Posted by Simguy on 10/14/2005, 6:55 am.

Before: Alana feeling slighted--she’s being treated as a tune-up or stepping stone by the Cuoco camp and brunette aims to adjust Kaley’s attitude. “Kaley’s got a beating coming,” sullen brunette promises. “I don’t know who she thinks she is, but she can’t just waltz up to lightweight, CALL herself one of us and demand everyone’s respect. You know, boxing’s more than having a nice tan and pretty hair--I don’t think Cuoco understands that, but she’ll learn. I mean to teach her.” Kaley pursing her lips at the thought of lessons from Alana. “Maybe someone should tell Alana that it’s going to be me and her in the ring,” smirks tongue-in-cheek blonde, “She seems to think boxing’s all about three-on-one ambushes and cheap shots, Baby’s not going to have any friends I the ring when we fight and I’ll let her judge if I’ve got lightweight fists or not. My bet is Ill move Alana and move he plenty--I’m not disrespectful of her, but I’m not afraid of her either. Bring her on!” Alana in metallic baby-blue bikini, wetted hair slick down her back--Kaley in black push up, shades of blue splash print bikini bottoms.

During R1: Alana outboxes Kaley. Very tentative, defensive stuff--girls jittery, stepping out and circling back to each other. Alana batting hooks t Kaley’s flank, jabbing her to steer her--blonde defending well, but not answering back much gives away a tactical, feeling-out first.

R2: Kaley jabbing Alan more aggressively, thrusting poke through to brunette chest, then hopping in the short hook as De La Garza leans backward. ADLG a little wide-eyed at Cuoco’s ability to score from very far away--Kaley with one of the quickest first steps in boxing really collapses gaps rapidly. De La Garza retreating, blocking high--Cuoco not scoring much, but clearly asserting herself in another tactical stanza.

R3: Alana steadies Kaley with the jab, fixing position by thrusting to Cuoco’s body, hooking her ear up top--Cuoco guard-high getting maneuvered and poked this round. De La Garza leaning into a few right hand--not connecting as Cuoco reads and fades back--but at least Alana’s looking for power. Kaley not doing much offensively--brushing Alana with quick-mitt shoeshining combinations and scooting to either side--blonde skittish through 3.

R4: Kaley’s turn. She jabs Alana to the body, steps away, then hops back in with lead hooks--even when she doesn’t score, she’s forcing Alana to rush, cover up, and wait. Cuoco clawing hooks at De La Garza’s ribs when brunette leans forward behind her guard and Kaley’s coming very close with shaving left uppercuts off the front foot. Cuoco stepping right at close range, tidying up with combinations, touching Alana up and down---Cuoco the quicker-mitted beauty when punching in sequence--she’s got Alana waiting her turn I the fourth. Corner supportive of Cuoco during the break, but trainer asking her to set down more: “Kaley, when she’s like this (mimics Alana crouching forward behind her gloves) I want you to DIG to her ribs, ok? You need to be ALL up there! I want this girl to think the WORLD is coming to an end when you punch her body!”

R5: Alana’s turn, De La Garza winning position with her jab, threatening Kaley with hard right crosses--Kaley bending under the shots, but vulnerable to Alana’s mop up hook to the hip or flank. Bright, spanking connects--Alana starting to sound out loud on Kaley’s tanned body, ignoring the head for now to work on blonde chassis. Cuoco doing a nice job of keeping her back clear of ropes--even when she’s being outworked, she’s not freezing up--keeps her legs moving, keeps her head in the game, Alana winning the round but frustrated--she taunts Kaley to “Stand and fight” at the bell--Cuoco curling her lips in classic “Whatever” fashion.

R6: Alana slowly imposing will--she’s well on her way to winning back to back rounds and taking control of the fight. Her jab’s more committed, stiffer, dictating terms to Kaley. Alana showing she can cut the ring off on an athletic blonde, quartering the canvas and hounding Kaley to corners. Alana batting away to flanks in spots--really turning on her hips and shaking Kaley--Cuoco covering up, gritting he teeth and riding things out until she can spin out into the clear. Down the stretch, Alana stalking, walking Kaley down--Cuoco jabs tummy, hops back, hops in as De La Garza’s coming forward and NAILS Alana that short-clouting lead hook! Sudden clapping pop--Cuoco turning her shoulder and carrying her weight into De la Garza--Alana sent REELING backwards, hitting ropes all goggle-eyed , nearly going down. Cuoco pouncing with glee--slashing and lathering at Alana as poor brunette covers up, tempest-tossed. Bell sounds before Kaley can really get into carving--ref pushing her back as Cuoco’s high pitched delight brings crimson shame to proud De La Garzas cheeks. Kaley steals the round late--this thing’s still knotted up through 6.

R7: Alana had a chance for to back rounds--now Kaley asserts herself,  taking the fight to De La Garza and preventing Alana from recouping her losses. Kaley fighting and winning a key series of exchanges midring--girls more or less toe to toe, punching hard to body and head--not a lot of clean contact but it’s Alana disengaging, Kaley prowling to force the fight. Fighting’s less stop and go, more constant as Kaley closes distance, lets her hands go--she knows she’s a better combination puncher; now she’s acting like it. De La Garza blocking well, turning her shoulders, bending at the waist as she retreats-=-she’s sleek and supple, but she’s getting outworked this round for crucial points in a close struggle. Kaley grinning, skipping back to her corner--trainer has to settle her down, get her to refocus for three more rounds.

R8: Alan going some good, good work downstairs--series of cranking hooks in under Kaley’s elbow takes the wind out of blonde sails, leaving Cuoco flat footed, tilting over her feet to regain her breath, Alana stepping right, raking Kaley hooks, then pushing in off the right big toe to slash hard right hands--increasingly dangerous punches as Cuoco starts to get grazed, nicked up top. Good thumping hooks downstairs setting the table--Kaley grunting, stiffening--she’s shook up from a body shot when a clean right hand FINALLY catches 100% chin and KALEY GOES DOWN! De La Garza strutting past with steamy satisfaction: she worked hard to put Kaley on all fours. Cuoco up for a swooning 8--she’s not all together  when Alana comes a-calling. Harsh mop up minute for poor Kaley--she’s ear muffed up, butt in ropes, dug in stubbornly as Alana puts thick Tex-Mex hooks to work on ribs, digging right hands up underneath to tummy and jug. Body beating has Cuoco trembling at the bell--Alana chests up, forcing smoldering eye contact until ref pulls her off.

R9: Kaley moist-eyed, worked over last round: kid pulls herself together and executes like a pro. Doubled up jab fends Alana off, buys Kaley space. Cuoco creep-stepping right, turning on screened right hands--Alana covering up and ducking in time, but she’s lost the initiative. By the midway point, Kaley’s got her legs back, bopping in and out, circling left and routinely scaring Alana with that sudden jump-in hook. Kaley boxing, potshot ting, moving, takes the round, bounces back strong from the knockdown.

R10: Fight’s up for grabs, both girls working hard to impress the judges, Alana’s eyes flashing with intensity--she knows she hurt Kaley to the body, goes there with batting, doubled up hooks as Cuoco covers up to receive. Cuoco answering with slicing short hooks out of the defensive crouch--startling Alana, catching her jaw before brunette can organize the D. Best two-way action of the fight as Kaley digs in to trade: neither girl can afford to be cute when it’s this close--both are banging hard. Heads in close as bellies are roasted--Alana’s right hands grazing Kaley’s chin--Cuoco’s tic-tac-toe combos rocking De La Garza one foot to the other. DING! DING! DING! Girls till snarling, punching--re has to jump in as both vixens want overtime. Kaley collects the tenth, with it the fight--UD10 by a single point, Kaley Cuoco.

After: Cuoco shouting and pumping both fists--she pulled one out down the stretch in what amounts to one of her sternest tests of character to date. De La Garza SCALDED: mouth open, eyes brimming with disappointed tears--she simply can’t believe Kaley’s edged her. “I was tight,” Kaley admits in post fight, white towel looped behind her neck, face beaded with hard-working perspiration. “Alana seemed a lot bigger in the ring than she did at the weigh in, and I started thinking things like: ‘This girl beat Molly Sims. She extended Tricia Helfer.’ You know? I was freaking myself out, Then she knocks me down and I’m like. ‘it’s over,’ but my corner really settled me down and just laid it out for me that I had to win the last two rounds. I felt my legs were better than hers, my hands were quicker and I just started believing in myself, you know? She wilted down the stretch--I think it sort of dawned on her that I’d just taken the fight to a level she couldn’t reach, and hat was it!” Bitter Alana not buying it: “I knocked her down and she gets the decision? She was BEGGING me to stop and the ref totally missed the verbal--I only kept punching because she wasn’t stepping in. Check the tapes, you’ll hear her blubbering ‘Stop, Alana, stop,’ when I go to her body--the ref’s supposed to move in right then! Kaley better watch her back--that’s all I have to say. I was ROBBED tonight!”

Reposted by Archer 11/11/10.