(Results: Lookout!, Words: Caspian)

7. Candice Swanepoel vs Bar Refaeli

Candice:
(32, 5’10, 18:39:1 FCBA, Foxfire Boxing)

Bar:
(36, 5’8, 15:30:3 FCBA, Free Agent)

BEFORE:
“Glad to face off against Bar anytime,” Candice says with a smile and nod. “Also glad to see that b*tch Agdal running scared. It’s no coincidence we’re not fighting on the same card - she knows she doesn’t stand a chance in hell of getting past me if we’d met in the first round. As for Bar, she’s an accomplished fighter… back in her day. Let’s see who the better blonde is, shall we?”

Bar is seen nodding along, though not liking the fact she just got painted as fossilized remains. The Israeli model recently fell to Eden Cohen just last week, but already, she’s back in action and proving that age is just a number.

“Swanepoel and I share one thing in common: we both can’t stand those pesky Vixens. As much as I’d like a shot of my own against Eden again, Candice will have to do for now. Let’s go, honey. Only one of us can make it to the next round!”

Candice has gone for a royal blue bikini with white and yellow floral swirls. She wears white gloves for this fight. Bar all set and bouncing in the other corner. She’s wearing a simple black satin bra and briefs, equally ready to rumble in navy blue gloves. HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Lightweight action!

ROUND 1:
Bar having gone down to Eden Cohen and Candice facing a eight-fight losing streak gives this match-up a do-or-die sort of vibe. Both blondes CLASH in the center, mutually assured destruction as fists and curses fly both ways early! First round and already these two want to go all out and get ahead, and Swanepoel gains the edge when she powers a hook into the side of Bar’s head, with the Israeli blonde barely managing to raise her arm before getting herself thrown to the side with a grunt. Refaeli still trying to rally, however, rearing back up and letting her own hook swish back, but it misses by a hair, and Candice slams another right hand clean into her face to further drive her backwards to the bell.

ROUND 2:
Things look better for Bar when she falls back on her tight jabs to pester Candice to the face and disrupt her advance. Swanepoel’s trying her hand at some aggression, rearing in fast and lighting up the arms and body with plentiful combos, but her head gets driven back constantly with sudden blasts to her face, Bar picking and choosing her attacks before letting her hands rip through time and space. Refaeli is surely not to be underestimated just yet, like a trapped animal fighting tooth and nail to stay alive when cornered. Swanepoel takes another shot clean to the cheek, further letting out a growl of frustration as Bar halts her assault for now. Rest of the round and both blondes circle and tag each other from afar, and Bar edges out a victory at the end of the third minute.

ROUND 3:
Refaeli fans on their feet early when the Israeli blonde lands a hit to the side of Candice’s face to daze her briefly. Candice not going down so easily, however, lets her own fists fly at Bar in reckless abandon, though how effective that strategy is remains to be seen. Bar easily swerves to the side to avoid the swings, blasting the Foxfire blonde across her face with another stiff hook, and suddenly, Swanepoel’s reeling backwards, looking stunned!! Blondes tear into each other near the ropes, Bar leaping in and letting her fists fly to the arms, plugged to the abs, but Swanepoel still refuses to go down, wrapping up with Bar and sending them twisting and snarling along the ropes, at times shoving an arm into the throat and then paying her fellow model back with a hook across her pretty face. Bell rings and the referee has to separate these two ladies, with Bar taking the round wide but left wondering how much more she has left in her limited tank.

ROUND 4:
Saving grace is of course Candice’s own gas pedal floored, and the two ladies end up breathing hard and circling each other in the very first minute. They may not like each other’s guts, but that doesn’t mean they’re gonna be reckless here. Candice tests the waters with a couple of forays into enemy territory, jab combos slapped into Bar’s arms to try and push the tired blonde backwards, setting her up for failure. Bar grunts as her body absorbs some of the punches, her tummy taking a beating but her face still heavily protected by interlocking arms. She repays the favour later on when an errant hook scores off Candice’s chest, drawing a painful shriek from the South African model’s lips, before a final slap of leather to the face shuts that up as well. Ladies so far are dead even in points, and they’re still intent on punishing each other silly! Bell rings and Candice realises she’s still in a fight for her life!

ROUND 5:
All strategy now as the Foxfire girl gets serious, staying at a distance and rocking several precise punches into Bar’s frame from afar. Refaeli tries to rush her opponent down and KO her to the canvas, but Candice ain’t playing the brawling game any longer, keeps moving out of the way and then returning with heavy shots to her arms or tummy, rocking Bar backwards and blunting the attack before it even begins. One or two wild melees erupt throughout this round, ladies getting too close for comfort and FLYING punches at each other as if on overdrive, and each of their clinch-ups is met with fury and snarling and gloves shoved into bodies to try and squeeze out as many points as possible before the bell rings.

ROUND 6:
But as the rounds wind upwards, it’s Candice (the younger woman) who begins to pull ahead. Her smart strategy is outpacing Bar in terms of action and punches thrown, with Refaeli’s own swings lacking power at this point as they fly harmlessly into the air or to the side. Bar’s weakness has always been her lack of stamina, and here, she gets punished to the face and body as Candice calmly weaves out of the way, slaps leather into the cheek or chin, dazzling her fellow blonde silly throughout. Even in the final minute when Refaeli lunges forward to try and clinch-up, catch her breath, Swanepoel easily walks her back to the ropes, lips snarling even as she bangs away at her undercarriage, enjoying the feeling of Refaeli’s body wilting a little more and more in her hands.

ROUND 7:
Things quickly head south for the Israeli girl, but she does try one last blitz attack towards Swanepoel right at the opening bell. Candice is briefly surprised from the sudden overhand sent screaming towards her head, but the model throws her hands up just in time to intercept, and she gets thrown backwards a few steps before roaring back in to stand her ground! Bar is the one who gets shocked to the system when a follow-up hook misses completely, her chin LIFTED upwards from an uppercut screaming in from Candice, then another dull hook swipes her head to the side, with the rest of her body following! HERE COMES SWANEPOEL, eyes on fire as she gives chase with jabs and crosses sent in straight! Bar takes TOO much damage as her head gets knocked off its hinges, and finally, she FALLS DOWN to the canvas, completely KO’ed!! That’s it!!

Official Decision: Candice Swanepoel defeats Bar Refaeli via KO7!

AFTER:
ROAR from the Foxfire girl as she marches to the nearby turnbuckles and mounts the second rung, beating her chest with her glove and then raising her arms high into the air.

“I’m BACK, bitches! And Nina had better get past Lily, because I’m freakin’ COMING for her in the next round!” Candice shouts into the microphone later on.