Post by Simguy on 8/24/2007, 12:11 am

Rawat in peach bikini, white gloves

Barton in greeny/blue floral print bikini; white gloves

KO3 Rawat

Sometimes, when a fighter is panicked, she responds with a ferocious all or nothing assault: either her tormentress goes away, or the fighter in effective extinguishes herself. There was an element of this phenomenon in this fight as a badly outgunned Barton stopped running, came out slugging in the second and turned what should have been a laughable mismatch into a crowd-pleasing slugfest.

Parting Navi with lanky right crosses and herky-jerk left uppercuts, Mischa screamed as she tore at her foe in that second round. Rawat was stunned—forced to back up in spots—but there was no question of the curvy brunette going down or out against this slender-limbed wallop. At the bell, Mischa’s chest was heaving, teeth bared in ferocity born of fear and all men knew she was finished. It would take a single blunt, walk-in right hand to Barton’s chin moments into the third round to end her night. Even this, Mischa managed to make entertaining—taking the clout so full and flush that she torqued hard to right and clattered to the canvas all arms and legs—looking as if she’d been thrown down a flight of stairs rather than simply tagged on the button.

Navi’s rugged and can punch: we knew Barton’s weak and gangly: we knew that. Now after years of speculation and tension between these two, we also know that Meesh never had any business getting into a boxing ring with Navi Rawat.

Reposted by Archer 8/13/09.