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23 July 2012 Katie Holmes vs Amber Heard

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Posted by simguy on July 23, 2012, 3:22 pm

BEFORE: "Obviously, I don't expect to get back to where I was with just one fight," Katie admits at podium. "I had a good long distraction there for a while, and I've built up some rust. But I've had good hard sparring, and I'm taking fights with Young Hollywood because that's the space I want to dominate. I'm too fresh-legged to be matched with cougars-only just yet...when I hit my stride again, girls like Amber are gonna have a tough time keeping up!"

Heard excited...young blonde wants what ever starlet wants...the chance to pounce a big-named beauty who's a little vulnerable...for whatever reason. "Kicking Katie's butt is like a booster-shot for the ol' career," Amber grins at podium. "She's always been beatable, but right now, coming off the long layoff, childbirth, and numerous distractions, she's probably never been more poune-able! Not my problem: my problem is to take full advantage, and that's exactly what I intend to do!"

Amber in silver-grey bikini with the top connected by silver ring; small white gloves; wavy blonde hair loose. Katie in Prussian blue bikini with ring connections hip AND jug; small white gloves; hair in ponytail.

During R1: Strong, straight one-twos for aggressive Katie early: face very intense as she's leaning in righty, trying to check-chin. Amber spooked by the early power-surge, abandoning her initial forward-aspect to slide back in her stance, put weight on right (back) leg and try to ease Katie into the left hand check-hook counter. After first minute, girls settle into responsible boxing midring: good crisp jabs; nobody lunging in righty until they've got good foot position and angle...classy stuff. Down the stretch, one-two lands for long Katie as the leans in, turning Amber's chin aside. Katie hops in, hooks blonde-girl just inside hip (a touch low); doubles up to hook the sternum; leans in bendy to kiss that right hand off chin again...Heard sputters into ropes well struck! Blonde hurt, staring, but bell saves her from extra Katie...Holmes glaring like Amber just snarked Katie's kid.

R2: Amber opens with a flurry to tummy, giving Katie a different look: brunette responds in kind, rolling her shoulder to lap mitts up into ribs via lanky hup-hup. Amber liking these exchanges - both women lathering briskly to rival bodies, but coming up top - it's usually Heard landing the combinations, beating Katie to punches. Holmes taking a good shot, but cleanly smote; backed up out of her stance...Amber able to work the routine time and again, luring Katie into body-lather, then out-hitting her to face.

R3: Katie scowling, jab-jabbing from wide stance, keeping Amber outside. THIS range and pace more to Katie's liking...she's picking spots to lean in and drift that rangy right cross, often spooking Amber into withdrawing whether punch lands or not. Heard using her legs to circuit the ring...Katie showing educated feet as well - keeping pace with younger vixen, cutting the ring off, lining Amber up for strong one-twos in spots.

R4: Katie stalking, being lanky, steppin' crafty in wide stance. Amber wary, changing levels, trying to answer-jab when Katie's jab comes a-calling. Minute mark: BOOM! Katie lands the one-two bingo onna chin...BLONDE GIRL SHABBY! Heard staggering away from the blast, tears welling: she covers up hurt at ropes, crouching down as Katie wades in angry. Holmes sweeps the right to Amber's leftside lats PAK! Katie hitches, then pops hips-right to rip the left uppercut to sternum under crouching blonde torso. Heard groaning behind her mitts, but erupting from crouch to HOOK KATIE'S MOUTH! Holmes staring, stepping in fence post holes, suddenly distraught! Amber's hurt, Katie's hurt...Heard wading in sloppy, putting mitts on meat, just whirling fists to beat Katie ropeside. Holmes in groggy earmuff, trusting curvy legs to hold her up...Amber squares away, fits left hook PIK! to right brunette armpit, digging in behind Katie's left arm. Amber establishing hooks to right flank - digging at Katie's ribs to loosen her for opportunistic right uppercuts. Holmes soaks it up, sinking to butt-in-ropes, but never completely putting her chin on sale as guard stays up. Bell: extra left hook finds Katie's lats late...ref moves in as Amber's apologizing.

R5: Girls in fixed positions at medium range, dukes at cheeks, bobbing at waist while exchanging one-twos and hooks. Spirited stuff - Katie raking Amber's front with rangy, stroking shots; Heard answering via bang-bang combos, tapping out a tune one-two on Katie's face in trade. Both girls dig to the body in spots - Katie by arching her back and hoisting a lanky left uppercut to blonde paunch; Amber by bending her knees and punching one-two straight to brunette midsection. Down the stretch, sneaky, batting double left hook crushes Katie to chin as she's also hooking...brunette knees give way, then lock straight as Holmes reels backwards to ropes. Katie glassy-eyed, covering up face-in-gloves...long, sinewy flanks go on sale as blonde-girl squares away, lets hands go. Miserable final minute for Katie - Amber just pitchin' it to Holmes, beating both sides of the rib cage with a left-left-right rhythm - dipping to either side for angles. Bell: Katie's legs survive another tuff challenge...Amber looking over her opponent with cool confidence, searching for signs of age, rust, quit...any or all three.

R6: Katie uptempoing to get the old-girl out of there...Katie won't be bullied! Starts well for Amber - she's edging in close, flurrying the gut hup-hup-hup, then cashing in chin the hook...Katie eats it up, giving ground in responsible chunks, but eventually getting blonde girl to walk into the jab. Minute mark on, it's all Katie...long, stiff poke backing Amber off, but not so far that Katie can't touch her the right cross by leaning in. LImber, slinging stuff for Holmes...lots of tweets from fighters speculating that she's hitting harder than she did 5, 6 years ago.

R7: Katie bangin' away on Amber! Nothing fancy - just Katie committing on right hands, really leaning in off the jab, extending, looking to punch-through the target. Amber's good reflexes, anticipation help her to take the edge off, but it looks bad: Katie leaning in rangy, putting her back into powerful, slinging right hands...Amber bending away all wide-eyed, forced to backpedal and circle for breathing room. Holmes just walking her blonde down - mixing in the odd rangy left hook to body off the long right hands since nothing's coming back from Heard.

R8: Amber spits the double jab, scoot-steps inside Katie's jab-range...blonde girl initiating withering trade as brunette's more than willing to accommodate. Crowd pleasing stuff: Heard lowering her head, working hup-hup-hup to Katie's tanned gut; Katie tight lipped, waiting her turn then clipping tight left uppercuts off the left plant-foot, bringing mitts back quick to cheeks after attempting. Amber trying the scraping right uppercut against Katie's guard; Katie lashing the sidearm right to Amber's flank. Amber catching Katie's jugs via a quick, tightly-turned hook - scoring juuust before Holmes can get her hands back into position. Crowd pleasing two-way tune up...both girls fielding tart touches, but Amber's clever hands a tad busier at closer ranges.

R9: Amber outworking Katie - stepping in and out; lowering head to lather the gut hup-hup-hup...Holmes spending too long in stationary earmuff, just letting Heard work. Blonde girl in high spirits - punishing Katie, then stepping out to walk around Holmes' right flank...Katie sullen, keeping hands at temples or cheeks as she turns to front her tormentress. All Amber Heard being quick n' pretty on a disheveled, slightly ass-kicked Katie Holmes when late the round...sweeping left hook grazes Amber's chin, spooking her; spearing right slants down into breadbasket, landing the 100% Katie with a horrific PAK-K!" Amber crying out, hugging her gut as she backs away...one-punch Katie doesn't drop her blonde, but DOES steal points right off the Heard side of the ledger in the 9th!

R10: Amber works the ol' in-and-out...flurrying to Katie's gut, sidestepping her, walking her into clinches to run the clock. Frustrating stuff for Katie...she's frowning, bytchy in the clinches until ref's break...no golden haymaker lands for Katie this time as Amber works hard for the round. Comes back a tough UD10.

Long negotiating period as fighters almost huddle together, asking their entourages to keep well back. Michelle Williams speculates on twitter: "Amber's hurt to body; may want draw. Katie not a fighter: she def wants draw!"

Confab breaks up: both girls elect to fight the tiebreak. First to win two rounds consecutive, score unanswered knockdown or KO the opponent.

R11: Amber up-tempos. Spitting jabs keep Katie covered up hands-at-cheekbones. Rapid-fire body shots - either hup-hup-hup work with a scooping palm-up delivery, or bending at the knees to punch straight, palm-down pokers into Katie's ribs. Holmes grimacing, slowing...Heard's body-suppression having the desired effect. Amber darting out, sidestepping...she's keeping the in-out pressure on, turning Katie, attacking. Holmes a beat-behind the rhythm - reacting late, opening herself up for counters. Late the round, a tired-looking Katie right uppercut starts from her hip...Amber able to pre-empt pounce it, punching across Katie's left eye via drifting right and DOWN GOES KATIE! Holmes distraught - sitting up in a puddle, punching the canvas in disappointment, then scrambling up...she's shabby, but serviceable - no question she'll continue. Amber smart, using her legs to run the clock...Katie giving chase, but can't bring battle...Heard rides the knockdown to a UD11 victory.

After: Holmes momentarily devastated in her corner - hands on corner top-ropes, head bowed as she thinks it through...then she gathers herself, face stoic, marches across the ring to shake hands and hug Amber. Girls spend many surprising moments chatting in the imeediate aftermath. "They told me there'd be rust," Amber says, eyes puffy from Katie's cruel punching. "I didn't see a whole bunch of rust. They told me she would run and be a safety-first boxer: this girl put her back into right hands that meant business, I mean...Katie came in determined to impose will and be dangerous tonight. I got the better of her late, but it was touch and go...I really think girls are going to have to burn their scouting reports on Katie H, 'cause she's fighting like someone with something to prove!"