Post by Lookout! Boxing on Apr 28, 2017 16:20:29 GMT -6
AMANDA RIGHETTI (34 y/o, 5 ft 8, W: 69, L: 25) VS KARLIE KLOSS (24 y/o, 6 ft 1, W: 7, L: 1)
(Words: Bonzo / Results: Lookout!)
Before: Rematch of December 2016 PPV bout only arranged, finally agreed-to after lengthy negotiations – weighing the risk and reward options obviously not easy for Kloss after her shocking upset win over pound-for-pound staple Righetti last time out. Kloss declined an immediate rematch back then, securing a title shot with Gemma Atkinson, but failed to crown her meteoric rise in the division in March, losing to the Brit champion with a grueling KO8. So Karlie’s now agreed to try consolidating her position against Righetti. “Declines sometimes happen indiscernibly,” Karlie explains. “Last year, Amanda was still pretty dominant. Then, suddenly she’s losing to girls ten years younger than herself. Then, suddenly, she’s getting ranked No. 6 by Tractorpull. These things are bound to stay in her head. She’s been at the top of the food chain for years, but it’s not like she’s entitled to that. So maybe Amanda Righetti does actually fold under pressure. I’m excited to find out,” she smirks. “As for our first bout, let me add this, while I don’t agree with the assumption that my finish was controversial, or even ambiguous, I kinda wish the ref hadn’t gone in and instead let me finish the job, as I would have done. If Amanda still thinks it was somehow ambiguous, I think she actually deserves the right to find out that it wasn’t, by finishing this bout on her butt instead of dangling in the ref’s arms.” – Righetti’s a woman on a mission tonight, her position in the division abruptly jeopardized by a new generation of hungry, talented fighters who have momentarily bypassed her. “I think it speaks to Karlie’s professionalism that she’s agreed to this bout,” she says. “I believe she’s convinced she’s going to win this bout, too, and since she’s not the reckless type, that alone makes her much more dangerous than last time. I’m kinda puttin’ my reputation on the line here, too – this is actually a much more difficult fight for me than the first bout was. I’m pretty excited about Karlie, Hannah, Hilary – all those new girls. I do think there are lots of bubbles to burst there, though. Time to get to work.”
Fight: R1: Righetti belligerent from the start – she’s harassing Kloss via thick, straight jabs, bein’ pushy, fast, crowding her girl close/inside, using the stance we’ve seen in their first fight. Amanda: on her toes, nimble, her head lowered, staying hunched, small – she has to play the stubborn terrier against Karlie’s giraffe stance. Kloss a lanky beauty…she’s considerably taller than ‘Manda, but clearly a little bulky, wooden against Righetti’s swirling pump. Amanda doesn’t hold back – her strategy’s just as risky as last time out, but she’s forcing her style on Kloss again – blonde tall/erect, her feet hoppin’ in reverse, loopin’ her arms around Rigs’s broad shoulders authoritatively, but she’s getting squeezed and pressed, squeeeeezed into ropes as a hungry ‘Manda buries ‘em chop-chop straights in her breadbasket/ribs, has Karlie all shiverin’, leanin’ back in ropes hurt half a minute in. Amanda works an up-tempo style, the jab always there, there, there…she’s plopping it to Karlie’s neck/arms/tits when Kloss stays behind her guard, ramming it to the tummy/ribs when she’s closer inside. Karlie not yet an effective counter-puncher off-ropes – she’s safe, brawny, looking tall/strong when she’s pushing her girl off, but she’s not really catching Amanda inside or out. Second, third minute: Kloss gettin’ some thumps through – some brutish, top-down punches blasting on ‘Manda’s guard/neck/head, some shoulder-powered blasts to ribs/arms, some healthy shoves to tits/torso. Righetti effervescent, gritty, not concerned – she’s baring her teeth, powering through, just keeps a-punchin’…Karlie’s dangerous via her power, but not stopping Amanda’s forward stance…blonde spends most of last min in ropes positions, being tall/stiff, repressed by Righetti’s drumbeat activity/tempo. Last couple seconds: Kloss butt-in-ropes, leanin’ back dangerously…Rigs proppin’ against her, her right hammering the blonde punches to ribs/gut/tits as Karlie clings/clinches up top. Bell – the blonde’s dizzy, tripping off to the side, slackening a bit by all the rib punches.
R2: Early momentum change initiated by one of Karlie’s SMACKING rights – Rigs bobbin’, turnin’, leanin’ into her girl via the wide jab seekin’ Karlie’s head AND SHE GETS CAUGHT with the right hand underneath the far left end of her jawbone! One second she’s marchin’, punchin’, pumpin’ her stick, the next her knees bend through all awkwardly, and she’s hitting the ropes in a fog! Karlie with that greedy, gleaming look on her face – she’s there, stepping-to, pulling her right hand from the side…thumping it all the way across ‘Manda’s tits in glorious fashion! And Righetti’s rickety in the ropes, stabilizing her body, cowering in tight earmuff…Karlie: wide-eyed, she’s pumpin’ her left jabs to Rigs’s face/guard, doing body damage via the right…Righetti gets POUNDED to her ribs/tummy, falling into hazy, desperate clinches. Kloss separates quickly, using her height/reach…she’s usually staying outside first, pummelin’ her redhead via lanky, extensive top-down jabs to Amanda’s body, then steps-to later, exploding into fierce, two/three/four-punch combinations…it’s a commanding, dominant look for the blonde. Halfway through round, Righetti’s found some groove in her legs back…she’s still getting stalked, but broadening her space, landing some short, jerking jabs to Karlie’s ribs/tits herself. Karlie still in command by the last min, but slowed down, impatient, whacking some punches off…Righetti’s sloppy, pinning down Kloss’s arms/elbows in messy rope-side clinches, puffing heavily with exhaustion as she struggles against Karlie’s athletic prowess, trying to delay…we’ve rarely seen Amanda using such methods, but she’s doing everything she can to get out of Karlie’s top-down power-jab comfort zone.
R3: Kloss firms her control…tall blonde with a shutout strategy, pumping precise jabs just the way her corner wants her to throw ‘em…one-two, one-two, top-down, as she’s shelling Righetti to the bod with enormous sock. Karlie grows comfortable…she’s got Rigs shut out, she’s bobbin’, tackin’ the torso left-right, left-right, wham, wham! Amanda’s on her toes, keeping a tight earmuff, rotating backwards, sideways, outta range…clearly, Righetti’s shying away from Karlie’s rangy, wide hooks battering into her ribs/side/arms! Kloss doesn’t force the risk – she’s circling her girl, stalking her via the lathy left jab, ‘cause she’s got the reach! It’s a steady drumfire, as Karlie swipes the jab across, SWATS the jab to ‘Manda’s face/skull/guard, tap, tap, tap – wham, follows the right! Karlie makin’ it look easy…by the second min, we hear Rigs groaning, her strong body trembling…Amanda’s not a bad defense fighter, still quick on her legs, easin’ some of the pressure, but she’s got to take enormous risks just to sneak in effective counters, as Karlie tries to track her via the right, pulling those gigantic right hands SO close past Rigs’s head. Scene late in the second minute: Kloss planted thick and strong in front of a stooped ‘Manda (butt-on-ropes, elbows together, oscillating)…Karlie works Amanda’s body with the jab, placing it, timing it – whack, whack, each powerful punch sending shivers down Righetti’s toned stomach! A bit later, early third…Amanda’s struggled herself out of the ropes via a sloppy body clinch (almost walking into Karlie’s shoulder bone at one point), buryin’ some short, drifting hooks under Karlie’s armpit, now actually pressing forward! At one point, Karlie leans her head back a bit awkwardly, drawing a wide right hand up to clock it on ‘Manda’s jaw…but Rigs BEATS her to the right, pastin’ Karlie upside her left ear, and the big blonde’s ROCKED! Karlie’s head flinches back, as the punch has her baby-stepping on the spot…Righetti gnarls, choppin’ two, three jabs across Karlie’s tits, then steps-to, pullin’ her right hand up…and Karlie’s late again, twisting her head to the side as ‘Manda’s right slaps her across the teeth! And Righetti’s pummeling her girl! Kloss’s turned into a rickety beauty, suddenly tottering backwards in shock…Amanda chops the left to the guard, splitting Kloss’s mitts…then she chops the left to Karlie’s jaw, whops the right hand to the jaw, and the right to the jaw, again! Poor Karlie takes a knee! Big, powerful blonde simply overwhelmed by Righetti’s relentless combo to the chin…she’s sitting down, propped up by her right knee, swaying for support, breathing all heavily and momentarily looking confused. Kloss beats the count, but she’s a different fighter now…Righetti hops-to, swatting a left hook deeeeep in Karlie’s ribs, guu-ohh, pounds the Kloss gut via sloshing lefts, pounds the guard via the right, as Karlie ties up around her in hurt, all tenderized.
R4: Bell – Righetti backs up Kloss via snarling jabs to the mid-section, as Karlie looks slow, a little banged up…big blonde brutally led to ropeside point where Rigs can get to work from her tight, thickly-planted stance in front of her. Swoosh, swoosh…the jabs keep searchin’ for Karlie’s mouth/nose/chin, as Kloss wilts, shuddering. Amanda: hard-eyed, focused, in beast mode, so precise now – she’s dictating the tempo. Yet Kloss rallies by the end of the first minute, using her reach and awesome conditioning to power out of her corner: she’s draping her arms around Righetti’s wide, strong shoulders, just a-shovin’, scramblin’ her way forward, clinchin’, holdin’ her girl, bumpin’ the shoulder forward with heft…but Rigs deals better with Karlie’s tactics than in December, staying in focus, patient – Karlie’s slick but can’t keep ‘Manda in check, as redhead HOUNDS her via rib/tummy shots, stomping them punches to the blonde’s solarplexus. Kloss can’t separate, delaying the action via her reach advantage, but not getting the necessary range/distance to fight her own fight via the top-down jab control from outside. Second minute: Kloss prances, taking fast rangy backward circles…just escaping Amanda’s relentless sock. Karlie counters thru the top middle, twitching the redhead short, little hooks, but her rights are too sloppy…that dangerous monster right hand just not in play when she’s trapped against the turnbuckle as Amanda throbs those vicious whacks into her flanks. Steady, rhythmic body work slowly takes its toll on Karlie throughout fourth round: she’s less bouncy, not as fast, takes her longer and longer to batter out of Amanda’s sieges.
R5: Amanda bob-and-weaves her way inside aggressively early, as tall blonde stays afloat, drifting backward on unsure steps from those tik-tok jabs…but Righetti leans in and CURLS an overhand right to Karlie’s left jawline, pak, slap! Kloss looks woozy, but digs in at the apron flat-footed, her hands stacked up, tilting her torso to roll her shoulder into the shorter redhead. Righetti starts sluggin’ out of her crouch, smashin’ ‘em punches to Karlie’s tits/neck. Kloss groans, not countering any more…Amanda steps closer, twisting her body via the hips, lickin’ her girl thick, tasty haymakers in rangy fashion. Karlie’s guard’s still intact, but she’s getting punched onto her heels with every sock, her eyes turning a little glassy from the shellack, her lips parting in exhaustion when one of Amanda’s jabs rolls through her mitts, chop…it’s a classic ropeside BEATDOWN! Righetti throbs the jabs, pak, pak, pak, to Karlie’s battered face, loosening her blonde in frightening fashion – Karlie’s getting taken apart! The blonde’s cramped there in the corner, her eyes blinking rapidly, dimming – then Kloss rolls her right torso into a slappin’ right hand to counter, but Amanda just steps back delicately via the left foot, letting Karlie hit only air, and then she steps back in, looping a right hand that connects upside Kloss’s head like rumbling thunder! Crashing blast folds poor blonde into the back rope in an instant…she’s all limp! Righetti glances, steps back intuitively just as Karlie starts to topple! Big, powerful blonde felled like timber…her arms grasp air, and then she’s nose-diving down fast and hard! Blonde six-footer lying prostrate, that wide, strong back motionless…as the redhead lifts her arms in triumph for a revenge KO5 Amanda Righetti!
After: Karlie a sight to behold even when battered…big, strong blonde gently rolled onto her back, her eyelashes fluttering in confusion, tenderly treated by her team as she’s getting propped up. Righetti celebrates, achieving her revenge against Karlie in convincing fashion after surviving Kloss’s round three-ish dominance. “I just think this puts things in perspective. Karlie’s an awesome talent, but she’s still raw and flawed. I’ve got my sights set on the title now, for sure.”
(Words: Bonzo / Results: Lookout!)
Before: Rematch of December 2016 PPV bout only arranged, finally agreed-to after lengthy negotiations – weighing the risk and reward options obviously not easy for Kloss after her shocking upset win over pound-for-pound staple Righetti last time out. Kloss declined an immediate rematch back then, securing a title shot with Gemma Atkinson, but failed to crown her meteoric rise in the division in March, losing to the Brit champion with a grueling KO8. So Karlie’s now agreed to try consolidating her position against Righetti. “Declines sometimes happen indiscernibly,” Karlie explains. “Last year, Amanda was still pretty dominant. Then, suddenly she’s losing to girls ten years younger than herself. Then, suddenly, she’s getting ranked No. 6 by Tractorpull. These things are bound to stay in her head. She’s been at the top of the food chain for years, but it’s not like she’s entitled to that. So maybe Amanda Righetti does actually fold under pressure. I’m excited to find out,” she smirks. “As for our first bout, let me add this, while I don’t agree with the assumption that my finish was controversial, or even ambiguous, I kinda wish the ref hadn’t gone in and instead let me finish the job, as I would have done. If Amanda still thinks it was somehow ambiguous, I think she actually deserves the right to find out that it wasn’t, by finishing this bout on her butt instead of dangling in the ref’s arms.” – Righetti’s a woman on a mission tonight, her position in the division abruptly jeopardized by a new generation of hungry, talented fighters who have momentarily bypassed her. “I think it speaks to Karlie’s professionalism that she’s agreed to this bout,” she says. “I believe she’s convinced she’s going to win this bout, too, and since she’s not the reckless type, that alone makes her much more dangerous than last time. I’m kinda puttin’ my reputation on the line here, too – this is actually a much more difficult fight for me than the first bout was. I’m pretty excited about Karlie, Hannah, Hilary – all those new girls. I do think there are lots of bubbles to burst there, though. Time to get to work.”
Fight: R1: Righetti belligerent from the start – she’s harassing Kloss via thick, straight jabs, bein’ pushy, fast, crowding her girl close/inside, using the stance we’ve seen in their first fight. Amanda: on her toes, nimble, her head lowered, staying hunched, small – she has to play the stubborn terrier against Karlie’s giraffe stance. Kloss a lanky beauty…she’s considerably taller than ‘Manda, but clearly a little bulky, wooden against Righetti’s swirling pump. Amanda doesn’t hold back – her strategy’s just as risky as last time out, but she’s forcing her style on Kloss again – blonde tall/erect, her feet hoppin’ in reverse, loopin’ her arms around Rigs’s broad shoulders authoritatively, but she’s getting squeezed and pressed, squeeeeezed into ropes as a hungry ‘Manda buries ‘em chop-chop straights in her breadbasket/ribs, has Karlie all shiverin’, leanin’ back in ropes hurt half a minute in. Amanda works an up-tempo style, the jab always there, there, there…she’s plopping it to Karlie’s neck/arms/tits when Kloss stays behind her guard, ramming it to the tummy/ribs when she’s closer inside. Karlie not yet an effective counter-puncher off-ropes – she’s safe, brawny, looking tall/strong when she’s pushing her girl off, but she’s not really catching Amanda inside or out. Second, third minute: Kloss gettin’ some thumps through – some brutish, top-down punches blasting on ‘Manda’s guard/neck/head, some shoulder-powered blasts to ribs/arms, some healthy shoves to tits/torso. Righetti effervescent, gritty, not concerned – she’s baring her teeth, powering through, just keeps a-punchin’…Karlie’s dangerous via her power, but not stopping Amanda’s forward stance…blonde spends most of last min in ropes positions, being tall/stiff, repressed by Righetti’s drumbeat activity/tempo. Last couple seconds: Kloss butt-in-ropes, leanin’ back dangerously…Rigs proppin’ against her, her right hammering the blonde punches to ribs/gut/tits as Karlie clings/clinches up top. Bell – the blonde’s dizzy, tripping off to the side, slackening a bit by all the rib punches.
R2: Early momentum change initiated by one of Karlie’s SMACKING rights – Rigs bobbin’, turnin’, leanin’ into her girl via the wide jab seekin’ Karlie’s head AND SHE GETS CAUGHT with the right hand underneath the far left end of her jawbone! One second she’s marchin’, punchin’, pumpin’ her stick, the next her knees bend through all awkwardly, and she’s hitting the ropes in a fog! Karlie with that greedy, gleaming look on her face – she’s there, stepping-to, pulling her right hand from the side…thumping it all the way across ‘Manda’s tits in glorious fashion! And Righetti’s rickety in the ropes, stabilizing her body, cowering in tight earmuff…Karlie: wide-eyed, she’s pumpin’ her left jabs to Rigs’s face/guard, doing body damage via the right…Righetti gets POUNDED to her ribs/tummy, falling into hazy, desperate clinches. Kloss separates quickly, using her height/reach…she’s usually staying outside first, pummelin’ her redhead via lanky, extensive top-down jabs to Amanda’s body, then steps-to later, exploding into fierce, two/three/four-punch combinations…it’s a commanding, dominant look for the blonde. Halfway through round, Righetti’s found some groove in her legs back…she’s still getting stalked, but broadening her space, landing some short, jerking jabs to Karlie’s ribs/tits herself. Karlie still in command by the last min, but slowed down, impatient, whacking some punches off…Righetti’s sloppy, pinning down Kloss’s arms/elbows in messy rope-side clinches, puffing heavily with exhaustion as she struggles against Karlie’s athletic prowess, trying to delay…we’ve rarely seen Amanda using such methods, but she’s doing everything she can to get out of Karlie’s top-down power-jab comfort zone.
R3: Kloss firms her control…tall blonde with a shutout strategy, pumping precise jabs just the way her corner wants her to throw ‘em…one-two, one-two, top-down, as she’s shelling Righetti to the bod with enormous sock. Karlie grows comfortable…she’s got Rigs shut out, she’s bobbin’, tackin’ the torso left-right, left-right, wham, wham! Amanda’s on her toes, keeping a tight earmuff, rotating backwards, sideways, outta range…clearly, Righetti’s shying away from Karlie’s rangy, wide hooks battering into her ribs/side/arms! Kloss doesn’t force the risk – she’s circling her girl, stalking her via the lathy left jab, ‘cause she’s got the reach! It’s a steady drumfire, as Karlie swipes the jab across, SWATS the jab to ‘Manda’s face/skull/guard, tap, tap, tap – wham, follows the right! Karlie makin’ it look easy…by the second min, we hear Rigs groaning, her strong body trembling…Amanda’s not a bad defense fighter, still quick on her legs, easin’ some of the pressure, but she’s got to take enormous risks just to sneak in effective counters, as Karlie tries to track her via the right, pulling those gigantic right hands SO close past Rigs’s head. Scene late in the second minute: Kloss planted thick and strong in front of a stooped ‘Manda (butt-on-ropes, elbows together, oscillating)…Karlie works Amanda’s body with the jab, placing it, timing it – whack, whack, each powerful punch sending shivers down Righetti’s toned stomach! A bit later, early third…Amanda’s struggled herself out of the ropes via a sloppy body clinch (almost walking into Karlie’s shoulder bone at one point), buryin’ some short, drifting hooks under Karlie’s armpit, now actually pressing forward! At one point, Karlie leans her head back a bit awkwardly, drawing a wide right hand up to clock it on ‘Manda’s jaw…but Rigs BEATS her to the right, pastin’ Karlie upside her left ear, and the big blonde’s ROCKED! Karlie’s head flinches back, as the punch has her baby-stepping on the spot…Righetti gnarls, choppin’ two, three jabs across Karlie’s tits, then steps-to, pullin’ her right hand up…and Karlie’s late again, twisting her head to the side as ‘Manda’s right slaps her across the teeth! And Righetti’s pummeling her girl! Kloss’s turned into a rickety beauty, suddenly tottering backwards in shock…Amanda chops the left to the guard, splitting Kloss’s mitts…then she chops the left to Karlie’s jaw, whops the right hand to the jaw, and the right to the jaw, again! Poor Karlie takes a knee! Big, powerful blonde simply overwhelmed by Righetti’s relentless combo to the chin…she’s sitting down, propped up by her right knee, swaying for support, breathing all heavily and momentarily looking confused. Kloss beats the count, but she’s a different fighter now…Righetti hops-to, swatting a left hook deeeeep in Karlie’s ribs, guu-ohh, pounds the Kloss gut via sloshing lefts, pounds the guard via the right, as Karlie ties up around her in hurt, all tenderized.
R4: Bell – Righetti backs up Kloss via snarling jabs to the mid-section, as Karlie looks slow, a little banged up…big blonde brutally led to ropeside point where Rigs can get to work from her tight, thickly-planted stance in front of her. Swoosh, swoosh…the jabs keep searchin’ for Karlie’s mouth/nose/chin, as Kloss wilts, shuddering. Amanda: hard-eyed, focused, in beast mode, so precise now – she’s dictating the tempo. Yet Kloss rallies by the end of the first minute, using her reach and awesome conditioning to power out of her corner: she’s draping her arms around Righetti’s wide, strong shoulders, just a-shovin’, scramblin’ her way forward, clinchin’, holdin’ her girl, bumpin’ the shoulder forward with heft…but Rigs deals better with Karlie’s tactics than in December, staying in focus, patient – Karlie’s slick but can’t keep ‘Manda in check, as redhead HOUNDS her via rib/tummy shots, stomping them punches to the blonde’s solarplexus. Kloss can’t separate, delaying the action via her reach advantage, but not getting the necessary range/distance to fight her own fight via the top-down jab control from outside. Second minute: Kloss prances, taking fast rangy backward circles…just escaping Amanda’s relentless sock. Karlie counters thru the top middle, twitching the redhead short, little hooks, but her rights are too sloppy…that dangerous monster right hand just not in play when she’s trapped against the turnbuckle as Amanda throbs those vicious whacks into her flanks. Steady, rhythmic body work slowly takes its toll on Karlie throughout fourth round: she’s less bouncy, not as fast, takes her longer and longer to batter out of Amanda’s sieges.
R5: Amanda bob-and-weaves her way inside aggressively early, as tall blonde stays afloat, drifting backward on unsure steps from those tik-tok jabs…but Righetti leans in and CURLS an overhand right to Karlie’s left jawline, pak, slap! Kloss looks woozy, but digs in at the apron flat-footed, her hands stacked up, tilting her torso to roll her shoulder into the shorter redhead. Righetti starts sluggin’ out of her crouch, smashin’ ‘em punches to Karlie’s tits/neck. Kloss groans, not countering any more…Amanda steps closer, twisting her body via the hips, lickin’ her girl thick, tasty haymakers in rangy fashion. Karlie’s guard’s still intact, but she’s getting punched onto her heels with every sock, her eyes turning a little glassy from the shellack, her lips parting in exhaustion when one of Amanda’s jabs rolls through her mitts, chop…it’s a classic ropeside BEATDOWN! Righetti throbs the jabs, pak, pak, pak, to Karlie’s battered face, loosening her blonde in frightening fashion – Karlie’s getting taken apart! The blonde’s cramped there in the corner, her eyes blinking rapidly, dimming – then Kloss rolls her right torso into a slappin’ right hand to counter, but Amanda just steps back delicately via the left foot, letting Karlie hit only air, and then she steps back in, looping a right hand that connects upside Kloss’s head like rumbling thunder! Crashing blast folds poor blonde into the back rope in an instant…she’s all limp! Righetti glances, steps back intuitively just as Karlie starts to topple! Big, powerful blonde felled like timber…her arms grasp air, and then she’s nose-diving down fast and hard! Blonde six-footer lying prostrate, that wide, strong back motionless…as the redhead lifts her arms in triumph for a revenge KO5 Amanda Righetti!
After: Karlie a sight to behold even when battered…big, strong blonde gently rolled onto her back, her eyelashes fluttering in confusion, tenderly treated by her team as she’s getting propped up. Righetti celebrates, achieving her revenge against Karlie in convincing fashion after surviving Kloss’s round three-ish dominance. “I just think this puts things in perspective. Karlie’s an awesome talent, but she’s still raw and flawed. I’ve got my sights set on the title now, for sure.”