with wide rights and lefts, thudding strikes forcing gasps from Bianca as she is driven towards the ropes.
Bianca though nudges Sarah back before moving into space, when Sarah tries to get back in close, she gets caught with a left cross.
The girls trading single punches as they look for an opening to really do damage, Sarah lands a double jab but misses with another uppercut as it looks like she wants to get this over this quickly.
Instead she takes a right hook as Bianca starts to now drive Sarah back, landing the quicker punches of the two as she shows her hand speed and accuracy to mash Sarah's face in with five punches.
The bell rings though before she can do much more, both fighters staring at each other as they exchange a few unfriendly words, before jogging to their corners.
Getting washed down, Sarah's corner looks the happier of the two corners, but both knows that it was hard round, it is really anyone's fight.

Round 2:
The fighters start off as they did the last round, digging their punches at the guard of their opponent's, looking for openings as they move on their toes.
Before Bianca lands a punch to the abs, then follows with two straight punches to push Sarah onto her heels. the older brunette using her quick hands to keep Sarah behind her guard, Sarah having to keep moving back, being pressured back around the ring.
Soon Bianca switches up her punches to the body of Sarah, getting a few groans from her rival, but leaving herself open to a counter attack as Sarah lands up top.
Again the fighters fall in tight, trying to shove each other backwards, till Sarah uses her left to open some space up and lands a hard right across the ear of Bianca to make her cry out in pain.
Bianca looks a little shook up as now Sarah backs her up towards the ropes, banging away at the ribs of Kajlich to really make her wince.
Clinching up, the referee has to break them apart as they grapple on the ropes, snarling at each other; shoving at each other as they are broken up.
Now they are separated, Bianca using her footwork to control Sarah, whose trying to get inside again; Kajlich starting to get into a rhythm with her movement and punches.
She is stopping Sarah getting going now as the round heads to it's conclusion, with the younger fighter now getting clipped across her cheeks and her face caught with straight punches.
Sarah can only land several punches to the abs of Bianca and a few to her face as she starts to lose the exchanges between them.
The round ends with Sarah looking like she wants to keep going to right her wrong, Bianca just struts back to her corner, looking more relaxed in herself.

Round 3:
Again Bianca starts the round strong, using her footwork to move quickly around Sarah, keeping her mostly pinned behind her guard as she throws her punches up top.
She starts to back Sarah up towards the ropes, getting her punches to land to the body of Lancaster to add to her worries.
But as she tries to step in to try to land more power punches, Sarah comes out her shell; maybe the younger fighter was hoping her opponent would do this.
Now she has; Sarah lashes out with a right hook that slams into the side of Bianca's head, the fighters slamming punches into the others body and across their faces.
Sweat flying off the fighters, Bianca shoving Sarah back with her left and slamming her right into the abs of her rival.
Bianca grunting with effort as she drives Sarah back to the ropes, the former champion covering up as Kajlich tries break her down with a flurry of punches.
She starts to look frustrated though as she isn't making much headway, which becomes worse as Sarah starts to counter punch out of her guard.
A straight to the nose of Bianca opens her up enough for Sarah to land a left hook and a right to the temple of Bianca reels her backwards.
Sarah looking to end this now; tries to take Bianca's head off it seems with a wild right, Bianca able to step in to pull her into a desperate looking clinch.
The referee breaks them apart; with Bianca covering up, Sarah pounding her guard nearly into her face with her punches.
Bianca is able to get to the bell; shaking her head as she heads back to her corner, Sarah watching her with a measuring look, knowing she has hurt her.
In their corners; Sarah gets her face washed down, she watches Bianca get worked on to try to wake her up for the next round.

Round 4:
Out come both fighters, but as they trade early on, it is clear that Sarah looks much more fitter of the two as she wins the early exchanges, forcing Bianca to have to retreat.
Sarah starting to snap Bianca's head back as the guard of the older fighter opens up more, the crowd starting to get on her side as she batters Bianca back.
Some blood runs from Bianca's nose as she keeps getting hit, till she is on the ropes, where Sarah works the body; looking to open the door to slam a knockout punch through.
Again though Bianca holds onto Sarah, taking a few short digs to her body, the referee prying them apart, with Bianca trying to move into space.
Bianca tries to fight back, both girls landing several straight punches, a right hook catches Kajlich across her cheek to shove her backwards.
Sarah just tears away at the defences of Bianca, forcing her around the ring till she is able to land a stiff straight to the bloody nose of her rival.
Lancaster lands two rights around the guard of Kajlich to turn her head, she starts rocking the head of Bianca side to side as the crowd wonder if the referee is going to step in to end this soon.
Bianca though tries to fight back, but she just cannot find an answer to the aggressive Sarah, who is almost showing her teeth, enjoying battering her opponent.
The bell rings to save Bianca again you could argue, but judging how she uses the ropes to get to her corner, she clearly is in trouble.
Sarah stays standing in her corner; this looks a big moment for her career, she wants to take this chance with both hands and is looking for the bell to be rung.

Round 5:
Sarah hunts Bianca back around the ring with her jab measuring her up, several getting through to push Bianca back.
BIANCA LOOKS TO LAND A RIGHT HOOK TO SURPRISE SARAH, PROBLEM IS THE SPEED ISN'T THERE AS BEFORE; WITH SARAH DUCKING UNDERNEATH, BEFORE LANDING AN OVERHAND RIGHT TO THE TEMPLE THAT PUTS BIANCA DOWN TO HER SIDE!
The referee begins his count 1....2....3... Bianca looks to be blinking 4....5....6... But isn't doing much more 7....8... Blood drips from her nose to the canvas as she can be heard sobbing 9....10.. She is counted out!

Winner Sarah Lancaster KO Round 5:

After:
Sarah with a major win for her, nowhere near a title fight but after all the hurt she has had these past two years.
She looks relieved as she looks up to the sky, wiping tears from her eyes as she leans in the neutral corner she was standing in.
While Bianca is being seen by the ringside doctor, her bloody nose being worked on as she is helped to sit up, tears running down her eyes as she has to be wondering where she goes after this defeat, it doesn't help that she is forty years old.
Sarah gets cleaned up by her coach, she doesn't show any remorse as she stares at the dejected Bianca, her eyes just stare right through her.
After Bianca is fixed up; the girls come to the ring centre, with Sarah getting her hand raised, Bianca just waves her off as she is as much upset at herself as Sarah.
Who struts around the inside of the ring, while Bianca heads to her locker room to get changed and leave right away.
Sarah ends up hugging her coach, wiping tears of joy away before she climbs out the ring and heads to the back.
With the new class of welterweights though, she will need to really keep on top form to stay in the title hunt, but at least she has broken the bad run and now she has a chance to push on.