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15 Dec 2000 Jennifer Connelly Vs Ashley Judd

Page history last edited by Archer844 13 years, 11 months ago

Before: Unusual camp for Judd - Jenny Garth asked to lead sparring sessions and absolute knock down drag out wars result - Judd overruling her handlers and insisting that Garth stay to provide 'hard' sparring. Either a fitter, tougher fighter results from such training, or a slightly used one come fight night - but Garth's insights into Connelly's game and psychology could be invaluable regardless. Connelly in navy sports bra, red boy cut shorts - Ashley in white tank top tied at the back to reveal abs - light blue boy cut shorts.

 

During R1: Judd sends the message that she won't shy away from contact - goes right inside with Connelly to trade hooks. Entire round takes place on a little patch of canvas just outside Judd's corner - Ashley with her back to the ropes, leaning forward - Jen with her right hand tight to her cheek, just turning that shoulder into clapping lefts up and down Ashley's left side. Judd's eyes popping at some of these blows - Connelly throwing one of the most mechanically efficient hooks in boxing, leaves Judd humming at the bell.

 

R2: Ash with the same plan - let Connelly come to her, stand firm and trade. Bad idea. Connelly able to body up and crank hooks - punches are bashing uncontested to the liver, belly and right arm of Judd as she is continually rocked up against the ropes. Ashley wobbly butt after the pulverizing beat against her body and midway through the round, Connelly puts her head down, goes right at the stomach with churning two fisted mayhem - Ashley breaking down, groaning in pain has to clinch or be battered. Jen rolling up on the blonde the rest of the way, putting her head in under Ashley's chin, bulling her back into the turnbuckles and chugging away with rolling shoulder action to the waistline. Judd visibly shaken, pale at the bell as Connelly peels wetly off and struts back to her corner.

 

R3: Jen Connelly getting right back into those trunks, POUNDS a trembling Ashley Judd in her corner. Judd's people now screaming at her to move - but the legs aren't there - round becomes one long gut check for the blonde as Jen puts it to her. Connelly punishing the midsection, coming off the body after a ripping combination to finish upstairs with swatting blows from either hand - Judd's butt propped in the corner, arms crossed just lapping it up - she's beaten into a stupor this round as Connelly piles up another shutout.

 

R4: More Jen Connelly beating the daylights out of Ashley Judd - but Judd refusing to go down, eyes still registering signs of life - part of this is just Ashley trying to get Jen to spend up her money. Jen pacing herself, using the left shoulder and chickenwing to nudge Judd back, then digging in with another splattering hook, using her legs to fit short right uppercuts from her cheek to Judd's chin in tight. Down the stretch, Ashley comes alive, showing a little Ray Leonard shoe shine as she suddenly slashes side to side, buffetting Connelly's world class jugs and chin, then covering up to take as Jen grimly stands in.

 

R5: Connelly putting down the rebellion with an iron fist - she gets on top of Judd and just collapses that right side with the hook. Ashley covered up, laying in and taking unacceptable damage - but take it she does. Connelly's turn to be amazed as she shakes her head at the bell - Judd left in agony, right arm dangling uselessly, gulping for air at the bell, but on her feet and obviously wanting to continue. Trainer pushes away the cut man in Judd's corner, takes her face in both hands, stares into her eyes and tells her calmly and professionally that she has got to move - enough machisma already.

 

R6: Judd responding to instructions, but stumbling slightly as she tries to show Jen the stick. Connelly marching on blonde, chasing Judd down around the ring, eating a fair number of sharp jabs early, but finally getting her head on Ashley's chest to work the gut again. Final minute - Connelly rooting around Ashley's midsection comes up suddenly with a vicious left uppercut, splattering Judd back against the ropes - blonde incredibly refuses to be knocked out, although she is temporarily helpless from the blast. Judd a mess in her corner, getting endswell on both eyes, ice against her ribcage - Connelly basically with a free hand through 6.

 

R7: Shutout Jen Connelly. It's as pure a display of inside pressure as you could ever see - Jen so compact with her defense and punching motion - Judd swooning, laying in and taking it stubbornly, but unable to get her legs going under the ceaseless bombardment. Judd with her right hand under her chin protects against the uppercut, but Connelly is bashing in the right side of the blonde's head with doubled up hooks, and reefing to the jutting ledge of blonde breasts as Ashley leans out over her feet.

 

R8: Judd finally showing signs of Garth-like trickery. Dropping the left hand completely, Ashley shuffles away from the oncoming brunette, forcing her to deal with the jab off the hip, then twisting into the pre-emptive right hand to spank back Jen's face before falling in to clinch. Connelly's straight approach angle betraying her this round as Judd posts the shutout - but damage done to Ashley's right arm evident as she can't hurt Connelly despite numerous flush potshots.

 

R9: Great two way action round. Judd dancing at times, shuffling flat footed at others changes up speeds and angles nicely to keep Connelly honest this round. Judd with the jab from the hip able to set Jen up for clean right crosses - Connelly walking through the punches but still, they're scoring blows. All comes crashing down in the final minute when Jen bobs into a deep crouch, slips Judd's right hand, comes up with a brutal left hook dig to the stomach, then doubles up to the head to send Judd reeling sideways to the ropes. Vintage Connelly finishing flurry - right/left to the sides, left hook on the chin as Judd swoons, feet out wide to support her as she gets battered to the bell. AND ASH GOES DOWN! An accumulation of punches to the head and body just seems to wilt Judd, who sinks to her knees in a daze. She'll beat the count, but it's Jen stealing a round Ashley desperately needed with the late power.

 

R10: Connelly wants to remove all doubt - she cuts off the ring immediately, crowds inside, muscles her girl to the ropes and continues to tenderize the body while keeping her head tucked in nice and safe against Judd's neck. Ashley on her heels, often pushed back and opened up for abuse refuses to go out lame - she's slugging back - without leverage and unable to keep Connelly off her - but Judd answers ever 3 or 4 Connelly touches with one of her own. Ash all but out, pulls a left hand across Jen's face, lays over on her right side as Jen rips home a few body bursts, then sweeps back the other way to land a right hand and lay over on the left. Bell sounds to end the gritty war of attrition - Connelly lifting her mitts and smiling sweatily out at the crowd anticipates the obvious: UD10 Jennifer Connelly.

 

After: Connelly graciously consoling Judd after dishing out one of the most perfectly sustained 10 rounds of body beating ever seen in the FCBA. Jen then cattilly thanking Jenny Garth for all her good work and expertise in post fight - Garth steaming at ringside as Jen lands the cheap shot. "She was tough," admits Jen, "GOD was she tough, but she wasn't ready for me. I hurt her with my first punch and I don't think she ever recovered. She was making these 'UHH! UHH!' noises whenever I touched her to the body - I can't believe she didn't quit - I know another blonde who would have." Debate rages in the days to follow: Did Judd's warrior's heart get the better of her and cause her to lay in too long with the devastating inside worker Connelly? Did she overtrain? Connelly's first three rounds were astonishingly brutal - could Judd have boxed more, or were her legs shot after soaking up so much so early? 2 facts seem undeniable - Judd's heart can't be questioned - and Connelly's an absolute wrecking ball when allowed to fight her fight.

 

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