Olivia Wilde vs Minka Kelly
(Empire Boxing vs Lioness Club of America)
(28-28, 23 KO vs 74-35-1, 70 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Minka Kelly has fallen on some hard times results-wise but claims she's ready to provide fan service as long as DAZN retains her VIP contract status: "I've done it all and then some. Now it's all about having fun. And yeah, knocking some crowd favorites out IS fun. Everyone loves Olivia Wilde. She's a lesser version of Kate Beckinsale but who cares?" (giggles) (...) "No, I'm not drunk. Being a member of Tractorpull's Hall of Fame comes with some bonuses but free drinks are not one of them. Not outside of Nashville anyway. Alright, enough with the talk, time to smack some bitches up!" (winks).

Olivia Wilde wears a red crop top, micro jeans shorts & white gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a half-up ponytail. Minka Kelly wears a yellow crop top, micro jeans shorts & red gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a braid. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
Olivia comes in and crashes into the fellow brunette's face with some noteworthy jabs before looping a hard left cross on the mouth to trigger immediate back & forth tangle that doesn't exactly follow Minka's usual pattern. However it's Olivia who runs the early pace of this fight and she delivers a proper smacking up the middle to overrun Minka's stingy defense and thumps her back to the ropes come the second minute. Minka tries to connect with that southpaw swagger only to bounce off Wilde's stubborn guard and the counter-punching drill doesn't find much success either leaving the former champion staggered behind a tight earmuff while Olivia cleans up the exposed midriff to add to her advantage.

Round 2:
More of the same in the second, Olivia rattles through the leaky Kelly guard and snaps her head back repeatedly until the Lioness veteran finally finds the counter-punching response and drops some clean hits into the younger brunette's face. However Olivia soaks up the attack and scrubs Minka off to the body before driving a left hook around the liver area to flush her out into mid-distance. Minka bides her time in rare full-on retreat and has to ignore a verbal taunting moment before trying for a late comeback alas Wilde holds her ground and lands more hooks between the sticks to leave Kelly dazed & confused at the bell. Woof. No wonder LCA coach Eva Mendes sounds extremely annoyed during the interval.

Round 3:
Minka finally finds her range and thumps the younger brunette on each temple before drilling her on the exposed midsection to drop her behind a somewhat desperate earmuff despite all the early promise. Olivia prefers to wait out the looming storm and she manages to clinch Kelly come the second minute when the Lioness veteran loses her initial aggression and settles into locking Wilde down in a trap along the ropes. It works to shut down the New Yorker down but the DAZN audience wants to see genuine damage here rather than two cougars wrestling for supremacy in the corner. Olivia doesn't let go until she takes an accidental head-butt and gets pummelled to the chest thereafter which slumps her into loud spasms come the bell.

Round 4:
More back & forth action in the fourth where both women land some good hits and Olivia wobbles her opponent early but then fails to cash in with subpar power delivery before betting smacked with a right/left combo that allows Minka to take her aggressive burst to the house once she connects with several head shots. Olivia's face begins to look swollen and then she just can't slow the southpaw blast anymore and sinks on her heels while resting on the ropes. She tries to land a head-hunting response but Minka's too agile on her feet and knocks the younger brunette on top of the ropes before a left hook cuts the New York actress up and drops her into visibly discomfort while Kelly keeps working her from both flanks until the ref pulls her back at the bell.

Round 5:
Minka lands immediate right/left blast up the middle and crushes Olivia's chin with the initial burst before a looping hook tags her on the ear and FOLDS DOWN ONTO HER KNEES inside the first twenty seconds of the round. Uh-oh!!! Olivia looks quite vulnerable here and while she manages to beat the count at seven, she's in no shape to put up much resistance once Minka resumes the pounding. Another vicious hooking combo connects with the chin and sends Wilde into a shrieking tail-spin; she bellow out on top of the ropes and tries to hang on before a quick switch to the body makes her gurgle in pain even loud and forces the referee TO STEP IN and halt the beating. TKO5 Minka Kelly!!!

AFTER: Minka snaps her three-fight losing streak and vows to give it her best versus the unpredictable Elettra Lamborghini next: "She's an athletic girl with some experience but I'm ready to put her down for the count. This is all about having fun now - not about the results anymore so I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. Just bring on the next one!" (winks).

Official Result: Minka Kelly def. Olivia Wilde TKO5.