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20:02 Joanna_Louvier: Itās been about a year since I made my official debut in the Valkyrie MMA Federation, a smaller organization that aims to promote competition and develop talent at an expanded range of weight classes, in addition to the already established womenās MMA divisions of featherweight, bantamweight, strawweight, flyweight, and atomweight. For a woman of my height, a staggering 6ā2ā, this organization has provided me ample opportunities to find strong opponents around my size in a field where they had once been scarce. Iāve still managed to dominate my weight class so far, with a record of 8-0, but not without some minor difficulties.
20:13 Joanna_Louvier: Iāve had a few fights in the super welterweight division, weighing in at 175 lbs the day before a fight, at least, but my recent strength training has been making it more difficult for me to stay below the limit, and I took a pay cut in my latest fight after failing to make weight. After some number-crunching and deliberation with my team, we determined that I should make the jump up to the middleweight division, bulking up slightly to fight at more comfortable limit of 185 lbs. And now, after a couple months of preparation, Iām ready for my middleweight debut.
20:15 Joanna_Louvier: For my first fight in the division, Iāve been matched up against you, Marlie, as you make your debut in womenās MMA, just as I had done over a year ago. Going up against me for your first opponent, I donāt envy your position. Iāve heard that youāve competed in other combat sports, like Muay Thai and BJJ, and I expect you wonāt go down easily, but I think youāre in for a rude awakening when you face me in the cage. Yeah, you may be a little taller, but weāre physically pretty evenly matched, and I have experience on my side. I never underestimate my opponent, but I highly doubt that youāll last more than a round in there with me. However it goes down, Iām confident Iāll control the fight, and Iāll enjoy every moment of welcoming you to Valkyrie MMA.
20:17 Joanna_Louvier: Since not much is known about your style in this sport, I prepare for our fight by focusing on what I typically do bestāstriking, using my arsenal of Muay Thai techniques. Everything from teeps, to roundhouse kicks, some fancier kicks, a full suite of punches, sweeps, clinching, and of course, elbows and knees. The fact that youāre one inch taller means Iāll even get to enjoy fighting close in the pocket with you, so I get to emphasize my favorite punch and elbow combinations in pad work with my coach and trainers. I also drill my grappling skills, as always, albeit with a more workmanlike approach. Thereās always the chance Iāll need to grab an armbar, or take your back for a rear naked chokeā¦ a girl can dream, anywaysā¦
20:18 Joanna_Louvier: Finally, itās the day of weigh ins. Iām wearing a gray sweatshirt and black sweatpants, and a pair of white adidas slides, my hair up in my typical ponytail, planning to let it all down when I step on the scale. A small crowd of press, commentators, and some fans are gathered in front of the platform where we are about to step on the scale, strike a pose, and then move on to the more important part: our first chance to communicate, face to face, with or without words. The staredown. I wonderā¦ will you be friendly and calm, like people say you are? Will you be intimidated? Iām looking forward to finding out, Marlieā¦ finding out just what kind of fighter you are.
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20:39 Marlie: I'm finally here. After spending most of my life bouncing between various clubs, training in different martial arts, competing in amateur fighting leagues, I've made it to the big time. They call it Valkyrie MMA, a federation for professional women's MMA with a slant towards the larger ladies. Being 6'3, and a comfortable 183 lbs on weigh-in, I typically never had many other women to spar with, leaving me mostly to competing with the men in the amateur clubs. It suited me just fine, never being one to turn down a challenge and being more than happy to humble some beefcakes while getting my training in. There are plenty of others with my story, of course, and here is the place I'll finally get to meet them.
20:51 Marlie: Like, well, you. Joanna Louvier. With a long and undefeated record here, you're sort of a legend. Powerful, technically skilled, you've left more than half a dozen would-be challengers crumpled on the canvas. You're incredible to watch in action, honestly. My admiration is only slightly complicated by the fact that this time I'll be seeing you move much closer up. A fight against you for my introductory match in this federation is a double-edged blade - it'll be tough as hell, but it'll also draw way more eyes. Probably a better career starter, even if I lose, though I'd much rather go into Valkyrie 1-0 than 0-1.
21:00 Marlie: Still, there's not a chance I'm not going to give it my all. It would be disrespectful to a warrior like you to go in assuming the battle is lost. You've got a year on me in this federation, but I've still been fighting a long time, and I'm just as much in my physical prime as you are. I can - and have - pour over tapes of your fights here, put in a bit of research about your fighting style in the cage. While you probably know I've done BJJ, kickboxing, and the rest, what I'll bring to the table tonight is less predictable. I can also wager I'm more used to fighting smaller opponents than you are to fighting larger ones. My amateur record isn't undefeated, but it's damn strong, and I'm ready to fight to win tonight as well. You're a strong all-rounder, but I know you have a preference for striking, so I focus my defensive training there, while drilling both striking and grappling techniques to try and take the Huntress down.
21:14 Marlie: When we get to weigh ins, I'm in a black sports bra and grey tights, and simple unbranded black sneakers, hair pulled back. I was told repeatedly that it's important to make an impression, both on the press, and on you - I'm meant to be intimidating. But I can't suppress my smile as I step out onto the platform, noting all the cameras and also seeing you up close for the first time. You're... really pretty, actually, but I try not to stare as you weigh, before stepping up to the scale. Blanking on whatever stern flex my trainers wanted me to pull, I just wink and give a big thumbs up to the cameras. Then, sure enough, staredown time. As we approach, I make eye contact with a cheerful expression, quietly introducing myself. "Hey, it's a pleasure to meet 'ya."
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23:09 Joanna_Louvier: Itās my turn to step up to the scale. I kept to a pretty balanced training and nutrition plan in preparation for this fight, so Iām feeling lean and muscular, but without the debilitating effects of a major weight cut. I slip off my slides, my toenails painted my usual dark purple, same as my fingernails. I lower my sweatpants and step out, revealing a dark green set of spandex shorts with a 1ā in-seam, showing off my smooth, muscular legs. I pull off my hoodie, revealing a dark green sports bra, and my shredded upper body muscles. A cascade of abdominals, serratus, obliques, my lats fanning out to the sides like a pair of wings, my double bicep pose showing off the pure, honed lethality of my arms. Pulling my hair tie out, I step onto the scale, a big, genuinely happy smile on my face. I canāt hide it, Iām excited for this one. I get another chance to show everyone that Iām the boss bitch around here. The alpha. It never gets old, really. I look at the scale. 184.0.
23:18 Joanna_Louvier: The cameras flash and click, and I step back away as I watch you weigh in next. Youāre tall, and muscular, like me, but thereās something about you, a quality Iām struggling to place, as I look you up and downā¦ I can tell, youāre supposed to be looking intimidating, but you canāt hide your excitement either. You give a thumbs up as your weight is recorded. Itās official, itās happening. I study your face some moreā¦ I should be looking for weaknesses, sizing you up, trying to get in your head, but my mind is looking for something else right now, and canāt be bothered with all that. Your eyes have this light brownāno, hazel color to them, and your countenance is soā¦ gentle, and calm. Quite a contrast to the grim purpose for which your body has been sharpened. Not something you can say for most fighters, as it tends to show on our faces, eventually. But youā¦ Youāreā¦ Cute. Pretty. Beautiful, even.
23:30 Joanna_Louvier: Shortly after you step off the scale, itās time for us to pose for the cameras. Coming from a lower weight class, Iām used to being the taller fighter. So I feel a bit awkward having to tilt my head up to look into your eyes. But I do, raising my fists and leaning in towards you, a stern, confident grin on my face, eyebrows neutral, not wanting to look too mean, just serious. And I hope that intimidates you a little, and throws you off your game. I want you to know that your first fight in this promotion wonāt be a particularly warm welcome. Itās going to hurt. But then you smile back at me, and if youāre at all intimidated, you donāt show it in the slightest. Iām honestly a bit humbled by your words, but I know itās important not to let up the pressure. I reply with a stone cold stare, holding for a second or two before saying, āI assure youā¦ the pleasure is all mine, Marlieā¦ā
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00:34 Marlie: Your body redefines the meaning of rippling as your defined muscles draw stares from fans and supposedly-professional crew alike, a near perfectly toned machine that you've built specifically for beating your opponents into the cage walls. Opponents like me, a reality not lost on me as I see the way you move. Still, what I feel getting a good look at you isn't fear, or anything approximating it. There's a little anxiety about meeting an icon of the federation, sure. But fighting you? I'm just excited to put you to the test, and show these people what I can do against their champion. It's going to be a good fight, I'm certain of that if nothing else at this point.
00:50 Marlie: As the distance closes for the staredown, you exude an intense energy. Not fully aggressive, but assured of your position as presumptive winner, serious and ready to throw down with me any time. I don't hold it against you, it's how these things are meant to work, and honestly it's pretty cool to be the one getting the staredown by the huntress! My good-natured and friendly expression doesn't degrade at all, as you respond. "Oh, that's so sweet of you to say! Honestly, I'm so happy you're my first match here." I share earnestly. "Looking forward to showing you what I've got!"
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07:21 Joanna_Louvier: Looks like my intended meaning went over your headā¦ or maybe youāre pretending to take my words at face value, just to fuck with me, in which caseā¦ not bad. Time for a more direct approach. I lean in a bit, my expression cool and steeled as ever. āYou seem nice, rookie, but letās get something straight. Iām going to annihilate you tomorrow. If you manage to come back and fight again after that, youāll have earned my respect.ā Feeling pretty good about my delivery. I was playing it up a bit, of courseā¦ but part of me really does believe what Iām saying. And I need to convince myself before I can convince you... convince you that youāre not on my level. If I can dominate you mentally, the physical contest will be that much easier. But there is a part of me that wants to see just how much you are capable of. Because as much as I hate to admit it, as inconvenient as this feeling isā¦ I think I mightā¦ like you. Just a little.
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02:45 Marlie: Amicable as ever, my reply doesn't seem to earn the same treatment in return, as you simply lean in and bring out the big guns. There she is. You make your intent tomorrow fully clear and lay down the metaphorical gauntlet, and for a moment the cameras and crew stare with curiosity about how I might match your energy. What sorts of threats of my own I might throw back. Ultimately... I don't. I know you've got to play it up, and it's a novelty to be on the receiving end of it from you. I grin and give you a determined nod, posing with a guard raised for the final camera shots. "I look forward to earning your respect, then!" It's not some cheesy line, or at least not *just* some cheesy line, either. I really am ready to show you what I'm made of tomorrow, and no one's acknowledgement of my abilities would be worth more than someone like you. A champion fighter, not to mention... other things.
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23:38 Joanna_Louvier: We turn away from each other to strike our individual poses toward the cameras, and I canāt help but be a little impressed at how you handled that exchange. You didnāt return my aggression or fire back with a clever comeback, you just let it bounce right off of you, apparently totally unfazed. I know the kind of confidence that comes with being built tall and strong, like we both are, but I canāt get past the feeling that your mind seemsā¦ impenetrable. Maybe you really are just happy to have this opportunity. And I canāt blame youā¦ even losing to someone like me, if you can manage to make a decent showing, is a solid debut. But I have to imagine thereās more going on behind your cheery demeanor than youāre letting on. There has to be. Whatever it is, Iām about to see it on full display, in the cage tomorrow.
23:40 Joanna_Louvier: Finally, we part ways, and after another hour of brief interviews and photos, I head back to my hotel room. These promotional rituals used to wear me out, but Iāve gotten so used to them that itās gotten much easier. Iām not exhausted, but Iām ready to wind down. I decide to make it an early night so that I can be well rested for fight day. I silence my phone, knowing that my notifications are blowing up, but thatās all old hat by now. None of it matters if Iām not my best self in the cage tomorrow. I take a nice relaxing shower, get into something comfortable and slip into the cozy sheets of the king size bed. Closing my eyes, feeling the welcome embrace of a hard earned sleep coming onā¦
23:46 Joanna_Louvier: But before I can drift off, I canāt stop the flash of that cheerful, friendly smile from entering my mindās eye. I try to think of other thingsā¦ but it I keep coming back to your faceā¦ my thoughts now scanning your neckline, your traps, your shoulders, powerful and muscular, like mineā¦ your arms, your firm, chiseled core, your powerful, shapely legsā¦ Iāmā¦ sizing you up. Looking for a chink in your armor. Yeah, thatās what Iām doing. Which part of you will break first? I could see you dropping your guard low after a couple good body shots, then maybe I take you out with a roundhouse kick to the face. Noā¦ youāll be expecting that... Maybe Iāll surprise you and go for a takedown. I think of what it would look likeā¦ what it would feel like, to be on top of a woman like youā¦ and thatās when my thoughts start to drift elsewhereā¦
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15:22 Marlie: There are no more words exchanged between us, just looking good for the cameras before being shepherded away by respective trainers and staff to separate areas. Then, there's more press. More than I expected, actually. Questions about my upbringing, and history in fighting, and plenty of goading to get me to talk up what I plan on doing to you tomorrow, though I don't go for it; just acknowledging that my opponent is a fighter I deeply respect, who I'm confident I'm going to give a good fight. When it's finally done, cool as it was on some level to be treated like a celebrity fighter for a day, I'm very glad for a bit of peace from the camera flashes and stage directions. Finally, there's nothing else I need to worry about. I can just think about it. The fight. You.
15:40 Marlie: In my hotel room that night, I spend my rest time watching a few more hours of your fight videos. Especially those few of the 8 wins you have in Valkyrie where it wasn't just an absolute beatdown from the start. Where did they fuck up? What opportunities did they give you, that you could ruthlessly exploit to pound them into the canvas? I can learn from them, avoid making the same mistakes. Leave fewer openings, take more. I also get to watch you in motion, see how your powerhouse body pumps through the moves necessary to bring another fighter to her knees. What strikes do you favour? When do you go in to grapple, when do you pull back? The better I understand how you work, the better chance I have at taking that coveted upset victory. That, of course, is certainly why I fall asleep that night watching videos of you, doing your thing.
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Published: 2022-10-11, viewed 47 times.
joymitra77
2022-10-17 19:00Always knew Joanna was a top class writer , an incredibly outstanding one...those who read her matches with Greg and Jay know that already! What was a lovely surprise to me was Marlie! So amazing! I am writing this after reading only the prologue (yet to read the match) and I am already WOWED! These people are artists of words! Brilliant, Jo and Marlie! Admire you both!
Selene boxer
2022-10-12 17:16Oh WOW! This is some of the best fight writing (Frighting?) I have seen--an absolutely gorgeous build up that puts my best to shame. You two are nothing short of incredible.
Joanna Louvier
2022-10-12 20:00(In reply to this)
You are too kind, Selene! Thank you so much for reading :)
Iām not gonna lie, I am really proud of how we set this up, I have to hand it to Marlie for absolutely being up to the task of delivering on what our modest preamble aims to set up.