6. Lily Aldridge vs Rachel Hilbert

Victoria's Secret "War In Heaven" Tournament - Round 1
Lily Aldridge (Seed: #13) vs Rachel Hilbert (Seed: #20)
(Lioness Club vs Knockout Babes)
(17-8, 17 KO vs 5-3, 5 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Home crowd favorite Lily Aldridge remains the betting favorite for this Round 1 clash against East Coast blonde Rachel Hilbert but some pundits believe the Rochester native might actually be a safe sleeper pick to upstage the dark-haired opponent. Rachel made her FCBA debut almost four years ago during the inaugural 'War In Heaven' edition and she even won a fight there but her biggest alleged advantage over Aldridge is welterweight experience she gained in the last couple of years. She might have lost to Hannah Ferguson and Antje Utgaard but didn't look extremely outclassed in either of these two fights and Lily just isn't a genuine power puncher by lightweight standards so the higher seed might actually don't mean as much tonight.

Lily Aldridge wears a black VS lingerie set & red gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curled ponytail. Rachel Hilbert wears a turquoise bandeau bikini set with black trim & silver gloves. Long blonde hair in loose waves. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Rachel shows no respect to the older model and swamps her into an early jabbing assault that forces Lily into a hectic retreat when the blonde whacks her on each temple with authority. The high-octane blast leaves the brunette dancing on her toes but the blonde's pounce still finds the target and drops her rival onto the ropes where a booming hook on the nose makes the majority of SoFi audience gasp in anguish. Lily manages to avoid a follow up punch and digs her elbow into Rachel's chest which triggers a lengthy wrestling clinch along the ropes. Rachel still controls the dirty clinch and keeps blasting Aldridge in the guts before she rocks her with a swift uppercut combo on the chin. Lily slumps against the turnbuckle and has to soak up more of Hilbert's leather that cuts her up below the left eye come the bell. Ugh! Some angry jeers from the audience crown Rachel's dominant performance and she taunts all those Lily fans while sporting a huge smile on her pretty face!

Round 2:
Lily has to get going here and fast! Rachel rolls out another jabbing blast and picks her off up the middle again trying to add more lumps on the older model's face indeed. The head-hunting blast proves a little predictable but Lily still finds an overhand response to even the scores. She nails Hilbert on each temple and cracks a left hook on the nose that finally halts the blonde's charge. Aldridge pounces on the briefly stunned foe and tackles her to the body which allows her to assume control during the second minute. She lands several crisp harpoons around the blonde's elbows and backs her onto the ropes but Hilbert escapes the trap through shear mobility. Her overhand response is wayward though and results in Aldridge keeping the foot on the throttle. Both women lack precision thereafter and heave air raid off target before Lily still lands one last juicy shot that nails Hilbert on the mouth and wobbles her on her heels right at the bell.

Round 3:
Rachel resumes the head-hunting pounce but skims off the top of the brunette's forehead and wobbles forward to meet a proper uppercut blast that nails her on the jugs. Lily then follows through on the jaw and locks the Rochester model into a toxic phone booth where she rips more leather from the inside to shatter the blonde's jaw! Uh-oh! Rachel's head snaps back several times upon impact and she slumps on her heels where she just can't swing back at the charging brunette. She tries to clinch Lily to get out of the jam but gets bumped on her chest and Lily steps up from the front (left) leg to smash a drilling uppercut on the jaw. Oi, Rachel! The blonde model half-spins into crippling spasms and drops her mitts just as Aldridge SMOKES her with a brutal right hand on the mouth! DOWN GOES HILBERT!!! The knees simply gave way and the younger woman jack-knifed to the canvas amid a wild ovation from the Los Angeles crowd! Lily struts back to her corner and affords herself a big smile once Rachel can only get up onto all fours half-way through the count. Rachel gets up on one knee at eight but it's too late as gravity takes over and slumps her on all fours just as the ref yells a loud "TEN!" straight into her face! KO3 Lily Aldridge!!!

AFTER: Huge victory for the local favorite who defied the upset odds and knocked a dangerous floater out of competition! "How about that! I finished Rachel off sooner than Hannah Ferguson and Antje Utgaard did! Who says I'm an average puncher? I totally smoked that cocky blonde! This is bad news for Nina fookin' Agdal who always chokes in big moments! It won't be any different when I knock her out in Round 2 next month! Bring it on, bytch!", Lily enjoys her performance to the point BLONDE! Magazine calls her arrogance out but the Lioness entourage really earned all that gloating tonight and Nina Agdal's subpar record in big fights is well-documented after all. Sounds like a recipe for a proper grudge battle next month alright!

Official Result: Lily Aldridge def. Rachel Hilbert KO3.