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18 June 2011 Anne Hathaway vs Yvonne Strahovski

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Anne Hathaway 05.jpgYvonne Strahovski 07.jpg

 

Posted by simguy on 6/18/2011, 9:10 am

 

Written by Simguy & Guest Writer

 

Before: No love lost between these two. Anne Hathaway still bristles at the suggestion that she's a stepping stone lightweight, a charge she refers back to her days at Disney, but Anne a legitimate A-list star now, hosting the Oscars and now having a starring role in none other than the latest blockbuster Batman film. Hathaway seems to have received a lot of confidence from her signing with a stable and from her last match-up with Yvonne, which occurred back in 2008. “I took what Yvonne had back then. Yvonne came at me with no respect, acted like she didn't even know my name. I'm on the A-list now and Yvonne's on a show that's about to be over. If she comes at me like she did last time, I will knock her the eff out!” Yvonne states the obvious prior to the fight, “Last time, I underestimated Anne. That won't happen again and neither will Anne winning. Anne is going to get stopped and I'm going to be the one to do it.” Both fighters very confident going into the fight as Anne is looking to get some respect now that she's become a huge star over the past few years while Yvonne has moved into the A-list of the FCBA world, although not in Hollywood. Yvonne looking to avoid a repeat of last time which sent her into a several match losing streak to finish 2008 while Anne looks for lightning to strike twice. Anne wearing a tight red bikini, hair falling down to her shoulders. Yvonne wearing a bright blue bra and matching boy shorts, hair in a ponytail.

R1: It's not clear in the initial round whether Yvonne learned her lesson not to underestimate Anne from the first time around as she jumps in, pressing up the middle as she is aggressive, but Anne continually sidesteps and getting in some good jabs. Barely a minute in, Hathaway catches Yvonne with a straight right hand to the face. Yvonne is rocked, head snapping backwards and clearly rattled. Yvonne is wobbly butt and another clipping right hand to the chin sends Yvonne crashing back to the canvas with a thud. Anne is clearly excited, remembering her huge upset of Navi Rawat back in the early stages of her career and still the highlight of her career. However, another early round upset is not to be, at least not this round, as Yvonne makes her way back to her feet. Getting to the ropes, she absorbs Anne's onslaught for the remainder of the round as Anne peppers her face and ribs with repeated jabs and hooks. Yvonne manages to poke through Hathaway's defenses for some hard shots to the body, but in the end, Anne is awarded round 1 with the knockdown. Yvonne is resilent, but not getting much offense in that round. Pundits wonder whether a TKO2 like their previous match is forthcoming.


R2: Yvonne comes out much more cautious this time around, but no less determined. Yvonne boxes for points mostly this round, meeting Anne midring to display a more methodical offense mixing in jabs to her torso and working on her tummy. Occasionally, Yvonne will poke through with the jab to try to catch Anne's face, but Anne keeps her guard up. Chipping away at Hathaway's guard, but never quite breaking through as Yvonne moves at a brisk pace that allows for some shots to the body, but not a knockdown like she wanted. Yvonne is awarded round 2 to avoid another early round upset.


R3: Both fighters come out swinging. Early on in the round, Yvonne delivers a hard right-left combo to the body. Annie moves her guard to cover, then Yvonne catches her with a stiff right uppercut that clips her head backwards. HATHAWAY GOES DOWN! Anne manages to rise up at 8, obviously a little shabby. Anne tries to step forward to clinch, but Yvonne won't have it. Yvonne continually works the body, slamming hooks and jabs against her torso, slamming a late hook to Annie's temple that buckles her knees but Anne stays upwards. Yvonne more upbeat and in control through 3, shaking off that early first round knockdown.


R4: Impressive enough, Anne doesn't back down. Anne simply outworks Yvonne this round. Strahovski unable to get off like she wants to, Anne displaying some evasive footwork throughout. Yvonne consistently forced to pursue, reloading but when she does, Anne catches her with jabs to take the initiative, then following up with shots to the body. Yvonne not getting off consistently as Anne shows some tenacity after a disastrous third round by displaying better judgment than Strahovski. Hathaway takes round 4.


R5: Annie continues to come forward, really showing very little respect for Strahovski's game now. Yvonne frustrated as she can't build on the momentum of the early rounds, just being backed up by Annie. Annie continues to land hard leather to the body, forcing Yvonne to the ropes and getting on top. Yvonne showing some endurance by absorbing the shots, but not much else. Yvonne gets a few shots towards her upper guard and to her body, but Yvonne is once again outworked. Anne takes the second round in a row. Anne bumps Yvonne on the way to her corner and flashes Strahovski a confident smile.


R6: Yvonne gets a good talking to during the break, her trainer reminding her of the previous loss and reminding her of what makes her successful. Whatever the corner said, works. Yvonne comes out much sharper during this round. Yvonne uses her legs to cut off pursuits as she walks Annie down the ropes, boxing from the outside as she gets back to basics. Whenever Annie starts to attack and build a little momentum, Yvonne switches angles to send leather smacking into face and torso, outclassing Anne midring. Anne heads to her own corner a little winded while Yvonne much more confident I taking round 6. Through six rounds, they are tied 3 rounds apiece in this hotly contested lightweight contest.


R7: Another round, another dominant display of boxing from Yvonne. Annie weathers the round as well as she can as Yvonne jabs towards the face, forcing Anne to keep her guard high. Yvonne then goes to town on her abs and lower body, occasionally delivering a poke to Anne's chest just to keep her backwards. Anne tries to clinch, but Yvonne's footwork prevents it and she delivers steady blows to the body. Yvonne able to deploy choice shots to the face or torso, cutting off all lanes of retreat and steadily pursuing Anne. Anne is getting outclassed through round 7. It's Anne's turn to get bumped by Yvonne, who flashes her a confident little grin of her own on her way to the corner.


R8: Anne comes out seething from the bump, but it doesn't do her any good. Yvonne simply beats the living daylights out of Annie from bell to bell. Strahovski pursues Hathaway along the ropes, ripping shots to tummy and torso. Anne is a little wobbly butt, stumbling into corners with Hathaway following up close, just going to town, delivering leather to the temple and body with Anne having nowhere to go. Anne a little ragged from the shots to the body, covering up as Yvonne is able to deliver shots to her upper body then, even going jug from time to time, Anne's ego and top taking a beating. Anne is hammered in three different corners throughout the round. Somehow, Annie remains upright, breathing hard as she is out, but certainly not down. Regardless, it's a 10-8 round without the knockdown. Yvonne can be seen at the bell telling the ref to stop it because she really doesn't want to hurt Hathaway anymore and how about it would just be best to stop this before it gets out of hand.


R9: Hathaway comes back! Annie displays a lot of tenacity, recovering from a brutal shellacking in the previous round and eve after such a one-sided beating, she rallies in the 9th. Anne adjusts her offense, moving slower than Yvonne but smarter as well. Anne shifts often from tummy jabs to crosses towards the face. Yvonne keeping her guard up and not too hurt in this round, but outworked once again, which is an unfamiliar position for Yvonne. Hathaway obviously bruised and beaten, but still feisty and fighting hard. Yvonne even drills a few jabs towards Yvone's jugs in return as Yvonne is slightly dispirited at not being able to follow up what was a dominant 8th round as Anne takes round 9.


R10: Both fighters coming out cautious at first, but it doesn't take long for them to be aggressive with one another. It's about at the minute mark when a sudden shot to Anne's temple sends Anne's legs buckling and Yvonne follows up with a clean shot to the face. Anne is dropped to the canvas for a big knockdown in the 10th. Surprisingly, Anne gets back up and is still plucky, remaining feisty but isn't able to recover. Yvonne continues to increase the tempo for the rest of the round, firing shots to the torso and tummy. Yvonne is persistent, managing to pick her shots patiently, never getting too close or allowing Anne to tie up. Anne still shows some courage by continuing to fight, even in retreat, but Yvonne is able to clean up in round 10 with the knockdown. Yvonne takes the 10th and the fight via UD10.

Post-match: Anne still determined if a little woozy post-match, “Yvonne said she'd stop me, but she didn't, did she? DID SHE? I just went 10 rounds with her and I could've gone more” as Anne takes time to remind Yvonne that they're still 1-1 after this contest. Yvonne smiling and wincing as well as she admits that the match-up was definitely more problematic than she or many others thought coming in, “Anne has definitely come a long way. She's no longer “Stepping Stone Annie.”, but I'm just too much for her. Am I disappointed I didn't stop her? Sure. But from now on, Anne may be tuff, but I'm always going to be tougher. That's what separates me from girls like her.” Yvonne glad to exorcise that particular match-up from her past, but certain that she'll meet up with Anne again sooner rather than later as its clear that their mutual rivalry isn't going anywhere.


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