Unified Welterweight Title

(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Posted by simguy on 7/21/2006, 12:53 am


Before: Champagne Gena on top of the world these days - coming off the most lucrative fight of her career - considered by many to be the most dominant champ in boxing - Nolin's got reason to strut. "Did you guys see me get all up in Mariah's business?" Nolin jokes with press in prefight. "The way I handled that cow, it's time we stepped back and looked at me as not just the most dominant champ in boxing, not simply the hottest blonde in boxing, but let's just say it: I'm probably the best fighter of all times. Seriously - think about the great champions of history and put them in with me: chances are I'd knock them all out. Is anyone confusing Charisma with the great champions of history? No, I didn't think so. Tells you all you need to know about this fight." Charisma focused, refusing to be baited by Gena - CC's a woman on a mission. "People have been underestimating Gena," Carpenter proposes at the dais, "and she's been taking advantage of that. As crazy as it sounds, you really need to outBOX Gena - not outhit her: girls like Mariah who come in to knock Gena out are playing right into her hands. I'm going to fight a good positional fight against her, expose her footwork a little bit, work my angles, and outclass her. If the knockout comes, it comes, but I'll promise you this: I'm not leaving that ring without those belts!" CC in black Veronica Mars bikini, white gloves. Gena in pale peach bikini, white gloves.

During R1: Gena: closed stance; left hand dangling at side; left shoulder pointed at CC; right cocked at chest; creep-stepping footwork to the right, looking for the right hand bolo-shot to Carpenter's tummy. Carpenter: left at hip; right under chin; closed stance with left shoulder pointed at Nolin. CC reads Gena's movement - lifts a jab over Gena's left shoulder, quick-steps right: now CC's practically behind Nolin, hooking her in the hips as Nolin stumbles backward to re-establish her front. Charisma tucking in short-chopping right hands upstairs (no backswing, all body-lean), licking little hooks amidships - Nolin offbalance, backpedaling and GENA GOES DOWN! Nolin bouncing right back up, cheeks flushed - Carpenter's brisk flank attack gets the big girl off her feet early. Routine 8 Gena - Carpenter penetrates with a reaching jab to belly, takes a cuffing hook in response: Nolin elbows in, dukes up, fights hard off the ropes, rebuking Carpenter's finishing run. CC stays at it however - crouching, crossing her arms, keeping Nolin pinned down with a heavy jab in the chest. Down the stretch, Carpenter finally scores a ringing right over the top - ducking into the shot, pulling it onto Gena's face, slumping the big woman stunned in the ropes. Mop up to the body - CC taking great whacking mittfuls of Nolin's paunch, bunching the champ forward with a groan. Gena clinching, grimacing at the bell as CC romps to a 10-8 first.

R2: Charisma with the big lead, sets up on the ropes and invites Gena on in - brunette looking to defend the pocket, pick Nolin apart as G tries to get all those points back. Gena very smart on attack however, not rushing in, lifting a heavy jab into Carpenter's tummy and tits to stabilize, then leaning in thunderous right hands, bodying up on follow through to bull CC into ropes. Gena putting her belly on Charisma, mauling Carpenter with rough forearms up across the face or throat. Ref issuing breaks and warnings - Gena unrepentant, hungry, keeps wading on in. Nolin able to smudge CC sideways to ropes, doubling Carpenter over with her right hip in the ropes, leaning weight on brunette upperback with the left forearm to brace and plugging away righty to ribs, hip and thigh. Goooood muscular stuff - Carpenter really suffering, unable to do her thing with Gena on top of her like this. Nolin goes bell to bell, has CC looking a little frazzled, windblown wandering back to her corner.

R3: Both girls working out of the closed stance, creep-steppin' right, hitting each other with some thumping-good leather. Gena looking to establish that curling lead right uppercut to CC's body. Carpenter lifting jab off her hip, dropping it over Gena's left shoulder, quick-stepping right, then in with that short chopping right hand, often clubbing Nolin behind the head as G tries to duck to her right. Carpenter's quick flanking moves frequently influencing Nolin out of her stance - brunette winning the footwork battle, constantly establishing superior position and beating G to punches.

R4: First minute - Gena lands a thudding right to the pit of Charisma's paunch - brunette grimacing, bunching up - CC vulnerable to the follow up hook/right hand clouts on the chops. Ringing punches send Carpenter ropeside - crowd roaring - Nolin strides on in all grins to mop up. CC right hand stacked atop left at her body - turning torso to present either shoulder to Nolin - dipping side to side against the ropes to slip shots: Carpenter countering with thick, ripping lefts and rights to blonde armpits, ribs and tummy, scoring as Gena misses over top. Midway through, Nolin scowling with hurt, getting taken apart - her right hand wraps over Carpenter's left shoulder as CC leans in, deposits a THICK right hand flat to Nolin's tummy. Gena stumbling back ashen faced, lips pursed, hands down - CC hops forward, pops her hips to the right, pulls a vicious hook across Gena's chin and NOLIN GOES DOWN! Gena blasted to her back - Charisma exulting at the sight as she jogs all juggy to neutral corner - Nolin painfully peeling her back off canvas takes a swaying 8. ON COMES CARPENTER! Nolin shabby, covering up earmuff, stooping forward off the ropes: CC crowds in close, digs right/left/right to the waist, crumpling Gena forward. Hooks tuck in behind Gena's right elbow - Carpenter getting her favourite punch in thick, then doubling up to hook Gena's ear, clout her jaw chopping right hands. Poor Nolin! Gena just drooping forward, proud blonde body taking the thumping off a lifetime - Carpenter beats her girl to the bell with those swiping, compact hacks, leaving Gena with tears standing in her eyes at the bell.

R5: Nolin fighting with snarling intensity - Carpenter continuing to turn Gena's left flank and mount vigorous attacks midring - CC opting to lead-box as opposed to countering so far tonight. Great, smashing exchanges - Nolin now getting that hamhanded right lead up into Carpenter's breadbasket with some consistency, starting to follow up with hooks head/shoulder. CC with the upjab off her hip to get Gena ducking to her right, then attacking the big woman off the left flank - Carpenter piling up short lefts and rights - systematically pounding away at Nolin, body and head. Down the stretch, Gena leaning away with weight on right foot, manages to catch Carpenter gambling - clouting, muscular check-hook cuffs Carpenter off balance, to her left. Gena leaning weight to front (left) foot, carries the sidearm right into Carpenter's waist with a beefy thud, then G eases onto back (left) foot to collect another hook up top and CARPENTER GOES DOWN! CC rolling to her back, knees up, hands up over her head, face taut with pain. NOLIN SCORES A CHEAP BODY-SPLASH! Opportunistic Gena rushes in, flopping her body down across Charisma's panting chest and belly - brunette jerking in shock, wailing in outrage. Nolin lying atop her foe, propped up on elbows, grinning malevolently as she gulps her hips in a dry-hump against CC's stricken body. Ref disentangles beauties - STERN finger-waggle for Gena as livid official reminds her that there are positively NO body splashes allowed in boxing. Poor Charisma shabby to her feet - given time to recuperate from the foul, but looking shopworn at the bell. Nolin strutting around hands over her head, nodding with a shite-eating grin: she's finally gotten Charisma off her feet and gotten her out of her game.

R6: Gena's got Charisma hurt - blonde piles on this round. Carpenter stiff, wincing, ramshackle along the ropes - too much Gena pouring in, bodying up, rough-housing. Charisma constantly held and hit, smothered against the ropes, pushed and bullied as Nolin breaks down the pocket. CC able to smuggle little chopping strokes into the Nolin flanks, but Gena doing a great job of tamping down - reaching in under CC's arms to chest her upright, working Carpenter over out of the wrap. Nolin's favourite tactic: getting CC sideways, doubling her over, leaning on her upperback and jamming away righty to the body; Carpenter's curvy legs shuddering under the twin threats of Nolin's weight and thumping abuse to the body. Nolin warned for palming Carpenter's face in the clinches, pushing brunette head painfully over top rope. Nolin warned for elbowing in the clinches. Nolin warned for shoulder-butting CC in the teeth during clinches. Trunks? Occasionally, when Gena's got CC bundled up sideways to ropes, the odd right hand sneaks in past Carpenter's left hip to fit in snug to crotch. Jugs? Gena's savaging Carpenter out of the wrap, riding the left arm across CC's upperback, slumping her forward for pumping right hands up into heaving hooters. Nolin's left cheek wet against Charisma's right cheek during the wrap: blonde focused on humbling jug; brunette's face twisted in pain, eyes shut tight - great contrast with faces so close together. Nolin in her element - hair in her eyes, across her mouth, her body burdening Charisma's, breaking the brunette down in bludgeoning fashion.

R7: Carpenter countering, but keeping her back off the ropes - she'll lift the upjab off the hip, squirt it past Gena's presented left shoulder, then step back, looking to catch Nolin cuffing hooks as Gena pours forward. CC sidestepping right, twisting and rolling her torso, keeping her right hand under her chin - brunette bobbing and weaving brilliantly, pivoting sweetly - Nolin not making flush contact, but getting herself spanked on occasion as Charisma places her shots. Midway through, GORGEOUS right hand CC to GLN swivels Nolin's head, catching Gena just inside her own wide-swinging hook. Carpenter paying some attention to Nolin's jugs this round, clawing hooks across them while sliding to the right - Gena hot-cheeked at the brazen attack, but unable to answer effectively this round as Carpenter boxes for points.

R8: Carpenter nipping in short right hand leads inside Nolin's wide hook - blonde on her heels, taking chin-checks, backpedalling in front of smaller brunette. Ropes: Carpenter fighting off Gena's chest, pulling down Gena's guard, bumping her shoulders - this is CC getting big on the champ, issuing a bit of a beat down. Carps dig-digging amidships, swat-hooking in behind the elbow, clipping short, muscular uppercuts: Gena looking ragged, stooping forward behind her mitts, shipping leather. Carpenter working, staying on top, cuffing, swatting swiping - brunette so economical with her punching motion, all hips and back. Nolin in stupor down the stretch, numbly showing crossed arm, then earmuff, getting clouted and clubbed. At the bell, Gena wobbly butt, staggering off the ropes in wonder: CC stomping back to her corner, eyes smouldering, hungry for more Gena.

R9: Nolin ramshackle, getting her head turned hard to the right by CC's stiff jab as brunette rushes blonde to ropes. Body: Carpenter munching in with thick rights and left, tearing up the paunch/waist with muscular rips - gloves bouncing loud off meat. Tuck-tuck hooks snug above Gena's right hip, drawing groans of protest as blonde chassis bends slightly around the blows. Jugs: Carpenter not one to forget or forgive a mugging - she's all over GLN's plump rack, putting the chamois to those babies with a swift side to side shine. Chin: uppercuts and hooks getting there as Charisma bumps and jostles, pulls down Gena's guard to expose her. Thick, juicy beat down - Charisma just going at the problem of Gena with both hands - efficient, tidy, swatting strokes - and it's all too much. Nolin's collapse gradual, heartbreaking, but she finally swoons to all fours, trembling like a newborn fawn as CC steps back all smokey-eyed, mouthbreathing from the effort. At '8', Gena starts to blubber, unable to get off her knees - 10 count passes her by as CC raises her mitts and starts to cry herself. KO9 in cudgelling fashion, for the winner and NEW welter champ - Charisma Carpenter!

After: CC weeping tears of triumph/exhaustion - thrilling contest leaves both beauties drained...but one just a bit more than the other. "To be honest, when I went down?" Carpenter tells cameras in postfight in-ring, "I wasn't sure I could continue. Gena's so strong, I can't even tell you, but I knew we had a good gameplan for her, I knew I could get angles on her, and we just broke her down. It's doubly sweet because she was being very rough with me, trying to punk me with cheap low blows and fouls - and that bodysplash! Taking her titles was the least I could do after that!" BSE quietly establishing "horns" around the FCBA - acquiring the welter and flyweight belts: often thought to be a prelude to an attempt to obtain all four title belts via classic pincer movement.

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