AMANDA RIGHETTI (37 y/o, 5 ft 8, W: 103, L: 30) vs TAHNEE ATKINSON (28 y/o, 5 ft 8, W: 25, L: 12)

Results: Lookout!, Writing: Bonzo

Before: Is Tahnee in a slump? The pretty, busty model, surely Australia‘s premiere welter in the FCBA, and a former welter and JMDD champion, only seemed to have one career trajectory – up. Her relentless rise to the top gave her a five-defense run at the welter belts in 2018, including a dramatic knockout of Amanda Righetti at a time when the redhead legend finally seemed to fall under the spell of younger, more ambitious model fighters for good. But 2019 saw Righetti‘s intransigent revenge against her young challengers, and Tahnee hasn‘t been able to recapture the glory of her title days since. Things took a turn for the worse in 2020: Tahnee‘s lost her chance at the belts against fellow model Brooklyn Decker in June, and after subsequent losses to Kate Upton, Camille Kostek and Hannah Ferguson, Tahnee‘s suddenly looking at a four-fight losing streak, albeit in one of the toughest streaks of girls you could match up with at welter. That‘s a rare misfortune for a fighter spoiled by success so far – can young, hungry Tahnee cope with the pressure, and will a rubber match against Righetti reawaken her winning spirits?

“I‘m taking my jugs to her face tonight, and Amanda won‘t resist,“ Tahnee smirks, sporting a devilish grin, affirming her plans during the pre-fight interview. “Remenber how she spent a whole fight layin‘ n‘ squirmin‘ in my tight grasp, pinned between my tummy and the ropes? And remember who ended up helplessly on her friggin‘ back in that fight – it was Amanda, not me! I‘ll just have to turn this into a hot, messy tussle again – enough with those leggy jab games! Girls need to stop fighting Amanda on her own turf – I know what do, and I will make her cry!“

“Tahnee‘s wounded prey,“ Amanda shrugs. “And that alone makes her super dangerous. I will need to be calm and cunning all night long – I know she‘ll just come a-swingin and a-pumpin‘ those right hands! She‘s pretty much been taken behind the woodshed by Kate, Hannah, Cam this year – no surprise she‘s trying to act brazen now! I know you want to take those cute jugs to my face, Tahnee, but remember that the hardest jab in town will stand between your jugs and my face, girl! I felt pretty good about my performance against Tahnee last time out, but this is our rubber match, and I do want to make my superiority feel a little more solid now, you know, really kick her ass, right?“

Both girls have already lost title fights this year. So what are Amanda‘s plans for the year? The pretty redhead‘s already bounced back in heartless fashion by denying Hilary Rhoda for a third straight heat and taking out a new dangerous threat in Fates new girl, Karen Gillan:

“Oh, I‘m still taking things a little slow right now. I won‘t be looking at the title as long it‘s still in Brooklyn‘s hands, but I kinda feel like I‘ve got to hold the fort now, and be ready“, Amanda laughs. “There‘s plenty of other blondes I‘m looking at for the rest of the year – you know it‘s been a while since I made a blonde quit!“

Fight night attire: Amanda‘s clad in red boy-leg panties, shortened black grass-skirt leaves around her waistline, plus a black sports bra, black boots, her auburn hair loose, curly – Tahnee‘s in a tight white string bikini bottom, an orange sports bra, white boots, her brunette hair‘s in a ponytail.


Fight:

R1: Girls feeling each other out, hopping into competitive stances, extending on jabs, shuffling into better positions, as big girls stalk, circle, pivot. Opposite stances: Tahnee‘s loose, hopping, taking over a lot of canvas ground, roaming the ring, her arms low, her head to-n‘-froing, trying to take spurts around Righetti‘s flanks – redhead Amanda‘s more flat-footed, setting up tight, her left foot out front, her right hand clutched at forehead, her left hand ready beneath her mouth, just a-shufflin‘, a-shiftin‘ into left hand jabs, trying to firmly locate Tahnee‘s jugs, face with determination. Girls playing a safe, strategical waiting game during first minute – Amanda‘s able to land her jab to Tahnee‘s chin a few times, as the Aussie brunette‘s hopping into range, bending, sloshing her head left-to-right, right-to-left, and Righetti stubs out that left hand to her face, bam! Tahnee‘s rocked, but not hurt – just forced to re-group, hop out, roam around redhead flanks to avoid follow-up shots. Atkinson‘s trying for some body shots early: her upper bod snaps down, burying hard, mean shots to Righetti‘s waistline/tummy, as she‘s ducking low inside the arc of Amanda‘s high, pumping jabs.

Minute mark: girls edge a lil‘ closer, closing up range, tightening up their guards, trying to win turf via lil‘ shoves-to-shoulders, pushing the other girl off with a lil‘ jug nudge, a tummy or hip thrust. Tahnee‘s ready: girls set up in close-up battle near turnbuckle, as Righetti‘s driving hard jabs to keep the Aussie off, take the way out right – Tahnee reads a Righetti jab, comes up hard n‘ sloshin‘ inside redhead range, suddenly PASTIN‘ a right hand upside a shocked Righetti‘s forehead! Amanda‘s back‘s SPASMING against the ropes, her eyes flickering in momentarily helpless shock – Tahnee‘s wrapping her up, turning into a bully in the blink of an eye! Atkinson lays that BEEFY left hand down atop redhead‘s right shoulder, oomph!, sagging Big Rigs further against the cables – now she‘s going jugs n‘ tummy! 

Righetti staying in peek-a-boo guard, trying to swing with the punches, taking pendulum swings with the ropes, groaning, her eyes wide awake – redhead body‘s rocked by Tahnee‘s nasty forearms across her jugs, these jerking right hands into the pit of her stomach! Girls wrapped up all tight n‘ hard, struggling and squirming just to Tahnee‘s greedy pleasure, as the strong Aussie‘s staying dominant, keeping Rigs pinned ropeward! Girls sputter messily from turnbuckle to ropes, and back: Righetti‘s finally making her weight felt, fighting Tahnee to a standstill – girls all embraced, immobile, wrapped up sweaty and hard for a long ref‘s break.

Third minute action: Tahnee‘s being fast, active, taking spurts/hops across the ring, fighting her way inside redhead range, as Righetti‘s still trying to adjust the hardness, precision of her jabs – time and again, Tahnee‘s using a misjudged Righetti jab to scrub a left or a right hook upside Amanda‘s forehead/ears, clobbering her early in the fight! Righetti‘s groaning, falling off the pace, struggling to win space and time by back-pedalling, using more defensive jabs to keep Tahnee from going all over her. Righetti‘s righting just down the stretch, firming her stance, as solid legs stay put, hips shift into position – finally landing a right-hand beaut to Aussie jawline late, as Tahnee‘s leaning into a low-slingin‘ left hook, sending the Aussie off with her legs a-sputterin‘.

Fight plans all ready on display in action-filled first round heat: “We‘re loving your work against Righetti‘s jab, girl“, OddMan‘s corner‘s praising their Aussie fighter. More solemn, concerned faces inside Righetti‘s opposite corner – Tahnee‘s jug lust, her hungry right hands will probably be a problem for Big Red all night long.

R2: Girls adjust, flesh out plans, firm up hard – Righetti‘s upping the tempo, bringing more oomph, rhythm into her jab shots, hopping faster, using her legs better, pre-empting Tahnee‘s wild attacks. Girls stalking each other furtively, eyes wild, hungry: Tahnee‘s bendy on her hips, her jugs sloshing prettily when she‘s leaning into her brazen left/right crosses past Amanda‘s orderly, rhythmic work, just trying to hurt her foe, clip her clean n‘ hard. Short, hard scenes of competitive shoot-outs, followed by long slide-outs, re-groups, before girls roam back, clash jab-to-jab, jug-to-jug. Here‘s a first minute scene of slobberknockin‘ fun: a clobbering Righetti shot lands upside Tahnee‘s left ear/temple, getting them Aussie legs all knock-kneed, loose...a short, brushing left hand scrubs ‘Manda‘s hairline in response...a short, low-angled right body cross splashing just slightly upside redhead trunks, putting squirms and trembles into her strong legs...fun mayhem!

Mid-round action: Righetti‘s rhythmic, pumping jab left‘s slowly taking over things – cooly, calmly shutting out Atkinson‘s aggression, walking her into pokin‘ bouts of hurt. Tahnee‘s unfazed, still walking into toe-to-toe positions, trading shots with ‘Manda in thudding fashion, as big girls square up, KISS massive right hands off each other‘s jug-and-jawlines. Thudding brutality‘s on display as girls sock n‘ rock ‘em – broad shoulders take dips, upper bodies snap, hips thrust for more and more power behind shots, as girls feel the oomph, getting bashed, rocked off their solid big-girl stances. Weight of shot, precision‘s slowly favouring Righetti, as girls slosh it toe-to-toe – Tahnee‘s retreating into back-pedals, groaning, staggering, as ‘Manda‘s hard, tapping right hands land in her jugs, tummy!

Down the stretch – Righetti‘s workin‘, dictatin‘. Her regular stance‘s set up, right hand curled at mouth, left hand dangling at tummy/rack, her upper body/hips mobile, bendy, taking fast hops parallel to Tahnee‘s paths, then pivoting around Tahnee‘s right flank, setting up a faster tempo, managing the ring. Thud-thud shots have Tahnee staggered, rocked, staying in a peek-a-boo stance, her eyes peeking out behind her gloves – she‘s riding it out in tough fashion, her butt set up atop the ropes, as Righetti‘s clobbering her, taking bashes/slugs/pelts to both sides of Tahnee‘s pretty head, tap-tap, as Aussie wilts against the ropes, riding it out until the bell.

R3: Girls wander close, meet each other with simulteneous, gruesome left hooks-to-jug that got both beauties jerking up, ROCKED off their stances, stumbling off, re-grouping further apart – then they just pivot back into the fray, burying a short left hook to the flanks (Amanda), and a mean right body cross to the tits (Tahnee). Girls walk into messy inside clinches for control: arms wriggle, hips embrace, struggling for control over the other girl‘s body – it‘s just one step forward, one step back, as girls tumble alongside to the ropes, separated by a ref‘s break late. Girls keep a-clingin‘ and a-clinchin‘ throughout the round, pretty much hoping to erase each other‘s biggest strengths – that being Tahnee‘s wild, swinging right hands, her dangerously low, slinging body hooks, and Amanda‘s jug-busting jab hands, the orderly, leggy ring generalship.

Mid-round scenes: Righetti workin‘ hard, tight up close against her well-built foe – low body center, head/shoulders dippin‘, dippin‘, elbows in, shuffling short, hard left/right hooks to Tahnee‘s jugs/neck/guard, making her way forward against Tahnee‘s broad-brush, wide, rangy left/right crosses and haymakers, as the Aussie‘s going for one-shot impact over rhythm/tally. A short, left hook snaps to Tahnee‘s mouth, sprawling her legs into dizzy disarray, pouting her lips in shock, her strong legs taking baby-steps towards the ropes – Tahnee dipping low, corking low, comes BACK UP via the hammering righty! Big Red leaning into the jab/hook combo – caught the straight right hand, flush to HER mouth, rocked and flabbergasted, as eyes roll back, legs flail into jelly! A sinister Aussie grin on Tahnee – she‘s wrapping up hard around ‘Manda‘s hips/elbows, bullin‘, rushin‘ her dizzy foe against the cables. Big Red‘s stabilizing, eyes jolting wide awake, workin‘ a lil‘ rope-a-dope, as Tahnee‘s going jugs/tummy, splashing her right hands into Righetti‘s gut/flank. A chup-chup left hook rolls off Amanda‘s left shoulder...snaps to Tahnee‘s right ear – now she‘s hurt, too! Fans lovin‘ this sort of mayhem, as girls punch their heart out, get caught, stay aggressive all the friggin‘ time – stumbling around hurt in a tight embrace after latest salvoes of toe-to-toe trade!

Down the stretch: Tahnee stalkin‘ a tightly configured Rigs at the ropes, getting her own jabs workin‘, rolling the redhead‘s counters, feinting some shots, snapping short, peppy jabs upside to Amanda‘s face/guard. Righetti covered up peek-a-boo, her legs showing a dizzy sort of totter, as Tahnee‘s sockin‘, rockin‘ right hand‘s still felt! Big Red sliding to ropes, her back/butt propping up, rolling with the shots, trying to grab out and get a grip around Tahnee‘s arms/elbows. Tahnee positioning herself well, workin‘, touchin‘ her foe up – landing several SPLASHES of righty haymakers at Amanda‘s clobbered ears, sending low, slinging hooks to her gut/tummy, making Righetti feel her oomph before girls step out, take down remaining seconds in a drawn-out, muscular clinch n‘ grab.

A confident pep talk to Tahnee inside her corner during break – “We don‘t feel Righetti‘s jab‘s really effective tonight – we want to see you explore that, girl, put some pressure on her with right hands! She‘s lookin‘ a lil‘ cob-webbed from your righty – make her feel it again!“

R4: Short, brutal scenes early set the mark for remainder of thudding big girl battle across the fourth round, all hammer n‘ tongs – and Tahnee‘s just frickin‘ explosive! Tuff Aussie‘s trekking into range, her stance flat-footed, arms all loose, workin‘ it – she‘s devastating the Righetti tummy-line via dipping shots by her lefty, her righty hooks. Girls take parallel courses, showing a big girl‘s mobility, moving legs and feet well – alternating punch-outs going body, jug, face...body, jug, face. Righetti hurt, taking more body shots than expected, as Tahnee‘s continuing to manage her jabs/lead hands well – it‘s the dippin‘, sloshin‘ motion Tahnee‘s upper bod‘s doing to land the mean lil‘ hook into Amands‘s paunch with vigour, determination, thuuuu-ddd! Minute mark – Righetti‘s in retreat, wincing, hollow-eyed, sick, taking well-ranged hop-outs to ropes, hanging in the cables, just numbly taking Tahnee into long, passive clinches.

Mid-round action: Righetti frustrated, trying to win back turf, momentum – she‘s throwing a bunch of overhand right hands, trying to kiss her haymakers off Tahnee‘s forehead/eyes, as the Aussie‘s dipping low, wading in. Tactic‘s risky, paying off for a bit: Atkinson‘s caught a sluggin‘ righty upside her jawline, getting her head toggled-left, forced to stay rangy, turning the action more leggy, mobile. Amanda‘s trying to win back the initiative, setting up a jab in pursuit of a hopping, circling Tahnee, hoping to get into her choo-choo rhythm of power! Tahnee alert, adjusting, fighting it smart – she‘s blocking Righetti‘s pumping jab with a high, safe guard, rolling, nudging back short, hard hooks to redhead jugs, tummy...just feelin‘ confident, dominant tonight, frustrating Righetti, taking a toll on her physical reserves.

Down the stretch – Tahnee‘s working Amanda over at the ropes! Big Red‘s butt‘s atop the friggin‘ ropes, her eyes hollow behind her peek-a-boo gloves, dimly rolling the shots in robotic fashion, dipping her shoulders, just defending herself via lil‘ forearm slugs, tap-back jabs when Tahnee‘s going jug too brazenly. Tahnee‘s raising her right fist at the bell, pumping it, as Righetti‘s sagging back against the cables, her steps stumbling, legs wobbly.

Slaps to Amanda‘s face inside the Bonzo‘s Gym corner during break – Big Red‘s taking a beating from Tahnee here! “She‘s just getting brazen, ‘Manda – you need to make her stop! She‘s taking you out if you don‘t stop making it her friggin‘ fight, girl!“

R5: Girls square up, shuffling their hot legs/hips across parallel paths, both working from tight, configured stances, exploding into short, vicious shots from the bob n‘ weave when they‘re getting inside. Girls slide close: Righetti chippin‘ a jab towards Tahnee‘s mouth – Aussie rolls outside the shot‘s arc, steps a hard righty cross into Amanda‘s heart, chop! Shot puts Righetti on her heels, has her gurgling for air, baby-stepping around – and she‘s sweeping the right hand haymaker past Tahnee‘s skull, missing pretty brunette hairline/ear by a smidgeon! Tahnee dippin‘, risin‘ – clubbin‘ the left response hook to side of Amanda‘s face, ka-boom! Hard connect shot to Righetti‘s rosy cheeks, spraws her out into dizzy baby-steps, as shock waves swirl down to strong, now trembly buttocks – her lips a ghastly pout, eyes dimmed, she‘s sputtering away. Tahnee wide-eyed, happy – leaps for redhead‘s pursuit, rising into an overhand left haymaker, taking a splash upside Righetti‘s temple, then stuffs a straight-right to the collarbone, thud!

Around the minute mark: Righetti slowly stabilizing around Tahnee‘s hips/arms, bulling down on her foe, her pretty eyes still a little clickety-click, lips parted, tired. Atkinson‘s all wriggly, squirmy, hopin‘ to break out of Righetti‘s clinches, get back to friggin‘ work – girls walk back n‘ forth to ropes and back, exchange time on top of each other. Tahnee‘s hoisted, shoved against the cables, eats a NASTY right hand stuffed into her gut/tummy – she‘s in groans, falling in with Amanda again for MESSY ref‘s breaks. Then there‘s the bull-back-on-top reversal, Tahnee on ‘Manda – a series of a hard-thud left/right/left hook to her shoulder‘s putting Righetti‘s butt back in there, loosening her up into lil‘ sways – Tahnee‘s being muscular, collecting Righetti when she‘s stumbling off the ropes, using a push n‘ shove tactic to get her back to ropes, then work her over, rights-to-tummy, lefts-to-jugs.

Final minute – Righetti catching some valuable time, as her strong, rhythmic jabs finally connect again. Lots of fast, competitive slug-outs going redhead‘s way all of a sudden – Tahnee eats a jab to the mouth, gets driven back into baby-stepping back-pedals as hard, thudding left jabs/hooks keep clubbin‘, tappin‘ at her guard/shoulders/neck. Righetti‘s fans risin‘, hoping for a comeback of sorts – but Tahnee‘s being smart, patient, taking slide-backs, using the ring, stepping leggy around Amanda‘s left flank. Righetti grimly trekking in her pursuit, gloves clutched at either side of skull, her legs a little heavy during hops, turns, picking out her spots for some timed lil‘ pin-point jabs, work the occasional right hand hammer to Tahnee‘s flanks, or nibble at her temples/ears. Tahnee not hurt, but a bit passive down the stretch, stepping away from Righetti‘s lead hands, taking pivots – only picking Rigs up in spots for clinches, as girls step-to, fall-in, walk back n‘ forth for control of the clinch.

Round later controversially ruled a close win for Righetti – but it‘s Tahnee smilin‘ big, grinnin‘ during her break, motivating herself, clapping her gloves on her thighs, psyched up and hungry at Amanda‘s vulnerability tonight. “Put that right hand in her face, Tahnee – it‘s only a matter of time!“

R6: Righetti SPITTIN‘ out the jabs, desperately upping the tempo, trying to wrest back the initiative – Tahnee‘s being fast, smart, fading away from the jab power, working more angles, counterinh Amanda, covering wide swathes of the ring. Tahnee‘s right hook‘s razor-sharp tonight, a weapon against her opponent‘s powerful jab – reading it well, putting a CLAP with that righty hook to Righetti‘s neck/ear/forehead time and again, pre-empting/countering the jab. Amanda going jug, body instead – chop-chop shots into Tahnee‘s middle, then falling in hard, taking a grip around the Aussie‘s flanks/arms, taking her strongly to ropes. Atkinson‘s squirming, taking a while to adjust to the swarmin‘ tactics throughout first minute….worked, controlled, but not yet hurt by Righetti ropeside-bound. Tahnee using those strong, leggy legs to adjust: agile slide-backs, fast tacks n‘ turns, lil‘ body swings, left n‘ right feints, then suddenly bringing in the HARD, right overhand shot upside Amanda‘s guard/forehead, splash! Righetti‘s jab still keeps a-tappin‘ at Tahnee (jugs, mouth, gloves), but not as effectively as planned – Tahnee‘s slap-bang overhand shots got her spooked, backing off, as Tahnee‘s laying traps, walking her into hurt.

Mid-round action: girls neutralize each other, creating range, pivoting in safe distances – big girls hunched tightly behind well-placed gloves, a-circlin, a-stalkin‘ each other, quickly falling in together after initial trade of short, aggressive jabs/hooks. Righetti trying to get big, heavy on Tahnee – lots of forearms applied to jugs, arms hoisted down shoulderblades, stuffy right hands into tender guts, tummies. Hefty body shots get Righetti some wriggling room, space to work, got Tahnee back-trackin‘, back-pedallin‘ in spots – Big Red‘s got Tahnee hitting ropes, grimly working over brunette flanks via splashing side-arm hooks, detonating right hands placed smug-to-jugs. Tahnee wincin‘, retreatin‘, slidin‘ alongside the ropes, coverin‘ up, hunchin‘, tryin‘ to slide out small – she‘s a lil‘ mopy, poutin‘, rollin‘ her eyes here. Righetti‘s eyes brighten a bit, flashing up, as she‘s finally making progress, seemingly gettting the Aussie back under control, as tik-tok jabs and smart, brutal right hands get Tahnee hurtin‘, thinkin‘.

Final minute, just down the stretch – Righetti workind behind her jab in pivots, still slower, but effective, as rhythmic, pumping shots connect to Tahnee‘s mouth/jugs/gloves, loosen her girl up for heavy, splattering right hands upside Aussie skull, clubbin‘, nibblin‘ at ears/temples. Tahnee taking a hop-jump to turnbuckle, gloves placed at either ear – Righetti hissin‘, leanin‘ into a corking left hook to Aussie jug-line, EATS THE LOW, BELTING RIGHT HAND! Tahnee emitting a loud yell during the punch, as her hard, brazen shot THUDS to Righetti‘s mouth, loosens redhead up into leggy spasms, tottering away on fawn legs, hands low. Amanda hittin‘ ropes, almost topplin‘ over on dizzy, spasmy legs – bell! Tahnee searching for quit inside Righetti‘s pretty eyes – redhead‘s a flabbergasted beauty during her walk to corner, stumbling left/right, sliding onto her stool shabby, dizzy-eyed, shocked.

Tahnee feelin‘ giddy, beamin‘ during the break – “We want you taking it smart, patient now: work the jab, put the right hand in her face, put non-stop pressure on Rigs, back her up, girl – it‘s her legs that will quit, not her heart!“

R7: Righetti taking nervy, rickety steps out of her corner, clearly not recovered from last round‘s shock n‘ awe counter – and Tahnee‘s a-pouncin‘! A short leap gets her close, introducing herself via a sharp, left body hook upside ‘Manda‘s right jug, oomph!, shifting her weight to the right, ducking low from Righetti‘s swing of a haymaker, STUFFING THE LEFT BODY HOOK TO AMANDA‘S LEFT JUG! Righetti JOLTED back on impact, as her pretty eyes close in hurt, hair coming loose, sweaty, her face hiding in gloves, taking steps out right, all hunched on her thick, trembly thighs now! Righetti in back-pedals – Tahnee‘s tossing ‘em like crazy! Aussie brunette landing haymakers, just going all out hard, swinging, swatting her shots – wide-arc punches bombing at Righetti‘s sides, clubbin‘, clobberin‘ at her ears/temples, as redhead‘s doubling over, hitting ropes in a dazed fog, while the crowd‘s going crazy!

Tahnee being calm, patient, thorough – she‘s handing out a thuddin‘ beating! Strong legs, willpower carry Righetti from ropes to ropes, taking bombs, trying to roll the shots, snapping her torso, dipping low from the incoming shots – long clinches buy her time. Amanda‘s hands grab out all greedy and desperate, clinging heavily around Tahnee‘s arms/shoulders, bulling into the grasp, making her foe take weight, dampen her fight lust. Close-up shots during slo-mo replay: Tahnee‘s eyes so wide awake and sparkling, as she‘s staying patient, trying to break free, throwing smoldering looks at the more patient ref – Righetti‘s mouth‘s pinched, her eyes dimly shuttin‘, closin‘, shuttin‘ again as she‘s just mindlessly bulling her way forward in a war of attrition!

Thunderclap moment, just after the minute mark: ref‘s break freeing big girls up to work again – a back-pedalling, defensive-jabbing Righetti stalked by a lusty, swinging Tahnee right hand! Hard, connecting shot upside Amanda‘s left ear loosens redhead up, has her looking dizzy, disoriented, her upper torso taking a rightward tilt – Tahnee chippin‘ the mean lil‘ lefty hook to Righetti‘s mouth/jaw, and AMANDA TAKES A SEAT ON HER BUTT! Force of impact puts Big Red down for the count, as trembly legs no longer hold her weight, crash-spin her backwards and down onto her butt via a hard, shocking THUD! Righetti‘s tilting up to the side awkwardly on her back and elbows, her torso rickety, thighs trembling, her eyes a disoriented flicker! Ref‘s starting the count: 1...2...3…Righetti‘s lifting her back, shaking off the cobwebs, her athletic shoulders swaying as she makes it to all fours on the canvas….4...5...6…Amanda gettin‘ a thigh up, nodding in determination...risin‘ at 7...8….hoppin‘, clappin‘ her gloves hard, throwing a hard-as-steel look at the ref...she beats the count! Tahnee groanin‘, slappin‘ at the ropes in frustration – wades back in, her eyes hard, hungry!

Final minute – it‘s all about Righetti‘s protection. Big Rigs hunched behind her gloves, trekking to ropes/turnbuckles, hopping out to the sides on still-tired legs, still trying to bog Tahnee down in heavy, furious clinchwork. Tahnee playin‘ it textbook: smart, rangy jabs to loosen up and prevent clinches, then work the guts n‘ tummy via swinging side-arm left/rights, hoping to pry open the guard for the finishin‘ skull-righty! Righetti‘s bullishly resilient, as her eyes start flashing up in more resistance – she‘s getting clobbered here in spots, gloves placed either ear, dippin‘ low, as Tahnee‘s just nibblin‘, clubbin‘ at her guard/gloves, hoping to get that right hand in with hard, freaking impact to redhead‘s jaw/ears. Tahnee dominant – she‘s also gettin‘ into Amanda‘s flanks/tummy/jugs with brutal efficiency, as Righetti‘s thighs/legs hold her weight, trek her into the friggin‘ fray again n‘ again, running down the round‘s count before Tahnee gets another look at the Righetti jaw-line!

Inside Righetti‘s corner – her eyes dimly awake, right eye swollen to an ugly slit, lips cut bloody, right cheek ripped, her ribs red and sore. “Are you there, ‘Manda?“

R8: Big girls wade back into the fray – and Tahnee‘s in a finishing lust! Hot Aussie storming close, all determined eyes, jugs a-sloshin‘, stepping into Righetti via stiff, hard tit-jabs, ooomph!, a heavy sidearm across the redhead‘s tummy, bam!, grabbing her around the left elbow, bullin‘ her ropeward for a beatdown! Righetti cobwebbed, but competitive on autopilot: shoulders get out, bump n‘ shove Tahnee back...her jab beats a Tahnee jab to Aussie‘s month...rolling, dipping her torso against Tahnee‘s stiff, palming jabs up top...setting a stern counter to Tahnee‘s solarplexus via the right cross. Amanda‘s legs ploddin‘, footsloggin‘ around the ring – she‘s slow, heavy-legged, as Tahnee‘s still feelin‘ fit and sharp, hoppin‘ and tackin‘ about in fresh, nimble fashion! Tahnee trying to cut off the range for redhead, dictating via tempo, activity – Righetti hunching all big-girl, gloves at eyes or ears, staying competitive via brutal one-shot slugs, WHACKS...she lands a thud-thud left cross to Tahnee‘s rack, flattening her bra, almost rips a devastating right hand haymaker to Tahnee‘s exposed left cheek, just before Aussie‘s dippin‘ away rangy, smoothly.

About a minute inside the round: Tahnee‘s stationed off Righetti‘s left side pointed at her, stepping into a MEAN, long jab – the shot‘s just coming up short an ounce, brushing past Amanda‘s right ear. Tahnee‘s right cross coming up strong and hard, hoping for a friggin‘ whack – again just brushin‘ past Righetti‘s dipped, snapped face! Righetti stays low, patient, timing her counter, then exploding, stepping all into it, a-blastin‘ – her VICIOUS, short-snap right hand! Shot pounds off Tahnee‘s exposed left cheek/face, chop!– sits the Aussie beauty down in a flash of mayhem! Her eyes roll back – and Tahnee‘s spun down hard and fast!

Tahnee‘s on her butt, her legs out, arms behind her on the canvas to prop up, looking wildly shocked, but awake, alert – suddenly, her thighs go all rat-a-tat into friggin‘ trembles! Aussie‘s forced to relax her back/shoulders, sinking fully back onto the canvas, a tall, tender beauty – she‘s trying to lift her back up again, but her legs won‘t respond, go all helpless, spasmin‘ about! Tahnee‘s arms a-flailin‘ during the ref‘s count:...1...2...3...her eyes roll back, come back up a-flashin‘, throwing around bewildered looks...4...5...6...a rocked, rickety Tahnee‘s fighting her way to the side, finally scrambling up, rocking onto her haunches...7...8...9, propping up via her arms/gloves on the canvas, her body relaxing, taking long, sad shudders...she can‘t beat the count! Righetti‘s all silent, solemn in triumph, stepping back and breathing hard – that‘s a comeback KO8 Amanda Righetti!

After: What a friggin‘ fight! Tahnee so sharp, brutal and effective tonight, well in control of a vulnerable Righetti – gets her lights switched out in heartless fashion, and now she‘s the one sobbing tears of frustration! “Just wasn‘t my kind of night,“ Amanda shrugs, asked about the beating she took tonight. “Tahnee‘s a strong girl, and I felt her early, took some hard shots I shouldn‘t have – I was pretty much on autopilot after that, sluggin‘ along, hopin‘ to make it out alive. Talk about diggin‘ into your reserves – I don‘t know where that right hand come from, but I‘m glad it did, man!“