Originally posted by Simguy on 9/6/2002, 6:26 am

Before: Daniel getting the shaft from Technetium, Connelly, Dushku and the shadowy FCBA backroom double-dealing network that cost her a title shot. Now, to top it all off, she’s in yet another title qualifier with ex champ and former pound for pound queen Kelly Hu.

“I’m angry,” says Brittany. “I’m frustrated. But what can you do? Connelly doesn’t want the punishment—she’d rather play chess with Eliza. Technetium knows I’m the kind of fighter who doesn’t just beat girls: I ruin them. And I know Eliza’s people were all over this—this is the kind of deal that got put together even before I fought Dushku. It stinks, and the only way to get rid of the smell is to take Kelly Hu out of the picture and get me right back in.”

Hu back after an extended lay off, still regards the bantam belts as her property, makes no bones about her intentions for Brittany: “My plans?” says Kelly. “extra punches.”

Kelly in black bikini, Brittany in tan snake skin print bikini.

During R1: Hu surprising early, standing and punching with Daniel and BEATING HER TO PUNCHES! Kelly fitting chopping shots inside Daniel’s strokes, jarring lefts and rights on the face—Brittany staggering backwards, flailing off her heels as she gets minced. Daniel hitting the ropes—Kelly stepping with and mauling her with accurate, straight blows, just tearing away at Brittany’s beautiful features. Blonde desperately covers up, seated in the ropes—Hu pushing her left in to stabilize and going to work with biting right uppercuts, feasting on Daniel’s jugs, mouth, occasionally leaning over to hook in behind that elbow. Down the stretch, Kelly stepping in and out, eyes intent, lays a blur of combinations onto Daniel, shredding the defence, punching her face raw, putting blush on Daniel’s ribcage and leaving her tremble-bodied at the bell. Hu storming back to her corner, buttocks jiggling angrily as she stomps—Daniel out on her feet, blood around her nose, corner of her mouth, eyes staring and forlorn. Scored 10-8 without a knockdown, Kelly.

R2: Daniel sucks it up, has a better round, but Hu still in control, Kelly boxing smart, closing up her stance, left hand low, chin tucked behind that left shoulder, right hand at her chin, she’s feinting with her head, sliding left, lifting the jab off her hook to set up sudden jumping hooks or sneaky, screened lead right hands. Daniel guard up, stepping cautiously forward—she’s flinching at Kelly’s darting movements, but staying composed, getting the jab out there, trying to rebuild from a disastrous first.

R3: Daniel gets into Hu early with some loud left hooks across the abdomen—Hu bailing, circling out to regroup. Midway through, Kelly rolling punches with that left shoulder, scorches Brittany on the mouth with a stamping right hand—Daniel wobbling onto her heels as Hu hops forward, bangs out a quick burst of straight lefts and  rights to the face. All Hu down the stretch—she’s free wheeling left, darting in to land a running hook or swatting right hand, then jumping out, content to keep Daniel under control.

R4: Daniel with some beefy rips to the body early—Hu grimacing as she is forced to leg away, circling along the ropes. Brittany cutting off the ring very well, jabbing Hu to the chest to stabilize, firing a straight right over Kelly’s left shoulder and scoring with the follow-up hook on the cheek. Hu masterful at the ropes, pointing that left shoulder at Brittany slipping and rolling—Daniel’s missing a ton of punches at point blank range. Brittany doesn’t get discouraged—she keeps chuckin’—Hu can’t get off, drops a round as blonde outworks her toe to toe.

R5: Daniel with some rising lefts and rights, gets into Kelly’s jugs with thumping power early—Hu bailing out, utilizing her jab more this round—blonde starting to stalk brunette around the ring. Hu won’t be cornered—she lures Brittany in, swats her with slapping combinations and spins into open canvas—Daniel turning and following, looking to set down on body shots, Hu using the entire ring, doesn’t do much damage, but she’s getting off, getting away without reprisal.

R6: Shutout Kelly Hu. Hu placing shots, especially the right hand, really punishing Brittany’s left eye, then  stepping over to the right as Daniel suffers, Brittany coming forward, taking Kelly’s shots very well, but she can’t get her range, or footwork—Hu fights when she wants to fight, moves when she wants to move, Daniel has no say. Brittany shrugging, taunting Kelly in the final seconds—blonde wants more woman-to-woman slugging and Hu’s not cooperating.

R7: Shutout Kelly Hu. Hu not punching with the authority she had early—she’s a believer in Brittany’s chin at this point. Kelly using feints, constantly taking advantage of Brit’s reactions, landing lead right hands on the face, landing the hook off a saucy belly jab, sidestepping past either Daniel shoulder as the blonde falls a beat behind. Just darting, potshotting stuff from Kelly, one or two shots then escape—Daniel taking a beating, but trudging forward, still surprisingly strong, but relying on that one big shot to get her back in this fight.

R8: Shutout Kelly Hu, Kelly is just too classy. Daniel walking her girl down, but she can’t get anything done offensively. Hu cruel, patient as she continues to maul Brittany’s hittable face—splattering punches landing flush, Daniel taking it, halting a moment, then coming forward again as she lumps up. Down the stretch, accumulation of these one sided rounds gets to Brittany’s legs and backside—she’s starting to drift, reacting poorly as Kelly’s right hand chops home, getting good head bobble on the blonde, At the bell: Kelly glaring, searching Brittany’s eyes for signs of life—Daniel swooning, glossy face blank, expressionless.

R9: Brittany Daniel won’t punk! Daniel’s face a tragic mess, legs ramshackle, but she finally works off her jab to get some thumping left hands into Kelly’s midsection. Asian girl squares up for the first time in the fight, getting shoulder to shoulder and mixing it up in the best two way action of the fight,. Kelly busier, landing in combination body and head, but Daniel stronger, backing Hu up with body shots, going to jug with sexy shoulder shrug punching and eventually hammering KELLY ROPESIDE. Hu going defensive late, shouldering her girl, slipping punches, bending at the waist—Daniel lathering away with good power despite the damage she’s taken through 9.

R10: Hu taking no chances, earns boos with a smartly boxed tenth. Daniel coming forward, trying to make the fight, but Kelly’s too fresh, just hasn’t been punished or broken down enough for the blonde to catch up at this point. Hu landing that lead right hand off the step right, landing the lunging hook and escaping—all single shot potshots with plenty of posing, feinting and moving in between bursts—Hu keeps her distance and salts away the decision. UD10 Kelly Hu.

After: Daniel beaten unrecognizable, but goes the distance and despite shipping Hu’s best punches, never went down, or even seriously contemplated quitting. “She’s totally overrated,” assesses a battered Daniel in post fight, “she’s fast, but once you’re used to it, she’s just a runner. I’ve had my look at Kelly Hu. We fight again, she’s in trouble.” Kelly brushing off the blonde’s comments, “I did what I wanted with her. She came in the number one contender and I treated her like a prelim bum. I beat Brittany Daniel east, the way she should be beaten.”

Reposted by Archer 4/18/09