Posted by Simguy on 9/2/2005, 7:08 am.

Before: After a rugged start to her career, Lilly working her way through her checklist of bantam royalty with single-minded determination--Eliza, Dani, now Kelly. “I used to have the utmost respect for Kelly Hu.” young Lilly tells the press, “but she quit against Dani and that’s unforgivable. She lay down and quit--she just bared her throat to Fishel. To me, that mean’s she’s finished as a top flight bantamweight and I’ll be sure to keep pushing her downhill!” Hu under the most intense scrutiny of her entire career--former pound for pound queen struggling to dominate as she once did--now faces the famed “Fishel Jinx” in rebounding from a harrowing KO at the fists of Dani. “There will be no jinx,” Kelly promises, “not from Dani or anyone else. I’m fine--I’m fully recovered--I had an off night against Fishel and that’s it. If Lilly’s counting on that Kelly Hu to show up she’s in for a big surprise. I’m going to undress this little tart and show the world how disappointing she really is.” Kelly sticking with the hornet look: black push up, yellow hipster bottoms, slick low ponytail, Lilly in forest green bottoms, bra style bikini top with yellow vine print.

During R1,2: Kelly in closed stance: left shoulder pointed at Evangeline, left hand dangling low, right at the cheek, weight on the right foot--lots of herky-jerk head movement, twist shoulders, sliding footwork. Lily stalking, right at her cheek, left at chest height, elbows in. Both girls trying to establish the jab. Lilly having some success in getting in close, raking Kelly’s ribs with either hand, then doubling up to chin as Hu backs out--Kelly clipped  clean in the first and second, looking startled and hurt: she’s not taking a great punch early.

R3: Shutout Lilly. Evangeline hems Kelly in against the ropes with dotting jabs on the shoulder and chest, then goes to work snappy. Short, crisp, belting punches--Lilly systematically breaking down Kelly’s closed stance with right hands in the hip, lower, back and skull, hooks in the tummy, chest and mouth. ‘Vange moving her head in a rapid bob, hard to counter--fists biting into Kelly, then brought back quick--very sharp, up tempo stuff, Hu sullen, resentful, just dipping and rolling against the ropes as Lilly steadily reduces her. Bell: Lilly bopping back to her corner upbeat: Hu glaring, starting to look a little cranky, puffy and sore.

R4: Shutout Lilly. Hu lounging on the ropes again, showing Lilly shoulders, occasionally bending low and easing into Evangeline to nudge her back--but this is the Kelly Hu who soaked up a beating Dani Fishel. Lilly setting a heart pounding pace, happy to bludgeon Kelly’s arms when she can’t get to the ribs and tummy. Body work numbing Kelly, drooping her--her face becoming available for swatting little hooks inside as Lilly stays close, scrubs hard through 4.

R5: Kelly fights some off the ropes, threading little poking counter right hands, or turning into swatting counter-hooks, neatly turning over either ankle as she shifts body weight into the shots. Lilly still mistress and commander however--beating the body, putting punches together where Kelly’s just one-at-a-time, Evangeline busier, harder of heart, taking it to Kelly for the fifth straight round.

R6: Kelly STILL hanging around on those ropes, Hu looking out upon, haggard--pointing her left shoulder at Lilly and bending over to the right, twisting shoulders side to side while leaning back into ropes to slip punches--problem is the sheer volume of Lilly. Evangeline with Garner-like balance as she bends her knees, gets off ratatat patterns--hard punching biting into the body of Hu, crippling her, then cashing in her exquisite face. Bell: Hu really starting to lump up, mouth breathing--Evangeline all fresh and sweaty--running up the score in shocking fashion.

R7: Lilly takes her SEVENTH straight round against Kelly Hu--inconceivable! More Kelly listless, sullen, making moves against the ropes and getting comprehensively roasted. Lilly strong like bull--using her head and hands to shove into Kelly, prop her up--using her extended left elbow to nudge Kelly in between raking combos. Lilly missing or glancing a lot of shots, but setting down thick on others--Hu just giving this kid way too many opportunities to work, showing defensive looks too long, Hu’s corner screaming for her to get off the ropes as Lilly batters Kelly to the bell.

R8: Kelly dipping low, easing her left shoulder into Lilly’s hips, then pivoting counterclockwise off the ropes--Kelly finally changing the geometry in there. Clipping come-along hook under Lilly’s chin as Ho rotates to her right, then JARRING right hand on the teeth as Kelly abruptly shifts weight and dives in with the punch. Lily soaks it up wobbly butt: Kelly rips her a rising left to sternum; carving left uppercut between the mitts; short, succulent left hook on the chin, Kelly really tightening up, getting her shoulder behind it and LILLY SCOOTS TO HER BUTT! Evangeline blinking, moist-eyed--she’s up at 8, batting her mitts together and looking to fight. Hu hopping-to, scowling--then she backs off, dragging her front foot while shifting her shoulders side to side, neatly slipping shots as Lilly storms forward. Kelly dipping, rolling punches with her left shoulder and STINGING Lilly’s face harsh little screened right hands--Kel potshot ting Evangeline while retreating, sidesteps at the ropes and LILLY GOES DOWN! Evangeline stumbling forward to her knees, hung up breathless in the ropes. Her nose is bleeding, eyes bewildered: flat, coldhearted glare from Kelly as she stalks to neutral corner. Final minute ,op up--Kelly hops in to flurry, but Lilly proves a warrior: brunette hurt, but hooking hard to Kelly’s ribs--Hu backs off, content with a big points round rather than risking a decisive confrontation.

R9: Lilly’s legs not back--she needs to respect that fact, but doesn’t. Evangeline pressing her attack, but she’s ramshackle, sloppy--Kelly able to work out of the closed stance, counter with crisp,  licking hooks, backhand jabs and darting right hands, then slide back out of range while dragging the front foot in a bucket, Dogged Lilly taking a peppering to her face and every once in a while--Hu will drip shoulder, put weight ion the front foot and lift a juicy hook vicious to ribs and solar plexus, Lilly out wobbly butt, but struggling through it: she’s hurt, busting up, but weathering the storm through 9.

R10: Hu’s rally cut short--golden opportunity as Lilly shakes off punishment, regains form and forces Hu to ropes,. Kelly competing hard early--twisting into sharp counters, clearly still trying to hurt Lilly, but as Evangeline’s thudding rib-shots add up, Hu starts to shut down. Final minute: Kelly elbows in, just rotating her torso, riding out punches, soaking up shots on her flanks and arms. Lilly tapping out combos to keep Kelly defensive, then looking to set down on the odd booming shot. Works down the stretch as crunching left uppercut smashes Kelly’s face back, sits her dazed in the ropes--Evangeline able to belt  away with savage, lathering flurry at the bell to salt away the win. UD10 wide, Evangeline Lilly.

After: Hu’s late heroics make the score more respectable than it otherwise would have been, and she avoids the ignominy of being shutout, nut it’s another dreadful beating absorbed by the Amazin’ Asian. Lilly resplendent, sporting a shiner, but happy, upbeat in victory--quite a feather in he cap as young fighter continues to build momentum, “She fought in spots,” Lilly assesses, “pretty much like we expected--Kelly Hu really doesn’t like to work for all three minutes of the round, so we tried to set up on her chest as much as possible, I got excited when my trainer told me I had won 7 rounds in a row--got thinking about a 10-0 rout and that’s when she caught me,: shrugs, grins, :live and learn! You know, I don’t know what’s next, but I feel I can compete with any girl at 120. I just want to stay active, keep chewin’ ‘em up and spittin’ ‘em out!” Simguy, freshly concussed from Brittany D’s fight, resumes noggin-knockin’ on MCR (most convenient ringpost).

Reposted by Archer 01/03/2012.