Post by HBO's Boxing At The Asylum on Jan 31, 2024 18:54:14 GMT -6
BEFORE:
"It's only a matter of time," says Alexa with a lovely smile. "I'm a supermodel. I'm gorgeous. I'm GOING to get chances in the FCBA, and I'm going to show these girls why I AM 'This Year's Girl'."
"After I get done with her," says a hard-eyed Tate, "What Alexa is going to be is 'Yesterday's News'."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "Back at ringside, and that's "This Year's Girl', by Elvis Costello, and here comes the lovely Alexa Walter!"
McCarthy: "Another Typical Dancing Hooker Opponent with NO FCBA wins!"
Cassie: "I'd point out that Walter is making her FCBA debut, but then Mac would start her nonsense about HER having FCBA wins BEFORE her debut..."
McCarthy: "Well, I DID!"
Tess: "What color is the SKY in your world, Mac?"
McCarthy: "SHUT UP, WALMART!"
O'Dell: "Drink up, boys, and drink in the lovely Ms. Walter as she climbs into the ring and is helped off with the robe to reveal a black number that has the crowd popping..."
McCarthy: "She might actually MAKE 'Playboy'. Wouldn't get covers like ME, of course, but..."
O'Dell: "Annnnnddddd, that's 'Vicious' you hear behind us, and that can only mean that the singer of that tune, 'The Calgary Crusader', Tate McRae, is on her way to the ring..."
Cassie: "Tate had a great 2023, and she's looking to follow up with another big year in 2024..."
O'Dell: "McRae into the ring and helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve, and, as usual, the crowd showing appreciation for Tate in that admiral blue number she likes. Ladies about ready. Time for some picks. Tess likes Tate. Mac?"
McCarthy: "NO FCBA wins! McRae!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "Unanimous in the first, and the ladies get to range and get working and Walter a very unorthodox style, Mac. She's got the head tucked and the shoulder up, moving the feet, countering Tate very well here..."
McCarthy: "Definitely a style you don't see every day and one that might just work for a counter-puncher."
O'Dell: "McRae busy, but having trouble finding the target right now. She's getting the jab out, trying to follow on, but getting blocked and slipped resulting in openings Walter uses for solid counters. This is good stuff from Alexa..."
Cassie: "Definitely showing some things..."
O'Dell: "Down under fifteen in the first, and Walter's been in control throughout. SOLID right hand counter there backed Tate up a step and there's the bell. Not going to be any doubt about it in the first. It's Walter and it's wide."
Tess: "And, Alexa grabs the 10-9 lead."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Ladies at range again, and the older brunette again causing problems for the younger with that unorthodox style of hers. Tate reining in the aggression a bit, something McRae doesn't do very often. She's working very carefully now..."
Tess: "Nice adjustment against all that counter-punching."
O'Dell: "It is, and it's having an effect. We've got a two-way round this time, rather than a runaway for Walter. But, Alexa still scoring well in the counter, still getting work done, even as Tate gives as good as she gets in this stanza..."
McCarthy: "This tomato can might actually KNOW something about boxing..."
O'Dell: "Fifteen seconds to go in a closely-contested second. SHARP exchange there and both brunette land their best punches of the fight. Final seconds tick away and there's the bell. Close this time, but Walter gets the points again..."
Cassie: "And extends her lead to 20-18."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Third begins at range and Tate beginning to get something going now. She's solving that defensive style, getting punches on in bunches, backing up Alexa. Walter on the defensive now, as the younger woman's getting off lusty..."
Cassie: "Tate's done some problem solving..."
O'Dell: "Looks like she has, and now she's got it firing on all cylinders. Walter just trying to ride this out, but she's taking a lot of fire from a lot of different directions as McRae brings that speed and athleticism to bear on the model..."
McCarthy: "Just hang in there and you'll GET this Dancing Hooker..."
O'Dell: "Seems to be the game plan at the moment. Ten seconds to go in what's been a great round for Tate. She backs Walter up and then does it again and there's the bell. Not close at all in the third. McRae gets the points."
Tess: "And cuts Alexa's lead to 29-28."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "McRae pressing the advantage now. She's got Walter on the back foot, and she's determined to keep her there. Tate getting off in combination again and again, backing Alexa up, landing solid shot with both hands..."
Tess: "McRae really has the range now."
O'Dell: "She does, and she's calling in strike after strike on the older brunette. Alexa giving ground, taking leather and DOWN SHE GOES! Straight right hand from McRae and Walter is dropped to her back with a resounding THUD..."
Cassie: "Don't think she's getting up from that..."
O'Dell: "Tate to a neutral corner. Alexa down on her back, eyes closed, not moving at all. Count at three. Four. Five. This is going to be academic. Six. Seven. Still no movement. Eight. Nine. TEN! It's OVER! And your winner by KO4 is 'The Calgary Crusader', Tate McRae!"
McCarthy: "Lucky punch!"
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go up to the ring and Tess Valmore!"
Tess: "I have our winner, Tate McRae, and Tate, a bit of a slow start..."
Tate (nodding): "She's pretty slick defensively and can really fight in the counter. I had to get used to that, find my spots. Once I did, I knew I'd get her out of there."
Tess: "Good start to 2024. What's next for you?"
Tate: "All depends on what opportunities are out there. I won't let any of them go wanting."
"It's only a matter of time," says Alexa with a lovely smile. "I'm a supermodel. I'm gorgeous. I'm GOING to get chances in the FCBA, and I'm going to show these girls why I AM 'This Year's Girl'."
"After I get done with her," says a hard-eyed Tate, "What Alexa is going to be is 'Yesterday's News'."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "Back at ringside, and that's "This Year's Girl', by Elvis Costello, and here comes the lovely Alexa Walter!"
McCarthy: "Another Typical Dancing Hooker Opponent with NO FCBA wins!"
Cassie: "I'd point out that Walter is making her FCBA debut, but then Mac would start her nonsense about HER having FCBA wins BEFORE her debut..."
McCarthy: "Well, I DID!"
Tess: "What color is the SKY in your world, Mac?"
McCarthy: "SHUT UP, WALMART!"
O'Dell: "Drink up, boys, and drink in the lovely Ms. Walter as she climbs into the ring and is helped off with the robe to reveal a black number that has the crowd popping..."
McCarthy: "She might actually MAKE 'Playboy'. Wouldn't get covers like ME, of course, but..."
O'Dell: "Annnnnddddd, that's 'Vicious' you hear behind us, and that can only mean that the singer of that tune, 'The Calgary Crusader', Tate McRae, is on her way to the ring..."
Cassie: "Tate had a great 2023, and she's looking to follow up with another big year in 2024..."
O'Dell: "McRae into the ring and helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve, and, as usual, the crowd showing appreciation for Tate in that admiral blue number she likes. Ladies about ready. Time for some picks. Tess likes Tate. Mac?"
McCarthy: "NO FCBA wins! McRae!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "Unanimous in the first, and the ladies get to range and get working and Walter a very unorthodox style, Mac. She's got the head tucked and the shoulder up, moving the feet, countering Tate very well here..."
McCarthy: "Definitely a style you don't see every day and one that might just work for a counter-puncher."
O'Dell: "McRae busy, but having trouble finding the target right now. She's getting the jab out, trying to follow on, but getting blocked and slipped resulting in openings Walter uses for solid counters. This is good stuff from Alexa..."
Cassie: "Definitely showing some things..."
O'Dell: "Down under fifteen in the first, and Walter's been in control throughout. SOLID right hand counter there backed Tate up a step and there's the bell. Not going to be any doubt about it in the first. It's Walter and it's wide."
Tess: "And, Alexa grabs the 10-9 lead."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Ladies at range again, and the older brunette again causing problems for the younger with that unorthodox style of hers. Tate reining in the aggression a bit, something McRae doesn't do very often. She's working very carefully now..."
Tess: "Nice adjustment against all that counter-punching."
O'Dell: "It is, and it's having an effect. We've got a two-way round this time, rather than a runaway for Walter. But, Alexa still scoring well in the counter, still getting work done, even as Tate gives as good as she gets in this stanza..."
McCarthy: "This tomato can might actually KNOW something about boxing..."
O'Dell: "Fifteen seconds to go in a closely-contested second. SHARP exchange there and both brunette land their best punches of the fight. Final seconds tick away and there's the bell. Close this time, but Walter gets the points again..."
Cassie: "And extends her lead to 20-18."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Third begins at range and Tate beginning to get something going now. She's solving that defensive style, getting punches on in bunches, backing up Alexa. Walter on the defensive now, as the younger woman's getting off lusty..."
Cassie: "Tate's done some problem solving..."
O'Dell: "Looks like she has, and now she's got it firing on all cylinders. Walter just trying to ride this out, but she's taking a lot of fire from a lot of different directions as McRae brings that speed and athleticism to bear on the model..."
McCarthy: "Just hang in there and you'll GET this Dancing Hooker..."
O'Dell: "Seems to be the game plan at the moment. Ten seconds to go in what's been a great round for Tate. She backs Walter up and then does it again and there's the bell. Not close at all in the third. McRae gets the points."
Tess: "And cuts Alexa's lead to 29-28."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "McRae pressing the advantage now. She's got Walter on the back foot, and she's determined to keep her there. Tate getting off in combination again and again, backing Alexa up, landing solid shot with both hands..."
Tess: "McRae really has the range now."
O'Dell: "She does, and she's calling in strike after strike on the older brunette. Alexa giving ground, taking leather and DOWN SHE GOES! Straight right hand from McRae and Walter is dropped to her back with a resounding THUD..."
Cassie: "Don't think she's getting up from that..."
O'Dell: "Tate to a neutral corner. Alexa down on her back, eyes closed, not moving at all. Count at three. Four. Five. This is going to be academic. Six. Seven. Still no movement. Eight. Nine. TEN! It's OVER! And your winner by KO4 is 'The Calgary Crusader', Tate McRae!"
McCarthy: "Lucky punch!"
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go up to the ring and Tess Valmore!"
Tess: "I have our winner, Tate McRae, and Tate, a bit of a slow start..."
Tate (nodding): "She's pretty slick defensively and can really fight in the counter. I had to get used to that, find my spots. Once I did, I knew I'd get her out of there."
Tess: "Good start to 2024. What's next for you?"
Tate: "All depends on what opportunities are out there. I won't let any of them go wanting."