Posted by Simguy on 8/30/2002, 6:27 am.

Before; “I’m not backing off Krista,” says a chipper Terry in pre-fight, “I know people still look at her as being the next big thing at welter, but that ship has sailed[-I think if we were going to see something special out of Allen, we’d have seen it by now. I’m prepared to punk her if I have to, really go at her, because I think that’s her weakness. I can’t just box and hope to finesse her for a win.” Allen coming off a win, building momentum once again, not impressed: “Terry Farrell’s going to punk me? She’s going to go at ME hard? God, I hoe that’s what shakes out, I really do, I’ll make her dinner reservations early.” Farrell in royal blue sports bra to a high neck, high cut aerobics bottoms, whit shies and gloves, slick ponytail--Krista in red Baywatch tankini, messy ponytail, yellow shoes and gloves.

During R1: Terry flat footed, stalking, trying to slice in that right hand out of a semi-screened closed stance, Krista using the ring, pumping stick, legs out an easy tactical first with minimal contact.

R2: Farrell still trying to potshot right hands, but it’s not working. Allen breaking Terry up on the way in with punishing double jabs, punching with and often beating Farrell to the cross. Terry wobbled early, hurt again midway through--these sudden, clanging exchanges all going Allen’s way as she spots right hands off her stick. Allen mops up a shutout with Farrell leaning against the ropes--Krista ripping tight left/rights against the waist, bouncing glove off meat, bringing her dukes back sharp and hungry.

R3: Terry goes to the jab, good things happen, now Allen guilty of walking in, loading up--Farrell rotating left, hoisting long lefts off her hip, backhanding, slapping, then stinging with it. Krista getting swatted and cuffed as Terry turns her foe midring.

R4: Farrell puts it all together--takes the initiative with the jab, positions her girl in the ring, starts mixing in long right crosses to the jaw as Allen gives ground. Set piece boxing from Farrell outside, getting good extension on rights, banging Allen effectively, putting her ropeside in some confusion. Farrell extending the left, touching up, then bending in with a slick right hand--Allen takes flush, wilts sideways into the ropes--she’s sullen and hurt as she covers up, takes a few more shellacking wallops on her guard at the bell.

R5: Terry rolling up points, continues to add to her mix. Hooks in the body--Terry with her weight on her front foot, leaning in, reaching up into that study ribcage with thudding authority-has Allen stooped forward unable to punch. Farrell stepping out behind her jab, moving right or left, turning into sudden right hands and crowding close on follow through to keep Allen on her heels, methodical stuff from Terry--Allen just not busy enough, waiting her turn and taking a classy clouting through 5.

R6: Allen responding o her corners urgent pleas to just “fight this cow,” comes out banging to the waist as she steps forward in a crouch. Farrell to the ropes, guard high, turning her obliques into punches, goes to canny clinches to slow the action. Murky waters over the second half--Allen struggling in Terry’s grasp, trying to shove Farrell into the strands and work in cramming punches--Farrell tying up the arms, keeping her head in close to Krista at all times.

R7: Terry marking Krista up with the jab, spanking face and leaving Allen staring at times. Farrell stepping away and having good success walking Krista into that sneaky right hand--Allen soaking it up, doesn’t appear hurt, but she’s lumping up nicely from clean leather around her left eye. Terry also quick with a clinch and a turn, walking Allen around, landing and smothering, then shoving off to restart. Krista glum, punished--she clearly wasn’t expecting this kind of swampy difficulty out of Farrell.

R8: Krista goes body--Farrell retreats to the ropes, clinches for breaks, gets back to midring. Terry masterful as she slowly takes the play away, reasserts the jab, keeps things in the center if the ring and Allen’s snarling with frustration, midway through, Terry sitting in the pocket, swivels into that nice tight right hand, bending low on follow through--Allen clipped clean, falls into Farrell and TAKES A KNEE! Krista sliding dazed down Terry’s body as Farrell steps away--clean punch on the chops takes away Allen’s muscular legs, Wobbly butt 8. Krista glassy eyed--Farrell storms in to pile on. Terry stacking Krista up, going at her out of a tight crossed arm stance forehead to forehead, clouting hook to jaw, tight right uppercut to chin--all short, vicious punches as Allen swoons virtually out on her feet. Farrell spinning away cheeky at the bell, ponytail-lashing a dazed Krista Allen across swollen face--Krista stumbling to her corner for a wet-down.

R9: Allen showing tremendous resilience--all banged up she gets Terry hooking and starts to ruin Farrell midring as the girls lather away, Farrell backing up, looks for more sucker right hands but Allen’s snapping stick to close the gap smart. Vicious biting body work has Farrell groaning, elbows in--she’s stiff and woozy from Allen’s thunderous strokes in around the elbows. Down the stretch, Krista bullying Terry at the ropes, comes off the body with a shattering right uppercut--Farrell’s head picked up pretty, knees give way--she sits dazed ion the ropes as Allen flurries away to the bell.

R10: Allen’s fitness a factor late--she’s got the fresher legs, hounds Terry to the ropes and makes her fight. Girls standing up on each other, loose crossed arm stances, hooks and uppercuts in tight as they roll shoulders, fighting cheek to cheek with compact swats. Allen busier, tougher in the waist, brawnier--she’s able to use that left elbow t5o shove Terry against the ropes, jostle her up some, then work combinations off it. Farrell licking back one shot at a time, concentrating on her defence, not wanting to give up the home run. Krista takes the tenth and drops a heartbreaking one point duke overall--UD10 Terry Farrell.

After: One step forward, one step back for Allen--knockdown the difference in an otherwise razor close contest. Surprisingly hard feelings in the aftermath--girls are just a little too close in the pecking order to be comfortable with each other. “Like I figured,” says Terry, “she’s soft. I hurt her, kept on her, used my boxing to set up my power and it worked to perfection, Yes, it was close scoring, but honestly, in the ring, I think the two of us knew I was calling the shots and dictating the action. I put it on Krista tonight and she knows it.”

Reposted by Archer 1/27/13.