(Results: Lookout!, Words: Caspian)

4. Luisana Lopilato vs Olivia Culpo

Luisana:
(31, 5’6, 115, 31:15 FCBA, VIXENs)

Olivia:
(29, 5’5, 2:0 FCBA, Free Agent)

BEFORE:
“Heard a lot of good things about her. She’s beaten Scherzinga and Betram, so that’s a little impressive,” Luisana says to reporters first . “Let’s see if I can break her winning streak and gain a little momentum for my own career.”

“Luisana’s a fighter, that’s for sure. I’m eager to test myself against someone like her today,” Olivia responds moments later, her dark auburn hair tied into a neat ponytail over her shoulder. “But if she’s looking for an easy fight… Well, there’s a reason I’m undefeated, and I plan to stay that way.”

Culpo just slightly shorter as she raises her fists to Luisana’s chin later on at the center podium. The two women are dressed in nothing but bra and briefs, setting the other with cocky smirks before breaking the pose and shaking hands. Luisana has always been the good-natured member of the stable, so let’s hope she can put away the newcomer tonight, or if she’ll struggle to do so.

Later, in the ring, Culpo wears a dark red bikini top black lycra shorts that’s complete with white gloves. Luisana is going for her classic, sultry look: white bra and briefs fringed with lace, settling red gloves into a mid-guard stance as she too awaits the bell. HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Bantamweight action!

ROUND 1:
Culpo starts off with promise, landing shots to the body as Luisana has her guard up too high in order to protect her face. Culpo’s one inch shorter but packing power in that toned body of hers, shoving feints towards Luisana’s head before swinging her fists low to impact the tummy with her right glove, driving the Vixen backwards. Lopilato’s still adjusting to her new mandate here as she allows the challenger to run away with points, barely poking back at Culpo’s face the entire time but at least keeps herself moving to avoid getting caught on the ropes. End of the round and Olivia takes it wide, delivering a hard-won round to her new corner.

ROUND 2:
That is, until Luisana delivers a thumping right hand to the body as well in the opening seconds of the second, which stops Culpo in her tracks with a satisfying hnnngggh. Blondes go to the work on the body, arms dug in and elbows chugging away in tandem, landing beefy shots off the flanks as they guard their midsections low. Luisana capitalises as she alternates with damaging blows to the American influencer’s face in the interim, knocking Culpo’s head back with a snap uppercut to the chin to win out in the exchange. Culpo resets at a distance, a little hesitant to come back in for the rest of the round, which gives Luisana the swing state back.

ROUND 3:
Ladies continue to dish out punishment in spades here, exchanging damaging shots across the forehead in tandem as neither wants to back away. Luisana first striding in, her head weaving side to side to throw the newcomer off before scoring an overhand haymaker that bounces off the forehead and gloves. Culpo’s disorientated but immediately steadies herself and swings right back, which catches Lopilato on the arms and makes her head spin when the hook landed hard on the side of her ear, also giving her pause. Ladies continue delivering shock and awe to each other till the closing bell, not really doing much damage besides a psychological warning for the other woman to stay the f*ck away, or else...

ROUND 4:
There’s a reason Culpo has remained undefeated after all this time, and she shows off that agility and power early on with a looping feint to Luisa’s side before catching the Vixen with a stiff-looking straight hand to the gut, another left hand delivered to her lips immediately after to drive her back with a grunt. Luisana’s falling for old tricks from a new girl, getting pushed immediately into survival mode and spends the rest of the round fending off more attacks from the American. Culpo presses in, but finds it difficult to break the Vixen’s guard once and for all, Luisa occasionally poking back at her face with constant jabs the closer she gets, which prevents an all-out rout. Still, the veteran fighter is facing plenty of resistance from this unknown entity, and stranger things have happened before at Luisana’s doorstep. Don’t count Culpo out just yet, we say!

ROUND 5:
Culpo still looks fresh as she wades in to deliver more punishment at the bell, keeping up the pressure on Luisa with an early thump! to her belly and then another rocking right sent across her arms to send her reeling. Luisa mouth-open, breathing hard, but manages to swerve sideways to avoid another rapid combo aimed for her head, weaving deftly to avoid another swing and then parrying one of Culpo’s hooks to the side like she’s swatting a fly out of the sky. Look of shock on Olivia’s face before she EATS a faceful of leather, Luisana immediately punishing the blonde with a return swoosh as her right hand connects square with her cheek, which sends her reeling into the ropes!! OUCH!! Olivia suddenly in tatters as she’s left slack-jawed on the ropes, and HERE COMES LOPILATO!! Rapid action along the edge of the ring as Luisa chops the American blonde over and over in half, rights and lefts digging into the body to bend her over with grunts, before a hook to the chin DROPS the bewildered American model to the floor! It’s a KNOCKDOWN for Luisana Lopilato!!

Culpo left groaning on her side but still alive, her hands holding onto the bottom and middle ropes as she falls to her knees in shock! Luisana herded to the neutral corner, a satisfied look on her face as the referee nonetheless starts the count! Culpo still has the good sense to pull herself back up, but it’s clear she’s in some sort of agony, having to use the ropes to support her frame even on both feet. She gives a nod to the referee that she wants to continue though, and there goes the bell once more! There’s two minutes left on the clock! Can she survive this??

Luisana not waiting around to find out, CHARGING IN to resume those blasts to the body, more uppercuts and hooks wailing away at her battered flanks as she pins Olivia to the ropes and doesn’t let up! Culpo’s wilting by the second, arms closed in to her body but her face twisted in abject pain, barely offering any resistance as her chin rests on Luisana’s shoulder whilst the Vixen HAS her WAY with her body! Finally, the ref has seen enough, PULLS Luisana off just as the Argentinian blonde buries another glove clean into her gut! IT’S OVER!!

Official Decision: Luisana Lopilato defeats Olivia Culpo via TKO5!

AFTER:
Plenty of fight shown tonight from both women, and Lopilato immediately returns to help Culpo stay standing, the two ladies embracing each other on the ropes and giving laboured breaths of encouragement in the immediate post-fight.

Luisana delivers the first defeat to Olivia Culpo’s career here, but make no mistake, it’s a long journey ahead if the American blonde wishes to make this a long-term career. Take it from Luisana, who’s definitely had her fair share of ups and downs in the ring.

The shot of the night might just be two fighters, at different stages of their careers, hugging it out after spending the last five rounds duking it out, encouraging each other to continue fighting.