Facing Fates PPV

Brie Larson vs. Joo Min-Hee

Brie Larson: 5’7”, 29 years old, 7-3, 7 KO since 2017, Fates Boxing
Joo Min-Hee: 5’6”, 26 years old, 7-4, 7 KO since 2016, Free Agent

Before:

“I have a lot of respect for Joo.” Brie tells the press. “But she is not in my league. Her 2018 wasn’t great at 0-3, and I have no intention of letting her beat me.”

“I want revenge for Elizabeth Olsen beating me last year, and knocking her stablemate out would be a good start to that,” Joo says coolly. “Brie is just in my way, whether she likes it or not.”

Joo comes to the ring wearing a black sports bra and red trunks with matching gloves, her hair up in a ponytail. Brie walks out wearing a blue sports bra with blue trunks and white gloves, her hair in a bun.

The two women tap gloves and the bell rings, beginning the match.


Round 1:

Joo starts out aggressively, immediately going after Brie, catching the blonde by surprise. Larson quickly sets her feet and jabs back at Min-Hee, forcing the Korean singer to halt her offensive. The two women begin circling, trading blows but neither one obtains a notable advantage. Brie starts jabbing at Joo and now it’s the Korean who has to set her feet, but Min-Hee quickly fires back and catches Larson in the nose. Joo starts punching at Brie’s body, steadily punishing the American actress as Brie tries to counterpunch her way out. Brie manages to fend Joo off and keeps her distance until the bell rings. Joo takes the opening round on points, close.

Round 2:

Larson practically jumps out of her corner after Fates tells her she’s boxing afraid and letting Min-Hee run her around. Brie opens the round by jabbing at Joo and lands some solid hits to the K-Pop singer’s face. Min-Hee jabs back at Larson but Brie easily dodges out of the way and launches another brutal barrage on Joo’s head and the Korean is forced to get her guard up and sacrifice her body. Larson pounds leather into Min-Hee’s body and drives the singer into the ropes where Min-Hee is forced to clinch and get the ref to break the two women apart. After the two women are parted, Min-Hee keeps her distance and manages to land a few hits on Larson from range before the bell rings. Both women return to their corners, and Brie takes the round on points, wide.

Round 3:

Both women emerge confidently from their corners to start the third round and Brie immediately returns to the jab to start with, but Joo is ready for her. Joo suckers Larson in before walloping her with a quick left-right combo that drives the blonde back. Brie tries to jab her way away from Min-Hee but the Korean singer drives her punches into Brie’s midsection and the blonde lets out a moan. Joo pummels Brie into the ropes and now it is Larson who has to clinch and have the referee break the two apart. Larson and Min-Hee start circling with Joo getting the better of the exchanges including two ripe jabs right to Brie’s mouth as the bell dings. Joo Min-Hee takes the round on points, wide.

Round 4:

Fates was quite animated in the corner and Brie practically jumps out of her corner and the message is clear – she was letting Joo take it to her. Larson immediately throws out a left which Min-Hee avoids, but the Korean singer gets smacked by a nasty right. Joo temporarily stunned and Larson connects with a left to Min-Hee’s chin and nearly sends the singer down. Min-Hee stays up however, and she gets her guard up as Larson tries to capitalize. Brie turns to Joo’s body and absolutely punishes the singer’s breasts and midsection as she drives Min-Hee into the ropes. Joo clearly suffering as she clinches and the ref breaks the two women apart. Min-Hee starts working her jab after the break and she keeps Larson at bay while returning punches to Larson’s mouth, drawing a scowl from the American actress as the round ends. Brie wins on points thanks to her early offense.

Round 5:

Joo Min-Hee is slow to come out of her corner, wary of the blonde actress who seemed to be getting into her groove last round. Larson quickly starts jabbing at Min-Hee and once again finds Joo’s mouth, much to the Korean’s displeasure. Min-Hee tries counterpunching but all she hits is air as Brie ducks out of the way and pops two quick rights into Joo’s body and Joo gasps as she retreats. Larson feints with her left and Min-Hee falls for it only to be smoked by a right hook that snaps her head to the side. Joo wobbles on her legs and Larson drives a left straight to Joo’s jaw and drops the Korean! Larson quickly retreats to the corner while the ref starts his count. Joo moans on the ground but can’t roll herself off of her back and this one is over. Your winner by KO5, Brie Larson!

After:

Larson beams at the crowd before getting her gloves off and checking in on Joo. Larson says something and a smile creeps across Joo’s face and the two women briefly embrace before Brie goes over to Elizabeth Olsen for an interview.

“Congrats on the win, anything you want to say?” Olsen asks her fellow bantamweight.

“I have a lot of respect for Joo – she should be signed. Now Liz,” Larson responds, “Joo said she wants revenge for your beating her last year. Anything you want to say back?”

Olsen smiles, “Well, the interviewer is getting interviewed. I wouldn’t mind dancing with her. JMD if she wants, but I’d be happy to fight her again. Otherwise, excellent fight to start off the PPV.”

Ming Xi vs. Lindsay Ellingson



Before:

“Lindsay hasn’t fought since 2016 and has only fought once,” Ming says in her pre-fight interview. “She’s five years older than I am with a fraction of the experience. She’s going to be out on the floor at my feet.”

“Ming talks a tough game, but if she thinks that I’ll be the one on the ground at the end of our match, she’s sorely mistaken,” Ellingson responds coolly. “After all, she was on the floor of the runway in 2017 in front of the whole world, and nobody was even trying to knock her down.”

Ming comes out to the ring first, wearing a matching white set of sports bra and shorts, black hair loose. Lindsay then emerges with a pink sports bra and shorts, her long, blonde hair tied up into a ponytail. The ref immediately has to get between the two women as they start yelling at each other, nearly throwing punches before the fight even starts. The ref finally gets the two models separated and the bell rings.

Round 1:

Xi and Ellingson come flying out of their respective corners and immediately start trading blows, not wasting any time in entertaining the crowd. Ming backs off, and the two models start circling each other, throwing jabs until Xi feints with her left, Lindsay bites, and Ming slams a hook right into the blonde model’s jaw, staggering her! Ellingson clearly hurting as she tries to get away from Xi, but the Chinese model closes the distance and pounding Lindsay’s body as the American covers her head. Ming quickly works Lindsay into the ropes and gets a couple more good shots into the blonde’s midriff before Lindsay clinches and the ref has to break them apart. Ming spends the rest of the round going after Lindsay, but Ellingson manages to find enough of her punches landing straight to Ming’s face that she avoids any further punishment before the bell sounds. Ming Xi wins the round on points, wide.

Round 2:

Ming wastes no time in trying to pick up where she left the previous round off, trying to corral Lindsay into a corner with her jabs, but Ellingson is too slippery and keeps Xi at bay with jabs of her own. The Chinese model starts ducking in and out of Lindsay’s reach, landing punches to the opposing blonde’s body before bouncing out, but Ellingson connects on more than one punch that pegs Ming. Xi recoils after the third shot, and Lindsay pounces, punching Ming in her chest, forcing her to start circling and keep her distance. Both models throw feints towards their opponent, but neither woman bites, and most of the punches get absorbed in the other’s guard without harm. Late in the third minute, Xi tries to up the tempo and push Ellingson around, and while she doesn’t get a decisive lead, she manages to get two clear shots in before the bell rings. Xi takes the second round on points, close.

Round 3:

Ming confidently struts out to meet Lindsay to start the round, and immediately starts feinting with her right and trying to catch Ellingson with her left. Once. Twice. Three times – and Lindsay clocks Xi with a right hook that clips her jaw! Ming stumbles backwards, and Lindsay unloads lefts and rights into Xi’s body as Ming puts her guard up as she’s pummeled into the ropes. The Chinese model selling her body wholesale and Lindsay pounds leather into her opponent’s belly for several seconds until Ming manages to clinch somehow. The ref breaks the hold, and Ellingson immediately tries to pursue Ming once she can, but Xi able to counterpunch and force the blonde to keep more distance than she’d like. Lindsay still landing the occasional punch to Ming’s gut as the final minute passes, and Xi shows a bit of sluggishness in responding to Lindsay’s offense. The bell dings, and Lindsay takes the round on points, wide.

Round 4:
Both women showing signs of fatigue as they emerge from their respective corners, but Ellingson has a slight smile on her face, and immediately starts firing off jabs, trying to abuse her slightly longer reach. Xi handling the blonde’s offensive fairly well, blocking the majority of Lindsay’s shots and getting counterpunches in. Midway through the round, Ellingson switches tactics and feints hard with her right, and Xi moves to block it only to get clocked by Lindsay’s left! Ming staggers back and Ellingson slams a right uppercut home that sends the Chinese model crashing to the canvas! The blonde heads to a corner as the ref starts his count. Four. Five. Xi looks up and gets her hands under her. Six. Seven. Up to one knee. Eight. And Ming stands up before the ref gets to nine. The ref checks in with her, and once she tells him to keep the fight going, he lets it recommence. Ming weakly tries keep Lindsay away with her jabs, but Ellingson dodges out of the way and goes straight for Xi’s belly, pounding her fists into Ming’s belly causing the Chinese model to cry out in pain as she’s forced into the ropes in the third minute. Lindsay just teeing off Xi as Ming is on the ropes, and her guard is dropping as the blonde pounds more punishment into her opposing model. Xi’s hands drop to her sides and the ref steps in. Your winner by TKO4, Lindsay Ellingson!

After:
Lindsay waves to the crowd, posing on the post and showing off her toned body and long legs.

But Ellingson doesn’t pose for long and wastes no time in getting her gloves off and pulling her battered opponent off of her stool despite the complaints of Xi’s staff and throws her onto the ground before straddling the model.

“For someone who talks a big game, you really can’t hold your ground,” Ellingson tells the pinned Ming, making sure to place her body weight on Xi’s tender belly. “Fact is, on the runway and in the ring, you always end up on the ground. So don’t act like you’re going to run over anyone, because you just can’t.”

Lindsay gets up, sneers at Ming, and walks over to Elizabeth Olsen for her postfight interview.

“Congrats on your first win, Lindsay!” Olsen exclaims, “How does it feel?”

“It feels great,” Ellingson responds. “I just wish I knocked her out. I’m looking forward to my next opponent.”
“Do you have anyone you want to fight?” Elizabeth asks the model.

“Yes. I want to fight Erin Heatherton – we hated working with each other at VS.” Ellingson responds.

“Well, congrats again on the win, and we will see you in the ring again.” Olsen concludes the interview.

In the background, Ming can be heard screaming: “I will knock that woman out. Mark my words.”

Whether or not these two women have many more chances in the ring each other remains to be seen.

Emily DiDonato vs. Cara Delevingne



Emily DiDonato: 5’10”, 28 years old, 6-4 (6 KO) since 2017, Fates Boxing
Cara Delevingne: 5’8”, 26 years old, 8-6 (8 KO) since 2016, free agent

And closing out the card is lightweight action between Emily DiDonato and Cara Delevingne. Earlier in the day, Cara was quoted as saying: “DiDonato is overrated. She may be on a hot streak, but those always end,” and promised “to knock that b*tch out.” Emily’s response was candid: “Let me see. Since 2018, I’m 6-1, beating Aldridge and Lawrence and I only lost to Ambrosio, who is now the lightweight champ. What has she done for top competition? Only Ambrosio last year.”

Cara first out wearing a black sports bra and matching trunks, pairing the black with red gloves. Delevingne’s hair is tied up in a single ponytail. Emily then emerges from the back with a white
sports bra and blue trunks with blue gloves. DiDonato has her hair up in a bun.

The two models shoot daggers straight at each other in the final moments before the bell dings, and it’s clear these two models are bent on putting their opponent on her back. It’s just a matter of who is going to be lying down as the bell dings and we are underway.

Round 1:

Emily starts by taking a massive swing at Cara, but the younger woman simply dodges out of the way punches Emily right in the mouth to start the first. Delevingne wastes no time shooting another jab that smacks DiDonato in the nose, and the SI model has to get her guard up and drop back. Cara pounds Emily’s jugs as she corrals her opponent into the ropes to start off the first round. DiDonato eventually clinches and forces the referee to break them apart. After the break, Emily is more cautious, keeping her punches to mere jabs to try and keep the smaller Cara at bay, and lands a couple of shots that prohibit Cara from getting close and punishing the taller woman too badly. Delevingne still manages to find some solid body shots on Emily though, and as the bell rings to end the first, it’s Cara who takes the round on points, wide.

Round 2:

DiDonato more cautious to start the second, keeping her jab working to use her height and reach advantage over Delevingne. Cara dodges a right jab and closes the distance to land a hook on Emily, but DiDo hammers home two punches right to the Brit’s body, driving the air out of Cara and forcing her to get her guard up and retreat. Emily pursues her opponent and unloads into her body as she drives Cara into the ropes. Delevingne counterpunches smartly and manages to escape from the ropes. Emily somewhat bewildered as Cara quickly jabs Emily’s chest, but DiDonato responds in time and lands a solid hook to Cara’s face, driving her back into the ropes again except Cara is forced to clinch this time. After the two women are broken apart, Delevingne keeps her distance until the bell, and Emily unsurprisingly takes the round wide.

Round 3:

Emily again remains cautious as she begins the third round, trying to keep Cara at a distance through her reach advantage on the jab. Cara however learned about Emily’s jab from the second round in particular, and forces Emily to have to commit to land her punches. DiDonato tries closing the distance and Delevingne quickly pops a pair of punches right into Emily’s mouth. The American model gets her guard up to prevent any serious damage from the Brit, and while Delevingne lands a few more punches on Emily, DiDo punches back and prevents Cara from gaining too much of an advantage. DiDonato settles into circling and Cara follows suit and the two women trade punches with each other. Delevingne maintains the upper hand throughout the trades, but never is in a commanding position as the bell rings. Cara takes the round on points, close.

Round 4:

Cara emerges confidently from her corner and wastes no time in going after Emily’s body, keeping the distance between the two women close so that Emily can’t abuse her reach advantage. Emily stays calm and launches a right hook Cara ducks out of the way of only for the British model to get smacked by a left cross. DiDonato jumps on the offensive, pounding away at Cara’s breasts and body as the Brit gets her guard up. Delevingne throws a punch to try and force Emily away, but DiDonato connects with another cross that drives Cara into the ropes and the younger woman has no choice but to clinch. Once the two women are separated, Cara stays away and manages to score some shots, but Emily remains firmly in control until the bell ends the round. Emily emerges with the round, wide.

Round 5:

Both women start the fifth more cautiously, starting by circling each other. Cara and Emily trade jabs for the first thirty seconds, then Cara feints with her left and Emily falls for it only to get clobbered by a right from Delevingne. DiDonato staggers backwards and Delevingne hammers away at the American’s body, pounding leather into Emily’s midriff and breasts, drawing some moans out of the model. DiDo drops her guard momentarily and Cara pounds two hooks into Emily’s jaw and DiDonato goes down on her back! The ref starts his count. One. Two. Three. Emily starts to roll over. Four. Five. DiDo gets her arms under her. Six. Seven. One knee. Eight. Emily gets up and waves the ref away. The round resumes and Emily keeps her distance from Cara, using her jab to good effect until the bell. Cara takes the round courtesy of the knockdown, wide.

Round 6:

Emily is slow to get out of her corner and looks warily at Cara who has excitement written all over her face, knowing that if she hands Emily a loss, she may land herself a contract. Delevingne the first one to press her opponent, trying to corral Emily into the ropes, but DiDo slams a right into Cara’s nose. Delevingne throws out a wild punch as she tries to keep her balance but only connects with air and Emily drives a vicious left into Cara’s jaw and now Cara goes down! Emily quickly retreats as Cara lies facedown on the mat as the ref begins his count. At five, Cara has flipped herself over and propped herself up on her arms with a scowl on her face. At eight, she gets back up and shoots a look at Emily. The ref checks in with Cara and then motions that the match can continue. Emily quickly after Cara to press her advantage, but Cara forces Emily to keep her distance by getting her jab working and the two women exchange blows. At the end of the third minute, Emily is able to get two solid shots in on Cara’s body, but the bell rings before she can capitalize. DiDonato takes the round on points, wide.

Round 7:

Now it’s Emily confidently starts the round, immediately starting by jabbing at Cara. Delevingne tries to keep her distance, but Emily starts to connect on her jabs, targeting Cara’s body and drawing moans of pain out from the Brit. Cara starts circling and Emily continues to pursue her around the ring. Delevingne keeps DiDonato at bay for the better part of a minute until DiDo closes the gap and plugs leather into Cara’s tummy. Emily drives Delevingne into the ropes and batters Cara before the younger model finally clinches and the ref has to separate the two women. Emily immediately returns to Cara’s body and the Brit’s guard drops. DiDo smashes a left hook into Cara’s jaw and follows up with an uppercut to the chin that sends Delevingne sprawling onto her back! Emily moves quickly to the corner as the ref begins his count, but Cara is not moving. The ref reaches ten just as Cara begins to stir, and your winner by KO7, Emily DiDonato!

After:

Emily raises her gloves and takes a few minutes to pose for the crowd before going over to check in on Cara. Delevingne embraces DiDonato and the two women exchange a pleasant exchange before Emily raises Cara’s hand before going over to Taylor Swift for an interview.

“Thanks for joining me, Emily,” Taylor smiles as she welcomes her fellow lightweight. “Tell me about Cara.”

“She’s a great fighter, and I think someone should sign her.” Emily compliments her opponent. “She gave me a great fight, and she will go far. As for me, onwards and upwards.” Emily pauses and asks Taylor, “Should we call this?”

Swift nods and announces, “Yup. Thank you all for coming to the Facing Fates PPV. That does it for us and we hope to see you all again!”

Thanks for sharing this event with us, Fates! I enjoyed it a lot.