(LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE UNIFICATION BOUT) Posted by simguy 12-2-06

Krusher end-of-the-year bash to decide the fate of the lightweight title; all the old feelings resurfacing as once again Gena Lee deals with the MegaCeleb shadow of the Golden Goddess. "I've matured as a fighter," 35 yrs young Gena Lee tells a throng of reporters in prefight. "That's the difference between this fight and all the others. I feel like I'm the known quantity in this bout - Charlize is all over the map these days. I'm championship material; Charlize is so inconsistent, we never know who's going to show up on fight nite. And there's no 'Theron-Mystique' this time: I see her working out every day now - I know where she's lazy and where she's faking, and I'm going to take advantage of that. I'm feeling it boys - I'm taking this moment away from her, and you can print that."

Theron enjoying herself in the press junkets - relaxed, glowing: nobody thrives on super-fight pressure like Charlize. "Gena's 35, but she's not creaking just yet," CT grins at the podium. "I don't see the age on her like I do on Cat Bell - so I'm expecting a great, great fight for my fans. Is Gena going to test me? Better believe it - Nolin's hurt me plenty of times in our battles, and I'm sure she will again, but when she lands big, I'm going to survive it. End of the day, I've got the heart to be great - Gena doesn't - she'll quit when I start hurting her. I'm sorry - for now, we're not stablemates, we're not anything, and I'm not sparing her feelings. When we're done, and I've put her on her back - we can be friends if that's what she wants. But for now - she's just another girl in my crosshairs!"

Victoria's Secret pulling out all the stops - turning the bout into a Gala Christmas Bout Extravaganza. Santa's helpers red velvet bras and panties, white fur trim; big white-fur boxing mukluks; coal-black gloves, both vixens. Extravagant ring-entrances for both, featuring brunette-drawn sleighs, fake snow - the works. Staredown bulging with ego - both girls grinning cocky, touching gloves boisterously - both just rarin' to go, each absolutely convinced of her own supremacy seconds before the first punch...

Rd 1: Brazen walk-together midring - exchange of rights smites both bellies - brisk hooks toggle chins - crowd roaring, girls glaring as both try to establish dominance at the open. Charlize dabbing her jab - just feathering Gena's brows - leaning in a short right, then tieing up to walk Nolin back. Gena twisting her torso side-to-side, stepping back in good order, banging short, shrugging one-twos against Theron's tummy. CT bops back outside, scowling, left hand dangling tic-toc at her thigh - Nolin pounces with surprising quicks, dropping a lead right sharp over Theron's low left. Back and forth - both girls picking spots to engage inside, both looking to step-right and explore fresh angles - much more muscular than a typical feeling-out round, but obviously more thoughtful than a typical brawl. Nolin a little busier, outworking Theron on the inside - probably enough to give GLN the nod.

Rd 2: Gena stalking Charlize - Nolin in a closed stance, left hand at her hip, right under her chin - Gena creep-steppin' right and forward, lifting the jab backhand into CT's stomach (PAK!), looking to drop vicious right hands over Theron's left shoulder. Theron manoeuvred to ropes - she's leaning back, hands up high, giving away torso: Gena happy to oblige. Big, beefy, two-handed shellack - Gena to Charlize: Nolin's bang-bang right/lefts landing loud to ribs, in above hips, across paunch - shaking the Theron torso. Charlize frowning, lips in a tight line - she's blocking Nolin's right hands upstairs, but Gena's doing thumping good work to chassis. Midway through and beyond - Theron reaching to Gena - pulling her behind her head and right arm, tieing her up - Nolin shoving and bumping, trying to clear the clinch and get extra work done before ref's breaks. Nolin warned for forearming Charlize' breasts in the clinches - Gena complaining about CT's shameless holding. Muscular stuff from Nolin - Charlize taking a great punch, but standing in one spot and soaking up more than she needs to in the second.

R3: Charlize goes to ropes again - despite howls of protest from a red-faced Jessica Lange. CT laying against the cables, hands up, inviting Gena in, then leaning forward/crouching down to block Nolin's blockbuster swings amidships. Gena setting her feet and sloshing away to flanks - robust right and left roundhouses landing heavily, but mostly blunted by Charlize's relaxed rope-a-dope. CT cuffing and licking cutey-pie strokes off the ropes - legs set strong, torso supple as she twists into shots, clouting Gena's chin and breasts all manner of sleek uppercuts and hooks. Theron warned for pulling Gena in behind her head with one hand cupping, then delivering thick body blows with the free mitt. Nolin grunting, really working hard but held off the scoresheets as Charlize pitches a classy, stationary shutout off the apron. Break: Lange reads Charlize the riot act on her stool - CT just swirls water in her mouth, staring back with an innocent, blank expression - as though she doesn't even speak English.

R4: Charlize fades to ropes like she's going to dig in - then catches Gena a cheeky little one-two, spinning off the ropes after connecting. Nolin hunting Charlize, but not cutting off the ring - Theron luring Gena, occasionally stepping sharply to the right - Nolin's closed stance means she's easily outflanked to her left and has to adjust her feet. Theron loose, bandy-armed with her jab - pushing it at Gena's face, back-handing it, snapping it hard, dropping it to body, or parting Gena's breasts with it. Theron on her toes, just dressing Nolin up, circling effortlessly. CT dropping the odd slicing right hand - short chopping shot like a hammer swing off the shoulder - CT not turning the punch over - thumb's up as she slashes her fist across Gena's face. Lashing hook clouts and whips at Gena as CT lopes to her right - Theron getting range, putting some lanky licks on Gena to outclass Nolin in the fourth. Bell: Theron struts back to corner all merry - winking playfully at Lange; Jessica smiling, shaking her head in mock disapproval at Charlize' cheek.

R5: Gena having some luck with an old favourite - crouching forward and sweeping a looping right hand onto CT's jaw as Charlize backs up. Theron still prettying Gena up with glittering left hand sorcery, then slashing in that tidy right, mopping up lanky hooks - lots of elegant leg on show as CT pushes off the ball of either foot, turns her hips into shots, lashing and licking at her foe. Down the stretch, spirited two-way round finally goes decisively Nolin's way: HARD overhand right really shaking Charlize, sending her staggering into ropes pie-eyed. Nolin pouncing, leaning in close with another robust right to the jaw; bending and sweeping the right to jaw AGAIN - Theron staring, starting to loosen. Nolin pops hips-right, straightens up into a savage hook to CT's mouth - Theron's gumshield shoots off her teeth as head swivels, legs hold, crowd squeals. Nolin workmanlike - back down to the tummy with a thick, plugging right hand and a BUMPING left slung low to Charlize' crimson trunks. "UNNNHHHH!" CT pitches forward, suddenly cramped - grinning Nolin reaching under Theron's arms, muscles her back up into the ropes for a terrible beatdown. Crowd roaring - Gena putting her body on CT to stack her up, then plowing away at the goods. Theron's trunks, tummy, tits and chin soak a pummelling - Gena snarling, nostrils flaring as she's pulled back by ref after the bell. Theron's lashes blinking out "I-M H-U-R-T" as she wanders back to corner all pouting, bruised and dazed: Nolin pounding her chest with her right hand, bellowing into the audience to pump herself up the more.

R6: Nolin bodies CT to ropes: Theron reaches under Gena's arms and MUSCLES Nolin's back to cables, reversing position. OH THE SLUGGING! Charlize getting big on Gena - pushing into her, then pumping rights and lefts into Nolin's smooth belly. Gena groaning, then wrestling Charlize into ropes: thumping payback issued as Nolin's fists beat at tummy, breast and chin in close. CT gobbles, then wrestles hard, struggling to twist Nolin into the ropes - fight tumbles along the apron, visiting each corner in turn; girls brawl in constant, sweaty contact. Brutal, sloppy stuff - Charlize finally emerging the stronger late. Theron's left arm supporting Gena's lower back; Gena's right arm light about CT's shoulders and CT's just plowing tummy thumping right hands PUM! PUM! PUM! Gena all cramped up, chin up, face shiny, eyes closed, mouth open as she shouts in body-shock at the bell. CHARLIZE TAKES EXTRA! Theron slugging tummy until ref actually reefs blondes apart - NOLIN CLOCKS CHAR A RIGHT - reaching over the ref to get it - Charlize immediately surging forward in response, sandwiching hapless official in the melee. Fight delayed as tempers boil over - both girls severely rebuked during the break.

R7: More of the slop: women 100% committed to putting a tummy on the opponent and bullying her against the ropes. Messy writhing - head and arm locks are featured, torsos twisted and pushed about. More turn-taking along the ropes - each beauty striving to muscle the other against the cables, then heap home the punishment. Both working out of cruel wraps - using the left hand to ride behind the other's back while plugging her heartless right hands to tummy and jug. Packing, wedging work in tight - both women gasping out warm, hurting breaths, hunching forward, gurgling in pain as brutality escalates. Gena separates herself late - she's the one in charge at the ropes, putting her right hand into Charlize' trunks and tummy, leaning in with her body to smudge Golden Goddess against the ropes. Bell: Charlize groggy - eyebrows high, lips parted - Gena tucks home an extra right hand to navel, juuuust before the ref can get his hands on her.

R8: TITANIC slugging midring - girls leaning forward, plowing into each other with rangy rights and lefts, breathy gasps bursting past swollen lips as girls slip into mindless slugging stupor. Gena busting Charlize to crotch with low-slung rights and lefts - Theron groaning, but answering back - she's steadily backing Gena up despite the fouls. Bitter retreat for Gena - this is Charlize going at her and beating her backwards - tough pill for Nolin to swallow. Gena eventually hitting ropes - she's hurt, snivelling, looking to clinch: it's Theron working hard now to keep pressure on. Charlize grinding her forehead into Gena's face, pushing into Gena, beating at her stomach, flanks and ribs - pushing and palming at Nolin's biceps or hips to stabilize her. Down the stretch, Charlize working out of a cuddly wrap again, just BURYING her right hand repeatedly to the pit of Gena's belly and NOLIN GOES DOWN! Nolin blubbering, on all fours at the bell: Charlize bellowing down at her in cavewoman rage. Theron no longer the Oscar-winning idol o' millions: this is the hungry starlet who began her career with knock-down-drag-out donnybrooks for small crowds and short money; the young South African who willed herself to greatness when all Hollywood had written her off as just another blonde-of-the-day. Bell: CT pushed back by ref as she's seething, glaring at Nolin's trembling form on the canvas.

R9: Charlize confidently across the ring, pushing into Gena's bulk and bodying her to ropes - BUT GENA WON'T HAVE IT! Groaning with effort, Nolin twists Charlize into the cables, starts mauling her in close, holding-and-slugging - it's more of the same barbaric, sloshing madness both girls have descended into. Theron wallowing in it - straining with Gena tummy-to-tummy, helping herself to paunch with heartless, mindless plugging right hands, knowing that Gena will be having her way in turn. This time it's Charlize wilting late, hunching forward from savage body blows - Nolin presses CT flat to ropes, then pours on a withering barrage of clobbering lefts and rights to face and breasts. CHARLIZE GOES LIMP - just relaxing into the punishment - long legs propping her up as the hurt pours in. Gena using her left to push at CT's right shoulder or arm, paving the way for a clouting right, then pushing with the right to slosh home the left. CT upright, eyelashes fluttering, head tossing side to side as she's beaten without mercy. Bell sounds - Theron swaying, facing into blows as ref struggles to pull Gena away from behind. Nolin crying, ref's arms snug about her middle - she actually kicks at Charlize' thigh as the man's dragging her off.

R10: Opposing corners rubbing thighs, dousing water, doing whatever it takes to revive their respective fighters - give the KruZherZ credit: Gena's corner has worked hard and honestly to get her in position to win this thing. Battered beauties stagger to midring, hands low, eyes glassy - but when they fall in together, both muster fresh strength to twist and writhe against the other. Gena very insistent - even when CT's reaching around her hips to clinch - Nolin's still stuffing punches into Theron's body with chugging malice. Gena on top at the ropes - pushing, mauling, getting her elbows/forearms up. Theron grimacing as she's pressed, bullied, smeared along cables. Nothing fancy, Gena just imposing her strength, putting a cruel right forearm repeatedly across Charlize' breasts in close - Theron tying up behind the elbows, sagging into ropes with Nolin pressed hot against her, smothering Golden Goddess at the apron. Comes back UD10 DRAW - neither woman willing to accept an inconclusive verdict after so much trauma.

CHARLIZE' CORNER: Theron battered beyond recognition, face puffy and tender, eyes swollen to slits - she's swaying slightly as she argues her case with Lange...

Charlize: "I can beat her."

Jessica: "We know you CAN beat her - the question is WILL you? Baby, I know you want to win - you haven't fought this hard in years, and I don't want to take that away from you...but more important than winning here is not losing. You follow?"

Charlize: "I can beat her..."

Jess: "Charlie, I think it's best that..."

Charlize (to official): "Hey? I'm ready. I'll fight the 11th. Tell her I'm fighting." Jessica throws her hands up, purses her lips - but Theron's mind is made up.

NOLIN'S CORNER

Gena: "I can beat her."

Trainer: "Baby, you've BEEN beating her! But it's not enough. G - that's Charlize Theron over there - you'll never win a decision over her. You've gotta put her on her back this round - put her down or don't even bother. So I'm asking you: can you hurt Charlize this round? I mean make her stare? Because if you can't, you need to take the draw - get her another night."

Gena: "No. She's mine. Tonight. Tell the guy - I'm going."

Trainer: "You got it babe."

11TH ROUND

Overhand right, Gena Lee - Charlize clouted upside the head, staggered moments in - she reaches in around Nolin's body for a clinch. Ref's break - Gena loops another smashing right, catching CT's left ear - Theron's long legs give a shimmy - she clinches around Gena's body, suffering short, thumping blows in above her hips until ref's break. Nolin scowling, pressing the groggy pace - she lifts a jab off her hip, drops it into Charlize' bra, steering Theron midring. Charlize hands low, lips parted - she pushes back a hopeful right, brings the hook off her thigh but GENA WINS THE RACE! Nolin torquing into a short left hook swivels Charlize' head, buckles her legs - Theron staggering around in fence post holes, head lolling. Gena pushes into Charlize, muscling her into the Theron corner - Lange screaming, stamping on the floor at ringside, urging Charlize to slug.

Right hand Gena.

Right hand Gena. Nolin stabilizing Char with the left inna chest, then drifting her mouth, falling in to crowd the receipt.

Right hand Gena.

Right hand Gena.

Theron swaying - soaking right hands dreamily on her chin - her left arm draping 'round Gena's shoulders when Nolin piles in close.

Gena's shoulders, head rough and scrubbing in there - Charlize constantly pushed upright, then clobbered again and again and AGAIN. Theron's OUT ON HER FEET - legs too proud to give - but her hands are down, lips mumbling - she's just staring into punishment as Gena sloshes home the hurt!

Right hand to the body, Gena: Charlize lurching forward, mouthpiece fluttering off her teeth. Gena reaches under Charlize' arms, bodies her back into the turnbuckles: Charlize' head lolling, arms loosely flapping around Gena.

Right hand to the body, Gena: Charlize cries out, pitches forward. Gena standing tall, letting her fist linger against Theron's worn-out paunch. She leans in, stacks up, stabilizes Charlize before piling on extra.

Bell's clanging - crowd roar has it overwhelmed. Right hand Gena, taking Charlize onna chin, tossing her head loose to the right, Theron's eyes close, lips parted. Ref moves in, grabbing Gena's raised right arm before Nolin can land cheap again. Nolin pulled off her foe, writhing in the man's grasp: Theron reeling, immediately tended to by her corner. Gena pitches a shutout 11th, hammering Theron into stupor and unifying the lightweight title at long last!

After: Charlize breaking down when it finally sinks in: she's been denied tonight, in one of the biggest fights of the year, by Gena Lee Nolin. Rivalry most emphatically back on - Gena digs down, guts out the finest performance of her life, brawling her way to supremacy over a woman who had all but snuffed the life from Gena's career a few years ago.

"I'm so happy now," Gena blubbers, tears streaming down her bruised cheeks. "Everyone said I couldn't beat her - everyone said I'd already had my shots at Charlize and that she'd handled me - but I knew we weren't finished with each other. I'm back and I'm better than ever. I ruined Charlize tonight - just like I always knew I would. I know when a fighter is broken, and Charlize is broken now - forever. She'll never be the same after tonight - you can't be. You can't give what she gave and ever come back from it. I put Charlize Theron on the scrap heap tonight - Me: Gena Lee Nolin!"