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Posted by Simguy on Sunday, 30-Jan-2000 10:58:24

Before: Well-matched pros--Bell the rangier girl will look to keep Jane outside, while Krakowski needs to get inside Cats power and work the body. Bell with a glossier resume, sports some upset wins that make her the bettors favourite. Cat in yellow bikini, Jane in red bra and panties.

During R1: Bell opens with an innocent, flicking one-two, but the right catches Jane perfectly and sends her reeling across the ring, Bell patient on follow up, smears Krakowski along the ropes, snaps hooks to the liver, and right crosses on the chin as Jane covers up and takes from bell to bell.

R2: Cat once again opens with crushing right hand off a stiff jab, and Jane goes wobbly butt, wide-eyed as she stumbles to soak up the shot, Krakowski fighting hurt, manages some work between the hips as she slips the jab midway through the round, but bell shoves her back outside and picks her apart with that pounding jab/cross routine down the stretch, Jane looking very shaky, and having trouble with Bell’s reach, power.

R3: More competitive round as Jane is able to come in low, sweeping counter left hooks to the midsection in under Cat’s big right hands. Down the stretch, Cat uses a short right uppercut to back Jane off, and a wide left hook on the teeth catches the blonde sweet, sending her mouth piece across the ring and leaving her helpless once again. Krakowski hurt in each of the opening three rounds is getting hammered early by a very opportunistic Cat Bell.

R4,5: Sweet boxing shutouts from Cat Bell as the weary, shopworn blonde turns, covers up, but is clearly groggy, not anticipating well, and reacting late as the jab in particular crunches hard into her face, Bell taking what she wants from Jane--spearing rights to the belly, hooks to the jaw, and that punishing straight left jab steers Jane and keeps her under wraps in these rounds. Krakowski going back to her corner more and more beat up as the rounds grind on, while Bell looks fresh, bright-eyed and sweaty.

R6: Worm turns as Jane gambles and wins this round, Launching a looping right hand as Cat pumps out the jab, Krakowski sweeps the brunette to her back with a shattering pop on the temple. Bell up at 8, but eyes are blank, and Krakowski moves inside. Harsh treatment hips, stomach and ribs as Jane puts her punches together, muscling Cat onto the ropes and keeping the pressure on. Bell hurting, sinks to all fours for a breather, getting up at 8 and immediately bringing her arms in to accept Jane’s assault. Krakowski working Bell over in the final minute as the brunette keels forward-blonde digging into the sides, in behind the elbows has Bell groaning in pain at the finish.

R7: Bell still hurt, legs locking up, but she shows her pedigree by continuing to bang back Jane’s head with the jab, moving left, and clinching whenever Krakowski plows inside. Bell pushing Jane back, keeps the blonde at arms length this round for a strategic recovery while Krakowski shakes her head in frustration at the break.

R8: Jane plowing straight in, and she takes a short right hand on her chin, all shoulder from Cat. Krakowski falls in with Cat, lolling in the brunette’s arms, desperately hurt, and bell clinches instinctively before realizing what’s happened. Shucking Jane off, Cat pushes the battered blonde to the ropes, drops the back foot and drives in with a snapping right hand from the shoulder to Krakowski’s eye. Jane’s hands drops as she sits harmlessly on the turnbuckle, and Cat goes to work with robotic, but strong lefts and rights to the face, beating Jane unrecognizable until the ref jumps in. TKO8 Cat bell as a bleary-eyed Jane has no sense of what’s been done to her.

After: bell outclassing Jane who can’t seem to shake the journeywoman label. Krakowski soaked up bombs early, but wasn’t the same fighter afterwards, and her gambling late in the fight cost her as Bell wouldn’t fold. Bell executing well, staying composed, and showing good power continues to nibble at the heels of Theron, et al with this convincing win.

Reposted by Archer 8/1/11.