Posted by simguy on 8/19/2005

Before: "I'm glad she's back," Jeri says of her old rival Debbe D in prefight. "I always thought Jenny O'Dell got too much credit for 'retiring' Dunning when it was my right hands that did most of the damage over the years. I'm finally going to get the chance to make Debbe hang 'em up, and that's as it should be. I think our rivalry is right up there with Theron/Bell or Welch/Margaret or any of the others and it's only fitting that I apply the coup de grace to Deb. Do I think she's back where she was? Of course not - she was very wide, very shot against Tweeden and was lucky to pull that one out, but it doesn't matter - not with Debbe. With Debbe, people are happiest when she's taking punches and coming forward - that's all she's gotta deliver in this one." Dunning back in the spotlight - boxing's Methuselah - what's it going to take to get her to quit? "I don't know," grins the ageless wonder." Maybe if Tweeden had really put the blocks to me, really embarrassed me, I would have said enough's enough. But hey, I clobbered a girl in Leann who is probably too strong at this point for Jeri Ryan - that means I still can and SHOULD be in there swinging!" Ryan in red bikini, Deb in purple bikini.

During R1: Doesn't take long - after a minute's flat-footed circling and probing from both women, Deb steps in with sidearm wallop from her hips, carving horizontal arcs against Jeri's chin as Ryan backs up and JERI GOES DOWN! Ryan hitting canvas hard, picking head up groggy from canvas, blinking in wonder at Debbe: Dunning crowing, lifting her mitts and STRUTTING to neutral corner as crowd goes apeshit. Jeri takes a gobsmacked 8, covers up earmuff as DEBBE HAS HER WAY! Dunning squared up, coaxing leverage from slim hips as she twists side to side, hauling leather into Jeri's flanks. Thudding spank applied to the bell - Ryan trembling, wobbly-butt back to her corner: Dunning hugging her trainer before sitting down, she's so thrilled with the open.

R2: Jeri settles Debbe down - hard jab, little lateral shifts so Dunning can't set her feet. Deb following the puncher, swinging wide - Jeri setting herself and timing in between brunette licks with short, shocking little right hands on the chin. Dunning gobbling a good shot, but she's letting Ryan get dialed in with that blistering right.

R3: Jeri working her jab, patiently busting up Debbe's tender brows, circling clockwise to turn brunette midring. Midway through, Jeri steps, gets a fat swinging hook against Debbe's ribs and bends into a jolting right hand bingo on the chin: Dunning put wobbly butt, right leg spasming and nearly giving way beneath her - she covers up hurt as Jeri double-taps hook to rib to speed up the aging process. Down the stretch, Jeri taking it to Debbe's waistline, but Dunning won't punk: Double D firing back, gritting her teeth as she steps into Jeri with a swinging sidearm hook, straight right hand - Ryan has to back off with respect.

R4: Debbe hands low, swinging wide - Jeri blocking well, sliding back in good order, luring Dunning forward. Midway through, Jeri operating out of a tight guard slips under a sweeping Dunning right, answers back a thick right hand shivering off Debbe's paunch and puts the hook up top to DROP DEBBE TO HER BACK! Dunning electrified, humming, all stretched out on her back - she peels herself off canvas, rolling up off right hip to careen face-first into ropes - she's in SHABBY shape for 8. ON COMES RYAN! Jeri stepping-to, squaring away, treats herself to a free minute of shellack as a reeling Debbe D goes on sale. Batting straight arm hooks shiver off the flank; arcing right uppercuts carve through the middle, brushing Debster back and JERI WANTS JUG! Ryan harvesting the mighty Dunning rack, just twisting her shoulders side to side to haul in thudding stroke - poor Dunning slipping into stupor under the pummeling. Deb clinching late, hanging off Jeri - Ryan bullying, shoving Deb, trying to get hands free for sustained punching at the bell.

R5: Debbe flat footed, hands low, mouth open - she's stalking, pawing her jab, looping right hands as Jeri rotates clockwise, looking for the openings. Midway through, Jeri with nice head movement - she'll bend forward while dropping her right leg back, then ease back and up, walking Debbe onto her hook and DUNNING'S HURT! Jeri hooking the taste out of Debbe's mouth, steps into a short, shocking right hand on the button to ring Double D up, drawing a shout from the crowd. Ryan cleaning up: batting hooks in the ribs; short, drifting right hands pounding against Deb's face or guard - Dunning lumping up, starting to break down. Down the stretch - Jeri lands a right to the jaw and Debbe swings a right to paunch - both come back swinging hooks and RYAN STAGGERS AWAY HURT! Crowd roaring as Deb surges back into the lead, wading into Jeri with carving lefts and rights from hips, belting Jeri to ropes. Ryan sagging at the apron, hands up loose at her face - Deb just POUNDING her way past the limp guard, smashing Jeri's skull back - SHE'S GOT RYAN ON THE VERGE! Deb goes all in - feet wide, hips twisting into shots - fat swinging shellack pelting away to the head and shoulders of a demoralized Jeri Ryan. Ryan out on her feet, soaking up a hellish wailing BUT SHE MAKES IT TO THE BELL! Debbe's chest heaving - Ryan's eyelashes fluttering, lips pouted open - Jeri staggers back to her corner unable to name the city she's fighting in!

R6: Debbe POURS herself at the dregs - crowd egging her on for the knock out. Jeri staring, stamping and staggering - she'll take a big shot and be sent wandering in little random patterns around the ring. Deb stalking, setting on flat feet and shellacking - ready position with hands at her stomach or chest, big wind-ups and whip-arm delivery as she clouts and wallops away. Dunning not neglecting the body - she'll spice Jeri up downstairs with thick stroking hooks in under the breastline, doubling up with a beefy SMIK! SMAK! Ryan hurt, but still a pro - she'll sidestep at times, preempt Deb a stiff jab - doing just enough to buy some time as Dunning loads up but can't get satisfaction in the sixth.

R7: Jeri settles Debbe down - blonde clearly the more skillful professional when she wants to be. Ryan piecing out the jab, busting up Debbe's face, preempting her and stunning her as Jeri keeps turning brunette midring. Ryan walking Debbe forward, making her run the gauntlet then clinching - Jeri showing some veteran savvy, neutralizing the punching savagery of Dunning this round. Smart ring generalship, cautious decision making: Ryan's given the crowd some thrills tonight, now it's time to buckle down and win the fight.

R8: Ryan working her jab - Deb's left eye closing, nose bleeding - she's a mess from scolding blonde poke. Jeri turning on right hands again, walking Deb's chin into short, sweet licks, then clinching - Dunning frustrated as she pushes and writhes against Ryan's long, strong limbs - ref working hard to separate 'em. Jeri in control, scoring from the outside, collecting choosy right hands on the button, then swamping Debbe - Dunning having a hard time getting her game together as Ryan turns crafty boxer/puncher.

R9: Debbe's under-rated jab arrives: better late than never. Girls exchange pokes on the mouth - Deb able to loop her right hand over top and catch Ryan's ear, then swing a lashing hook against heaving Ryan rack as Jeri backpedals. Dunning indulging in jug mugging this round, pulling wide lefts around in sweeping arcs to belt those beauties, smudgin' 'em up - Jeri grimacing, looking to clinch off the ropes as Dunning collects touches. Nice work inside - Deb lowering her head, just pumping her arms to Jeri's breadbasket in moist, thumping clusters, then clawing hooks to jug - brunette doing a nice job fighting through the clinches.

R10: Jeri jabs at Debbe's chest, jabs it, then bends into a belting right hand full to jug, drawing a hoot of approval from the crowd. Debbe sails into Jeri with a lathering hook, stepping in the shot to Ryan's rack and clobbering her puppies hard to port. OH THEY SWING AWAY! Widespread pins, bared teeth, girls POUNDING each other lefts and rights in wide, horizontal arcs. It's insane, mindless punishment - girls bending to pull fat right hands flush upside heads, twisting to carve hooks under chins - back and forth they trade shellack and JERI GOES DOWN! Mindblowing exchange ends as Jeri suddenly unravels, staggers back, blunders forward and stumbles to all fours under a swinging maelstrom of Dunning leather! Deb jogging breathless to a neutral corner, tired eyes swollen to slits as she watches Ryan reel up for 8. ON COMES DUNNING! Jeri digging in, tilting forward off the ropes - dukes at her temples as Debbe applies the lash! Dunning setting and ripping - she'll palm Jeri's shoulders, then stroke her a right in the ribs, a left in the ear, a lanky right uppercut, a rubbery left hook! Debbe with a nice, whippy arm action, loose and relaxed but coaxing murderous leverage from her hips and legs, shifting weight from one foot to the other as she POURS it to Jeri hard. Ryan sleepy, eyes closed behind her gloves - body shaking as ribs absorb shock, head torquing as Debbe pounds her way past the sullen guard. It's all too much - Jeri taking, Jeri soaking, Jeri suffering and JERI GOES DOWN! Ryan punched into swoon, sprawls out cold at Debbe Dunning's feet! KO10 Stunning Debbe Dunning!

After: Dunning an absolute wreck, all busted up - and she couldn't be happier! Deb being hoisted up ramshackle by her corner - Kiana clapping, counting her money as she follows in behind - what a stirring victory for the all-but-finished comeback girl of the year! Ryan brought around in stages, coming-to on her stool as she gets the salts - she's numb, distant as the news is revealed that she went out to Debbe's thunderous fists. "Who's the old, washed up hack now, hey?" Dunning crows in post fight, obviously relishing Jeri's demise. "How old is Ryan anyway - 37, 38? Boy, she's sure taken some beatings in her career eh? She just didn't look right tonight - WOO HOO! Wonder if I'll get an invite to HER retirement party, eh? YEAH!" Can't blame her for gloating - Deb's read an awful lot of negative press about herself this year - this has gotta be sweet redemption.