Posted by simguy on 9/28/2009, 7:45 am

BEFORE: Long awaited rematch - Trish upsetting Ali previously with a ferocious, and unexpected body attack to take a 1-0 lead lifetime over the pageant beauty. "It still ranks as one of my best nights in the ring," Tricia admits, eyes shining at the memory. "We had such a good fight plan in place for her... I just remember how everything clicked to get her beat. I'm happy to offer her a return engagement: the first fight helped to make my career, and Ali's still so beautiful and formidable - how could I say no?" Landry smouldering at the dais, curt in her comments. "Tricia thinks of our fight as her 'best' night; I prefer to think of it as her 'luckiest'. I did underestimate her, and she went on to dominate her division for a time, so I don't completely discount her ability... but I know that when I focus and execute to my potential, girls like Tricia can't handle me." Catchweight at 130... Ali in gold bikini; black gloves; brown curls loose. Tricia in black lace push up, leopard print bottoms; black gloves; platinum curls tangly.

During R1: Butterflies for Ali early: she's tight, dukes at temples, taking tentative steps forward. Loose, wide stance for Trish: she teases Ali touching jabs, then drills precision straight rights - hooking off that to pivot-left. Trish turning the Landry right flank, working outside: supple blonde keeping weight on front (left) leg during attacks; pivoting around the planted left heel. Ali turning, reaching for Tricia's ribcage - brunette following blonde's lead. Down the stretch, Tricia feints; drops a stinging one-two straight onto Ali's face: Landry stutter-steps, then stumbles awkwardly to all fours. Ali up immediately - cheeks blushing crimson: cool-eyed once-over from Helfer as she checks Landry for hurt.

R2: Ali pulls herself together: much more effective this round. Landry jabbing-with, denying air-superiority to Tricia: Ali closing distance, banging body right/left to sinewy blonde flanks. Helfer disengaging, walking to her right with arms in gentle gull-wing: she'll stop; lean in; loop supple right hands over the top; duck low and shift weight to back (right) leg to create distance. Ali maintaining pressure, putting good work onto Tricia's sleek flanks - brunette gloves rapping pretty consistently off blonde ribs.

R3: Ali jabbing-with, closing, banging: simple but effective recipe. Tricia forced to pull elbows in close, roll her torso: supple beauty hard to hit clean as punches glance off skull/shoulders, but Landry really able to pound hips/flanks with authority. Midway through, thudding body attack loosens Trish, exposing her to clouting hook-to-chops: Helfer stumbles back blinking to ropes, setting up earmuff. Ali looks to clean up strong, but finds Helfer resilient: blonde slick n' cute off the ropes - bouncing into them, twisting and turning into licking counters - she pastes Ali, slaps at her, keeps her off balance to bell.

R4: Ali continues to come forward off the jab - more and more spanking exchanges as Helfer's forced to punch. Trish all sinewy toe-to-toe: baring her teeth; often prepping Ali with a raised left forearm on brunette guard; twisting into right hands/arching her back to lick left uppercuts, then covering up and rolling-torso. Ali showing earmuff whenever she's got weight forward on left leg; showing right under her chin, left across her waist when she's leaning weight onto back (right) foot. Pleasing trade fairly even until late: Landry with a crisp pair of hooks clouts at Tricia's chin - stiffening blonde legs and sending her scooting to rump! Helfer up blinking, looking shaken: Ali's eyes blazing, nostrils flaring as she finally gets good leather on Trish.

R5: Intense pressure from Ali: she's quickly in off her jab, getting her forehead into Tricia's guard or shoulder, crowding the blonde for close-in bump-and-slug. Ali economical - elbows in, hands busy, just a-choppin' at Helfer's torso. Tricia easing back in a series of long-legged withdrawals - trying to set on back (right) leg and walk Ali onto slick right uppercuts or slinging hooks. Both girls catching in spots, but Landry constantly forward: she's shutting Tricia down, getting lanky blonde to show face-in-gloves while rolling torso on slender hips. Down the stretch, Helfer paralyzed at ropes, elbows in tight to her body as Ali beats blonde flanks. Steady, thumping rights and lefts off ribs weaken Tricia's legs - she wilts down to right knee, placing right hand in ropes for balance. Landry glaring down: back to back knockdowns have brunette firmly in charge through 5.

R6: Tricia proves a fighter - switching from supple roll-and-counter looks to a more aggressive, forward posture. Weight on left (front) leg, Helfer fits Ali for long jabs, sudden right hands, and a nasty jerk-left uppercut to solar-plexus, really gouging at brunette midsection. Helfer pivoting left after scoring to body: she's got Ali turning/reacting again. Landry grimacing, trying to find Trish with jabs, then punch down into her body with straight rights. Helfer stabilizes her front, outboxes Landry with pinpoint punching.

R7: Nasty, digging left uppercuts to body continue to punctuate Tricia's jab/straight right routine up top: Ali really on the defensive. Landry collecting elbows together beneath her breasts - forming V front to deny Trish solar plexus: Helfer responds with bandy-armed, sticky right/lefts to waist, punching to either side of Ali's elbows. Landry grimacing, bunching forward: Helfer all rangy here, supple-backed as she licks at pageant-winning midsection.

R8: Helfer continues to vex/outwork her foe. Jabs/right hands topside either score or get Ali covering up: dip-n'-dig left uppercuts really rip at toned Landry midriff, freezing her while Tricia pivots-left. Sterling sequence for sinuous Trish midway through: teasing jab; TART straight right hand between Ali's eyes; cuffing hook while pivoting-left to turn Ali's right flank... Ali shows earmuff, allowing Tricia to lean in rangy and lick waistline right/left. Little knocking jab in Ali's guard keeps her from getting off as Tricia eases weight onto right leg to escape receipts: 6 punches Tricia, 0 Landry. Bell: Ali lumping up, scowling - she's rarely been schooled like that in a boxing ring.

R9: Tricia with that springy straight right off the shoulder punches Ali's head back early: Landry's legs give a shimmy as she's momentarily wobbly-butt. Helfer dipping left shoulder/ripping left uppercuts in snappy snatches at Ali's body, then pivoting-left: blonde baring her teeth, really getting into her brunette. Ali cringing, grimacing: she's VERY body conscious, trying to keep elbows in to block. Trish circling, potshotting to some extent - placing her piercing straight rights and keeping supple, brushing left hands on Ali. Helfer keeps her distance, does her damage, takes her 4th straight round since going down in the 5th.

R10: Ali suddenly resurgent - jabbing, ducking as she comes in - hurling the right hand into Tricia's left side to bull her backward. Helfer soon running out of ring, hounded to ropes: she shows face-in-gloves, gritting her teeth as Landry establishes position. Second minute all Landry - she's big and strong on Trish, using left forearm to brace and push, then banging both mitts off Tricia's shiny flanks. Helfer bombarded, not answering back: she's stiffening, twisting side to side while keeping elbows in, trying to distribute damage. Down the stretch, Ali mixes in sudden uppercuts off the body blows, looking to split Tricia's facial-shield... HELFER'S HURT! Steady pounding of ribs and arms loosens blonde; uppercuts rock her back into ropes - Tricia's reeling as Ali squares away. Brutal subjugation of elegant blonde late as Landry BASHES at Helfer's classy chassis: mitts bouncing off ribs, sending tremors down long blonde legs as Trish fights to stay upright. Bell: Tricia sobbing into her palms - Ali baring teeth while banging home a little insurance until ref moves in. Comes back one point duke - Ali Landry.

After: Landry shouting a fierce "YES!" as her arm is raised: Helfer bleak, drained, simply stares into middle distance. Terrific rematch sees both girls take 5 heats, but it's Ali's greater weight of shot prevailing this time. "She's very hard to hit cleanly," Landry admits in postfight, beaming with satisfaction. "I had to be patient, and I had to be busy. Discouraging Tricia is a 10 round affair - you need to be at her, shutting her down, cutting off her escape routes. I was comfortable at the ropes with her because I knew I was stronger: the only time I was worried was when we were out in space and I had to walk her down. It feels great, because I AM the better fighter, and the fact that she stopped me last time has always bothered me. I feel like the right result happened this time: this fight accurately shows who we are together, and I think Helfer knows where her upper limits are now."