UNIFIED BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE

Posted by Simguy on 10/6/2000, 7:43 pm.

Before: it’s often been said that Bleeth needs regular series work to keep in shape--she’s got it now and comes into this fight the best fighting trim since her “Baywatch” days. Electra noting that, aside from herself, Bleeth was probably the most complete Baywatch product, isn’t taking the brunette lightly. “Yasmine’s a threat,” Carmen admits in pre-fight, “when I hurt her. I have to finish her.” Yas in white bikini with lingerie styling, Carmen in yellow bikini, push up bra style.

During R1: Yasmine showing her knowledge of the Electra style, crowd the champ and ties her up, stuffing little lefts and rights into Carmen’s trunks and tummy out of the clinch. It’s sloppy, stumbling stuff--Electra can’t get into a rhythm--chokes up the shutout to Yas.

R2: Carmen able to keep her distance--both girls land nice spearing right hands to one another’s jugs and bodies from outsider. Sniping, single shot attacks broken up by plenty of dancing from both girls--goes as a draw.

R3: Electra closing distance, able to dictate a little more this round, pounding jug with either fist, and drifting to the stomach with dramatic right uppercuts out of the crouch. Bleeth looking more defensive this round--body shot s have her cringing, bringing her elbows in.

R4: Yasmine taking it to Carmen’s jugs and Electra doesn’t like it. Carmen banged back to the topes, pained expression and Bleeth goes to town, snapping off lefts and rights up and down Carmen’s sides--really sinking in hooks in behind Electra’s elbow. Shutout Yas--Carmen flushed and wobbly butt at the bell as Yasmine struts back to her corner.

R5: Shutout Yasmine--she’s changing up on Electra minute by minute, first she’s pumping out the jab, then she’s crowding, turning Electra inside, working the body, then she’s hooking the hob outside again. Carmen lumping up under the eyes, looking sluggish and unhappy as Bleeth gets off at will. Yasmine smiling at the break--she’s the boss through 5.

R6: Electra showing her stunning power, straightens up out a crouch to drag her right hand into the pit of Yasmine’s belly--putting brunette wobbly butt, Bleeth in serious trouble early, but she covers up,. Gives ground and bends side to side to slip the worst of it. By the middle minute, Bleeth has Electra’s head snapping back from the jab, and the brunette is able to get off in combination, tie up for breaks as Carmen breaks down. Round to Electra on power--but Yasmine’s the more consistent worker.

R7: Gritty work ethic getting it down for Yasmine as she constantly picks Carmen up with the unexpected jab, step to her left around the hook, and finishes up with a hard right cross on Carmen’s teeth. Electra getting wild--Yasmine able to stay composed , exploit the openings, hit Carmen before and after she punches to keep the champ of balance. Electra shaking her head at the bell--she’s frustrated.

R8: Carmen feinting Yasmine, dips low and leaps up into that trademark right uppercut to the belly--DOWN GOES YASMINE! Bleeth beating the count on shot legs isn’t the same fighter an don comes Electra, Running right hands, sudden reversals and clubbing lefts upside the head have Bleeth blundering helplessly around the ring as Carmen sweeps in, Electra rocking Yas on several occasions, but by the final minute, brunette has checked her slide, reestablished the jab to keep Electra at arms length. Bleeth busted up--Electra showing signs of fatigue after a wild 8th.

R9: Shutout Carmen Electra as she hounds Yasmine around the ring. Bleeth covered up, turning her body to roll with Electra’s punches, takes some of the zip out of the champ’s haymakers, but Carmen’s still getting off. Cheek to cheek, Electra bodying up and walking Yasmine around, jerking little lefts and rights into the gut, Electra finishing up wih very hard body punching has Yasmine crumpled up at the bell.

R10: Electra going cheek to cheek, pushing Yasmine’s arms out of the way then scooping gut I clinches. Bleeth showing savvy inside, tying up and frustrating her opponent, then starting to dictate terms Stepping right, curling the left uppercut to the breasts o chin, Yasmine starts to catch Electra over and over with nuisance punches, clinching up before the receipt. All Bleeth to the bell and this one is too close to call--Goes as a draw to the evident disappointment of both fighters.

After: Electra points to the knockdown and her harder punching--Bleeth pointing to her ring generalship and overall tactical superiority as each claims to have bested the other in this back and forth slugfest. Gritty effort Yasmine’s best in some time--speaks volumes about the quality of sparring on “Titans”.

Reposted by Archer 1/11/11.