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24 May 2003 Krista Allen vs Catherine Bell

Page history last edited by Archer844 13 years, 1 month ago

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FCBA  NON-TITLE TOURNAMENT

Round 2

Posted by Simguy on 5/24/2003, 7;57 am.

Before: mutual admiration society in preflight. Krista: “People keep talking about Cat’s age, but I think it’s a total non-factor. She beat me just last year and it was a real eye opener for me. I feel like I’m stronger than her, but when we got together, I just couldn’t do what I wanted. She’s still the best fighter in boxing for my money.” Cat: “When the list of 16 came out, we sat down and really looked at the names and thought about who we’d have to be ready for. Krista was one of the people CB told me we couldn’t sleep on. She’s got the potential to win a tournament like this and she looked terrific in the first round. She can treat you shabby with that jab and she can hurt you at any time--I’m really going to have to be sharp to turn her back.” Cat in electric blue bikini, Kroista in scarlet, tie-side bikini.

During R1: Allen changing up, getting muscular early, crowding Cat on the ropes. Bell pinned down, covered up--Allen with her head on bell, digging her punches to the robs or belly, snapping her fists back to her belly to reset. Bell relaxed, squirming, trying to spin Krista into ropes, but it’s not working--Allen getting on top and scrubbing bell to bell.

R2: Bell to midring first, gets the jab out, spanks Allen back as the girls settle into long range fencing, Wary circling to the left, eyes intent--sharp, thrusting jabs probing to the chest, fitting through raised guards. Cat in control for the first two minutes--Krista changes everything with a sudden right hand down the stretch. Allen timing her cross to beat Cat to the punch--LOUD crack off the face as Cats right hand sails, head snaps back--bell almost twisting to a knee as she soaks up Krista’s best. Allen getting her right shoulder into Cat’s chest and walking her to the ropes, crowding in to work the waistline. Snapping, vicious shots, many of which drift just south of the beltline as bell slumps hurt, coughs up the points.

R3: Cat doubling up the jab to Krista’s chest, stepping in with a short right hand and crowding the receipt--Bell banging hard, backing her girl up as Allen gives ground. End of  Minute 1: Girls step into right hands, come back with hooks and KRISTA SCOOTS TO HER BUTT! Big head swivel--Allen going numb, dropping to her backside--she’s upset herself for getting caught. Up at 8, Krista waves Cat in, and this thing gets tuff on the inside. Bell pressing in with her head in the side of Krista’s face, pressing in with her hands and shoulders, then getting after that flat gut. Allen muscling back, straining to push Cat back, working downstairs with cuffing, swatting blows. Both girls clubbing one another’s hulking jugs, then wrestling around each other’s arms.

R4: Tall girls continue to sweat it up on the inside, writhing arms and shoulders to create openings. Allen with a nifty trick--she’ll reach in with her right hand, pulling Cat’s right elbow forward. Exposing Bell’s right side to a biting little hook. Bell with nifty little uppercuts on the inside, shrugging her shoulders into the punches, getting around Krista to either side, Hard, two-way round--bell getting the better touches, seemingly out of control with crafty angles, nasty punching through 4.

R5,6: Krista bounces it back outside, uses her legs, puts her jab to work on Cat‘s beautiful face. Bell grim as she edges forward, moving her head side to side, trying to pick off the stick with her open right palm, but Allen really spearing it in there, Krista keeping her back off the ropes, touching Cat on the head. Shoulders and chest, circling and turning Bell midring to take both rounds.

R7,8: Bell answers back--boxing magnificently deeply discourage Krista these rounds. Allen has been control with her legs--now it’s her head banging back from jabs, her eyes puffing up, her nose bleeding. The few times the girls fall in together, Bell keeps her cheek on Krista’s shoulder, scraping right uppercuts and galloping body punches to numbing effect. Allen getting a pep talk on her stool after 8-corner trying to get her to “believe”.   

R9: First minute--Bell stepping left, shafting Allen the heartless jab, busting up Krista’s left eye with brick-like impacts, then all hell breaks loose. Bell suddenly extending on a right hand off the jab, smashes Krista’s face back, sprawling Allen limp at the ropes, Bell wades in, pressing up shoulder to chest, then separating to pack leather into belly, grinding Allen up. Krista gurgling, slumping forward--then SHE slugs back! Crowd on its feet, girls bending left and right, pulling savage ripping lefts and rights into each other an d BELL’S HEAD TORQUES AROUND! Withering trade in hooks goes Allen’s way--Cat put wobbly butt--Krista wades off the topes with thumping lefts and rights to jug and body. Bell open-mouthed, shipping damage--she’s stepping back, getting clobbered--Krista bears her the length of the ring. Hammer and tongs at the bell--Allen stacking on the punishment, Cat regaining her senses and slugging back--they wail away into overtime as the ref jumps in! Chests heaving, both girls busted up, exchanging exhausted glares--this thing’s close.

R10: it’s just toe to toe now--neither girl confident of her lead, either wants to leave any doubt. Heads in close, cheek to cheek, they take turns swinging away at hips, ribs, belly and jugs. Pushing and jostling sets up 3 and 4 punch bursts--both girls standing in for the beating, knowing it’s her turn next. Who want it more? Final  minute it’s Cat--she’s in a rhythm where she dips her shoulders, fit’s the fist into Krista’s belly, backs her up a step and moves her forward. Allen not answering back--she’s stiff, shopworn at the bell, cat sweeps the last 4 rounds to take a comfortable UD10.

After: Allen distraught--beating Cat Bell, winning this tournament would have been so good for her. Fight was even after 7, but that veteran Bell--she’s so strong down the stretch--she clamped down and did what she had to do. Even the free-for-all 9th that saw both beauties staggered--Cat took the points, did the work, stayed in control. Just a solid, even typical Cat Bell grinding performance.

Reposted by Archer 2/4/11.

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