Post by Lookout! Boxing on Jan 30, 2021 2:09:32 GMT -6
Paige VanZant vs Alicia Vikander
Paige:
(27, 5’4, 3:0 FCBA, GBS)
Alicia:
(32, 5’5, 11:11 FCBA, The Fighting Academy)
BEFORE:
Highly anticipated match between two fighters on their way up in the rankings, with the ex-UFC fighter Paige VanZant thus far remaining undefeated in her new sport of choice, whereas Swedish sensation Alicia Vikander professing zero fear in going up against the ex-MMA fighter:
“She’s just another pretty face. All those Instagram posts, nude posts with her husband, and for what? In the end, she gets knocked out or choked unconscious. Making her way to the boxing ring isn’t going to change that outcome,” Alicia says confidently with a smile. “Truth be told, I’ve had plenty more boxing training than she has. All that time training for my movie roles and at the gym - I feel I’m ready to take her down tonight.”
Paige, of course, less than impressed at her opponent’s talk. “Isn’t she the actress who got her ass whooped in the opening scene of Tomb Raider? If you call that fighting, darling, I get the feeling you don’t know what you’re in for tonight. There’s no stunt double here to save ya, and I don’t need to break your arm to break your nose.”
Strong words from both directions as ladies square up at the podium: Alicia leaner, more slender, coming in at a slight height advantage, but Paige packing more beef in her smaller frame, flexing her biceps in Vikander’s face and drawing a low scowl from the actress. Ring officials quickly separate them as they head backstage for final prep.
Hours later, we’re in the ring and the ring of cheers for both sides: Paige in a pink sports bra, white boxing trunks, shadowboxing red gloves in the corner. Alicia stretching, craning her neck side to side, in a black sports bra and dark blue short trunks. She raises white gloves at the referee’s signal. HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Bantamweight action!
ROUND 1:
Paige being technical, and being good at it: jab-jab-cross combos sent in early to harass her opponent, with Alicia wincing on occasion as the more experienced fighter scores first blood, as expected. Alicia plays defensive as she keeps her guard firm and tight over her face, but she can’t outrun the more expert footwork of VanZant this early and fresh, the ex-MMA fighter controlling the space easily as she keeps the pressure on Alicia. Last minute and Vikander makes her stand, rips in a fast one-two to the cheek to send a message of her own: she too can be dangerous as the round ends in Paige’s favour overall.
ROUND 2:
Vikander presses her attack from the last round, stunning Paige with early combos before the blonde fighter can initiate. It works for the most part - Vikander using her reach advantage to shock and stun VanZant to the face with punches from long-distance, and Paige, for all her tough talk, still needs to work on her stand-up game, especially since that’s the only tool in her arsenal she can use now. VanZant, falling back on her head movement as she blocks and weaves around several more jabs, begins her counterattack as she slips in a couple of stiff blows to Alicia’s face when she least expects it. Vikander doing well enough this round to take it by the bell, though she’s sporting a pink bruise on one cheek from repeated scraps to the face.
ROUND 3:
Paige finds significant resistance from this “mere actress” as she struggles to get in close to punish the taller Swede. Alicia stays at a comfortable distance like last time, controlling her foe with fast and frequent jabs sent to the head, pressing in continuously as the grunts from Paige grow louder. VanZant would definitely love to shoot in for a Takedown or an Armbar, but hey, she’s picked this arena and its rules, so she’s forced to cover up and take the abuse, batter back only occasionally with a swing to Vikander’s arms or a cross-hand that slams into her guard. Alicia, staying steady, however, lands a crisp right hand straight into the lips in the second minute, snapping Paige’s head back with a groan. It’s Vikander’s advantage and she knows it - the brunette roars in with another fast one-two sent into the nostrils, before a bangin’ uppercut CONNECTS with VanZant’s chin, sending her stumbling back! Paige groggy as she COLLAPSES down onto her side, and just like that, it’s a KNOCKDOWN for Alicia Vikander! Noone expected this outcome this early, and Alicia celebrates with a roar and raised arms on her way back to corner. Not an easy feat indeed to put an ex-MMA fighter down onto her back, but she’s done it. Paige, however, still has her wits about her, rising slowly but surely, signaling to the ref that she’s okay to continue before the count of 7. Rest of the round sees more caution from VanZant as she keeps moving to avoid getting blown off her feet a second time, and the round ends in Vikander’s corner wide.
ROUND 4:
Alicia presses forward! Paige is in trouble early when a one-two combo stings her to the mouth, smacking that pretty face in with a grunt. VanZant hovering, arms slightly loose as drips of red begin to stain the canvas. But the blonde’s been bloodied plenty of times before, and vows to keep on fighting. She blocks and dodges the remaining shots, wary of the Swedish actress’ punching range. Alicia for the most part keeps to her strategy of fighting from a safe distance, and this might come back to bite her later as she fails to put Paige away in three minutes, content with hounding and headhunting her with jabs. Paige spends the round mostly catching her breath, getting into the groove. This might be her most dangerous opponent she’s faced in her short career, but after that knockdown in the third, she’s surprisingly growing more focused.
ROUND 5:
Case in point - VanZant fighting back in the first seconds as both girls CLASH in the center of the ring. Wild shots exchanged both ways as neither girl backs down: Alicia growing as she gives it her all, wants to finish the job and finish it fast, but VanZant rushing at her with her head down and constantly moving, negating the negative space between the girls as she pummels the Swede to her body with lefts and rights. Alicia moving back, trying to block and weave, ends up clinching with the blonde multiple times as both girls send short gloves into the ribs and side of the face, but Paige ends up the superior, more advanced brawler in this instance, pushing the taller brunette into the ropes multiple times and drilling shots into her abs to end the round.
ROUND 6:
A comeback on the horizon as VanZant finds her winning strategy - she dodges around Alicia’s renewed attack, the Swede’s jabs slowing down with her stamina and more difficult to land on Paige’s face. Band-aid slathered on the blonde’s nose but she wades in and bangs away with stiff uppercuts that chop into Alicia’s body, drawing grunts and whooshes of air as Vikander slowly gets backed into the ropes. No breathing space for the actress all of a sudden as she suddenly finds herself fending off powerful hooks thrown into her arms, swiping at the body, rinse and repeat as Vikander slowly melts away in the face of a resurgent blonde! VanZant senses victory and POWERS another hook into the side of the head and behind her closed forearms - POWWW - AND VIKANDER GOES DOWN!! The tall brunette collapses onto her side, clutching the side of her head in agony! Referee examines her fallen and hurting form and WAVES the fight off! It’s OVER in KO6 fashion!
Official Decision: Paige VanZant defeats Alicia Vikander via KO6!
AFTER:
A strong message indeed sent to VanZant naysayers - the blonde wonder has another bare-knuckled debut coming up in a few weeks’ time, and if tonight’s boxing bout was any indication, she’s going to have ZERO trouble winning that match as well!
“I’m excited. MMA’s a done deal. People always criticized my boxing skills, but I hope I proved them wrong tonight. Vikander had heart, but she’s not a fighter. I say bring it on, whoever wants to challenge me is going to have their hands full!” Paige says to reporters later, beaming wide.
Paige:
(27, 5’4, 3:0 FCBA, GBS)
Alicia:
(32, 5’5, 11:11 FCBA, The Fighting Academy)
BEFORE:
Highly anticipated match between two fighters on their way up in the rankings, with the ex-UFC fighter Paige VanZant thus far remaining undefeated in her new sport of choice, whereas Swedish sensation Alicia Vikander professing zero fear in going up against the ex-MMA fighter:
“She’s just another pretty face. All those Instagram posts, nude posts with her husband, and for what? In the end, she gets knocked out or choked unconscious. Making her way to the boxing ring isn’t going to change that outcome,” Alicia says confidently with a smile. “Truth be told, I’ve had plenty more boxing training than she has. All that time training for my movie roles and at the gym - I feel I’m ready to take her down tonight.”
Paige, of course, less than impressed at her opponent’s talk. “Isn’t she the actress who got her ass whooped in the opening scene of Tomb Raider? If you call that fighting, darling, I get the feeling you don’t know what you’re in for tonight. There’s no stunt double here to save ya, and I don’t need to break your arm to break your nose.”
Strong words from both directions as ladies square up at the podium: Alicia leaner, more slender, coming in at a slight height advantage, but Paige packing more beef in her smaller frame, flexing her biceps in Vikander’s face and drawing a low scowl from the actress. Ring officials quickly separate them as they head backstage for final prep.
Hours later, we’re in the ring and the ring of cheers for both sides: Paige in a pink sports bra, white boxing trunks, shadowboxing red gloves in the corner. Alicia stretching, craning her neck side to side, in a black sports bra and dark blue short trunks. She raises white gloves at the referee’s signal. HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Bantamweight action!
ROUND 1:
Paige being technical, and being good at it: jab-jab-cross combos sent in early to harass her opponent, with Alicia wincing on occasion as the more experienced fighter scores first blood, as expected. Alicia plays defensive as she keeps her guard firm and tight over her face, but she can’t outrun the more expert footwork of VanZant this early and fresh, the ex-MMA fighter controlling the space easily as she keeps the pressure on Alicia. Last minute and Vikander makes her stand, rips in a fast one-two to the cheek to send a message of her own: she too can be dangerous as the round ends in Paige’s favour overall.
ROUND 2:
Vikander presses her attack from the last round, stunning Paige with early combos before the blonde fighter can initiate. It works for the most part - Vikander using her reach advantage to shock and stun VanZant to the face with punches from long-distance, and Paige, for all her tough talk, still needs to work on her stand-up game, especially since that’s the only tool in her arsenal she can use now. VanZant, falling back on her head movement as she blocks and weaves around several more jabs, begins her counterattack as she slips in a couple of stiff blows to Alicia’s face when she least expects it. Vikander doing well enough this round to take it by the bell, though she’s sporting a pink bruise on one cheek from repeated scraps to the face.
ROUND 3:
Paige finds significant resistance from this “mere actress” as she struggles to get in close to punish the taller Swede. Alicia stays at a comfortable distance like last time, controlling her foe with fast and frequent jabs sent to the head, pressing in continuously as the grunts from Paige grow louder. VanZant would definitely love to shoot in for a Takedown or an Armbar, but hey, she’s picked this arena and its rules, so she’s forced to cover up and take the abuse, batter back only occasionally with a swing to Vikander’s arms or a cross-hand that slams into her guard. Alicia, staying steady, however, lands a crisp right hand straight into the lips in the second minute, snapping Paige’s head back with a groan. It’s Vikander’s advantage and she knows it - the brunette roars in with another fast one-two sent into the nostrils, before a bangin’ uppercut CONNECTS with VanZant’s chin, sending her stumbling back! Paige groggy as she COLLAPSES down onto her side, and just like that, it’s a KNOCKDOWN for Alicia Vikander! Noone expected this outcome this early, and Alicia celebrates with a roar and raised arms on her way back to corner. Not an easy feat indeed to put an ex-MMA fighter down onto her back, but she’s done it. Paige, however, still has her wits about her, rising slowly but surely, signaling to the ref that she’s okay to continue before the count of 7. Rest of the round sees more caution from VanZant as she keeps moving to avoid getting blown off her feet a second time, and the round ends in Vikander’s corner wide.
ROUND 4:
Alicia presses forward! Paige is in trouble early when a one-two combo stings her to the mouth, smacking that pretty face in with a grunt. VanZant hovering, arms slightly loose as drips of red begin to stain the canvas. But the blonde’s been bloodied plenty of times before, and vows to keep on fighting. She blocks and dodges the remaining shots, wary of the Swedish actress’ punching range. Alicia for the most part keeps to her strategy of fighting from a safe distance, and this might come back to bite her later as she fails to put Paige away in three minutes, content with hounding and headhunting her with jabs. Paige spends the round mostly catching her breath, getting into the groove. This might be her most dangerous opponent she’s faced in her short career, but after that knockdown in the third, she’s surprisingly growing more focused.
ROUND 5:
Case in point - VanZant fighting back in the first seconds as both girls CLASH in the center of the ring. Wild shots exchanged both ways as neither girl backs down: Alicia growing as she gives it her all, wants to finish the job and finish it fast, but VanZant rushing at her with her head down and constantly moving, negating the negative space between the girls as she pummels the Swede to her body with lefts and rights. Alicia moving back, trying to block and weave, ends up clinching with the blonde multiple times as both girls send short gloves into the ribs and side of the face, but Paige ends up the superior, more advanced brawler in this instance, pushing the taller brunette into the ropes multiple times and drilling shots into her abs to end the round.
ROUND 6:
A comeback on the horizon as VanZant finds her winning strategy - she dodges around Alicia’s renewed attack, the Swede’s jabs slowing down with her stamina and more difficult to land on Paige’s face. Band-aid slathered on the blonde’s nose but she wades in and bangs away with stiff uppercuts that chop into Alicia’s body, drawing grunts and whooshes of air as Vikander slowly gets backed into the ropes. No breathing space for the actress all of a sudden as she suddenly finds herself fending off powerful hooks thrown into her arms, swiping at the body, rinse and repeat as Vikander slowly melts away in the face of a resurgent blonde! VanZant senses victory and POWERS another hook into the side of the head and behind her closed forearms - POWWW - AND VIKANDER GOES DOWN!! The tall brunette collapses onto her side, clutching the side of her head in agony! Referee examines her fallen and hurting form and WAVES the fight off! It’s OVER in KO6 fashion!
Official Decision: Paige VanZant defeats Alicia Vikander via KO6!
AFTER:
A strong message indeed sent to VanZant naysayers - the blonde wonder has another bare-knuckled debut coming up in a few weeks’ time, and if tonight’s boxing bout was any indication, she’s going to have ZERO trouble winning that match as well!
“I’m excited. MMA’s a done deal. People always criticized my boxing skills, but I hope I proved them wrong tonight. Vikander had heart, but she’s not a fighter. I say bring it on, whoever wants to challenge me is going to have their hands full!” Paige says to reporters later, beaming wide.