Posted by Simguy. Sunday, 01-Oct-00 11;23:38

Before: Masterful mind games played by Jenny. First she nixes rematch stating “this is CELEBRITY boxing—Kelly Hu really only famous for getting dusted by me and that’s not good enough.” Then, she held negotiations up while she waited for a phantom offer from Carmen Electra. THEN she simply held out for more money--getting it when Kelly overruled her promoters and told them to get Garth in the ring. Come fight night, there’s no question who’s won the psychological war going in—Kelly is angry, overanxious and aching for revenge. Jenny in white sports bra, pale blue Adidas terrycloth trunks, slick ponytail. Kelly in red athletic bikini, slick ponytail.

R1: Vintage Kelly Hu assault—a variety of looks and stances, slashing attacks from outside, sudden lead right hands, in and out movement. Garth totally defensive, but she;s getting tagged as Hu’s hand speed sets the pace. Late in the round, Jenny bobbing and turning her shoulder to slip, gets caught with the lead right, then dropped as Kelly double pumps the right onto Jenny’s chin. Garth up quickly—it was the surprise and speed more than the force that did the job—Hu glaring fiercely at the bell.

R2,3,4: Kelly continues to set the tempo, quick slashing punches, retreating with side to side torso movement to make Jenny miss, then switching back to offense in a heartbeat. Garth getting shined up, but she’s creating a iche she can work in. Despite losing each round, Garth isn’t getting hurt, and she’s scoring the odd counter right hand to the eye or ribcage, clinching opportunistically to break Hu’s rhythm. As in the first fight, Jenny’s behind on points, but surviving, staying around hopefully to find that opening to hurt Hu.

R5: Jenny with her right hand at her chin, left low, steps left behind a well timed jab that catches Hu coming in—Kelly frustrated—and midway through, Garth taps the left, comes over the top with a cracking right hand hard off the jaw of Hu, putting wobble in Asian trunks and turning the tide. Hu hurt, covers up, stands helplessly in front of Jenny and lets the solid blonde work—thudding lefts and rights to the ribs and arms open Hu up for a few tight left hooks on the teeth as she tries to protect her head. Garth takes her first round, leaving Hu shaking at the bell.

R6: Two way warfare breaks out—Kelly launching flashy lead right/left hook attacks—Garth waiting for it, rolling with the speed and coming back with that straight right hand from her cheeks to Kelly’s chin. Late in the round, Kelly with that double pumping lead right has Garth stumbling again, and the final seconds see Hu display that stunning hand speed, bathing Jen in a dozen blurring punches at the bell. Gath woozy—Hu going chest to chest to make eye contact as the ref intervenes.

R7: Gath waging war, but it’s a mistake. Jenny bravely standing in, rolling with Kelly’s right hand and trying to counter, but Hu never in one place for long, hopping to the left or right to free up her slashing combinations. Late in the round, Hu with a spectacular left hook lick across the stomach/double left hook across the lips, leaves Garth momentarily helpless, staring blankly at the ropes at the bell. Hu stamping her foot at the missed opportunity as Garth was there for the taking.

R8: Nice recovery for Jenny and she takes it to Kelly with sharp, straight punching. Pounding straight right hands to the stomach, Jenny has Kelly more or less flat footed, and the blonde able to work off the body, clouting the brunette about her ears with curling strokes, stepping over to turn Kelly mid ring, At the midway point, Jenny bangs away upstairs with a hard left hook/straight right/left hook that breaks Kelly down, sending her staggering backwards to the ropes, Shutout Garth—she beats Hu like a three minute omelet this round.

R9: Bit of an uprising—Hu still sluggish from the punishment last round, stands toe to toe and Garth able to put her punches together carves out another round. Jenny just touching Kelly with everything, leaning in forehead to forehead, hoisting the eft uppercut into the bely or breasts, chopping wide to the ear with the right hand—Hu grimly hanging in and slugging back with less authority.

R10: More nose to nose action, but Hu uptempos to eave Garth behind this round. Even exchanges give way to Kelly’s dominance in the final minute—Jenny just covering up, content to go the distance, giving Hu belly an ribs to hack away at in close, Bell sounds to Kelly’s obvious dis-satisfaction—Jenny the loser by a wide margin raises her gloves in mock victory ti rub in her survival, UD10 Kelly Hu.

After: Kelly outclasses Jenny, but Garth’s guile makes it competitive. Both girls puffy, shiny faces in the aftermath—Hu very hard on herself for not destroying the blonde. Post fight cattiness continues, with Jenny rating Hu very low in terms of the many opponents she’s had, just to spite her. Still, Hu’s back on track, putting the blonde behind her and looking to get back in contention.

Reposted by Archer 12/31/20.