Post by Lookout! Boxing on Sept 24, 2021 21:31:09 GMT -6
Dua Lipa:
VS
Lily Aldridge:
Tale of the Tape:
Dua Lipa:
Age: 25
Height: 5'8
24-10 (24KOs)
Vs
Lily Aldridge:
Age:35
Height: 5'8
22-9 (22KOs)
(Girls Friday vs Lioness Club)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Two beautiful brunettes clash now as Dua Lipa hopes to play spoiler to Lily Aldridge's title aspirations, both are looking to continue their climb up the rankings, while kicking the other down the mountain towards the bottom.
Going into the fight both were interviewed by FCBA Network's Layla Anna-Lee in their locker rooms, first up Layla went into her fellow British stars locker room to talk to Dua, who was getting her hands wrapped by coach Gisele Bundchen, someone who herself has suffered defeat to Lily this year.
After Layla sits down nearby on a bench, she asks Dua how she is feeling, Dua clenches her wrapped right fist before answering "I feel great honestly, I've gotten to know Lily a bit thanks to her coming in at times to spar with Alessandra (Ambrosio) when Alessandra was still fighting, so there is no ill feeling between us, though I am not here to play nice in the ring, tonight is all about continuing my journey towards the top of the rankings" Dua getting her other hand wrapped now, nodding to Gisele that it is OK.
The subject turns to does she secretly hope her stablemate Kendall Jenner loses the lightweight belt so she can go for it, Dua laughs and replies "I suggest you don't shout that out, might end up with a slap from Kendall or cause me and her to go a round in here with taped fists" winking at Layla, who realises as she looks around at the scowling faces of the other G.F members, that might not have been her smartest question to ask.
"No I don't wish Kendall to lose and trust me I am not just saying it to the cameras for your benefit or the stables, Kendall and me are friends first and rivals second, since I joined this stable she has had my back as I have hers, now I want to be a champion myself but it isn't my time yet, I hope Kendall smacks Mary (Elizabeth Winstead) down tonight because she throws the best title celebrations in the league" adds Dua as she nods to Gisele that the wrap on her left hand is good, Layla thanks Dua for her time and retreats out the locker room to safety.
The Lioness Club locker room seems more friendly for her, several members waving as she heads to the back of the room, seeing Lily working the punch pads on her coach Melanie Brown's hands, showing her impressive combination punching as she warms up for this clash.
Stopping when Mel calls time, Lily stretches her arms as Layla gets told she has five minutes, with Lily asked how she is feeling going into this fight, Lily responds "well it's been interesting because over the past month I have been taking stock of things, I'm on a six fight winning run yet managers don't seem keen to match me up with their star names, maybe they see me as low reward for the high risk I knock their fighters out, so at least Dua is stepping forwards to fight me" Lily looking a little annoyed as she bounces on her toes shaking her arms.
Layla then asks about Lily's friendship with one of Dua's trainers in Alessandra, Lily quickly replies "if you are hinting I will take it easy on Dua not to upset Alessandra well you are wrong, Alessandra is one of my best friends, she understands this sport is brutal and I want to be in that title picture where I feel I belong, a loss tonight knocks back all that hard work I have done, so I won't be taking a backwards step tonight, whether it is Kendall or Mary who walks out with the belt, I want both to take notice of me tonight because I will be coming for them soon" Layla nods in response, Mel then nudges her to leave them be, Layla knowing well when she isn't wanted heads out the room.
Fighting time, first through the curtain is Dua with Gisele on her right side, cut woman Eva Carneiro is on her left, the crowd cheering her as she walks down the aisle looking intense, banging her red gloves together to match her new hair style, she has a red sports bra with gold trim, matching trunks, shoes, while her hair is braided for battle, she steps into the ring raising her right arm in the air to acknowledge her fans as she gets to her corner.
Now here comes Lily with Melanie behind her, Lily walks down the aisle with a fully focused look on her face, she is wearing a turquoise sports bra with matching trunks, shoes and gloves, her hair is in a ponytail, she climbs through the ropes into the ring, blowing a quick kiss to the crowd before banging her gloves together looking psyched for this fight.
Brought to the middle of the ring by the referee for the final instructions, both beautiful women lock eyes as they look physically very similar, told to touch gloves, they do so respectfully as they nod to their opponent, then jog back to their corners as the crowd roars, once everything is ready the bell rings to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.
Round 1:
Probing punches to kick off the action, with both the same height and roughly the same range, the early going is closely fought as punches hit gloves or grazes their targets, eyes locked in intense stared from behind their gloves as a win here is important for both fighters.
Lily manages to step in with a good jab/right cross landing to the face of her opponent, she presses back Dua to the outside part of the ring, just missing with a big left hook as she looks to lay a marker on Dua, instead a straight pops her on her lips.
After a good opening minute for Lily, she starts to get an idea of Dua's hand speed as a one-two combo smacks into her face, she misses with a left cross and eats a double jab onto her lips as Dua now seems to have found her rhythm, peppering the cheeks and abs of Aldridge, taking only a few good solid hits in return as the American covers up a little more tightly.
Heading into the final minute, Dua steps back out the way of a right cross, jamming a straight into the top of Lily's head, a left cross grazes the cheek of Lily as she backs off, Dua taking the center of the ring herself now, outworking the older fighter in their exchanges.
At the bell it was a good start for Lily that ended great for Dua, who gets a fist bump from Gisele, across the ring Lily admits she let Dua get off the leash, Mel telling Lily to make this a rough fight, don't let Dua let her hands go so freely.
Round 2:
As they start off trading shots Lily moves in with two short hooks to the body, looking for more chances to work the body of her opponent, with Dua backing off a bit to try to keep it a rangy fight for now with her footwork and jab.
Lily cuts off the ring after forty seconds of back and forth, using her left forearm into the chest of Dua to force her closer to the neutral corner, a short right lands on the chin of Lipa to turn her head, the British singer finding herself now being crowded into the corner, Lily using her head to keep her opponent stuck in the corner as she works away with short hooks to the body, then landing two uppercuts, Dua clinching up to stop her, referee splitting them apart.
When they resume Dua enjoys being back in space, landing a double jab out the gates as she wants to keep her opponent at bay, both taking hard straight shots into faces as they head towards the final minute of the round, Lily using little nudges with her left to keep Dua from getting settled.
Final moments sees Lily time her attack beautifully as an overhand right crashes into the side of her opponent's head, Dua finding herself being knocked against the ropes, where again Lily isn't afraid to push her head into the face of Dua, referee warning her to watch for a clash of heads, all she cares about is beating Lipa on the inside till the round comes to a close, much stronger round for Aldridge as she jogs back to her corner.
Round 3:
Doubling up their jabs as they clash around the middle of the ring, both women know they are in a testing fight, Lily just missing with a short right cross as Dua gets her left up in time, landing a right into the ribs of the model to make her groan out, Dua getting on top early on as she gives Lily a little shove to open back up the gap between them.
But a feint by Aldridge opens up Lipa to an uppercut that sends her to her heels, Lily drives into Dua with piston like body shots, even some sneaky shots land on the underside of Dua's breasts to make her wince, Lily certainly is doing as Mel said with the roughing up tactics.
Dua is off her game it seems now as she isn't throwing as much, instead being more defensive, which allows Lily more freedom to work away, soon enough having Dua backed into her corner, where Lily has Mel yelling "break that bytch Lily!" Something Lily definitely seems to be trying as she whacks away with hard shots.
Clinched back up again by Dua, Lily grinds her head into Dua's, when they are broken up Lily gets a warning from the referee to stop using her head, as they resume again Dua is the one off the marks quicker as she lands a one-two combo, stepping back out the way of a right cross to land a counter left across the jaw of Aldridge to turn her head.
Dua is getting her rhythm back but the bell rings to end the round before she can really make a mark on her opponent, Lily looking comfortable as she sits back on her stool, having seemingly worked out how to beat Dua, who is being told to box more smartly, she isn't a rookie anymore that shells up under pressure.
Round 4:
Wanting to keep the heat on Lipa, Aldridge is out strong with more body work mixed in with her jab, Dua starts standing her ground more, landing several hard cross punches to keep Lily honest in these close range exchanges, it gets a little scruffy with nudges from both trying to control the range where they want it.
Lily misses with a left cross as Dua steps back then quickly in with a straight, snapping the head back of Aldridge as she follows up with a flush one-two combo to push the Lioness Club fighter onto the back foot, Dua seeing her chance to open up more on her opponent.
While Lily lands several good shots out her guard, Dua is the one landing the better volume, switching up her targets along with using the room now afforded to her to dodge more shots as she sidesteps or leans out the way, an annoyed look crosses the face of Lily as they work.
With Lily finally spotting her chance to crouch under a straight, burying a straight into the abs of Dua, then lands an overhand left as she turns the head of the singer, who finds herself being worked back onto the ropes again, Gisele nearly screaming in frustration after watching Dua finally get back on top.
Both slug it out in close in the final moments of the round with thudding shots ringing out, the bell rings with both lifting their hands to show they've stopped punching, though their foreheads are grinding together as they show they won't back down, referee needing to split them up and order them to their corners.
Round 5:
The tempo increases as both lash out with more combinations, Lily trying to close the gap with her shots aimed around the chest of her opponent, trying to take her off her game but taking counter shots straight into her face instead to make her be the one to think this through.
Opening thirty seconds of the round goes by evenly fought, till Dua sidesteps to Lily's left to dodge a right hook, a counter right from Dua lands on the temple of Lily, who looks shaky off that shot as she stumbles back two steps, Dua's eyes light up as she swarms over Lily, punches crisply landing to knock back Aldridge's head, A CLUBBING RIGHT HOOK TO THE JAW SENDS LILY SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS ON HER RIGHT SIDE!
The Lipa fans along with her corner crew are yelling loudly as they certainly loved that, 1...2...3.. Lily didn't love it one bit as she rolls to her front, 4...5.. Trying to push herself to her feet, 6...7.. Her equilibrium is shot though as she falls down to her left side after getting to her right knee, 8...9...10 it's over with Lily rolled to her back looking at the lights!
Winner Dua Lipa KO Round 5:
After:
Dua with another big win tonight, she jumps up in the neutral corner with her arms in the air, big beaming smile as she certainly is overjoyed to beat Lily, Gisele and Eva applaud her on the ring apron as the crowd chant "there's only one Dua Lipa! One Dua Lipa!" To make Dua laugh.
Lily on the other hand is checked over by the ringside doctor and Melanie, soon enough she is helped onto her stool, telling them she will be OK as she thanks them for their help, she understandably looks gutted as she looks to the ceiling, knowing this was a massive chance to put herself right amongst the title contenders, now she will need to wait a little longer.
Over comes Dua once the gloves are off with Gisele beside her, Gisele checks Lily is OK, joking "Alessandra will kill me for letting Dua go hard on you" winking as Lily replies "I'll spank you for that myself" all the girls laugh as the animosity leaves them for now.
Both fighters share a moment where they discuss the fight, feeling the power of the other, Lily impressed by Dua's speed, then both embrace as Lily pushes off her stool a little shaky, while embracing Lily tells Dua "next time I will beat you" Dua smiling, replying "oh don't count on that" the hug looking a little tighter after, though both chuckle when they let go, knowing it probably isn't the last time they will share a ring together.
Out of the ring with help from Melanie goes Lily, she waves and blows kisses to the crowd on her way back up the aisle, hoping she can learn from tonight, though it was one mistake and one peach of a punch that led to her loss, nothing to beat herself up over.
Back in the ring Dua finally gets her left arm raised by the referee to make this victory official, she bows to each side of the ring to say thank you to her supporters, who applaud her for her effort, Dua poses for the camera with her arms around the shoulders of Gisele on her left and Eva on her right, Gisele looking proud of her protégé.
Then they leave the ring together, while all eyes for the lightweight corps of the Girls Friday stable will now quickly turn to Kendall Jenner's title defence later, Dua herself is quietly showing she is making getting better and someday she might prove championship worthy herself.
VS
Lily Aldridge:
Tale of the Tape:
Dua Lipa:
Age: 25
Height: 5'8
24-10 (24KOs)
Vs
Lily Aldridge:
Age:35
Height: 5'8
22-9 (22KOs)
(Girls Friday vs Lioness Club)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Two beautiful brunettes clash now as Dua Lipa hopes to play spoiler to Lily Aldridge's title aspirations, both are looking to continue their climb up the rankings, while kicking the other down the mountain towards the bottom.
Going into the fight both were interviewed by FCBA Network's Layla Anna-Lee in their locker rooms, first up Layla went into her fellow British stars locker room to talk to Dua, who was getting her hands wrapped by coach Gisele Bundchen, someone who herself has suffered defeat to Lily this year.
After Layla sits down nearby on a bench, she asks Dua how she is feeling, Dua clenches her wrapped right fist before answering "I feel great honestly, I've gotten to know Lily a bit thanks to her coming in at times to spar with Alessandra (Ambrosio) when Alessandra was still fighting, so there is no ill feeling between us, though I am not here to play nice in the ring, tonight is all about continuing my journey towards the top of the rankings" Dua getting her other hand wrapped now, nodding to Gisele that it is OK.
The subject turns to does she secretly hope her stablemate Kendall Jenner loses the lightweight belt so she can go for it, Dua laughs and replies "I suggest you don't shout that out, might end up with a slap from Kendall or cause me and her to go a round in here with taped fists" winking at Layla, who realises as she looks around at the scowling faces of the other G.F members, that might not have been her smartest question to ask.
"No I don't wish Kendall to lose and trust me I am not just saying it to the cameras for your benefit or the stables, Kendall and me are friends first and rivals second, since I joined this stable she has had my back as I have hers, now I want to be a champion myself but it isn't my time yet, I hope Kendall smacks Mary (Elizabeth Winstead) down tonight because she throws the best title celebrations in the league" adds Dua as she nods to Gisele that the wrap on her left hand is good, Layla thanks Dua for her time and retreats out the locker room to safety.
The Lioness Club locker room seems more friendly for her, several members waving as she heads to the back of the room, seeing Lily working the punch pads on her coach Melanie Brown's hands, showing her impressive combination punching as she warms up for this clash.
Stopping when Mel calls time, Lily stretches her arms as Layla gets told she has five minutes, with Lily asked how she is feeling going into this fight, Lily responds "well it's been interesting because over the past month I have been taking stock of things, I'm on a six fight winning run yet managers don't seem keen to match me up with their star names, maybe they see me as low reward for the high risk I knock their fighters out, so at least Dua is stepping forwards to fight me" Lily looking a little annoyed as she bounces on her toes shaking her arms.
Layla then asks about Lily's friendship with one of Dua's trainers in Alessandra, Lily quickly replies "if you are hinting I will take it easy on Dua not to upset Alessandra well you are wrong, Alessandra is one of my best friends, she understands this sport is brutal and I want to be in that title picture where I feel I belong, a loss tonight knocks back all that hard work I have done, so I won't be taking a backwards step tonight, whether it is Kendall or Mary who walks out with the belt, I want both to take notice of me tonight because I will be coming for them soon" Layla nods in response, Mel then nudges her to leave them be, Layla knowing well when she isn't wanted heads out the room.
Fighting time, first through the curtain is Dua with Gisele on her right side, cut woman Eva Carneiro is on her left, the crowd cheering her as she walks down the aisle looking intense, banging her red gloves together to match her new hair style, she has a red sports bra with gold trim, matching trunks, shoes, while her hair is braided for battle, she steps into the ring raising her right arm in the air to acknowledge her fans as she gets to her corner.
Now here comes Lily with Melanie behind her, Lily walks down the aisle with a fully focused look on her face, she is wearing a turquoise sports bra with matching trunks, shoes and gloves, her hair is in a ponytail, she climbs through the ropes into the ring, blowing a quick kiss to the crowd before banging her gloves together looking psyched for this fight.
Brought to the middle of the ring by the referee for the final instructions, both beautiful women lock eyes as they look physically very similar, told to touch gloves, they do so respectfully as they nod to their opponent, then jog back to their corners as the crowd roars, once everything is ready the bell rings to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.
Round 1:
Probing punches to kick off the action, with both the same height and roughly the same range, the early going is closely fought as punches hit gloves or grazes their targets, eyes locked in intense stared from behind their gloves as a win here is important for both fighters.
Lily manages to step in with a good jab/right cross landing to the face of her opponent, she presses back Dua to the outside part of the ring, just missing with a big left hook as she looks to lay a marker on Dua, instead a straight pops her on her lips.
After a good opening minute for Lily, she starts to get an idea of Dua's hand speed as a one-two combo smacks into her face, she misses with a left cross and eats a double jab onto her lips as Dua now seems to have found her rhythm, peppering the cheeks and abs of Aldridge, taking only a few good solid hits in return as the American covers up a little more tightly.
Heading into the final minute, Dua steps back out the way of a right cross, jamming a straight into the top of Lily's head, a left cross grazes the cheek of Lily as she backs off, Dua taking the center of the ring herself now, outworking the older fighter in their exchanges.
At the bell it was a good start for Lily that ended great for Dua, who gets a fist bump from Gisele, across the ring Lily admits she let Dua get off the leash, Mel telling Lily to make this a rough fight, don't let Dua let her hands go so freely.
Round 2:
As they start off trading shots Lily moves in with two short hooks to the body, looking for more chances to work the body of her opponent, with Dua backing off a bit to try to keep it a rangy fight for now with her footwork and jab.
Lily cuts off the ring after forty seconds of back and forth, using her left forearm into the chest of Dua to force her closer to the neutral corner, a short right lands on the chin of Lipa to turn her head, the British singer finding herself now being crowded into the corner, Lily using her head to keep her opponent stuck in the corner as she works away with short hooks to the body, then landing two uppercuts, Dua clinching up to stop her, referee splitting them apart.
When they resume Dua enjoys being back in space, landing a double jab out the gates as she wants to keep her opponent at bay, both taking hard straight shots into faces as they head towards the final minute of the round, Lily using little nudges with her left to keep Dua from getting settled.
Final moments sees Lily time her attack beautifully as an overhand right crashes into the side of her opponent's head, Dua finding herself being knocked against the ropes, where again Lily isn't afraid to push her head into the face of Dua, referee warning her to watch for a clash of heads, all she cares about is beating Lipa on the inside till the round comes to a close, much stronger round for Aldridge as she jogs back to her corner.
Round 3:
Doubling up their jabs as they clash around the middle of the ring, both women know they are in a testing fight, Lily just missing with a short right cross as Dua gets her left up in time, landing a right into the ribs of the model to make her groan out, Dua getting on top early on as she gives Lily a little shove to open back up the gap between them.
But a feint by Aldridge opens up Lipa to an uppercut that sends her to her heels, Lily drives into Dua with piston like body shots, even some sneaky shots land on the underside of Dua's breasts to make her wince, Lily certainly is doing as Mel said with the roughing up tactics.
Dua is off her game it seems now as she isn't throwing as much, instead being more defensive, which allows Lily more freedom to work away, soon enough having Dua backed into her corner, where Lily has Mel yelling "break that bytch Lily!" Something Lily definitely seems to be trying as she whacks away with hard shots.
Clinched back up again by Dua, Lily grinds her head into Dua's, when they are broken up Lily gets a warning from the referee to stop using her head, as they resume again Dua is the one off the marks quicker as she lands a one-two combo, stepping back out the way of a right cross to land a counter left across the jaw of Aldridge to turn her head.
Dua is getting her rhythm back but the bell rings to end the round before she can really make a mark on her opponent, Lily looking comfortable as she sits back on her stool, having seemingly worked out how to beat Dua, who is being told to box more smartly, she isn't a rookie anymore that shells up under pressure.
Round 4:
Wanting to keep the heat on Lipa, Aldridge is out strong with more body work mixed in with her jab, Dua starts standing her ground more, landing several hard cross punches to keep Lily honest in these close range exchanges, it gets a little scruffy with nudges from both trying to control the range where they want it.
Lily misses with a left cross as Dua steps back then quickly in with a straight, snapping the head back of Aldridge as she follows up with a flush one-two combo to push the Lioness Club fighter onto the back foot, Dua seeing her chance to open up more on her opponent.
While Lily lands several good shots out her guard, Dua is the one landing the better volume, switching up her targets along with using the room now afforded to her to dodge more shots as she sidesteps or leans out the way, an annoyed look crosses the face of Lily as they work.
With Lily finally spotting her chance to crouch under a straight, burying a straight into the abs of Dua, then lands an overhand left as she turns the head of the singer, who finds herself being worked back onto the ropes again, Gisele nearly screaming in frustration after watching Dua finally get back on top.
Both slug it out in close in the final moments of the round with thudding shots ringing out, the bell rings with both lifting their hands to show they've stopped punching, though their foreheads are grinding together as they show they won't back down, referee needing to split them up and order them to their corners.
Round 5:
The tempo increases as both lash out with more combinations, Lily trying to close the gap with her shots aimed around the chest of her opponent, trying to take her off her game but taking counter shots straight into her face instead to make her be the one to think this through.
Opening thirty seconds of the round goes by evenly fought, till Dua sidesteps to Lily's left to dodge a right hook, a counter right from Dua lands on the temple of Lily, who looks shaky off that shot as she stumbles back two steps, Dua's eyes light up as she swarms over Lily, punches crisply landing to knock back Aldridge's head, A CLUBBING RIGHT HOOK TO THE JAW SENDS LILY SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS ON HER RIGHT SIDE!
The Lipa fans along with her corner crew are yelling loudly as they certainly loved that, 1...2...3.. Lily didn't love it one bit as she rolls to her front, 4...5.. Trying to push herself to her feet, 6...7.. Her equilibrium is shot though as she falls down to her left side after getting to her right knee, 8...9...10 it's over with Lily rolled to her back looking at the lights!
Winner Dua Lipa KO Round 5:
After:
Dua with another big win tonight, she jumps up in the neutral corner with her arms in the air, big beaming smile as she certainly is overjoyed to beat Lily, Gisele and Eva applaud her on the ring apron as the crowd chant "there's only one Dua Lipa! One Dua Lipa!" To make Dua laugh.
Lily on the other hand is checked over by the ringside doctor and Melanie, soon enough she is helped onto her stool, telling them she will be OK as she thanks them for their help, she understandably looks gutted as she looks to the ceiling, knowing this was a massive chance to put herself right amongst the title contenders, now she will need to wait a little longer.
Over comes Dua once the gloves are off with Gisele beside her, Gisele checks Lily is OK, joking "Alessandra will kill me for letting Dua go hard on you" winking as Lily replies "I'll spank you for that myself" all the girls laugh as the animosity leaves them for now.
Both fighters share a moment where they discuss the fight, feeling the power of the other, Lily impressed by Dua's speed, then both embrace as Lily pushes off her stool a little shaky, while embracing Lily tells Dua "next time I will beat you" Dua smiling, replying "oh don't count on that" the hug looking a little tighter after, though both chuckle when they let go, knowing it probably isn't the last time they will share a ring together.
Out of the ring with help from Melanie goes Lily, she waves and blows kisses to the crowd on her way back up the aisle, hoping she can learn from tonight, though it was one mistake and one peach of a punch that led to her loss, nothing to beat herself up over.
Back in the ring Dua finally gets her left arm raised by the referee to make this victory official, she bows to each side of the ring to say thank you to her supporters, who applaud her for her effort, Dua poses for the camera with her arms around the shoulders of Gisele on her left and Eva on her right, Gisele looking proud of her protégé.
Then they leave the ring together, while all eyes for the lightweight corps of the Girls Friday stable will now quickly turn to Kendall Jenner's title defence later, Dua herself is quietly showing she is making getting better and someday she might prove championship worthy herself.