Posted by simguy on 9/30/2005, 7:02 am

Before: Connelly being matched tough coming off a devastating KO loss: Neve Campbell another strong-bodied chin-checker who makes no secret of her intentions for Jen. "I'm not going to fight her," Neve promises, "I'm going to smash into her. She'll box and be cute for about 3 seconds, then she's going to be in a train wreck, looking to getting out. To Jen's fans, all I can say is: don't blame me. She wanted a beating and now she's going to get it." Connelly anxious to bounce back in convincing fashion from her Fishel debacle, knows exactly the kind of statement she wants to make. "I wanted the bigger, stronger version of Dani and that's Neve - so when I bang Campbell out, everyone's going to realize that Fishel pulled a rabbit out of a hat against me. People forget that my left hook brought me a long way before the rest of my skills developed: if Neve wants to bang, I will definitely make her regret it." Neve in cerulean blue bikini - Jennifer in white.

During R1: Neve: right hand at temple, left at cheek, elbows in - she steps, pounds a hard jab, bobs at the waist and comes forward. Connelly parrying poke, backing up, offering jab/right hands back but getting blocked by the grill of Campbell's guard. Second minute - crunching right hands to Connelly's body put her ropeside - Neve jabbing up top for position then squaring away to work former champ over. Beefy beat down nothing fancy: clubbing, tight lefts and rights bouncing off Connelly's skull, shoulders, ribs - Jen's covering up but getting rocked by solid thump. Late the round, right uppercut picks up Jennifer's face, unhinges her knees - she takes a voluntary knee rather than standing in for Neve's mop up flurry.

R2: Connelly still having trouble fitting punches past Neve's high, air tight D: Campbell marching forward behind a smashing jab, cutting off the ring, directing Connelly to ropes, then setting up on her. Final minute sees Jen covering up, rotating her torso at ropes, and getting thumped: Neve in her element, tidying up short, clubbing strokes, systematically hammering at all things Connelly to the bell. 

R3: Connelly makes inroads. Jen fading back behind her jab, walking Neve into stiff right hands up top: Campbell blocking the one-two, but Jen's follow-on left uppercut the answer as Campbell's picked up pretty. Neve chin-checked repeatedly in second minute action, starts to loosen up: Connelly able to slide the right cross through to left eye, hook the mouth with some consistency. Down the stretch, Connelly scoring heavily to her foe's skull - Neve staggering, wobbly butt, no longer coming forward. Campbell drilled a vicious lead right, then hooked HARD to the chin - Neve steps in a fence post hole, hops and DROPS TO ALL FOURS! Connelly glaring down in satisfaction: that got the knockdown back as she struts to neutral corner.

R4: Neve bleak off her stool - she's a different fighter as momentum swings to Jen. Connelly circling to her left, stooping to fetch Campbell sticky-stiff jabs in the tummy, sidestepping the receipts. Midway through a drilling hesitation right bangs back Neve's head: follow on hook buckles Neve's knees, nearly putting her on deck again. Connelly careful not to overcommit - keeps turning her foe midring, keeping the jab on her, just patiently touching Campbell, then banging in hard when opportunity presents. Shutout with power, Jen - she sends Neve back to her corner moping with hurt.

R5: Connelly cruising, in command now with her legs, jab dictating terms. Jen spotting the right hand from outside, slanting it down into Neve's pale breadbasket, or spearing it to the skull. Tight, clapping hooks, even when partially blocked, are moving Neve to her left. Tidy, jagged little uppercuts loosen Neve's guard, bounce her head around - Connelly just putting her mitts on meat at will. Neve taking a good shot, lumping up but not breaking down: Connelly's corner wants more rib and tummy work to soften up Campbell's legs.

R6: Neve combative in spots, but not showing that hard jab she used early - Jennifer able to step around, re-negotiate terms as she controls space, tempo. Jen dipping the left shoulder, snapping a tart left hook of Neve's ribs: Campbell grimacing, cringing, bringing the right elbow down to protect - more face and skull becoming available for Jen's hook as a consequence. Harder fought, more competitive round than the last two, but Jen firmly in control through 6.

R7: THERE'S that hard Neve Campbell jab - even when blocked, it's shutting down Jen's stick, forcing Connelly to move and allowing Campbell to come forward. Neve back to the ribcage/flank with hamhanded rights - thudding wallop applied with drumming impact, moving Connelly to ropes with jaw clenched. Neve squaring up: Jen dukes at temples and Campbell goes to work. Thick, pasting work to Jen's waist - meaty, greedy lefts and rights really tearing it up, drawing breathy grunts of protest. Connelly reaching to clinch and getting shoulder-butts, jug-mugging uppercuts in response: she's beaten back upright to ropes as Neve refuses the grapple. Hooks and right hands hammer at Jen's guard, banging past the mitts and rattling the skull - Campbell hard-eyed, pursing her lips as back, legs coax leverage out of every shot. Connelly drooping, growing weeeaaaak - she wilts to one knee, face scrunched in pain: Neve steps back, glaring, hungry. Wheezy 8, Jen - Neve stomps back in all business, palm-shoving Connelly upright, breaking out the baseball bat. Thick, pounding beat down administered - short, clubbing punches smashing off Connelly's biceps, temples, pumping her chest, ripping up her tummy. Neve in the zone, knees flexing, fists snapping off meat and brought back tight to chest, upperbody moving with the offence to minimize Connelly's chances, not that Jen's offering back. Crowd screaming as Jen soaks more and more punishment - she's stiffening, stooping behind her gloves, just there for Neve's punches and THE REF STEPS IN! Campbell shouting in exultation, arms rigid at her sides as she stomps away and slides to her knees - she stops Jen Connelly TKO7.

After: Connelly brutalized, murmurring softly in the ref's arms that she could have gone on, but Neve was just pouring on the leather when the man stepped in. "Stick a fork in her," Neve proudly proclaims, "Jen Connelly's DONE! I told you I would step to her and pound her out! Dani exposed her, but it took a Neve Campbell beat down to physically ruin Jennifer. Look at her - just LOOK at her - she'll never shake off the punches I gave her tonight - never!"