Posted by simguy on 3/7/2009, 8:45 am

Before: "When you see your name continually mentioned side by side with another girl's in print," Heigl says in prefight, "it's time to put your foot down on that other girl. Kelly's definitely the 'other girl': I'm the movie star in this equation, I'm the 'name'; she's just some bimbyotch from Europe. There's no way her name should be coming up on opponent lists for me: she can't punch with me, and she can't hold canvas against me. I'll mow her down, take this title, and restore a little sanity to the sport." Brook poised, confident at the podium: she can't be rattled by American bluster anymore. "Katherine's rubbish," Brook says simply, smiling. "She's not to be respected as a fighter. She comes in all strong, but I don't see the famed 'Krusher Spirit' in this one. She's a 'name', certainly, but mostly she's just another over-ripe blonde who could do with a little more road work and a little less talking. I'll see to the latter with my fists: it's up to her to look into the former." Kelly in scarlet bandeau with asymmetrical skirting; black gloves. Heigl in baby blue lace push up; swimsuit bottoms of matching blue with big white polka dots; white gloves. Smouldering staredown, neither girl willing to touch gloves.

During R1: Flat footed mutual stalking: big punchers cautious, patient early - just circling midring. Brook punching the left jab to Katherine's chest; Heigl stepping in her own jab, stamping Brook's jugs in reprisal. Right hands held tight to cheeks - girls looking to jab/hook-off-the-jab while pivoting clockwise. Down the stretch, Brook deploys straight right hands - leaning in to pound 'em palm-down off Katherine's firm midriff. Heigl tight-faced as Brook spanks in robust body shots: Kelly takes the round with systematic, set-piece power punching.

R2: Similar look: girls assuming gun-platform, sturdy stances midring - stepping in heavy, fully extended jabs to offending chests. Once distance is negotiated - choosy right hands flow - both girls targeting chin. Fighters blocking well - keeping elbows in, dukes up: loud, popping impacts as girls lean in the heat. Another close round, but down the stretch, Brook driving in that sloping right to Katherine's midsection, then stepping into her with the left shoulder. Heigl bumped back: she's frowning, looking a little cranky as Kelly starts moving forward.

R3: Kathy stepping in off the jab, letting her hands go as per Janet's direction during break. Short right hands club Kelly's left shoulder; thudding lefts beat against her breasts: Kathy's stepping forward. Brook punched to the perimeter - she's sliding to her right - concerned, but organized. Katherine stalking: straight left slants down in above Kelly's left hip; right hand tucks in behind Kelly's left elbow; clouting lefts bash at Kelly's guard, breasts, tummy. Down the stretch, Brook turns into a few swinging rights - taking Kathy heavily in her left flank. Blonde covering up, waiting her turn: she's taking no chances with Brook's power.

R4: Similar patient stalking - girls stepping-to behind heavy jabs, then punishing each other in turns...but neither taking any big risks. Heigl slowly punched to the perimeter: this time it's Kelly with initiative, pummeling at Heigl's prepared defences. Great, whacking blasts on Kathy's tummy as Brook leans forward, lets hands go in strapping fashion underneath. Blonde grunting, laying back in ropes, keeping dukes at temples as Brook's roasting her. Kelly jabbing Heigl's left breast/shoulder as Heigl's sliding to her right: Brook keeping in touch, stepping into position, then releasing shorter, clubbing rights and lefts. Heigl bludgeoned about her head and shoulders - answering back only occasional, chopping shots off the ropes. Thudding war of attrition sees Kelly building a lead through 4.

R5: Kelly back to driving straight shots down into Katherine's breadbasket: Heigl bunching up around the shots, no longer able to take 'em standing up. Brook pushing in, getting her body on Katherine: Kelly's walking Heigl off her stance, pushing her to ropes. Kelly starting to get big: she's leaning the left forearm across Katherine's back when Heigl's stooping forward; she's reaching under Kathy's arms, chesting her into ropes. Brook starting to hold and hit - threading her left arm in under Katherine's right, anchoring big blonde for plugging right hands to body. Heigl grimacing, pushing against Kelly and responding in kind. Brook's better position and forward-weight giving her leverage in these beefy exchanges. Bell: Kelly brightens, catching a glimpse of Katherine's bleak look.

R6: Same low risk, accumulative approach. Kelly oozing confidence: she's brighter-eyed; always stepping-to Katherine; punching or bodying Kathy to ropes, there to stalk her. Heigl sullen - sliding to her right, keeping dukes up: output really dropping as Kelly's being the boss. Brook keeping a stiff jab on Katherine's chest and tummy, then moving in to club at her short lefts and rights. Kelly making her first determined forays against Heigl's rack - pulling apart blonde guard, then swatting and chopping short shots in close. Heigl cranky - looking to clinch: Brook successfully converts these grapples into the mutual holding and hitting of bodies via free right hands. Bell: Kelly pushes up off Heigl at ropes: Kathy breathing hard, looking a little shopworn through 6. Janet reads Kathy the riot act during the break: "More punches. Harder punches. Move your hands Kathy. Back her up. Come on girl, you know what to do!"

R7: Heigl turns the tide with a short right hand as girls fall in: Brook startled; Heigl able to twist her brunette into ropes. Heigl the aggressor - punishing Kelly with short lefts and rights as Brook covers up. Katherine reaching in, bodying Brook to ropes, then looking to plug right hands to body. Kelly grimacing as she writhes her right arm in under Katherine's left, then turrrns big blonde into ropes. Lots of pushing and grunting as girls struggle for top position. Mutual jug-mugging growing more frequent: fighters pulling at each other's guard, then chopping short, frightful shots to jug. Good round for Kathy - she's staying on top, managing Kelly's mass, tidying up on her through 7.

R8: Another good round for Heigl - bodying Kelly to ropes, working her over at close quarters. Neither girl risking big swings - no real haymakers being gambled: it's all just close-in, short-shrugging, hamhanded fare. Healthy CHUP! noises sound out from either body as each girl claps away thick. Muscular pushing/pulling struggles along ropes give way to body blows and rampant jug mugging as each girl tucks in the hurt. Heigl brawny with her left shoulder, really bumping and jostling Kelly. Heigl also standing off Kelly's left shoulder and clubbing short, heavy rights and lefts at her - just bludgeoning Brook along the ropes. Kelly gunshy, grimacing, covering up and cringing when well smote to breadbasket. Heigl nods at the bell, obviously feeling good about herself through 8.

R9: Heigl with her best round - quickly stepping Kelly to ropes, then hounding her round the ring. Heigl jabbing Brook into covering up, then going at her with curling, flat-knuckle wallops to either bicep and breasts. Sustained bombardments visibly breaking Kelly down: she's mouthbreathing, eyes bleak as Heigl pours on consistent shellack. Kelly's defenses wilting as her arms are beaten: Katherine smiting jug and tummy as before, but now actively clouting Kelly's cheeks and temples in close. Down the stretch, Brook's legs falter: she sits in ropes hurt, covering up face in gloves and absorbing a terrible series of baseball bat right hands thick in her flank. Katherine smiling as she jiggles away at bell: she's finally hurt her tormentress, leaving Kelly hugging her body in tears on the ropes.

R10: Kelly recovers well, offering stubborn battle as girls bump mouth-on-shoulder midring. Glorious stuff: girls all huddled in together, pushing and shouldering each other, then taking turns parking right hands to tummy and tit; left hands to jaw. Short, shrugging work - no backswing - girls grinding it out tummy to tummy. Heigl emerges late - slowly bodying Kelly back, putting her ropeside. Kathy closes the show with a final blunt barrage of flat-knuckle punching against Brook's biceps, beating Kelly into stupor. Bell: Katherine just mindlessly pounding at beef - ref pulls her away from behind; Kelly slumps into ropes, still face-in-gloves. Comes back UD10 draw: they'll hammer out an 11th for the belt.

5 minute break: girls badly drained by the constant grind - each getting her thighs and biceps vigorously massaged on respective stools. Punished, but determined looks on both faces: each girl resolute, trudging forward at the bell...

R11: Heigl stepping in the jab, moving Brook backward: Kelly mouthbreathing, blocking shots. Right hand stuff deep to Brook's belly as Kathy crowds in: blonde muscles her brunette to ropes, stays atop her for control. Kathy gets big: palming and shouldering Brook, cuffing at her paunch, then pulling her guard down to ransack those jugs. Kelly baring her teeth, trying to push Kathy off, but Heigl won't have it. Constant oppression has Brook wilting: Heigl reaching under British arms and bulling Kelly upright - going to town on belly and jugs with clubbing, close-in lefts and rights. No one punch does it: Kelly steadily breaking down, drooping forward as Katherine hoists punches up into her: BROOK GOES DOWN! Kelly shuddering on all fours; Katherine bellowing in triumph - staggering away on her last legs. Final minute: Brook actually mounts rally, punching her way forward in shoulder to shoulder action as Heigl can't muster anything more. Fight ends with Brook sobbing, stuffing short right hands into Katherine's midsection as big blonde sits in ropes, sponging it up to bell. Brook's healthy comeback converts the 10-8 to 10-9, but it's still Katherine Heigl's round, fight, and belt via rare UD11.

After: Brook breaking down into wracking sobs as decision's announced. Heigl exhausted, face tortured as her arm is raised. Emotional confrontation an odd affair as neither girl looked for any one big shot: each sought instead to wear the other down with a draining, safety-first approach. Kelly turning to leave: Heigl moves in from behind, left hand to Kelly's left shoulder, pulling her 'round. RIGHT HAND IN THE GUT: Single bolt doubles Kelly up with a sob: Kathy stands up straight, easing the other girl's face into those healthy blonde jugs. Heigl snarling as she secures the reverse choke: left arm behind Kelly's head; left hand cupping right bicep; right hand fisting in Kelly's damp brown curls. Katherine staggers under the weight of Kelly, then shifts to manage her: brawny blonde shoulders flexing, hands gripping to cinch Kelly up tight. Poor Brook! Kelly in there snug, hands on Katherine's hips, just babystepping around as Katherine works the hold. After a few moments, Kelly's right knee buckles, then she's spilling down Katherine's front as blonde releases. Brook on her haunches, mouth open, eyes closed - right hand pushing on Kathy's knee as Heigl looks down, chest heaving. "All used up, baby," Heigl breathes. Kelly's just lolling on her haunches, deep in jug-shock.