“Damn it!” Said Erica as she put down the phone before shouting down the corridor: “Gabi, meine Liebe, kann ich mit dir sprechen? Und mit der Königin?”
“Ja, ja, nur einen Moment, die Königin ist bei mir.” Came the reply, followed quickly by another, English voice saying: “I do understand enough to know you’re talking about me – why do you call me the queen?”
‘You’re lucky we don’t call you the empress.’ Thought Erica as she made her way down the corridor to Gabi’s office. Her cousin may technically own the facility it was based in but, as the founder and president of the club, Jay still had a major role in it.
As she entered the office Gabi and Jay were hunched over a computer screen watching a video from the latest club event. Gabi looked up at her cousin and said “Schöner Morgen, Liebing.”.
“No, it’s not.” Replied Erica in English, “I’ve just had a call from Emma, she’s broken he arm in a horse-riding accident and will miss the senior boxing tournament.”
“Do we have someone who can take her place?”
“No, I’ve already called the usual suspects for a replacement and they’ve all said no. Suzi is doing her gap year, Jenny says she’s too old. Claire is on world tour and Sally just said ‘no way’.”
“What about Leah?” asked Jay
“Declined.”
“Connie?”
“Likewise.”
“What about Rachel or Danni?” Asked Gabi.
“Hardly contenders and no, I don’t want to go there.”
“Kirsty?”
“Surprisingly, still under 40! How about you, Liebling?”
“Oh no, I’m definitely done with boxing, I’m 60 for god’s sake!” said Gabi.
“Which leaves only one alternative.” Said Erica. “Who do we know who has proved a match for one of our champions and who is eager to fight?”
“Tee!” said Jay and Gabi together.
“So, you’re happy for me to ask her?”
“I don’t think we have a choice, do we?” said Gabi, putting her phone on speaker and pushing it over to Erica to make the call. Erica dialled the number and, after a couple of rings, a familiar voice answered:
“Hello?”
“Hi Tee. it’s Erica. I’m here with Gabi and Jay – do you have a moment”
Tee sounded surprised, as she might well do, but said: “yes, of course.”
“Tee. we’ve all been very impressed with your fighting skills and we hope we’ll see you in action here again very soon.”
“Well, I admit I did enjoy it. The boxing and catfighting at least. Do you have something in mind for me?”
“As a matter of fact, yes. Tee. I’ll cut to the chase here. As you know, we have a senior boxing tournament starting on Friday and one of our fighters has had to pull out. We were wondering if you’d be willing to take her place?”
“A tournament? Like a knockout thing?”
“No, this lasts all year, it’s a round robin event, five qualifying matches and then a final round to decide the champion and rankings.”
“So, six matches in all? One every two months?”
“Yes, and we’ll pay you £200 per match plus video royalties and a bonus if you finish in the top three.”
“Who are my opponents? Would I know them?”
“Maybe, they are Lorraine, Christine, Lucy, Ildiko and, of course, Ellen.”
“Wow, I do know some of them and they are good fighters. I’m not sure I’m in their league.”
“I don’t know.” Said Gabi, “You’ve beaten Ellen and she’s beaten all of them except Ildiko. She’ll probably beat her as well when they do meet.”
“Tee. you are really good you know.” Said Erica.
“You’re also very popular.” Said Jay. “We’ve only issued two of your fights with Ellen so far but they’re selling really well.”
“Oh, I never really thought about that. I just wanted to fight. I hadn’t thought about people paying to watch me flash my tits while punching another girl’s lights out.“
“Well thing about it, sister, it’s what we do here.” Said Gabi. “And, right now, you’re hot property. You need money and we can help you make it.”
“OK Tee. listen to me.” Said Erica. “I can tell this is a bit of a shock to you and my colleagues are being a bit hardnosed but we’re desperate and it’s a great opportunity for you…”
“Sorry, but I’m just not sure I’m up to this yet…”
“How about I arrange a personal trainer, someone who can teach you a thing or two and support you along the way?”
“OK,” said Tee cautiously. “Give me a little time to think and I’ll call you back.”
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Tee agonized for a full day over whether or not to join the tournament but, in the end, she realised that fighting Ellen had re-awoken something in her that she’d missed for many years. Yes, she told Erica when she called back, she felt she was ready for this – at least with a little coaching.
There was precious little time for that so Erica suggested she come to the club the following afternoon.
As instructed, the next afternoon she headed to Marshall’s gym. She was wearing track pants and a loose top, a blue angora sweater, over her knickers and a sports bra. When she arrived at the club she was met by a smiling Erica.
“OK, I’ve arranged a trainer for you – possibly the best right now. Come with me and we’ll get started.”
Erica led Tee to an office where Emily was sat in front of a computer wearing sweat pants and a loose top that made her look a bit like an extra from an 80s dance movie.
“Hi Tee. I understand I’m now your trainer – come in and watch this.”
Tee was pleased to see the woman who had been her second in her recent matches with Ellen would now be her trainers as well. Emily had been league wrestling and boxing champion many times and had ‘retired’ holding both titles just three years before to start a family and was now the mother of two young daughters, one born just a few months before. She was watching a video and she beckoned Tee over to look at it.
“Is this you?” She asked. The screen showed two young women boxing topless in a ring. A slim brunette with long hair tied in a pony tail wearing a pair of white sports briefs was on the receiving end of an assault from a larger woman with short blonde hair in black briefs.
“Yes!” Said Tee in some surprise, “Where did you get this?”
“We have an extensive library.”
“It was a long time ago…”
“You’re quite tall but she’s towering over you, she must be a good 6ft tall.”
“186cms, 6’ 2”, if I recall correctly, her name was Clara.” Said Tee thoughtfully.
“Looks like you’re taking a bit of a beating.”
“It was my first fight…” Tee was lost for a moment remembering her encounter with the big blonde. She’d been 19 at the time, Clara was 23 and had fought (and won) half a dozen or so matches. She’d given it her best but it was a one-sided match and she didn’t stand much of a chance against a bigger, more experienced opponent. She recognized the action. It was the closing seconds of the 3rd round and she’d just been knocked down for the 4th time in the bout.
Emily interrupted her reverie: “Ah, you’ve been saved by the bell.”
“Not for long.” Said Tee, glumly.
They both watched the video as the fighters came out for the next round. Tee was struck by how young and slim she looked, her small breasts jiggling as she attempted to dodge and weave. She also looked completely out classed. About a minute into the 4th round Clara caught Tee with a right hook and she went down hard. She made it up at 9 but looked very unsteady. Clara forced her into a neutral corner and rained punches on her until she sank to the mat and the ref counted her out.
“I got better you know.” Said Tee hastily. “I beat her in a rematch a few months later. Have you seen that one?”
“You did pretty good in this one considering it was your first fight but the reason we’re watching this is to point out what you did wrong, not what you did right.”
“Oh!”
“Of course, with our rules the ref would never have allowed her to knock you out like that but she probably would have stopped the fight if you were trapped in the corner and not fighting back.”
For the next 45 minutes or so Tee was subjected to re-runs and slow-motion plays through her ignominious debut with Emily pointing out every wrong move she made. Finally, they watched the rematch in which Tee knocked the larger woman out in the 5th round but Emily pointed out that Tee made the same mistakes, albeit fewer of them, and could easily have lost again.
“So, in summary, you attack too much and leave yourself open too often and for too long. It’s fine when you land a solid punch but no good if your opponent dodges you and tags you back. You did the same thing in the first couple of rounds against Ellen. If you hadn’t landed that solid punch at the end of the 2nd round, she’d have had you.”
“Really?”
“Yes, really. Now let’s do a bit of training and I’ll see if I can teach you how to be a bit more careful.”
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Rather than head down to the ring room itself, Emily led Tee to the training room just down the corridor from her office. This workout room was on the top floor of one of the ‘turrets’ of the building it was about 25 foot square and stocked with various training equipment, a door led directly to a small changing area and wet room.
As they entered the room Emily indicated to a pair of boxing gloves with Velcro fasteners laid out with a towel on a chair and said:
“Take your jumper off and slip those on.”
Tee obliged and Emily picked up a pair of training pads and slipped them onto her hands.
“In my condition I can’t spar with you at the moment but I’ll find someone who can for our next session. In the meantime, let’s see how good you are against these.”
For the next 30 minutes or so Emily led Tee in a vigorous workout, waving the pads around and encouraging her protégé to hit them. She shouted encouragement and criticism in equal measure.
“Watch for my left!”
“Good strike!”
“You’ve left yourself wide open!”
“Nicely done!”
“For God’s sake, cover up, I’d have knocked you out then.”
Eventually she stopped and an exhausted Tee sank gratefully to her knees, her body soaked in sweat.
“Well done Tee, we’ll make a champion of you yet.” Said Emily, handing the older woman a bottle of water. Tee looked up at her angrily and snatched the bottle, pouring half of it over her sweat soaked boobs and drinking the other half.
“No, seriously, that was brilliant. We’ve been at it non-stop for 30 minutes. That’s a lot longer than you’ll be in the ring for. You’re strong and fit and you’ve got a good solid punch. I reckon you can win this. Now grab yourself a shower in the wet room her and meet me back in my office.”
With that she walked out of the training room, leaving Tee still on her knees. After a few seconds Tee got to her feet, walked into the wet room and slipped off her clothes, pausing to take a pee before turning on the shower to wash off the sweat and grime.
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Half an hour later, showered, dried and dressed she walked down the corridor and into Emily’s office to find the young mother suckling her new born.
“Hi Tee, come in, meet Naomi – just 3 months now but she’ll be a champion in 25 years’ time.”
The pair cooed over the baby for a while before Emily set her down in her crib and said:
“Ok, let’s get back to business. There are six of you fighting this tournament. You’ll face all five of the others at least once and one of them twice before the end of year.
Christine is the current champion and will be your first opponent. She’s 54, 5’5” and 150lbs. She’s a formidable opponent but her style is to attack fast and hard so she usually punches herself out by the 4th round. My advice is defence – cover up, ride out her attacks and wait until she starts to slow down before attacking her. You’ll probably drop a lot of points in the early rounds but don’t worry, it’s the knockout that counts.
Lorraine, your next opponent, is probably the best boxer of the group. She’s just a year and bit older than you. Her husband trained her and he was a successful heavy weight. She doesn’t have the most powerful punch but she ducks and weaves better than the rest. She’ll take all the concentration you can muster to go the distance with her.
You’ll face Lucy after Lorraine; she’s a couple of years younger. While she may be the smallest she’s a hard hitter and has beaten much larger opponents. She tends to start slow and your best chance is to finish her off before she gets into her stride. If she’s still on her feet after three rounds you are probably going to lose.
Ildiko is the baby of the bunch but also the most experienced. She fought in the league here for 11 years and was a kick boxer before that. She’s beaten me several times.
Ellen you know. She’ll be your last opponent, in October. The thing you need to remember is that you embarrassed her last month and she’s going to be out to get even.
Any questions?”
Tee was silent for a moment before asking, almost plaintively: “Do you really think I stand a chance against any of them?”
“I can’t predict the results but, based on what I’ve seen of you so far, you’re a match for all of them. We’ve still got a few days before your first match so I’m going to get you a sparring partner, someone who’s as good as any of these girls.”
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It was Tuesday afternoon when Emily met Tee in the reception of Marshall’s.
“OK, it’s time to see what you’ve learned. I’m not going to take you on myself but I’ve got a very worthy opponent for you to spar with.”
With that she led Tee up the stairs and into the red corner dressing room. Once there Emily commanded: “We'll do this properly so get your kit off and let’s get you fight ready.”
Somewhat self-consciously Tee stripped down to her orange and white striped cotton knickers and her trainers and tied her long hair up in a loose pony tail. Emily handed her a pair of boxing gloves and helped her put them on before leading the way into the ring room.
As they entered the ring room Tee saw that there was already someone in the ring waiting for them. Someone she recognised immediately as Suzi, the busty brunette who had refereed her boxing match against Ellen a few weeks before.
“Suzi is my mentor.” Emily explained as they walked to the ring, “She was the first person at the club to retire holding both the boxing and wrestling titles. She’s your age and has fought in most of the previous senior boxing and wrestling tournaments – although she’s never won a title. At one time or another she’s beaten everyone you’ll face in this tournament. She’s agreed to spar with you today.”
Tee climbed into the ring and sized up her sparring partner. She knew the buxom brunette had an impressive reputation as a fighter but this was her first chance to the legendary southpaw up close in her fighting attire.
Suzi was wearing a pair of cream coloured midi-briefs with a burgundy stripe up one side and a pair of simple white gym shoes. Her round face was framed by a shock of curly dark brown hair, not quite an afro but as close as a white girl from the East Midlands was ever likely to get, that showed no signs of grey. She was compact but stocky and possessed and enormous pair of breasts which, although they had sagged with age, were still firm with large brown nipples and areola. Tee’s own 38Bs paled into insignificance compared to the huge 42DDs of the woman facing her. Suzi smiled at her and said:
“Hi Tee, I was very impressed with the way to dealt with Ellen. I’ve beaten her at wrestling but never boxing. I’m not sure I can teach you much, but we’ll see.”
Tee smiled back and said:
“Thank you. Can I ask you a couple of questions?”
“Sure, fire away.
“Why aren’t you in this tournament and how the hell do you box with boobs like that?”
Suzi smiled again: “The answer to the first question is that, to celebrate my 50th, I'm doing a series of challenge matches against my favourite opponents. The answer to the second question is like this.”
With that she stepped forward and drove a hard right into the unsuspecting Tee’s left breast. Tee clutched her tit and dropped to one knee as Emily quickly stepped between them.
“Suzi! What are you doing? Tee, are you OK?”
Tee looked up and nodded. Suzi looked sheepish and said: “Well, she did ask.”
“Let’s do this properly.” Said Emily, “remember you’re only sparring for now, keep the punches at contact level.”
Tee got back to her feet and Emily said: “OK, ladies, are you both ready? Remember – contact, not knock out. Tag boxing.”
With that the pair squared off and, with plenty of verbal encouragement from Emily, started touch boxing.
Suzi’s pendulous breasts were definitely a distraction. As much as Tee tried to focus on her opponent’s fists the swaying orbs on her opponent’s chest distracted her and Suzi was able to take advantage time and again.
After 10 minutes of trading blows under her guidance, Emily called a halt:
“OK ladies. That’s enough sparring. Take a moment and then we’ll get real.”
“What?” Said Tee.
“Time to get physical, sugar.” Said Suzi with a wicked smile.
At that moment the main doors swung open and four middle aged women walked in. Tee recognised all but one of them. Leading the way was Gabi Marshall herself. She was followed by the only person Tee didn’t recognise and the only brunette in the group. Behind the brunette was Sallie Woodrow, the club’s official time keeper, Sallie had been present at all three of Tee’s fights with Ellen. The last woman was someone who Tee was intimately acquainted with, ‘video’ Jill Montrose. Just over a year before Tee had faced Jill in a sex fight at Sian’s club and lost.
Gabi and the brunette made their way to the blue corner and climbed into the ring while Sallie and Jill took places ring side at the time keeper’s desk. Emily explained their presence to Tee:
“Suzi and I thought it would be a good idea for you to have a ‘real’ warm up match before you take on Christine on Friday. I’ll be your second and Rachel here will be Suzi’s. Gabi will referee, just as she will on Friday. Sallie, as you know, is our time keeper and Jill has agreed to be our third judge.”
Tee glanced down at the film maker sat next to Sallie. Jill stated back at her and said: “Don’t worry Tee, I’m not biased. In fact, I enjoyed our last meeting a lot. Now you’re at the club maybe we can do it again some time?”
Tee flushed. Unlike the blonde camerawoman she wasn’t a lesbian but she did enjoy a bit of girl-on-girl action and Jill had been a pleasure. She shook the thought out of her head and told herself to concentrate – she was about to face one of the club’s most successful boxers.
Any thoughts of further passion with Jill were quickly dispelled as Gabi brought her back to reality, calling her and Suzi to the centre of the ring.
“Ladies, this will be a boxing match according to standard club rules. Fought over six three-minute rounds. One point for a standing count, two for a knockdown and six points per round awarded by our judges. I will be your referee. I want a good clean fight. Now please return to your corners and wait for the bell.”
She then introduced both fighters to the group and, Tee realised, probably to the cameras
“Ladies, in the red corner, aged 49, 5ft 9 inches tall, measuring 38B-29-43 and weighing in at 155lbs – Miss Tee!”
“And in the blue corner, also aged 49, 5feet 4 inches, weighing, measuring 42DD-30-44 and weighing in at 165lbs – Suzi Lomax!”
Sallie rang the bell and they were off. Despite their pre-match workout the pair started cautiously. Tee had already felt the power of Suzi’s punch and Suzi had watched Tee destroy Ellen a few weeks before so both were respectful of each other’s ability.
As the round progressed, they began mixing it up a bit more, both landing some good solid blows but neither scoring a knockdown. At the closing bell they seemed evenly matched so it was no surprise that the judges scored the round 3 points each and they came out for the second round evenly matched.
About 30 seconds into round two a straight right from Suzi found Tee’s left breast and a haymaking left hook connected with Tee’s temple and sent the taller woman to the canvas. Tee was quickly on her feet and the count stopped at 6 but she was clearly a little unsteady and it wasn’t long before a right uppercut put her down on her back again.
Emily shouted: “Take your time.” as Tee rolled over and started to get up.
Tee heeded her advice, staying on one knee until the count reached 8.
Now it was time for Tee to go on the offensive. A well-aimed right hook stunned Suzi and Tee followed up with a flurry of punches to the buxom woman’s breasts and midsection at forced her back into the red corner. Emily shouted encouragement to Tee as Gabi intervened to give a standing count of 9 to Suzi.
When the action resumed Suzi was soon in trouble again. Tee used her height and reach to great effect, overwhelming the shorter woman who backed her way around the ring, head down and gloves up, alternating her protection between head and breasts.
A well-timed right hook from Tee connected with Suzi’s temple and she went down for the first time. The count had reached 7 and Suzi was on her knees when the bell sounded for the end of round two.
It seemed unlikely that Suzi wouldn’t have beaten the count but an extra minute might have seen Tee victorious. Suzi stayed on her knees for about 15 seconds after the bell before rising and walking shakily back to her corner. There was no doubt that Tee now had the upper hand but Suzi’s success in the early part of the round meant the judges scored it 3 each and, coming out for the third round, it was Suzi leading 10-9.
At the bell Tee was quickly across the ring keen to build on her success. But Suzi had recovered during the break. A series of wild swings from the taller woman left her exposed and a solid left uppercut from Suzi deposited Tee on her backside. Emily was furiously shouting at her from the red corner:
“For fuck’s sake Tee, watch her left, don’t leave yourself open like that.”
Tee stared vacantly across at her trainer as Gabi counted to 5 but then shook her head and got to her feet at 8.
When the action resumed Suzi rocked the taller woman with a few clubbing blows but, although she staggered, Tee stayed on her feet and returned the complement with a hail of blows to Suzi’s body that eventually dropped the buxom brunette to her knees for a count of 8.
For the next minute or two the pair traded blows without scoring any great successes. That changed with about 30 seconds of the round remaining when a straight right from Suzi connected with the waistband of Tee’s knickers and doubled her up before a left hook sent her to the mat. Emily appealed for a low blow but Gabi shook her head and began counting over the fallen angel. For a moment it looked like the fight might be over as Tee rolled over and got to her knees but remained there, nursing her belly, until the count reached 9, coming to her feet just in time to avoid the bell.
Tee was clearly in trouble as the clock ticked down to the end of the round. Suzi went on the attack, getting inside Tee’s guard and peppering her breasts with punches. In desperation Tee wrapped her arms around Suzi’s neck and clung on. Gabi stepped in and separated the pair, giving Tee a standing count.
The bell sounded as the count reached 5 and both women retreated gratefully to their corners. Both were sweating and breathing hard but while Suzi looked confident, with a spring in her step, Tee looked exhausted.
Emily did her best to encourage and revitalise her fighter but the scores confirmed Suzi’s dominance of the round, giving her 9 points to Tee’s 4 and taking the scores to 19-13 at the half way point.
Early in the fourth round Suzi went on the offensive again, forcing the taller woman to retreat. A series of blows to the chest and abdomen rocked Tee, who lowered her guard to protect her tits. As Tee went low so Suzi went high and right hook connected with Tee’s temple. Instinctively she raised her guard again. As she did so, Suzi’s clubbing left hook connected with her exposed right breast and she dropped to one knee.
Gabi started to count and Tee took a moment to collect herself before coming to her feet at 8.
As Suzi closed on her again, Tee tried to use her height and reach to keep the shorter woman at bay, launching a series of wild swings, most of which missed their target. Eventually Suzi saw an opening and a straight right to the solar plexus doubled Tee over before a left hook to the jaw sent her sprawling to the mat.
As she came to her hands and knees with Gabi counting over her, Tee’s frustration was beginning to show. Despite her size, Suzi was very agile and, even after their earlier workout and three rounds, she still seemed fresh while Tee was tiring and breathless.
When she came to watch the video of the match, which Emily insisted she did the next day, she would realise that the canny veteran was making full use of her bulk to save energy. For now, all Tee knew was that she was throwing out punches but most of them were failing to connect.
Tee made it up at 9 and the pair squared off again. Tee fired off a couple of shots which Suzi easily blocked. Then Suzi began taunting her frustrated opponent, leaving her guard wide open and drawing the taller woman in. Tee lunged forward, launching a right hook and leaving herself completely exposed in the process. Emily shouted a warning but it was too late. Suzi ducked under Tee’s flying fist, which found only empty air, and launched a left upper cut that parted her breasts and connected with her jaw. Tee was lifted off the mat and crashed down hard on her back, out cold.
As Gabi began counting Tee lay motionless on the mat. Emily shouted encouragement but Tee couldn’t hear her. At six her eyes fluttered open and she tried to sit up only to collapse groggily back to the mat where she remained, right arm across her face, as the count reached ten.
At the sound of the bell Tee rolled over and came to her hands and knees, her pony tail touching the canvas as she shook her head to clear the cobwebs. Emily was quickly by her side and helped the fallen warrior to her feet and back to her corner.
Meanwhile an exhausted but elated Suzi returned to her corner and slumped on the stool breathing hard until Gabi called the fighters to the centre of the ring to announce:
“Ladies, after one minute and twenty seconds of round four. Miss Tee being unable to beat the count the winner, by a knockout, is Suzi Lomax!”
Everyone applauded politely, including the still slightly dazed Miss Tee. The disappointment showed in Tee’s face as she offered Suzi her hand in congratulations. Suzi saw the expression and gave her vanquished opponent a hug.
“Don’t worry Tee, you put up a good fight. I’m sure you’ll do well in the tournament and I’d love a rematch some time.”
Tears formed in Tee’s eyes as she hugged the buxom victrix and, unable to speak, simply nodded. She had been bested and she knew it, in a few days’ time it would be for real, she just hoped she could do better against Christine.
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Three days later the club was packed for the first round of the fifth senior boxing tournament.
The card consisted of a single league wrestling match, between the lowest ranked A league member and the highest ranked B league member, followed by three senior boxing matches.
In the first boxing match of the evening, former senior champion Lorraine took on the Hungarian Ildiko. Lorraine dominated the opening rounds but the younger eastern European fought back and progressively closed the gap as the veteran fighter faded. In the fifth round Ildiko took the lead and by the sixth round the younger woman had put her shaky start well behind her and was clearly in command. Two knockdowns in the closing two minutes extended her points score but she was unable to knock her opponent out and the fight ended 36-21 to Ildiko
Former champion Ellen was keen to regain her title but her opening match pitched her against a woman 8 years her junior with an impressive history of league victories. The last time this pair had met was in the third senior tournament and Ellen had taken the honours with a knockout in the 3rd round. Lucy would be keen to even things up in this rematch.
At the opening Ellen came out fast and dominated the first round, pushing Lucy around the ring but failing to put her down. Finally, in the closing seconds of the round, Ellen caught Lucy with a right to the chest and the smaller woman sat down hard along the ropes. Clearly winded Lucy stayed on her backside for a count of 7 before pulling herself up on the ropes and resuming her guard at 9. Before Ellen could attack again the bell sounded for the end of the round.
Ellen’s dominance of the round and the single knock down resulted in all 6 points going to her and she went into the second round leading by 8 points to nil.
When round two started Ellen picked up where she had left off and the smaller woman was soon in trouble again. After about 45 seconds she went down to a right cross but made it up at 8. For the next minute or so things were fairly even but towards the end of the round Lucy began to dominate the action, eventually forcing the larger woman into a corner where Ellen took a standing count of 8. When the action resumed a flurry of punches from the younger woman forced Ellen onto the ropes and Gabi intervened again. The standing count had reached 6 when the bell sounded and Ellen retreated to her corner looking decidedly shaken.
Despite the early knock down, Lucy’s dominance of the last minute of the round meant she took the bulk of the judges’ scores but going into the third round Ellen was still leading, by 12 points to 6.
Lucy started the third as she had ended the second, dominating the action and pushing the larger woman around the ring. With 45 seconds gone she planted both fists in Ellen’s boobs and the former champion sank to her knees with an agonised expression on her face. Ellen knelt for a moment, arms covering her abused tits and tears welling in her eyes before getting slowly to her feet at 9.
When the action resumed Ellen was forced to retreat under a hail of punches from the smaller woman. Seemingly unable to respond to Lucy’s relentless assault Ellen continued to retreat and cover up until mid-way through the round when the fight came to an abrupt end. Three solid rights from the younger woman caught the former champion off guard. The first stopped Ellen in her tracks, the second sent her staggering back into her corner and the third left her face down on the mat unable to beat the count.
Miss Tee had watched the action from a seat near the red corner. Now it was her turn. Rising to her feet she walked to the corner, passing the victorious Lucy on the way, and climbed up into the ring. Glancing back, she watched Lucy settle into the seat she’d just vacated, obviously keen to see the new girl in action.
Christine climbed into the blue corner and Gabi made the introductions:
“Ladies and gentlemen. In the blue corner. 54 years old, standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 150lbs and measuring 38C-28-40. Our reigning senior boxing champion – Christine!”
Christine slipped off her gown to reveal a pair of dark blue bikini briefs with a silver stripe, her signature outfit. Her red hair was tied back in a loose pony tail.
“And in the red corner, fighting for the first time in our senior tournament, aged 49, 5ft 9 inches tall, weighing 155lbs and measuring 38B-29-43 – Miss Tee!”
Miss Tee slipped off her own gown. As usual, she was wearing a simple pair of cotton midi briefs, this time with horizontal pink and white stripes. Her chestnut hair was platted into a single pony tail.
After a brief discussion with the referee, the girls returned to their corners and, a few seconds later, the opening bell rang.
At the sound of the bell the pair came together and immediately a furious exchange of punches took place. For the next minute or so the action went from one side of the ring to the other as first one and then the other dominated the action.
Against all expectations it was the rookie Miss Tee who scored first with a right hook that put the redhead on the mat after just 65 seconds of action. Sadly, it would be her only success of the match. Christine made it up at 7 and immediately went on the attack putting the younger woman down with a right of her own around the two-minute mark.
Despite her height and reach advantage Tee was overwhelmed by the more compact red-headed powerhouse and, just as Emily had feared, Tee began throwing wild punches and leaving herself exposed to Christine’s relentless attacks.
As the round drew to a close Christine attacked again and when a left right combination to the tits drew Tee’s guard down, she was wide open to another hard right hook to the jaw which sent her sprawling and she ended the round on her hands and knees as the count reached 5.
The judges scored the first round 4-2 in the redhead’s favour and they went into round two with Christine leading 8-4.
The older woman picked up where she’d left off at the end of the first round and continually attacked the less experienced brunette. Miss Tee did her best to cover up and defend herself but went down after 50 seconds.
A second knock down from a right hook followed at around the two-minute mark and it looked like it might be over when Christine scored a hat trick of knockdowns with a solid right upper cut to the brunette’s jaw in the closing seconds of the round. Once again, the younger woman found herself on the deck as the bell sounded but this time it really was a case of ‘saved by the bell’ as she was still on her hands and knees as the count reached 8 and almost certainly wouldn’t have made it up in time. Tee had been completely dominated throughout the round and it was no surprise to see Christine collect all 6 match points taking the score to 20-4 at the start of the third round.
Despite the punishment she’d taken in the two previous rounds Tee still showed an air of confidence as she came out for the third round. Sadly, it didn’t last and after pushing out a few tentative jabs of her own she was soon overwhelmed by the relentless assault of the older woman. Christine pummelled Tee forcing her to cover up and retreat around the ring. Eventually a hail of punches from the champion forced the rookie back into her corner where Gabi intervened to administer a standing out of 9 increasing the red head’s score to 21 points.
Tee stepped forward and resumed her guard but was almost immediately overwhelmed by another salvo from the redhead and retreated until she was sat on the middle rope, arms draped over the top rope while as Christine rained punches down on her unprotected her boobs and face. Gabi stepped in again and this time signalled for the bell before helping a tearful Tee back to her feet and guiding her back to her corner.
After a minute or so Gabi brought the pair together in the centre of the ring to announce:
“Ladies and gentlemen, after one minute and twenty seconds of round three I have decided Miss Tee is unfit to continue. Christine wins by a technical knockout!”
It was a disappointing night for the newcomer who found herself in last place. Clearly there were lessons to be learned.
