Rachel McAdams vs Minka Kelly
Feb 12, 2021 7:11:04 GMT -6
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Rachel McAdams:
VS
Minka Kelly:
Tale of the Tape:
Rachel McAdams:
Age: 42
Height: 5'4
56-45-1 (32KOs)
Former four time FCBA bantamweight champion.
Vs
Minka Kelly:
Age: 40
Height: 5'5
59-26-1 (55KOs)
Former FCBA bantamweight champion.
(Foxfire Boxing vs Lioness Club of America)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Rachel McAdams comes home to Canada to fight here in the Soctiabank Arena, taking on long term rival Minka Kelly as both want to prove they are the top fighter in what has been a competitive feud for over a decade.
Go back to July 2009 for their first clash, Minka stopping Rachel in just two rounds was shocking, to think only four months later Rachel would knockout Minka cold in two rounds as well showed right away how brutal both women were prepared to be.
The last two times they have fought has ended miserably for Rachel, getting stopped twice by Minka in round six for the California native to take the lead in this feud with three wins to McAdams lone win.
Layla Anna-Lee interviewed both women for the FCBA Network, first the English lass went into the Foxfire locker room to find Rachel shadow boxing, Rachel nodding to Layla as she finishes her drill before bouncing on her toes as she talks.
"It's been too long since we stepped into a ring together, I know people have already written that Minka will beat me once again, but I am more mature now not just in age, I won't fall for Minka's annoying little tricks anymore" says Rachel as her coach Virginia Madsen grins, hoping that is true after Rachel has lost her cool in their prior fights.
The beautiful blonde admits "anyway I know I am not going for titles now, hearing that Minka has aimed herself at the hall of fame, well stopping her entering is going to be so much fun, I want her to look on tonight as when I stole her dream" smiling at that thought, Layla nods as she thanks Rachel for her time as she sees Virginia moving her head to hint it's time to go.
Next Layla heads into the Lioness den to see coach Claudia Schiffer giving Minka last minute instructions, Minka smiles as she sees the interviewer, Claudia telling Minka to focus on warming up as she goes to Layla.
"As you see Minka is in great shape for tonight, I have to be honest I don't see why Rachel wanted to accept this fight, I guess she wanted to kiss Minka's fists once more before she finally retires" Claudia says as Minka can be heard stifling a laugh, the coach pointing at Minka to settle down.
Turning back to Layla, Claudia continues "Minka is on the road to putting herself in the annuals of history by joining the likes of (Charlize) Theron, (Jessica) Biel and (Kaley) Cuoco, Rachel is going to be another notch on the win column and proof that Minka owned her in that ring" Layla nods as Minka herself grins.
Fighting time, Rachel out first with Virginia beside her, she gets a heroes return as she waves to the fans who are on their feet, she bows at the bottom of the aisle to each side of her to show her appreciation for their love.
She is wearing a black sports bra with red trim, black trunks with red stripes up the sides, red shoes with black trim, red gloves, while her hair is tied back into a ponytail with a red ribbon as she steps through the ropes into the ring.
Going on a lap of honour as she blows kisses to the crowd, finishing in her corner as she goes through her warm up, Virginia telling her to make sure the fans haven't come for a wasted trip, Rachel promising she is here to win for them.
Now out comes Minka to at best a mixed response, she doesn't seem worried as she heads out with a smile, Claudia beside her as they stare at the ring, ignoring the crowd around them giving them some unflattering gestures.
Climbing into her corner, Minka is wearing a green sports bra with matching trunks, green shoes with gold laces, gold gloves with green thumbs, her hair is tied into a braid as she fist bumps Claudia then shadow boxes as the fighters lock eyes across the ring.
Coming together at the center at the behest of the referee, the fighters continue to stare each other down, as usual Minka has a confident smile on her face as Rachel looks ready to swing right now judging by her scowl.
When told to touch gloves they do so with a crack of leather, the chants for Rachel fill the arena as they return to their corners, Rachel acknowledging them with her right fist in the air as Minka has a serious look now with her fists up ready to go, the bell rings to start 10 rounds of bantamweight action.
Round 1:
It a orthodox stance fighter taking on a southpaw, leading to a little toe stamping as Rachel might know Minka well in the ring but still the timing issue hits these two as the referee warns both to watch out for feet.
After the opening moments are a little scruffy with both staring daggers at their opponent, finally they start to get a rhythm going as both lash in some good combos, Rachel more on the front foot as Minka in her usual counter punching mood.
Which is on show after that opening minute, Rachel missing with a straight as Minka moves her head out the way, a boo rings outs as the counter right from the American lands square on the jaw of McAdams to knock her head back.
Minka looking to have the timing of Rachel down well as she slams in counters to the mouth and the abs of the blonde, who looks annoyed as she is landing mostly cuffing blows as the seconds tick away, a fire in those eyes of the crowd favourite.
Who with less then a thirty seconds to go feints with her left, surprising Kelly when she lands a right hook to the cheek that turns her head, Rachel gets loud cheers as she whacks her rival back to the ropes with several cross punches.
At the bell it is still a round for Minka in most peoples eyes, Rachel fists clenched as she sits on her stool, arguably a win meaning more to her when you look at how their rivalry has went so far, hence why she looks more tense then Minka does.
Round 2:
Boxing around the middle of the ring, Minka still looking the slicker as she rifles in some more straights, even sneaking some into the chest of Rachel to make the Foxfire fighter wince as the crowd voices their displeasure.
That changes when Rachel steps to the inside with a left forearm sneakily to the chest of her opponent, getting Minka near the ropes so she can maul her to the body, the noise in the arena changes as the audience watches Minka hissing as her toned body gets a workout from the fists of McAdams.
Who gets nudged back by Minka, now though she is in closer, it is making it harder for Kelly to counter punch, with both women digging their feet in more to punch away with hard short sharp digs, Rachel being a bully in the exchanges with little nudges to keep Minka from getting properly set.
With less then a minute to go Minka finally gets away from the ropes with two left crosses smacking Rachel to the side of her head, turning the tables on her rival as she works her around onto the ropes, digging rights into the abs of the Canadian woman to make her grit her mouthpiece.
The action comes to a close at the bell with Rachel watching Minka return to her corner with those fists clenched again, Virginia needing to remind her she probably took that round with her raw aggression, she looks more interested in keeping her eyes on Minka.
Round 3:
They both kick off strong as fists fly, Minka moving around with Rachel coming after her, combos land square into foreheads or tight bodies, with sweat making both these veterans glisten under the lights, their eyes full of fire.
Minka looks in good shape as she lands two hooks to the body, getting clipped across the top of her brow with a right hook to ward her back out, Rachel banging her gloves together as she stalks after Minka, almost wanting her to fall into a trap.
While Minka doesn't do that, Rachel does give her a firm jab to the top of her head, THEN STEPS IN WITH A BEAUTIFUL UPPERCUT THAT SENDS KELLY DOWN TO HER BUM! THE ARENA GOES WILD AS RACHEL RAISES HER FISTS ABOVE HER HEAD!
Giving a nudge away to a neutral corner, Rachel looks to be smelling another early knockout, 1...2...3... Minka rubs her jaw with a rye grin though, 4...5...6.. Giving her head a shake as she pushes up to her right knee, 7...8.. Getting to her feet with fists raised, Minka seems to have just suffered a flash knockdown then a bad one.
Allowed to continue smartly Minka shells up more as she boxes defensively, Rachel coming in swinging a bit too much as she senses victory could be at hand, problem is as Madsen yells at her to calm down, McAdams looks lost to her emotions right now, not helped by the loud chants willing her to knock out Kelly.
The round comes to an end with Rachel needing to be held back by the referee as she wants to keep going after Minka, Virginia not happy with her fighter as Rachel takes a deep breath to cool off, admitting she saw the chance to win and got too aggressive.
Round 4:
Pushing ahead as she looks to keep on top, Rachel is pressing back the more defensively minded Minka early on, Minka not looking as sure when to try to counter after that knockdown, more focused on stopping taking a beating from her opponent.
Who starts swinging in more punches to the body, trying to stop Minka being as mobile, getting a few groans from the American as she herds her nearer the ropes, Rachel is taking a few clipping punches across the top of her head in response.
As Rachel gets more open, Minka seems to spot her chance to strike back, landing an uppercut when Rachel throws a left hook at her body, Minka knocking back Rachel to her heels as she begins to drive back the blonde.
Along the ropes goes McAdams as Kelly keeps in close, whacking in a mix of uppercuts and hooks as she tries to turn the tables, getting pulled into a clinch by Rachel, with the girls rubbing heads as the referee has to step in to break them up.
Going more toe to toe as the round enters the final twenty seconds, digging their feet in as they bark out in effort, the bell rings to end the round with both stating each other down then pass by to return their corners, Minka showing some more fight as Claudia tells her to let her hands go more from the start.
Round 5:
Snapping jabs out as they move around the ring, Minka happy to give up ground as Rachel eyes her up with more hate in her expression, a few cross punches digging into fighters cheeks as they look to be gearing up for their bigger punches.
It's Rachel who tries to pull the trigger first with a left hook, it only finds air as Minka dips under it to land a right hook right under the ribs of her opponent, causing Rachel to wince before an uppercut from the left of Minka smacks her on the chin to rock her back.
After all her momentum Rachel looks in trouble, shelling up as Minka now goes swinging in, bashing the body of the blonde to resounding boos, Rachel forced to hold onto Minka as the brunette presses her tighter onto the ropes.
Broken apart by the referee, Minka is starting to catch out Rachel more, a hint of worry flashes over McAdam's face as she is sensing deju vu, her cheeks reddening up when Minka lands in some hard counter overhand punches to send sweat flying.
The bell rings to end the round with Rachel looking like she needs a hug, Virginia trying to get her refocused as she nods, Minka sitting on her stool with a grin as Claudia praises her for a much better round, that dreaded sixth round coming up for Rachel, can she survive it or at least change her history in this round with Minka?
Round 6:
Banging her gloves together as she tries to get her head right, Rachel is boxing behind her jab more, wanting to set up her shots better after getting a little too wild, Minka firing jabs back as they circle around the ring.
Trying to catch Minka out with a feint, the problem for Rachel is Minka can read her like a book, meaning Kelly doesn't take the bait as she throws a left uppercut that knocks Rachel back a step, then a right hook lands on the jaw of the blonde.
Rachel is trying to fight back but Minka smells blood in the water, bashing back Rachel towards a corner as she beats her to the punch in their exchanges, forcing McAdams to cover up to try to protect herself.
A right lands square into her liver, Rachel groans out as the gates open up top for Minka to pound her beautiful face with a stiff one-two combo, AN UPPERCUT FOLLOWS THAT LANDS FLUSH ON THE CHIN, RACHEL'S EYES SEEM TO ROLL INTO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AS THE GUMSHIELD GOES FLYING, DOWN SLUMPS RACHEL IN THE CORNER WITH HER HEAD DOWN!
The boos ring out as Minka raises her arms in the air while staring hard at Rachel, referee has to nudge her aside so they can check on Rachel, WAVING THE FIGHT OFF AS SHE IS CLEAN KNOCKED OUT COLD!
Winner Minka Kelly KO Round 6
After:
It looks like Minka just simply has a hold over Rachel, that is four wins to just one loss against the beautiful blonde, who looks to be snoozing peaceful as the ringside doctor with the referee check on McAdams.
Rachel stirs awake after getting smelling salts, wondering where she is as boy that uppercut really cleaned her clock tonight, Minka put some extra zest into that one, which quietens the crowd as they worry about their favourite.
Needing to be helped out the ring after some tests, Virginia following looking worried as Rachel looks around at the crowd a little bewildered why they are there, not realising she still has her boxing gloves on.
Minka acknowledges as she sits on her stool "I nearly gave her too much rope to hang me with there" knowing she was fighting from behind in an impressive comeback late in the fight, Claudia not saying much as she seems happy enough that Minka pulled through in the end to get the highlight reel knockout.
Understandably in hostile territory Minka doesn't celebrate much after getting her hand raised, blowing a kiss to the crowd before she steps out the ring with Claudia beside her, the celebrating can wait till they get into the hotel with champagne on tap.
In her career that is now FCBA win number fifty eight for Minka, another fifteen fights away and two wins from joining the hall of Fame club, will this be the year Minka does it?
VS
Minka Kelly:
Tale of the Tape:
Rachel McAdams:
Age: 42
Height: 5'4
56-45-1 (32KOs)
Former four time FCBA bantamweight champion.
Vs
Minka Kelly:
Age: 40
Height: 5'5
59-26-1 (55KOs)
Former FCBA bantamweight champion.
(Foxfire Boxing vs Lioness Club of America)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Rachel McAdams comes home to Canada to fight here in the Soctiabank Arena, taking on long term rival Minka Kelly as both want to prove they are the top fighter in what has been a competitive feud for over a decade.
Go back to July 2009 for their first clash, Minka stopping Rachel in just two rounds was shocking, to think only four months later Rachel would knockout Minka cold in two rounds as well showed right away how brutal both women were prepared to be.
The last two times they have fought has ended miserably for Rachel, getting stopped twice by Minka in round six for the California native to take the lead in this feud with three wins to McAdams lone win.
Layla Anna-Lee interviewed both women for the FCBA Network, first the English lass went into the Foxfire locker room to find Rachel shadow boxing, Rachel nodding to Layla as she finishes her drill before bouncing on her toes as she talks.
"It's been too long since we stepped into a ring together, I know people have already written that Minka will beat me once again, but I am more mature now not just in age, I won't fall for Minka's annoying little tricks anymore" says Rachel as her coach Virginia Madsen grins, hoping that is true after Rachel has lost her cool in their prior fights.
The beautiful blonde admits "anyway I know I am not going for titles now, hearing that Minka has aimed herself at the hall of fame, well stopping her entering is going to be so much fun, I want her to look on tonight as when I stole her dream" smiling at that thought, Layla nods as she thanks Rachel for her time as she sees Virginia moving her head to hint it's time to go.
Next Layla heads into the Lioness den to see coach Claudia Schiffer giving Minka last minute instructions, Minka smiles as she sees the interviewer, Claudia telling Minka to focus on warming up as she goes to Layla.
"As you see Minka is in great shape for tonight, I have to be honest I don't see why Rachel wanted to accept this fight, I guess she wanted to kiss Minka's fists once more before she finally retires" Claudia says as Minka can be heard stifling a laugh, the coach pointing at Minka to settle down.
Turning back to Layla, Claudia continues "Minka is on the road to putting herself in the annuals of history by joining the likes of (Charlize) Theron, (Jessica) Biel and (Kaley) Cuoco, Rachel is going to be another notch on the win column and proof that Minka owned her in that ring" Layla nods as Minka herself grins.
Fighting time, Rachel out first with Virginia beside her, she gets a heroes return as she waves to the fans who are on their feet, she bows at the bottom of the aisle to each side of her to show her appreciation for their love.
She is wearing a black sports bra with red trim, black trunks with red stripes up the sides, red shoes with black trim, red gloves, while her hair is tied back into a ponytail with a red ribbon as she steps through the ropes into the ring.
Going on a lap of honour as she blows kisses to the crowd, finishing in her corner as she goes through her warm up, Virginia telling her to make sure the fans haven't come for a wasted trip, Rachel promising she is here to win for them.
Now out comes Minka to at best a mixed response, she doesn't seem worried as she heads out with a smile, Claudia beside her as they stare at the ring, ignoring the crowd around them giving them some unflattering gestures.
Climbing into her corner, Minka is wearing a green sports bra with matching trunks, green shoes with gold laces, gold gloves with green thumbs, her hair is tied into a braid as she fist bumps Claudia then shadow boxes as the fighters lock eyes across the ring.
Coming together at the center at the behest of the referee, the fighters continue to stare each other down, as usual Minka has a confident smile on her face as Rachel looks ready to swing right now judging by her scowl.
When told to touch gloves they do so with a crack of leather, the chants for Rachel fill the arena as they return to their corners, Rachel acknowledging them with her right fist in the air as Minka has a serious look now with her fists up ready to go, the bell rings to start 10 rounds of bantamweight action.
Round 1:
It a orthodox stance fighter taking on a southpaw, leading to a little toe stamping as Rachel might know Minka well in the ring but still the timing issue hits these two as the referee warns both to watch out for feet.
After the opening moments are a little scruffy with both staring daggers at their opponent, finally they start to get a rhythm going as both lash in some good combos, Rachel more on the front foot as Minka in her usual counter punching mood.
Which is on show after that opening minute, Rachel missing with a straight as Minka moves her head out the way, a boo rings outs as the counter right from the American lands square on the jaw of McAdams to knock her head back.
Minka looking to have the timing of Rachel down well as she slams in counters to the mouth and the abs of the blonde, who looks annoyed as she is landing mostly cuffing blows as the seconds tick away, a fire in those eyes of the crowd favourite.
Who with less then a thirty seconds to go feints with her left, surprising Kelly when she lands a right hook to the cheek that turns her head, Rachel gets loud cheers as she whacks her rival back to the ropes with several cross punches.
At the bell it is still a round for Minka in most peoples eyes, Rachel fists clenched as she sits on her stool, arguably a win meaning more to her when you look at how their rivalry has went so far, hence why she looks more tense then Minka does.
Round 2:
Boxing around the middle of the ring, Minka still looking the slicker as she rifles in some more straights, even sneaking some into the chest of Rachel to make the Foxfire fighter wince as the crowd voices their displeasure.
That changes when Rachel steps to the inside with a left forearm sneakily to the chest of her opponent, getting Minka near the ropes so she can maul her to the body, the noise in the arena changes as the audience watches Minka hissing as her toned body gets a workout from the fists of McAdams.
Who gets nudged back by Minka, now though she is in closer, it is making it harder for Kelly to counter punch, with both women digging their feet in more to punch away with hard short sharp digs, Rachel being a bully in the exchanges with little nudges to keep Minka from getting properly set.
With less then a minute to go Minka finally gets away from the ropes with two left crosses smacking Rachel to the side of her head, turning the tables on her rival as she works her around onto the ropes, digging rights into the abs of the Canadian woman to make her grit her mouthpiece.
The action comes to a close at the bell with Rachel watching Minka return to her corner with those fists clenched again, Virginia needing to remind her she probably took that round with her raw aggression, she looks more interested in keeping her eyes on Minka.
Round 3:
They both kick off strong as fists fly, Minka moving around with Rachel coming after her, combos land square into foreheads or tight bodies, with sweat making both these veterans glisten under the lights, their eyes full of fire.
Minka looks in good shape as she lands two hooks to the body, getting clipped across the top of her brow with a right hook to ward her back out, Rachel banging her gloves together as she stalks after Minka, almost wanting her to fall into a trap.
While Minka doesn't do that, Rachel does give her a firm jab to the top of her head, THEN STEPS IN WITH A BEAUTIFUL UPPERCUT THAT SENDS KELLY DOWN TO HER BUM! THE ARENA GOES WILD AS RACHEL RAISES HER FISTS ABOVE HER HEAD!
Giving a nudge away to a neutral corner, Rachel looks to be smelling another early knockout, 1...2...3... Minka rubs her jaw with a rye grin though, 4...5...6.. Giving her head a shake as she pushes up to her right knee, 7...8.. Getting to her feet with fists raised, Minka seems to have just suffered a flash knockdown then a bad one.
Allowed to continue smartly Minka shells up more as she boxes defensively, Rachel coming in swinging a bit too much as she senses victory could be at hand, problem is as Madsen yells at her to calm down, McAdams looks lost to her emotions right now, not helped by the loud chants willing her to knock out Kelly.
The round comes to an end with Rachel needing to be held back by the referee as she wants to keep going after Minka, Virginia not happy with her fighter as Rachel takes a deep breath to cool off, admitting she saw the chance to win and got too aggressive.
Round 4:
Pushing ahead as she looks to keep on top, Rachel is pressing back the more defensively minded Minka early on, Minka not looking as sure when to try to counter after that knockdown, more focused on stopping taking a beating from her opponent.
Who starts swinging in more punches to the body, trying to stop Minka being as mobile, getting a few groans from the American as she herds her nearer the ropes, Rachel is taking a few clipping punches across the top of her head in response.
As Rachel gets more open, Minka seems to spot her chance to strike back, landing an uppercut when Rachel throws a left hook at her body, Minka knocking back Rachel to her heels as she begins to drive back the blonde.
Along the ropes goes McAdams as Kelly keeps in close, whacking in a mix of uppercuts and hooks as she tries to turn the tables, getting pulled into a clinch by Rachel, with the girls rubbing heads as the referee has to step in to break them up.
Going more toe to toe as the round enters the final twenty seconds, digging their feet in as they bark out in effort, the bell rings to end the round with both stating each other down then pass by to return their corners, Minka showing some more fight as Claudia tells her to let her hands go more from the start.
Round 5:
Snapping jabs out as they move around the ring, Minka happy to give up ground as Rachel eyes her up with more hate in her expression, a few cross punches digging into fighters cheeks as they look to be gearing up for their bigger punches.
It's Rachel who tries to pull the trigger first with a left hook, it only finds air as Minka dips under it to land a right hook right under the ribs of her opponent, causing Rachel to wince before an uppercut from the left of Minka smacks her on the chin to rock her back.
After all her momentum Rachel looks in trouble, shelling up as Minka now goes swinging in, bashing the body of the blonde to resounding boos, Rachel forced to hold onto Minka as the brunette presses her tighter onto the ropes.
Broken apart by the referee, Minka is starting to catch out Rachel more, a hint of worry flashes over McAdam's face as she is sensing deju vu, her cheeks reddening up when Minka lands in some hard counter overhand punches to send sweat flying.
The bell rings to end the round with Rachel looking like she needs a hug, Virginia trying to get her refocused as she nods, Minka sitting on her stool with a grin as Claudia praises her for a much better round, that dreaded sixth round coming up for Rachel, can she survive it or at least change her history in this round with Minka?
Round 6:
Banging her gloves together as she tries to get her head right, Rachel is boxing behind her jab more, wanting to set up her shots better after getting a little too wild, Minka firing jabs back as they circle around the ring.
Trying to catch Minka out with a feint, the problem for Rachel is Minka can read her like a book, meaning Kelly doesn't take the bait as she throws a left uppercut that knocks Rachel back a step, then a right hook lands on the jaw of the blonde.
Rachel is trying to fight back but Minka smells blood in the water, bashing back Rachel towards a corner as she beats her to the punch in their exchanges, forcing McAdams to cover up to try to protect herself.
A right lands square into her liver, Rachel groans out as the gates open up top for Minka to pound her beautiful face with a stiff one-two combo, AN UPPERCUT FOLLOWS THAT LANDS FLUSH ON THE CHIN, RACHEL'S EYES SEEM TO ROLL INTO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AS THE GUMSHIELD GOES FLYING, DOWN SLUMPS RACHEL IN THE CORNER WITH HER HEAD DOWN!
The boos ring out as Minka raises her arms in the air while staring hard at Rachel, referee has to nudge her aside so they can check on Rachel, WAVING THE FIGHT OFF AS SHE IS CLEAN KNOCKED OUT COLD!
Winner Minka Kelly KO Round 6
After:
It looks like Minka just simply has a hold over Rachel, that is four wins to just one loss against the beautiful blonde, who looks to be snoozing peaceful as the ringside doctor with the referee check on McAdams.
Rachel stirs awake after getting smelling salts, wondering where she is as boy that uppercut really cleaned her clock tonight, Minka put some extra zest into that one, which quietens the crowd as they worry about their favourite.
Needing to be helped out the ring after some tests, Virginia following looking worried as Rachel looks around at the crowd a little bewildered why they are there, not realising she still has her boxing gloves on.
Minka acknowledges as she sits on her stool "I nearly gave her too much rope to hang me with there" knowing she was fighting from behind in an impressive comeback late in the fight, Claudia not saying much as she seems happy enough that Minka pulled through in the end to get the highlight reel knockout.
Understandably in hostile territory Minka doesn't celebrate much after getting her hand raised, blowing a kiss to the crowd before she steps out the ring with Claudia beside her, the celebrating can wait till they get into the hotel with champagne on tap.
In her career that is now FCBA win number fifty eight for Minka, another fifteen fights away and two wins from joining the hall of Fame club, will this be the year Minka does it?