Gemma Atkinson vs Lais Ribeiro
Jul 6, 2022 3:03:18 GMT -6
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Gemma Atkinson:
VS
Lais Ribeiro:
Tale of the Tape:
Gemma Atkinson:
Age: 37
Height: 5'9
W/L: 22-46 (22KOs)
Former FCBA welterweight champion.
Vs
Lais Ribeiro:
Age: 32
Height: 6 ½
W/L: 1-11 (1KOs)
(Beever's Babes vs Free Agent)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
We kick off the final round of this years Diamond Boxing tournament with a fight over seemingly last place, Gemma Atkinson (0-6) has not won a single fight in the tournament, if she wins though she will jump above Lais Ribeiro (1-5) into seventh place, while Lais has to be riding on a high after maybe creating the upset of the year by getting her first ever career win against Karlie Kloss, Lais shockingly could actually finish the night in sixth place, something that wouldn't be on most pundits predictions of the final rankings.
Unlike the other rounds of the tournament where the fighters spoke to a camera about their thoughts, the undercard fighters got a chance to speak to a crowd on stage at the press event held inside where the action was to take place, the legendary Madison Square Garden, FCBA Networks Alicia Atout getting the honour of listening up close to the fighters on stage.
First to walk onto the stage comes Gemma wearing a native blue dress with matching heels, understandably she doesn't look overly keen to do this considering how the tournament has went for her, Gemma let's Alicia hold the microphone as she first thanks her fans for their support, even if she has let them down.
Clenching her fists at her side, Gemma tells the crowd "at the same time while I am sorry, I won't be going down without a fight, Lais I know is in her dressing room feeling like she is on cloud nine because she finally won a fight, we aren't on her home soil or sand in her case, this is the biggest venue for boxing, I have had the pleasure of being here in major fights, so while I have disappointed myself, at least I can have comfort when I expose Lais for being the punch bag she is" that gets a cheer from the English fans, Gemma marches off the stage, looking motivated not to lose this bout.
Lais meanwhile is all smiles as she steps on stage wearing a black dress with gold trim, blowing a kiss towards a few fans holding up a Brazil flag, Lais tells Alicia "if this is a dream please punch me in the arm... Actually don't" laughing with Alicia as she certainly looks like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders with her first win.
Taking a moment to stop laughing, Lais nods to herself before she says "jokes aside I know that people expected me to not win a fight, hell maybe I would end up bottom of all the welterweight rankings after this tournament, I knew I would win a fight, all the hard work, all the battles with myself, telling myself I was good enough, all of that led to that perfect moment when I knocked out Karlie (Kloss) on Ipanema Beach, I've seen the likes of Lucy Hale go from bottom of the pile to world champion, so don't write me off upsetting a few more top fighters, Gemma being one tomorrow night" Lais raises her fists up in her orthodox boxing stance with a smile, showing everyone she is ready for Atkinson before she heads off the stage.
Fight night, out through the curtain comes Gemma with her coach Denise Lewis, Gemma is looking all business as she walks down the aisle, wearing a navy blue sports bra, matching boots and gloves, navy blue trunks with black trim, her hair is tied into a braid as she steps through the ropes into the ring, stretching as she tells herself "do this bytch" to psyche herself up .
Here comes Lais now looking excited as she has her coach following her, Lais has on a black silk robe with the hood up, taking her time walking down the ring as she nods to her fans cheering her, off comes the rope thanks to her coach as she stands at the top of the ring steps, revealing a black sports bra with gold trim, matching trunks and shoes, gold gloves, while her hair is also braided, Lais climbs into the ring before bouncing on her toes shadow boxing.
The referee waves the fighters to the center, both women look over each other, first time they have met in the ring, not so friendly look being exchanged when their eyes meet, no one wants to finish last in a tournament, they do touch gloves with a crack of leather, then jog back to their corners, the bell rings to start 10 rounds of welterweight action.
Round 1:
Starting off trading stiff jabs, Lais looking to control the early action as she moves to the left side of Gemma, the Brit moving her upper body looking for openings, landing a few solid body shots as she stalks after Lais, just missing with an overhand right as she tries to catch out Lais, instead taking a right cross to her cheek to push her back a step.
Gemma struggling to get to the inside as Lais looks more relaxed then she ever has before in her career, snapping back the head of the smaller fighter as they fight around the ring, Gemma needing to use her left shoulder to bump back the model after dipping under a straight, driving Lais back to the ropes as they enter the final minute of the round.
Finally Gemma getting in solid shots, working the body of Ribeiro till she is held onto, referee breaking them up with Gemma not wanting to give her a moment to breath, flurries of punches being exchanged as they fight for control, cheeks getting caught along with Lais's body, the bell rings to end the round with Gemma shaking her head as she heads to her corner, Denise needing to tell her to keep her cool as even with her elite experience, Gemma is looking mentally fragile.
Round 2:
Again Lais kicks off strong as she is catching Gemma on top of her head, boxing around her as Gemma is moving more quickly to try to close the distance, stabbing in more straight punches around the chest of Lais to gauge the range, allowing her to land an overhand left across the cheek of the Brazilian beauty.
Back to the ropes goes Lais, Gemma working away again around the torso of her leggy rival, getting clipped around her head, Lais again pulls Gemma into a clinch, Atkinson heard grunting in effort as she tries to break free, referee needed to help her as Gemma looks to be gritting her mouthpiece, she'd be useless at poker right now with her emotions written across her face.
Keeping in close to Lais, Gemma is at least making headway, getting clipped but landing the more solid punches, especially as she slams several into the abs of Lais to make her groan out, pulling Gemma again into a clinch, Lais shows a little worry on her face, maybe going back to old bad habits, the bell rings after they are split up, Gemma still not looking that relaxed even after a solid round, Lais meanwhile is getting a pep talk as her coach senses a few nerves coming for her, she nods and smiles at them.
Round 3:
Back at it they go with Gemma being more forceful, getting the fight more to her taste as they trade shots at midrange, Lais gives Gemma a little two handed shove to her shoulders, Denise isn't happy about it as she yells at the referee, she especially isn't when she sees Lais slam in a double jab square to the face of Atkinson to snap her head back.
Into the second minute Lais is starting to land more combos, keeping Gemma at arms length as the actress is struggling to make headway, mostly landing clipping hooks to the body of Ribeiro, who opens a cut on the bridge of the blondes nose with a slashing left cross, adding more woes to Atkinson's troubles.
Less then forty seconds to go, Gemma swings in a left hook that finds air, a clubbing right to the side of her head makes her stumble two steps to the right, Lais slams in a follow up double jab/straight combo into her opponent's face, bullying back Gemma to the ropes, where after getting in several more hard punches Gemma is able to clinch up, referee splits them up as the round comes to an end moments later, Denise gives the referee a hard stare before going to work on Gemma's cut nose, Lais meanwhile is wiped down of sweat, other then marks on her body she looks in great shape, smiling and chatting to her coach.
Round 4:
Stepping back out their corners, Lais doesn't seem able to miss right now, smacking the former champion right into her face, Gemma is trying to swing her way back into the fight, she is just finding thin air though, a right hook slams across her temple, causing the legs of the blonde to buckle.
More punches knock back Gemma to the ropes as she is hurting, Denise yelling at her to clinch but Gemma seems to be lost to a daze, A RIGHT HOOK CRASHES ACROSS HER FACE TO SEND GEMMA TUMBLING DOWN TO HER FACE AFTER TWISTING TO HER RIGHT!
Lais jogs to the neutral corner with a big smile, certainly enjoying that pummeling of Gemma, 1...2...3... Gemma groans as her head turns to face her right side, 4....5....6.. Eyes are shut as her mouthpiece hangs out her mouth, 7....8....9....10 it seems a forgone conclusion as Gemma just stays laying defeated on the canvas!
Winner Lais Ribeiro KO Round 4
After:
Who'd have thought two months ago that Lais Ribeiro would not finish bottom in this tournament, she looks a new woman as she turns to face her fans, spitting out her gumshield into her right glove as she yells "I love you all!" As her fans chant her first name, she returns to her corner to hug her coach as they tell her how proud they are of her sticking in and seeing her hard work pay off.
Someone who certainly hasn't enjoyed this tournament is Gemma, she finishes last with zero wins, her coach rushing into the ring to check on her, the ringside doctor follows suit with Gemma looking glassy eyed as she is safely rolled to her side.
A stretcher is brought into the ring as Gemma looks out of it, blanking staring at her coach, Denise not looking happy about the situation, blaming the referee for letting this happen in her eyes, though she could have thrown in the towel to save Gemma being brutally knocked out, instead now she has to watch as Gemma is stretchered to the back, a sad way for her to go if you are an Atkinson fan.
Lais doesn't really bat an eye to her beaten opponent's situation, instead blowing kisses to the crowd from her corner after her gloves are taken off, given a drink and washed down by her coach, Lais then jogs to the center of the ring to get her right hand raised, her best performance ever in a boxing ring tonight.
She leaves the ring with her coach, giving out a few high fives as she walks towards the aisle, to think if Karlie Kloss loses to Kate Abdo in our next fight, Lais could finish sixth out of the eight, that seemed unbelievable but arguably Lais is proof that you should never give up trying, what now for her as she is building momentum?
VS
Lais Ribeiro:
Tale of the Tape:
Gemma Atkinson:
Age: 37
Height: 5'9
W/L: 22-46 (22KOs)
Former FCBA welterweight champion.
Vs
Lais Ribeiro:
Age: 32
Height: 6 ½
W/L: 1-11 (1KOs)
(Beever's Babes vs Free Agent)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
We kick off the final round of this years Diamond Boxing tournament with a fight over seemingly last place, Gemma Atkinson (0-6) has not won a single fight in the tournament, if she wins though she will jump above Lais Ribeiro (1-5) into seventh place, while Lais has to be riding on a high after maybe creating the upset of the year by getting her first ever career win against Karlie Kloss, Lais shockingly could actually finish the night in sixth place, something that wouldn't be on most pundits predictions of the final rankings.
Unlike the other rounds of the tournament where the fighters spoke to a camera about their thoughts, the undercard fighters got a chance to speak to a crowd on stage at the press event held inside where the action was to take place, the legendary Madison Square Garden, FCBA Networks Alicia Atout getting the honour of listening up close to the fighters on stage.
First to walk onto the stage comes Gemma wearing a native blue dress with matching heels, understandably she doesn't look overly keen to do this considering how the tournament has went for her, Gemma let's Alicia hold the microphone as she first thanks her fans for their support, even if she has let them down.
Clenching her fists at her side, Gemma tells the crowd "at the same time while I am sorry, I won't be going down without a fight, Lais I know is in her dressing room feeling like she is on cloud nine because she finally won a fight, we aren't on her home soil or sand in her case, this is the biggest venue for boxing, I have had the pleasure of being here in major fights, so while I have disappointed myself, at least I can have comfort when I expose Lais for being the punch bag she is" that gets a cheer from the English fans, Gemma marches off the stage, looking motivated not to lose this bout.
Lais meanwhile is all smiles as she steps on stage wearing a black dress with gold trim, blowing a kiss towards a few fans holding up a Brazil flag, Lais tells Alicia "if this is a dream please punch me in the arm... Actually don't" laughing with Alicia as she certainly looks like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders with her first win.
Taking a moment to stop laughing, Lais nods to herself before she says "jokes aside I know that people expected me to not win a fight, hell maybe I would end up bottom of all the welterweight rankings after this tournament, I knew I would win a fight, all the hard work, all the battles with myself, telling myself I was good enough, all of that led to that perfect moment when I knocked out Karlie (Kloss) on Ipanema Beach, I've seen the likes of Lucy Hale go from bottom of the pile to world champion, so don't write me off upsetting a few more top fighters, Gemma being one tomorrow night" Lais raises her fists up in her orthodox boxing stance with a smile, showing everyone she is ready for Atkinson before she heads off the stage.
Fight night, out through the curtain comes Gemma with her coach Denise Lewis, Gemma is looking all business as she walks down the aisle, wearing a navy blue sports bra, matching boots and gloves, navy blue trunks with black trim, her hair is tied into a braid as she steps through the ropes into the ring, stretching as she tells herself "do this bytch" to psyche herself up .
Here comes Lais now looking excited as she has her coach following her, Lais has on a black silk robe with the hood up, taking her time walking down the ring as she nods to her fans cheering her, off comes the rope thanks to her coach as she stands at the top of the ring steps, revealing a black sports bra with gold trim, matching trunks and shoes, gold gloves, while her hair is also braided, Lais climbs into the ring before bouncing on her toes shadow boxing.
The referee waves the fighters to the center, both women look over each other, first time they have met in the ring, not so friendly look being exchanged when their eyes meet, no one wants to finish last in a tournament, they do touch gloves with a crack of leather, then jog back to their corners, the bell rings to start 10 rounds of welterweight action.
Round 1:
Starting off trading stiff jabs, Lais looking to control the early action as she moves to the left side of Gemma, the Brit moving her upper body looking for openings, landing a few solid body shots as she stalks after Lais, just missing with an overhand right as she tries to catch out Lais, instead taking a right cross to her cheek to push her back a step.
Gemma struggling to get to the inside as Lais looks more relaxed then she ever has before in her career, snapping back the head of the smaller fighter as they fight around the ring, Gemma needing to use her left shoulder to bump back the model after dipping under a straight, driving Lais back to the ropes as they enter the final minute of the round.
Finally Gemma getting in solid shots, working the body of Ribeiro till she is held onto, referee breaking them up with Gemma not wanting to give her a moment to breath, flurries of punches being exchanged as they fight for control, cheeks getting caught along with Lais's body, the bell rings to end the round with Gemma shaking her head as she heads to her corner, Denise needing to tell her to keep her cool as even with her elite experience, Gemma is looking mentally fragile.
Round 2:
Again Lais kicks off strong as she is catching Gemma on top of her head, boxing around her as Gemma is moving more quickly to try to close the distance, stabbing in more straight punches around the chest of Lais to gauge the range, allowing her to land an overhand left across the cheek of the Brazilian beauty.
Back to the ropes goes Lais, Gemma working away again around the torso of her leggy rival, getting clipped around her head, Lais again pulls Gemma into a clinch, Atkinson heard grunting in effort as she tries to break free, referee needed to help her as Gemma looks to be gritting her mouthpiece, she'd be useless at poker right now with her emotions written across her face.
Keeping in close to Lais, Gemma is at least making headway, getting clipped but landing the more solid punches, especially as she slams several into the abs of Lais to make her groan out, pulling Gemma again into a clinch, Lais shows a little worry on her face, maybe going back to old bad habits, the bell rings after they are split up, Gemma still not looking that relaxed even after a solid round, Lais meanwhile is getting a pep talk as her coach senses a few nerves coming for her, she nods and smiles at them.
Round 3:
Back at it they go with Gemma being more forceful, getting the fight more to her taste as they trade shots at midrange, Lais gives Gemma a little two handed shove to her shoulders, Denise isn't happy about it as she yells at the referee, she especially isn't when she sees Lais slam in a double jab square to the face of Atkinson to snap her head back.
Into the second minute Lais is starting to land more combos, keeping Gemma at arms length as the actress is struggling to make headway, mostly landing clipping hooks to the body of Ribeiro, who opens a cut on the bridge of the blondes nose with a slashing left cross, adding more woes to Atkinson's troubles.
Less then forty seconds to go, Gemma swings in a left hook that finds air, a clubbing right to the side of her head makes her stumble two steps to the right, Lais slams in a follow up double jab/straight combo into her opponent's face, bullying back Gemma to the ropes, where after getting in several more hard punches Gemma is able to clinch up, referee splits them up as the round comes to an end moments later, Denise gives the referee a hard stare before going to work on Gemma's cut nose, Lais meanwhile is wiped down of sweat, other then marks on her body she looks in great shape, smiling and chatting to her coach.
Round 4:
Stepping back out their corners, Lais doesn't seem able to miss right now, smacking the former champion right into her face, Gemma is trying to swing her way back into the fight, she is just finding thin air though, a right hook slams across her temple, causing the legs of the blonde to buckle.
More punches knock back Gemma to the ropes as she is hurting, Denise yelling at her to clinch but Gemma seems to be lost to a daze, A RIGHT HOOK CRASHES ACROSS HER FACE TO SEND GEMMA TUMBLING DOWN TO HER FACE AFTER TWISTING TO HER RIGHT!
Lais jogs to the neutral corner with a big smile, certainly enjoying that pummeling of Gemma, 1...2...3... Gemma groans as her head turns to face her right side, 4....5....6.. Eyes are shut as her mouthpiece hangs out her mouth, 7....8....9....10 it seems a forgone conclusion as Gemma just stays laying defeated on the canvas!
Winner Lais Ribeiro KO Round 4
After:
Who'd have thought two months ago that Lais Ribeiro would not finish bottom in this tournament, she looks a new woman as she turns to face her fans, spitting out her gumshield into her right glove as she yells "I love you all!" As her fans chant her first name, she returns to her corner to hug her coach as they tell her how proud they are of her sticking in and seeing her hard work pay off.
Someone who certainly hasn't enjoyed this tournament is Gemma, she finishes last with zero wins, her coach rushing into the ring to check on her, the ringside doctor follows suit with Gemma looking glassy eyed as she is safely rolled to her side.
A stretcher is brought into the ring as Gemma looks out of it, blanking staring at her coach, Denise not looking happy about the situation, blaming the referee for letting this happen in her eyes, though she could have thrown in the towel to save Gemma being brutally knocked out, instead now she has to watch as Gemma is stretchered to the back, a sad way for her to go if you are an Atkinson fan.
Lais doesn't really bat an eye to her beaten opponent's situation, instead blowing kisses to the crowd from her corner after her gloves are taken off, given a drink and washed down by her coach, Lais then jogs to the center of the ring to get her right hand raised, her best performance ever in a boxing ring tonight.
She leaves the ring with her coach, giving out a few high fives as she walks towards the aisle, to think if Karlie Kloss loses to Kate Abdo in our next fight, Lais could finish sixth out of the eight, that seemed unbelievable but arguably Lais is proof that you should never give up trying, what now for her as she is building momentum?