Shenae Grimes vs Emilia Clarke

Shenae Grimes vs Emilia Clarke
(Lioness Club of America associate vs Belle Boxers)
(9-6, 9 KO vs 9-13, 8 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Jessica Lowndes' sparring partner Shenae Grimes gets another official FCBA shot and hopes to take full advantage of Emilia Clarke's lack of success over the past twelve months. The former 'Mother of Dragons' won just once in her previous six attempts which means Shenae is actually the slight betting favorite coming into this fight. However Emilia dismisses the idea she should pack her bags and go back to BBU anytime soon: "This is quite frickin' disrespectful! HBO still loves me! I'm their best asset outside of the Asylum PPVs and of course I'm gonna whup Shenae's tawdry ass tonight! If there's anyone going back anywhere, it's Shenae on her way to Canada!"

Shenae Grimes wears a red crop top, matching hotpants & white gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a braid. Emilia Clarke wears a navy blue bikini set & black gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a high ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Emilia tries to overwhelm the Canadian with a trigger-happy assault but Shenae isn't your casual bench warmer and stuns the Brit with an overhand response to launch a proper flyweight bashing contest in the center of the ring! She drills Emilia's face from both flanks and slumps the older brunette into loud spasms when she carries significant power supply straight on target. Ugh! Clarke just can't match the fellow brunette's pace at all and has to bail out of the slugging exchange but loses her footing and gets trapped on the ropes where Grimes connects with more vicious head shots to sensationally punch all that pre-fight arrogance from her opponent. How about this then?

Round 2:
Emilia comes back to pummel the Canadian's body which allows her to even the slugging scores. Both brunettes clash heads as they work in the phone booth speed dial but it's Shenae who loses her footing this time and can't stop Emilia from pounding her back towards the neutral corner where Clarke gets vocal as she rips more crisp harpoons into the Canadian's midsection. Shenae has to clinch the charging Brit but not before belting her in the kidneys which adds extra spice to the contest.

Round 3:
Shenae cranks up the jabbing volume and splits Emilia's high guard as both hellcats trade more head-hunting blows - no real defense to speak of which must please the fans but carries a great risk-reward factor indeed. And Shenae is the one who cashes in when she slams a left/right combo on the mouth to spin the older brunette into outright spasms. Emilia slumps on her heels but refuses to back away... Grimes blows more hooking menace into her face though and pummels her onto the ropes where she shuts down shop leaving the HBO starlet covered in a desperate earmuff in the closing stages of the round.

Round 4:
Emilia blows her gasket and it's all hell breaking loose early in the fourth as neither girl is willing to abandon the swarming ideas... they trade vicious strikes one by one like only seasoned flyweights could and the see-saw action continues until Shenae begins to leak blood from damaged nostrils. Ugh! The risk-reward factor switches in Clarke's favor as she manages to outwork the Canadian come the second minute and engulfs her with relentless head-hunting assault that finally breaks Shenae's resilience. She gets pummelled back to the ropes and cries out in pain when Emilia bangs a left hook across the nasal ridge before adding a gut-stuffer just above the waist line moments later. Grimes folds forward with a whimper and still gets clipped by one uppercut on the chin extra before the bell finally halts the Brit's charge.

Round 5:
Shenae has lost some of that slugging edge and Emilia smothers her with more head-hunting juice... she goes in hard upstairs and leaks more blood from Shenae's damaged nostrils before belting her in the liver area just to rub extra insult. Grimes tries to bide her time in mid-distance but Clarke squares up to her regardless and chops the high-guard down while thumping her onto the ropes. Ugh! Shenae struggles to swing back from behind the guard and goes numb when the British actress nails her on the left ear before a thunder uppercut shatters her jaw a split second later.. AND DOWN GOES GRIMES!!! The proud Canadian succumbs to the slugging pressure and is left sitting on her heels & wiping blood off her nose... she stares down at the canvas but doesn't make a genuine effort to beat the count so it's KO5 Emilia Clarke!!!

AFTER: "Hell yeah, I'm back!!!", Emilia points to the blood marks on her gloves and blows several kisses to the camera as she celebrates the first win of the season. Her mini-losing streak is officially over but most non-HBO related pundits believe the Westminster brunette has reached the high-water mark in FCBA already. Will she prove them wrong anytime soon?

Official Result: Emilia Clarke def. Shanae Grimes KO5.