Posted by simguy on 6/27/2008, 6:27 pm

Before: "I still like Bell to take the series," says special commentator and interested party Charlize Theron. "She and I were a full cut above Jeri I think, and Cat needs to put this girl in her place. That said, they've been swapping knockouts and basically slugging each other senseless: that's Jeri's game. Ryan will bait you into taking that right hand of hers - even if it means she's getting pasted - I think she likes her chances in that style of fight. I'd like to see Bell impose a little order on Jeri here, make Ryan go rounds and start putting some miles on Jeri's chassis for next time. Can't wait!" Cat in lime green bikini with white strings and fun flower petal print; white gloves; shiny shoulder-length black hair in messy beach ponytail. Jeri in midnight blue satin bra and panties; white gloves; blonde hair straight n' soft.

R1: Cat looking to box, planting on her left (lead) leg, right hand close to her cheek as she pumps out the stiff left jab. Ryan dukes up, blocking poke on her mitts; Cat getting off, pivoting to her left - eyes narrowed, movement methodical. Quick one-two a minute in - Bell dropping the right cross sudden off her shoulder: Ryan pounded on her left eye, does a hurtin' stumble-step to recover balance. Bell patient - pounds out jabs, shelling the defences: she's in wide stance - stepping in with the jab, then sliding back half-step after scoring. Ryan rocked, but punching back with authority: she's whacking a straight-arm hook off Cat's ribs, preventing a reckless Bell finishing run.

R2: More measured stuff from Cat. Feet wide apart as she steps in the jab; little slide-adjustment backwards to recover, always bringing the left hand back quick. Bell pivoting smoothly around her left foot: elbows in, dukes up around her cheeks, chin tucked. Ryan's left a little low, right hand at her cheek - she's jabbing at Cat's raised defences, looking for openings. Both women trying right hands, dropping 'em sharp off the shoulder, then retracting the punch to reset the guard: classy, rangy boxing from strong puncher's stances. Final minute, Cat pumping left jabs, suddenly slings a vicious right to Jeri's ribs, taking the blonde beneath her left breast: shudder of pain, Jeri: she covers up in a hurtin' peek-a-boo, dukes at her temples. Bell cleans up muscular: dips left shoulder to crank the left uppercut to Jeri's gut; wide, thick right hand dug loud in behind Jeri's left elbow, buckling Ryan's knees at bell.

R3: Jeri in wide stance, stepping HER jab in: she starts to find the range to Cat's breasts and face. Bell covering up against strong poke, blocking shots: Jeri deploying right hands sidearm to the body/straight to the head. Bell circling left, scowling as Jeri scores: Ryan becomes the aggressor as her jab suppresses Bell's. Final minute, Ryan enjoys Cat at the ropes: blonde pushing her chest into brunette's, Ryan's hands low, lapping lanky at Cat's paunch - Jeri nudging with her chest and left shoulder to keep Cat in place.

R4: Cat in wide stance, pumping the jab off her shoulder: loud spank of the blows off Jeri's gloves shows the power. Bell starting to stamp jabs to Ryan's breasts as well - pivoting left - using poke to break down sturdy blonde defences. 1:20 in, Cat twitches in the quick right cross off the jab, bouncing her fist off Jeri's temple: blonde legs give a shimmy as poor Ryan's hurt again. Bell loping forward, chin out over Jeri's left shoulder as Cat hoists a thick left hook to gut: Ryan buckling, doubles forward behind her mitts. Bell strong on her girl: cruel right hand stamps flat above the hip - Cat's right elbow out to the side as she drives the punch home. Carving left hook snatches at Jeri's belly, driving her backward. Ryan hits ropes - keeping her elbows in, hands up at her temples. Bell squares away, beats her girl without mercy: strong, whacking blows shivering her arms as she bats away on Ryan's flanks.

R5: More Cat; brunette imposing her will. Ryan busting up: she's discouraged, giving ground now as Catherine's jab pounds relentlessly at the defences. Bell walking her girl down - every so often slinging that cruel right hand to Jeri's ribs, ripping in underneath the left breast, then hammering the jab to keep Ryan from countering. Jeri mouth-open, shopworn: she starts circling to her right along the perimeter, shying away from Cat's healthy right hand. Down the stretch, Bell steps in a crisp jab to Jeri's mouth, startling her: chopping pair of right hands rings off Ryan's left temple as she's folding forward hurt. RYAN TAKES A KNEE! Jeri's back (right) leg gives way: she's panting, discouraged as ref barks the count. Bell smouldering, deeply satisfied at Ryan's plight.

R6: Jeri recovers well, but she's clearly the shabbier through 6. Ryan's defence starting to wilt: jabs pound at her face, stamp at her breasts with increasing success. Bell's cruel right hand stroke to the body continues to harm Jeri, forcing Ryan into wincing retreat. Every step back from Jeri clearly tearing her heart out, but she just can't take Bell's systematic, well-schooled punishment. Cat's footwork so nice here: that little step in from the wide stance; the little slide-back to create distance: Ryan having a tough time pulling the trigger on her right hand as Cat won't cooperate.

R7: Jeri with a quick one-two early - right hand finally penetrating to jaw: Bell's knees buckle - she covers up hurt. Ryan hooks Cat savagely across the waist, then really pops hips-left to stroke an even harder lash across: Bell blurting in pain, eyes squinting in agony as she back away. Ropes: Jeri crowds in chest-on-chest, using her left shoulder to control position while dangling her hands low. Ryan lapping at Cat's tummy here - lifting the mitts and cuffing at brunette paunch, strapping brunette ribs. Bell grimacing, mouth wide open: she palms Jeri's ribs, trying to push her as the girls grind away shoulder to shoulder. Ryan firm with Cat, unyielding: blonde keeps brunette pinned down/on the receiving end bell to bell.

R8: Cat shakes it off, gets back in control. Bell's jab a wonder tonight: pounding in on Ryan's defences, smashing at chest and face as Jeri bravely faces into it. Bell pivoting left around her left leg, pushing off that back (right) big toe - this is glorious stuff from a real master. Jeri's face busting up: she shifts to a loose crossed-arm - right at her left cheek, left across her gut - trying to roll Cat's poke with the left shoulder. Bell takes advantage of Jeri's new posture with a heartless buggywhip right hand chopped in above the left hip: Ryan cringing, suffering in silence as Bell circles and beats her bell to bell.

R9: Ryan fighting with desperation, forcing the fight: Bell able to fade, wait, and nail Jeri some gorgeous right hand counters to the face. Ryan repeatedly staggered early - Cat drilling her, then sidestepping right to turn Jeri's left flank - but Jeri undaunted. Middle minute sees Jeri paw her jab successfully to face, then drop short right hands to chin, squaring Cat up. Final minute toe-to-toe brawling: women reaching in to knuckle each other's arms aside, swatting away at close range to offending jawlines. Bell content to counter-off-the-block late, trying to nip Jeri with uppercuts in between blonde's clubbing wallops. Break: Jeri slapping away wide left hooks and drilling hardhearted right hands: Bell swiping back hooks to breast and clipping right uppercuts - ref has to jump in as seething beauties won't stop.

R10: Jeri shows chin early, walking through Cat's intercepting right hands to muscle Bell to ropes. Second minute a brutal grind as Ryan seeks to subjugate Bell at ropes: blonde chesting up with hands low, working the tummy with rising, licking lefts and rights. Bell grunting in pain, trying to push Jeri off by her shoulders: Ryan won't have it, constantly squirming to get her left shoulder into Cat's chest and jostle her into ropes. Constant swatting, clouting work to the midsection has Bell's legs trembling down the stretch - Theron on her feet, screaming for Bell to clinch: RIGHT UPPERCUT, JERI RYAN! Cat jolted, slumps into ropes, head lolling. Jeri reloads, chops the right hand to chin close in, swiveling Cat's head around and PUTTING HER DOWN! Ryan looming over brunette rubble, roaring down - ref bodies her back. Blubbering Cat pushes up to hands-and-knees - reaching pathetically for ropes: SHE BEATS THE COUNT! Bell swooning, eyes glassy, lips parted - she's all but out when the round ends, robbing Jeri of her finishing run. Comes back UD10, Cat Bell!

After: Bitter aftermath: disappointed Ryan pushing against Cat's people while shouting at still-woozy Bell. Catherine rallying - shouting back - officials holding her back as proud beauties want more. Theron flushed with excitement, delighted with the outcome. "She made it more exciting than she needed to,"chides the super-blonde," but the old-nag pulled through. I knew she could outclass Jeri - I knew it. But Cat outgutted Jeri tonight and that was great to see, because frankly, I didn't know if she still could." 

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