Originally posted by Simguy Tuesday, 08-Feb-2000 19:53:55

Before: Gutsy match for both girls as careers dovetail into one another, Ryan maybe the harder hitter but Bell with more impressive resume, and it’s Cat who could drop a peg if she loses. Ryan still knocking in the door of the top ten needs to know where she’s at—Bell the perfect opponent to find out. Cat in little blue bikini, Ryan in navy bandeau bikini.

During R1: Bell establishing the stick, has Jeri under control, steering the blonde around the ring, tieing up as Ryan falls in. Final minute however, Ryan jabbing with Cat, beats the brunette to the right hand, kissing the crossing off bell’s chin and CAT GOES DOWN!!! Bell on her butt, wide-eyed, shaking her head, is slow to get up, and is immediately corralled on the ropes for a two fisted beating to the bell as Jeri pushes off with an aggressive nod of the head.

R2: Cat’s middle name is composure and she shakes off the knockdown to keep chiseling away at statuesque Jeri. Bell stabbing the jab to Jeri’s face, picks Ryan up nicely and has her walking into punches most of the round. Another good finish from Ryan sees her scorch lefts and rights to Cat’s midriff, but bell takes the round.

R3: Bell slowly exerting her will as Ryan begins to puff up under that insistent jab. Midway through the round, Bell hooking hard off the jab, catches Ryan backing up with the cross, stepping with the reeling blonde to land the follow up hook to put Jeri on the ropes. Bell in tight with her shoulders and forearms, shoves and slugs ryan with crisp, biting shots to belly and cheek from both hands.

R4: Ryan told to get busier, and she responds well, outjabbing bell this round out of the lunched stance, turning those sudden right hands, and coming back with strong hooks to the sternum on Bell,. Cat getting backed up, unable to trade effectively as she feels heavy

Blonde leather on her arms, body and chin this round.

R5: See saw action continues as Cat continues to keep Jeri at arms length, tattooing the blonde’s face with the stick, and circling left to potshot right hands. Ryan simply not punching this round, stalking Cat around the ring, but not cutting it off—Bell not hurting her blonde, but owning her just the same.

R6: Once again, Ryan makes the fight, coming to Bell, but Cat picking her up with the sturdy jab, right uppercut, and clinch routine, pushes Jeri back on the break, and has her walking into more of the same. Bell showing that little edge in experience as the end of the round seems to catch Ryan by surprise—she knows she’s getting nickel and dimed to death and shakes her head accordingly.

R7: Jeri changing tactics, jabs her way inside and hurls wide right hands to the ribs to slow Cat down. Bell forced to slug for the first time in the bout, and the girls trade hammering lefts and rights—left shoulders rubbing together as they get off, then cover up. Heavy trade is to Jeri’s liking as she gets the better of the exchanges, landing harder, more often/.

R8,9: Cat Bell inching her way past Jeri in these rounds as the blonde continues to walk after the brunette, but can’t get off in the face of that jab, and just-enough movement from Cat. Bell comfortable in there now, spearing Jeri’s face at will, then using the left to pull Jeri down onto the right uppercut, then clinching for the break. Ryan busting up around the eyes, looks desperate, discouraged after 9.

R10: Hammer and tongs as Jeri finally traps Cat against the ropes and lets her hands go, blistering the sides of the brunette with smacking lefts and rights. Bell rolling with punches, trying to take some of the heat on her elbows, and countering viciously with swatting hooks and uppercuts as she bends in and out of the ropes. Down the stretch—girls trading lefts and rights, and a simultaneous explosion of hooks goes Cat’s way. Jeri staggers back, hands dropping, eyes glazing, and bell crouches, unleashes another hook that catches Ryan flush on the jaw. Big gutcheck for Jeri as she is HURT, but won’t go down, leaping forward to clinch and getting battered as Bell slashes away with the right uppercut against the breasts. Round ends with Bell twisting Jeri to the ropes, holding her about the shoulders with the left—heaving rights up into the blonde’s body as Ryan goes numb. Unanimous Duke Cat Bell as she gives Jeri an encouraging hug after the decision.

After : bell doing whatever it takes, collects another W and leaves Ryan, pundits scratching their collective heads. Jeri spent too much time in pursuit, giving away crucial

rounds, and not winning enough of the close ones. Jeri claims afterwards she beat herself, but Bell’s used to hearing that from befuddled opponents by now.

Reposted by Archer 8/7/09.