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2 November 2012 Cassidy Freeman vs Katherine Heigl

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Posted by simguy on November 2, 2012, 10:12 am

BEFORE: "You guys're lucky," Heigl informs assembled press in prefight. "You get to see the biggest, most bankable blonde in Hollywood take some no-name TV hack out back the woodshed and put boots to glutes! I'm Cassidy's Worst Case Scenario - leaving aside how much hotter I am, how much bigger my career is...she's looking at a woman who is just as big and strong, but with vastly more experience against much, much better fighters. I've knocked out Charisma Carpenter! I've battered and beaten Theron, Cat Bell, Righetti, Biel...I've got A HUNDRED AND THREE fights that say I'm gonna turn little Miss Freeman inside out, grab her by the ankles, turn her upside down and shake every last dime of her lunch money out! And you guys get to see that and report on it: you're welcome!"

Freeman non-plussed...she's HEARD of Heigl's Diva tirades at podium, but never had to deal with one up close. "TV girls have been standing up to movie stars since TV was invented," Cassidy shrugged, "And anyways...I'm not so sure I'd be bragging about '27 Dresses'! Snark aside - we do know that Heigl's a big step up in class. Her experience can't be questioned - the record is the record - the skill is there. But throughout Katherine's career, the heart has been debatable at best, largely because she doesn't like the gym and isn't always in the best condition. She might not know this, but I fight an EXTREMELY physical brand of boxing, and if a girl comes in soft...I'm gonna expose her. I just hope somebody forces her to train for this fight: if she's sucking wind after 5 rounds, I will show no mercy!"

Shoulder-length auburn curls for Cassidy; black lace push up and low-rise/boy leg bottoms; black gloves. Heigl in baby blue lace push up; baby blue bikini bottoms with big white polkadots; white gloves; hair in long pony with bangs bracketing cheeks.

During R1: Freeman chin tucked, dukes up, straightforward approach as she steps in the jab; drops sledgehammer rights to Katherine's upper-chest; hammers the belly left/right - bringing her fists back to shoulder-height after scoring. Heigl grumpy from the onset - frowning and wincing, backing up under heavy fire...she's taking body blows, then palming Cassidy's shoulders to push her off, only to take a clubbing right to jaw over top as Freeman won't have it. Heigl moved in stages to ropes...she's cringing, dukes at cheeks/elbows in tight, twisting slightly torso-right to receive Cassidy's thunderous wide right roundhouses to left flank. Processing job for Freeman: she squares away, pumps the jab into Katherine's guard; belts her the heaviest right hands possible wide to the flank; hooks that paunch; beats that rounded left bicep fat, flat-knuckle right hands that land with a clap. Heigl distraught, big-bodied blonde getting shelled and shaken at ropes, uncertain of how to proceed. Final minute, heavy two-handed pounding of both blonde arms/flanks lowers her guard; Freeman's hook bashes Katherine's chin, kicking her head back; clubbing right clobbers the skull; extra right bashes back of Heigl's head as she drops breathless to all fours. Freeman all chest-heaving, eyes blazing...sustained, ham-handed assault beats a proud blonde to her knees in the first.

R2: More of the same - Cassidy relentlessly marching on Heigl...Katherine wilting, unable to hold canvas against red-headed advances. Kathy extending arms to push Cassidy off - Freeman either wrestling or slugging her way forward, always driving Heigl back. Freeman showing no respect for the Heigl paunch...beating at it via brawny right/lefts, the mitts curling back to Cassidy's chest on follow-through. Heigl eventually beaten to ropes where she fights a desperate pocket defence, trying to kiss the right hand off Cassidy's chin up the middle: taking a thudding barrage of bashing lefts and rights in receipt. Freeman so methodical - standing off Katherine's bow, jabbing her midsection; jabbing her breasts; hooking her right bicep; driving in righty-for-chin. Even when Heigl's blocking the shots, she's rocking back into ropes, unable to get weight forward. Second knockdown nearly occurs down the stretch as Cassidy lowers her head, rolls shoulders and slams raunchy rights and lefts to waistline...Heigl gurgling, face cramped, ties up head-and-shoulders on Cassidy, laying back into ropes to accept redhead's weight rather than take another knee.

R3: Same patient, persistent tempo for Cassidy: walking Katherine down behind the jab; slugging her torso brutal, short, ham-handed lefts and rights in close; bashing wallop to head whenever blonde guard loosens. Heigl in constant retreat, but starting to slow Freeman...blonde ducking down under the incoming/rising up to clinch Cassidy around her hips or ribs; turning Cassidy in the grasp to move her feet off-line. Heigl catching warnings for holding-and-hitting as she loops her left over Cassidy's right and drifts her short-righty to mouth in close. Not fight-winning or even round-winning tactics for Katherine, but she's changing the metrics, lowering Cassidy's "punches thrown/landed" numbers...that's job one for Heigl.

R4: Becoming a grim, slogging affair...Cassidy pumping stick, walking into Katherine, then bogging down as Heigl executes nuisance clinches, collecting cheap cuffs and clouts in the grasp until ref can push 'em apart. Heigl unable to resist the push of Freeman midring, but she's sidestepping in the grasp, turning Cassidy, trying to negotiate redhead's aggression. Eventually, Freeman able to walk Katherine to ropes, then it's a job of work to push her chin back, get free of brawny clinches and do some punching. Heigl headlocking, always trying to pull Cassidy close, then scuff her up cheap...Freeman takes her 4th consecutive round, but it's the closest, most energy-expensive one yet.

R5: Heigl jabbing-with for the first time, stymieing Cassidy midring as both girls land stout left hands to tits/faces. Fighters eventually push-in - left arms sliding in under opposing right arms; right hand chopping at bodies around the outstretched left arms, or clubbing awkwardly at the head until ref's breaks. Heigl hitting upon a nice pattern inside - with left arm in under Cassidy's right, blonde will shove the right hand deep to redhead tummy, prompting Freeman to slide her left in under Kathy's right. Once Freeman's committed, Heigl slams a short right forearm to Cassidy's chest and stays in there - pumping away brawny as Freeman pouts in sullen protest, taking her first backward steps of the fight. Last minute it's Heigl atop Freeman at ropes, working out of the wrap to either body Cassidy into the cables, or jam away forearms to jug with a short, shoving action. Freeman: lips parted, hair in her eyes, looking disheveled and jug-mugged as Heigl pushes off all "I'm Big" at bell.

R6: Heigl engaging in a little trap-boxing midring...sliding back to create gaps, getting Cassidy to fill-space, then trying to pre-empt her. Dangerous at times as Freeman's straight punches landing with shocking force - Katherine bludgeoned upon upper-chest/shoulders/head, but blonde determined to bang-back hard in spots. Midway through, Cassidy driving forward as usual...Kathy sideslips Freeman's jab, causing it to miss over Heigl's left shoulder: BOTH women prepare right hands, but Heigl's is a split-second quicker, crashing short to chin and SPILLING CASSIDY ONTO KNEES/FACE! Crushing knockdown brightens Katherine's mood considerably - she jogs all jugs a-jumpin' to neutral corner as trembling Cassidy fights off a KO. Rickety 8, Freeman...she's hurt, dug in at apron as Heigl wades in. Muscular stuff - blonde establishing her left shoulder in Cassidy's chest while pumping tummy thick right hands in close, then Heigl wraps her left arm around Cassidy's shoulders, slumping her forward. From there, job of work for Heigl to shove right forearms into Cassidy's breasts...she's just clubbing away in snug, beating a drowsy, open-mouthed look of stupor onto Freeman's face. Cassidy grunting "UH...UH..." as Heigl feeds her forearms - blonde girl crowding close, using that left across Cassidy's upperback for control, shifting and repositioning atop Freeman as necessary to prevent escapes. Bell: Katherine pushes up off Cassidy's chest all sauna-sweaty and cocky-confident...Heigl hammering some doubt into big Red through 6.

R7: Cassidy getting outjabbed now as Heigl pounds-face, beating Freeman into sullen stupor. When Cassidy's output stops, Heigl bodies up, walking redhead to ropes - wrapping left arm across upper-back, wedging right hands to belly; right forearms to jug. Cassidy shellshocked, taking the abuse with damp curls in her eyes, her lips parted. Brutal, thumping work inside - ref occasionally issuing breaks to push Heigl off, but Katherine generally able to hold-and-hit, maul her foe, punish her breasts and have her way. Freeman wrestling effectively in spots - reaching under Kathy's arms to reverse her back into ropes, but blonde doing a good job countering strength with leverage, always keeping Cassidy guessing inside. Any cheapness from Katherine? You bet: Heigl heel-stomping Freeman's toes along ropes; shoving the occasional right hand low to trunks - even delivering a deliberate right knee to the inside of Cassidy's right thigh once while pushing Freeman into ropes. Ref barking warnings, but not always in good positions to see, thanks to Heigl's experience at body-shielding, and overall good ring-awareness.

R8: Freeman showing brawny combativeness - reclaiming jab-supremacy midring outside; trading right hands to belly inside - outworking and outmuscling her foe in the clinch. Sloppy, often murky stuff as girls frequently operate out of mutual wraps - left arms in under opposing right arms while right hands pound at sturdy bodies. Freeman's legs prove stronger...she's walking Katherine into ropes, getting some pushing-and-punching done to separate herself through 8.

R9: Heigl showing signs of exhaustion, but managing like a veteran...she retreats to ropes, conserving energy; she jabs out of the pocket, keeping right at her cheek, then sneaking the right onto Cassidy's chin before tying up. Masterful punch-n'-clutch frustrates the fresher, more aggressive Freeman...time and again, Cassidy smothers herself in Katherine's sweaty embrace after giving up a clean scoring point. Signs of inexperience for Freeman: not fighting out of the clinches, just waiting for ref's break, allowing Katherine to set a slower pace.

R10: Katherine mouth-breathing, hands-on-hips off her stool...she's wilting badly with 3 minutes left to go. Freeman mitts-at-mouth, wading in: Kathy paws the jab; pitches the straight palm-down right to paunch and ties up for ref's break. Official literally having to pull and reef at Katherine's limbs...he's issuing warnings, but taking no points. Cassidy continues to advance, but Heigl crafty...baiting Freeman to ropes, ducking under the work, rising into tummy-to-tummy clinches; jabbing Freeman while rotating counter-clockwise, then beating Cassidy to right hands as girls fall in. Heigl's thighs/backside shuddering with exhaustion, but she's hanging on - doing just enough to mess with Freeman's execution, then tying up for dear life. Mission accomplished Katherine Heigl...she survives to bell, forces the fight to go to cards and gets a golden draw.

AFTER: Cassidy immediately insisting upon decisive overtime...Heigl demuring, taking the draw...Freeman infuriated but there's nothing she can do as veteran blonde bamboozles her way to a relatively attractive decision. "Every minute that hobo was in the same ring with me, I was doing her a favour," Heigl insists in postfight. "Why would I give her even MORE exposure? Sure, I'd probably knock her out given more time, but what's in it for me? I already owned the chick - I should have been given 10-8 rounds for pulverizing her jugs the way I did. If the judges couldn't see how hurt she was by my rack attacks, and that I won 8 rounds clean as a result, why would I trust them to get things right in overtime?"

Cassidy visibly disappointed, but taking it all in stride. "A draw with a hundred-fight veteran is nothing to sneeze at, I suppose," Cassidy says, "but I'm really disappointed in her lack of fighting spirit, and my own lack of execution tonight. Let's face it - I dropped her in the first; was going to town on her over the first half...I took my eye off the prize. I felt she was ready to go, I lost focus, and she nickle-and-dimed her way back into the fight. Can't take anything away from her: she went to my jugs like a champ; she did whatever she had to do to scratch her way back, so hats off to her for that. We go again though, she needs to know that the stuff she got away with tonight is never, ever going to happen to me again."