Posted by Vassago on Jun 16, 2018 at 1:44am
Candice Patton ("The Flash") vs Katie Cassidy ("Arrow")
(FCBA Independent vs Empire Boxing)
(4-2, 3 KO vs 12-15, 7 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago
BEFORE: This is the new TV classic presented by The CW network featuring two girls who are yet to break through on the FCBA market. Candice Patton's career only materialised after she was cast as Iris West on "The Flash" while "Arrow"'s Katie Cassidy never elbowed herself to the front line of the Empire roster and remains one of the most underrated bantamweights around the league. Several pundits believe she could be at least as successful as Laura Vandervoort if only she enjoyed a similar career push like the Foxfire blonde does.
Candice gives away three inches in height but vows to take the taller girl down here and steals the pre-fight media spotlight even though she's not exactly thrilled to be fighting on Canadian territory tonight: "Some folks still value that Lowndes girl so high! I wonder why?" Well, a quick look at the Lowndes fighting record should be enough to explain that riddle. The Lioness Club is generous enough to provide coaching assistance to Candice tonight as Eva Mendes makes an appearance in the free agent's corner and that really makes the Empire coach Kate Beckinsale's face turn grey in no time.
Candice Patton wears a red bikini set and black gloves. Long black hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Katie Cassidy wears a green bikini set and yellow gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a loose bun at the back of her head. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.
Round 1:
Candice's speedy approach allows her to close in on the taller girl and work her drill from the inside. Katie just doesn't have the legs neccessary to shake off the brunette who powers ahead with some quick punches to the body. Katie struggles to make her superior reach count because she can't stretch her elbows properly and gets pummelled around with Patton working the high-octane plan to bully the taller girl around the ring. It takes time for Cassidy to adjust to these enforced circumstances and she simply runs out if it especially after Candice pounds her back to the ropes and carves into the ribcage like she really means business! Well, she sure does and that's one cheeky smile on Eva Mendes' face spotted by the camera!
Round 2:
Katie connects with the early punches and that's enough to keep the bubbling opponent at bay for a little longer now; Candice can't do much in mid-distance and it goes even worse from there when Katie whacks her with a proper aerial barrage that leaves the high guard exposed. Patton tries to sneak in under the attack but gets bounced on the top of her forehead and slides back into mid-distance again where she can only use her footwork to avoid more pressure shots from the taller opponent. Cassidy's precision drops come the final minute but she easily controls the action with Patton neutralized in mid-range swamp field.
Round 3:
More of the same in the third as the early jump brings joy for Team Arrow; Katie bangs one right in on the money and clatters Candice on the nose but it's the follow up that wrecks havoc as a piercing uppercut sinks the smaller girl on wobbly knees and allows the blonde to cash in with a proper head-hunting blast. Ugh! Patton's ponytail goes for a ride here as she gets clobbered back to the ropes and only stops the blonde's punches with her face! Katie's power rush breaks the 'Iris West' resistance much faster than anyone gathered inside Rogers Arena anticipated and Candice bellows out against the ropes with a loud whimper while the Empire woman WHACKS her with a nasal ridge-breaking stunner!!! Uh-oh! PATTON GOES DOWN IN THE CORNER and Eva Mendes screams out her loudest as she's ready to smack the proud blonde herself next. That one will really hurt in the morning but Candice gets up at seven and indicates she hasn't suffered a structural damage. She retains enough awareness to escape a looming leather drive but spends remainder of the round in hectic retreat as Cassidy hunts her down and delivers a late flurry straight on the wounded nose again to sink 'The Flash' heroine into real trouble come the bell!
Rounds 4 & 5:
It's checkdown mode for Patton who remains troubled by the knockdown and while she can find respite in mid-range thanks to superior agility, she basically defaults any serious comeback attempt with Cassidy on the verge of running out with a landslide lead on the cards. She's well aware that she frightened the heck out of her opponent now and that size difference begins to channel the mismatch tune from the press even though the pursuit loses it's momentum in the final minute of each round. Candice's response hardly makes Team Arrow blink here and Katie actually teases the smaller woman verbally before adding more single punches upstairs just to annoy her even further. Katie remains on top of her game both physically and mentally and has Candice pounding the turnbuckle in frustration at the bell but why she doesn't channel this wrath when it actually matters? It's 49-45 on the cards at half-distance and that's as bad as it gets at this stage.
Round 6:
Katie is guilty of more teasing and perhaps that's why she never earned herself the elite praise? Either this or Patton SMOKING her with a wild cross that cracks the nasal ridge and stuns the hitherto dominant blonde COLD!!! "What are you doing!?!!", coach Beckinsale has apparently woken up but it's too late as Candice whacks the taller actress around the ring and snaps her head around so violently it almost makes you feel the strenght of these shots! Cassidy's below par mobility gets exposed again and she can't mount a proper response with her tame strikes slicing thin air while Patton rams it up her gut and traps her on the ropes where she rallies back like there's no tomorrow. Well, there isn't any tomorrow if you look at the scorecards and the shocking power assault leaves the blonde gasping for air when the bell mercifully halts the 'Iris West' rout! Erin Andrews wants to see the script for the next round before it actually happens but that aching look on Katie's face is just painful to watch!
Round 7:
She can't recover from that beating and it's mayday time for Katie who gets BELTED with a nasty harpoon on the liver area seconds into the seventh leaving Candice with more time and space to deliver the uppercut blast that drops curtains on Team Arrow. We're back to round one heroics but this time Katie's in no shape to respond and gets WRENCHED to the canvas after a one-sided beating both north & south that leaves her mumbling her surrender while still on her feet but not loud enough for Candice to show her clemency. She finishes the rattled blonde with a hook on the right ear but Katie was on a downhill ride already!!! KO7 Candice Patton in enormous come-from-behind fasion!!!
AFTER: Eva Mendes grabs the scorecards from the judges and throws them straight at Kate Beckinsale's face. The English cougar is left speechless and just stares at the smoking heap in the ring aka whatever's left from Katie Cassidy's pride. That turnaround was worthy the price of admission alone and it's one of the biggest in recent FCBA memory as Candice was left for dead at half-distance only rise from the proverbial ashes. Suddenly she doesn't mind the trip up north anymore and calls Vancouver her new favorite city while sharing a laugh with Eva Mendes. However she still got very fortunate that Cassidy didn't break her nose in the third since the fight could have well ended right there and then. There were enough fireworks available to fill out an episode on either of the two shows but it's Team Flash that will celebrate here tonight and only 'Iris West' realizes how hard she had to work for that one!
Final result: Candice Patton def. Katie Cassidy KO7. |
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