Posted by Simguy on 7/1/2005, 9:51 am.

Before: Cat enjoying her resurgence as blonde-stopper after a brutal suppression of up and coming Trish Helfer---with another such date in hand against Molly Sims--is CZJ dangerous distraction? “I’d never see Catherine as a ‘distraction’.” says Cat in preflight, “Don’t forget, I have to get [paid just like anybody else, and one Zeta Jones bout will cover my training expenses for a whole year. I don’t need a tune up coming off Helfer--I could go right into Molly--but a lot of times you can’t get Jones unless she comes to you. For whatever reason, she’s come knocking at my door, so I’m just going to have to knock right back.” Jones her usual mercurial self--signing autographs at one point, snapping at papparazzi and threatening to have ushers beaten at others--can’t be a bigger contrast in personal style to easy going Cat. “I shall press her and press hard,” vows Zeta Jones during one interview, “inside, cheek to cheek, she can’t match me and she knows it, I will plunder her belly and ample breasts--beat the hope out of her. It shall be the shabbiest quitting since, well, since the last time I destroyed Cat Bell.” Jones in red bikini, Cat in electric blue bikini.

During R1: As promised, Jones bobbing abruptly, looking to edge her way inside and dig at Cat’s frame--has some success with the approach early. Bell’s back to ropes--left hand up palming at CZJ’s shoulder or pulling down on her head, just managing the shorter woman on the inside. Jones banging away snappy--elbows in, punches short, crisp and in tic-toc combinations tidying up belly, ribs, jug--she’s smearing Cat along the apron through two minutes, Down the stretch, Cat pushing into Jones eases her back, then spins out to midring, luring Jones forward: chin checking right uppercut lifts Jones to her toes, nearly drops to her knees as crowd shouts in sympathy. Jones reeling, covering up earmuff--Cat methodically strapping the waist thick rights and lefts, stepping back in good order to let wounded Jones fall forward. Bell just eating Jones up, steals a CZJ round with thudding power late.

R2: Cat upright, letting Jones step to her, easing Catherine in with a hand behind the head--Jones able to get to digging in an aggressive first minute as Bell sets up ropeside. Second minute--Cat unpacks the jab, spackling Jones’ face back, stepping around Jones’ left shoulder to midring--Cat’s fading, using her reach, walking Catherine into jabs, intercepting right hands and JONES GOES WOBBLY BUTT! CZXJ trying to close, fight off Cat’s chest again--torrid counter-punching checks British chin and again as Bell shows pinpoint accuracy. Cat over to offense late--palm shoving Jones roughly in her shoulders, beating her waist--groaning British diva wilts to ropes, covering up and stooping as Bell squares away., Classic Cat Bell beat down posture--stabilizing Catherine with the left on her shoulder, digging and digging and digging at her midsection those big, brawny right hands. Jones open-mouthed, slipping into stupor, butt quivering in ropes--she’s saved by the bell before ref can jump in and stop this thing.

R3: Catherine crippled,. Legs ramshackle--she doesn’t want anymore, rising from her stool sluggish as Bell strides purposefully across the ring, Ringing one-twos drive Jones sideways to ropes, bring her guard up--Cat able to get back to the goods downstairs where she knows Catherine’s vulnerable. Cat muscular, heartless as she goes at pampered, million dollar paunch: stabilizing Jones with either the right or left in the shoulder while plastering her vicious, licks underneath., Its all too much--sobbing CZJ sinks to her haunches, hugging battered ribs, resting her forehead on the canvas as she shudders in agony,. Savage KO3 Cat Bell.

After: Bell permitting herself a smirk of satisfaction, glancing prettily down as she turns and walks away: no love lost between these two--it’s as pitiless a Cat Bell as we are ever likely to see. “The key with Jones is to discourage her early, and I definitely did that,” Bell analyzes in post fight, swigging on a bottle of Evian in between comments. “She’s two different fighters: the haughty conquers who’s sharp,. Accurate and very good at close range, and; the sniveling quitter who won’t fight hard when hurt. The sooner you can change her into the second Zeta Jones, the better off you’ll be, and I had her sniveling at the end of the first round with my uppercut,” Two strong outings in a row for Bell--brunette legend rebuilding momentum, looks like her old fearsome self with back to back body whacks.

Reposted by Archer 5/21/13.