Posted by Simguy on 12/1/2006, 7;10 am.

Before; intriguing challenge for Kaley--Angie’s beaten supple, sneaky blondes with her non-stop herky-jerk assault--only when Theron backed up the class with beef did Harmon’s approach look deficient. “Kaley’s the find of fighter I like to think I do very well against,” confident Harmon says at the podium. “She’ll be all at sea--just like Helfer was--these girls can’t handle th constant touch I put on ‘em.”

Cuoco anxious to show well against a former champ and solid veteran. “You kno0w--the openings are there on Angie,” Kaley asserts. “Helfer couldn’t find them, Ashley couldn’t find them, but I think with my footwork, and my overall speed advantage, I’ll be able to fit Angie for chin checks--and we’ll see how she handles it.”

Angie in sleek black string bikini to match shiny black hair, small black gloves, darkly tanned body. Kaley in pink cashmere crochet bikini, golden-brown tanb, small white gloves.

During R1: Angie stomping forward with her lead (left) foot; hands moving from chin to brow height; jab pinging out rangy, feeling for Kaley; choppy rights and lefts, chipping, chiseling, clawing. Cuoco on her toes, bopping to either side, tongue between her lips as she thoughtfully takes it all in: good sharp-looking, counters from the blonde see her walk Harmon into abrupt right hands, then Kaley hops away from danger. Angie pursuing--unable to cut off the ring, collecting Kaley’s potshots like little trophies--Harmon walking through it until Cuoco fits her for a gorgeous lead left hook late--DROPPING ANGIE TO ALL FOURS! Harmon sputtering in shock shaking her glossy mane; bright smile Kaley as she prances to neutral corner.

R2: Angie emboldened, convinced she’s taken Kaley’s hardest shot--Harmon once again aggressively forward, chugging away with ratcheting punches. Cuoco bending at the waist, getting low on Harmon, looking to slip and counter to Angie’s shiny brown body--several stirring exchanges as Kaley’s willing to get licked to land herself. Cuoco scuffed up this round as Harmon’s rawboned work has some effect--Kaley on her bicycle most of the last minute probably gives away the points to her pursuing opponent.

R3: Angie’s pinging jab deceptive: an unfurling, yo-yoing type stick that stings when it lands. Kaley’s head bouncing back from hard poke early--Harmon finally able to dictate position, jabbing Cuoco to ropes, then squaring away to work young blonde meat in earnest. Cuoco slick at the ropes, tucking her chin, dipping at the waist, rotating her torso and turning her shoulders--but she’s being badly worked over here as Angie shows her quality. Harmon’s punching so consistently rigid and hard--just scouring, constant work: Kaley’s able to slip a lot of it, but she’s getting painted just with the sheer volume. Half way point--cuffing locks and short right hands have Kaley a little wobbly butt follow up body blows stiff against Kaley’s ribs have her frowning. Final  minute--Cuoco sagging into ropes, covering up, really starting to ship a beating; Angie proving her title was no fluke as she runs Kaley right out of the third round.

R4: Kaley flat footed in front of Angie, bending low to slip--then Cuoco edges INSIDE to set up on Harmon’s chest. Kaley going right bat Angie--long-limbed brunette scowling as she can’t extend and chip away the way she normally would, Cuoco supple, strong on the inside, tidying up Angie’s ribcage with swatting, cuffing Charisma Carpenter-like shots, then crowding in to smother the receipts. Angie stepping back for room, looking to dig at Kaley--Cuoco able to influences Harmon to ropes, then body up: blonde proving her strength to a brunette who may have been doubting it. Kaley strong to the bell, repays the shutout with muscular stuff, beating Angie with rubadub combinations to her body, frustrating her spirit by tummying-up and riding Angie into ropes for breaks.

R5: Kaley slipping punches to weasel her way inside again--Harmon doesn’t like it. Total role-reversal as Kaley punishes Harmon toe-to-toe for a minute--forcing Angie to back off, pump her jab and box a bit. Harmon doing a nice job--sticking Kaley’s face stiff, stepping to the sided, scrubbing away rangy lefts and rights as Cuoco takes punches to get close. Cuoco shiny-cheeked, looking a little puffy and touched-up through 5 as Angie’s small gloves are finding pretty blonde face.

R6: Kaley fades Angie’s jab, rocks a snappy lead right hand pull-counter Harmon spends the first  minute trying to shake off hard potshot early. Cuoco circling to her right, dangling the left hand in tic-toc fashion out front of her hip, right hand cocked under her chin--Kaley using her athleticism to embarrass Angie this round. Harmon comes forward: Kaley fades back, batting limber check-hooks from her hip. Angie stays back--Kaley shoots right hand leads off the step-right, or stoops to jab and pester Harmon to the body. Spirited, uptempo, leggy stuff from Cuoco: Angie frowning, looking disgruntled through 6.

R7: Kaley RIPS Angie a sneaky left-hook off the right foot, buckling Harmon’s knees as brunette tries to chug forward. Harmon rickety--staggers to ropes for support: Kaley eyes narrowed, heart hardened as she steps-to and lays down a brutal, muscular beat down such as we’ve rarely seen from her in the past. This is thick, bumping stuff o the tummy and ribs--Kaley with her head down, turning her torso into the shots, bouncing her mitts off  Angie’s tender brown-ness. Harmon but-in ropes, soaking a terrible bludgeoning--she’s getting very loose, mouth open, guard limp as she resigns herself to the beating. Final minute and a half--Kaley’s able to paint away on Angie’s beautiful face--hooks and uppercuts carving at doe-eyed beauty, punctuated by the odd muscular stack-up as Kaley pushes in to stabilize her slumping foe. Bell: Angie destitute, not punching back--wiry legs propping her up as she staggers back to her corner in a KO-haze.

R8: Kaley meting out pinpoint punishment---creep-stepping to her right in a strong, sleek, flat-footed stance, looking to her right in a strong, sleek, flat-footed stance, looking to potshot right hands onto Angie’s face with small-glove CRAK! Harmon blundering through it--often looking ramshackle enough to go down--but she’s still chuggin’--pinging her jab and looking to rake away when she can. Down the stretch, girls trade hooks--Kaley walks away from a stern clout on her jaw, THEN NEARLY STUMBLES TO ALL FOURS! Delayed effect hits Kaley in the knees--she’s BAD hurt and ON COMES ANGIE! Harmon DOUSING poor Kaley lefts and rights as blonde bends forward behind her mitts--cascading sheers of spiteful brunette leather beat off Kaley’s golden-brown back, shoulders and skull, Bell: Angie’s nostrils flaring, chest heaving, eyes glaring--she sends Kaley back to her corner SHAKEN!

R9: Kaley making bold decisions--edging her way inside to maul and clout away face-on-face with Harmon,. Good, crowd pleasing stuff--Harmon wiry strong--but not as efficient or slick at close quarters: Kaley’s combinations really tearing at flat brunette gut, shiny brunette ribs, proud brunette chin. Kaley with a knack for fitting in tucking shots or sudden flurries, then tieing up--lots of writhing arm and shoulder work as Angie’s always trying to extricate herself. Harmon scraping away right uppercuts, occasionally bashing at Kaley’s body in behind the elbows--but Cuoco’s the busier, better beauty in snug.

R10: Kaley confounding the experts--crowding inside again, taking the body on Angie as girls mop each other with sweaty tousles, bump and jostle each other toe-to-toe. Angie getting work done--Cuoco’s head snapping back from mean little right uppercuts; Cuoco’s hips taking thick, biting punches in behind her elbows. But Kaley’s the busier, the cuter--chewing up great swatches of brunette tummy, and when Angie’s breathless--clipping her chin via the right uppercut, Kaley cuffing Angie’s ear inside an insolent little left hand, then doubling it down ala Neve Campbell, gouging at Angie’s floating rib to gasp-inducing effect. Kaley also not too proud to tie Angie up behind her elbows and walk her around--blonde looking like the stronger woman here in the tenth. Bell--Harmon blinking back weary tears because she knows what’s coming: UD10, Kaley Cuoco.

After: Cuoco classy enough to hug Angie and converse with her in the aftermath--but this is old, familiar territory for a brunette journeywoman used to getting surprised by younger and blonder--Harmon obviously bitterly disappointed, “She was tough as an old boot, all night long,” Kaley says, meaning it I the nicest possible way. “I’d lick her a beaut, and she’d come right back at me--Angie Harmon’s no joke, let me tell you. She’s a little slow and predictable--I mean--I always knew where her chin would be, even when I wasn’t looking for it--she’s always right there for your punches, I don’t think she was ready for me to come inside, but it’s something I wanted to do with her and I trained hard to abe able to take canvas when I wanted it. You can wait all night to counter Angie, so I thought I’d take the fight to her and outwork her, and it was the right thing to do for sure!”

Reposted by Archer 12/26/10.