Posted by Simguy on Saturday, 29-July-2000 15:23:02

Before: Mighty mites face off—Johnson coming in with a little more momentum, generally favoured, but Combs gets that regular sparring in “Charmed” that keeps her sharp. Amy in purple and yellow diving bikini, zipper up the front. Combs in high neck royal blue sports top, blue bikini bottoms, ponytails for both.

During R1: Quick fisted pace as the girls take turns with 2 and 3 punch bursts mid ring. Holly taking the play away by being smart, timing the more athletic Johnson and ringing her up with short strokes to the face in between Amy’s punches. Late in the round, both girls slugging with lefts and rights in a horizontal arc—Combs hands left/right left in brisk trade to put Amy wobbly butt at the bell, Johnson wide eyed and a little groggy, gets a lecture in her corner.

R2: Johnson remembering to use her kegs, jabbing more, but Combs staying right there, guard tight at her temples, dipping her upper body and getting over with crisp little hooks or chopping right hands, Kate in the round again, both girls open up and Johnson gets beaten to the punch as Holly piles on. Another three punch combo to the face has Amy reeling, and Combs rips to the body with jerking left hooks as Johnson doubles over on shaky pins.

R3: All Holly Marie as she gets right on top before Johnson can recover. Amy Jo with her back to the ropes, hands at her face, ducking and rolling as Combs gets off with compact lefts and rights to the body and ears. Easy shove and slug shutout for Combs as she dominates her girl, looking especially good turning her shoulder into double pump left hooks to Amy’s gut.

R4: High punch output continues for bolth girls—Johnson starting to swing wider and wider as she takes punishment—Combs still reacting professionally, leaning in, dipping under the incoming, coming up with sharp, short combinations to the body and chin, Kate in the round, Combs wins a race to the left hook on the jaw—Johnson’s legs go spastic and she clatters backwards to the ropes, wide eyed and hurt yet again in this bout. Combs all business, turning on her heel and marching briskly ti her corner at the bell, like she can’t wait to get back at it,

R5: Amy Jo changing tactics—she’s been getting outfoxed outside in the free swinging exchanges—now she dips inside to go cheek to cheek and work, Holly’s belly tested for the first time as Johnson rolls her shoulders, getting her little body in behind digging gut shots—Combs starts to wilt, stomps punching, Final minute, Johnson piling on the mileage, alternating her head on either if Combs; shoulders to pump double lefts and rights to the waist and Holly slumps against the ropes as her kegs give out, Round ends to the around of Johnson beating belly with spanking blows that have Combs unable to recover during the break.

R6: Shutout Amy Jo—Combs ashen faced, clearly not the same fighter, melts around the ring as Amy uptempos, now swinging her fists in looping arcs, spinning her girl, moving in and out—Combs just hunched over, stumbling on her heels tries to regroup.

R7: Amy back on the inside, hurting Combs to the stomach with a stuffing left hand, then pivoting to her right to swab kidney from an angle almost behind Combs. Holly at least punching back this round, but the speed is killing her as Amy Jo starts to distance herself.

R8: Holly re-asserting herself, jabbing with Amy, then beating her to the straight right hand, left hook as Johnson momentarily falters. Down the stretch however, Johnson backing away dodging and slipping effectively, finally walks Combs into a whipping left hand on the mouth—Holly going wobbly butt, but Amy resetting to crank hooks until Combs crumbles to the ropes. Covering up as the blows strike her ear and jaw. Amy pouring it on at the bell, steals the round as Combs nearly takes a knee, eyes glazed, body vibrating.

R9: Holly fades to the ropes, lifting her mitts like she’s shot—it’s an old Shannen Doherty trick as Johnson wades in starts cranking it up and gets caught a clipping counter left hook on the chin that sends her sprawling forward to the ropes, Holly spinning away, now has Amy trapped ropeside, and pours it on, ripping hooks to the stunned brunette’s jaw, stuffing a short right hand to the gut and bodying up for rest-breaks. Johnson used and bruised this round as Combs slugs, bodies up and slugs in sequence.

R10: Exhaustive battle takes its toll as both beauties look to fall in after gambling, single shot haymakers, Lots of waltzing, waiting for referee’s breaks—both girls mouthbreathing and seeming spent. Holly stepping to her right, drops the left hook in on Amy’s wide open jaw time and time again—Johnson just following, taking the punch, looks vacant as the bell sounds. Comes back UD10 Combs—Johnson expressionless, heartbroken at the upset.

After: Combs shocks all in attendance by tugging a bewildered and badly beaten Johnson around the ring for an unscheduled walk of shame—Doherty applauding ringside with a big smile on her face. Johnson holding back tears as she is displayed later claoms she had no idea what was going on, Combs denying this, saying “I had broken Amy’s will in that fight00she didn’t want any more. She’d have kissed my butt if I’d forced her to.”

Reposted by Archer 5/1/14.