(Rematch)

(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)
Posted by Simguy on Saturday, 01-Jul-2000 13:15:45


Before: Neve embroiled in nasty rivalry with Jennie - Garth anxious to show her last performance was no fluke vows to put Neve in her place. Bad blood resulting from Garth fouls in the last fight, Neve ready for the rough stuff. Good even match up, Garth maybe more experienced, but Neve rugged and heavier handed with the hook - Jennie in light blue Adidas terrycloth trunks, white sports bra, Neve in black sports bra, red Adidas trunks.

During R1: Neve inching in, bobbing, looking to set up for hooks, but Jennie reading the brunette like a book, doubles up on the jab and lands a hard right cross to send Campbell scooting to her butt in the first minute. Neve up quickly, but Jenny maintains the edge outside, circling and popping jabs as Neve ducks, blocks, but can't get off. Shutout Jenny.

R2: Jennie wading inside - girls slug with foreheads rubbing. Heavy toll taken by both girl's ribcages and midriffs as both chop and club inside with short blows. Neve getting the better of the tit for tat exchanges, has Garth backing up and wincing at Campbell's loud body shots.

R3: Jennie mixing it up inside as girls bump foreheads again. Garth rolling her shoulders to clip the right uppercut, then step right, keeping her head on the brunette throughout. Vintage JG, clipping her shots, practically slipping into Neve's shorts as she swipes and steps - Campbell getting clubbed up and not responding as Jen shuts her out.

R4: Neve responding to her corner, moves her hands, chugging lefts and rights to the waistband as Garth gives ground. Midway through the round, Jennie laying the trap, left low, right at her cheek - takes the hook on her glove then counters with a quick right uppercut to put Neve on her knees with a well timed stroke. Campbell up immediately - unhurt, but that's 2 knockdowns. Dominant finish from Neve as she works Jennie along the ropes not enough to erase Garth's cute opportunism.

R5: Shoulder to shoulder slugging - Jen once again using cute right hand uppercuts and chops to the jawline, clinching and walking Neve counterclockwise to keep the brunette off balance. Close round, but Jen the niftier inside, steals the points with a gaudy shoeshine across Neve's breasts at the bell.

R6: Neve with good pressure early, puts Jen's butt on the ropes and fights off the blonde's chest, both hands digging to the firm body beneath. Garth staying composed, picking up a lot of Neve's work by keeping the left across her stomach, and blocking the hook by keeping the right tight to her cheek. Campbell's round till very late, when Jen blocks a series of Neve's bodyshots, and counters with a short right uppercut on the chin to put Campbell wobbly butt Garth clinching up under the arms, muscles the stunned brunette to the ropes and works between the hips with crude lefts and rights to the bell. Jen stealing the round - sends Neve wincing to her corner with late power, and some questionable blows to the trunks.

R7: Neve fighting hurt, but continuing to come forward - exchange of hooks sends Garth sprawling to the ropes wide eyed as Campbell stalks forward. Great pressure round for Neve as she stays on her girl, twisting her hips into thudding hooks up and down Jen's right side, and using the shoulder to buck the blonde onto her heels. Late in the round, Neve using her legs and upperbody to put together shove and slug, turns into a withering hook across the mouth that has Garth wobbly butt at the bell. Jen's turn to stagger - she won't recover fully during the break.

R8: Neve piling on, Garth fighting bitterly as the girls get back in the trenches. Head to head, shoulder to shoulder, blonde and brunette take turns swiping, clubbing, and clinching one another. Both girls closing their eyes, mouths on one another's shoulders as they just mindlessly pitch. Neve's round as Jen finishes up with her butt on the ropes.

R9: Another brutal, close round, but Jen getting the edge with that little uppercut inside, then the step around that Campbell doesn't have an answer for. Garth putting punches together at the bell, gets good head movement on Neve as she takes a seat on the ropes to soak it up.

R10: Girls go cheek to cheek and it's more gritty trade inside, each trying to leg the other back to step into a hook to the body, or swatting right hand to the ear. Rotating counterclockwise midring, it's Campbell the busier fighter down the stretch as Jen shuts down. By the bell, Garth is open mouthed, hands across her belly, just laying in as Neve slugs side to side with heavy lefts and rights. Girls separated after the bell: Decision comes back in favour of Jennie Garth.

After: Neve shutting her eyes as the decision is announced - Garth bursting into tears and screaming "YES!" as her hand is raised. Without the knockdowns, fight probably would have been a draw as there was very little to choose between 2 determined fighters tonight. Jenny in post fight giving Neve absolutely no credit, casting herself as teacher, Campbell as the student and suggesting fight was easier than it looked.


Sim Guy