Posted by simguy on 10/8/2004, 7:34 pm

(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Before: Intriguing contest pitting wildly contrasting styles and abilities against one another. Pratt bringing her explosive, high octane offence to the dance, Bell her ring generalship, height and savvy bag of veteran tricks. Cat rebounding nicely last time out with a crushing first round demolition of haughty Catherine Zeta Jones - is Bell on an upswing? "I sure hope so," grins the former champ. "I like some of the new faces we've seen lately - but we've seen a LOT of them and they need to remember that Cat Bell is still out here. Vicki's a dynamic fighter, but she's all instinct - not a lot of science." Pratt for her part, grinning and rubbing her hands at the dais - she can't wait to dig in. Pratt in tan western motif hide bikini, Cat in white Stuff Mag bikini.

During R1: Cat pumping stick at the open, smashing away at Vicki as she jumps in, channelling and managing the blonde. Bell putting that short right hand together with the jab, leaning in and putting it on Vicki's chin, then smothering the receipt - exactly the formula Bell used to cool Jenny O'Dell's jets in the first. Upon parting, Bell strokes Vicki across the abdomen a long, sliding hook - good muscular stuff from Bell as Pratt goes back to her corner frustrated, slightly scuffed.

R2: Vicki jumping in, getting a little of Cat's chin with chopping right hands - Bell fighting tall, leaning away, pivoting to her left to take the steam off the charge. Cat keeping the jab on Vicki - straight, stiff pokes - Pratt pre-empted, jarred out of her rhythm - she's soon dancing to Cat's tune. Midway through, Cat jabs Vicki into position and leans in close to jam that tidy right hand to jaw - big shower of sweat flies off Vicki's head as her legs give a shimmy. Bell back with a sweeping hook loud off the breadbasket, then leaning in to extend a cross off Vicki's chin - Pratt clattering backwards all glassy-eyed and gumby-legged - she hits the ropes ashambles. Cat Bell beat down: Bell stepping-to, using the left to palm and stabilize Vicki in her shoulder and going body with those murderous, strapping right hands that put Zeta Jones on her knees. Vicki groaning, crossing her arms against her midsection and huddling forward - she's brave, but she takes a big-girl shellacking against the ropes as Bell works her over brawny to the break. 

R3: Vicki shaky off her stool - gets worse as ramming jabs pound back her face and drive her ropes. Bell hard-eyed, face impassive as she gets on top, riding her guard into Vicki's shoulders, clouting Vicki hooks, picking her up right uppercuts and checking into that face with chopping, meanspirited rights. Pratt blinking, shellshocked - hands up as she bends forward and back - she's not anticipating well, getting hit with everything. Stroking body shot cuts deep under Vicki's elbows - tight rictus grin as she crumbles to all fours - brunette striding away without a backward glance as blonde struggles to rise. Pratt up but panting, left eye swelling, body throbbing and ON COMES CAT BELL! More systematic shellack doled out - Cat keeping perfect distance with big-girl shoves and palming, licking at the midsection, chopping at the chin - it's all too much. Vicki getting ransacked, soaking up punch after punch after punch and THE REF STEPS IN! Pratt bundled shaking into the man's arms as Cat nods, struts away very businesslike. Cold-blooded TKO3, Cat Bell.

After: The Cat is back - highly touted Pratt brought to heel and swiftly managed into defeat - fight much easier for Bell than ANYONE had anticipated. "I saw a lot on tape that we could do with Vicki," Cat says cooly in postfight, white towel around her neck, water bottle in hand. "You know, she jumps in a lot, she gambles with her speed, but I manage speed pretty well and I was lucky to track her early on and take that away from her. Vicki's all muscle and heart, but to beat good veteran opposition you need some variety - we're all getting good looks at Pratt and she's going to have to develop more than a quick first step to get us out."

Sim Guy
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