LORI ON THE BEACH

Posted by Simguy on 6/6/2004, 9”37 am.

(Figure a few weeks after Moore/Loughlin)

Before: Mirror-image fighter--many pundits tagging Kate as a young Lori Loughlin even before this fight. Both blondes throw punches in bunches, have quick mitts, calm demeanors. Loughlin the hottest pair of trunks on the beach after withering dismissals of Thiessen and Moore--Bosworth the sort of young, prime test you like to see lori take--confident matchmaking from the veteran Loughlin, White sports bra, pink bikini bottoms Loughlin. Kate in navy surfer chick bottoms, green and white tie-dye bikini top, hair in battle-bun.

During R1: Haven’t seen this lately: Loughlin outworked, forced into a blocking defense as Bosworth takes it to the older woman early, Kate brisk--jabbing to fix position, right/lefts on the body, capped with ringing left hooks or uppercuts--Lori covering up, posing for shots as Bosworth touches her up. Crisp, high tempo shutout Kate--Lori unhurt, but it’s an eye opener.

R2: Kate stepping to spots and letting her hands go--tidy 3 punch combos taking Lori’s firm midsection, trying to break down the guard to get at that chin. Loughlin getting the timing down, just standing in the pocket--midway through she blocks a Bosworth hook at the right bear, answers back a tight clipping hook on the chops--Kate’s knees give a shimmy, she stops punching and shoe’s on the other foot. Loughlin the veteran goes to the body, edging in tuff with her left shoulder to ease late back, then hooking midriff with digging double-tap delivery. Bosworth stepping out and circling, clearing her head--down the stretch she’s buying time with her jab, keeping Loughlin off her to the bell.

R3: Loughlin imposing herself--jabbing crisply into Bosworth’s forward guard high, then hooking the ribs and tummy, finishing with professional shoulder bumps to keep Bos moving backward. Katie having her moments--hands at her cheeks, elbows in, she’ll set and snap off crisp, short arm combinations--but she’s not as free with her punching as she was before she got stung. Lori piling up points in the younger woman’s midsection--nothing like small gloves, tanned gut, hot sun and insistent spank in the fresh sea-salt air.

R4: Kate gets her jab going--it isn’t a jab-fest, but both women artful in using stick to set the table for their combinations and body shots. Crowd leasing stuff--both girls getting off, taking turns strafing and clawing up around heads, shouldes and guards, both remembering to put something in one another’s midsections after almost every sequence--rousing tic-tac-toe.

R5: Same busy pace, some jabbing for position, soe lateral shifts to work angles, but it’s basically girls taking turns with tidy licks body and head, nobody breaking down in even trade. Down the stretch, Loughlin crosses Bosworth up, starting the hook but coming with the lead right as Kate flinches--Bosworth rattled, momentarily dazed--Loughlin wades in with pumping body thump to drive younger beauty to ropes. All Lori to the bell--cleaning up on Kate with digging work to the waist, tightly clipped uppercuts in between the mitts--resetting with a workmanlike left forearm.

R6: Kate gunshy--skirting the ring now, not anxious to test her chin again. Lori on the hunt, walking her girl down, spitting jabs to help cut off the ring, then stepping in to let her hands go. Loughlin nice n’ brisk, elbows in, dukes at chest height, snapping off punches in 3s, 4s, and 5s--Bosworth blocking, wilting away from the heat rather than trying to punch in between. Midway through, Loughlin working hard--tears up the Bosworth midsection with spanking lefts and rights, hooks the chin, hooks the chin and spills Kate in a fog to the ropes, Bosworth looking shopworn, leaning forward face in hands--Lori able to really get her shoulder in and work. One blonde standing another up and beating her down--Loughlin with that muscular left shoulder pressed up, drumming right hands repeatedly to straining Bosworth tummy. Sunny smile Lori--achy grimace from Kate as older woman puts her foot down.

R7: Lori glowing, up off her stool before the bell, punching out her arms, eagerly waiting to go--she’s hurt Kate in a couple of consecutive rounds, talking about finishing Bosworth off this round or next. Kate a little puffy round the eyes, hunching forward to protect that battered midsection--blonde skittish early, jitterbugging her feet, trying to shake the pursuit as Loughlin steps up the pace. Kate giving ground, playing defense, picking her spots to hook Loughlin’s tummy or jab at her face, keeping that right hand tight to temple. Lori carries the round with aggression, but can’t get Kate in trouble again--younger blonde gets her legs together in the seventh.

R8: Bosworth regaining confidence--jabbing with Lori, then edging in to hook with her--spirited two way trade perks up again. Girls methodically digging at one another’s tummies hooks, keeping the rights nice and high--all hips and legs behind hard working punches. Katie separates herself late--tripling up the left hand to go belly, chin, chin with crisp, curling clips inside--shuts Loughlin down, Bosworth’s  eyes light up as she sees hurt and hesitation in lori for the first time today. Bosworth drops the short right hand in, jamming it past Lori’s wrist, thrusts the left in between the guard then stabs a straight right through the gap to pound back Lori’s face. Loughlin staggering back, wobbly butt--face betraying her shock as Kate finally breaks through.

R9: Mmm mmm--that’s good punching. Girls digging in, standing right in front of each other and getting off muscular--splattering 3 punch combos lick back and forth and bodies, breasts and chins are tapped, Who wants it more late? Bosworth forcing retreat on stubborn Lori, landing the harder blows now, taking canvas and imposing her will, Hard two way at the bell, but Kate smiling with confidence, whirling on her heel--she’s getting the better of the non-stop exchanges.

R10: Girls trade hooks to the body, trade’em to the chin--Kate gets the third hook home and shakes Loughlin’s tanned legs. Lori stumbling away to clear her head, doubt furrowing her brow--Bosworth coming forward strong now, pressing the pace. Kate hounding Lori to the ropes, spanking away hips and flanks with rigid lefts and rights--Lori trying to punch in between, but stubby right hands in fair exchange go Kate’s way. Loughlin gathering herself after a rocky first minute--this thing is neck and neck to the wire. Fierce strapping hooks, chopping right hands, both girls pitching those classy combos--chins, tits, and tummies proving robust as this thing gioes to the cards. Comes back one point duke…Kate Bosworth!

After: Lori puffy-eyed, jaw drops at the announcement--some booing in the crows as Loughlin seemed to land the preponderance of power shots in this fight. Bosworth smiling, happy with the win--she out-Loughlined Loughlin a good old fashioned shooting match that see the younger woman sweep the final three heats.

Reposted by Archer 7/25/10.