(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Posted by simguy on 5/25/2007, 6:30 pm

Before: Larter starting to swagger a little - taking a bold 'tune up' bout against the lanky and dangerous Karen Cliche - Ali starting to separate herself from the pack, can really make a statement with a strong performance against hard-luck Karen. "Alana's waffling about our fight," Larter announces in prefight, "but I'm not waiting for her to find her courage. I want to stay busy, I want to beat every girl south of 130, and Karen's one of those girls you need to prove yourself against - so here I am. Alana can stay at home sucking her thumb for all I care." Cliche excited to be back on TV - elegant, raven tressed boxer/puncher has been overlooked for much of her career: great chance to upset Larter's applecart. "I haven't always shown what I can do in televised bouts," Cliche admits, "I've been my own worst enemy. But I feel really confident against Ali. Nothing against her - she's a terrific new face - but I've seen all her moves before, I hit harder, and I don't think she's cute enough to stop me from hitting her clean. Whatever I hit, gets hurt - that's all I know." Karen in classy blousy-fit black halter bikini top contrasted with racy leopard print bottoms (ring connection at hip); black gloves. Ali in zebra print bikini - twist-tie top and sides - white gloves. Genuine respect during ring instructions - Ali touching gloves with Karen, wishing her "Good luck".

During R1: The lank and length of Karen Cliche. Ali frowning, having difficulty jabbing-with - Cliche landing heavy stick on Larter's mouth and right eye as girls rotate clockwise. Karen not content to score poke from outside - she starts stepping forward midway through, wading in with choppy lefts and rights short from her shoulder, elbows in near her body as she hacks her way into Ali. Larter catching on her face and chest - repeatedly backed to ropes: Ali covering up ropeside, rolling shots, not answering back as Karen tightens up stroke and outhustles blonde to finish line.

R2: Ali confounded outside once again - Cliche very heavy handed with her twisting jab, and brunette's long legs motoring her around with lithe, educated steps. Midway through, Cliche bends into a crashing right hand, catching Ali clean onna jaw: Larter rung up, head tossed hard-right, face all scrunched up in shock; Karen bending in aggressively, eyes wide, competitive snarl on lips - she's got Larter wobbly butt. Follow up for Cliche: more of that choppy, left/right walking barrage - very rhythmic, hacking stuff, driving Larter to ropes. Ali getting tattooed - she makes an attempt to roll and slip shots, but finishes up the round clinching, looking disheveled through 2.

R3: Ali Larter shows up to the fight. Clockwise rotation was serving Cliche: Larter switches up this round, stepping to her right, featuring the stoop-jab to Karen's midsection - blonde takes the initiative. Cliche clearly not as comfy moving to her right - can't get the right hand off: Larter pumping her jab body and head, starts to dictate. Businesslike round - Ali frowning with concentration, thin lips parted as she touches Cliche up: blonde choosy with right hands, but scoring clean, clouting Karen firmly on her chin to shut brunette out.

R4: Ali starts to edge in, getting to work on Karen's trim body. Cliche hunching forward, hands up: Larter digging double hooks to her foe's flat midriff, stepping right, then picking Karen up outside-in right uppercuts. Larter tightening up stroke - elbows in, short swatting delivery - tidying up all over Karen. Cliche waiting her turn, suffering bad body-thump, but wading through it - she occasionally turns on sinewy licks in close, proving she can throw in tight confines - girls taking turns bouncing slinging mitts off skulls/shoulders in a phonebooth. Round to Larter: she's righted the ship, evened the cards through 4.

R5: Ali hooks off the jab - unhinges Karen's knees - sends lanky brunette reeling to ropes early. Cliche a little loose, legs wide, feet parallel, back to ropes - she's lifting punches at Ali, trying for uppercuts from too far out. Larter cleverly timing brunette swings - leaning back to slip 'em, then leaning in to tidy up: OH she kisses Karen a beauty right hand to chin as Cliche sails a right uppercut. DOWN GOES KAREN! Sudden head-swivel-and-collapse as Cliche's right leg buckles, putting her on that knee: satisfied smile from Larter as she glances down, nods emphatically before turning away. Cliche very resilient - takes her 8, then walks off the apron, gloves collected under her chin - she wades into Ali, trading vicious right hands with KO-minded blonde. Torrid trade in go-home lefts and rights midring spooks both girls - they part, circle-right, scowling from well outside.

R6: Karen hurts Ali: hot trading from medium distance sees Cliche land her right hand and a pair of lashing follow-on hooks above Ali's right hip to put Larter wobbly butt on her heels. Ali staggering away, gets touched a glancing right on her teeth - she hits ropes, ducks under another slinging right as Cliche turns predator. Spin pivot-right while down low gets Ali off the ropes - she quick-counters a hook out of the crouch, startling Cliche to the mouth: shoe's on the other foot as blonde rapidly banks a short right cross to chin, a hook to jaw and a left uppercut to brush Cliche to the ropes. Ali's hurt; Karen's hurt: OH THEY BANG AWAY! Crowd roaring as Larter plants in wide stance, dipping and twisting into power punches - skidding her blows off Karen's shoulders and skull when not cracking her jaw. Cliche against the ropes, but not defensive - SHE'S crouching and twisting, pulling lanky leather onto Ali from both sides - scoring similar bounce-and-skid wallop against her foe. Crowd delirious - girls happy to just trade lanky, slinging power shots as both sets of legs threaten collapse throughout. Bell - both girls staring bleakly, loosening up badly after ruinous back and forth: tremble-bodied vixens slump on respective stools as corners get to work.

R7: Karen hurts Ali: heavy jabs followed by a long, slinging right cross - Larter's ear flattened to her right shoulder as she soaks the blow, wanders away stunned. Karen merciless in pursuit - walking crippled prey down and lashing at her all along the ropes: poor Larter face-in-gloves, just sopping up the beating of a lifetime here. Cliche working as hard as she ever has in a boxing match, sweeping and swinging her arms onto Larter's flanks in a desperate bid to lather the fight from her blonde - just a savage, waxing action as the fight wanders about the ring. Karen baring her teeth, shouting with effort at times - she's able to clap multiple rights against Larter's skull and left flank; able to lift cranking hooks into Ali's sturdy middle. Blonde proves her mettle - beaten pillar to post, she keeps her chin protected, soaks up punishment on her strong body, makes it to her stool a ramshackle, but serviceable mess through 7.

R8: Karen's punched herself out: groggy Ali steps it to her tormentress for retribution. Similar stuff - Cliche sobbing out, mouthbreathing - shying away along the ropes as heartless blonde walks her down, swinging away at either flank. Larter's toned arms shivering on hot contact with Cliche's willowy frame - hot spank of leather on brunette sounding out huge as crowd groans in sympathy. Ali patiently looking to wedge her left hand in between Karen's mitts, trying to pry 'em apart for right uppercuts and mop-up hooks: blonde methodically, systematically breaking her girl down. Bell to bell Larter, but she can't finish Karen. Cliche staggering back to her corner snivelling, cheeks stained with tears - but she's already rallying for the championship rounds.

R9: HAMMER AND TONGS! Classy vixens who began the fight now reduced to slackjawed troglodytes, planting and pitching mindlessly at each other with the last of precious reserves. Sensational, side to side slugging goes Karen's way big at the minute mark: she beats Larter to right hands, then catches her the bonus hook to chin. Ali out on her feet - stumbling forward: Karen breathing hard, but stepping back in good order, walking Larter into hoisting rights and lefts, body and face. Karen sidesteps at the ropes, allowing Larter to pitch face-first into them: Cliche squares away and batters poor Ali senseless. Larter blubbering - pushing back leather as punches pound at her face and upperchest. Time and again, power is shut off to Larter's legs - she'll slump into the ropes and somehow find the will not to go down. Karen spending up all her money - SHE'S sobbing with the effort of shellacking her willful foe through 9.

R10: Shabby vixens slink to midring, lips parted, eyelashes batting. Poor Karen's hands at her thighs - she closes, lifts her tired arms up into Larter with very little snap. Ali suffering the blows against her ribs and cheek - holding her own left low while keeping the right at her cheek: Larter summoning a jab, knocking at Cliche's features and destabilizing exhausted brunette. Minute mark - Ali patiently navigating Karen's weary swings - penetrating with straighter jabs and tidy right crosses: Cliche throws that ill-conceived right uppercut from too far out; Larter leans in and catches 100% of Cliche's chin the intercepting right cross. Karen suddenly limp, nearly sitting down, but straightening, stumbling sideways to ropes: eyes glassy, SO disappointed as Ali wades in. Terrible beating - Larter to Cliche: Karen defenceless, quickly goes out on her feet, taking cruel, thudding lefts and rights to the head as she tilts to her left, her hands stacked right atop left at her tummy. Ali on autopilot - trembling with exhaustion herself, but willing herself to punch - ref finally moves in as ringsiders are screaming for fight to be stopped. Cliche immediately relaxing into the man's arms, out cold: TKO10 in heartpounding fashion - Ali Larter.

After: Larter collapsing moments later, dragging in shuddering breaths while lying on her back - what these vixens put each other through tonight! Cliche beaten unrecognizable - absolutely heartbroken when she comes-to: she was right there with Ali tonight - punch for punch, step for step. Breakthrough performance for the blonde, who gets a strong endorsement from BLONDE! Magazine in the aftermath. "Great fighters fight great fights," BLONDE! pundit says, "Ali finally gave us a great performance - sort of this generation's Peta Wilson/Famke Jannsen. She showed us her heart tonight, against a girl who was ready, willing and able to beat her. Ali Larter just wouldn't have it - she turned Karen back and broke her spirit like a blonde should, and we applaud that!"

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