Tale of the Tape:
Dua Lipa:
Age: 25
Height: 5'8
18-7 (18KOs)
Vs
Missy Peregrym:
Age: 38
Height: 5'7 ½
67-35-2 (47KOs)
Former two time bantamweight champion.
Former two time lightweight champion.
2020 Tractorpull Hall of Fame inductee.

(Girls Friday vs Lookout! Boxing)

(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

Intro:
Dua Lipa and Missy Peregrym meet once again on PPV, with both women around the top fifteen of the lightweight division, momentum matters to both as they have it right now, the loser here might have a heck of a trek to get back to this point, while the winner moves a step closer to the mountain top.

As stated these two have fought before, in fact it was only in March of this year when they fought on pay per view, Dua was with the now defunct Holloway boxing on a hot streak that was stopped by Missy with a short left hook that boomed off her chin, ending her run that time with Missy going onto a title shot, Dua on a bad run where her stable closed down to put the cherry on top.

Now will history repeat itself as Dua comes in undefeated in her last three, Missy her last two fights, Dua now has a new stable in the Girls Friday boxing team where her run begun, will that be something that changes things around or is Dua a hook away from another bad fall?

Well as she is interviewed by Alicia Atout in the Girls Friday gym after sparring with Alessandra Ambrosio, Dua is in a great mood at least as she hugs the interviewer in her black sports bra, matching shorts, gloves and trainers, making Alicia look a little uncomfortable as her red dress gets a little sweaty, making Dua apologize as she realises what she did.

After all that is sorted out, Dua is asked about how she is feeling going into this fight after their last encounter, Dua answers "I learned last time around how good Missy is, she gave me a beating frankly as I fought her all wrong, me and my coaches at the time expected to be too fast for her, newsflash for anyone wanting to get into the ring with Missy, she ain't slow!" Chuckling at that bit as Alicia smiles.

"As you see I have to laugh about it, no point in getting down when this sport is all about learning and adapting, Alessandra *waves at her* has taught me a few new tricks as she knows Missy well herself, I feel revitalized here and am a better boxer now" says the singer as she is smiling warmly at Alicia, before she is called over for more training by Gisele Bundchen.

Over at the Lookout! Boxing stable, Alicia finds Missy finishing her cool down after a hard session, wiping her brow with a towel as she wears a red sports bra, red yoga pants with white trainers, Missy walks over to Alicia to shake her hand before they sit down on benches near the locker room.

Asked how she is feeling, Missy replies "I am doing wonderful, I have been in the ring with Dua, the kid has talent let me start with that, she has started to show glimpses of more then what I saw but to be frank she is in the wrong stable if she really wants to improve" Alicia looks a little puzzled, asking Missy what she means.

After wiping her chest, Missy laughs before answering "put it this way, we as a stable have dealt with those lot over the past five years, they are full of fakes and back stabbers, Dua would have been better coming here, I know our managers look her over so maybe they didn't think she was good enough to join a truly elite core of lightweights, she can hold Kendall's gym bag instead for all I care" grinning as Alicia nods at the implication.

Standing up as she puts the towel over her left shoulder, Missy finishes by saying "I'll give the kid another personal lesson in the ring, once I am done with her I am finished with her, no more rematches as I want titles around here, I proved the first time around I am far from finished, this time won't be any different" walking off into the locker room with no hint of worry about fighting the Brit.

Fight night; out comes Dua first with Gisele and Eva Carneiro behind her, she is all smiles as she jogs down the aisle towards the ring, fist bumping a few people in the front row before she heads over to the ring steps.

Jogging up them before stepping through the ropes, Dua is wearing a white sports bra with red trim, matching trunks and shoes, red gloves, while her hair is braided for battle, she bows to each side of the ring at the center then heads to her corner to get ready.

Missy heads out now with her coach Julie Benz behind her, the cold piercing stare of the legend is on show as usual she is all business, the fans showing her love as they have for over a decade, Julie hyping the crowd up as she smiles.

The Canadian actress steps through the ropes wearing a red sports bra with black trim, matching trunks and shoes, black gloves, while her hair is also braided, she raises her right arm in the air to acknowledge the crowd then shadow boxes to loosen up.

Coming together at the center, the fighters lock eyes as they listen to the final instructions, there seems more a tenseness between them from the first fight, knowing that the stakes might be high as both wants to be in line for a title shot.

They touch gloves respectfully with their opponent when told to, Julie and Gisele share a venomous stare that shows the feelings that run from both stables to the other goes through nearly every person in them, returning to their corners, they are ready when the bell rings to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.

Round 1:
Nodding to each other as they jog out their corners, trading stiff jabs as they box around the center of the ring, Missy showing early on like the first fight her speed to land the first combo of the fight with a jab up top quickly followed by two punches to the body of the singer.

Dua looks to be keeping closer this time around, fighting Missy at midrange as they exchange quick fire punches that bang into cheeks when they are not caught on forearms, the fighters keep up on their toes.

As Lipa swings in an overhand right, she finds air as the veteran spots it a mile off, countering with a straight to the body before rifling in her jab under the chin of the Brit to push her back a step.

The speed of Missy still is giving Dua a headache, doubling up her jab to keep pushing Dua back as the Canadian is almost cracking a smile, enjoying teaching her younger rival a lesson about boxing.

Late in the round Dua gives Missy a heck of a warning shot as she comes in to attack, a left hook brushes her lips as she just about sees it in time, the straight that follows smacks her right down the barrel between her eyes to drive her back.

When the round ends Dua nods to Gisele, knowing she started too slow for her own good, Missy on the other hand doesn't look bothered by Dua, confidence breed from their first fight as she feels it will go the same way.

Round 2:
Again it's a game of cat and mouse to start, Dua stalking after the more fleet footed Peregrym, who is landing the cleaner punches still as she moves her upper body more between them, keeping Dua from getting a solid lock on her.

The game plan of Lipa soon shows itself as she catches Missy to the top of her head with a straight, she moves into her space to crowd her back towards the ropes, stopping the mobility of Peregrym while she bangs away to the body.

It looks like Dua has been primarily doing body sparring sessions with Alessandra, she is outworking Missy as she presses her onto the ropes, the smaller woman without the range to load up on her punches as much.

She needs to nudge back Dua so she can get off the ropes, doubling up her jab again to try to stop Dua closing the gap as easily, with Dua moving her head more as she is starting to look less tense.

At the bell it is a strong round for Dua, Gisele shouting "that's my girl!" As she wipes Dua's face down, Missy meanwhile nods to Julie, knowing she needs to keep away from the ropes before she is smothered by Lipa.

Round 3:
Moving more side to side so she isn't as easy a target to peg, Missy is adding more body shots herself to keep Dua at a safe distance for her to dart inside and out when she wants, looking to get control of the action again.

Dua's jab isn't too shabby itself as it bangs into the face of Missy, knocking her back a step when she spikes her to the top of her head with a double jab, that allows her to move in closer to throw in those hard hooks to the body.

Using her right shoulder to bump back Dua, Missy lands an overhand left to the jaw of Dua, staying inside as she gives Dua a taste of her medicine, maybe not the smartest idea as they grind foreheads while body shots fly in.

A left uppercut catches Dua on her chin, opening her up to an overhand right across her cheek as Missy shows she is no slouch on the inside, pressing back the singer to the ropes as she has her head under the chin of Lipa.

The round comes to an end with Dua looking annoyed at herself, admitting to Gisele she needs to stop Missy from moving as freely with more then just a jab, Missy looks calmer then the last round as she sits on her stool.

Round 4:
Missy continues to be elusive to start off the round, before she starts to lay in more meaty punches, feeling she can turn the heat up more on Dua as they clash more with feet planted to get the crowd cheering.

Drilling in a double jab to the mouth of Dua to bust her bottom lip open, Missy begins to push her opponent around the outside part of the ring, eyes locked on Dua as she wants to repeat what happened the last time they fought with a swift knockout.

But she can't land that short left hook, instead Dua is smartly reading when it is coming to dodge, then counter with straight punches into the face of Peregrym to keep her back, leading to the momentum start to swing to Lipa.

A left bangs across the mouth of Missy to turn her head, back she comes in an uppercut as Dua is too keen to close the distance with her hooks to the body, allowing Missy again to work back her opponent to the ropes.

Where Dua is covering up as Missy is barking out with effort, most slamming into the forearms of Lipa, who is only really firing single punches out when she sees an opening.

The bell rings to end the round with Missy getting her shoulders rubbed by Julie, they discuss about Missy needing to change her angles up, across the ring Gisele is telling Dua to stop showing Missy as much respect, she needs to be more rough with her.

Round 5:
Stepping out her corner a little more quickly, Dua is forcing Missy into a more heated set of exchanges to start, Missy trying to keep flighty as she bobs her head around, looking to land overhand punches are grazing at best.

One missed right hook by Missy leaves her open to a clubbing left to the side of her head, a straight snaps it back as Dua starts to put her punches together better, getting more to the inside to work away.

Using little nudges on the opposite side to the referee, Dua is opening up space to send in her hooks to the body of her opponent, aiming some to lift up the ribs of Peregrym to make her groan out.

Missy doesn't look to be moving as quickly, trying to slug her way back into this room, instead after a few hot tempered exchanges, she finds herself driven backwards by a double jab on her nose, a right hook smacks her across the jaw to send some sweat flying.

Soon enough the bell rings with Dua getting a thumbs up from her corner, that's the aggression they want to see from her as she sits on her stool, Missy stays standing as she takes on fluids, trying to get more air in her body as those body shots are having an effect.

Round 6:
Fighting around the ring with Missy trying to counter punch her way back on top, she gets surprised when Dua feints a few times, THEN SLAMS A PINPOINT RIGHT SQUARE INTO THE LIVER OF MISSY, WHO GOES DOWN TO ALL FOURS!

A stunning turn of events has the crowd wondering what just happened! Dua jogs to the neutral corner watching like a hawk, 1...2...3.. Missy groans as she spits her gumshield out, 4...5...6.. Panting as she tries to get her air back, 7.. Pushing to a knee, 8...9.. Missy beats the count as she looks hurt, saying she can fight on, the referee calls a time out so Peregrym can get her gumshield washed and placed back in her mouth.

When they resume it is clear even with the extended break that Missy isn't quite right, Dua smacking in several clean punches to the face of the hurt Peregrym, who is missing with some hard hooks that only find air.

An uppercut knocks back Missy onto the ropes, a right slams into her gut again, MISSY'S GLOVES GO DOWN AND BEFORE DUA CAN LAND MORE, JULIE THROWS IN THE TOWEL TO SAVE MISSY MORE PUNISHMENT! REFEREE WAVES THE FIGHT OFF!

Winner Dua Lipa TKO Round 6

After:
Dua gets the win back over Missy to even the score, the winner goes to check on Missy, with Missy rubbing her stomach as she admits "you got me good" sucking in air as Julie makes sure to get her stool over to her so she can sit down.

Jogging back to her own corner, Dua gets a hug from Gisele, thanking her coach for all the body work training they did, Eva helping with her gloves before they embrace as they all look in harmony, Dua going four and zero since joining the stable.

Missy meanwhile has a guest in her corner, stablemate Yvonne Strahovski comes out to check on her, Missy has her hands on the top of her head to try to help draw in more air, she nods that she'll be OK as her face is still a little red.

They watch Dua get her hand raised by the referee with a big smile on her face, Yvonne looks to be looking on interested in the young woman, stepping into the ring and heading over to Dua with hands on her hips.

"Nice job, if you want to test yourself more you know where to find me" says Yvonne, before she turns to help Missy out the ring with Julie, Missy telling them "I'll get her next time" with Yvonne smiling to her with a nod.

In the ring Dua looks excited to think she could be going to fight Yvonne someday, she also has a fight with Tasya Teles also to look forwards to for the next PPV, the future is looking up for the singer as poses for the cameras.