Posted by simguy on 9/5/2008

Before: You can feel the electricity: more and more commentary along the lines of "Bjorlin's the new Landry" these days - there's no mistaking the feel of heat at the cellular level between rival beauties. "I'm gunning for her," Nadia smiles mischievously. "Oh come on - you guys know that. There's no looking at me without comparing me to Ali and vice versa. I'm coming on strong: she's had her day. We all know how this is going to play out eventually. The era of Nadia Bjorlin will be founded on the conquest of Ali Landry. It's going to take more than one beating to push Ali to the sidelines, but I tell you what: taking a title away from her is a damn good start!" Landry pursing lips, staying calm: Ali hasn't seen this kind of brazen disrespect since her pageant days. "Do I really have to respond to this?" Ali shrugs at the podium. "I mean - is anyone taking this hag seriously? She's strong and she's pretty - I get that - but the idea that she's going to be the one to push me aside is insane. Physically, sure - she matches up. Mentally - no way. Emotionally - uh uh. Technically - please. When I don't go down in the first round, she's going to start doubting herself - because that's her whole game. When I'm still punishing her in the fifth round, she's going to come unglued. And if she's still standing in ten, she's going to be taking a beating that's going to define her for the rest of her career. Looking forward to it." Ali exercising champion's prerogative and wearing the gold bikini (denying Nadia the privilege); black gloves; long curly brown locks. Nadia in black off-the-shoulder bikini (right shoulder bare - left shoulder has the strap); black gloves; long curly brown locks. Stare-down features book-end physiques: deep dark tans; full bodied muscle; deep thigh swells and hard calves; high, powerful buttocks. Ladies were born to fight and subjugate one another.

During R1: Nadia quickly at Ali, clubbing a short hook/right hand in close to chin: Landry clinches, legs startled. Catch and release from Ali - she pushes off, moves, eyes narrowed as she gauges her foe's strength. Nadia attacking - stepping-to boldly and getting off: Landry either legging out of range, covering up to block, or clinching up head/left arm. Nadia the aggressor bell to bell: she shakes her head "No," en route to her corner, summing up her estimation of Ali's threat-level.

R2: Ali's made her reads, gets to work. Landry with a crisp, stiff stick rebukes Nadia at range, slowing Bjorlin's rush. Landry slide-stepping to her right - small adjustments with her feet: she's jabbing, dropping in the right hand, then tying up with left hand behind Nadia's head, right hand securing Nadia's left arm behind elbow. Ali walking Nadia around in the grasp, holding for ref's break: champ deliberately slowing the pace, frustrating her volcanic foe. Bjorlin angry about the tactics, whining to ref, losing concentration. Landry pitches a punch-n'-clutch shutout second.

R3: One-two to chin shakes Nadia at the open: Ali hangs around on front (left) foot, clipping Bjorlin the hesitation hook to chin as insurance: Nadia backs up, blinking. Ali forward cautiously - stooping to jab Nadia's tummy - Bjorlin continues to baby-step backwards. HARD right hand shafts down into Nadia's breadbasket, spanking loud off meat: Bjorlin grunts, hits ropes, folds forward hurt behind earmuff guard. Ali edges in close with her left shoulder - tucks a short hook in behind Nadia's right elbow, then leans in with the shoulder to smother receipt. Right uppercut, Ali - clipping at Nadia's overhanging forehead; swatting hook takes Nadia across the jugs. Right hand curls up into Nadia's stomach CHUP! Again Ali eases forward, bodying Nadia into ropes and smothering her receipt. That's the way of it - Ali patient on Nadia, gettin' 'er done: clouting, swatting blows bludgeon against the beef of Bjorlin's shoulders, biceps and breasts; tucking, digging punches work paunch and flanks as Ali breaks her foe down to body.

R4: Nadia scores on Ali, clipping her in tight a short-scrubbing left/right to chin. Landry goes to clinch - rebuffed by another tightly scrubbed left/right across jugs. Landry grimacing, backing up - she barely ducks under a savage right hand as Bjorlin resumes offensive. Ali driven to ropes: Bjorlin pushing in, reaching her arms under Ali's to chest the pageant beauty to cables. Nadia squirming - brawny shoulders and arms writhing to pull down Ali's guard, exposing champ to blunt, clubbing work torso and head. Landry absorbing punishment much of the first minute, but organizing: second minute sees her fit short hooks into Nadia's waistline - then left uppercuts off the body touches. Ali scoring in clipping, short-arm combinations, then tying up with left hand behind Nadia's head, right hand securing Nadia's left elbow. Bjorlin's ferocity checked by Ali's canny spot-offence combined with tactical holding. Ref shouting warnings, slapping at Ali's shoulders and left hand to break clinches - but Bjorlin's edge is blunted regardless.

R5: Nadia forcing the fight - daring Ali's jab, weaving past it, then fighting off Landry's chest. Nadia big and strong in there - she's walking Ali back, bodying her to ropes, then wriggling on her to pull down her guard. Grunting work tummy to tummy as tanned brunettes struggle to create openings, opportunities. Ali cute off the ropes, left across her gut, right under her chin - she's scoring with left uppercuts off left foot, right uppercuts off right; swabbing away in close to Nadia's bulging breasts. Bjorlin determined, staying on top at the apron, pounding at Ali's biceps, shrugging in short left/rights across ribs and breasts, clubbing at the head in close quarters. Brutal two way action - both women absorbing tremendous punishment. Judges like Nadia's ability to stay on top and work - limiting Ali to spots.

R6: Ali pumps the jab, creates a little distance. Landry slide-stepping to her right, popping stick, then leaning in to clean up hard right hands: she's extending well, catching Nadia on the way in, preempting her. Ali quick to tie up - left hand behind head, right hand behind elbow - then turning Nadia counterclockwise: Landry being first, smothering, making Bjorlin move her feet. Latter half the round - Ali's working Nadia's breasts with short, cuffing hooks off the one-two, catching Bjorlin as Nadia's anticipating a clinch instead. Nadia lumping up - not getting off: Ali's class prevails as Landry retakes initiative.

R7: Nadia out SWINGING - gigantic, brawling haymakers - eyes flashing, teeth bared. Ali able to read, slip and evade - but rejuvenated challenger has Landry scampering early. Feast for the eyes as thighs ripple, tummies/backsides/jugs jostle with the suddenly wild action. Landry reining Bjorlin in during second minute - jabbing her into compliance, tying her up, slowing things down: girls panting, grimacing with the effort of shoving each other around in sweaty embraces. Final minute - Nadia working well inside: mouth on shoulder with Ali - Bjorlin's freed up her hands, just shrugging in short-pump lefts and rights, tummy and jug.

R8: Nadia belligerent, aggressive, coming forward - but Ali managing the pressure, channeling her foe, touching her up, clinching, walking, frustrating her. Both girls gleaming with sweat - hard work tummy to tummy as Ali initiates head-and-arm clinches, turning Nadia midring. Bjorlin wriggling and shoulder-bumping to extricate herself - when she can, she's jamming away to tummy, scrubbing away to breasts, trying to work her way up-torso to check Ali's chin. When it's not there, Bjorlin busy to Ali's arms, bashing away at golden-brown bicep and shoulder. Ali bumping away as well, clipping little right uppercuts, turning over hooks, then tying up. Landry cute with forearms and shoulders as well as legal-mitts to Nadia's breasts: Bjorlin absorbing tremendous bump-n'-scrub to jug in close. Difference is Ali's mastery outside: after ref's breaks, she's in control, forcing Nadia to wade through punches to renegotiate position inside.

R9: Nadia willful - pushing forward on Ali: punches to the arms starting to take a toll as Landry's receipts look a little limp. Landry doing a lot of holding this round: she's puffy-faced, sullen, cranky from the constant contact with Bjorlin. Ali tying up, walking Nadia around - but champ not as active offensively - she's taking a round off here. Nadia able to push forward, body Ali to ropes, get work done: she's pounding away in close - reaching her arms in under Ali's to wrestle apart Landry's guard, then clubbing at her in close. Bjorlin muscling Ali to neutral corner at one point, jamming left shoulder into Ali's breasts and blocking her tuff: "Gettin' tired, baby?" Nadia taunts. Bjorlin works Ali over to bell - Landry mouthbreathing, disheveled after 9 grueling rounds of Nadia.

R10: Ali with one-two-clinch routine early - champ looking ahead to the cards. Nadia shouting "BREAK, REF!" every time Ali ties up - Bjorlin agitated, trying to wriggle free and get off. Fight stumbles around the ring as Nadia's routinely swallowed up, held fast for ref's breaks - clock ticking down as champ works her magic. Final minute - Ali has Nadia bogged down - champ backs into ropes, left hand in behind Nadia's head. Bjorlin jerks a short right to Ali's waist, bunching her up in alarm; right uppercut doubles off the body shot, clipping Ali's chin as Nadia arches her back, pops hips-left to clip it sweet. ALI LOOSENS UP! Landry in swoon - drooping forward - Nadia shoves her upright to ropes, eyes wide n' wild. Bjorlin hooks Ali's dazed face, swivelling the head; right hand clubs chin. Landry sputtering - arms out wide to embrace Nadia around her shoulders, but unable to tie up. Bjorlin compact, working in between Ali's shoulders, twitching lefts and rights onto chin and breasts, keeping the shots short, using her forearms to prop Ali up. Landry drooping forward - Nadia stepping back in good order, SCRUBBING away with side-to-side action and ALI GOES DOWN! Landry pooling onto her face, eyes closed, lips parted - SHE'S ALL USED UP! Torrid last minute KO10 for the winner and NEW welterweight champ - Nadia Bjorlin!

After: Nadia shrieking - jumping into arms of her trainer - she throws the gauntlet down big time in her war against Ali Landry, separating the champ from belts, consciousness and dignity with a tremendous full-bodied effort tonight. "I KNEW she couldn't take my punches!" Nadia crows in postfight, face just beaming. "I hurt her right away - I don't know if you guys could see it - but she was shook, and that's why she was clinching all night. Her legs were shakey right off the bat, and I knew - I kNEW - if I just kept at her, she'd crumble. I think that's it for Ali Landry - I really do. Tonight, she met up with a better model - if she tries me again, it's only going to get worse and worse for her. She needs to know that. She needs to accept that. Nadia Bjorlin's here now, and she's here to STAY!"