Posted by Simguy on 9/5/2003, 6:11 pm.

Before: Big girls breathing excitement into the long slumbering middleweight division--bout a hot ticket and attracting lots of speculation from fans and pundits alike. Loken a can’t miss blue chip prospect in boxing’s thinnest pool, but Nolin one of the most dangerous sharks in said pool and a past master at giving up and comers their come-uppances. Any way you slice it--most don’t figure this to go the route. Kristanna in her S curve purple one piece, Nolin donning black underwire bikini for the occasion.

During R1: Nolin driving on Kris early, crowding in behind a blunt right cross/forearm on the jaw, bodying up, walking her girl to the ropes and looking to hit on the break. G getting that fake right uppercut over--landing with the tip of her elbow against Kristanna’s sternum, drawing a breathy gasp of shock--Nolin grinning as she hands hard and cheap in the first two minutes. Down the stretch, Loken trading rude right hands on the jaw shakes Nolin’s legs--Gena stepping away wobbly butt, hands up--Kris stalking her with a measuring left and booming overhand rights to drive GLN ropeside. Loken moppin g up with shivering sidearm rights and lefts against Nolin’s flanks--blonde drooping forward forced to clinch at the bell as Kris steals a Nolin round to open.

R2: Gena shows veteran poise--kid got to her last round, but GLN’s not rattled. Nolin using a long, jawing jab, just cycling from her shoulder an she catches Loken behind the ear with the trademark looping overhand right, staggering Kris to her right. Wild swinging follow up as Nolin sweeps away lefts and rights, stampeding her girl to the ropes--Gena blocking the ref’s vision with her body, packing in close and driving hard to the crotch, gathering Kris up in her arms as the girl crumples forward. Raucous holding and hitting as Nolin works rough out of the wrap--ref pulls her off and Gena lands a smoking right clout across the chin to unravel Loken’s knees on the break. Final minute a real gut check for Loken--legs are gone, she’s propped up hurt against the ropes, trying to read Nolin and clinch her up as she comes in. Ref breaking, eyeing Gena closely--Nolin pushed back, thumbing her nose and walking heavily back in, scoring brutal right hands amidships or up high on the skull before she bodies up to make Kris feel the weight, Loken shook up at the bell, turns to walk away and GENS DRIFTS HER LATE AND CHEAP on the back of the head, Loken woozy, face first into the ropes--ref piling into a snarling Gena Lee--ooh she’s got a good talking to coming her way during the break. Insult to injury--Nolin gets a 10-8 without a knockdown for her clear domination this round.

R3: Nolin pawing that jab, measuring, menacing with it, then launching into arcing overhand rights, carrying into Loken to create one beefy tangle after another as girls reverse each other against the ropes. Nolin rough with her head in close, often butting down onto the left shoulder/.collarbone area, liberal with her elbows and forearms against Kristanna’s chest and ribs--Loken struggling to tie up, doing a good job of bogging Gena down and holding her own in the strength contest. Only clean punching is done late by Kris as she unpacks her jab--banging back Gena’s head and forcing her outside to regroup.

R4: More sprawling, ropy clinches, beefy belly to belly struggling along the ropes--girls wrapping each other up high and plugging away down low--very low in Gena’s case as she is constantly warned for drifting south. Nolin dropping her forehead onto Loken’s shoulder and collar bone in tight--working on the left arm with heavy butting action, Girls separated--more and more it’s Gena looking the hungry vixen, wanting to get back on, wanting to crowd Loken, press up on her, harass her Nolin loving it on the inside, showing terrific strength as she mauls and rapes her girl against the ropes. G landing some of those disguised uppercuts to get her elbow-tips in--Loken clinching groggy around the waist, allowing Nolin to tuck home some flat rights and lefts above the hips and directly onto the kidneys at the bell. G locking up around the arms to let her girl hear about the punishment as ref tugs at brawny bicep with both hands.

R5: Murderous big girl punching ad both girls electr to stand flat footed and trade--booming two-way connects, but finally a Nolin right hand lands flush on the chin and Loken’s legs give way. Kristanna floundering sideways--Nolin stepping with, shoving her in the shoulders to position her, then drifting in another crashing right and LOKEN GOES DOWN! Kris bludgeoned to her backside at the ropes--Nolin ‘stumbling”: forward gets some choice trampling done on Loken’s outstretched thighs as the ref gets involved again. Kris up at 8, but swaying--she’s shabby as Nolin strides on in. G sweeping right hands against the flank, slamming away over and over--Loken stooped forward, soaking up the shock, not answering back. Nolin using a firm shove in the shoulders to reset her girl for uppercuts and walloping hooks high on the temple--just administering a gorgeous beat down as Kristanna grizzles. Down the stretch, G starts to tire, looking to hold--Loken finds a second wind and BACKS GENA UP! Loken waling off the ropes with short punches, getting her head in close to Gena and bouncing leather off her midsection.  Nolin all open-mouthed and fatigued, clinching at the bell--ref tugging to separate ‘em and G scrapes cheap laces across Kristanna’s eyes, drawing a sob of protest and more censure as ref escorts Nolin to her corner.

Loken/GLN conc.

Posted by Simguy on 9/5/2003, 6:13 pm

R6: Loken aggressively forward, putting short, choppy lefts and rights on Nolin to work her to the ropes in the first minute. G crossing her arms, rolling punches--Loken crowding in but working, not smothering herself, hitting Nolin in the arms, beating her chest, hacking at her hips and waist, then shouldering her off beefy, Midway through, G’s had enough, dips and digs a moist left hook square between the legs, buckling Loken forward: Gena wraps her up tight and spins her to the ropes. Nolin with a beefy left arm up around Loken’s head, cramping her forward--free right mitt plundering tummy and below as Nolin leans in to pack on the hurt. Tears of outrage in Loken’s eyes, but she’s far from discouraged--she comes wading back into Nolin, backing her up with that busy, chopping Jirov-esque attack as Gena wilts to the ropes, rounds ends with loken outworking Nolin, touching her all over--judges like the heavier shots Gena landed in her spots.

R7: Loken’s legs look fresh--Gena’s look heavy--Nolin lounging on the ropes, covering up, looking to wrap up at every opportunity. Good sustained pressure from Kristanna--she’s working Gena’s gut, rotating shoulders on the inside to fight through Nolin’s clinches, Loken’s beating Nolin’s arms as blonde crosses ‘em to cover up her body, then Kris is picking up the face whenever G tilts forward. Gena bullied and battered along the ropes--Loken working her over for points this round.

R8: Gena using that pawing left from the shoulder, dropping her right leg back to create a little distance and coming over the top with that heart-stopping right hand, Kris seeing it and ducking into it to take the edge off but she’s still getting walloped off balance, cudgeled around the ring. Loken jabbing back and looking to place firm, flat fight hands in Gena’s paunch--Krusher big woman showing no respect down there for Nolin, attacking the body with bad intention.

R9: Fatigue showing in Nolin’s pinched face, expressive eyes--she’s fading to the ropes, crossing arms against her chest and midsection as Loken stalks forward, Kris the aggressor-stabbing at Gena’s upper chest the jab, banging back her head leaning  in to tuck home that heavy right hand to gut, then sticking around to shove home the left to paunch, maybe mop up another right before Gena can clinch. Refs shoving Loken back all sweaty-Gena sagging ion the ropes--Kris wading back in for more--rinse and repeat as Loken takes what she wants. Accumulation of punches really sweating Nolin out--her clinches are weak, mouth is open--she’s really looking shopworn. Loken smearing her girl all around the perimeter, bodying up and pounding away--leaves her girl trembling at the bell.

R10: Loken hungry-eyed, standing well before the bell and storming across the ring as Gena fads sideways, sets up at the ropes and immediately folds forward to take. Loken systematically beating the big body in front of her--palming Gena’s arms to make sure she  can’t punch, then digging in behind either elbow, shoving her back, looking for open belly or jug, Loken showing a couple of looks--one all big girl, just shoving up on Gena and hauling in lumber. The other busy girl, fighting off Gena’s left shoulder, touching her with combinations downstairs, cuffing and chopping at her ears and face, breaking down the guard. it’s all too much as Nolin’s legs give way late, she slides hurt along the ropes to the right--Loken stepping with and keeping up a tattooing torrent drive her girl to corner. All Kristanna Loken at the bell, putting her punches together--Nolin quivering, ready to go, but gutting it out to the bell. Comes back narrow UD10--GENA LEE NOLIN!

After: Nolin crying tears of relief, strutting with hands held high. Kristanna shellshocked at the decision, face all puffy and disappointed--she can’t believe the judges could have rewarded Nolin for her cheap practice throughout the bout. “Everyone told me Gena would foul,” says a bitter Kris on postfight, “but this was ridiculous! Nolin was in my trunks so much she should have been paying rent--and her ELBOWS! I mean, where the hell was the ref when she was elbowing me in the body?” Yep--usual stuff from a battered and bamboozled youngster--Gena proving to be a cagey veteran in her own way, notches another big name with her unique blend of power punching, guile and creative interpretation of the rules.

Reposted by Archer 4/24/11.