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8 October 2012 Title Ch Rachel Nichols vs Adrianne Palicki

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Rachel Nichols 07.jpg Adrianne Palicki 08.jpg

UNIFIED LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE

Posted by simguy on October 8, 2012, 4:31 pm

BEFORE: Cordial prefight between two classy women, but Rachel leaves no doubt about her expectations going in: "I truly believe I'm the better fighter in a technical sense," Nichols says earnestly at podium, "but Adrianne's the kind of girl who will lose every round of a fight until she wins. I can't lose focus for a second against this girl, because those lapses are exactly what she's looking for!"

"Rachel's my vote for most improved fighter over the last couple of years," Adrianne acknowledges. "She has no glaring weaknesses, and if she has no really dangerous go-to weapons, she's just super-solid in all areas. I do think I can box with her though...if she thinks I'm just going to be loading up and headhunting all night, maybe she needs to do a better job in the film room. I'm not the girl I started out as, any more than she is!"

Pallicki crimson cashmere crochet bikini; black hair in long coils; small black gloves. Rachel in matte black bikini; long dark-auburn hair loose/tangly; small black gloves.

During R1: Rachel boxing behind the jab...Pallicki timing the punch, attempting to hurl right hand counters over top...minute mark, Adrianne finds the range. Slamming right to chin jolts Nichols upright, eyes wide...while she's dealing with shock, Adrianne reloads, pours an extra right hand to chin and DOWN GOES RACHEL! Pallicki giddy as Rachel's rolling around on her back, trying to shake off hurt...Adrianne doing a little Cruz-style salsa dance in neutral corner as Nichols rallies off the mat. Rachel: hurt, rocked. Adrianne: eyes blazing with finishing lust. Pallicki storms in...Rachel brawling off the ropes, then sliding to her right...Adrianne using the jab to locate chest and bat down the guard, then leaning into crashing rights up top. Nichols battered round the ring - stumbling hurt along ropes; shabby-legging it to midring to attempt organized boxing retreats...Pallicki walking Rachel down, jabbing her chest, then looking for finishing right hands. Down the stretch, frazzled Nichols moving to her right along ropes, takes a wide hook to chin that shunts her to ropes. Pallicki leaning in, sweeping the overhand right across Rachel's forehead...champ staring, then spilling awkwardly to her left...RACHEL GOES DOWN! Nichols awkwardly down to left hip, supported by both hands...Pallicki shouting in triumph, making the title-belt gesture at her waist. Rache beats the count, but she's swaying at the bell in a huge Adrianne Pallicki first!

R2: CLAMBAKE! Rachel pouring in aggressive one-twos, ticketing Pallicki's chin...Adrianne trying to slug back righty off her heels and PALLICKI GOES DOWN! Adrianne sputtering writhing on her back...grimly determined Nichols all-business to neutral corner, blue eyes frosty. Pallicki beats the count, covers up earmuff to totter into Rachel in hopes of clinching...Nichols drilling one-twos into the guard, then edging in behind a dipped left shoulder, jerking a succulent left uppercut to sternum! Pallicki sobs: "GAH-H!", cringing on the spot...Nichols stays weight-forward, hooks the overhanging ledge of Pallicki's jugs; jabs her forehead, then DIVES into breadbasket via spearing, straight right hand! POUNDING blast spanks off abs, doubling Pallicki up in gutshot agony...she hugs her body while backing away, face pinched in shock and ADRIANNE TAKES A KNEE! Rachel bellows in exultation, showing her emotions...she answers BOTH Pallicki knockdowns with enough time on the clock to finish things. OH LORD THE SLUGGING as Rachel wades in only to find a desperate Adrianne Pallicki unwilling to concede...both girls absorbing shellacking, free-swinging lefts and rights upside head as Nichols can't close the show! Bell: ref has to pull seething, wobbly-butt beauties apart as Rachel evens up the cards.

R3: Both girls hurting, regrouping psychologically, physically...slower tempo allows Rachel to assume forward aspect, systematically boxing her rival. Weight on left (front) plant leg; right heel up off canvas, Rachel pumps the poke to Pallicki's prepared defences, keeping Adrianne pinned down, then Rache leans in with strafing right hands, punching them to body or head. Nothing back from Pallicki...she's defending-head well, but she's wincing from the crashing heft of Rachel's full-bodied rights to the body...shutout Nichols puts the champ back in charge through 3.

R4: Tall, strong women step in clockwise rotation - each jabbing at the other's face or breasts. Both wary of the other's right hand - defending the punch well, early. Midway through, Rachel double-paws the jab, then rams a short, straight right to point of Pallicki's chin...Adrianne's legs go buttery as she stumble-bums on the spot, then totters forward, then PITCHES TO HER KNEES! Pallicki SO disappointed, pounding her right hand hammer-fist to mat...Rachel seething, walking hands-on-hips to neutral corner. Adrianne beats the count, digs in on apron...this time Nichols not anxious to wade in at full throttle against the wounded bear in her den. Rache circumspect...setting up off AP's bow - jabbing her guard; stooping to jab her tummy; changing levels to discourage Pallicki's gambling right hand counters. Bell: Pallicki disheveled, disheartened...Rache all business, but blazing-eyed back to her corner.

R5: Turning boxing fight midring, both girls employing stiff, shocking jabs from a wide stance; both leaning into right hands of opportunity; both blocking and bobbing on the spot to minimize damage. Nothing getting through clean to heads, but Rachel's body work still money in the bank...she's landing the straight, sloping right with authority; she's batting tart left/rights off paunch whenever Pallicki stoops forward in earmuff without working.

R6: Pallicki proves she can outbox Rachel in spots - jabbing-with the champ; slamming the odd heavy right hand to upperchest, punching Nichols out of her stance. Adrianne walking Rachel down as Nichols regroups, then engages her in spirited - but professional - punching exchanges at range. Nichols grumpy as she gets the worst of trade she's used to winning; using her legs to deny Pallicki any opportunity to really pile on.

R7: Rachel refocusses, attacking Pallicki's game from the ground up. Job 1: take the jab away...Rache doubling and tripling, spotting the left hand tummy/tits/face to keep Adrianne defensive. Job 2: Pound away righty off the jab...usually blocked, but that sets up Job 3: deploy the hook. Rachel's left hook snap-snatching viciously off waist, or tucking in deep behind Adrianne's right elbow. Palm-down left hooks often penetrate when AP thinks Nichols is finished getting off, scoring to chin and startling challenger onto her heels. Pallicki systematically punished/walked down to bell...she's a frazzled beauty walking back to her corner.

R8: One girl covers up as the other bombs away one-two: fighters taking turns bashing away to glory midring. Mirror-image pounding for the most part, except Rachel's more diligent about the body - occasionally fitting an earmuffed Pallicki for whacking, sidearm rights to waist, or digging hooks. Seems even for 2 minutes, but the weight of shot to Pallicki's body begins to loosen her up...Rache finally able to fit a pin-point straight one-two in between Pallicki's guard, buzzing her legs. Adrianne suddenly unglued, cringing forward to clinch...Rachel edges in between Pallicki's reaching arms; shaves a harsh left uppercut across chin/left cheek, then BURIES a sick, shoving left hook deep to liver. Pallicki bunching up with a muted "Uh," then SHE'S DOWN! Adrianne piling in knees-and-face as she hugs her plundered gut...she rolls to her back, knees up, eyes shut tight in the international symbol for "I've fallen and I can't get up!" KO8 Nichols leaves Pallicki cringing, shallow-breathing on her back.

After: Wild title fight delights boxing purists and bloodthirsty savages alike...Rachel defends her title with one of the gutsiest performances of her career. "I've just come so far as a fighter," Rachel says with a humbled aspect. "Taking the title was special, but I didn't want to give it back tonight. I'm not done with it. I don't want to just be a feel-good story - although I love that I am. I want to rule with an iron fist. I want to break hearts and take names. It's not good enough for me to over-achieve now: now I want to dominate! I'm setting my sights high: Best Fighter in Boxing is where I want to be by the end of the year!"