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12 June 2000 Title Ch Gillian Anderson vs Brandy Ledford

Page history last edited by Archer844 14 years, 1 month ago

 

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Posted by Simguy on Monday, 12-Jun-2000 17:00:41

 

Before: Ledford in tough after suffering her first KO loss to Liu, challenges Anderson for the division diadem in a fight between 2 very similar styles. Gillian unbeaten in close to 2 years, confounding the experts by turning back some of the biggest names in boxing to keep her crown. An excellent ring general and improviser in the ring, Anderson has a knack of identifying and exploiting weakness, which she’ll need to overcome Ledford’s quickness and power advantages. Champion Gillian in light blue sports bra, navy speedos, Brandy in orange bikini—fought outdoors at the Hawaii Hilton.

 

During R1: Gillian staying compact, putting her jab in the middle of Brandy’s chest to get range. Ledford showing more lateral movement and a high guard, content to brush her opponent’s fists away and bounce around the outside rather than mix it up. Tactical first—Anderson making the fight gets the points.

 

R2: Brandy settles down and shows that quick fisted short hook, answering Gillian’s chest jab, stunning the red head, and putting a quick right/left on the champ’s face to drive her back. Anderson bending at the waist, moving her head, but Ledford going to work with heavy leather along the redhead’s sides has Gillian grunting, retreating this round.

 

R3: Gillian again jabs her way in, then hooks to the body as the girls close ranks and fight shoulder to shoulder. Anderson walking her girl around, keeping Ledford on the defensive with sharp combinations and smothering the blonde with tactical clinches has Brandy visibly frustrated this round. Backsides and thighs strain as both beauties try to leg the other backwards—it’s Anderson’s game and she looks to be making Brandy fighting her fight at this point.

 

R4: Just tough, give and take at close quarters, both girls snapping off short combinations then covering up, bending at the waist to combine offense and defense in the same motion. Ledford with a little separation late, wins a collision of hooks that snaps Gillians’s head and forces her back—difference in the round.

 

R5: Back in the trenches, both women making it bout will, reflexes and leg strength as she each uses the shoulder to lever opponent. Ledford acting like the big woman, but Anderson still cagey, taking a step to the right to maneuver Brandy off stride, and late in the round, Gillian gets an angle for a biting right hand across the gut, doubled into a right uppercut which puts Ledford wobbly butt. Brandy hurt, clinches as the bell sounds—champ pushing off and strutting business like to her corner as she sends a message.

 

R6: Gillian opening up, putting punches together to break Brandy down, but the blonde not as hurt as she looked, answers every flurry. Girls work up and down at close range, hooking off the jab and fighting in a phone booth. Final minute, Ledford’s hook begins to wear Gillian’s belly out—champ steps back with a look of fatigue on her face—Brandy cranks a sharp left across Gillian’s teeth and ANDERSON GOES DOWN! Gillian up at 8, covers up arms in tight as Ledford gets off a few batting shots to the arms and body at the bell.

 

R7: Anderson goes from the hunter to the hunted as she is clearly still feeling the effects of Ledford’s hooks. Brandy walking Gillian down, curls hard right hand against Anderson’s firm tummy, then snaps that hook to the ear as Gillian is pounded around the ring. Anderson going wobbly butt, guard getting loose, and midway through the round, this tight contest becomes a beating as Ledford stands and digs at a bunched over Gillian Anderson’s gut. Redhead stumbles forward under the onslaught until she tumbles to all fours—Brandy stepping away with that cruel glint in her eyes as she watches Anderson struggle to beat the count. All Ledford down the stretch as she muscles Gillian up under the arms into the ropes and beats her about the stomach and ribcage to the bell.

 

R8: Shut out Brandy Ledford as Gillian looks to stick and move, but the blonde easily cuts off the ring, trades hooks to the chin until Anderson wilts, and bodies the champ to the ropes. Ledford working with that trademark smirk, happily pushing Anderson into the ropes, then bashing away at the redhead’s torso as Gillian’s legs tremble to keep her up. Anderson sent staggering to her corner once again as she seems to be running out of options.

 

R9: Gillian looking again to box, but she can’t keep the blonde off her—hard punching to the body and breasts soon back Anderson to the ropes, where she tucks it in and fights toe to toe as Ledford intends it. Ledford shakes Gillian’s legs once again with that hook into the sternum, getting her hips turned into the punch with perfect leverage. Anderson answering back, pumps left and right uppercuts into the blonde’s bulging breasts, bringing the fight to mid ring at the bell. Hard feelings after the bell as Anderson feel her title slipping away—Ledford not appreciating the jug mugging.

 

R10: Back and forth slugging as the girls just  go shoulder to shoulder and fight—Gillian landing a slobberknocker overhand right to stiffen Brandy’s legs—Ledford turning into that hook across the abdomen to force a gasp and a backward step from the champion. Down the stretch though, Ledford batters Gillian to the ropes and has her way, punishing Anderson as she folds up. Blonde standing over her foe, bouncing her fists off Gillian’s back an sides as the bell sounds to end Ledford’s fury. Unanimous duke Brandy Ledford as she leaves Gillian Anderson stoically choking back tears at the verdict.

 

After: In the end, Ledford’s small but crucial advantages in handspeed, power and overall mobility proved decisive as she emerged from a tight first half to win this title bid going away. Anderson just getting progressively more beat up, pulled out all her veteran tricks in going the distance, but it was Brandy’s time to shine. Ledford ending one of the classiest title reigns as Anderson never ducked anyone, and it’s a slap in the face to Liu who has earlier failed to unseat the workmanlike redhead.

 

Reposted by Archer 2/16/10.

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