RACHEL BOSTON VS ALICIA WITT

Hallmark Showdown Bout

Results: Lookout - Writing: Archer

Rachel: 38 YO, 5’9 (1.75 m), FCBA Debut

Alicia: 45 YO, 5’8 ½ (1.74 m), 3-4-0, 2KO since 2008

Before: “I am the real New Girl around here,” says an eager Rachel Boston in the prefight interviews. “Alicia’s had some FCBA fights. Heck, she even beat Charlize Theron once, though I guess Theron paid her back in June. I have spent my boxing career fighting on cruise ships, casinos, independent feds, but here I am in ‘The Big Show’ at last. I just want to prove I belong here and I thank the folks at Hallmark for giving me the chance.”

Alicia smiles sweetly: “I have to thank the Hallmark people as well. Here I thought losing a cougar fight to Charlize would be the last anyone heard of me. Luckily, they needed someone to fight Rachel here and I was available. Now I have the chance to remind the fans that I was good enough to beat Charlize and I’ll sure be good enough to beat Rachel Boston.”

“I heard you FCBA fighters like to talk trash,” Rachel says with a frown. “I guess that’s true even among the lesser-known fighters.”

“Nobody could be lesser known you, Rachel!” sniped Alicia.

“That will be changing after I get done with you!” Rachel said, her voice rising and the Hallmark PR people are starting to look nervous.

“The only one done around here will be you!” The redheaded Alicia snapped and started to take a step towards the podium where Rachel stood. At that moment a Hallmark spokesperson suddenly appeared and announced:

“That will be all for now, thank you all for coming.”

Large, beefy gentlemen then escort Rachel and Alicia from the stage as their angry voices protesting this can be heard. Some in the press are looking disappointed that a catfight didn’t break out to spoil Hallmark’s family-friendly image. Others are intrigued. Apparently there is spice to go with the sugar in at least some of these Hallmark ladies.

Fight Night finds the fight set at the Hallmark area, Ring has blue canvas with the Hallmark Gold Crown logo on it. Rachel enters and removes her robe. She is wearing a silver gray one piece swimsuit with halter top. Black shoes and gloves with silver laces. Rachel has wetted down bobbed brunette hair.

Alicia then makes her entrance into the ring and removes her robe. She is wearing a light blue one piece swimsuit with white gloves and boots. Light blue laces. Her bobbed red hair is wetted down.

Acting as referee again for this fight is actress Deidre Hall, who although best known for her daytime serial work (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) she has credits with Hallmark and is respected figure. Deidre proves an efficient official, getting through the ring instructions and dispatching the fighters to their corners. Soon after, the bell rings.

R1: Outside observers are pleasantly surprised to see Rachel Boston and Alicia Witt move skillfully from their corners. At midring, the two circle around each other firing off crisp probing punches. Then Rachel moves closer to start hooking into Alicia’s midsection. Alicia takes the challenge and goes after Rachel to the abs. The two get into toe to toe range and give each other fierce looks as they bring short hard ones up into each other’s straining body. Then Alicia seems to get more leverage into her blows. Rachel goes up on her toes and stumbles back with a gurgle of pain. Alicia quickly recovers to stall Alicia’s follow-up with fresh hooks to the ribs and stomach. Hard-fought round ends with the judges giving it to Alicia Witt by a close margin.

R2: Rachel and Alicia back out for the new round. Rachel slows some slickness with a feint towards Alicia’s battered midsection, but brings a crackling right to the redhead’s chin. Alicia lurching back in a fog as Rachel advances smartly with rights and lefts to the jaw. Alicia smacked hard until she can get her gloves up around her head and face. Now Rachel launches swabbing rights and lefts to Alicia’s ribs and stomach. Alicia hunched up, trying to fend Rachel off with the jab, but she is being backed towards the ropes. Alicia manages to swerve away from the strands, but she is now getting working to the side ribs by Rachel. Alicia managing to push some counters, but they aren’t enough to stop the aggressive Rachel. Round ends with Rachel Boston winning it wide.

R3: Alicia Witt answers Rachel Boston by moving swiftly out of her corner at the bell and catching Rachel with a big right hand to the jaw. Rachel’s head swivels and her whole body then spins after it. Rachel stumbling against the ropes as Alicia is upon her hammering in more punches to the head. Rachel wraps Alicia up in a clinch and referee Deidre Hall pushes them apart. Alicia then tries to drive Rachel back into the ropes, but Rachel manages to scramble passed Alicia and set up in the wide open spaces of mid ring. Alicia looking vexed at the escape, but goes right at the brunette with a flurry of head and body shots. Rachel having trouble blunting the incoming and gets hit hard a number of times. Rachel moving backwards, using her jab to finally slow Alicia down with sharp smacks to the face. Alicia no appreciating having her face bruised up, gives Rachel some face action too, but Rachel still evasive on her feet the rest of the way. Alicia wins the round wide.

R4: Rachel more aggressive as the new round starts. She makes sure she is first one out of her corner and she’s the one who lands big right hand to Alicia’s nose. Alicia stung by the blow, starts dripping blood, but as Rachel comes at her again, she gets in a solid right to the side of Rachel’s head. Rachel’s advance stopped and Alicia counterattacks with hooks to Rachel’s torso. However Rachel gets a nasty right uppercut in under Alicia’s chin and puts the redhead back on her heels. Rachel then tries to follow up with rights and lefts to the head. Alicia now jabbing Rachel in the breasts to break up the brunette’s momentum. Rachel retaliates with some breast punching of her own, but time runs out on the round. It was a close one, but the judges gives it to Rachel Boston by a narrow margin.

R5: Rachel looking fired up as she sits on her stool during the break. She keeps looking over at Alicia with angry looks, but Alicia studiously ignoring Rachel. Then bell rings, Rachel comes bounding out and looks ready to take Alicia’s head off with a big right hand. However, Alicia sees it coming, steps to one side to let the blow whistle passed her ear and then fires back a big right of her own that catches Rachel between the eyes. Rachel is staggered and stumbles forward where Alicia now unleashes a right uppercut. POW! RACHEL IS KNOCKED OFF HER FEET AND GOES CRASHING DOWN! Rachel sprawled on the canvas, knees bent up, but arms flung out as her chest heaves. Alicia gives her fallen foe a look of satisfaction and then heads for the neutral corner. Deidre Hall starting the count as a stunned Rachel Boston tries to pull herself together. Rachel struggles but makes it to her feet at “NINE!” Referee Hall not sur if she should allow this to continue, but Rachel can be heard insisting: “No! No! I can go on! I can go on!”

Deidre Hall finally lets Rachel Boston have her way and waves Alicia Witt back in. Alicia moves in coolly. She fires punches at Rachel’s head mainly to make her duck. Alicia then goes all-out with a ab blasting attacking on Rachel ‘s midsection. Rachel doubles up and is driven into the ropes. Alicia struggling to keep her arms up and this allows Alicia to smash rights and lefts into Rachel’s head. Rachel trying to slide along the ropes, but her head is getting ragdolled AND REFEREE DEIDRE HALL JUMPS IN!. Deidre cradles the wrecked Rachel Boston to safety as Alicia steps away and raises her right arm in victory.

THE WINNER: ALICIA WITT DEFEATS RACHEL BOSTON TKO5!

After: “I could tell Rachel was all steamed up at my punching her boob—er—breasts and figured she come out in the 5th with revenge on her mind. Sure enough, she comes out with a punch so telegraphed she could have used Western Union. I just timed it, let her miss and then blew her away with my right. The rest was just mopping up, though I think the fight should have been stopped after the knockdown. Anyway, I won and I couldn’t be happier. I hope the fans appreciate we’re not just some rinky-dink amateurs. We got women here at the HC that really do know how to box and I am one of them!”

No comment from Rachel Boston who has to be helped from the ring, her face quite badly bruised and swollen. However word soon leaks out that: “Rachel realizes she got sloppy in the 5th and paid the price. She hopes to do better next time.”

This was a competitive fight with both Alicia Witt and Rachel Boston showing they do have boxing skills. Alicia had the better judgment which allowed her take advantage of Rachel’s rashness in the 4th. Hallmark suit said to be pleased with the level competition and more activity said to be in the works. One fight strongly rumored said be on tap involves two non-FCBA fighters though the two ladies are well known to HC watchers: Merrit Patterson ( 30, 5’5) vs Natalie Hall (30. 5’4) ½).

Says PLP’s Ashley Benson: “Hey, I know both of them: Merrit was on that PRETTY LITTLE LIARS spin-off RAVENSWOOD and Natalie played my characters sneaky stepsister on PLL. I got be at ringside for that one!”