Posted by Simguy on 10/17/2008, 9:19 pm.

Before: Hard feelings in the wake of a draw last time out made worse once either girl has had the chance to read the other’s press clippings. Plenty of pushing squabbles in preflight for this one as tempers run hot. “it’s the mistake of Gellar’s career to be facing me again so soon after our last fight,” Ricci crows at the podium, “I’m used to all her moves now. I’ve seen all her little tricks and I’m all over them. Giving me a few more rounds to catch up with her and pound her out is crazy--but God love her for trying!” Sarah seeing the other side of the coin when it’s her turn. “I’m used to Christina’s punch now,” Gellar shrugs in rebuttal, “and that’s ALL she ‘s got. I’m gonna tighten my noose on this girl and take care of business. If Lohan can post 10-0, I can too: Ricci’s gonna get scuffed.” Chris in midnight clue bikini; slick blonde ponytail; small white workout gloves. Gellar in red/white horizontal barred bikini; slick ponytail; small workout gloves, the right one red, the left one white.

During R1: Surprising Gellar aggression early as she seeks to impose will, ear respect, Ricci stands ground, greets incoming Sarah with robust bursts of bashing lefts and rights. Gellar bludgeoned about her head and shoulders--forced to crouch forward; Ricci immediately working up underneath with digging uppercuts, cramming into tummy and tits until Gellar’s forced to give ground. Sarah circles, curves back on in: meets with the same enthusiastic response as Ricci churns away. Gellar’s attacks bold, but counter0productive: she’s banged up in exchanges, repulsed, eventually walked down as Ricci assumes control late and comes forward punching.

R2: Identical round to the first: Gellar looking to initiate, flowing right up the middle on Ricci only to sustain unacceptable punishment from a furious-punching Christina. Ricci’s teeth bared, eyes blazing: tight, compact swings and pokes as Chris keeps it stubby, rejects her foe time and again. As Gellar tires--Chris comes forward--scouring Sarah with straight, jamming punches on approach, then picking her up uppercuts in close. Sarah scoring as well, but clearly out punched: her bid to bang-with has her down 2 rounds to love early.

R3: Gellar changes tack--sprucing Ricci up the left jab, pivoting clockwise to m,ove Chrissy’s feet. Ricci’s output drops as she adjusts to new angles: Sarah starts spotting the jab up and down, touching Ricci’s tummy, parting her breasts, Sarah with neat little changes of direction--suddenly smiting Ricci a short right hand into chin in close, then sidestepping-right to turn Chrissy’s left flank. Gellar scoring in spots, using he3r legs, controlling Ricci midring in the third.

R4: Ricci cranky, frustrated--she crouches forward in angry cross-arm guard, bobbing and weaving en route, Sarah calm, poised--she chips away jabs, scraping atop Christina’s skull/punching her brows. Gellar sidestepping cute--moving to her left around surprising hooks; moving to her right when she clips Cjrissy the right uppervut. Ricci bulling forward--but getting pre-empted and patted down: Sarah playing poke-and-go to perfection. Late the round--Sarah shoe-shines Ricci’s stomach, bunching Chris up: glorious Gellar left uppercut picks up Ricci’s head in celebration. Stupendous punch--Sarah arching her back lithe, clipping the short shot home, smiling reflexively as she feels the shock of impact in her back; Ricci’s face picked up off her gloves--eyebrows arched high, eyes shut, mouth open in shock. Gellar caps a shutout with a picture-perfect punch to put Ricci wobbly butt at bell.

R5: Ricci proves durable--shaking off Sarah’s power and hounding her with increased vigor. Ricci jabbing up out of her crouch, bobbing her way forward: Gellar unable to potshot as effectively as Chris wades in smart. Collapsing distance on Gellar, Ricci’s able to get work done--beating away brawny lefts and rights in close as Gellar tries o slug-with, Sarah catching clout on her face and breasts--she’s getting banged up, forced to retreat: when she shge steps back, she’s often tagged aggressive follow-ups from a non-stop chugging Ricci. Chris slugging so aggressively side-to-side--she’s catching Sarah with inadvertent  elbows, drawing warnings as ref tries to maintain control. Ricci also careless with her head--crowding in and butting Sarah’s cheeks and clavicle without thinking--drawing additional warnings. Constant scuff and grind of Ricci taking a toll: Sarah mouth breathing--looking disorganized as she’s harassed all around the ring.

R6: is Gellar tired? Ricci pouring forward in bobbing crouches, arms crossed against her body; Sarah sliding back, trying to walk Ricci into harm,. Chris able to collapse distance without paying the tax: she’s getting on Sarah rapidly, causing a general collapse in the Gellar front.. Sarah backing up, looking shopworn, rushed--she’s startled by punches clanging off her temples, or sides of her neck--often punched off balance by Ricci’s fury. Chris surging forward now, in her rhythm: teeth bared, stubby arms chopping and churning as she takes canvas away from wilting Gellar. Down the stretch, Sarah stunned by a right hand on her jaw: she straightens, backs away blinking ; Ricci steps in with a wide, gathering hook and a RAMMING straight right hand to mouth, punching Slayer’s head back, Sarah stupor--topples backward, sits down with her back to ropes: she’s all lumped up and dizzy, trying to push off her rump with knuckles on canvas, No good--poor Sarah numb, used up--she sits down for the whole ten, leaving Ricci the squealing KO6 victrix.

After: Ricci pounding her chest, circling the ring: great digging/hounding performance, coupling with a reconditioned little physique has many pundits drawing comparisons with Panettiere and Chabert. “I just went at her until she had nothing left,” Ricci bleats with glee. “She ripped me one good shot--just one: the rest of it, I just walked right thought. I think that was what did it: she hit me her best punch, I didn’t even blink--and mentally, she just sort of quit right there. I’m too stubborn, too strong, and too determined for girls like Sarah--and that includes Kristin Kreuk!” As Ricci’s leaving the ring--ugly scene develops between her and Reese Witherspoon at ringside--the two A-list short-rounds shouting each other down as RW makes a point of fronting up on Chris. Broken up by Ricci’s people, but Witherspoon obviously steaming at Christina’s newfound ring prosperity.

Reposted by Archer 10/4/10.