Originally posted by Simguy 1/4/01.

BEFORE: Dani puts an end to patsy talk--inviting Connelly to find who's got thge best hook at bantam in another dangerous fight for both. Both girls live and die with their favourite punch, but outcome might rely upon who can best utilize the supporeting weapons. Fishel maybe has more serviceable right hand. Connelly the better jab. Dani in teal sports bra, grey stretch shorts, Jennifer in navy sports bra, red stretch shorts.

R1: Connelly with her right hand tight to her cheek, cranks hooks out of a very compact stance--Dani with her fists at her eyebrows will bend her knees more, throw a wider, Frazier like hook--both girls mixing it up well to the body and Dani stepping over midway through exploits Connelly's guard with right hand, dropping them on Jen's exposed left eye, digging the comeback hook to the sternum and staying outside Jen's left shoulder--Connelly can't get the hook on line as a result--that's a nice little adjustment for Fishel.

R2: Jen hooking off the jab does some scoring early, but once again Fishel fights off that left shoulder, often resting her cheek on Connelly's bicep to take away the hook altogether. Chopping right hand leads set up blistering hoioks on the belly for Dani--she scoops another round with work ethic/tactical flare.

R3: Jen has to get Dani off hershoulder--goes to the left uppercut to do it. Connelly really ripping it up with the punch, stuffing it into Dani's chest, curling it across her face--Dani giving ground for the first time in the fight as Connelly bends her back into these punches. Midway through--Fishel's taking too many blows--Connelly twisting into a jamming hook into the belly freezes her foe, doubles up with the left uppercut on the face, and Dani takes a knee with stars in her eyes. Powwer of Connelly evident as she JUST misses the chin flush--Dani up at 8 and swooning--all Connelly to the bell as she pushes up with her shoulder, starts getting off with clubbing lefts and rights in tight.

R4: Dani comes out hurt--and fights a gritty round to stop the brunnette uprising. Fishel coming inside, gets her head under Jen's chin and levers Connelly onto her heels, opening the brunette up to reefing hooks to the midsection. Fishel able to get inside Jen's trunks this round, palming up Connelly's shoulders, bouncing short right hands off the face, digging left/right to the stomach. Connelly taking punches well, but she gets shined up as Dani gets her legs back.

R5: Now Connelly steps it up. Jabbing the way to go--Jen spiking Fishel at 2 or 3 times before stepping in and clipping the ear or jaw with the hook. Fishel bobbing, but getting picked up nice as Connelly twists into accurate--biting blows. This is three minutes of hard, hard punching from Connelly--that jab breaking down Fishel's defense, the hook swivelling that cute face, putting wobble in those trunks. Fishel comes out a little stupified--complains of ringing ears in her corner.

R6: Dani once gain sees Jen's ante and raises her--coming out with renewed vigor, bobbing and weaving her way in, using her upperbody movement to torque her hooks. Connelly toe to toe with Dani again--misses over the top by an inch as Fishel bobs, then hooks, finishing up with clouting right hand that has effectively closed Jen's eye at this point. Smash mouth boxing wanders to the ropes--Dani shoving and slugging effectively to the bell.

R7: Jennifer doubles then triples up on the left hand, touching Dani's face with it, hooking her on the eye, finishing with the licking uppercut across the face--then lays in with the shoulder as Fisahel shocks it up. Dani busting up from the leather--blood trickling from the nostril as Connellu bodies up after punching, walking the smaller girl back. Brusing work leaves both women puffy, abused through 7, but nobody's really imposed her will yet.

R8: Dani working forward out of her crouch--gives Jen a shoulder to the chest, hacks down with a short right hand and twists into a sweeping hook across the mouth that nearly ends the brunette's night. Connelly in big trouble, staggers awasy in disarray as Fishel hounds her to the ropes. Dani squaring up, getting her compact torse jerking side to side as she heaps on a beating--Connelly swooning, bending forward with crossed arms, eyes watery. Dani stepping to the right, goes to Connelly's chest with clubbing left hands, curling the mitt into the bra with satisfying thumps as Connelly pouts in anguish. Hard working round for Dani--Connelly finishing on her feet, but she's rocky.

R9: Big brawling shutout for Dani Fishel as she finally breaks Connelly's composure, has her reeling around the ring under intense pressure. Dani moving her head, getting underneath Connelly's hook, stepping to the right and ringing the brunette up right/left. Final minute--Dani beating Jen at the ropes--Connelly all covered up, soaking beefy whacks to her sides as Fishel tries to pry open the oyster to dig out the pearl.

R10: Connelly showing tremendous resilience, comes out punping jabs, effectively keeping Dani off her chest this round. Fishel crossing her arms, bobbing, walking in--and getting nailed as jen sharpens up the accuracy, always touching Dani first with a jab just to get the range, then putting punches together on the smaller girl's face. Fishel will step forward, get rung up, wobble back a couple of steps, then try again--shoutout Jen Connelly. At the bell--women smack gloves and hug one another--it's been a well contested, close bout. Comes back UD10 by a single point--Dani Fishel.

AFTER: Connelly blinking, clearly crestfallen--finished strong but came up just short. Fishel ecstatic--hugs all around for her corner as she faces down a stern test with hard nosed tenacity as usual, and a surprising dose of tactical flare especially early. Connelly getting slapped around in her last few falls back to the pack.