Posted by simguy on 12/3/2004

Before: Keibler riding a newfound wave of success and popularity - she reminisces about her old cheerleader-war days (the last time she had this sort of success). "You know, totally different from boxing," Stacy explains, "fighting in large formations, working together as a unit, but you needed to be disciplined and ruthless and that's really helped me in my boxing career. I remember the day we broke the Cowboy's Cheerleaders line AT Irving like it was yesterday. Our column smashed into the heart of their order and I trampled the captain of their show-squad under my white knee boots! When she went down, it was like an earthquake hit them - the line just broke apart and we cleared the field of them!" On and on like this - nothing about Brook or boxing per se, but some valuable insight into the large scale tactics of cheerleader skirmishes. Kelly much more focused. "I confess I don't watch wrestling and I don't really know much about Keibler except that she's supposed to be to legs what I am to jugs - that's good enough reason to knock her out!" Keibs in baby blue bikini, punching pigtails - Brook in dark purple underwire bra and panties, low ponytail.

During R1: Stacy cantering around Brook, leading with strong right hands, then shooting straight lefts, galloping forward, loping out - blonde showing lanky goodness despite never really tagging Brook hard. Kelly calmer, more stationary, dukes up to block and parry, jabbing to the middle of Keibler's chest. Kelly a bit too patient, stalking but not getting off - Stacy's frothy work carries the points.

R2: Keibs' eccentric attack continues - cycling lead rights and slappy lefts, steering hooks and pounding jabs. Brook mesmerized, covering up as Stacy flows in, then ebbs away - brunette just not clearing her holsters. Final minute, Kelly gets the timing from the pocket, punching Stacy a shatter-shock jab to the mouth, knocking Keibler's knees together and leaving her wide open to a CREAMING right across the chin! Stace spun a quarter turn to her right and stumble-bumming face first into the ropes - blonde doesn't go down, but as she rights herself against the ropes, torso's lolling badly. Kelly squaring away strong, using her left to swat Stacy's guard aside and POUNDING away righty at blonde chin and chest. Keibler's strong legs hold her up as she sways groggy on the spot - Brook gets a reminder to go to Keibler's body when she gets her hurt.

R3: Keibler shakes off the shock, boxes a little smarter, fighting behind her jab this round. Good piercing stick - Keibler able to poke and pivot around Brook, touching her up head and shoulders. Kelly turning, stepping in her jab to Stacy's chest - good thudding heft on the shot, but it's fairly predictable - Keibler getting the better of outside trade.

R4: Keibler invests another minute in pulverizing Brook jabs from outside, then slowly graduates to that wild, fire-wagon boxing fans crave. Chop-poke lead rights and shoving straight lefts - batting straight arm lefts and rights to the body - brisk crisscross to Kelly's hulking rack. Brook stoic throughout, blocking a lot of shots, but unorthodox style and brazen tempo has her waiting her turn. Keibs finally gets to Kelly's legs with a shove-and-reload right hands late, jamming away past the guard, pounding ear and jaw and driving Kelly sideways into the ropes at the bell.

R5: Keibler swinging away to the body - leaning her chin out over Kelly's shoulder and beating her arms underneath - gorgeous work to the pale belly of the Briton. Brook breathing hard through pursed lips, wincing - she's pushing Keibler off by tanned shoulders, trying to buy time and reset, but blonde batting flurries starting to pile up. Brook back to her corner winded, a little puffy around the eyes as Keibler carves out a beefy first half lead.

R6: Brook finally putting corner instructions to work - jabbing to the chest, slanting long right hands down into Keibler's body: Stacy doesn't like it. Keibler backing up, grimacing, HER turn to push Kelly off by her shoulders. Stacy loping along the perimeter late, clearly on the run, trying to change directions and turn Brook's flanks to open up the canvas.

R7: Brook really making inroads, bashing down and in right hands to Keibler's torso - blonde gasping audibly, issuing the fight's first clinches. Kelly coming forward, walking her girl to the ropes and putting a body on Keibs to control her - blonde firewagon boxing getting doused by brunette punch n' clutch. Good robust shellack applied - Brook bracing Stace against the ropes and scraping her multiple right uppercuts, or tucking short right hands thick to waist and ribs. Keibler sent woozy to her stool - shutout and beat down in the seventh.

R8: Keibler going back to the jab, but legs are looking a little sluggish - Kelly able to jab with, pound away to chest, get Stacy retreating under a steady dose of thudding rights chin and sternum. Keibs' butt in the ropes, clinching head and arm on Brook - Kelly reaching under Stacy's arms, trying to ease her back for punching room. Brawny stuff for Brook, she bangs and mauls for her third consecutive round.

R9: Brook walking Keibler down, discouraging her - Stacy showing a stout chin as she's eating a fair percentage of Brook right hands without going down. Keibs unable to hold her ground however - Kelly advancing steadily, dictating terms, pushing and walking Stace to ropes and applying beat down in suffocating fashion. Keibs covering up, shaking as her flanks are bombarded, reaching in to tie up - Brook just sustaining that thick-mitted, methodical pace in hammering out the 9th.

R10: Crashing trade in right hands early - Keibler able to punch-with and create a stalemate - Kelly flustered at not being able to come forward and impose herself. Stace able to slide out to her right and get her jab back on Kelly's face where it belongs - pounding British skull back with good spank as blonde catches a second wind. Brook chasing, not cutting off the ring - Stacy able to stick and move fairly effectively to steal the 10th. Comes back a Tractorpull special: draw.

After: Neither woman satisfied, though both showed well in this unexpected marathon. Brook composed, undaunted by her foe's quick start, settled Stacy down with a systematic attack that had Keibler under wraps in the second half. Stace showed a shock-proof chin and durability, climbing off the canvas, withstanding sustained punishment and coming on late. Both claiming victory - jugs and legs nullifying one another like equal and opposite forces of nature.