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26 October 2018 Kira Kosarin vs Emily Ratajkowski

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Posted by Lookout! Boxing on Oct 27, 2018 at 1:40pm

KIRA KOSARIN (21 y/o, 5 ft 6, W: 14, L: 6) vs EMILY RATAJKOWSKI (27 y/o, 5 ft 7, W: 17, L: 8)

(Results: Lookout!, Words: Bonzo)

Before: Kosarin fights a busy schedule, now in her twelfth fight of the year: 2018 was a year of contrasts for her – her first title fight, but a loss, impressive wins over lightweights (Durance), a trio of upset losses to combined veteran power (Lilly, Danes, Theron), a comeback against Thorne. Ratajkowski hasn’t been in a regular title fight yet, but despite some JMD focus, she’s fought her way into the top ten of the division, and both are now jostling to get a title shot against newly crowned Nina Dobrev…the stakes are high in this contender bout. Coming off a JMD title loss to Bella Thorne, Emily’s anxious to prove herself against another flashy youngster, six years her junior still. Emily sets the right tone in pre-fight interviews: “Kira’s got a weight problem. Apparently, I won’t know until match day whether I’ll fight a fat-ish lightweight or a somewhat fairly fit bantam. I will be prepared for both versions, and I just don’t think Kira’s fast and flexible enough to see all my punches comin’.

– Kira fumes, sliding angrily in her seat, but not interrupting Ratajkowski until it’s her turn, then holding back, but only to a point: “Look, I’m not responding to that trash, I won’t. Well, you know, all I see is a scrawny, wispy, overrated beauty with puffy lips. There’s no way Emily has the stamina to withstand my body punishment. I’m taking her out in the first round, yes I am.”

R1: Emily attacks! Ratajkowski stocks up on Kosarin via whirlwind activity…based on her smart n’ fast, pivoting footwork, she’s pinging Kira cute, little jabs, always staying on her toes, always staying in motion, always in Kira’s face right from the bell. Kosarin frowns accordingly, then tries to steal back the momentum from Emily…some lean, mean bantam fists exchanges happening as a result, as girls jerk into counter punches, trying to match each other step-a-step. Ratajkowski’s jab’s got rifle scope precision throughout that trade, though: time and again, she’s able to pin that left hand right where she wants it…in Kira’s face! Kosarin not stiff or particularly flat-footed, but she’s clearly not used to beginning on her back foot – Kira’s guard not as tightly kept as it should be, as she’s always looking to punch on her own, and Emily’s jab’s making her pay for it at various times.

Action pretty mobile, taking place all around the canvas, but along a clear pattern: Emily’s fast, doing little pivots, or lunging ahead, taking the jab to Kira, clouting her, getting ready for the counters, then nickin’ them home again. Kira too proud to change tack this early: down the stretch, she’s looking just a little ass-kicked – she’s spent a full round getting picked up by Emily’s left without really getting into her opponent’s own range a single time. “Huh, wanted to punch me out in the first, right?” Emily scoffs at bell.

R2: Kosarin wakes up, anxious and determined to stop fast, springy Emily this round – action turns around across the second round. Kira’s more alert now, circling around Ratajkowski mid-ring, curling her punches inside from pretty much all angles – activity, rhythm have eager, punch-hungry Emily covering up in slight confusion. Ratajkowski circles-with, steps-with, still trying to locate Kira’s head as per the match plan jabs, but Kosarin’s moving her head now, the rising in and out of the crouch, twitching into fast lead rights, pounding flat inside hooks across both sides of Emily’s rack…”guhh-uuhh”, Emily goes, keeping hands at chin. Lead right clobbering thru: Emily’s head’s getting buzzed, lolling back hard on impact, her knees buffeted.

Ratajkowski’s spirits damped across the round: her activity ebbs down, down, down, sees her more concerned with covering up hands-at-temple, as Kira leans into tik-tok whacks across Emily’s slender shoulders…Emily stumbles into ropes! Kosarin’s meaty power trying to get into Emily’s frame here, wick away her energy – takes the Brit most of this round to stabilize, so she’s no longer a victim of Kira’s abrupt right hands as the round winds down towards the bell.

R3: Kira applying steady, walking pressure against Emily now, thoroughly bashing away at Ratajkowski’s guard, but also particularly digging in at Emily’s trunk line, those rights and lefts pummeling the Brit beneath both elbows, ripping into her tummy meat, as Rata’s arms shudder, groaning. Emily backs off from body punishment, sliding on those agile legs, now trying to get the jab between her and Kira, to some effect. Kosarin resolute, if a little reckless in her pursuit…hands all loose, almost interruptedly twitching into punches (hooks, uppercuts, long jabs), she’s left open for some of those pinning lefts from Emily. Rata’s distance-creating makes the fight more open across course of minute one, as Kira’s punching whirlwind fizzles out when Em’s not in range.

Just early in the second: Kira’s righty coming in all big/strong, but it ain’t reaching Em’s skull – Rata steps forward herself, just a-swipin’ a short, twitchy right across Kira’s mouth, then switches to the other foot, and a-swipes a short, twitchy left across Kira’s mouth. Delayed reaction: Kira stops punchin’, her expression turning dumb-founded, eyes rolling back…what, SHE DROPS ON HER BUTT! Kosarin’s an astonished beauty, bottom on canvas, elbow propping her up, blinking in confusion. Kira takes the 8: Em jabbing her tummy, skull, tummy, skull – rest of round a one-way-street, with Kira hunching, crouching more and more, and Emily really butters her with those limber punches, just not getting another good look at Kira’s skull.

R4: Emily cruises, a picture of confidence: lefty slung at the tummy, right at about chin height, hop-steppin’ from one foot to the other, she’s bolting into fierce jabs, nimble hooks, some big, splashy right hands. Kosarin: a grim, grouchy-faced expression, she’s determined to hold ground, defend that body against Rata’s ever-active, ever-aggressive punchwork – lots of v stances from Kira, with Ems tucking in them raking hooks beneath the clasped, crossed elbows, or driving piercing little straights to Kira’s bra ledge, or shuffling hard, swingin’ right hands against Kira’s guard/skull. Hardly any offense from Bonzo brunette…she’s shut out of range by Emily’s stay-off-me jabs, dictated around the ring by Rata’s sticky, annoying poke…Kira not able to muster the sort of assertive counter aggression needed against Em’s precision, so she’s kept under wraps, under control.

Bell: Vixen corner team clearly lovin’ Rata’s rat-a-tat jabs, but her coach wants more right hands from their girl, more actual hurt dished out, clearly fearing Kosarin’s physical stamina to make a comeback.

R5: Kira more bellicose throughout opening exchanges, refusing to get driven into passive defense again: Em’s rapid jabs get traded-back now! Some slap-bang punches thrown around – Ratajkowski’s slinging jabs clouting Kosarin’s nose, raking inside Kira’s tummy…Kira answering a smiting right hand to Emily’s proud rack, short-twitching a right cross past Rata’s cheek that has the Brit all dizzy-legged! Forward momentum with Kosarin accomplished: thick-punched impacts have Emily on her heels, finally forcing her to give up mid-ring ground, no longer keeping Kira shut off at jab’s length…some brutal one-two combinations up top sending shivers down Em’s lean, mean bod…cruel, slingin’ hooks getting into her tits.

Kira gets a body on Emily: palming her shoulders, she brings her weight forward a-pressin’ her girl into ropes, while Rata struggles with the poundage – microphones not picking up what Em’s muttering, but a lip-reader later identifies it as “Get off me, cow!” Lots of scenes of Kira trying to be big at ropes, doing inside damage: abusive right hands punched in just slightly above Em’s trunk-line while her left arm’s wrestling down Rata’s right…head lowered above Emily’s right shoulder, hoisting up right hands beneath the Brit’s jaw. Ratajkowski very vocal with the ref about the abuse she’s suffering here, and he is needed a lot to get in between these struggling, messy beauties, setting them up straight and regular again. Strategy working for Kira: physicality ends Emily’s jabbing dominance after five!

R6: Ratajkowski attempts to rip momentum away from Kosarin again: girls bashing one-twos, then just squeezing off one-punch salvos as bantams stalk, circle, pounce on each other. Disheveled, rough n’ tumble trade: lots of big hits, just as many misses – free-for-all favoring Kira’s firepower against Emily’s lankier frame, more technical set-up across the action. Vixen corner not exactly happy with Rata’s stances – obviously preferring Em to work more from the back foot, shock foe via rangy counters – but Brit’s too proud to just let Kira paste away here. Second minute sees girls loosening even further, letting their fists go, with both corners shouting for “guard” in vain: Emily’s twitchy right has Kira’s head jolting back in ugly fashion…when Ems leans in, she’s walking into Kosarin’s left uppercut, knocking HER head back…explosive Rata jab salvo splits Kira’s lips all bloody…Kira’s droning counter right THUDS against Emily’s skull…it’s pretty much mayhem.

Girls step into the third minute, both a little spent from the battle’s fierce intensity, arms just starting to cover up the face again more: Emily steps-into Kira via two short jabs, landing it to the mouth, bap, bap – Kira counter-twitches into one short, drifting right uppercut! Rata gets caught beneath her chin, her head suddenly LOLLING forward – her eyes go blank, and good God, she’s down! Ratajkowski – CRASHED ONTO TUMMY – picks her face up woozy, immediately sliding forward on the ground, grabbing for the nearest ropes, trying to stumble-rise…actually looks like she will make it in time…then her legs suddenly give way again, landing her back onto her haunches…she tries it again, gets to a knee, tries to get the other leg up, collapses AGAIN, oh no…the ten count passes her by as she’s stumbled onto one knee again, swaying to rise, fighting the knockout like a trooper, but going out fighting against a KO6 Kira Kosarin!

After: Kira so jubilant, needs to be bullied off a stooping, bitterly disappointed Ratajkowski by a determined referee. Emily so angry with herself as the Vixens corner calms her down: her heart was ready to continue, but her legs failed her. “I’ve punched that skinny little brat out like a tigress,” Kira yells to reporters, causing the entry of security personnel needed to separate the angry mess of Vixens, Bonzo corner members shouting insults at each other in response. Back-to-back wins over Bella Thorne, Emily Ratajkowski slowly getting Kira back on track after summer veteran shocks…is she ready for her second title opportunity?