Ela Kawalec vs Samaria Regalado (Results: Vassago / Story: Caspian)

Ela:
(25, 5’8, 2:0 BBU, SIRENs) 

Samaria:
(27, 5’7, 3:4 BBU, Free Agent)

BEFORE:
Lots to like on paper here as two prospective Bantamweights go head-to-head. Ela of course the newest signee to the SIRENs, and rumour has it Samara Regalado herself was once touted as a prospective candidate herself, that is, till she didn’t perform too well in last year’s BBU Contender’s Six tourney. 

“If Ela herself had taken part, I would have smoked her for sure,” Samaria says confidently earlier on as she speaks to reporters from the press table. “I’m honestly not sure why they decided to go with her instead of me given how poor her record was over in the FCBA.”

“It’s better than whatever you have, honey,” Ela biting back soon after, flashing a dangerous look at Samaria across the table. “At least I didn’t lose to Rose Byrne.” 

Not sure if that’s an insult to Samaria or Rose herself, but it doesn’t matter too much, as both ladies quickly wrap up their final digs at each other, then square off at the center of the room. Ela’s one inch height advantage is almost negligible especially when you consider how Samaria’s packing more bulk in her frame. Classic blonde versus brunette contest here as the Polish model goes up against the born-and-bred American.

Later, we’re in the ring and ready to go. Ela’s wearing a white bikini and red gloves on either hand. Samaria’s in a blood-pink bikini herself, golden gloves on either hand. There’s NO touch of the gloves, and HERE we go with ten rounds of Bantamweight action!

ROUND 1: 
Both girls engage in hectic jabbing action in the first minute, clashing repeatedly in the middle of the ring and sticking mutual leather into each other’s face. Samaria packing some power into her shots to show the blonde who’s the boss but Kawalec seems to return fire blow for blow, elicit some loud grunts from the brunette’s lips as well as the action continues unabated. It’s an all-out brawl this early in the fight and neither woman wants to back down, Ela throwing bombs best she can even as she takes some heavy knocks to the side of her own head, a couple more dull hooks catching her clean on the chest or the side tummy. Got to give it to the Siren, who plows away as though she’s got something to prove, and the end result is neither girl coming out of this opening with a clear advantage, both looking bruised and flustered at the bell, heading back to corners half-shaken.

ROUND 2: 
Another back & forth first minute as both girls pick up right where they left off prior: blonde and brunette marching in with both arms raised high at first, but immediately flying into action, arms and shoulders pulled back before they let their fists fly at each other’s heads with reckless abandon. Ela, to her credit, is still doing well for someone outclassed in terms of weight and power, and she does manage to stuff a good combo or two of gloves in Samaria’s chest and body before she gets absolutely gobsmacked across the lips and sent stumbling a couple of paces. THERE’S Samaria’s power on full display for a flash moment, till the Free Agent tries to rush in after the blonde, takes a banger of an uppercut to the base of her chin as well as Ela growls and plants her own leather on her foe. Regalado didn’t expect that comeback, groans as her head’s snapped back, and she temporarily loses her sense of surroundings. Fine with Kawalec, who continues to pile on the pressure from a distance, shooting in pounding lefts and rights all over the arms and scoring on the bigger woman’s body to the bell.  round until Ela hurts Samaria late and is able to dominate her with some powerful strikes.

ROUND 3:
Just when things were starting to look up for Ela, she takes a rapid combination across her face early on, Samaria not playing around and landing an overhand right to the side of her temples, but then not giving Ela any room to recuperate either, another hook catches her on the cheek, sending her reeling. Kawalec, for all her pride, simply cannot stand toe-to-toe with such a devastating foe, and she finally realises that fact, shaking her head and sucking in air from a comfortable distance. Samaria brimming with confidence now, smirking as she marches forward, hoping to continue her domination, but suddenly finds her hooks missing the mark entirely as Ela controls her from a good distance, jabs from the Siren landing in reply as Samaria takes shots straight to lips instead. Still a lot for the newcomer to learn indeed as Ela outworks her with intelligence instead, continues to control the big girl till the end of the round. Samaria needs to do something else besides rely on her power, and she finally realises this as she rubs her cheek on the way back to corner. 

ROUND 4: 
Ela still in control of the early action, using the brunette’s sluggishness to knock her head back a couple of times, left-right quick combos sent straight into the face as she pushes Regalado back a couple of steps at a time. Samaria still has little to no answer to these fast hands - all she can do is cover up and grunt, her feet trying to establish some distance but it’s not fast enough to escape the eager blonde, and the occasional fast swing back at Ela ain’t doing enough to scare her foe off. Kawalec in the zone, focused as she bashes another left jab to the nose, a right cross driven straight into the lips, and suddenly, Samaria’s wavering on her feet! Another clothesline of a right hand is slammed into the big girl’s face and DOWN SAMARIA GOES, absolutely floored by the blonde’s overwhelming power! It’s a KNOCKDOWN for Ela Kawalec, and a well-deserved one at that! For Kawalec, it’s an inevitable conclusion as she lets out a shout of victory, roars and pumps her arms on her way back to the neutral corner. Meanwhile, Samaria’s rolled off her back, already making the arduous recovery back to all fours, then one foot at a time by the ropes, finally steadying herself by the count of 8. Ela is still looking at her cocky from across the ring, a sly smirk on her lips and an air kiss blown at her foe for bad luck as we head into the next round!

ROUND 5: 
Ela gets overconfident early on as the blonde chases an elusive KO win in the fifth round. And who can blame her after that magnificent win that last round? Ela comes in hot early at the bell, shooting combos at Samaria’s head, hoping to score lucky twice with a final nail to coffin of a straight cross. But Samaria’s solid defences means the brunette is covering up well, her head ducked low and hidden behind closed guard, her body taking a smattering of punches but it’s not enough damage wrought to worry her a second time. Instead, Samaria begins to rattle the blonde back towards the second half of the round, good and powerful shots landed left and right as she plows her fists back into Ela’s arms and body in solid counterswings. More problems on the way for Ela as she gets careless in her pursuit this round, hurt to the body as Samaria manages to dip low and plow leather into her rack and across her tummy, sending her stumbling back at the bell, mouth open and panting hard, finally having to acknowledge that Samaria took the round wide in a strong comeback performance!

ROUND 6:

Samaria looking like hot stuff again in the first minute, a possible resurgence on the cards as the stockier brunette marches in early, taking another swing at Ela’s head, hoping to throw her back on the defensive. Ela plays along for the first few attacks, weaving her head and upper torso in many directions at once, but ultimately, it’s all a distraction to lull Samaria into a false sense of security - Regalado gets stumbled as she takes a nasty counter-hook across the face, Ela staying nimble on her feet as she plants leather back on the American’s face with each growing exchange. Samaria suddenly lets out another grunt as her head’s swiveled to one side, the rest of her body following… Kawalec looks like she might just score another upset at this point, suddenly PRESSING in and burying more shots into Samaria’s gut, then ending with powerful swings for the fences at her head, trying to throw her off her feet… Samaria doing her best to defend but eating too much leather, hard knocks to the side of her head as she gets pushed into the ropes on her side, perfectly primed for yet another uppercut to SNAP into the base of her chin once, TWICE, till a THIRD chopping blow sees her head swim! DOWN THE BIG GIRL GOES ONE MORE TIME, looking dazed as hell by the ropes as Ela secures another KNOCKDOWN for herself! 

Good lord! How much more punishment can Samaria take?? Ela thinks it’s the end as well, already parading and strutting back to her corner, both hands pumped in the air, but no! Samaria’s stirring from her side, groaning as she takes the ropes with both hands and begins to pull herself off the canvas. Referee is hovering by her side every step of the way, still looking slightly worried even as Samaria pulls herself back onto her feet by the count of 8, but the poor woman’s done it too quickly - she’s still unsteadily swaying by the ropes, and the referee’s constantly having to ask her for confirmation if she’s okay and wants to continue. Samaria, honestly, doesn’t look too good, barely acknowledging him, eyes glazed over and lips parted, breathing hard - she looks like she’s about to collapse back down to the canvas, face-first hit the ground from dizziness, and that’s it - the referee STOPS the fight before one girl gets too hurt!! He waves off the rest of the match!

Official Decision: Ela Kawalec defeats Samaria Regalado via TKO6!

AFTER:
Certainly an important win for Ela Kawalec as she manages to put away a prospective rival for her spot on the SIRENs’ roster. Of course, some in the audience are already protesting the official result, letting out shouts of disapproval and wanting to see both girls beat the living tar out of each other for another four rounds or so. But the ref made the right call, we think, as Samaria’s already in the midst of collapsing, her back sliding down the ropes slowly as she can’t continue to keep the rest of her body weight afloat for another ten seconds.

Ela, on the other hand, jubilantly dashing back to her own corner, where her hand is raised once again by her fellow fight team. Moments later, the wiley blonde’s making her way over to Samaria’s corner, helping herself to a handful of dark brown hair, another firm grip on the waistline of Samaria’s pink bikini briefs as she hauls the groaning woman off her stool.

Samaria has barely any chance to resist when a knee lift catches her on her belly, driving the air from her lungs as Ela hisses into her face above. Samaria’s face sent sliding down the blonde’s bosom, her eyes fluttering up from a position on her knees as the Siren takes a long moment to pose for the cameras!

“Don’t let me catch you back here again, or else!” Ela heard shouting, her heaving chest hovering inches from Samaria’s face.