Posted by Simguy on 12/9/2000, 11:09 am.

Before: Jamie Luner the Greek Tragedy of the celebrity game--once the most feared fighter in boxing, looming atop the pound for pound ranks like a female Kong and dishing out eating to all who opposed her--now universally recognized as a gutless redhead who wilts under pressure. on paper, Luner would seem to pose a real threat to the methodical Ryan, but Jamie's heart can't take those right hands and both girls know it. Luner greeted by resounding boos from an audience used to being disappointed by thye redheaded hope--contrasted with the wild applause for Jeri--hurt on Jamie's face bespeaks how the mighty have fallen. Jamie in black bra and panties, Ryan in red bandeau bikini.

During R1: Ryan curling a left up, chopping a right down against Luner's sternum convinces redhead to take to her heels--Jamie has a surprisingly easy time of it outside. Jeri marching dutifully forward, crossing her arms, bobbing her head, but she's easy pickings for Luner's spiteful jab as Jamie sticks and moves in a tactical first.

R2: Shutout Luner as boos cascade down. Jeri trying to make the fight, but Jamie still one of the nicest ring movers in the business, easily legs away, poppings jabs and staying well out of reach. Ryan fielding punches in her face, but she's absolutely unhurt--just can't get set to work.

R3: Shutout Luner. Boos. Jamie refusing to give in, conmtinues to peck, poke and escapr--blod and gits Ryan fans growing restless as Jeri just can't cut off the ring. For the 2 or 3 technical fans in the audience, this is pretty stuff--Luner on her toes, bouncing sweetly to her left or right, biting the jab into Ryan's face at unpredictable intervals, and omniously starting to drop the odd lead right as well.

R4: Roars of approval as Ryan finally sets up on Luner;s chest and goes to the body with short hacks from either side. Jamie holding on behind Jeri's neck, cringes as Jeri touches her up--Luner basically trying to smother for breaks. Jeri taking the round off, allows jeri to walk in, get off, then Luner folds the blonde into a headlocki or cloinches up around Jeri's ribs for a panicky break, Shutout Ryan as she bullies her foe this round.

R5: Shutout Luner. Boos. Ryan frustrated by the legs and unpredictable attack of her opponent--Jeri able to dance, change direction suddenly to step in for a quickstrike combinations, then leg on out before Ryan can respond. Luner not exactly setting down on that right hand, but she's getting the range--Ryan's face getting puffy from the touches, but she's yet to be rocked by anything the redhead does.

R6: Jeri with some early hooks to the body, then it's all Luner;s legs dictating the tempo, drawing the blonde forward into traps--redhead patiently piling up the leather on Jeri's serious face. Final  minute, Luner sliding right sets up over Jeri's left shoulder and lands the serious face. Final minute: luner sliding right sets up ovrer Jeri's sleft shoulder and lands the first real right hands of the fight to bust open Ryan's eyte. Jeri taking her first shaky steps backwards on the night as Luner pounds away with vicious lead right hands at the bell.

R7,8: Luner's got a target now and she goes to work with icy determination, bouncing the jab, right hand off that left eye, Jamie Luner hammers the left side of Jeri's face into prime rib. Now those lead rights and right crosses are slicing home, catching Ryan blind, bashing her head viciously to the side, Jeri staggering forwardm tries in vain to touch Luner's middle, but any success is immediately met with a tactical clinch and refereee's break. Luner's legs are tireless as she wheels around, choosing her battle ground, winning the skirmish, the flitting away to reset. Ryan insisting she's okay to her corner--nobody can figure out why she's getting so badly outclassed.

R9: Jeri lands her hardest punches of the fight--sobering whacks across the ribcage that force Luner to bail, but Jamie able to land witherin counter right hands re-establishes command by the midway point. Stepping to the right, Luner is able to land repeated right hands from the oblique angle--Ryan just not seeing the incoming, and after gobbling a series of spearing haymakers flush RYAN GOES DOWN! Jeri stumbling pathetically to her knees--Jaime lfiting her mitts and jumping up and down--she's got Jeri careening down hill at this point.

R10: Jamie goes for it. pounding the jab, Luner commits to hard right crosses, splattering that closed eye, rocking Ryan back-every punch hurting Jeri now as she struggles to go the distance. Luner patiently attacking behind her jab, never pressing, backing away to walk Ryan into abuse and just piling on with a glorious showcase of skillful powe rpunching. Down the stretch, a badly battered Jeri Ryan walks through ba shattering combination to dip her shoulder, curl a left hand off Luner's belly, then turn into a numbing right off the solar plexus tyo finally give the redhead pause. Jamie backing out with a sick expression as Ryan uncoils out of her crouch, dragging a booming left hook across Jamie's mouth and DOWN GOES LUNER! Ryan obediently to a neutral corner, but she felt the impact oin her toes and the siht of Luner on her back, eyes fluttering, hands about her head confirm it: KO10 Jeri Ryan!!!

After: Crowd raises the roof at thr sight of fown and out Luner--one punch hail mary reaffaors Ryan as one of the sport's most dramatic performers, but this fight came within seconds of going down as disasterous upset for Jeri. Luner executing flawlessly, breaking her girl down over the firts half of the fight, then slowly inching into range, busting up an eye and then pouring on the power looked sensational as Ryan was utterly exposed by the redhead's leg-driven attack. Complete devastation for Jamie as she breaks down in her locker room--another classic chokejob--Jim Gray barging in forces a few sobbing quotes from the battered celeb including: "I'm better than her...I'm so much better than her..." Humiliating invasion of privacy strips the last vetiges of dignity from the crestfallen beauty.

Reposted by Archer 9/4/1