Posted by simguy on 5/27/2005

Before: "Lindsay's pure hype inside and out of the ring," shrugs Campbell in prefight, "I'm going to enjoy bursting her bubble. From what I've seen, she fights like she thinks she's big, but she doesn't have the brawn to back it up. She's perfect for me - I'll hurt her, walk her down and punish her - all night long if need be. I don't see any way this kid hurts me." Lohan stepping up in class - shows she's serious about being a warrior by taking on a very strong, very experienced bantam veteran. "Hammering big mouth Beth was fun," Lohan admits, "but I really don't need confidence-boosters. What I need is hard rounds - the kind of rounds I know I'll get from Campbell. Neve, (turns her attention to the Samdog side of the dais) I know you don't respect me now, but after this fight's over, one way or the other - you will." Neve in cerulean blue bikini, Lindsay in lavender jazz print bikini.

During R1: Slow steppin' clockwise rotation - dukes're up, girls eyeing each other hard, banging out meaty jabs to begin negotiations. Lohan holding her own, adopting Neve's own safety-first stance with the right hand tight to temple while pumping stick. Girls busting each other in the mouth, jamming jabs to offending jug - not a lot of head movement so punches either land or they're blocked, but there's always crowd-pleasing spank. Down the stretch, look at Lindsay: hooking off the jab, getting into Neve's flank and backing the big girl up. Campbell unhurt, just covering, seeing what Lohan's got. Round to busier Lindsay - confident smile en route to her corner.

R2: Similar stuff - good hard poke midring, deliberate stepping footwork as girls circle and pick each other off. Lindsay really showing a firm, bashing stick - Neve getting her head bounced back, frequently wrong-footed as she tries to regroup - redhead's starting to set the tempo. Once she feels she's the boss, Linds starts adding to the mix: short right hands testing the guard upstairs, muscular swinging hooks to paunch. Neve bunching slightly from the body shots, but unmoved by them - she's taking Lindsay's punch fine, just getting outworked. Lohan showing good accuracy and volume, decent thump - Neve a little lackadaisacal in early going.

R3: Lohan pumping up the volume - doubling her jab, leaning into a harder brand of clubbing right up top, hook doing dependable business in Neve's ribs. Campbell falling back looking rushed, irritated - she's yet to be hurt, but Lohan's hunger, eagerness carrying the minutes. Girls get shoulder to shoulder - Neve should be imposing herself, but she's just reaching round Lindsay's back and holding for breaks. End of the round, Lindsay with some plugging right hands to the body has Neve backing up, shaking her head 'No' as if to say Lindsay didn't hurt her. Lohan nodding her head 'Yes' with a taunting grin at the bell. Campbell grumpy, irritable on her stool, snapping at her trainer - Lohan was supposed to be out by now!

R4: Neve still sluggish - effective when she comes forward with her jab, but she's still easing Lindsay into clinches, walking her around rather than strapping on the hurt. Lohan making money downstairs with a swinging, triumphant right hand to paunch, putting the hook on top to buffet Campbell onto her heels - Neve in retreat now, blocking well, but definitely being worked over a bit. Lindsay bright eyed, rosey-cheeked: she's punching Neve very well, better than expected, dictating terms through 4.

R5: First minute slugging - girls trade robust right hands amidships, turn on hooks: DOWN GOES LINDSAY! Lohan caught mid punch, dropped to her back - smoldering look of supremacy as Neve cruises past, making haughty eye contact. Second minute, Neve banging Lohan HARD along the ropes - Linds wilting to her right, covered up tight - Neve bashing away to arms and waist. Campbell with a succulent pattern of lefts and rights shakes Lohan up downstairs - perfect right uppercut splits the mitts, pops Lindsay's drowsy face up and LINDS SINKS TO ONE KNEE! Second knockdown more damaging than the first - Lohan clearly hurt, struggling to rise - she sags into the ropes for a foggy 8. ON COMES NEVE! Campbell stepping-to, BURIES her right hand big, bad and brawny to Lindsay's breadbasket - Lohan sobbing aloud, pitching forward into Neve's arms. Campbell smiling, heaves redhead back into the strands and gets after it. Cudgeling beat down - Neve chopping her jab, chopping it, chopping it - then HAMMERING Lindsay's body the right hand, mopping up the hook. Shivering blasts leave ingenue trembling - Neve chesting up, speaking almost conversationally: "Linds, look at me baby, can you hear me? Linds: next round, I'm going to pound your tits. You hear me? It's coming Linds, next round." Ref pulls Neve off, but Lindsay's eyes register the psychological bullseye during the break.

R6: As promised, Neve comes for Lindsay's rack and won't be denied. Lohan pounded to ropes with a series of roundhouse rights in her shoulder, upside her head, then Neve piles in. Lohan grimacing, trying to cover up her hulking hooters - Campbell bashing away side to side, belting past the defences, pancaking those world-class puppies with hardhearted intensity. Neve resetting her balance by palm-shoving or bodying up on Lohan - constant press of Campbell on Lohan all along the perimeter. Lindsay shouting in pain, buckling as the odd right hand pounds loudly against her chest - it just goes on and on and on. End of second minute, senseless beating adds up in Lindsay's legs - she wobbles to all fours, panting and distraught as Neve stands hands on hip, smiling down in mock superhero pose until ref tugs her away. Final minute, Neve wades in to clean up and LOHAN WON'T HAVE IT! Lindsay making a decision about who she wants to be in this game, sets her feet and slugs, forcing a firefight on the favoured vixen. Neve caught a right/left on her jaw comes back belting - she rises to the challenge of Lindsay's stiffened resistance. Hammer and tongs - neither girl hearing the bell - ref has to get in there and wrestle 'em apart - chests heaving, eyes blazing.

R7: Back to the gun-platform jabbing, but Lindsay's legs aren't so good now, she's getting broken down by Campbell's chopping howitzer. Neve patient as she is accurate - she's hammering Lindsay's face back consistently, but not rushing in - just breaking redhead down in stages. Lohan drifting to ropes, cut in her mouth, starting to cross her arms - Neve sweeps a huge right hand roundhouse across the waist just underneath the elbows to yank a bark of pain from Lohan. Linds in a bad way - stooped forward, horribly gut-shot - Neve piles on. Campbell riding her forearms into Lindsay's shoulders, bumping up on her, then clubbing away: short hooks on the temple; hamhanded rights; uppercuts from both mitts. Crowd screaming for fight to be stopped - poor Lindsay's drifting, not punching back. Neve indulging herself, bodying Lohan upright and CAMPBELL ROMPS TO JUG! No call for this: poor Lindsay swooning out on her feet, can't stop the squashing rampage - Neve's taking buckets and buckets of jug FOR FREE! Campbell stuffing 'em up in there, shoving as necessary to keep Lindsay upright - WHERE THE HELL'S THAT REF? Lohan's mouthpiece tumbles down her chest, head lolling, tears streaming - Campbell glorying in thudding exultation, finally sliding her left arm around Lindsay's bowed shoulders, slumping the redhead forward for heartless, pumping rights to rack! FINALLY the ref moves in to stop the insanity - TKO7 the hard way, Neve Campbell.

After: Campbell's face sweetly swollen - she drops four rounds to young upstart before getting it going, but when she did...Lohan hugging herself in agony, sobbing on her stool - oh the jug Neve took tonight! Jenny O'Dell being restrained from assaulting the ref - official nervously tugging at his bow tie as angry BSE vixens look ready to do damage. Neve addressing the camera, looking puffy, but swaggering, "Lindsay, let me say this: you're a sad little girl in a woman's game. There, I said it. You want my respect? Come and get it. Punk."