Post by Lookout! Boxing on Jun 26, 2021 4:37:18 GMT -6
Nina Dobrev vs Troian Bellisario
(Lioness Club of America vs Pretty Little Punchers, Inc.)
(52-29-1, 43 KO vs 36-28, 32 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago
BEFORE: It's been over eight years since these two Teen Choice favorites last crossed paths in the boxing ring so this rematch is long overdue indeed. While Pretty Little Liars won most awards as a show, it's Nina Dobrev who claimed most awards as an individual character so the bragging rights of the previous decade are still very much alive:
"We're both on the wrong side of thirty now but I'm still miles ahead of Troian when it comes to career endorsements. And I didn't have to rely on my last name to get the damn part!", Nina is first to fire verbal shots at the fellow brunette who always gets irked whenever someone mentions her father pulling the strings whether that's actually true on not: "Thanks for reminding me why I wanted to shut this overrated cow again! They grow these dumb nymphoes on trees in Canada? Frickin' Bulgaria even? What's your excuse today, bytch?"
Nina Dobrev wears a purple bikini set with black trim & silver gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curled ponytail. Troian Bellisario wears a red bikini set & black gloves. Long dark brown hair wrapped in a loose bun at the back of her head. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.
Round 1:
Nina gets on the attack early and outworks the fellow brunette in close range but still eats a couple of body shots that prevent her from unloading more wrath from the inside. Meanwhile Troian tries to find better execution in mid-distance and dances around the stubborn jabbing attack before looping a meaningful series over the top. However Nina displays superior mobility down the stretch and settles in the head-hunting drive which snaps Troian's head backwards repeatedly and forces her into a hectic retreat come the final minute. She hangs in to avoid additional damage but shakes her head when PLP coach Nia Peeples tells her she probably lost this round anyway.
Round 2:
More spirited attacks from Troian who tries to stuff Nina in the center of the ring with a quick body assault and this plan works well in the opening minute boosted by the fact Dobrev struggles to respond over the top and bounces off Bellisario's shoulders too often. Meanwhile Troian hauls in more gut-checking harpoons before blowing into the Canadian's chest as well. Ugh! Nina wobbles to her heels and has to clinch the older brunette but Troian still barges her onto the ropes where she piles more harpoon slugs to the body and leaves Dobrev yelping in pain at the bell.
Round 3:
Nina gets really upset over another body assault that Troian produces early in the third and this time she whacks the fellow brunette with a proper bomb over the top! Bellisario slumps to her heels upon impact and gets picked off from the inside as the Canadian cranks up the jabbing attack in the phone booth to connect with the American's face way too often! Huh! Troian bails out of danger and spends majority of the second minute in a spooked retreat before Dobrev's taunts light up her fuse. However she gets spiked between the mitts and Nina quickly resumes the head-hunting pounce to glue Bellisario to the spot and run away with the scorecards with ease!
Round 4:
The back & forth struggles continues as Troian finds the body busting success and begins to leave that pinkish color on Dobrev's ribcage come the one minute mark. Ugh! Nina calls herself the Fittest but she cuts a dejected figure when a stray headbutt reamains uncalled and Troian piles more pressure to shut her down along the ropes. Ugh! Erin Andrews in the TV booth says these body punches start to take a significant toll on Nina who has to clinch the older brunette in numbers but Troian still plugs her ways and tries to chop the Canadian in half with a spirited rally late in the going. She dumps Dobrev into more spasms before a booming uppercut bellows the younger brunette against the turnbuckle right at the bell.
Round 5:
Troian smells blood now and catches the slow-moving opponent with a nasty cross up the chimney before looping a hook into her ear on the follow through. Nina swings back over the top but shoots over Bellisario's head and eats another wicked uppercut on the jaw which slumps her forward just as Troian NAILS her with a vicious uppercut combo on the exposed chin! DOWN GOES DOBREV!!! Flushed to her knees and looking extremely vulnerable alright! Troian begins to parade around the ring which delays the count and actually helps Nina to recover her groove as she actually rises to fight another day at eight! Woof! Troian is furious and tries to slam dunk the subdued opponent only to misfire on the clean up charge and get locked into a clinching stalemate! What a let off for the Lionesses! Troian spins Nina around onto the turnbuckle but it's too late to deliver the KO drive as the clock expires and the ref pulls the American away!
Round 6:
Nina's superior footwork comes to the fore as she avoids a furious jabbing rush from the older brunette. Troian jumps on the red mist mode but just can't land that haymaker combo anymore as she hassles Dobrev around the area only to eat single-hand response from behind the guard. Nia Peeples wants Troi to resume the steady body assault but the fighter knows better... and she gets caught by a vicious uppercut on the jaw instead that renders her numb-ish and allows Nina to clean up some extra tummy in the final minute. A huge belter on the liver area makes Troian gurgle in pain and she barely avoids a complete disaster when Dobrev clocks her across the nasal ridge right at the bell.
Round 7:
Troian goes for another slugging drive... and WALKS into a huge overhand that cuts a small gash across the nasal ridge before Nina booms her with a chip shot on the ear. Ugh! Troian wobbles forward and can't keep her mitts in tact so the younger brunette BLOWS her with another uppercut double THAT DROPS BELLISARIO onto her knees!! Uh-oh!!! Even Tess Valmore didn't see that coming! Nina struts back to the LCA corner and Troian has to hurry up to beat the count! She eventually gets back upright at seven but looks bothered by the nasal wound and the referee doesn't call for a medical timeout! Here comes Dobrev piling on more head shots before Troian can even argue her case... she gets pancaked onto the ropes where the Canadian slams more leather into her face and renders her numb within the next ten seconds! Troian only soaks up more slugs and bellows out with her eyes closed; she offers nothing back here and the REF JUMPS IN TO STOP THE CONTEST!!! TKO7 Nina Dobrev in come-from-behind fashion!!!
AFTER: Big win for the Bulgarian-Canadian who had to wait eight years to secure a hard-fought revenge over Troian. She has taken three Pretty Little Liars' scalps in a row after Shay Mitchell in 2019 and Ashley Benson in 2020. That's called consistency alright!
Over to Nina who is talking to Tess Valmore ringside: "Hey, The CW super stars like ME can still get the work done! I might not be doing cartwheels on a half-pipe anytime soon (Hi, Shaun!) but I can still blow up any Pretty Little Puncher out there! These girls are pretty (unlike one Demetria Lovato) but they can't measure against my elite skills anymore! Face it, Troi! Your contender days are sooo ovah!!!" (laughs).
Official Result: Nina Dobrev def. Troian Bellisario TKO7