Chyler Leigh smiled for the life of the show she avoided doing this but now was the time. She walked up to Katie McGrath “Listen I got a rep as a tough cookie; you got a rep as a tough cookie… Lets find out which cookie is tougher.”
“We’ve had how long to do this?”
“I know and you know what I agree with you but still this has long been on my mind. I could say its all sorts of things, but the truth is after a show ended in this verse, I just said maybe I should make the challenge and find out vs never make the challenge and always wonder”
“When I got hired, I looked at you as someone who could challenge me. I wondered how it would turn out” Katie stepped up and was sizing her competition up “Ive been a series regular for a while and you’re right. Let’s show how tough this show is. Sure, hope you are the challenge that I hyped in my mind.”
“Might not have had your wars but Irish… I’m going to win this fight.”
“Ok where do we fight. Right here right now or do you want to go somewhere.”
“One of the large training areas I’ll get some crew to make sure its enclosed with glass. So one hour tell as many people as possible”
“That you are about to get your ass kicked, no problem”
The hour passed and everyone was there, people had driven in from every show filmed in BC. Katie and Chyler stood on opposite sides and a FX member opened each side of the glass four feet so the women could enter. They had on mma gloves and Katie looked at her gloves then at Chyler and took her gloves off then the wraps.
Chyler nodded then took off her gloves and wraps. Chyler upped the ante taking off her top. Katie smiled and took off her top “This reminds me of my fight with Janet the first fight. We were topless and destroyed each other.”
“She won that didn’t she?”
“Yes… She won that fight and cancelled the show I was on but neither of us are cancelling this.”
“Oh no definitely not”
“By the way. Janet never won the rematch.”
“No, she didn’t. Heard she almost did but you won using not your skill but your teeth. Katie right now lets just concentrate on today.”
“All I can think about is what’s about to happen.”
Chyler walked in “Put your thoughts into reality. Those dreams you have I will turn into a nightmare.”
Katie walked in and smiled “That was a good one. Fight to a knock out.”
“We just fight until its finished.”
“I know what that means and I cant wait for you to be out cold on the ground and hearing me get out of here knowing you fought hard and got finished.”
“Have you even fought anyone since Eva Greene humbled you?”
“Have you ever fought anyone to Evas level? Ever?”
“Fair ball and even right now I’m not fighting someone on Eva Greenes level.” Chyler and Katie both smiled at that. Chyler understood the importance of verbal attacks but while that was a good one it never effected Katie as she knew that was true.
“Not many are on t hat level and its why even less challenge Eva. I look at you and I don’t know what level you are on or I’m on anymore, so we are both at level one I guess.”
“You want to keep talking.”
“Absolutely not I hate that part, I like knocking egos down and bitches out.”
Left hands out and they touched gloves and began to circle around. Moving the head and faking a jab. Both were testing the others defence trying to get in range, how fast was the other for throwing how fast could they defend.
Chyler switched her stance to more of a muai thai. Elbows higher and she was leaping forward and faking tepe kicks. Katie kept her distance trying to measure Chyler up. Chyler was intentionally showing Katie all eight points of strikes throwing a downward elbow if Katie reached in.
Chyler pushed her elbow in like a jab but that got a distraction from Katie and finally Chyler was able to get in a power range to hit a straight kick and push Katie back into a wall. Chyler was nodding yes and Katie acknowledged the attack and gave a nod.
“I’ll be honest that worries me.” They walked around and Katie stretched as did Chyler mirrored Katies stretches. “I don’t have that kind of kicks.”
“All those fights and you weren’t using a big weapon.”
“I used it, but I think you have an advantage there and elbow. See I just usually knocked someone out with my fists, but you don’t know what that’s about.”
“Trust me Irish I got knock outs on my resume… Plan on adding a big one here today.”
“I hope you are worthy of going on my mantle when I KO you.”
“When was the last time you won… Morrison and Greene owned you.”
“They never owned me, but they beat my ass… You are not Jennifer Morrison and” She stared at Chyler chest “Definitely not Eva Greene.”
“You…” Chyler threw wild and Katie was easily slipping away rolling under felt it slow blocked grabbed the back of Chyler head and hit three punches to the stomach then threw Chyler down
Katie looked down at Chyler who shot a glance. Then both relaxed and Katie stepped back stretched out did a little shadow boxing. This was a fight on set with so many friends watching they were having a exhibition and tomorrow they would be back to work.
Chyler got up dusted herself off the two shook hands and circled again faking takedowns. Then added fake takedowns with thrown punches but they weren’t engaging. They shot a glance at others watching they were here to watch a fight.
