REEBOK FLYWEIGHT TITLE

Posted by Simguy on 1/26/2001, 11;1q9 pm.

Before: Dana carving out a nice little niche for heself, beating back good challengers, defending her belt--it’s good work if you can get it. Delany graciously granting a lane a return shot--Di coughing up the gold the last time these two met. Veteran respect all around, but awkward tension between the two--they’re well matched, constantly compared ion the press and they’re starting to see too much of each other as the meetings add up. Pink push up, black velvet boy cut trunks for Dana, black sports bra, red adidas terrycloth trunks for Di.

During R1: Girls go shoulder to shoulder to midring, jabbing, hooking to the body and LANE IS HURT! Beautiful spanking solar plexus shot catches Di early, buckles her legs and Dana is ON her with blazing eyes. Hard, hard body punches as Dana seeks to get lane out of there, Di crumbling, elbows in, covering her midsection as she struggles to breath--crowd screaming as Lane stumbles to the ropes. Bitter war in the final minute as Delany piles on, slugging feverishly to the waist--Lane forced to dig in and slug back or risk being stopped by the ref. Hammer and tongs, short range cudgeling at its finest.

R2: Dana can’t wait to get back on--she bodies up and goes right back to the body, dipping that left shoulder and levering in the hooks as Lane fight with a hurting grimace. Di busted up downstairs, getting shouldered back, offering the odd chopping blow but trying to protect her battered midriff as Delany pitches it in. Grueling attrition cheek to cheek--girls just snapping and curling their fists up into one another’s bodies while leaning in on each other and LANE GOES DOWN! Di on all fours, face cracking in agony as one knee curls up off the canvas in reflex--she beats the count but folds woozily to a seat at the ropes as Dana wades in. All Delany to the bell, reaching down Lane’s sides, digging in at the waist with clubbing rights and lefts, beating her challenger down without mercy.

R3,4: Dana Delany commits totally to Diane Lane’s midsection--walking Di down, shouldering up on her and forcing her to trade withering hooks to the stomach as lane gets weaker by the minute, Delany mixing ferocity with patience, digging in viciously to gut her foe, but never getting wild, always positioning Di with her shoulder, walking the challenger back, keeping the pressure on with methodical precision. Lane crossing her arms across her stomach, reducing to potshot ting Delany and blocking as Double D pockets both rounds with grim determination.

R5: Best two-way action of the fight as Diane lane starts to get a second win, fends Delany off with a stern jab and starts to beat the champ to the hook. Delany not backing off, but she’s not dominating now, forced to pay for every punch with a receipt--both girls working each other over with crisp lefts and rights at midring. Down the stretch, lane gets the rhythm, beating Delany to half a dozen little punches on the jaw--Double D going wobbly butt as the crowd drowns out the bell.

R6: Delany forcing the gates once gain, stuffing that left mitt into Lane’s belly button, bodying up and forcing Di to take the weight., lane turning the tables midway through, stepping back to ring Delany up with a cute right uppercut inside, stepping back again to walk Dana into the left hook and DELANY IS HURT! DD blinking, trying to get her bearings--Lane dips down, pokes a jab at the tummy, then jumps up out of her crouch to bounce a biting short left hook off the jaw--DOWN GOES DELANY! And it’s OVER! Dana can’t get off her back--head lolling side to side as her legs flex up and down--KO6 Diane Lane.

After: Sweet revenge for Lane, but oh the price she paid. Delany giving lane’s body 3 rounds of hell--Di constantly on the verge of quitting, struggling just to make it to the bell, but Dana couldn’t close her out. Lane able to box her way back into the fight, chip away at Dana’s form, loosen up the champ’s defense, then end this fight in spectacular fashion ith a beautifully set up hook. Rivalry starting to spiral as these girls keep hurting each other, ruining one another’s plans, taking away the spotlight in one spiteful battle after another.

Reposted by Archer 3/15/11.