(Thanks to FightFan for this Repost)

Wednesday, 02-Feb-2000 07:44:43

Before: Williams parlays her upset over Jenny Garth into a six figure payday against Hatcher, whom HBO looks to showcase underneath Ryan/Carrere. Teri the overwhelming favourite, but Kelli not buying the long odds, reminding anyone who will listen that she stopped Garth after a similar build up. Teri in black sports bra, red Adidas terrycloth trunks, Kelli in yellow sports bra, green trunks.

During R1: Teri with a lot of staredown theatrics, but it's Kelli taking over in the ring, jabbing her way in to fight off Hatcher's chest, bringing her nice compact strokes to bear on Ten's hips and ribs. Williams with an especially effective short left hook to the liver has Teri disconcerted.

R2: Hatcher wheeling and dealing more freely this round, lifts the jab of her hip to spike at Kelli's eyes, and has that right hand coiled at her chest. Williams turning, doesn't get off, and can't close distance this round.

R3: Teri mixing in the right cross, has Kelli on one foot several times as she gets good extension and pop on the punch. Williams forays inside are repulsed as Teri snaps off lanky uppercuts, then scores with one-twos outside.

R4: Hatcher in her rhythm, stalks Williams with the left hand low, right hand at her chest, twisting into whip action left hooks, and bending into crushing right hands that are finding the mark through Williams competent guard. Kelli looking overwhelmed has her back to the ropes consistently in the round as Teri opens up and lets her hands go.

R5: Another bruising shutout as Hatcher fearlessly stalks, whips punches in bunches as Williams wilts. Kelli covering up - Hatcher is wide open for counters, but she's clubbing away with hard punches - fists bouncing off Kelli's shoulder face and body as Teri gets her hips in behind that lanky delivery. Hatcher smiling cruelly in the final moments as she busts Williams up with left and right uppercuts, chugging the looping punches in to land with heavy thuds against Kelli's solid body and flat chest.

R6: All out rout as Teri jabs Kelli to the ropes, then works her over with those lanky Yvonne Trevino bombs from both hands. Hatcher enjoying herself, occasionally turns into a clubbing

right onto William's chest to see the resulting pout, and another big finish sees Hatcher roll those alternating uppercuts, smashing her fists against Williams body as Kelli comes apart. Kelli soaking it up at the bell is trembling and hurt as Hatcher nods, big smile.

R7: Cue comeback. Williams beat up, but unbowed, uses that no-nonsense stick, chin tucked, to body up on Hatcher again, and smacks away with those short strokes to Teri's middle. Hatcher folding, clinching, tries to tie Kelli up, but Williams does a good job of shoving Hatcher off, getting a shoulder into Teri's chest and punching in combination inside. Williams with some jug mugging at the bell has Hatcher outraged, hurt.

R8: All Kelli as she bangs Teri across the ring with a series of duck and punch counters, making Hatcher miss over the top with that right hand. Scorching the rib cage on the right side, Williams has Teri folding over at the ropes, and midway through the round, Williams snaps a short left hook out of her guard position, taking Teri in the liver, and bringing the brunette to her knees with a shout of pain. Hatcher up at 8, but panicky as her legs are shot. Teri seated on the ropes does a wonderful job of fighting off the ropes to keep Williams from bodying up at the bell.

R9: All Kelli Williams as Teri seems exhausted. Hatcher getting walked back, her arms loose about Kelli's back as she desperately clinches. Williams business like, putting leather on Hatcher's torso, jerking that innocent looking left hook in behind Hatcher's elbow to repeatedly shake the brunette's legs. Hatcher spends much of the round soaking it up as she sits on the ropes - Kelli butting her with shoulders, clubbing short one-twos to the midsection and clouting Hatcher's jaw with hard right hands - all shoulder. Teri's guard is coming down - her face lumping up as Kelli whittles away the brunette's big lead.

R10: Kelli bodying up on the wilting brunette, muscles Hatcher to the ropes again as Williams puts her head on Teri's chest to work the midsection. Williams leaning in, too far in, and Hatcher slips to the side to rip a vicious right uppercut into Kelli's overhanging face. Williams badly hurt stumbles face first to the ropes, and Hatcher goes wild. Teri scoring illegal right hands to Kelli's kidneys as the blonde slowly turns around, and a barrage of looping right hands on the face has Williams out on her feet. Kelli taking bombs, face going slack, eyes getting sleepy, and Hatcher bashes away with full bodied rights until Williams finally slides to the floor. Teri screaming in relief/triumph as Kelli rolls to her back, head lolling side to side and the ref has to push Hatcher away as officials flood the ring. Dramatic KO10 Teri Hatcher as she wins another thriller.

After: Hatcher once again having trouble over 110 as Williams proved very resilient until the end. Vicious knock out is trademark Hatcher, bailing herself out with lanky right hand power just as Williams looked to have turned things around. Good effort for Kelli, but Teri's got that little extra something that sets her apart in this one.


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