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31 July 2015 Adriana Lima vs Jennifer Lawrence

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Posted by Lookout! Boxing on July 31, 2015, 10:29 am.

Jennifer Lawrence (24yo, 5'7”) v Adriana Lima (34yo, 5'10”) @ Salvador, Brazil by Lookout/simgrrl
(w/Janet Jones & Sunny McKay)

NOTICE: DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE VENUE FOR THIS BOUT HAS BEEN CHANGED AT THE LAST MINUTE. AFTER THIS COMMERCIAL WE'LL RETURN WITH MORE...

The fight has been moved, with very little notice, to Massarandupió beach; located an hour (about 70 km) from Salvador on the magnificent Coconut Tree Coast (Costa dos Coqueiros). The beauty of Massarandupió is in its slender coconut palms, pristine sands and clear water – but even that is not enough to describe the mesmerizing effect of the Coconut Tree Coast on the senses.

Lima's people are ecstatic about the last minute switch, but the reason doesn't become clear until the media hears bleats of protest from Lawrence's camp on their arrival at the heavily guarded gate of the restricted-access beach community. Massarandupió is a beach...period. No arena, no gym, just a wide stretch of sand and water and palm trees! The location is spectacular! Most of the year, naturists (aka nudistas) bask in balmy breezes, gently swishing coconut groves, a sweet-salty smell and water so ideally warm, you feel like you're one with the ocean.

On a wide sand beach, four wooden posts have been dug into the sand with sisal ropes loosely strung between them. Jones gives the “ring” a quick inspection and declares: “Unacceptable! Those posts can barely hold up the ropes, let alone the girls if they lean on them...and they will lean on them! Let's go back to Salvador,” she says. “We'll do it later tonight...or tomorrow if they can't get the power back on. This is a joke!”

The promoter apologized and explains the national TV network is obligated (“obrigados”) to give the satellite a feed or pay a huge penalty. “If that happens because of your reluctance to go through with the fight,” he explains archly, “We'll have no choice but to sue Miss Lawrence; you, Miss Jones as her manager; her Academy stable and, the entire membership of the FCBA to compensate our loss.” He looked Jennifer up and down and added, “If any Brazilian judge saw her in a bikini...and they will if this goes to court....they'd instantly rule against you. She is not being required to fight topless or nude, as the promoter wanted. So there is no longer any legitimate reason not to fight.”

Jones blustered, “But...but...if they fight in that...that ring, someone could be injured.”

Lima's manager slithered up, his forked tongue flicking at the air, and hissed, “Miss Lima doesn't think that...that 'girl'...can hurt her. She'll sign a waiver if it's an issue of personal injury. Does your girl think so little of her own ability she would refuse to fight?”

Jones grabbed Jennifer just as she started to swing, pulling her back in time so her fist missed the slimy little man's nose by a whisker. “I'll kick her scrawny model ass!” Lawrence screamed, pointing dramatically at Adriana who didn't bat so much as a false eyelash.

“Vagabunda Vamos lá, vamos ficar sujo juntos!” Lima snarled, gesturing to the sandy beach ring with the wobbly turnbuckles and sagging ropes. (“Come on ######, let's get dirty together.”)

“Leggo Janet,” Jennifer snapped. “I am so going to enjoy kicking that beach bunny's booty back and forth across this here 'Bahia'!” Then Lawrence stalked off in a snit.

Janet Jones is hesitant, but heads are put together, facts of life are explained. When Jones finally realizes the fight won't go on at all, she puts her foot down. Lawrence, albeit reluctantly, strips down to and truculantly pouts as their driver delivers them to the beach where Lima and her entourage are waiting with smirks on their collegened lips!

Lawrence climbs into the ring in her bare feet and a baby blue thong triangle bikini that barely covers the “necessities.” Even so, compared to how little the local women wear on this beach - where topless is considered “normal” and nude doesn't even get a comment - Lawrence may as well be wearing a Hijab. Lima's suit is even tinier than Jennifer's, and by her expression it's clear she considers Lawrence to be some kind of right wing conservative fanatic, perhaps Mormon or Quaker, for covering up her 'God given natural beauty'!
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R1: Lawrence still so angry she's spittin' nails (as they might say back her Kentucky “hollers”) as she comes out firing on all cylinders and punching with both fists. Behind a blizzard of metaphors, Lawrence builds an early lead, bashing Lima's lovely body with both hands; driving her backward one step at a time across the ring. Once she gets Adriana on the ropes, J-Law really goes to town on her torso until Lima is forced to give up fighting back and clinch but Lawrence continues to bludegeon the brunette until the referee forces a break. Adriana walks away, taking a couple of seconds to get a breath (and perhaps a moment of regret for her prefight attitude). The final minute sees Lima getting back in the fight, circling behind the jab, stringing together several nifty combinations – showing the viewers she's not going to be run off her own beach by a “Yanqui tart” - not Lima's words, those of a local writer covering the fight, not that it matters to Lawrence. At the bell, referee has his hands full (lucky guy) trying to separate the two tigresses who keep swinging over him until their corners come out to pull them back to their stools! Judges, liking what they saw from both, give J-Law a one point nod.

R2: In her corner, rather than calming down, Lawrence getting fired up again (thanks to Sunny McKay's taking a moment to point out how much she loved fighting in the nude and why didn't Jen go along with the idea). Whether intentional or not, McKay's winding her up works and the second round is a virtual repeat of the first, as Lawrence springs off her stool like a lioness after a gazelle; battering a stunned Lima back and forth across the ring with a vengeance! Once more, Adriana rocked and socked as she's pounded back on her heels and driven to the ropes where J-Law sets up in her grill and goes to town on Lima's toned, tan, tawny, torso. Lima, behind several inside uppercuts, fighting her way off the ropes and getting back into the fight. Lawrence stubbornly hanging in, giving Adriana all she wants (and likely more) as they swap leather at mid-ring. Taller model with more territory to protect, getting toasted to her tummy by the shorter actress. Lawrence, fighting from an exaggerated crouch these first two rounds, getting to Lima's body and the cranky older brunette is visibly bothered by it. Down the stretch it's Lima gaining the upper hand as she senses she can't let Lawrence take the first two rounds and up-tempos in the closing minute. J-Law standing her ground better than in the first and at the bell both women's bodies showing a heavy sheen of sweat from their efforts on the hot, humid, beach. And like the first round, the judges liked Lawrence's effort just slightly more, giving her another 1-pt edge.

R3: Lima's handlers huddled in the final seconds of the second round and came up with an idea: change something this round. Since it's too late to change her bikini, it's her attitude they change. No longer hanging back in the opening minute, Adriana comes out of her corner attacking! Lawrence's adrenaline rush having worn off, she's ripe for the change and Lima starts getting off first in the exchanges, wrong-footing Lawrence time and again. Lima targeting Lawrence's heaving breasts – protected only by two tiny cloth triangles – and she gets J-Law's attention immediately! Lawrence no stranger to having her “girl parts” exposed, still it makes her angry, Lima refusing to let it go after the kerfuffle about fighting topless. So the second time Lima goes after her, Lawrence grabs Lima by the elbows and leg sweeps her off her feet! The referee quickly intervenes, finally deciding to rule it a slip caused by the loose sand footing rather than a deliberate move by Lawrence...who is towering over Lima screaming at her about if she tries it again she'll come down there and pound her senseless. Lima up and looking appropriately chastened, nevertheless goes right back after J-Law's lovely chest! Girls trade at close range, neither backing up a step! Late action goes Lima's way and the judges agree as J-Law's adreneline rush fades, letting Lima power her way back into the fight with a 1-pt edge for this round!

R4: Confident Lima continuing to exert pressure on the young blonde from the bell, pressing Lawrence with an early body attack, not only going after her barely covered taa-taa's, but digging into that lush, soft, expanse of belly, too! Lawrence with her gloves high, elbows tucked in, snapping the jab in Lima's face, but losing the exchanges on the numbers while, landing fewer, but perhaps harder, punches. It's a close contest either way, and it's not until the final minute that Lima is able to take uncontested control after she lands a solid left hook under J-Law's right elbow. Wincing in pain, J-Law backing up, getting torched to the torso as the grinning Lima pursues the young actress back to the sagging sisal strands. Unable to trust the ropes at her back, Lawrence counter-punching from an upright stance lands a hard right that briefly buckles Lima's legs. Adriana comes back with an overhand right and another left hook to the ribs that has Lawrence wincing at the bell. Another close round, but judges like Lima's greater punch output a little more than Lawrence's power and give the Brazilian Bombshell another 1-pt round that draws her even on the cards after four.

R5: J-Law puts a halt Lima's comeback with a momentum changing round of her own. After dropping two straight rounds, Adriana Lima fought back to draw even, and now it's Lawrence's turn. Lima out looking to continue her modest dominance, but after Adriana shellacks Lawrence for the first thirty seconds or so, Jennifer opens up a can of All-American Kentucky Wildcat Whupazz on the Brazilian beauty for the next two minutes! J-Law doing something most watching at home cannot do....ignoring the barely clothed Brazilian supermodel's tight, toned, body and focusing her attack on Adriana Lima's head! Time and again, Lawrence connects with combinations (jab-jab-cross-hook, or simply hook-cross). For less than two minutes, although it must have seemed like far longer, Lawrence hit Lima with just about every punch she threw. And when Lima did block one, Jennifer hit her with two others. Adriana reeling under the onslaught, but keeping her wits about her, managed to ride out the storm and keep on her feet....although the soft sand ring was badly churned up by this point and someone was talking to someone else about whether they could have it smoothed out after this round. But before the end of the round, Lima mounted another of her comebacks and by the bell, the issue of who won the round seemed to be in doubt. Except to the judges - they gave the round to Lawrence on points – putting her back into the lead.

R6: Momentum's pendelum swings again! Lima picks up right where she left off last round, on the attack! It seems whenever one woman has a good round, the other answers with one of her own and this is no different. Lima out rattling Lawrence's cage with an opening combination and takes over from there. J-Law struggling to get untracked, having problems with Lima's longer reach. When she can get inside to Lima's body, Lawrence is a different fighter than when she's forced to box from a distance. Lima not “hurting” Lawrence so much as “worrying” Lawrence. Adriana's able to use her long, looping punches without having to close the distance between them....which is made even more difficult for Lawrence because the sandy surface wasn't smoothed and is even more uneven now than before. That means Lima can stake out her piece of ground and force Lawrence to slog around her while she can pivot on one foot. It's a huge advantage for the leggy model and one J-Law is going to have to solve if she hopes to win this fight. At the end of the round, it's clearly been a good one for Lima (though without much damage done to anything of Lawrence's...aside from her ego) and the judges reward her appropriately as she wins the round on points and we're all even...again!

R7: A little adjustment makes a big difference. Veteran trainer Janet Jones has Lawrence go back to the crouch she'd had success with in the first couple of rounds and once she lands a few to Lima's belly, the model is forced to move her feet. And everything changes for Lawrence. Back to the usual give and take of boxing, Lawrence's power punches give Lima trouble once again. Lima being hurt, becomes more and more defensive...despite Adriana's corner yelling instructions in Brazilian (Portuguese) which neither Jones nor Lawrence understand. What J-Law sees, and understands, is that Lima is no longer able (or willing) to close with her and string together those quick combinations that were giving her fits before. J-Law goes back to attacking Lima's body and late in the round it's clear she's hurting! J-Law pushing forward, forcing close quarters combat and Lima's not liking it. As Adriana's backing away, she stumbles in the churned up sand and exposes herself for just an instant...just long enough for Lawrence to hammer home a right hand that drops the Brazilian's bethonged bottom in the sand! J-Law, churning forward after Lima, trips over Adriana's legs and goes sprawling face down in the sand herself. Jennifer scrambles up quickly, but Lima is dazed and needs the full eight count before she's upright in her own corner. Unable to use the ropes for support, Lima sways with her gloves loose in front of her. But before Jennifer can finish her off, the bell gongs and the referee jumps in to save his hometown girl from further damage and Jennifer wins round (wide) thanks to the late knockdown which turned what had been a 10-9 Lawrence round into a 10-8!

R8: Lima on her feet at the bell, but not looking steady as she slogs out into the soft sand. Lima pumping the jab, but coming up short and J-Law ignoring it to give her full attention to Adriana's supermodel sleek body. Adrian unable to get untracked, rocked by a left hook that buckles her knees and sends her stumbling back onto the low-slung, limp, ropes. Lawrence bores in with a powerful body attack, doubling Adriana over. Somewhere in the crowd someone yells (in Portuguese STOP IT presumably, or maybe 'knock her out'?) Whatever the cry, it's ignored as J-Law pops Adriana in the face several times, setting her up for a sweet left-right combo that turns out Lima's lights! Lima knocked back over the top rope, landing out on the beach at the feet of spectators clustered around the ring. The referee is slow to start the count, but finally he realizes he has no choice, and it really doesn't matter. Adriana Lima can't get up and is counted out at 1:17 of the eighth round! Winner: Jennifer Lawrence by KO8!
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After: “There's the real 'power outage' in Brazil tonight,” Lawrence huffs stripping off her gloves and pointing at Lima's unconscious body as she's being attended to. Jennifer leaves the ring and heads up the beach - with Janet Jones tugging her by the arm, hustling her girl away from further trouble as they make their way through on-lookers toward the media tent set up several hundred yards away.
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Left behind in the ring in all the excitement, Sunny McKay latches onto a young reporter. When he recognizes her and asks her impression of the fight, Sunny gushes: “Why, I just loved it! It reminded me of a fight I had back when I was just starting out in the business. I got into it with this ###### on a beach back in Australia between scenes and...”

“Uhhh....gee, thank you Ms. McKay,” he interrupted, backing away red-faced. “That's very interesting, but I think I hear my mother calling,” he said as he rushed away to cover local heroine Adriana Lima's postfight press conference.
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“It's unconscionable,” Lawrence huffs indignantly. “They come up with some cock-a-mamey story about a power outage just to lure us down here to some nude beach where they hoped I'd strip and fight that...that...model...in the buff? It's just not right. I don't care if SHE wants to fight in her all-together, but I have some standards. I'm just grateful Jan and....ummm, oh yeah, Sunny....were able to get them to see the light. That's not the way the FCBA does business and I hope they'll sanction the local promoter and never, ever, let him be involved in another bout on one of our PPV's.

“As for Lima, she gave me pretty much the kind of fight I expected from reviewing the videos of her 'Body Saddle' bouts against Charlize. Thank goodness I had them to look at, because she pitched me a couple of curve balls that would have thrown me for a loop if I weren't ready for them.

(responding to a question) “No, I have no idea who's next. I'd love to fight Peregrym, or Winstead, but – as you all know – it's not up to me to decide. I pay management a hefty portion of my purses to make those decisions for me and I don't second guess. So I assume I'll find out at the same time the rest of you find out. Thanks.”

Unfortunately, Adriana Lima's press conference was conducted in her native language (Portuguese) and a translator was not made available to our reporter. But... if we had to “guess”... we'd guess she blamed her loss on the sandy venue and probably kvetched about how unhappy she was Lawrence used that leg sweep move. Also, she might have issued a challenge to Lawrence, to meet her in an apartment wrestling match where leg sweeps – and other stuff – would be legal. (But that's all just supposition, you understand!)