Posted by Simguy on 12/27/2000, 5:58 pm.

Before: both women looking to get backl in the mix, fighting their way back into the spotlight after relatively long layoffs. Zeta Hones a long time Tank Enterprises and Cat bell rival--it’s the sort of dangerous fight for both girls that can put the winner right where she wants to be. Little to choose between these two--Bell a little more powerful, Jones a little but better punching, Bell in electric blue bikini, Catherine in black silk camisol and panties.

During R1: Jones reaches to touch up left hands and promptly catches Cat with oldest trick in the4 book: a sweeping right hand on the eye that jerks bell a quarter turn to her left and the beating is ON! Jones swarming cruelly to her task, putting her punches together, working up from Bell’s tapered waist to the jaw to drape Cat stunned and helpless against the ropes, Jones settles down at the half way point--she’s got Cat hurt, but not ready to go and she knows it. Catherine stepping in and out with her prey’s back to the ropes, stooping down to shove left hands to the trunk line, bending in with vicious overhand rights to the head--bell with her dukes up often lolling sideways against the ropes as she soaks up a pounding in the first.

R2: Cat resilient, features grim as she marches to center ring for payback. Jones circling to her left, bending at the waist to jab the tummy, straightening to jab the lips, midway through, a patient Cat turns, blocking punches and finally unleashes a licking right hand counter, timing Jones’ jab perfectly and turning the pretty brunette’s head. JONES IS HURT! Cathy Z stumbles forward to clinch--Bell stepping back in good order, walks her into crunching left and right uppercuts to the body--Jones finally stumbles past her foe to hit the ropes in trouble. Now Bell squares away, rampaging the final minute, DIGGING her left hook into Jones’ side, clipping a tight right uppercut on Catherine’s overhanging face and DOWN GOES JONES! Zeta Jones on all fours, quaking and reaching dimly for the ropes, barely beats the count at the bell, Crowd roaring as hated rivals tear into one another early--Bell getting it all back and then some.

R3: Jones still shaky--her legs aren’t right and she stands flat footed, pawing her jab, right hand coiled as she looks to counterpunch. Bell reading the traps well, steps to her right and whips wide right hands to the brunette’s back--Jones cringing and sagging away with a hurt expression. Hunt and peck from Cat as she won’t just barge in--patiently walking Jones down, sweeping her tender midriff from outside, and avoiding everything but Catherine’s nuisance jabs from the hip.

R4: Nice change up from Jones as she dips inside to work the body--Cat on her heels early plays catch up the entire round. Good, scrubbing work to the abdominals--Jones rolling her shoulders,. Putting both fists to good use, coming off the body to clip chin with a sweet tight right uppercut inside. Bell trying to trade, but Jones a step ahead the entire round--often viciously countering to the breasts whenever Bell punches.

R5: Jones still working the body to set up the head--cheek to cheek with cat she’s leading well, waltzing bell onto her heels, holding, hitting and turning with grinding zeal. Cat pushing and trying to tie up, but not getting off--she gets chewed up by a very busy Jones this round who helps herself to the tummy, sides and jugs at every opportunity. Late in the round, Jones taps Cat upside the head with a swatting left, then jerks the left hook down into the liver and CAT GOES DOWN! Withering blast to the body has Bell in agony--she sits back on her haunches, hands on her hips, sucking wind badly as Jones paces in a neutral corner. Bell up at 8-she stumbles away from Catherine to run the last few seconds of the clock.

R6,7: Bitter back and forth struggles evolves--both women have hurt one another, both have been down and it’s a grim battle of wills to see who can crack the other’s will. Each minute filled with nifty vignettes--Joes switching effortlessly from lead to counterpuncher, shouldering Cat back and searching for that sweet spot to the body with her compact hook--Bell boxing more, using her jab to back Jones off, then leaning into slinging right hands that often freeze Catherine for a heartbeat, Tactical fighting at its best and Bell takes both rounds by narrow margin. After 7, Jones looks dishelmed, and a little frustrated that Bell’s still around.

R8: Cat steps up the pace. Jones not as nimble as earlier--she’s getting tagged by the jab, and it’s busting her up. Bell’s right crosses are feasting on Catherine’s jab--Cat doing a brilliant job of timing the brunette’s rangefinder and making her pay for almost every one thrown. Midway through, bell fights off Cat’s left shoulder, pawing the left breast with her jab, then dropping the right hand as Jones jabs back CATHERINE Z GOES DOWN! Perfect crashing right on the jaw shuts off Jones legs--she rolls on her back and looks finished, but gamely manages to beat the count. Bell stepping up bats straight arm lefts and rights to the sides, breaking Jones down badly, bending her forward in pain, Withering barrage has Jones on the verge of taking a knee when the bell sounds to end the carnage--a shellshocked Catherine Zeta J. looking lost, staggers to her corner.

R9: Shutout Cat Bell. cat working off her stumping jab, bangs back Zeta Jones’ face, hooks to the chest, then leans into go home right hands that have Jones wobbly butt throughout. Jones forlorn, running pathetically, eyes glassy, knees loose--she clinches at every opportunity for breaks as Bell walks her down with relentless pressure.

R10: Jones bobbing at the waist, comes at bell’s breast with biting hooks to back a startled cat up early--A badly battered Catherine Zeta not ready to concede just yet. Bell retreating, slipping punches, bides her time and midway through walks Jones into a beautiful licking hook across the teeth, stopping the brunette dead in her tracks. Bell now comes forward, lashing the hook up under Jones chin, then reloading to hook her across the eye--Jones planting her butt ropeside and chugging her fists in mindless fury to avoid being stopped--bell standing in, trading dangerously despite the pleas of her corner, Jones gets the better of it late, beating Bell to brawling lefts and rights, but the round end as and cat lifts her mitts in triumph. Comes back UD10 Cat Bell.

After: Blank, battered face of Jones says it all as she wanders in a daze after the decision. Bell also lumped up, but delirious with victory--she comes off the canvas to sweep the final five rounds and give Catherine Zeta Jones one of the worst drubbings of her career. Jones looked to have solved Bell by taking the fight inside, but Cat able to adjust and execute, making Jones fight her fight most of the latter half.

Reposted by Archer 12/28/12.