Posted by simguy on 7/19/2003, 8:05 am

(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Before: Ricci mounting a psychological blitkrieg in prefight - hitting Mish from every side. Kelly Packard - engineer of the worst defeat in Mish's career - retained by team Ricci to train her for this rematch. Packard on the dais, clapping, grinning at a seated Williams. Ricci grinning of course, loving it. Audio visual show - Mish catching Ricci's hook, taking the right hands, also shots of Packard's devastating 10 round destruction of Williams, set to an upbeat rock score. Flyweights in the audience, Claire Danes, Rachel Stevens and others - lot of girls are licking their chops at the prospect of another shattering upset. Syren with a hand on Mish's shoulder throughout, calming the trembling ex-champ: if it's Ricci's intention to get Williams seething - mission accomplished. "Bit of an eye-opener," says one BLONDE! correspondent. "Mish has made a lot of enemies - she became one of the tyrants during her reign and probably didn't realize it till now. A lot girls want to see her go down in this fight. You have to wonder if pressure is going to be a bit of an equalizer between these two." Mish in black push up, white lace trim, black boy cut panties, Ricci in silver/gray velvet bikini.

During R1: Mish marching, curling into an overhand right, back with a lusty hook to rib - Ricci covered up tight, counters off the block, catches chin a tight hook - it's ON! Toe to toe, girls taking turns with furious whacks, belting each other flush in the ribcage, turning on right hands inside to chins. Ricci starts it to the tits, pumping up into the offending bra, crowding her little body into Mish to budge her backwards. Williams back to her opponent's jugs with similar tight, scrubbing delivery, carrying into Ricci to bump her back - it's just senseless punching. Down the stretch, Ricci gives a little Packard step to the right, pulls a tight hook across Mish' cleavage, steps right again - she's got Mish turning, taking punches. At the bell, Ricci with a series of compact, well turned lefts and rights, peppers Mish about the ears and shoulders - Williams covered up and taking. Chris hooting with glee, bumping chests with Mish, taunting her: Christina Ricci's just won the first round of this fight.

R2: Mish flushed, controlling her anger - she comes out more measured, more effective this round. Williams prepping Ricci the jab, then swinging overhand rights - Chris covering high and backing off, looking to lure Mish into closer range. Williams punishing Chris along the ropes, standing outside, measuring her the left, swinging hard rights to the skull and flank, resetting outside.

R3: Ricci uptempos, catches Mish by surprise with a rushing tackle to the TE corner! Ricci writhing and bumping, gets hands free and starts working - Mish's belly, ribs and tits buffed up as Ricci crowds to pack in punches. Williams joins in the mayhem, girls just bumping each other for room, stuffing punches into trembling bodies and pudgy jugs, stumbling into each other in a random, burbling brawl along the ropes. It's close, hard to score stuff, girls just trying to outhustle each other, but Ricci's doing a good job of putting MIsh's butt in the ropes, piling into her, selling the image of Chris being the boss and judges are buying.

R4: Ricci throwing right hands over Mish's jab - several banging connects on the jaw that moves the blonde to her right - Ricci's beating Williams to punches and backing her up. Mish waiting around in front of Chris, arms crossed, trying to catch Ricci with timing punches, but Ricci's outworking the ex-champ in a series of spats around the ring. Chrissy pumped at the bell - Mish sullen, bruising up: Syren's seen enough. Mish on her stool when Syren grabs her by the waistband: Syren: "Who's trunks are these?"
Mish: mine.
Syren: "WHO'S TRUNKS ARE THESE?"
Mish: MINE!
Syren: "They don't look like your trunks. These look like Christina Ricci's trunks. You're letting Christina Ricci punk you out in your own trunks. What the hell are you doing in there?"

R5: Mish scalded, roaring off her stool - takes it to Christina with renewed vigor. Ricci's turn to backpedal, arms crossed, shipping leather in her flanks, shoulders, skull. Williams driving into her girl, but also stepping out occasionally - Ricci won't punch on the outside, gives Mish the chance to mix things up. Late in the round, Williams with a sweeping right gets around Ricci's rigid guard, shaking Chris up at the bell.

R6: More consistent Mish - smart pressure as she comes forward, but sets up her power shots rather than walking in. Sturdy jab gets Ricci stabilized, leaning forward for looping right hands on the ear and jaw - Chrissy's getting moved by Mish's punching now. Williams stepping and spearing the jab high, then hooking belly, shouldering Ricci off. Good brawny banging - Mish firing from outside, carrying into Chris and bodying her around.

R7: Mish the aggressor, dipping side to side to pull in clobbering lefts and rights, banging Ricci ropeside. Ricci shopworn, grimacing, but standing her ground - she's slugging back out of a crossed arm stance, both girls trying to time each other's swings for chin-checks. It's methodical, drubbing action - Mish more active takes the stanza, but Ricci turns into a few crisp lefts and rights to beat Williams cleanly to punches late, putting visible wobble in Mishy's trunks at the bell.

R8: Ricci beating Mish to right hands, doubling up to get another right into MIsh's face - Williams stops punching, backing up. Chris extending her left to press the chest, then shoving her right to belly - Williams put ropeside, gloves at her face, stooped at the waist. Ricci stays on her girl, stepping forward to carry the right to the pit of Williams' tummy, shouldering her off, hooking her ear, hooking her side. Good busy stuff from Ricci, not wrecking ball punching, but Mish isn't answering back and at the bell - this thing's even after 8.

R9: Deep breaths through the nose Mish - then she's strong to mid ring at the bell. Girls leaning forward behind guards - Mish jabbing, curling the left uppercut, stepping right. 30 seconds in, Mish jabs against Ricci's forward guard and loops the right - concussive blast unhinges Chrissy's knees for the first time in the fight. Crowd roaring at the collapse - Ricci staggered to ropes - Mish pouncing, swinging wide right to the back, left hook square to tits. Ricci sits in the strands, tilting forward huuuuurt - Williams squares up and lets 'em rip! Bruising lefts and rights - heartless Mish Williams belting away at the offered back, digging in behind the elbows - anything to get Christina out of there. Beating goes on and on - Ricci woozy, turning her body listlessly as Williams bashes away. Bell sounds - Chrissy a smoldering wreck - Mish glaring, chest heaving: it's 10-8 Williams without the knockdown.

R10: Williams surging across the ring, tackling a moribund Ricci into her corner, stacking her, then bringing the leather. Mish in her glory - Christina's done, helpless, just covering up and going numb - Williams chin out, hands low, swinging away at shuddering Ricci meat. Mish so exuberant, she'll slug herself into Chris, then shove and jostle to get her feet back and earn a little more room to work. Ricci beaten into stupor, eyelashes fluttering, arms desperately clinching to slow the punishment, but it's a bell to bell romp for hardhearted Mish Williams. Mish ignoring the bell - ref has to pull her off a blubbering Ricci for the decision. UD10 Mish Williams.

After: Took Michelle 9 rounds to break Ricci's will, but once it broke, Williams left no doubt as to whom the better woman was tonight. Dramatic fight - Chrissy obviously getting under Williams' skin and giving the veteran problems in spots - little Ricci keeping this competitive far longer than most pundits would have guessed. Syren proving why she's one of the elite trainers in the game - she sorts out her fighter's mental funk, gets her attitude together and gives her the adjustments which make the difference down the stretch.

Sim guy
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