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26 January 2018 Cassie Scerbo vs Alicia Vikander

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OFFICIAL FCBA "NEW YEAR, NEW FACES" PPV

 

(Words: FS / Results: Lookout!)

BEFORE:
Scerbo giving up some size in this one against bantamweight Vikander. But, if the blonde's concerned about it, she's not letting on. "Sure," says Cassie, "She's a bantam and she's got reach, but, nobody's as quick as I am, especially not a bantamweight."
"She's always hit above her weight," says Alicia. "So, she can fight a bigger girl. But, she's not going to beat THIS bigger girl. Not tonight. Not ever."

ROUND ONE:
Scerbo all about movement early. Vikander stalking, using the long left jab, trying to cut the ring and slow the blonde down. Has some success in spots, and, when she does, she gets work done, throwing punches in bunches and forcing the smaller girl to cover up, ride out the flurry, then slip away. For her part. Cassie's not getting a lot done, mainly because she's not doing much. She's all about the movement right now, trying to get the lay of the land and find the cracks in the brunette's defenses, cracks she'll be able to exploit as the fight goes on. For the moment, though, there are no cracks to exploit. Instead. Alicia keeps the blonde at range, and continues to score when she's able to cut the ring. By the final seconds, the brunette's in a pretty good rhythm, and, at the bell, she's won the round solidly to take a 10-9 lead.

ROUND TWO:
Scerbo more elusive in the second. She's getting the geometry down, if she isn't yet solving Alicia's defenses. Now, Vikander's having a heck of a time tracking down the blonde, who seems to be able to stay in open canvas as much as she wants. And, that's ALL she wants to do, at least for the moment. She's leading Alicia a merry chase, and, while Vikander can't get much done, Cassie still can't find those gaps to exploit. Instead of being able to get into range and get off with those lightning hands of hers, Scerbo's again kept to the outside, where she can't get her offense going. This is impressive stuff from Alicia on the defensive end. The taller woman is very sound and tactically as solid as it gets. The round is competitive on the cards, mostly because neither fighter's scoring much, but, at the bell, it's Alicia again, and she's now up 20-18.

ROUND THREE:
Scerbo beginning to find the cracks. There aren't a lot of them, but, Cassie's locating what there are. She's bouncing forward, landing punches, slipping away quickly before Alicia can counter. But, only in spots. Mostly, it's going the way it has from the beginning. Alicia's using the jab, her footwork, and her excellent defenses to keep the blonde at bay, force her to circle on the outside. And, while she's doing that. the brunette's looking to cut and get off heavy flurries. Scerbo's keeping those instances to a minimum now, but Vikander's still able to bring her to battle here and there and pile up some points when she does so. Result is our most competitive round yet, with both fighters able to get some points on the board on their own terms, but neither able to do enough of it to pull away from the other. At the bell, there's nothing in it. It's an even round and Alicia continues to lead 30-28.

ROUND FOUR:
More cracks are located. And, now Scerbo begins to get rolling. The blonde's in rhythm, and that's bad, bad news for the brunette. Now, Alicia CAN'T keep Cassie at range. Instead, Scerbo's bouncing forward, landing lightning flurries, slipping out, bouncing right back again. Vikander's thrown completely to the defensive early, getting buzzed from all directions as the blonde seems to be here, there, and everywhere. Except when Alicia's looking to counter. Then, Scerbo's nowhere at all. It's an absolute SHOW being put on by the blonde. She's making a good fighter look outclassed and close to silly. There are very, very few fighters in the FCBA with the ability to do something like this, but Cassie Scerbo is one of them. By the final seconds of the round, Vikander's actually on the ropes covering up, trying to do anything to slow down the assault. When the bell rings, Scerbo's grabbed it wide and cut Vikander's lead to 39-38.

ROUND FIVE:
More Scerbo. Vikander's under absolute siege from the opening seconds. Her defenses haven't cracked now. They've completely crumbled. She can't find Cassie with the jab, can't get into position to punch, can't counter, can't find a way to slow the blonde down. Instead, Scerbo's like a swarm of bees. Everywhere Alicia turns, there's a stinging punch, followed by more of the same. It's a clinic, and, again, it's being put on against a good fighter. Crowd getting into it, chanting mid-round, "CASSSS-IE! CASSS-IE!" as the little blonde demonstrates exactly why she's so special inside the ropes. Vikander looking shell shocked. She's got the guard high, trying to defend herself, but, she seems to have no idea where the next flurry will come from. And, when it comes, she can't stop it. She can only soak more leather to the bell. And, when it rings, Scerbo's evened the fight at 48 at the half.

ROUND SIX:
Vikander decides to try to play some offense. She's now coming forward, trying to cut the ring again. She's not having much success, though, and she's taking a ton of leather in the effort. But, it's that or the death of a thousand cuts, so, if the brunette's going out, she;s going out on her shield. She's after Scerbo in a big way, remaining sound, but, just barely so. She knows she's got to get this script flipped, but she can't get it done. Final minute, Scerbo buzzing away, dancing, circling, bouncing forward, popping quick flurries. And, finally, Vikander lands a big right hand! Scerbo's wobbled, stumbles backward, reaches for the ropes, but is further away than she expects and DOWN SHE GOES! Blonde pounds the mat in frustration as Alicia goes to a neutral corner and the referee begins the count. Scerbo watches as the numbers increase, then pulls herself up along the ropes for the mandatory...BUT THE REF WAIVES IT OFF! What the... Referee ruling Cassie did NOT beat the count and it's OVER! And your winner by KO6 in controversial fashion is Alicia Vikander!

AFTER:
If you ever have to define the word "bedlam", feel free to just show video of what happens in the ring in the post-fight. Security is on the ball, realizing this isn't going to go down well and is quickly into the ring, getting between the Bazz and Academy corners. But, it's not the Academy Bazz wants, it's the referee, who's quickly accosted by all and sundry, including an infuriated Cassie Scerbo. More security, cordoning the ref and spiriting him out of the ring. Crowd going nuts. Boos raining down, drowning out the ring announcer, who makes the official decision announcement with both fighters still in their corners and the referee somewhere near Peoria. Several minutes pass before the ring is finally cleared for the next event, but, there's no question this thing could have gotten much, much worse. And, things may, of course, yet get there. Just not on this evening. 

 

 

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