Posted by simguy on 9/30/2004

Before: Tyra on the bubble. Rumours behind closed doors at Samdog running rampant - Landry reportedly livid at Banks' KO1 submission to Ryan, putting Tyra in with Nolin with orders to 'win a championship...or else' - it's a pretty tall order. Gena always matching up well with Tyra, putting beef on the model rather than laying and back and trading right hands - Banks will have to toughen up and show some heart to change things between these two. Gena in teal bikini, ring connections - Tyra in leopard print bikini top (ring betwixt jugs) black bottoms, slick ponytail.

During R1: Fouling first - Gena diving in with right hands then bodying up walking Tyra to ropes. Nolin with the forearm across the throat, Nolin with thudding forearm smashes to the ribs, Nolin with headlocks, armlocks and tuff shoulderbutts to the teeth - it's a constant stream of breaks, referee finger waggles, and warnings. Banks snarling, but shying away - she's being walked down and bullied as Nolin gets her way in a sloppy first.

R2: Tyra's first test: Gena loads up and lands that arcing overhand right high on Tyra's head - supermodel's legs go queasy as Banks lolls and reels on impact. Big G beefy on follow up - reaching under Tyra's arms, bodying her heavily to ropes. Consistent use of the forearm to the body, slamming it in under the breasts, flagrant head butting on the cheek bones and the fight's first low blows as Nolin dips her shoulders and curls up into soft black bottoms. Tyra sobbing, draping on Gena, trying to tie up. Ref tugging on blonde's rounded arms and shoulders, poking a finger in her face and reading her the riot act - but it's a GLN romp through 2.

R3: Tyra walks Nolin into a searing right hand to open, steps right, gets it again on the jaw and BIG BLONDE STAGGERS AWAY HURT! G with a dazed look, glassy eyes, wanders to the ropes, leans back: Tyra's lips curl back as she reaches back and wings a wide right hand LOUD to the body. Tyra B all over Gena - riding forearms against Nolin's shoulders to prop her upright, shove-plugging lefts and rights to that suspect gut, Tyra's chin out over Gena's shoulder as Nolin groans forward. T helping herself to back with wide, scouring blows - just a good condor-armed shellacking meted out. Nolin sniveling, whining at the bell - Tyra chests up and lets the champ hear all about it.

R4: Nolin boxing like a big girl should. Bashing right hands flat and flush to the upperchest stagger Banks on her heels. Good thudding jab with Nolin's weight behind it. Brawny clinches, muscular twisting and tugging of Tyra - she's being bodied into ropes and mauled. Cudgeling lefts and rights to the biceps, then Nolin moves in to smother. Banks smeared, pushed and pummeled this round - good GLN recovery from a dicey third.

R5: Sloppy holding first minute - ref reefing on Gena's arms to disengage. Midway through, Tyra so preoccupied with defending the clinch she gets busted upside the head that tomahawk right - Banks reaching to clinch and she is GUTTED a thick left/right on the paunch. Nolin having her way, banging it out of Tyra forehead to forehead, but give Banks credit: she's shortening up her strokes, standing her ground and fighting hard through the hurt.

R6: Boos from the crowd: Nolin plunging this thing into the swamp - girls may as well be boxing in mud. Gena constantly headlocking Tyra, riding a forearm across the model's glistening back and pushing Banks to her knees. Tyra struggling against Gena's quivering flesh, trying to shove Nolin off, trying to free her arms. Nolin scoring cheap with grinding head action, getting her elbows up in Tyra's face - but again, Banks won't punk. It's rough and ugly, but Tyra's holding her own.

R7: The constant press of Gena on Tyra finally starting to wear Banks down - Tyra panting, being walked to the ropes and bullied - she's unable to keep Nolin from coming forward. Midway through - Gena actually punching and it's a thunderous display of slow, but ham-handed power - big booming blows splashing against the arms, chest and skull as Tyra wilts, rolling her torso slowly in the ropes and finally sinking to a dazed knee! Nolin bathed in the sweat of her efforts - shrieks in exultation - poor Tyra bludgeoned, exhausted, but rising to beat the count.

R8: Tyra brave - lifting the jab of her hip as she retreats, trying to turn on single right hand potshots before blonde can body up and bear her tough to ropes. Typical pattern - Tyra poking as she backpedals - Nolin presses her to ropes, then mauls her until fight bogs down into clinches which must be broken up.

R9: GENA winded now - mouth open - she's trying to walk forward, but now just pawing with her jab - Banks starts to lift stick off her hip with zip. Nolin getting her face pounded and backing off - Banks able to stalk forward and even lean into a few slinging right hands, grazing Gena's chin, frightening the champ. Nolin sluggishly retreating - hands up, trying to use her legs - Tyra's become the huntress with a shutout 9th.

R10: Gena's all but given up on contesting this bout - she's shying away, fading to the ropes, then diving in to clinch and hang on for breaks. Tyra hard-eyed, but she's had hard miles put on her tonight - she's loading up the right hand but can't get it on Gena the way Banks would like. Tyra clearly the aggressor, scoring long one-twos and walking Nolin down all over the ring to the take the 10th and muddy the waters for those scoring at home. Comes back UD10 for the winner and STILL welterweight champ - Gena Lee Nolin!

After: Tyra hands on hips, bitter about the call - supermodel was coming on in her best effort ever against Gena, but too much given away early in the bout to get it all back. Camera pans to catch Ali talking business-like on a cell-phone - hard to say whether the effort was good enough for this hardhearted taskmistress. Gena crowing, carrying on, dousing herself in water - she's just about to give her interview when KRISTANNA LOKEN GRABS THE MIKE! Stunned bureaucrats hang around, unable to make a decision as Kris in dazzling open-neck blouse, silver belt and white leggings asks Gena point blank: "When's it going to 'me' time? Hey, Gena? When are we going to dance? I want an answer, right now!" Gena hands up in conciliatory fashion, backing away, clearly intimidated, but that all changes when an official tugs on Loken's sleeve and distracts her for a split second. CLOTHESLINE! Gena laying a beefy right arm HARD across Loken's throat, putting Krusher stunned on her back in a thunderclap. Quick as a 150 pound bunny Nolin straddle-mounts Loken, left hand tugging the metallic blue silk shirt to position Kristanna and NOLIN'S POUNDING AWAY RIGHT HANDS! Camera's already there - good shots of Loken going out, head snapping to the side then lolling back, eyes staring, mouth open in shock like she's ready to French kiss the next fist. Nolin cold-blooded as she pours it on, sick grinning snarl on cruel lips as she gets her shoulder behind driving blows before FINALLY being hauled off. Gena screaming, writhing, kicking awkwardly at Loken's hip as Kris rolls semi-consciously onto her side. "BOOK THE FIGHT!" Gena's screaming, "BOOK THE FIGHT!" So I guess there's our answer. GENA BREAKS AWAY! Where's that damn Swan Lake tape! Nolin falling on top of Kris as Loken's hips are turned sideways, while her chest is flat to the mat - Gena facing Loken's legs gets torso onto Kris' waist to keep Krusher pelvis open. Nolin's left hand takes hold of the back of Loken's stretch pants and that RIGHT HAND POUNDS AWAY! G supported on her left haunch, weight out over Loken, right hands stuffing into tender tummy and defenceless groin. Nolin staring remorselessly out into the crowd as she crams home the hurt - Loken groggily lifting her wet face off the mat with a muted "uhhhh...", legs reflexively trying to curl up to protect her loins. Gena methodical - using the back of her right hand to push Kristanna's thigh away, all the better to get back in there and WORK! Once again, officials finally wrestle Nolin away, leaving Loken to curl into a throbbing little ball of agony.