[aag77]

With both teams already having made their substitutions we may as well get started

Preliminary Round, Match 1

***  AUSTRALIA VERSUS SOUTH AFRICA ***

Australia has substituted Isla Fisher with Angela White

South Africa has substituted Cariba Heine with Candice Swanepoel
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Nicole Kidman           vs       Charlize Theron

Angela White            vs       Sasha Pieterse

Cate Blanchett          vs       Candice Swanepoel

Yvonne Strahowski    vs        Lesley-Ann Brandt

Holly Valance            vs        Elize du Toit

So here we go - I'll vote myself, but later when it can be hidden.

[aag77]

5th bout

[Ginny38]

Sexy Leslie-Ann gets into Lucy Lawless (L) and she works the pole (R)

[Vitezislav]

Once the poll is over I will write a story.

[Gent]

Already some  great matches, I have to remind myself that I need to gauge sexual prowess as well as fighting skill, and that in every match each women will want to win and will do all they can to do so.

[aag77]

Once the poll is over I will write a story.

That's great! Go for it.

[YAYA]

Great matchups. I went with Yvonne but it was a tough decision...

[Ginny38]

Elize du Toit should be CRUSHING Holly Valance!!

[Gent]

I think Eliza vs holy was one of the tighter matches, I think holy would give as good as she got

[aag77]

Voting is now over and the results are official:


Nicole Kidman           is defeated by      Charlize Theron

Angela White            defeats              Sasha Pieterse

Cate Blanchett          is defeated by    Candice Swanepoel

Yvonne Strahowski    defeats              Lesley-Ann Brandt

Holly Valance            defeats              Elize du Toit

Australia defeats South Africa 3-2

Advance, Australia's fair (see what I did there?), into the Not-so-Sweet-16.

Next up, Preliminaries, match 2, Eastern Europe v India.

[Ginny38]

Final Score: Australia 3; South Africa 2.

Total votes (per team): Australia 219, South Africa 211.
Total voters: 93 (avg # votes ea: 4.623)
Total votes possible (@ 5x93): 465
Actual votes cast: 419
“Lost votes”: 46*
*Enough uncast votes to have changed the results of ANY of the fights except Swanepoel-Blanchett!

Folks, it PAYS to vote...because four of the contests were "within the margin of voter apathy" .

...if just 35 votes had been cast the “right” (i.e., the OTHER) way So. Africa would have won. LOL!

OF INTEREST:
Highest vote total: 67, Swanepoel (SA)
Lowest vote total: 18, Blanchett (AU)
Widest victory margin: 49, Swanepoel (SA) over Blanchett (AU) 
Narrowest victory margin: 24, Strahovski (AU) over Brandt (SA)

South Africa v Australia (RESULTS)
1. Charlize Theron easily outlasted Nicole Kidman (64-26)... 38 votes margin
2. Angela White left Sasha Pieterse a sobbing heap (63-23) ...40 votes margin
3. Candice Swanepoel was more than a match for Kate Blanchett (AU) (67-18)... 49 votes margin
4. Yvonne Strahovski (AU) left Lesley-Ann Brandt limp and breathless (55-31) ...34 votes margin
5. Holly Valance wrung out Elize du Toit like a dishrag & left her exhausted (57-26)... 31 votes margin

Biggest winners of the night? Easily alternates: Cariba Heine (SA) & Isla Fisher (AU) (DNP)
Now, if they can just avoid the after parties....

[Vitezislav]

The story is coming along, might be able to finish it today.