Boxing on the Beach

Posted by simguy 6-19-04 (Thanks to Ginny for this repost)

Brittany positioning herself for a Cole rematch, makes a point of going through Loughlin to get there. "I want to isolate Taylor, choke off her support. I want to take her mentor apart right in front of her and give her a good long look at what's coming. I'd sort Loughlin out anyway, but I love the fact that I'll be dismantling the WB's best new crew - I want to get 'em both in there and take 'em apart one after the other." Loughlin a fit, compact little combination puncher in the Daniel mold, but smaller, older and lacking the one big punch - she'll need to rely heavily on handspeed, hit and run tactics to finesse a motivated Brittany D. Daniel in red bikini, Lori in neon blue bikini top, navy bottoms - So. Cali beach, ring and bleachers set up.

During R1: Crisp punching negotiations, girls sampling one another's midsections, probing defences and reflexes. Similar approaches - both like to scuttle in and release hands from compact stances. Both love to double up shots - bounce a hook off drum-tight midriff then pull it across the chin - swat a hook to ear then dig it flat behind the elbow - get the right hand on the belly then the right uppercut. Close round, but Daniel the boss - Loughlin stepping out and circling, clearly wary of hanging around too long with the bigger blonde - Daniel's the girl who can mistakes and still win today.

R2: Brittany pressing her advantages. Lori's quick-mitted, but not much faster than Daniel - Brittany coming forward systematically, halving the ring, then quartering it - herding Loughlin to corners with a spicy jab, then advancing to work the midsection. Lori snapping off her combos and spinning off the ropes - she's getting her touches, but clearly reacting to Daniel's initiative. Final minute - Daniel reaching out the jab to locate Lori, then stepping in with a short-arm hook to the ribs - visible wince Loughlin, frame bending with the shot - she clinches briefly around Daniel's waist for a break. Bit of saucy talk from Daniel at the bell - she hurt Lori: both girls know it.

R3: Lori thinking in there, pretty face scowling with concentration. Loughlin motoring counterclockwise, trying to unsettle Brittany, stooping to reach the jab to the body, looking for the step-out hook to maintain distance. Daniel smiling, advancing with confidence - she's the big woman in there, fighting like it. Daniel easing her left arm in under Lori's right, bodying her off balance, then hooking her body, hacking her head tidy rights, constantly keeping Loughlin on the retreat. Loughlin with shifty footwork and sudden flurries keeps her back clear of the ropes, but Brittany's racking up rounds, just walking the smaller woman down.

R4: Brittany tracking Lori with jabs, steps in to hook jaw, then doubles up to really tug that chin a hook - poor Lori's stepping in fence post holes. Big smile Daniel as she pivots to stay lined up on the target, right hand at her temple as she hooks the breadbasket, hooks the breadbasket - muscles of Daniel's ribcage shredding into view as she gets after hurting Loughlin. Lori grimacing, hands at her temples - she's rung up a left uppercut on the teeth, unprepared for the follow-on hook on the jaw - Brittany playing a tune on wobbly-butt opposition. Middle minute - Brittany knuckling Lori's shoulders to square her up at the ropes, then going to the body with reefing, muscular hooks - blonde very patient, putting her hips into it, really digging up Lori's stubborn tummy meat. Loughlin combative - getting her ass kicked a little bit, she nevertheless chops and swats out of her high guard, pestering brazen Brittany about the face and shoulders to avoid the shutout.

R5: Brittany imposes herself, beating down resistance when she encounters it, forcing Loughlin to step to new ground and dig in as relentless retreat takes it's toll on Lori's morale. Loughlin covering up and bending forward more, waiting on Brittany, not as mobile - bigger blonde taking advantage with thumping body work. Daniel nice and relaxed getting off to her foe's midsection and ribs - good jolting blows, often doubled up to jug or face as Loughlin leans forward, available. Dying moments - Daniel with a sharp right cross from close in stuns Loughlin at the ropes - Brittany able to scrub a luscious shoe-shine across Lori's scrumptuous tits. At the bell - Daniel jokes with ringsiders, "Like punching a bag of apples!" Peals of laughter - illustrates the peculiar intimacy of the beach venue. Lori stung, fuming in her corner, gives her pretty head a shake after dropping 5 straight rounds to insufferable Brittany.

R6: Loughlin wipes the grin off Brittany's face with a gambling lead right on the chin. Lori's turn to smile as she steps out, pivots to her right, flutters the jab and leans in to stab another lead right down into the body, instantly retracting the punch and stepping away before the receipt. Daniel blushing - hands up high, guard forward - Loughlin gambles on a swinging series of batting lefts and rights to the ears, momentarily flustering Brittany - Lori jumping away with a gloating look of satisfaction as Daniel's forced to regroup. Rest of the round much the same - Lori not hurting Brittany, but thoroughly embarassing her - shooting lead rights to that proud body, feinting and getting hooks round the guard, jabbing body and hooking jaw, all the while making herself unavailable with tap-dancing footwork. Daniel frustrated, shutout - draws boos as she bitterly complains to the ref at the bell! Give the guy credit - he shoots back, "Warn her for what? Tearing you a new one?" Cue crowd laughter - individuals shouting out witticism from ringside as Brittany throws a little tantrum in her corner.

R7: Lori picking up the pace, attacking from angles, scooting in and out - Brittany growing reckless as she loads up to try to erase Loughlin with one shot. Daniel missing - Lori slipping in underneath and POUNDING counter shots to the body - great digging shots, often catching Brittany in the back or kidney as blonde gets caught overswinging - Daniel's back arching, lips curling back in hurt as she absorbs pinpoint punishment. Loughlin brings the crowd to it's feet with a dazzling flurry that starts as a triple left hook body and head, but soon mixes in chopping rights and hooks - up the middle and around the guard to drive Daniel into the ropes. Brittany covered up, stooped forward in shock - body's available so Lori takes it with gouging snap hooks in gatling gun fashion. All Loughlin at the bell, scouring Brittany amidships with snapping lefts, flurrying at her head and raised guard with brisk shoeshine, doubling up stubby right hands to get the second one in onto Daniel's pinched face. Beaming Loughlin en route to her corner - looks like a rallll-yyyy.

R8: Lori bright-eyed, looking to take it to Brittany - Loughlin scoots in, Daniel fading and turning on a blistering short hook SCATTERS LORI TO ALL FOURS! Daniel smoldering, glaring down as she strides to the neutral corner - Loughlin all blinking and buzzed - impatience almost sends her to the land of nod. Lori takes 8, eyes still wide and staring - she's not all the way back and ON COMES BRITTANY! Daniel stepping-to, head down and pitching rights and lefts to the waist with such ferocity that crowd leaps to it's feet in anticipation of a body-work KO. Loughlin sobbing, falling in to clinch - Daniel struggling and writhing to extricate herself, shoulder bump for a little room, then open up again with fresh malice. All like this - Lori desperately hurt, getting rocked - tieing up body, head, arms, anything she can glom. Daniel singleminded - moving her hands, pounding the ribs and tummy, but splatter-punching her way up torso to pancake those tits and club her foe's skull. Loughlin badly shook and bludgeoned, but gutsy - she makes it to the bell - Daniel chest heaving, eyes blazing as she surveys the damage with steamy satisfaction.

R9: Brittany attacking, but she's lost a little zip - blonde went all-in in the 8th and it's catching up with her. Loughlin smart through the first 2/3s the round - retreating, turning at the ropes, blocking, slipping and fading away - drawing out the rest of Daniel's reserves. Counterattack comes in the last minute when Lori stops backpedalling, pokes that lead right through the mitts, retracts it to hook the jaw, hook the jaw and DANIEL'S SHOOK! Brittany stumbling to her left - Loughlin pivoting and staying on her with ear-hooks and left uppercuts from the angle, spilling Brit to the ropes. Brittany covered up teeth bared - ribs are there and Lori tears 'em up with bouncing two-gun action. Daniel soundly drummed to the bell - Loughlin shouting in triumph as the ref moves in to stop the extra punching - Lori's pumped while Brittany blinks back tears en route to respective corners.

R10: Loughlin all over Brittany, bell to bell. Daniel just spent - squandering her youth advantage with poor energy management - she suffers this round as Lori pours herself at what's left. Loughlin eyes alert, intense - Brittany covered up and listless, taking punches in bunches then clinching in sullen, is-it-over-yet fashion. Lori with snapping, snatching combos - straight little lefts and rights pinging away up top, followed by beefier, ripping hooks in the meat of Brittany's trembling tummy, doubling up to get at the hip, and it must be said, even the kidney. Loughlin's hooks in series have the effect of slightly nudging Brittany's hips and body to her left, exposing the back to the last hook and drawing fresh groans from the so-called hottest woman in show-business. As a final insult - Lori mops up late with a saucy flurry to the tits, scrounging away as Daniel gawks open-mouthed in protest at the bell. Punching and pushing after the bell - lots of hard feelings as officials hurry to impose order. Comes back UD10, Brittany Daniel - to a mix of cheers and boos.

After: Daniel fading down the stretch, spending up her money a little early - Loughlin able to dominate the championship rounds, but lacking the punch to finish the larger woman. Lori's late rally and feistiness distorts perception a little bit - this was a comfy Daniel decision on the cards, but team Loughlin able to strut a little bit in tense post-fight mill. Daniel getting into it with Lori, pushing and shoving - then shoving and shouting at Taylor Cole who won't stand for Daniel's bullying - it's typical beach chaos. Too many head-strong alpha females in close proximity to each other - somebody call security.