Posted by simguy on 4/26/2003, 10:01 am

(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Before: Mish licking her wounds after giving up her coveted flyweight belts to upstart Nat Portman - Reid the unlucky girl who gets to feel the ex-champ's wrath. Tara with the tools and size, theoretically, to give Mish problems, but try finding a pundit ringside to go out on that limb. Williams in black push up with white lace trim, black panties - Tara in stars and stripes bikini, slick ponytail.

During R1: Mish showing no respect, wading into Reid, swiping wide punches, but she meets savvy resistance early. Tara shooting a timely jab, stepping out and roaming right - she's using the ring, keeping her distance through the first couple minutes. Williams tackles up and bullies Reid to ropes late, scrubs away while keeping her cheek on Tara's shoulder to take a hard earned first.

R2: Shutout Mish. Williams brazen as she walks in, launches rights over Tara's don't-hurt-me jab, bodying up and taking this thing to ropes. All Mish scrounging, crowding, jamming in leather to jaw or belly - Tara trying to slide along the perimeter, clinching whenever possible to relieve pressure.

R3: Mish in control, coming forward, throwing hard punches against Tara. Reid showing good composure - she's not getting hit flush, turning a shoulder or rolling with incoming just enough. Tara picking Mish up the jab or straight right hand as Williams barrel's in - Reid making the TE juggernaut pay a price for the headlong assault. Mish is winning the rounds at the ropes however - getting her head and shoulders on Reid, often reaching behind her girl to grab the ropes to anchor the attack. Ref warning Mish about it - Williams totally indifferent.

R4: A good first minute of Tara Reid boxing comes to a crashing halt as Mish times a swinging right over Reid's jab and drops the blonde with a crash. Reid beats the count, but not nearly as aggressive - she's covering up on the ropes, face in gloves, letting Williams belt away to the flanks. All Mish Williams through 4 - Tara starting to lump up nicely on the left side of her pretty face.

R5: Bruising Mish Williams assault - relentless, angry stuff as she hounds Reid to ropes. Tara caught and SHOOK by clouting Mish Williams right hands on the chin, but Reid refusing to go down despite some serious butt-wobble. Badly hurt, getting banged up - Reid actually digs in and fights back in the final minute - rousing trade bringing the crowd to life at the bell.

R6: Tara Reid gets on the board! Reid smart as she uses her legs in the first minute to diffuse Mish's attack - drawing Williams forward, spinning her at the ropes, slipping punches. As Mish starts to rein in, Tara goes to work. Saucy jabs pepper the ex-champ's eyes, pretty straight right hand stamp to head and chest - rigid little hook digs to Mish's ribs. Tara not sticking around for the receipt - she's getting off with textbook combinations, pivoting around after touching Williams up. Mish showing signs of wear at the bell, stepping wrong as she turns for her corner - accumulation of clean punching got to her that round.

R7: Mish launching a determining assault of right hands, missing the first few, but clocking Tara's head to the side at last to drive her to ropes. Williams barrelling in, driving her shoulder into Tara's midsection, pressing up on her, heaving to gut with both mitts and looking to arch into payoff uppercuts as Reid tilts forward. Brawling shove and slug from Mish - she's got Reid ragdolled and shabby after another bruising shutout.

R8: REID ANSWERS BACK! Tara Reid gritting her teeth, shaking off the hurt and boxing Mish's ears this round. Sparkling jabs bring Mish to a halt as Reid circles left - then Tara extends on accurate right hands to teeth, rigid left hooks to ribs. Flat footed, Reid can step left or right on Mish, punching, moving economically, punching again. Williams extending her hands palm forward as she tries to close distance, but she's out of momentum, just taking blows off her face as Tara dials in.

R9: Slugging war breaks out! Tara Reid making the decision to trust herself against fearsome Mish and she's holding her own! Williams loving the trade - grinning back as she pulls back, looks over the defence, then plunges in again. Spirited back and forth - Mish finally driving Tara's butt to the ropes and SAVAGING the girl's ribcage with snatching lefts and rights in close. Williams heaping it on after the bell as Tara hugs her battered body.

R10: MORE! They bang away - Mish nodding, smiling, waving Tara on in - Reid scowling, lips snarling as she stands her ground. They hack and slash at each other for 2 minutes and down the stretch, TARA BEATS MISH TO SHORT RIGHT HANDS! Williams put wobbly-butt - reaching to clinch - Tara backs her up with a barrage to belly! Williams on the ropes, left hand at right cheek, right across the tummy, rolling punches as Tara opens up at the bell. Mish nodding, hugging Tara enthusiastically - Reid not used to being treated like a fighter, seems bewildered. Comes back UD10 Mish Williams.

After: Williams pumped at her good consistent performance, but also at the quality rounds she got in tonight. "I'll tell you this," says Mish, "when Tara doesn't give up on herself, she can fight a little bit. At her best, she gave me more than Portman ever did, that's for sure. She was fighting scared early so I rolled her up and had her beat by the midway point, but I love the fact she didn't punk out this time. Good for her!"
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