JESSICA ALBA VS ALESHA DIXON

(Written by CBR/Results BBU)

After the intro fights, the GBA birthday boxing party comes to its climax, just as the staff cleans up the ring from the previous bout, a gentleman grabs a mike to announce the 'main event', featuring the birthday girl. But first, her opponent is announced and on the cue with lights, Alesha walks into the arena doing a little dance on her way. The crowd welcomes her with cheers and catcalls as she takes her time, stopping occasionally for a photo, before she climbs through the ropes and drops her red silk robe to show off her magnificent body, tightly hugged by a gleaming red one-piece swimsuit. She does another little twerk dance, her legs shimmering in tan tights and red boxing boots, then gets her matching red gloves up in the air and does a lap around the ring. She might not be as famous as her opponent, but the locals give her a loud road of support as she goes back to her corner to prepare for the fight.
It's time for Jessica to show up and she storms in, under low lights, her figure hidden under the black silky robe. She's in a hurry to climb into the ring and her team gets the ropes so she can slide through, hop out of her robe, right to the middle of the ring with her red gloves up, just in time for a sound, lights and fireworks explosion, the whole arena turns full white for a split second, just to reveal her magnificent figure as the lights go back to normal and the eyes adjust. She stands in her bright blue one-piece suit, her legs reflecting the lights off her tights, with matching boxing boots on her feet, she takes a bow, it's a gesture that speaks a million words and the crowd returns the favor with loud applause and cheers of support. Finally, she walks to her corner and the announcer continues his talk. Soon the ref joins in, gets the girls together for some instructions and the 10 rounds of bantam boxing kicks off at the sound of the bell.

Round 1

Jessica strikes first with a distant jab, takes a cross as she comes forward, but doesn't back off. A left hits Alesha on the forehead, her counterpunch smacks into Alba's ribs. A series of wild rapid-fire exchanges take place mid-ring, the crowd needs a moment to realize that the cheesy-dressed beauties are not here just to show how fit they are in their forties, but to show who is the better woman tonight. And it looks like Dixon has something to prove, she walks through a right to deliver a massive hook into Jessica's face that leaves her stunned, stumbling backwards. With another nasty combo, Alesha sends a message that she's no hired punch bag for the birthday girl, but a serious threat. Alba takes it seriously and backpedals, but takes a couple blows to her body on her way. It's "safety first" for the younger of the two and she uses her legs to keep her out of harm's way. Occasionally she jabs at Alesha who's chasing after her with big rights. Jessica protects her head, but her body takes a barrage of blows as Dixon switches targets. Soon, she has the Hollywood star in the corner, but instead of covering up, Jessica fires back, scoring some good headshots before the bell ends the first round.

Alesha takes the first round wide, but both ladies seem content as they get refreshed in their corners during the break.

Round 2

Alesha launches herself at her opponent, ready to continue where she left off in the first, but Jessica is ready for her and Dixon walks into a proper flak of rights and lefts smacking into her face and body. The next attack ends up even worse as Alba slips to the side letting Alesha's wild swing whizz by, only to pick her up with a nasty uppercut to her belly. Almost bending over, the older girl takes a left-right combo to her mug and another stinging left to her boobs, but swats Jessica with an overhand right, getting enough room to breathe as she steps back. It's a fast-paced, non-stop back-and-forth action, but Jessica seems to be more agile and precise of the two. Her skill and fitness let her slip a right under Alesha's guard, but a right hook to the side of her face tests her stamina as Dixon pushes forward, but the lady in red fails to capitalize as she walks into another counterpunch combo. Even though their fighting attire is clearly designed to hide their age, the way they move, their speed and rate of action would put many younger fighters to shame. The action doesn't slow down and the bell finds Alesha chasing after Jessica and taking more shots to the head. Jessica takes the round wide, she bumps gloves with Alesha in a friendly manner before the break.

Round 3

Taking deep breaths, with red cheeks, bouncing on their toes, both fighters set off into what appears to be a continuation of their wild dance. It's a choreography that impresses the audience and they put all their hearts into it. Jessica's fancy footwork and agility get her to score more, but Alesha's punching power makes up for her lack of finesse. The ladies put on quite a show and the crowd roars as they tear into each other, but as the round progresses it becomes clear that soon, one of the ladies will have to slow down under fatigue and the burden of being on the wrong end of the forties. To everyone's surprise, the action just goes up a notch, Jessica launches a melee, eating a stiff jab on her way, but landing a right hook into Alesha's face that stuns her for a moment. That's more than enough for Alba to pull a short left uppercut into her ribs followed by a looping right that splats over her boobs. Dixon fights back with a right that greases Jessica's forehead and falls over her shoulder leaving her open for a nasty right into her face, before she hugs and pulls Jessica towards her, trying to clinch as she backpedals into the corner. But the lady in blue didn't come here to wrestle, she ducks and slams a left-right combo into her opponent's sides before she pushes herself free, sending Alesha into the corner. Dixon bounces off and surprises everyone, especially Jessica, with something like a superman punch that smacks Alba on her nose, instantly ruining the clothes of the people in the first rows of the audience as blood sprays everywhere. She swings her left to strike again, but the bell ends another round that goes in favor of the American star.

Both fighters are bathing in perspiration as their teams do their best to refresh them. Jessica's team works on her nose, but other than ruining her shiny attire with dark spots, it doesn't seem to affect her much. Alesha's face is a bit swollen, but she seems more than happy with her performance.

Round 4

The round starts with Jessica taking the initiative and firing lefts and rights at Alesha. She scores some, but with each exchange, the American girl scores less and less, and takes more of the counterpunches. Alba sends a right to the ribs, but hits an elbow, her left hits nothing and she fails to dance back to safe distance in time, then her face gets clobbered by a massive right sending her reeling to the side slightly cross eyed. Dixon unleashes another right that explodes into Jessica's face and with her nose bleeding again, she covers up and flees back from the raging brit who thumps her left into her ribs to redirect her retreat into a corner.

Alba is in now trouble, she bends over as a left digs deep between her boobs into her solar plexus, then a perfectly timed right overhand smacks her on the side of her face and sends her sprawling to the canvas. Alesha almost trips over her fallen opponent, but manages to skip over and jog to the neutral corner as the crowd goes silent. As the ref starts the count, the birthday girl scrambles to all fours, shaking her head. She crawls for the ropes and grabs onto them to lift herself up, leaving a trail of blood dripping from her nose and left temple. Her mouthguard almost falls out of her open mouth as she tries to focus her sight and pull herself off the canvas. She probably can't hear her team and Samaria screaming at her to get up, but at eight she makes it back to her feet and offers her gloves to the ref, showing she can go on, even pulling out a little smile and a nod, and the crowd greets her with a roar of support as the ref lets the fight continue.

Like a true predator, Alesha goes after her wounded prey. Ducking under a desperate jab, she has no problem catching up with Jessica to club her with a right. Another blow expedites her retreat, she covers up and dances away from the flurry of red leather, trying to get her bearings back after a nasty knockdown. Samaria sceams "Stay away from her!" but it's hard to tell if she's screaming at Jessica or Alesha. Dixon is going forward blasting big rights into Alba's gloves and she's forced to run after her to score anything. Soon, trapped in a corner, Jessica fires a jab that hits Alesha on the forehead, then quickly puts her gloves up to protect her head before Alesha starts pounding on her body with a barrage of rights and lefts. Jessica's boobs and ribs take a good beating, forcing her to lower her guard enough to get hit by a right to the face that makes her knees buckle. She responds with a stray left, wincing as Alesha's right lands over her left boob, then an uppercut smacks her on the chin, just a moment before the bell finally ends the round. Alesha turns away from her prey and goes to her corner looking confused. She dominated the Hollywood star in this round, knocked her down, then gave her a sound beating, but still could not find a way to knock her out. Jessica slowly walks to her corner nursing her boobs with her gloves, with a grimace of pain, happy to hear the bell. It was a brutal test for the aging bronzed goddess, and even though her swollen face, blood and bruises show just how hard Alesha can hit, she's still on her feet.

Between the rounds team Alba has all hands on deck, she has to be revived for the next round after a tough one, and in no time, in the skillful hands of cutmen and medics, her blood covered face is clear and her cut is taken care of, with ice packs pressed against the aching parts of her body she leans back and takes deep breaths enjoying the short break between the rounds, listening to the wise words of her coach. Alesha, across the ring, looks content as she takes gulps of air and takes deep breaths getting cooled, her coach massages her back. She turns to him, smiling as their plan seems to be working well.

Round 5

At the bell, as expected, DIxon tries a quick decapitation of the former champion, firing all guns at Jessica who manages to block and evade most of it, then sticks a right into Brit's face. That's not good enough to stop the lady in red, her hook flies over Alba's head who ducks and slams a one-two to the side of Alesha's unprotected boobs. Dixon swings a left that gets into Jessica's ribs, but eats another jab. Afraid of another knockdown, Jessica is staying away from close combat and relies on her agility while picking off her opponent from a distance. The fight pace, albeit a tad slower than in previous rounds, is still to be admired, especially considering the age of the participants. It's perfect footage for an ad with Duracell bunnies and as they dance around the ring, in and out of wild exchanges, both giving and taking punches, the audience wonders which bunny will be the first to fade and come to a halt. As the round goes on, it's the blue bunny that comes out as quicker and more active, even though her cut is open again, she is becoming a harder and harder target for the red bunny. She doesn't slow down, her fancy footwork brings her to the right distance at the right time to avoid a punch and send one in, and with a finesse of a champion she once was, she makes every punch count. Lady in red, on the other hand, can't handle the fact that none of her punches that manage to land make any significant damage, even though she does all that legwork, her effort comes back in a blur of leather smacking into her face. She's so frustrated that she doesn't stop to regroup, even though she can hear her corner shouting something at her. She had the bitch down and she knows that she can knock her out, now that Jessica is not engaging in any attack, it's a matter of landing a few shots - and it's over. But the whole round is a slow cooking process led by master chef Alba who is constantly peppering Alesha's face with jabs and has her coming back for more. The last minute finds Alesha flat footed, sending telegraphed punches and still taking sharp jabs and hooks. She got a fat lip in the process and a swelling under her eye. The red bunny is on her last drops of power, which becomes more than obvious as she no longer chases, but follows Jessica into a corner, then stops to fire a right that only leaves her face exposed to the mean uppercut. Jessica side steps out of the corner and clubs Alesha with a right. Dixon sumbles into the ropes and finally, Alba unleashes a proper attack on her, her right smacking her belly, her left looping into her cheek, turning her head at just the right angle for a right hook that explodes into her face before the bell ends the round. Jessica gives her a small hug before heading to her team, tired, breathing heavily, but smiling.

Good mood is back in Alba's corner as she won the last round and gained back the advantage she lost with the knockdown. She smiles and chats with Samaria and her coach as the cutmen and staff are doing her best to prepare her for the next round. She is getting tired and battered, but she's more than eager to fight another round, which makes her look good compared to Alesha, slumped in her corner, panting and taking big gulps of air. Her team is doing their best, massaging her legs and shoulders, splashing her with water and applying ice packs to refresh the exhausted fighter.

Round 6

Alesha seems to be slow to get off her stool before the bell and as the round starts, instead of going into offense, as in the previous round, she stays put circling around Jessica. Alba is playing it safe and probes her with a jab that makes her way into her face. A few moments later, a hook splats into her ribs. Jessica taunts her, calling her to come over, then jabs her again. It's a provocation she can't ignore and she advances with a right that slams Alba in the face, but leaves her open for a quick sharp combo that stings her boobs, before an uppercut sends her stumbling backwards. Stunned, she fails to cover up as the lady in blue approaches her with a right hook. Alesha is covering up and retreating, the tables turned and the hunter becomes the prey and Jessica is looking for some payback. She slams a left between her boobs almost doubling her over then straightens her up with an uppercut to her chin. Dixon grabs her in a clinch, resting her head over her shoulder. Jessica doesn't like wrestling, she manages to push her away before the ref decides to intervene. Taking a step forward to launch a right, Alba walks into a hook that stops her in her tracks and makes her stumble to the side. It's all Alesha needs she follows up with a left to the ribs and a right to the nose. Jessica doesn't look good as she wobbles back, but her jab interrupts Alesha's attack and sends her back a step. Another jab lands into Alesha's face, she's too slow to move out of the way and takes a right hook that has her reeling backwards. She tucks in, almost static, as Jesica drives her left into her solar plexus just to get her guard down before putting all her heart into a right hook, a textbook punch that takes all the energy off her feet through her body and out of her fist, instantly switching off Alesha on impact. The red bunny collapses like a rag doll falling into a heap of hair, red leather, spandex and nylon, before rolling out flat on her back. Jessica steps away and the ref kneels down to start the count, but Alesha's limp body just makes a feeble twitch of her feet at 4, so the ref gives up the count - the match is over.

Jessica Alba wins by KO in round 6.

The birthday girl is over the moon, it's hugs and kisses and tears of joy and happiness as she shares her euphoria with everyone in her team, her friends and the whole party. She ends up being lifted up on the shoulders and blowing kisses to the crowd, with confetti cannons exploding all over the place covering the ring, the fighters and everyone else in glitter. Meanwhile, unconscious Alesha is dragged to her corner to be revived, the last punch being one so well executed and one too many for her tonight, it took a while for her team to get her to wake up.

Both ladies gave the crowd an amazing performance tonight, in a back and forth battle that could have ended up either way. After being put down, Jessica managed to play her cards right and outrun Alesha, but that probably couldn't work well against younger skilful opponents, but Alesha fell for it tonight and boxed herself out making it possible, if not easy, for Jessica to knock her out. Even though this match can't have any significant impact, at the sunset of their career, it's a bout both ladies will remember and be proud of.

The press surrounds the winner, although all swollen, with cotton plug in her nostril and a plaster over the cut on the temple, she glows in her victory, smiling, her blood and sweat drenched attire showing what she had to go through tonight. She walks over to Alesha's corner saying "I am so honoured and thankful to the GBA for making this event and giving me a chance to fight tonight! My career in boxing and in acting, mind you, is taking another turn and I am so happy to be able to share it with all of the kind people that support me", her voice carrying a slight nasal tone as she reaches Dixon who's still sitting oblivious in her corner. Jessica picks her up and hugs her, but the dizzy girl is still not able to stand on her own so she ends up leaning on to her, resting her head on her shoulder and holding on to her by her waist. Jessica continues "Alesha fought well tonight and she showed everyone that GBA didn't hire a birthday piñata for me to smash, but a true fighter. I admire her and I am open for a rematch whenever she wants it, if I can fit it in my busy schedule.", ending her talk and letting the medic take over the wreck of Alesha Dixon.

Later, after some rest and a ton of makeup, both ladies, together with the other beauties that fought tonight came back to join the party once again, all dolled up and dressed in evening gowns, high heels and fancy jewelry. "Drinks for everyone!!! Cheers!!!", Jessica shouted and lifted a glass of expensive wine, celebrating her birthday and all the things that made her happy tonight.