Post by Lookout! Boxing on Apr 29, 2022 23:57:10 GMT -6
DANIELLE CAMPBELL VS PAIGE VAN ZANDT
Results: Lookout Writing: Archer
Danielle: 27 YO, 5’3 (1.60 m), 27-21-0. 27 KO since 2014, Pretty Little Liars Inc
Paige: 28 YO, 5’4 (1.63 m) 6-3-0, 6 KO since 2020, Global Boxing Syndicate
Before: “I had an unbeaten 4-0 record before I lost to Campbell last year. I want to prove I can beat her, so here I am,” says Paige VanZandt.
Danielle just smiles: “Well, it’s nice to be so memorable to you Paige, after all you lost to Jessica Lowndes and Becky Lynch since I gave you a reality check. If you want to add another ‘L’ to your record, who am I stop you?”
“I still don’t like your big mouth,” Paige growled, “and don’t think I have forgotten your giving me my First Walk of Shame.”
“Like I said: it’s nice to know I linger in your mind. Do you have nightmares about me? Have I stripped you nude in the ring in front of thousands of people? Well, that may not be a nightmare for you, that’s kind of your thing, isn’t it?”
“You shut up about that!” Paige cries looking genuinely upset.
“OK, OK, bad joke. I take it back. I never said I didn’t like you, Paige, you have a retty good record, but you’re not up my level,” Danielle says.
“Oh? You mean because I haven’t lost my last 6 fights?” Paige fires back.
“You shut up about that!” DC snaps.
“Now you know how I feels!” Paige retorts.
“OK, OK, maybe I do have a big mouth and you’re not the first to say so,” DC said seriously. “but you have know I cannot afford to lose this fight. So it’s nothing personal when I beat you.”
“I have my own problems and I don’t want to lose this fight, No, it’s nothing personal on my side,” Paige said.
“Well, okay, then we’ll settle this at the fight,” DC said and extended her hand.
“Agreed,” said Paige and they shook hands on it.
Fight Night found Paige entering the ring in a white bikini with black gloves and boots (white laces), Her hair pulled back in a ponytail. DC is in bikini with a black top and red bottoms. Her gloves and boots are red with black laces. She has her hair in a double pigtail.
“Let’s get this going,” Paige says pounding her mitts together while looking cold,y at Danielle.
“Fine with me,” says DC, looking unimpressed.
Referee steps in to get the fighters’ attention direction to the instructions for the bout. There is a sullen tap of the gloves. Then PVZ and DC head for their corners. Then the bell rings…
R1: Paige is quick to start pumping hooks into Danielle’s midsection. Hard, ripping rooks that tear into DC’s abs and bruise her ribs. Dani responds with counters that give Paige’s midsection a pounding. Twi are going at it toe to toe, just whacking away at abs, ribs and breasts. Late in the round, PVZ suddenly goes after DC’s chin with quick right and left uppercuts. DC’s legs a-tremble a she falls back, though gets her guard up to protect her face, Paige now punching those abs as the round ends. Judges call it a close round, but give the nod to Paige Van Zan dt.
R2: New round begins with Paige feinting to Danielle’s body, but brings hard rights and lefts into DC’s head. Danielle rocked by heavy blows to her jaw, chin and the side of her head. Dani in a disorganized retreat that allows PVZ a get in some extra chin shots before they are blocked by Dani’s gloves. Paige now back to punching away at Danielle to the body until she’s got the PLP fighter bent at the waist and can add some boob buster uppercuts as DC’s chest hangs down tempting. Painful round finally ended by the bell. Paige has won this round wide.
R3: Danielle Campbell on the attack as the new round begins. She is moving fast and hard as she smashes at Paige VanZandt’s head. Paige hit hard, but rallies and finds DCs chin with counter uppercuts to disrupt her attack. DC and PVZ both looking momentarily woozy, but shakje it off and plunge back into action. Only now it is a return to body punching in close and the two them are driving short rights and lefts home. Grunting, groaning and gurgling begin to be heard from both fighters as this torso hammering goes on and on with neither fighter giving way. In fact, they battle down to the bell without pause until the referee pushes them apart. The result is a hard fought, but frustrating DRAW.
R4: Paige and Danielle resume there close-in battle as the 4th Round commences. The two move and start the body punching. They are so close their foreheads are almost touching as they whack away at breasts, ribs and bellies. Steady, relentless pounding and both begin to groan and gurgle as the same areas are hit over and over, However DC is setting her feet and get extra power into her punching, Paige starting to shudder and slowly back up as the punches continue to smack into her body. DC gritting her teeth as she sees Paige start to falter and increases the pressure. Paige trying to stand and fight but is wilting until DC’s bombardment. Still, after the bell sounds, the judges think it was close, though they give it to Danielle.
R5:Paige attempts to rally with an opening series of head shots. Danielle takes several before she is able to block the rest, Then DC counterattacks with hooks into Paige’s midsection. Paige backing away, trying to circle around, but DC goes right at her. There is a brisk exchange of head shots, but Dani’s landing more effective ones. Paige drops back, guard high, but loose. DC sees the opening and rams off a straight right that bloodies Paige’s nose. Paige reeling and now Dani gets to Paige’s chin with one head snapping uppercut after another. Paige’s knees buckle and she pitches forward, arms dropping to her side. PAIGE VANZANDT CRASHES INTO THE CANVAS FACE FIRST, Dani coolly steps to the neutral corner. Referee moving in to count. Paige stirs attempts to rise, but she is too drained to go on. She is resting her cheek on the canvas as the referee is calling out:
“NINE!...TEN!...YOU’RE OUT!”
THE WINNER: DANIELLE CAMPBELL KO5!
After: “It is a great relief to have broken that losing streak,” Danielle Campbell admits in the postfight. “Paige did not make it easy, but I finally managed to knock her out. Who is next ?No idea.I just want to savor this win,”
“Campbell is still a problem for me,” Paige acknowledges in the post fight. “I have just not improved enough to beat her, but that just mean I have got to try harder. I know I can do it. Some day I will beat Danielle Campbell and beat her hard!”
Victory a satisfying one for Danielle Campbell and her PLP management. The long losing streak has ended, butone win does to make a turnaround Next fights are even more important as DC tries to build on this win. No doubt the loss was a setback for Paige VanZandt, but she has shown real talent that should help her bounce back from the defeat.