Jessica Lowndes vs Hayden Panettiere

Jessica Lowndes vs Hayden Panettiere
(Lioness Club of America vs Foxfire Boxing)
(52-31-1, 51 KO vs 76-44-1, 59 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: The Lioness Club of America 10th Anniversary PPV opens with a fight that could have served as the Main Event on a different day. The Lioness Alpha fighter Jessica Lowndes takes on the youngest Hall of Fame member Hayden Panettiere in a true blockbuster line-up. These two have met twice before and split the results so the unofficial Best of Three scenario is very much on the menu tonight.

Hayden dismisses the idea she's too worn out by the early peak of her career to rise above a certain level these days. Meanwhile Jessica is still reeling from her latest unsuccessful quest for the divisional title and losing to Vanessa Hudgens always hurts a little more than against other opponents.

Jessica Lowndes wears a turquoise bikini set & black gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Hayden Panettiere wears a white bikini set & red gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a braid. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Hayden crashes into the brunette's face and uses it as target practice in the opening minute. Jessica gets caught out by the slugging delivery and struggles to live with the Hall of Famer's pace so Hayden duly thumps her back to the ropes where she keeps dropping more shots up the middle until the Canadian actress finally clinches her into safety. Hayden tries to shake her off and connects with a stray head-butt which allows her to land more quick hooks into Jessica's face before the referee gives her a warning. Lowndes bails out of the trap after the brief stoppage but poses no real threat thereafter and Panettiere easily claims the round on points.

Round 2:
Jessica finds her slugging mojo and matches the blonde's attacks in the second round which ought to please the judges according to Erin Andrews in the booth. The Lioness anniversary couldn't possibly be spoiled by unfavorable scoring but Jessica makes sure Hayden actually feels the pressure and slams more cruel shots into her face as both women develop a head-hunting exchange during this hectic albeit crowd-pleasing performance. Jessica gets spun to the side after one of Panettiere's rangy hooks but probably too late to make a difference and she yells at the petite blonde: "You hit like a girl" after the bell.

Round 3:
Hayden blows up a couple of good shots into the brunette's cleavage but that's not how you can hurt the Lioness Alpha. Jessica sticks to the head-hunting response and starts to rock the blonde braid back & forth before Panettiere settles for a proper body assault to break the Canadian's stride. Several good hits carve visible lumps on Jessica's ribcage and she loses the grip on the action while Hayden slams an uppercut rally to drop her onto the ropes wholesale. She keeps thumping the brunette's midriff afterwards and bends her into loud spasms at the bell. Woof! Coach Eva Mendes doesn't like this at all...

Round 4:
Lowndes fires back over the top and vows to break the blonde's resilience with the Plan A still in place. She carries impressive power supply to stuff the Hall of Famer in the center of the ring again and drops more punches into her chest as well. Hayden has to reboot her approach but finds herself pushed onto the ropes with Jessica thumping head shots on speed dial. Ugh! The blonde stunner has to apply an earmuff cover and clinch the older foe outright later on. Jessica refuses to pass on some bonus points though and whacks the subdued blonde in the navel before trying to hip toss her to the canvas as well. Huh! Someone is feeling very cocky here...

Round 5:
Hayden neutralizes the brunette in a rare mid-distance tangle but stalling the Canadian's progress is one thing and trying to win the fight is something else. Making look Lowndes ineffective only fuels the support of the Vegas audience and Jessica eventually sticks more leather into Hayden's face before clobbering her onto the ropes where she has to accept the slugging drill again. Both women give it their best however Panettiere ends the dispute with blook leaking from her nostrils and that's the last thing she needs right now!

Round 6:
Boom! Jessica spills more red liquor and sinks Hayden into genuine spasms before connecting with another vicious uppercut double. Blonde tries to spin away from close range but isn't quick enough and Jessica hammers another left/right combo to send the Hall of Famer into shimmy shake mode... the mitts just cannot stay up anymore so the Lioness Alpha has a free shot and she SMOKES Panettiere with a hard right spraying more blood in the process! HAYDEN IS DOWN!!! The last punch literally broke the blonde's resistance and she gets laid out in spread eagle fashion to rise no more... NINE... TEN... she is OUT!!! KO6 Jessica Lowndes!!!

AFTER: Extremely impressive knockout by one of LCA founding members! She ignores the semi-dazed blonde and prefers to play along with the Vegas audience before finally checking up on the fallen opponent. "Alright! So you had your shot but I'm still the better woman right now!", "And frickin' Vanessa Hudgens still OWNS your ass!", Hayden wants to have the last word and that comment earns her a knee shot in the breasts before both women engage in a rolling catfight on the canvas which delays the official verdict. Jessica comes out on top of that one in the end as well but gets pulled back by the Foxfire entourage before she can inflict more damage on the bleeding Hall of Famer. Just one of these days in the flyweight division!

Official Result: Jessica Lowndes def. Hayden Panettiere KO6.