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Before: It's been some time since Keira has been back to the States, but lured back by Emily VanCamp who is eager to cross a name off of her infamous “list.” Keira, for her part, is just as eager to bring the proud Emily down low.
“I've watched these British fighters coming into the United States for years now, a steady trickle of them but it appears the dam is threatening to burst and there will be a flood of them coming in now. Not as long as I'm around – I plan on taking on a number of these high-profile British stars and even though Keira's star may have faded, she is still one of the biggest British “imports” of the past few years. Teaching her a lesson will be the the first of many I am sure that she and the rest of these British beauties deserve.” Emily explains with a confident smile across her face. Keira equally imperious in her rebuttal: “Emily is one I've been looking forward to facing for a long time now and now that I have the opportunity to remove that smug smile from her face, I'm going to make the most of it. There is no question that I am superior to her and if she truly thinks she is going to turn back the coming tide of British fighters, I'll be happy to give her such a thrashing today that she abandons the quest outright. Just you watch!” A cool gaze across the podium is exchanged between the two and reporters can almost swear the temperature drops. Despite that, however, both fighters enter the ring in usual attire.
Keira wearing a red and white striped bandeau-style bikini with tiny red mitts and her hair in a tight ponytail; Emily clad in a black halter-style bikini with matching mitts and hair in a battle bun.
R1: Both girls sliding swiftly to midring as they engage in a lithe clockwise circle as they pivot and jab at one another. Keira sending out stiff pokes towards Em's face, just trying to connect across her cheek but Emily keeping her arms up, planting off of that lead leg to send out some swift jabs of her own, doubling up on her delivery to crash into Knightley's face. Both of them trying to impose will as they exchange jabs around the ring, but VanCamp bobbing in and working that left jab right towards Keira's face repeatedly. Knightly looking startled, visibly surprised by the weight of VanCamp's shot as Emily steps into each jab, hitting two jabs for each one by Keira to give Emily the lead through one.
R2: Both girls continue to engage in a pivoting battle in the middle of the ring, with Emily sticking with that disciplined stance of hers to ticket that left jab for Keira's face. Keira backpedaling, but fighting well enough to keep off of the ropes as she sends her red mitts raking across blonde tummy or sending a hard jab towards her foe's face. But, VanCamp won't be deterred as she keeps sending those left hands scuffing up across Knightley's face and crashing across her cheek in determined fashion. Emily builds on her lead through two. Knightley upset as she heads to her corner, looking coolly towards Emily who looks like the Cheshire-Cat on the other side of the ring.
R3: Knightley not backing off of her jab either, just sliding to the middle of the ring as both girls seek to continue executing their game plan with confidence. Keira unpacking her jab, just sliding in with left jabs to blonde abs and slipping in some right jabs over VanCamp's outstretched arm that continues to seek Keira's face. Finding it with a little less regularity at the moment, but Em just snatching left and right jabs across her British rival's face at every opportunity. VanCamp coming forward, but Keira shifting positions and countering nicely to pick at VanCamp's guard, pasting her when she can. Both blonde and brunette pick each other part methodically, but Knightley's improved offense allows her to pick up the third round.
R4: Emily rallies as the two of them move into another turning bout, moving clockwise around the ring once again. Long, lithe legs slipping around confidently as they continue to execute their plans as the two of them continue to participating in jabbing-action in the center, trading almost in a phone booth. Neither of them retreating at all, with Keira just sending out that right hand with stiff jabs that jolt at Emily's face and Emily firing back with that left jab just clipping across her cheek with consistency. Down the stretch, Knightley is outboxed in an impressive display of skill by VanCamp as Keira is sharp, but VanCamp is sharper to take the round.
R5: It's another round of close jabbing action between the two as Emily seeks to pick up the pace, just ripping away with that left jab to step in, putting her weight into each shot as blonde looks to bully her rival backwards. But Keira showing off a limber jab of her own, just whipping that left hand into the air, mixing it up with a surprise poke to the face, a double jab or with a backhand flick of her right hand to attack her opponent from odd angles. Emily a little startled as Keira edges her here in the fifth as she manages to back VanCamp up towards the ropes.
R6: Both faces scuffing up nicely here in the sixth as this type of fighting proves hard on each of them, scowling at one another over their outstretched arms as they employ their jab in another particularly fierce turning battle. Keira looking to impose her will and make VanCamp retreat, but Emily just shooting out that right hand to bounce into brunette belly and then sending that left jab with a double-dabbing approach to bang it out of Keira. Knightly holding firm, but melting a bit down the stretch under VanCamp's power and blinking in pain. Both corners working hard to clean up their fighter's faces as they are bruising up a bit throughout this back-and-forth contest.
R7: It's another bitter exchange between the two in the middle of the ring, both of their hands moving and poking at one another, continue to employ those jabs to hammer away at one another's faces with unrestrained aggression. No backing down from either of them as Emily and Keira pound at one another in a tight circle, each of them trying to break through their resolute defenses and neither of them succeeding. That is, until the middle minute, when Keira nibbles with that left jab towards the tummy and then catching VanCamp with a hot right cross off of the jab to sit Emily down! It's the first time either of them have been badly hurt as Emily is deposited on her buns, shaking her head but making it back up to her feet, dazed. Keira takes over as bully down the stretch, just walking in now as she spits out those red mitts furiously to just lather up towards VanCamp's head and shoulders, backing her up against the ropes to take the round 10-8 with the knockdown!
R8: Keira swarms in, eager to take advantage of the knockdown and keep up her bullying efforts, but EVC stays composed and refuses to let herself be frazzled by the fierceness of Knightley. Despite the high output of jabs coming from Keira, Emily keeps moving and rotating her body, sliding to the side on long legs to fire back with some rangy jabs of her own with power and patience. It's the patience that is really paying off throughout the round, outboxing Keira as she keeps busting her up along the face with that left jab just connecting with her face over and over. Knightley gasping in pain, feeling her eye swell a bit and making it difficult to fight, but fight she does in spots. Even in retreat, she manages to keep her hands moving, whacking away at blonde ribcage and face at every opportunity, though they don't come as often as she would like. Keira's corner has to do some quick work after this round, but Emily just as scuffed up as each skirmish between the two fighters gets more expensive to gain ground. However, Emily manages to come back big with a round in the eighth to blunt Knightley's momentum.
R9: Emily really coming all the way back now following the knockdown, as Keira keeps coming forward behind her jab, trying to set up her blonde rival again. But her jabs are missing their mark, leaving her vulnerable for VanCamp to peck away at her, just slamming in a right uppercut to tummy or right hook to ribs, before stepping into that left jab to just pound away with a hard left jab as she scores a slick shutout. Emily using finesse more than power at this point, seemingly more interested in punishing Keira with a balanced attack to just swipe her gloves back and forth across her face! Keira frustrated, heading back to her corner unable to capitalize on the knockdown and getting bullied by her blonde rival. Emily heads back to her corner confident, taking the penultimate round with a shutout.
R10: Keira comes out aggressive at the start of the round, that right hand whipping through the air to try to hammer at Emily's cheek, but not finding its target as VanCamp's long and limber legs slide to the side, stepping out of range to take Knightley off balance. Then it's Emily's turn to pounce in, just stepping into the shot as she bounces her right hand off of brunette abs and then slips in that left jab to just slam into Knightley's cheek with a thud. Keira dazed as the round goes on, unable to get into any kind of rhythm on offense and constantly being forced on the defensive, bringing up her gloves to try to protect herself as she goes into a tight earmuff. Keira tries to send out her gloves to keep VanCamp back and try to hurt the blonde again, but Emily isn't having it and keeps pasting away at Keira's face. Keira can feel her face swelling up and even worse, can feel her eyes welling up with “how-could-you” tears as she tries to blink them away. Emily imposes fierce eye contact and her will as she batters Keira both physically and just as important, emotionally as she keeps just setting up with the right and stepping in to deliver that powerful left jab that has Keira slumping into the ropes by the end of the round. EVC closes the show with another shutout and nobody is surprised, even as Keira hates it, when the verdict comes back UD10 in favor of Emily VanCamp!
After: Both corners are working on scuffed up and bruised faces as this fight certainly took a toll, with Emily's corner doing fast and frantic work to ensure their girl looks best as possible for post-fight interviews. Emily doesn't wait long, however, and is still looking pretty bruised when she sweeps out of her corner confidently. That doesn't take away from the overwhelming confidence exuding from Emily nor the smirk that crosses her lips, “I've been waiting for this for a long time as I've been studying Keira for years, ever since she took down my fellow cast member Ashley Madekwe. We took down tape of that match and I've had members of my team scouting Keira as she has competed overseas – looking for the opportunity to break her down. I've dispatched Ashley once she tried to take over the show and now, she's wise not to even step foot on American soil. Perhaps Keira will learn the same lesson and stay out of my way. I've got my sights set on other British fighters that have encroached on my territory and so, I hope they're taking note of this. Any of them could be next on my list!” as Emily points to a visibly distressed Keira in her corner.
Emily steps over to her corner, being handed a piece of paper that has the name Keira Knightley written on it in big black block letters and a red marker, that Emily summarily uses to cross it out! With a grin and an outraged shriek from Keira, she tosses her crossed out name towards her and then turns her back to her, holding up her hands into the air and pumps her fist to the chanting of the crowd. Knightley is held back from seeking an immediate rematch or ambush at this moment while Emily seemingly ignores her, listening to the crowd as they chant “E-V-C, E-V-C, E-V-C!” after this first momentous win over a former bantam-champ in what might be a long, tough campaign but potentially exciting campaign against some of the other top British fighters who appear here in the FCBA!
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