Posted by Simguy on 1/7/2002, 7:18 am.

Before: Interesting financing for this fight--held outdoors in broad daylight on Fremont Street in Vegas--Hotel Associaiton picking up the tab and using the bout like any other street side attraction--free for the tourists. Pressure's off the girls to draw--they can focus on the fight, which should be a dandy. Allen often thought of as the "new" Tracy Scoggins for her combination of athleticism and power, and for the fact that her ability far exceeds her celebrity. Scoggins in sporty bikini, vertical green and black bar stripes--Krista in evergreen sport bikini.

During R1: Scoggins goes right at Krista early, jabbingl, looping right hands. Allen very patient, legging away from danger, gives up a lot of ground in the first minute, but she's getting the timing down. Midway through, Allen steps back, then suddenly launches into a spearing right cross, catching Scoggins in mid-cross herself and TRACY GOES DOWN! Scoggins punching herself down to all fours, bitterly slaps the canvas and gets up too quickly--reeling face first into the ropes on jellied legs. Allen purring, moves in to finish after 8, but Scoggins isn't ready to go. Rousing slugfest at the ropes as Krista is rebuffed time and again by a hurting, dangerous Tracy Scoggins to the bell.

R2: Allen nimble, stepping in and out, drawing fire and timing hard right hands over top Tracy's punches--seconds into the bout, Scoggins misses a right as Allen rolls, thenh pitches back with a gutting right to the solar plexus--Tracy crumbling into Krista's arms with a moan and the beating is on. Allen pushig up, then going to work--devastating short, side to side punching chews a drowsy Tracy Scoggins up. Allen will prop Tracy's face with the left elbow/shoulder, clip her a hard right hand--Tracy's sleepy face will come to rest on Allen's right shoulder, available for the comeback short left. Occasionally. Allen will blister tit instead--Scoggins swooning forward, getting worked over by the compact action. Down the stretch, Scoggins stiffens her resistance, starting to twist side to side herself, and once again, crowd pleasing back and forth develops--girls just stand toe to toe, hands at stomach level, bending side to side to pull ripping punches into the chin and jugs of the opponent. At the bell, Allen knows she beat hell out of Tracy Scoggins that round, but she's amazed to see the older woman stagger defiantly to her corner.

R3: Vintage Krista Allen--she's outbanged Scoggins at close range, she's had her down, she's worked her over, now Allen gets leggy, banging back Tracy's head with the spiking jab, circling the beleaguered vet and drilling holes in the defense. Scoggins turning, getting lumped up--Allen's shooting a nice right hand down the pike that's bashing between the mitts with devastating effect. Tracy wobbly butt and floundering by the midway point--soaking up sickening cracks on her face, but once again, Scoggins won't break downl Final minute sees Tracy cut off the ring, get after Allen with brawling lefts and rights to back the classy brunette up against the ropes. Savage back and forth with Allen dig in at the ropes, girls just welting away at one another's ribcages and jawlines in point blank trade at the bell. Scoggins landing late--tref jumping in--crowd roaring as the eautoies strain to gtet at one another.

R4: Allen just too quick, too agile, too much of what Tracy used to be. Scoggins coming forward, moving her gloves from her chest to her eyebrows and back, stalking--but Krista able to stick and move, steer her girl, step around Tracy's shoulders and pick away from angles. Tracy's moments come late as they have all day long--Allen standing her ground, lowering her head and indulging in a free-for-all once she knows she has the round won. Crowd lapping it up--this is vicious two-way punching that has both girls vibrating at the bell.

R5: Allen back on top, pumping her jab to Tracy's face, backing Scoggins up early. Tracy switches to counter puncher, slipping an Allen right, leaning in behind Krista and throwing a vicious elbow tip into the girl's back! Allen sobbing aloud, stumbles forward--Scoggins neartly pivoting to reverse their positions, comes up punching and nails Krista a looping overhand left as Allen tries to re-orient herself. Krista stumbles face first into the ropes badly savaged and ON COMES TRACY! Scoggins brawny on Krista, bulls the brunette up and back into the ropes, then heaves in forearm smashes to the ribcage--sickening tactics that have Allen gurgling, arms flailing limp around Tracy as Scoggins props her up and bashes away. Ref finally pulls Tracy off and gives her a stern finger waggle, then she marches back in as Allen trembles in pain. HARD overhand right drapes Allen against the ropes--she droops forward defenseless and Scoggins shifts weight to her tright foot pulling a perfect lean-away hoo across Krista's jaw. ALLEN GOES OUT! Krista collapsing to her face, groaning in agony, hugging her ribs as she sobs into the canvas--devastating KO5 Tracy Scoggins.

After: Boos from tourists as Tracy takes a snarling strut around the ring, but applause and whistles from the showgirls at ringside--that was real Vegas style brawling from Scoggins and it gets the working girl's respect. Vegas showgirls and cocktail waitresses in particular disdainful of celebrity boxing, thinking it too "soft" for the most part--nothing soft about Scoggins' uncharacteristic savaging of Allen in this one. Krista sobbing, demanding justice, howling for a rematch in the aftermath--no question she was dominating this fight when Scoggins unpacked the back attack. Asked about the questionable tactics, Tracy is curt, "I'm sick of losing. Krista was putting it to me, taunting me, telling me her legs weren't tired--that kind of crap, and I just thought, "I don't have to take this from her.' Don't blame me for what happened--blame Krista's mouth."

Reposted by Archer 9/5/11