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26 Sept 2003 Kate Beckinsale vs Jessica Biel

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Posted by simguy on 9/26/2003, 4:56 pm

 

Before: Rejuvenated Beckinsale looking to storm American shores - takes on top 10 spoiler Jessica Biel in a very tough debut. "Kate is ready," says one Ladbrookes bookmaker out of England. "She's been very busy off telly, beating up page 3 girls, fighting in battle-barge smokers in the Med - she's a very seasoned, professional class fighter. Jessica's a very good American fighter, but she can't afford to take Katie lightly just because she's English." Biel right in the mix at lightweight - risky fight to stay busy with, but Jessica confident in her own world class skills. "I hope Kate's as good as they say she is," says Biel. "I don't want this to be a waste of my time - I want some fight out of this girl." Biel in pink tube top bandeau, slick ponytail, Kate in leopard print push up, black straps, black leather bottoms.

 

During R1: Biel recoiling from an early Beckinsale hook. Punch no joke: Beck twisting into a tight, shocking delivery, right hand nice at her cheek - Biel staggering back on her heels and on the run. Kate a walk-in girl, no nonsense, but smart: hands up, good head movement, blocking up top and answering with short hooks and banging straight rights. Jessica being routed, pushed and banged all over the ring. Final minute - Biel against the ropes, rolling, blocking in the pocket - Beckinsale hooking body and head, clearly prefering her left, but placing hard rights to change it up once in a while. Shutout Kate.

 

R2: Jessica leggier, showing good respect - getting the jab out and using the ring. Tactical second - Beckinsale stalking, blocking but not getting off - Jess just playing touch-and-go bell to bell.

 

R3: Kate applying a lot of pressure with her legs - Biel punching straight right hands in an attempt to pierce that rigid guard - Kate putting hook to body in response. Nice combination down the stretch - Beck stabilizing Biel with a thick, ripping hook in the waist, then doubling up the left into a jarring uppercut - Jess stepping in fence post holes. Clubbing rights upside the head put Biel on the ropes - Kate going to the waist with clawing lefts and rights at the bell to leave her girl panting with hurt.

 

R4: Kate the aggressor, pressing Jessica all around the ring. Sporadic exchanges - Biel trying to trade with Kate - Beckinsale adept at countering off the block, getting the better of it. Brit very patient, hitting Jess hard in the body, walking her down - Biel breathing hard and looking a little broke down in the final minute. Beckinsale stooping, jabbing to the body, stubbing a straight right out on Jessica's chest then turning over a clanging hook on the jaw - Biel sinks back into the ropes wobbly butt, grateful for the bell.

 

R5,6: Jessica takes a narrow fifth, Kate the sixth as American tries to find strategies and looks that will work. Beckinsale just marching forward, blocking, getting off with ripping, crisp punches, patiently hooking Biel's ribs - she's clearly trying to break the brunette down and work her over late. Jessica having more success on the outside than in - she starts to dangle her left down around her thigh, weight on her front leg, then looks to hop back, walk Beckinsale into whippy left counter-hooks and short, straight right hands.

 

R7: Loping mobility starting to give Beckinsale problems - she's got good wheels, but doesn't cut the ring off well: she's following Jessica around. Biel able to keep distance with the loose jab off her hip, sliding back to get wallop on her check-hook as Beck walks in. Midway through - Jessica scorches Beckinsale a straight right up the middle, steps back out of range as Kate angrily responds - whipping hook catches chin and drops Beckinsale to her backside in shock! Katie takes a ragdoll 8 - lolling hurt, gloves at her chin - pure gut check as Biel strides in to finish. Lanky beat down administered brunette to brunette - Jessica lashing her limber hook across the abdomen, licking it to the jaw, curling it into an uppercut through the middle. Beckinsale's curvy legs holding her up - she's all trembly and busted up at the bell.

 

R8: Jessica circling, using the ring - she's boxing her wounded quarry like a cagey veteran. Beckinsale stalking forward, still trying to win, eyes burning with competitive fury. Biel able to steer her girl with that jab off the hip, keeping her distance, cuffing Beckinsale hooks as Jessica steps back, startling the Brit straight right hands up the middle.

 

R9: Jessica steps back, walks Katie into a whip-smack hook on the jaw - Katie stepping in fence post holes, but incredibly, shakes the shot off to Biel's amazement. Beckinsale showing remarkable durability - trudging forward, crowding Jessica to the ropes and clubbing her shoulders and flanks - Biel purely defensive, rolling and slipping, then getting off the ropes with a big swim move to maneuver back to midring.

 

R10: Jessica doing it with her jab - easy roaming to her left, lifting the stick off her thigh, targetting Kate's bruised face, tidy rack for stick. If she's got a jab, Kate's not showing it - just walking forward, trying to get on top and work - Biel's legs dictating a breezy shutout 10th. Comes back UD10 Jessica Biel.

 

After: Jessica behind after 6, hurt repeatedly in the early going - she rallies to outclass a very tough, direct British fighter down the stretch. Kate unable to close consistently on Jessica, but impressing onlookers with her punch and chin - not a lot of bells and whistles, but what she's got appears solid, sound. Better match up for Beckinsale would be the relatively stationary Hurley - Liz apparently not anxious to face the new home-grown threat. CZJ another British aristocrat suddenly under pressure as Beckinsale looks for elbow room.

 

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