Posted by Simguy on Sunday, 26-Mar-2000 10:54:48

Before: Ross laughing off the pressure, but another loss puts her squarely in the second or even third tier, and far, far away from any title bids in the near future. Williams the more recognized, but actually less experienced fighter doesn’t fall for any of Ross’ hardball tactics in pre-fight. During the weigh-in, Charlotte pinches a piece of flab at Michelle’s waist, raising her eyes bitchily as if to say “That’s the best you can do?” Williams just smiles, pats Charlotte’s rock hard abs to foreshadow what’s coming. Michelle red sports bra, white adidas terrycloth trunks, red stripe up the side, white shoes and gloves--Charlotte in light blue high neck sports top, navy speedos, tight ponytail, white shoes and gloves.

During R1: Williams jumps right on her blonde, coming in hard with her head, holding Ross’ hips with her left while welting in with sidearm rights forcing Charlotte to clinch. Ref breaks, but Williams always wades back in, putting pressure on, and in the final minute sees her bull Ross to the ropes, press her forearms against the blonde’s stomach to shove her hips back, then rip away with lefts and rights downstairs for the pounding shutout. Ross already pouting, pink bellied after 1.

R2: Ross answers, meeting Williams center ring--girls go forehead to forehead. Charlotte busier, craftier--as the girls trade to the body. Ross will pull Williams’ head down, pivot over to one side and rip a free shot into Michelle’s bust or mouth as Williams struggles to master her feet. Right uppercut to the teeth, left hook to the waist getting it done for Charlotte as she pounds it out of Michelle this round.

R3: Girls eagerly but heads center ring and begin prospecting for gut, each stepping into spanking left hooks that have the groaning on occasion as the little dynamos sink in with body work. Williams turns a hook over ear uppercutting Charlotte’s sternum, and the blonde’s fabulous legs give way. Grimacing, Ross backs to the ropes, bending at the waist, trying to slip the incoming as Williams pours it on, Ross fighting well off the ropes, avoids the shutout, but is clearly labouring at the bell as Williams smiles happily into her corner.

R4: Ross’ legs don’t look quite there, but she shows some savvy stepping back to walk Michelle onto the uppercut, clinching to conserve energy, Williams falling for Jedi  mind tricks,. doesn’t get off, waiting her turn and drops a winnable round as Ross recovers.

R5,6: Williams, not fitness queen Ross, uptempos, turning up the heat and overwhelming Charlotte in these rounds with sheer output. Charlotte repeatedly walked to the ropes, Williams patiently wrestling with the other blonde’s arms, pushing Rioss back then biting in with the hook to hammer that hard gut. Ross groaning, clinching, looks wobbly butt as she fights in reverse throughout these rounds, unable to discourage Williams with the odd counterpunch or body shot.

R7: Shutout Williams as she has Ross running at times--Michelle stepping with her girl, jolting out those short Barrera rights and lefts straight from the shoulder as she looks to corral Charlotte in the corners, Ross grimacing, not liking the constant contact, loses her composure. Williams squaring up, pounds those perky little breasts of Ross until the blonde cries out, covers up, then Michelle gets back to the business of POUNDING that midsection, curling her blows up underneath as Ross bends forward. Williams pushing Ross contemptuously to the ropes at the bell--Charlotte snarling like a whipped dog as she holds her battered abs.

R8: Ross didn’t like the jug mugging, and she gets off fast and furious this round, ripping left and right uppercuts into Michelle’s sports bra in early payback. Williams beginning to brawl now loses her focus, and walks into Ross’ right hand--the blonde using her legs now to open up angles,. Michelle taking Ross’ punches well, but Charlotte finds Williams’ chin with right uppercuts and crosses this round.

R9: Ross strictly counterpunching, realizing she’s falling behind. Williams walking straight in, looking to go shoulder to shoulder and work the midsection. Charlotte won’t play, giving up her gut to pitch in hard right crosses down across Michelle’s jaw, stepping to the right as Michelle presses forward. Williams takes the round, but is lumping up along the left side of her face as Charlotte finally finds the range for her power stroke.


R10: Williams walking her girl down, bodying up and SLUGGING ferociously, showing deceptive fitness in the late going. Ross bunching up from the body shots, but she’s still effective, shoving Williams with the left shoulder, and getting off the right hand to swivel Williams head before Michelle can get in with her murderous combinations to the stomach. Back and forth they trade--Ross slinging in the single power shot, getting buried under the 3,4 or 5 body shots that come back, but in the final minute--Ross with a shoulder to the chest, fades back and walks Williams into a crashing right cross on the chin, Michelle’s head cranks wildly, and she pills to the canvas, landing face first and rolling dreamily to her back as Ross screams in triumph. Williams all but out, gets to her feet and reels across the ring to collapse against the ropes. Ref cleans her gloves, asks her to step forward--Michelle collapses into his arms--yep, she’s fit to fight. Ross wades in with a series of clubbing lefts and rights, just squaring up and pounding away as hard as she can, but the bell sounds to end the slugging. Ross piling on to land cheap late as Williams slips into a daze--but it’s all for not. Michelle out on her stool gets the win as Ross is left open-mouthed in shock at the decision. UD10 Michelle Williams.

After: Ross is outraged, blaming everyone but herself for Michelle’s squeak-by win on the cards. “I used that tramp up!” Screams Ross in post fight. “I hurt her SO badly, and she did nothing to me--look at me, I could fight Natalie Raitano right now! What do I have to do to win a decision in Vegas?” Rant overlooks the fact that Williams won 6 rounds in a fight Ross should have dominated, late heroics not withstanding, and did indeed have Charlotte on several occasions. Controversial perhaps, but a good outing for underdog Williams.

Reposted by Archer 8/6/11.