ME: Mary Elizabeth Winstead vs Alexis Ren

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(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Foxfire Boxing vs Vixens)

Intro:
The headlining fight tonight sees Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Alexis Ren fight it out to be the number one Contender for the FCBA lightweight title, the Alamdome in Houston is the venue for this historic fight.

Mary is 35 years old; she stands 5'8, holding a record of 67 wins, 61 coming by way of knockout, with 48 defeats, she is a former three time FCBA lightweight champion.

Alexis is 23 years old; she stands 5'8 ½, holding a record of 33 wins, all coming by way of knockout, with 9 defeats, she is the current Mistress of the body saddle and former Queen of the Ice hotel.

As stated the winner of this fight will be the number one contender to the lightweight title, meaning they will face the winner of Kendall Jenner and Emily DiDonato, who will be fighting next week for the title, the winner of both fights will battle for the title at the PPV.

These two women have history themselves in the ring, ironically their first fight was for the lightweight belt in 2018, Mary knocked out Alexis in the eight round to retain the title then.

Only a few months ago though Alexis got her revenge in a stable war between the Foxfire and Vixens stables, it took ten rounds but Alexis knocked out Mary in one of the fights of the year, can they recreate that magic tonight?

At the press conference the fighters stepped onto the stage for the weigh in and press event, Mary wearing a blue robe, Alexis a black one as they walked onto the stage at opposite ends, coming nose to nose at the center of the stage, eyes burning holes through the other woman.

Slowly as if planned, they slowly dropped the robes behind them to reveal their bikini clad bodies, their bikinis matching their robes as they bump breasts together.

Managers bring them apart, with Mary told to weigh in first, she steps on the stage with her trademark grin, hands on her hips as she weighs in at 127lbs, smiling as she winks at the assembled journalists.

After Mary leaves the scales, Alexis shakes her hips with a smirk before she hops up on them, flexing her arms as she comes in at 123lbs, she taps her abs as if to say she is fitter then her opponent.

With both women off the scales, they get handed a microphone each as they lock eyes in another tense stare, before Mary is told to give her thoughts first.

"Look I respect Alexis, boy did she give me one of my best fights I have ever had in February, the fact I lost has played on my mind since then" admits Mary as she looks thoughtful about their last fight.

Pointing at Alexis, she continues "but I saw what I did wrong, Alexis like all you models that flooded the division, I enjoy taking you all out and reminding you who runs this division" with Alexis scoffing at that.

Alexis fires back "you run this division? Last time as much as I hate to say it Emily was running the division when I checked, well until she steps into the ring with me and I rip the belt off her waist or Kendall's, I really don't care which one it is"

She now points at Mary as she adds "you were a dominant force around the FCBA, now though you are simply a relic that I look forwards to burying, I am finally coming into my own as a fighter, you won't stop me achieving my goals" making Mary grin.

Alexis asks what is so funny, Mary replying "anytime someone says I am done as an elite fighter, every time someone thinks they have my number, I show them what a big mistake they've made, I'm picturing the look on your pretty face when I give you the same treatment others have gotten off me, it isn't pleasant darling" making Ren clench her fists.

The Vixens coach Steve Boyd holds Alexis by her right arm, when she looks at him, she gets a shake of the head to tell her this isn't the time to fight Mary, save it for the official fight, making Alexis ruefully nod before she heads off the stage.

Mary watching with keen eyes, looking like she enjoyed getting under the skin of Alexis, before Rachel Nichols tells her it is time to leave the stage herself.

Fight night; out comes Mary with Rachel behind her, the future Hall of Famer bounces on her toes at the top of the aisle, before kissing her fists and beginning the jog down the aisle to the ring.

The actress is wearing a red sports bra with black trim, matching trunks and shoes, her gloves are black with red thumbs, while her hair is tied into a ponytail.

Stepping into the ring, the lovable Mary gets a loud roar from her supporters, she blows them a few kisses before she gets serious, shadow boxing to get in the zone.

Now out comes Alexis, she has Steve following behind her, she looks focused as she stares down at the ring, throwing a few straight punches as she walks down the aisle.

The model is wearing a black sports bra with white stripes down the side, matching trunks and shoes, her gloves are white with black thumbs, while her hair is also in a ponytail.

Climbing into the ring, Alexis also gets a warm reception from her fans, she raises her fists into the air while posing at the center of the ring, yelling at Mary "I'm going to be the champion!" Thudding her gloves together as she looks keen to get this fight going.

The referee brings the fighters to the center of the ring, neither blinks as they go nose to nose, fans chanting both women's names as the atmosphere is electric, this feeling like it's own title fight.

Thudding their gloves into their opponents, the crack of leather ringing in the air as they stare daggers at each other, returning to their corners ready to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.

Round 1:
"Ding" stepping out their corners with determination written across their faces, trading probing punches as they circle at the center of the ring, while they are not best friends, respect is on show here.

Mary is the one to try to step inside with a straight, gets clipped with a left cross as Alexis shows off a taste of her speed, dancing around the older fighter with jabs stinging the cheeks of Winstead.

After a minute of having a hard time catching Ren, Mary dips under a jab as she steps in with a right hook to the ribs of the model, an overhand left clips the chin to push back Alexis.

Taking the center of the ring, Mary begins to pump her jab into the mouth and abs of Alexis, making Alexis have to pick her punches better.

Heading into the final minute, Alexis feints with a jab, moving to the left as Mary throws a left hook that just misses, instead it is a left cross that smacks Mary to her cheek as Alexis moves in closer to land an uppercut to the body.

The round comes to an end with Mary covering up, Alexis getting in several hooks to the body before the bell rings, the Vixens looking happy with the start for their fighter.

Round 2:
Coming out their ring looking more relaxed, they step inside to throw hooks to the others body, stepping back to range as they circle.

It is Alexis who tries to push the tempo, drilling in a double jab to the right cheek of her opponent, just missing with a right hook as Mary gets her head out the way.

While Alexis's hand speed looks to still be giving trouble to Mary in the opening minute, Mary though is landing more cleaner punches as she starts to read the Vixen better.

Till Mary dodges a right cross to bury a straight into the cheek of Alexis, then a left hook under her ribs to make her hiss out, moving in closer to work as Mary wants to make this a close range fight.

Landing two uppercuts to the body of Alexis, Mary is working back the younger fighter, making Ren have to tighten her guard as she finds herself in a corner.

Soon the round comes to a close with Mary raising her right fist into the air, Rachel telling her when she gets back to the corner "good work, you know she can't hand you on the inside" with Mary nodding after she gets a drink of water.

Round 3:
Trading more combos as they come straight at each other, Mary takes a jab/straight/left cross to her cheeks, making her back off as her cheeks are reddening up.

Being pressed to the outside of the ring, Mary has to show off her defensive skills, moving her upper body to dodge punches, to counter with jabs and straights.

A missed straight by Alexis leaves her open to a right to her ear, Mary landing another right hook to make Ren back off to space, Mary not letting her breath though as she comes straight at Alexis.

Who finds herself now being pressed onto the ropes, a smile crosses the lips of Mary as she begins throwing hooks under the ribs of Alexis, wanting to wear down the younger woman so she doesn't have the speed to trouble her.

Landing a left cross to the head, Alexis looks to fight her way off the ropes, with her getting back to the center of the ring, both trading on the inside as heads grind.

An uppercut knocks back the head of Alexis, her chin showing its toughness as she gets clipped with two cross punches, sending her back several steps as Mary pushes forwards.

The bell rings not long after, Mary getting her fans going as they chant her name, Alexis staring hard at the back of the former lightweight champion, Winstead getting a handle on the fight so far.

Round 4:
Using more feints to try to throw Mary off her game, Alexis steps back when Mary swings a left cross at her, instead it's the model that lands a straight onto the nose of Mary to knock her back a step.

Showing off her skills, Alexis is starting to bury in two or three punches through the mitts of Mary, snapping back the head of Winstead with sweat flying off it.

Leading to Mary getting knocked to the outside of the ring, Alexis maybe getting a little overconfident as she steps in with a left cross that Mary dips under, an overhand right smacks Alexis to the side of her head.

Soon they are fighting at the center of the ring, brawling it out as Mary looks to take speed out of the game, instead making it a power affair ad sweat flies off them.

Alexis steps back to land a double jab into the mouth of Mary, ducking a left hook that sails oner her head, with Alexis digging in two hooks to the body before just about catching the chin of Winstead with an uppercut.

The round comes to a close, the fighters stare coldly into each others eyes, a little frustration on both women's faces ad the desperation to get a title shot is starting to show.

Round 5:
Continuing where she left off the last round, Alexis uses feints and jabs to find ways inside the reach of Mary, aiming for the abs of the future Hall of Famer to start wearing her out.

A left cross smacks Alexis to the top of her head as Mary times her attack better, following up with a double jab to the mouth of the model, a right cross just misses as Ren dips down.

Trading stinging jabs as they gauge where they can open up their opponent, Alexis leans out the way of a right cross, she lands a jab into the right eye of Mary.

That makes Mary cover up as Alexis comes at her, a flurry of punches comes flying at the head of Winstead, who deflects most of them, the ones that get through knock her head back.

Going into the final minute, Mary pulls Alexis into a clinch, she is blinking to clear her vision in her right eye, the referee needing to pull the fighters apart as they wrestle along the ropes.

Once apart Mary catches Alexis coming at her with a straight to the mouth, with a left cross busting the bottom lip of the Vixen.

The round ends with both women exchanging a few words, Alexis telling Mary she will not stop her, Mary staring a hole through Alexis before they return to their corners.

Round 6:
Nodding at their opponent as if telling them to bring it, they body up to each other, using shoulder bumps and forearms along with hooks to try to break the other down.

Pushing back Alexis, Mary lands a right across the cheek of the Vixen, a follow up right pushing back Ren as Winstead looks to press her back into a nearby corner.

Showing her smarts, Alexis pulls Mary around so it is Mary instead in the corner, it isn't pretty but is effective, Alexis sending hooks in to the body to make Winstead grimace.

A double jab smacks Alexis to her mouth, the blood runs from that cut lip again, Mary able to fight her way out the corner, just missing with an uppercut as Ren leans her head out the way.

Back and forth they go as the need to win grips them, planting their feet more to land hooks and uppercuts, heads being turned as they groan when bodies get hit.

They step back looking visibly annoyed that they can't control the fight, Alexis taunts Mary to bring it, Mary smirks as she thuds her gloves together.

After exchanging two cross punches each, they end up clinched up with their glistening bodies grinding, the bell rings with the referee needing to push them apart as they tell each other to quit.

Returning to their corners, both know they need to find something extra, the importance of this fight isn't lost on them, coaches working to wash both women down as they glare across the ring at each other.

Round 7:
They start off trading stiff jabs to puffy looking cheeks, Alexis slips a straight to pound in a left hook to the ribs of her opponent, an uppercut knocks back Winstead's head.

Knocking back Mary to the outside of the ring, Alexis is putting together her punches in nasty looking combos to the cheeks of Winstead, who drills a double jab into her face to open up a gap between them.

Mary looks to be getting some momentum again in the second minute, landing straight punches to the cheeks of Alexis, boxing off the back foot more.

But Mary surprisingly gets baited into a mistake, Alexis feints with a left cross, instead coming up with an uppercut that lands flush, MARY IS ROCKED! ALEXIS THROWS JUST POUNDING HOOKS INTO HER FACE TILL WINSTEAD TUMBLES TO HER BACK!

Pounding her chest as she yells "stay down!" To Mary, Alexis jogs to the neutral corner, a hopeful look on her face as the count begins, 1...2...3... Mary shakes her head as she looks to the ceiling, 4...5...6... Turning slowly to her front, 7...8.. Mary looks up to her corner, 9... Shaking her head though as she can't get up, 10 that is it! Mary is counted out!

Winner Alexis Ren KO Round 7

After:
What a win for Alexis, a year ago in a similar position against Anella Sagra she couldn't get the job done to get a title shot, this time Alexis doesn't let the chance go by.

The winner jumping for joy as she looks to be fighting back tears, she has worked her ass off to get back into title contention, her coach Steve even is jumping for joy on the apron with the other Vixen corner crew.

Mary on the other hand has Rachel helping to sit her up, a disappointed look etched on her face as she stares at the canvas, sweat dripping off her brow, she gave her all but tonight it wasn't good enough.

Helped to stand, Mary waves to her fans as they chant her name, even in defeat they believe in her to come back stronger it seems, even Mary looks taken aback a little by the reaction, wiping a few tears away as she heads to her corner.

After a they are cleaned up, Alexis surprises Mary by coming over to her corner, asking "are you fit enough to walk?" With Rachel protesting as she knows what is on the mind of Ren.

Mary as ever showing she isn't afraid of letting her opponent try to humiliate her within reason, telling Rachel to let Alexis give her a walk of shame.

There's a mixed response from the crowd as they watch Mary get a walk of shame from Alexis, who is holding her around the waist pointing at Mary and yelling "I beat this bytch twice!" To cheers from her fans, Marys booing hard.

"I'll pay you back next time, hope you know that" whispers Mary with a wicked grin, Alexis smiles back as she replies "I wouldn't expect anything less from you" there's a nod between them, with some pundits at ringside claiming Alexis hasn't just been giving the torch, she has ripped it out the hand of Mary to show she is the future of the lightweight division.

Once the lap is done, Alexis graciously helps Mary into her corner, no more ill will between them for now it seems, most likely saving it for the next time they fight.

With Mary leaving the ring so Alexis can have her moment in the spotlight, she pats her chest where her heart is towards the crowd to tell them she loves them all, showing why she is so loved by the fans.

Back in the ring, Alicia comes into the ring holding a microphone to get some words from the winner, who takes a big sip out her bottle of water as Alicia pats her on the shoulder with a grin.

"First thank you to all the people who came to watch us, you guys are all amazing and while I know some of you rooted for Mary, I hope I have won you over for my title fight" says Alexis as she gets a loud cheer from the crowd.

Tapping her abs, Alexis continues "I don't care if it is Kendall Jenner or Emily DiDonato, I have said it once and I'll keep saying it till you believe it, I am destined to be the best in this division, that lightweight title is coming home to this toned waist" getting a few wolf whistles amongst the loud roar for her proclamation.

Hugging Alicia before she steps out the ring, Alexis will need to wait a week to find out who she will face for the title, it is clear to see though she is full of confidence and will be dangerous to whoever goes into this months PPV holding the gold.