Post by LMW on Dec 1, 2022 15:54:41 GMT -6
Natalie Dormer vs Nicole Scherzinger
(Writing: LMW / Results: Lookout!)
Natalie Dormer
(40, 5’6, 14-15-1 FCBA, League of Mighty Women)
Nicole Scherzinger
(44, 5’5, 30-36 FCBA, Free Agent)
Pre-Fight: We are at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts for the cougar double-header organized by the League of Mighty Women. In their hometown, LMW will be first represented by Natalie Dormer as she faces free agent Nicole Scherzinger in a rematch. Natalie will be looking to avenge her previous loss to Nicole just as she did against Meghan (Markle) earlier in the year. Nicole, on the other hand, wants to end her winning drought to rekindle her career as a cougar.
During the pre-fight press conference, Natalie addresses the audience first. “I was in control of our previous fight, but I got careless for a moment and paid for it dearly. I have trained well with my coaches and I won’t make the same mistakes again, so there is no way I’m losing it this time.”
Nicole thinks otherwise as she chuckles before beginning her own address. “We will see about that. Last time I needed a win, I got it against Natalie. I hope she keeps being my good luck charm. She couldn’t deal with my power last time and I still got it, so I don’t see any reason she can deal with it now!” There is clearly tension between the two as they stare each other down, but they play nice and end the press conference without issue.
Fight night comes and Natalie enters the arena first with her coach Summer Glau accompanying her. Summer is no stranger to Nicole as she also lost to her, so we will see if these two found a strategy to get a different result this time. Natalie waves and blows kisses to the cheering crowd as she makes her way to the ring.
She is wearing a blue sports bra and matching trunks, black gloves and boots, while her hair is tied into a ponytail.
Next comes Nicole with her coach following close behind her. She has a confident smile on her face as she pumps her fists and blows kisses to the fans cheering loudly for her. Once she enters the ring, she also blows a kiss to Natalie and Summer, getting disapproving head shakes from the fighter-coach duo.
She is wearing a crimson bikini set with silver gloves and boots, while her hair is also tied into a ponytail.
Both fighters come to the center of the ring to receive final instructions from the referee and then they go for a hard fist bump with a cold stare between them. They step back to their corners and we are ready for 10 rounds of bantamweight cougar action!
Fight: Round 1: Despite her recent record, Nicole looks more confident at the start of the fight, so she is the one who initiates exchanges. On the other hand, Natalie starts with a more defensive approach, maybe because of her previous loss to her opponent. Nicole blasts the Brit’s guard with punches, but it is holding up strong for now. After failing to connect with anything clean up top, Nicole switches targets and goes to the body with a couple of hooks to the ribs. Natalie answers with a jab, but she is not willing to exchange for long, so she starts backing away with her opponent in pursuit. Rest of the round goes with these pursuits and short exchanges in which Nicole gets the better out of her opponent, but only slightly. Same goes for the scorecards, which leaves the American up ahead after the opening round.
Round 2: Both fighters are sticking with their approaches from the previous round as Nicole is on the attack, while Natalie stays on the defense. The difference though is that they are willing to trade more in this round. Nicole scores with a one-two combination up top, while Natalie answers back with a couple of shovel hooks to the abs. After a few blocked punches, Nicole slips a stiff straight past the Brit’s guard, which ends the exchange. However, as the round progresses, Natalie’s patient style starts to pay off as she gets in the rhythm of her opponent’s attacks so that she can dodge them and land some good counterpunches. Seeing that she is getting overexposed, the American starts holding back on her attacks as well, which slows down the pace for the rest of the round. No real damage done either side yet, but Natalie ends this round with more punches that landed cleanly, so she wins the round to tie things up on the scorecards.
Round 3: Nicole isn’t discouraged by the previous round, so she is still on the attack. However, she is making some adjustments as she seems to be cutting angles more and trying to include some variety into her attacks to make it harder for her opponent to counter. This causes Natalie to open up a bit more from her defensive position since she doesn’t find as many countering opportunities as the previous round. However, it plays to the American’s hand as she lands some stiff one-two combinations as her opponent opens up for attack.
As the round progresses, Nicole continues to initiate the exchanges and to get the better of it. The Brit starts to get frustrated because whenever she answers one of Nicole’s attacks with a punch of her own, the American gets back to her with an even harder shot, mostly in the form of a hook. Natalie does get some clean punches in, but it is the power punches by Nicole that highlights the round and gives her a big win to take the lead on the scorecards again.
Round 4: Natalie significantly increases the pace at the beginning of the fourth round, which catches Nicole by surprise as she struggles to match it. The Brit steps in and out of range to land combination after combination, targeting both the body and the face. Nicole tries to answer with some hooks, but unlike last round, nothing seems to be landing for her as she keeps catching air with her wild swings. Looks like the sudden change of pace really took her out of her game. As Natalie punches go unanswered, she gains more confidence and starts staying longer in the pocket to score with a few more punches and dodging her opponent’s swings before stepping out.
As the round progresses, Nicole gets more and more punch-drunk as Natalie consistently lands those three-four punch combinations to the head. She is still on her feet, but she gets wobbly as she backs away after another double jab-straight combination. She gets cornered as Natalie boxes her in and starts going to the body with a barrage of shovel hooks. Nicole gets saved by the bell as she seemed to be on her way to slumping at the corner. A dominant display by the British fighter in this round as she ties things up once again on the scorecard, but more importantly she takes over complete control of the fight.
Round 5: As the fifth round begins, Nicole’s body language is not giving good signs as she is moving sluggishly and she seems to have lost her confidence that she had earlier in the fight. She has switched to a more defensive style, but her guard barely survives the first combination that Natalie throws the American’s way. Nicole’s defense soon comes apart as Natalie lands two hooks to the body and then goes up top with a lead uppercut. Nicole stumbles as she takes a few steps back and Natalie quickly takes advantage with a double jab-straight combo right on the nose. Nicole’s nose starts to bleed, but there is no time for her to think about that as she gets rocked by two hard hooks to the chin. She just stands there stunned and Natalie finally drops her with another massive hook that turns and drops Nicole face first to the mat! Natalie walks over to the neutral corner as the count begins. 1…2…3… Nicole is still lying face down with minimal movement 4…5… she raises her head and starts to push herself off the mat 6…7…8… she falls back to the mat and then slowly rolls over to her back 9…10! No more attempts from Nicole to get up as the count passes her by. It is all over!
Official Result: Winner via KO in round 5, Natalie Dormer!
Post-Fight: Natalie raises her fists and jumps up and down in celebration. Summer enters the ring quickly and gives her fighter a hug as they both seem relieved and delighted with the result. On the other side, Nicole needs a moment before she is helped back to her feet. She gets evaluated by the medical staff and finally gets the thumbs up. She looks disappointed as she leaves the ring.
After getting her hand raised by the referee, Natalie takes the mic. “We had a really good training camp with Summer and it looks like we both took lessons from our earlier clashes with Nicole. I’m so happy to be able to win this one for both of us. I know I haven’t been very active this year, but I’m glad that I was able to get some payback for my previous losses. I’m not getting any younger either, so expect to see me focusing more on cougar action. Thank you!” She waves to the fans again as she leaves the ring with Summer.
(Writing: LMW / Results: Lookout!)
Natalie Dormer
(40, 5’6, 14-15-1 FCBA, League of Mighty Women)
Nicole Scherzinger
(44, 5’5, 30-36 FCBA, Free Agent)
Pre-Fight: We are at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts for the cougar double-header organized by the League of Mighty Women. In their hometown, LMW will be first represented by Natalie Dormer as she faces free agent Nicole Scherzinger in a rematch. Natalie will be looking to avenge her previous loss to Nicole just as she did against Meghan (Markle) earlier in the year. Nicole, on the other hand, wants to end her winning drought to rekindle her career as a cougar.
During the pre-fight press conference, Natalie addresses the audience first. “I was in control of our previous fight, but I got careless for a moment and paid for it dearly. I have trained well with my coaches and I won’t make the same mistakes again, so there is no way I’m losing it this time.”
Nicole thinks otherwise as she chuckles before beginning her own address. “We will see about that. Last time I needed a win, I got it against Natalie. I hope she keeps being my good luck charm. She couldn’t deal with my power last time and I still got it, so I don’t see any reason she can deal with it now!” There is clearly tension between the two as they stare each other down, but they play nice and end the press conference without issue.
Fight night comes and Natalie enters the arena first with her coach Summer Glau accompanying her. Summer is no stranger to Nicole as she also lost to her, so we will see if these two found a strategy to get a different result this time. Natalie waves and blows kisses to the cheering crowd as she makes her way to the ring.
She is wearing a blue sports bra and matching trunks, black gloves and boots, while her hair is tied into a ponytail.
Next comes Nicole with her coach following close behind her. She has a confident smile on her face as she pumps her fists and blows kisses to the fans cheering loudly for her. Once she enters the ring, she also blows a kiss to Natalie and Summer, getting disapproving head shakes from the fighter-coach duo.
She is wearing a crimson bikini set with silver gloves and boots, while her hair is also tied into a ponytail.
Both fighters come to the center of the ring to receive final instructions from the referee and then they go for a hard fist bump with a cold stare between them. They step back to their corners and we are ready for 10 rounds of bantamweight cougar action!
Fight: Round 1: Despite her recent record, Nicole looks more confident at the start of the fight, so she is the one who initiates exchanges. On the other hand, Natalie starts with a more defensive approach, maybe because of her previous loss to her opponent. Nicole blasts the Brit’s guard with punches, but it is holding up strong for now. After failing to connect with anything clean up top, Nicole switches targets and goes to the body with a couple of hooks to the ribs. Natalie answers with a jab, but she is not willing to exchange for long, so she starts backing away with her opponent in pursuit. Rest of the round goes with these pursuits and short exchanges in which Nicole gets the better out of her opponent, but only slightly. Same goes for the scorecards, which leaves the American up ahead after the opening round.
Round 2: Both fighters are sticking with their approaches from the previous round as Nicole is on the attack, while Natalie stays on the defense. The difference though is that they are willing to trade more in this round. Nicole scores with a one-two combination up top, while Natalie answers back with a couple of shovel hooks to the abs. After a few blocked punches, Nicole slips a stiff straight past the Brit’s guard, which ends the exchange. However, as the round progresses, Natalie’s patient style starts to pay off as she gets in the rhythm of her opponent’s attacks so that she can dodge them and land some good counterpunches. Seeing that she is getting overexposed, the American starts holding back on her attacks as well, which slows down the pace for the rest of the round. No real damage done either side yet, but Natalie ends this round with more punches that landed cleanly, so she wins the round to tie things up on the scorecards.
Round 3: Nicole isn’t discouraged by the previous round, so she is still on the attack. However, she is making some adjustments as she seems to be cutting angles more and trying to include some variety into her attacks to make it harder for her opponent to counter. This causes Natalie to open up a bit more from her defensive position since she doesn’t find as many countering opportunities as the previous round. However, it plays to the American’s hand as she lands some stiff one-two combinations as her opponent opens up for attack.
As the round progresses, Nicole continues to initiate the exchanges and to get the better of it. The Brit starts to get frustrated because whenever she answers one of Nicole’s attacks with a punch of her own, the American gets back to her with an even harder shot, mostly in the form of a hook. Natalie does get some clean punches in, but it is the power punches by Nicole that highlights the round and gives her a big win to take the lead on the scorecards again.
Round 4: Natalie significantly increases the pace at the beginning of the fourth round, which catches Nicole by surprise as she struggles to match it. The Brit steps in and out of range to land combination after combination, targeting both the body and the face. Nicole tries to answer with some hooks, but unlike last round, nothing seems to be landing for her as she keeps catching air with her wild swings. Looks like the sudden change of pace really took her out of her game. As Natalie punches go unanswered, she gains more confidence and starts staying longer in the pocket to score with a few more punches and dodging her opponent’s swings before stepping out.
As the round progresses, Nicole gets more and more punch-drunk as Natalie consistently lands those three-four punch combinations to the head. She is still on her feet, but she gets wobbly as she backs away after another double jab-straight combination. She gets cornered as Natalie boxes her in and starts going to the body with a barrage of shovel hooks. Nicole gets saved by the bell as she seemed to be on her way to slumping at the corner. A dominant display by the British fighter in this round as she ties things up once again on the scorecard, but more importantly she takes over complete control of the fight.
Round 5: As the fifth round begins, Nicole’s body language is not giving good signs as she is moving sluggishly and she seems to have lost her confidence that she had earlier in the fight. She has switched to a more defensive style, but her guard barely survives the first combination that Natalie throws the American’s way. Nicole’s defense soon comes apart as Natalie lands two hooks to the body and then goes up top with a lead uppercut. Nicole stumbles as she takes a few steps back and Natalie quickly takes advantage with a double jab-straight combo right on the nose. Nicole’s nose starts to bleed, but there is no time for her to think about that as she gets rocked by two hard hooks to the chin. She just stands there stunned and Natalie finally drops her with another massive hook that turns and drops Nicole face first to the mat! Natalie walks over to the neutral corner as the count begins. 1…2…3… Nicole is still lying face down with minimal movement 4…5… she raises her head and starts to push herself off the mat 6…7…8… she falls back to the mat and then slowly rolls over to her back 9…10! No more attempts from Nicole to get up as the count passes her by. It is all over!
Official Result: Winner via KO in round 5, Natalie Dormer!
Post-Fight: Natalie raises her fists and jumps up and down in celebration. Summer enters the ring quickly and gives her fighter a hug as they both seem relieved and delighted with the result. On the other side, Nicole needs a moment before she is helped back to her feet. She gets evaluated by the medical staff and finally gets the thumbs up. She looks disappointed as she leaves the ring.
After getting her hand raised by the referee, Natalie takes the mic. “We had a really good training camp with Summer and it looks like we both took lessons from our earlier clashes with Nicole. I’m so happy to be able to win this one for both of us. I know I haven’t been very active this year, but I’m glad that I was able to get some payback for my previous losses. I’m not getting any younger either, so expect to see me focusing more on cougar action. Thank you!” She waves to the fans again as she leaves the ring with Summer.
