Jill St. John 47 vs Joey Heatherton 46: Jill beat Joey by a read cxnt hair which is the finest, thinnest cxnt hair around. Vassago and barbosa called this one correctly in a long, tough fight to near exhaustion. Apparently Jill wasn't as nice as realisticman thought she was. Jill was the initial aggressor and really had Joey on the ropes. Joey fought back and almost took the fight but collapsed exhausted as Jill fell on top of her for the win.
Annette Funicello 31 vs Diane McBain 59: Everyone thought Diane would destroy Annette and that is exactly what she did. Barbosa foretold of the double axe handle that almost broke Annette's back. She just laid on the sand unable to get up as Diane proceeded to dance on her back.
Lindsay Wagner 48 vs Nancy Kwan: All three got this one correct also. Realisticman described it well when he said it would be closer than most people expected. Nancy was able to use her wiles to counter each attack but Lindsay. But in the end Lindsay got her legs around her to squish her waist.
Elke Sommer 45 vs Ann-Margret 48: This fight lived up to expectations. Vassago got it right, realisticman got it wrong, and barbosa didn't make a pick. All were correct in that it was very close. Ann-Margret took the fight to Elke and was making her cry out in pain with punishing joint locks. Elke waited for an opening and got her chance, staggering Ann-Margret with some hard combos to her head, stomach, and much bigger boobs. Just when it looked like Elke would take over the match, Ann-Margret surprised her by showing she could punch just as harder or harder. A slug fest ensued with Ann-Margret wearing Elke down until she collapsed on the ground.
Barbara Bach 37 vs Adrienne Barbeau 56: All picked Adrienne to win and Vassago and barbosa saw it as a blow out. Adrienne finally got someone in the taller but slender Barbara that she could toss around like a rag doll. Barbara was a rag doll that had no stuffing left when Adrienne was down with her.
Raquel Welch 48 vs Luciana Paluzzi 45: Had Raquel lost some of her luster and proved beatable by less-than-super-woman? Was the tougher-than-she-looks Luciana hand Raquel another disappointing loss? Vassago didn't know. Realisticman thought Raquel would be too distracted protecting her breasts and Luciana would get the better of her. Barbosa gave us a nice story. If I read it correctly Raquel would dominate Luciana but interference from Ursula and Honor would do in Raquel. The fight turned out to be very, close. Luciana proved she is as good a fighter as Raquel's reputation (and as Raquel is. It was an even back and forth fight. Raquel had a bit more stamina and a bit more fire in her hairpulling and slapping. Luciana tearfully had to admit that Raquel had beaten her.
Linda Evans 49 vs Loni Anderson 44: Both Linda and Loni have good records but don't seem to get the respect that their records would indicate. All three predictors picked Loni to win, most likely based upon her great win over Sybil Danning. The experts tell me that Linda is the better down and dirty fighter and the better wrestler. They say Loni has more determination and knows how to use the largest chest in the tournament effectively. The two women proved fairly even physically with Linda having just a modicum of greater strength. Loni had Linda's nose buried in her chest several times but just couldn't keep her there long enough to smother her unconscious. Linda eventually got Loni on her back where a full body press coupled with a grapevine forced Loni to concede when she couldn't escape after about 20 minutes of body rubbing on body.
Dian Parkinson 45 vs Sharon Tate 46: All three again picked Dian to win an easy fight against Sharon, and, I must admit, so did I. I was ready to write that Sharon fought bravely but was completely over matched. The only think I can figure out is that Britt Ekland must have told Sharon something about how to fight and beat Dian. This is the second fight in a row that Dian has lost to a little wisp of a woman. She is overconfident? Is their speed something she doesn't know how to handle? Any ideas out there?
