Posted by Vassago on Jun 16, 2018 at 1:43am
Daniella Monet vs Shenae Grimes
(Team Nickelodeon vs Team CW)
(0-4 vs 5-2, 5 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago
BEFORE: Let's make no mistake, Daniella Monet got absolutely humiliated by Michelle Keegen on the December PPV and that's exactly why Shenae Grimes steps away from sparring sessions in the Lioness Club of America gym and returns into active FCBA duty tonight. "This is easy pickings! I really need to stretch my elbows again and Daniella is one girl who has 'punchbag' written all over her face! Sure, I earn enough money over in LCA but you know, I still have a career going on here! If Avril Lavigne can make so much noise after sitting behind the desk for years then what stops me from getting up there as well? I'm at least as talented as she is and I hope I can whoop her ass one of these days".
There's not much coming from the Monet camp during the build-up to this fight but that verbal submission to Keegan feels like strike one on her otherwise dismal record. Several experts believe the former Nickelodeon stalwart can only salvage her career over in Europe if she fails to beat Jessica Lowndes' sparring partner tonight. And she comes in as the underdog so the writing is really on the wall here!
Daniella Monet wears a violet bikini set and silver gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a custom ponytail. Shenae Grimes wears a black bikini top, green hotpants and yellow gloves. Long dark brown hair in loose waves. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.
Round 1:
Both women engage in a feisty jabbing affair but Daniella then steps up to deliver the odd hook or two and that drops Shenae behind immediate cover which is somewhat of a surprise. Perhaps she anticipates a straight-forward counter-punching blast but Monet gains more confidence instead and outworks the Canadian in close range. She settles down in picking her off over the top but one shouldn't expect a versatile display from the designated underdog here. Still, Grimes fails to deal with the assault and visibly wobbles a couple of times which only aids the American's progress. Daniella gets a little vocal when she manages to thump the fellow brunette back to the ropes and Shenae can only clinch herself into a stalemate which earns her an angry rant from coach Mendes during the break.
Round 2:
Daniella rattles through a shaky Canadian defense again and lands more crisp shots straight against Shenae's cheeks which enables her to stay on top of the close range dispute. Grimes' response finds thin air and bounces off the gloves which makes coach Mendes really upset but Monet dictates the pace of this affair so far and only lacks a genuine power punch to make the all important difference. Grimes finally thinks better off it after getting outworked both inside and out alas the defensive circles meet a jeering response from the Vancouver audience and one or two pundits begin to wonder if the favorite status actually hampers Grimes' approach here. Monet doesn't care about that as she lays more juice straight up the middle and only gets clinched into another stalemate late in the going; that's two on the bounce for the old Nickelodeon faithful and the negative reaction among the Canucks is very much understandable.
Round 3:
Grimes lands a lucky punch that drills Monet's mouth but she still gets tangled into another close range dispute that has the American firing from both flanks to keep the foot on the gas pedal. However these attacks finally lack precision and allow Shenae to power through with a big uppercut on the jaw that reels the fellow brunette on her heels. Daniella struggles to steer her shots from the back foot while getting picked off via repeated overhands that fuel the Canadian recovery. Shenae doesn't put enough weight behind her efforts to sink Monet into real trouble before the bell but she enjoys her best spell of the night and leaves the other girl covered behind a tight earmuff come the bell.
Round 4:
This isn't a genuine flyweight classic but Grimes settles in the close range groove having matched Monet's intensity during the opening minute here in the fourth. She lands more accurate punches up the middle as both girls remain active upstairs with only an odd strike or two below the cleavage. Shenae's southpaw stance finally makes the difference as we enter the second minute but Daniella's legs slumped a bit here and she does looks a little awkward when trying to pivot around the aerial attack; she gets nailed with a left hook on the mouth and whimpers when Grimes doubles up on the temple to reel her onto the ropes where the midsection assault finally comes to the fore. Nevermind the quick head-butt Shenae's glued to her target and she rallies to clean the fellow brunette's tummy before signing off the drive with a quick uppercut combo that leaves the American exposed. Ugh! Monet's punching resistance remains her biggest problem and she needs to shake off that last combo much longer than the Nick executves would have hoped for.
Round 5:
Daniella's sluggish footwork lets her down early in the fifth when she pivots the wrong way and eats a CRUNCHING left hook - the main dish of the Canadian assault here tonight. Grimes couldn't use it as often as the partisan audience had expected but she lands it bullseye seconds from the bell and stuns the hapless foe into a standstill so the follow up meets no resistance and almost breaks Daniella's nose! Ugh! She simply gets SMOKED and leans forward with a loud whimper just as Shenae connects with a left cross hook... that's three mighty shots on the bounce AND MONET GIVES UP THE GHOST!!! She drops onto her knees and collapses face down at the Canadian's feet moments later while coach Mendes already signals for the Lioness troops to flood the ring and attend to your KO5 winner - Shenae Grimes!!!
AFTER: There's just no resilience in Monet's fighting attire these days and she looks like a future Asylum PPV cannon fodder according to the ultra negative Canadian press. Alas it's not like Grimes is ready to mount a proper elite run herself, she might sell out any building north of the border but she's gonna be hard pressed to escape the journeywoman stickers for remainder of her FCBA career. Stablemate Jessica Lowndes has pulled so far ahead on the Lioness pecking order, Grimes' status as the regular sparring partner is basically written in stone now.
Final result: Shenae Grimes def. Daniella Monet KO5. |
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