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18 Feb 2007 Neve Campbell vs Emily Procter

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Posted by simguy on 2/18/2007, 10:04 am

 

Before: Stay-busy fight for Neve - she sees Rachel slipping at last, wants to keep on Hu's radar screen in hopes of outflanking hated redhead. Plenty of background strategy indeed, but Campbell's had her eye on Procter for some time. "We've been wanting to put together this fight for a while now," Neve tells reporters. "Emily's the kind of sturdy, strong-bodied blonde my fans love to see me in with, and I know from sparring with her myself, Procter's tougher than a lot of people realize. These are the kind of rounds you love to get when you're on the cusp of a title bout: Emily will keep me sharp, focused and ready while other girls are collecting dust waiting to get noticed." Procter a long time stalwart in boxing and pro-style wrestling training camps - she's taken cheques from McAdams, Neve herself, Fishel, Mendes, Dushku - on and on: Emily's been around. "This is a great opportunity for me," Emily drawls at the podium, glacial blue eyes unnervingly calm despite the moment. "As Neve pointed out, this is a fight blonde/brunette fans have been clamouring for and I'm happy to finally get Neve in a boxing ring. Everyone knows me for my bearhugging and arm-wrestling contests, but I know I've got boxing that people would really enjoy if I can get some exposure. I'm going to make the most of Neve, that's for sure." Neve in black lace push up, sporty yellow bikini bottoms, black gloves; short-cut tousle freshly showered and wet when she comes to ring for a sleek, sultry look. Emily unflappable during stare-down - tranquil expression of mild amusement never leaving her face: long blonde hair down her back; baby blue bandeau top, green bottoms, white gloves.

 

R1: Tacit agreement by women to close, slam away at mouth-on-shoulder range: brutal way to start a 10 round contest. Neve pushing in hard, leaning forward, digging away hup-hup underneath to Emily's sturdy midriff. Procter standing her ground in a crossed arm, accepting Neve's fire, then hammering back in kind, prompting Neve to adopt a similar crossed-arm look when she's receiving. Campbell featuring a tidy little right uppercut, bouncing Emily's face back at times - and Neve's the busier vixen through much of the round, but it's Emily who finally is able to trudge forward and take her girl to ropes. Em in strong stance, right foot slightly back - she's thrusting in pulverizing, methodical straight rights and lefts; left hooks; bouncing mitts off Neve's face; ripping Neve to ribs. Campbell beaten into stupor at the bell - she won the round, but gets a firm talking-to in her corner during the break as Procter gets into an ominous Neve-beating rhythm late.

 

R2: Neve flashing some quick hands inside - stunning Em a little right uppercut, then mopping up a stubby straight right bingo onna mouth to send Procter tottering back on her heels. Emily hurt, goes to crouching crossed-arm with butt in ropes: Neve squares away to do harm. Vintage smash-mouth Campbell as she systematically tans the flanks, works up underneath to tummy and jug, finishes with uppercuts and hooks against Emily's overhanging face. Procter's curvy legs proving sturdy: she's ships a bad beating - grimly adjusting her hands, bending at the waist as she rolls and sponges - blonde accepting hard, hard punishment body and arms in the second.

 

R3: Neve wades in to continue demolition-exercise - encounters rare stubbornness as Emily fights and wins mid-ring exchanges, then walks Neve back on her heels to ropes. Procter able to set up sturdy again: right foot back - she pushes off ball of right foot, thrusting those straight, blunt right hands and straight, chiseling lefts; tucking in slightly sidearm rights flat to Neve-paunch; fitting hooks in behind Neve's right elbow. Campbell showing visible signs of distress: parted lips, groggy eyes; loose crossed-arm guard as she tilts forward, not answering back as Procter reefs and smashes away. Emily cleans up tasty to the bell: Neve's tummy, flanks, tits suffering terribly as Procter bashes away for points.

 

R4: Grim look in both sets of eyes - once again they push-in shoulder to shoulder, looking to hook offending paunches, club righty to ear, and muscle the opponent around. Grueling attrition midring, slowly, inexorably steps to ropes as Emily comes forward, Neve grudgingly gives ground. Em able to set up sturdy, immediately falling into that steady, workmanlike, jarring rhythm - pushing at Neve, knuckling at her, then belting her hard, hard lefts and rights - blonde buttocks and legs working just as hard as the arms and shoulders as Emily piles on the leather. Campbell drowsy, unfocused - she's fielding hard punches off her face, bending forward, getting beaten in her body: she's cramping up, she's slowing down and NEVE TAKES A KNEE! Crowd erupting in surprised glee as Neve wearily goes down panting: Emily flushed, but eyes still eerily calm as she steps back, tosses her head to get blonde hair off her shoulder, taking in the vista of smouldering brunette wreckage.

 

R5: Corner finally gets through to Neve - they've been wanting her to box for a couple rounds now: Campbell obliges. Nothing fancy - lateral movement (mostly to the left, but occasional step-outs and walk-arounds to the right); stiff, straight left jab. Neve's underrated footwork economical, deft - she's turning Emily with ease, dictating terms. Procter's crossed arm useless here - she's fielding off her face as she leans in, constantly trying to get to Neve's chest. Good foot-pressure from Procter as she walks Neve down, but blonde can't close, can't put brunette back to ropes as Campbell paints a relatively breezy shutout.

 

R6,7: Two more shutout rounds restore calm to the Campbell corner - Neve circling, boxing, winning points with her jab and lumping pretty Emily up in the process. Procter remarkably sturdy - getting busted up, but walking through it: she shows no signs of breaking down or being discouraged, but she also has no idea how to cut off the ring and get on top when a girl isn't cooperating with her. Campbell mixing in the odd right hand up top, scoring at will to Emily's face, then ripping that vaunted left hook to Procter's right side. Emily's crossed arm/crouch protecting her liver from Neve's outpunch - but Campbell plenty impressive shelling away, articulating her punches beautifully, then sidestepping to avoid receipts.

 

R8: Neve finally hurts Emily, shaking the blonde at the midway point with a blocky right hand square off the face. Procter staggered, forced to step backwards in disarray: Neve lands her first clean hooks in against the waist and floating rib as blonde defences momentarily go awry. Muscular clean up at the ropes: Neve palming at Emily's broad shoulders, whaling away sumptuous rights and lefts underneath. Brunette finally putting decisive mileage on blonde chassis as Emily looks a beaten lass for the first time tonight.

 

R9: Stubborn Procter defiance - busted up, hurt in her body, she trudges into Neve and gets mouth-on-shoulder as Campbell's legs take the round off. Brutal, compact bludgeoning in close - girls just taking turns clouting at ears, shoulders, chests, paunches, flanks - just a steady, systematic rhythm which sees Procter step Neve back. Campbell clearly stunned to be getting bullied in the trenches - she covers up sullen, sits into the ropes and takes her medicine as Emily beats away on brunette flanks for points in the 9th.

 

R10: Neve goes back to the jab, preempting Emily and putting her on her heels before closing and walking blonde back. Mixed strategy clearly the most effective approach: Campbell wins initiative with her boxing, comes in only after Emily's been startled to walk blonde to ropes. Campbell closing the show strong, punishing a wilting Procter up against the ropes: Em crossing her arms, bobbing and twisting to minimize hurt; Neve standing strong, doubling up her hooks, dropping right hands and pushing-up as required. Bell to bell Campbell leaves no doubt in judge's minds: UD10 Campbell as Neve gets it done the hard way.

 

After: Emily proving as durable, stubborn and heavy-handed as promised, actually winning the ground-war against Neve - but Campbell's versatility, class and toughness combine to trump blonde will. "I knew it would be tough," a puffy, lumped up Neve admits in postfight. "Emily's one of those girls who fights every second of every round and never retreats unless you make her. She's the kind of fighter the Mountees WISH Elisha Cuthbert could be, but isn't."

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