(Ice Hotel Finals) (Results: Lookout. Words: Wiz)

BEFORE:

"Well, here we are," says Priyanka with a lovely smile. "The finals. Just one more fight and I'll have my first championship. And, let's be clear. I'm not ten rounds away. I'm ONE PUNCH away."

"It's been a grueling tournament, no doubt," says Brie with a smile of her own. "But, the result, me being the first Ice Hotel princess, will be worth the effort."

ROUND ONE:

Big Choppy, obviously, saw the semi-final between Brie and Becky G. And, even if she hadn't, well. She's Big Choppy and she's aggressive and she's coming forward behind the jab looking to get physical with the blonde. Brie's seen this all before, not in the form of Becky G in the last round, but in the form of Priyanka herself in two previous bouts, BOTH won by Brie. So, Larson not only knows what's coming, she knows how to deal with it. And, that's EXACTLY what she does in the first, working the left and the feet, enforcing space by stopping the brunette with the jab and dropping hard rights on her behind it. Chopra's game, working hard, but she's rarely able to get the terms she wants. When she does, she scores points, but mostly, she's stuck playing the blonde's game, and, as a result, when the bell rings, it's Brie and wide to take the 10-9 lead.

ROUND TWO:

Same again as Brie works the jab and the feet, keeping Big Choppy at range until, BOOM! Priyanka lands a nice left and drops a BLISTERING right behind it and the blonde is HURT! Brie's rumblin', stumblin', fumblin' as the brunette lets the hands go and drives her back against the cables and it's ON! Chopra's DETERMINED to make this the round she finally claims that elusive title, so she begins firing all the big guns, emptying out the magazines in an effort to get Larson out of there. Brie playing defense, rolling with, blocking, jabbing back here and there, keeping the guard high. There are several close calls, times where Priyanka lands a hard shot and the knees wobble, getting the ref's attention, but Larson rides it out, making it to the bell. It's Chopra wide, of course, and we're even at 19.

ROUND THREE:

Indian beauty in command. She's walking the still-wobbly blonde down behind that left hand, dropping hard rights on her. Brie giving ground, keeping the guard high, staying on the defensive, playing for time. Chopra sitting down on just about everything, effecting a solid cleanup even as she tries to get Larson out of there. The blonde, however, is effective at running clock, managing the brunette's offense fairly effectively and even managing to land some of her own solid stuff as the round goes on. But, it's big Choppy who's in charge from bell to bell. She's unable to finish the blonde, despite her best efforts, but she piles up a ton of points and plenty of punishment, which has GOT to be adding up in the finals of the tournament. At the bell, it's Priyanka wide again and now in the lead 29-28.

ROUND FOUR:

Chopra in charge. Brunette bringing the physical, walking down he blonde. Brie setting the feet at times and firing back, but she's mostly on the back foot until...BOOM! Right hand counter and CHOPRA IS HURT! Priyanka all wobbly butt as Brie gets off in combination and DROPS THE BRUNETTE WITH A STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND! Larson to a neutral corner. Chopra down on her back. Ref gets to six before Priyanka sits up. Gets to eight before she rises. Thinks long and hard during the mandatory but waves on Brie and now LARSON is all in, driving Chopra back, pinning her to the cables, and HAMMERING away with both hands. Priyanka hanging on in the tight earmuff as the ref looks in. Brie hooking ribs looking to bring the guard down, but Chopra keeps it high and hangs on to the bell. It's a huge 10-8 round for Brie, and the blonde now leads 38-37.

ROUND FIVE:

Larson in firm control. Big Choppy more than a little wobbly as the blonde's the one coming forward now, setting up the brunette with hard, accurate jabs, then dropping sharp right hands on her. Chopra forced to give ground, play defense. She fires back on rare occasions, mostly just trying to slip and block and stay off the ropes. She does all three fairly well, though she's trapped on the cables a couple of times, and, in both instances, the blonde goes body in a big way, tenderizing tummy and ribs, further wearing down the brunette. But, despite all of Brie's efforts, Priyanka continues to weather the storm. She hangs on, running clock, giving those legs time to recover. When the bell rings, though, Chopra's done nothing more than that. It's a shutout for Larson, who now leads 48-46.

ROUND SIX:

Larson fighting lead to start the sixth, but, Chopra countering effectively now, holding canvas, forcing sharp exchanges. Brie changes tactics. Clearly, the brunette's shaken the worst of the damage, and the blonde's well aware that she has the lead, so, it's back to ranged boxing for Ms. Larson. And, for Priyanka, back to looking to work forward behind that left jab. Result is a good, two-way round in which both fighters have spots where they get what they want, and, as top shelf veterans will do, both take full advantage of those moments to pile up points and, at times, land some hard shots. Nobody's able to hurt anybody, though, and no one takes control of the proceedings. Instead, it's back-and-forth stuff from bell to bell, and, when the final bell rings, it's Larson again, albeit by a slim margin this time, increasing Brie's lead to 58-55.

ROUND SEVEN:

More of the same. Blonde and brunette working hard to get favorable terms, each scoring well when they have them and trying to limit the damage when they don't. There's not much in it once again, as Priyanka offsets what Brie's able to do when she's set at range with her own efforts working forward behind the left. But, while each fighter is having moments in this round, there's a big difference between the situations in which they find themselves. Because, with time running out on her, it's Priyanka who's trailing by three points on the cards, meaning she's the one who has to fight with more of a sense of urgency. And, late in the round, you see some of it, with Chopra upping the aggression, taking some hard shots to land some, and grabbing the round by a slim margin to cut Larson's lead to 67-65.

ROUND EIGHT:

Same again. Larson content to work outside, box, keep the heavy stuff to a minimum, while Chopra wants to get as much heavy leather exchanged as possible, and, again, both fighters have their moments, but neither is able to impose wi...BOOM! Right hand, Priyanka! Brie staggered! Chopra quickly all in and SHE DROPS LARSON WITH A STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND! Crowd going nuts as Chopra, arms raised, heads to a neutral corner. Ref counting down on Brie, who rolls to hands and knees at five, climbs the ropes, and is back on her feet at nine. Ref gives her the mandatory and then waves on Big Choppy! Priyanka winging away with both hands, driving the blonde into the ropes. Indian beauty throwing everything but the kitchen sink at her rival now, trying to get her out of there. HARD right from Chopra wobbles Larson and THE REF LEAPS IN! It's OVER! The referee has stopped it and it's OVER! And your winner by TKO8 and the FIRST Princess of the Ice Hotel is Priyanka Chopra!

AFTER: A stunning end to a brutal battle between two of the best bantamweights in the division - but in the end, there can be only one and it’s Priyanka Chopra who ends up being crowned the first Princess of the Ice Hotel! The crowd is roaring to celebrate the new, triumphant royal but neither fighter appears to have had enough. A smirking Priyanka commands for attendants to bring her cable with a dark, floor length sable coat produced as she removes her gloves. Sliding into the full-length sable coat as if she belongs there as it slides across her brawny shoulders and strutting forward to a still shocked Brie. Priyanka reaching forward as she goes to tug her upwards by her hair and left arm to shove her towards the entrance of the Ice Hotel. Brie staggering forward as she uses her right arm to send a vicious b*tch slap towards her cheek. Dazing the new Princess as she then takes advantage of the moment to wrench at her hair as the two of them spin around against the entrance of the Ice Hotel. Larson attempting to straighten up when Chopra slams into proud Brie belly with one thigh, shrugging up her leg into the shot to double her foe over. Resistance suddenly broken for a moment as Chopra goes to take full advantage.