(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Posted by Simguy. Saturday. 25-Mar-2000 11:19:24


Before: Kidman taking the fight on 2 weeks notice, but does so because it's Farrell’s debut and figures the rookie should be easy meat. Terry undergoing intensive training at the TE compound, and comes into the bout sleek and strong looking wearing pale blue cotton two piece, braid. Kidman in peach spaghetti strap tank top and panties, hair up.

During R1: Jab fest as the girls explore defenses from well outside. Terry more creative with the left mitt, stabbing out a stinger, then drawing a lazy clockwise O in the air before striking again. Kidman more conventional, bringing the left back to her cheek before punching again, and Terry slowly takes command of the space between the two fighters by the bell.

R2: Kidman drawing on her experience, counters over the top of Terry’s jab with straight right hands and gets good head spank out of the brunette as Terry gets scuffed up early. Farrell starting to slug with Kidman and it's a mistake - blonde bouncing her fists off Farrell’s jaw with alarming frequency, and by the final minute has Terry looking weak limbed and hurt. Kidman stalking, dips to the right, draws Terry's jab and twists into a baseball bat right hand on the cheek to spin Terry sideways. Farrell swooning, is saved by the bell as Kidman turns sharply on her heel en route to her corner.

R3: Farrell listening to her corner, steps left, looking springy on the balls of her feet, and begins thumping that left hand hard against Kidman's wide open jaw. Nicole still headhunting, but her connect percentage drops as Farrell dances smoothly around, swatting and stabbing the left hand, jabbing from different angles, and varying speed nicely to get Kidman flinching. Good boxing round as Farrell takes away Kidman's plan A.

R4: Terry still circling, working the jab, has Kidman breaking down now as the blonde begins reaching with right hands. Farrell picking her up with chopping right hands of her own as Nicole over extends, and Terry begins to dominate, hitting Nicole with 2 and 3 sharp strikes for every one back. By the final minute, Terry is stepping in with the jab, spearing back Nicole's head, and blonde starts to panic. Farrell pounding up the middle with one twos, drives Nicole to the ropes, and Kidman flounders, hands dropping, head snapping back. Terry drops the back foot, bends into a crashing right on the face that has Nicole out on her feet, but Kidman propped against the ropes won't go, so Terry dials in again. Another right hand on the face and Nicole slumps forward, crashing onto her face as Terry jumps back with a happy smile. KO4 Terry Farrell in a solid debut.

After: No surprises here - Kidman a good straight up fighter in the European mold, but not athletic enough to match Terry’s supple strength. Terry corrected some mistakes on the fly, used movement and an educated jab to break her opponent down, then laid in with decent big girl power for a nice inside the distance win. Rumors still abound about TE's motives for loading up on big brunette talent - pundits speculating wildly and irresponsibly about potential vendettas, but hey, you gotta sell magazines right?


Sim Guy