Post by HBO's Boxing At The Asylum on Jul 31, 2023 17:42:33 GMT -6
BEFORE:
"Taylor's a challenge for sure," says Vonnie with a gorgeous smile. "She's among the very best lights in the world. But. I AM the very best light in the world, and that will be the difference tonight."
"Four time Unified Champion, five-time champion, Hall of Famer," says Taylor shaking her head. "Best rivalry, maybe, in the history of the FCBA. She's ICONIC. That's the word. And, she's also damn good. But, I'm better. As I'm about to prove."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "Back at ringside and the four-sided giant screen lowered over the arena, which means Asylum Beach is about to get some use. And that's 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket' by Cake, and here comes Hall of Famer Yvonne Strahovski across the sand..."
McCarthy: "Weirdo didn't actually BOOK this card. He must have been in one of his dens of inebrities and that big goof in the kilt did this behind his back..."
Tess: "Might want to break into that stash of dictionaries, BFF..."
O'Dell: "Crowd REALLY popping for Vonnie, who, of course, is about as popular as any fighter in the FCBA. Straho into the ring and helped off with the robe by the Lookout! corner crew to reveal a white number that gets an even BIGGER pop. And, that's 'Natural' by Imagine Dragons you hear pounding through the arena and onto the beach comes 'The Face', Taylor Hill!"
McCarthy: "Talentless TOOTHPICK! You SAW what happened when she fought a REAL fighter, DiDonato..."
Cassie: "We ALSO saw what happened when she fought TAYLOR SWIFT right here at Asylum..."
McCarthy: "She got LUCKY!"
O'Dell: "Hill into the ring and helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve, and the crowd showing plenty of appreciation for the supermodel in that azure number she likes..."
McCarthy: "Toothpick!"
O'Dell: "Ladies about ready. Time for some picks. Tess likes Taylor. Mac?"
McCarthy: "Strahovski!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "There's the bell. Taylor making with the jab right away. Brunette has some reach here and she's going to use it. Yvonne doing some recon here, much like Hill. Blonde is probing the defenses for weaknesses, looking for spots..."
McCarthy: "Ought to just go right AFTER this toothpick..."
O'Dell: "Hill starting to get it going, putting punches together. Vonnie on the defensive right now. She's not able to get much going. Aussie beauty not hurt, but she's definitely taking the worst of things, at least for the moment..."
Tess: "Thing is, this is YVONNE STRAHOVSKI. She's GOING to adjust to you..."
O'Dell: "No doubt about it. You aren't going to come out and dominate Straho. She's a Hall of Famer for a reason. Taylor, though, getting that done for the moment. Ten seconds to go. Nice combination from Hill and there's the bell. Taylor. Wide."
Cassie: "And with the 10-9 lead."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Strahovski showing some angles now. She's moving the feet, slipping forward, getting off, slipping back. Hill having more trouble getting the jab on in this stanza, though she's managing to do it in spots, and, when she does, she's getting off in combination..."
Cassie: "Vonnie blocking, slipping, good, slick stuff..."
O'Dell: "Which is no surprise from a top-level boxer like Ms. Strahovski. We've got ourselves a good, two-way round here, with neither fighter gaining control and both able to get work done. GOOD right hand from Strahovski there..."
McCarthy: "Best punch of the fight so far..."
O'Dell: "Thirty seconds to go in what's been a very competitive second. Ladies jabbing, moving head, hands, and feet. Vonnie a nice combination there, forces Taylor to cover up, and there's the bell. Close this time, but Straho..."
Tess: "And we're even at 19."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Same again here in the third. Fighters both working to get favorable terms and both able to find some of that at times, but unable to enforce. Straho getting to spots here and there, and, when she does, the blonde getting off in combination..."
Tess: "And wasting no time doing it."
O'Dell: "Meanwhile, Hill able to enforce distance, work at gunnery range at times, and, when she can do that, the brunette has the better of things. Some excellent boxing right now, purists have to be loving all of this, Mac..."
McCarthy: "No purist could love a fight with The Toothpick in it!"
O'Dell: "Down the stretch we come. Not much in it at all. Both fighters getting busier now, going to try to steal those points. SHARP exchange and then another! Good right hands being landed and there's the bell. Dead even, I think."
Cassie: "Meaning the cards are dead even at 29."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "Back to work in the fourth and HILL with a sharp combination that tosses Vonnie to the defensive. Taylor getting more aggressive now, backing up the blonde with hard right hands. She's keeping the Aussie on the back foot..."
Cassie: "Finding the range with the jab."
O'Dell: "Definitely is, and she's putting punches together well off it. Yvonne scoring in counter in spots, but that's about all she can manage at the moment. Taylor's got the machine humming and she's piling up the points..."
McCarthy: "Strahovski need to take the fight to her!"
O'Dell: "The opposite is happening right now as we come down the stretch. Best round of the night for Hill so far. GOOD combination, backs the blonde up yet again and there's the bell. No doubt about this one. It's Taylor, wide."
Tess: "And Hill moves into the 39-38 lead."
ROUND FIVE:
O'Dell: "Fifth begins with Vonnie stepping to now! Blonde getting very aggressive, taking the fight to the brunette and backing her up. Strahovski sitting down on punches, getting Hill on the back foot, taking her out of her rhythm..."
McCarthy: "This is JUST what I said she should do! WHY don't these fighters listen to the Blonde Boxing Genius?"
Tess: "Easy stomach. Don't turn over now..."
O'Dell: "Good stuff from Straho. She's getting punches put together, preempting the brunette. Taylor landing in counter in spots, much like Yvonne did last round, but that's about all she can manage. GOOD combination, Strahovski..."
Cassie: "Vonnie's really got the range and she's committing in a MAJOR way."
O'Dell: "Definitely is. Fifteen seconds to go in the fifth. ANOTHER sharp combination from the Aussie sends the American backward and there's ANOTHER just before the bell. Great round for Yvonne who takes it wide, and we find ourselves even at 48 at the half."
ROUND SIX:
O'Dell: "Strahovski continuing to press the pace, but Hill not going to give ground now and HERE WE GO! It's a FIREFIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Taylor and Vonnie banging away with hard right hands and DOWN GOES STRAHO!"
Cassie: "What a SHOT!"
O'Dell: "Hill quickly to a neutral corner. Yvonne down on her right side. Count at three. Four. Five. Vonnie to hands and knees at six. Seven. To her feet at eight. Ref going to think about it while he gives the blonde the mandatory...and he waves on Taylor!"
McCarthy: "Toothpick had better get her RIGHT NOW..."
O'Dell: "And, that's what Hill's trying to do. She's calling in artillery strikes, backing Straho to the ropes, working her over to head and body. Vonnie hanging on in the high guard, clinching now, running clock. Final seconds ticking away...and there's the bell. HUGE round for Hill..."
Tess: "But Strahovski survives, though, with the 10-8 round, she's down a pair, 58-56."
ROUND SEVEN:
O'Dell: "Hill in control, looking to finish this thing. Vonnie giving ground, playing for time right now. She's still looking wobbly, so she's staying on the defensive. Taylor sound, working the jab, getting the hands out and back, piling up points and punishment..."
Tess: "Even if she doesn't finish, get this one and she's up three with three to go."
O'Dell: "Very good point, and Hill well on her way to doing that with the blonde in full retreat and STRAHO ROCKS HER! Counter right from Yvonne and Taylor is hurt and DOWN GOES HILL AFTER A FOUR-PUNCH COMBINATION!"
McCarthy: "YES! YES! YES!"
O'Dell: "Yvonne to a neutral corner. Taylor down on her back. Count at three. Four. Five. Hill rolls to her belly at six. Pushes to hands and knees at seven, eight, nine. To her feet...TOO LATE! It's OVER! Taylor can't beat the count and it's OVER! And your winner by KO7 is Yvonne Strahovski!"
Cassie: "Great fight and a heck of a comeback for Vonnie!"
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go up to the ring and Tess Valmore!"
Tess: "I have our winner, Yvonne Strahovski, and, Vonnie, things did NOT look good for you going into the seventh..."
Yvonne (smiling): "Oh, she caught me a good one. She can HIT. Welter power, no doubt. I was looking for a spot for a counter and found one. Managed to turn it around, but it bloody well wasn't easy."
Tess: "A while ago, you were fighting for the Jaguar title, but, it looks like you can still fight with the best of the younger lights..."
Yvonne (smiling): "Oh, no doubt, Tess. I'm not done going after the lightweight belts. Not done by a long shot!"
"Taylor's a challenge for sure," says Vonnie with a gorgeous smile. "She's among the very best lights in the world. But. I AM the very best light in the world, and that will be the difference tonight."
"Four time Unified Champion, five-time champion, Hall of Famer," says Taylor shaking her head. "Best rivalry, maybe, in the history of the FCBA. She's ICONIC. That's the word. And, she's also damn good. But, I'm better. As I'm about to prove."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "Back at ringside and the four-sided giant screen lowered over the arena, which means Asylum Beach is about to get some use. And that's 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket' by Cake, and here comes Hall of Famer Yvonne Strahovski across the sand..."
McCarthy: "Weirdo didn't actually BOOK this card. He must have been in one of his dens of inebrities and that big goof in the kilt did this behind his back..."
Tess: "Might want to break into that stash of dictionaries, BFF..."
O'Dell: "Crowd REALLY popping for Vonnie, who, of course, is about as popular as any fighter in the FCBA. Straho into the ring and helped off with the robe by the Lookout! corner crew to reveal a white number that gets an even BIGGER pop. And, that's 'Natural' by Imagine Dragons you hear pounding through the arena and onto the beach comes 'The Face', Taylor Hill!"
McCarthy: "Talentless TOOTHPICK! You SAW what happened when she fought a REAL fighter, DiDonato..."
Cassie: "We ALSO saw what happened when she fought TAYLOR SWIFT right here at Asylum..."
McCarthy: "She got LUCKY!"
O'Dell: "Hill into the ring and helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve, and the crowd showing plenty of appreciation for the supermodel in that azure number she likes..."
McCarthy: "Toothpick!"
O'Dell: "Ladies about ready. Time for some picks. Tess likes Taylor. Mac?"
McCarthy: "Strahovski!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "There's the bell. Taylor making with the jab right away. Brunette has some reach here and she's going to use it. Yvonne doing some recon here, much like Hill. Blonde is probing the defenses for weaknesses, looking for spots..."
McCarthy: "Ought to just go right AFTER this toothpick..."
O'Dell: "Hill starting to get it going, putting punches together. Vonnie on the defensive right now. She's not able to get much going. Aussie beauty not hurt, but she's definitely taking the worst of things, at least for the moment..."
Tess: "Thing is, this is YVONNE STRAHOVSKI. She's GOING to adjust to you..."
O'Dell: "No doubt about it. You aren't going to come out and dominate Straho. She's a Hall of Famer for a reason. Taylor, though, getting that done for the moment. Ten seconds to go. Nice combination from Hill and there's the bell. Taylor. Wide."
Cassie: "And with the 10-9 lead."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Strahovski showing some angles now. She's moving the feet, slipping forward, getting off, slipping back. Hill having more trouble getting the jab on in this stanza, though she's managing to do it in spots, and, when she does, she's getting off in combination..."
Cassie: "Vonnie blocking, slipping, good, slick stuff..."
O'Dell: "Which is no surprise from a top-level boxer like Ms. Strahovski. We've got ourselves a good, two-way round here, with neither fighter gaining control and both able to get work done. GOOD right hand from Strahovski there..."
McCarthy: "Best punch of the fight so far..."
O'Dell: "Thirty seconds to go in what's been a very competitive second. Ladies jabbing, moving head, hands, and feet. Vonnie a nice combination there, forces Taylor to cover up, and there's the bell. Close this time, but Straho..."
Tess: "And we're even at 19."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Same again here in the third. Fighters both working to get favorable terms and both able to find some of that at times, but unable to enforce. Straho getting to spots here and there, and, when she does, the blonde getting off in combination..."
Tess: "And wasting no time doing it."
O'Dell: "Meanwhile, Hill able to enforce distance, work at gunnery range at times, and, when she can do that, the brunette has the better of things. Some excellent boxing right now, purists have to be loving all of this, Mac..."
McCarthy: "No purist could love a fight with The Toothpick in it!"
O'Dell: "Down the stretch we come. Not much in it at all. Both fighters getting busier now, going to try to steal those points. SHARP exchange and then another! Good right hands being landed and there's the bell. Dead even, I think."
Cassie: "Meaning the cards are dead even at 29."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "Back to work in the fourth and HILL with a sharp combination that tosses Vonnie to the defensive. Taylor getting more aggressive now, backing up the blonde with hard right hands. She's keeping the Aussie on the back foot..."
Cassie: "Finding the range with the jab."
O'Dell: "Definitely is, and she's putting punches together well off it. Yvonne scoring in counter in spots, but that's about all she can manage at the moment. Taylor's got the machine humming and she's piling up the points..."
McCarthy: "Strahovski need to take the fight to her!"
O'Dell: "The opposite is happening right now as we come down the stretch. Best round of the night for Hill so far. GOOD combination, backs the blonde up yet again and there's the bell. No doubt about this one. It's Taylor, wide."
Tess: "And Hill moves into the 39-38 lead."
ROUND FIVE:
O'Dell: "Fifth begins with Vonnie stepping to now! Blonde getting very aggressive, taking the fight to the brunette and backing her up. Strahovski sitting down on punches, getting Hill on the back foot, taking her out of her rhythm..."
McCarthy: "This is JUST what I said she should do! WHY don't these fighters listen to the Blonde Boxing Genius?"
Tess: "Easy stomach. Don't turn over now..."
O'Dell: "Good stuff from Straho. She's getting punches put together, preempting the brunette. Taylor landing in counter in spots, much like Yvonne did last round, but that's about all she can manage. GOOD combination, Strahovski..."
Cassie: "Vonnie's really got the range and she's committing in a MAJOR way."
O'Dell: "Definitely is. Fifteen seconds to go in the fifth. ANOTHER sharp combination from the Aussie sends the American backward and there's ANOTHER just before the bell. Great round for Yvonne who takes it wide, and we find ourselves even at 48 at the half."
ROUND SIX:
O'Dell: "Strahovski continuing to press the pace, but Hill not going to give ground now and HERE WE GO! It's a FIREFIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Taylor and Vonnie banging away with hard right hands and DOWN GOES STRAHO!"
Cassie: "What a SHOT!"
O'Dell: "Hill quickly to a neutral corner. Yvonne down on her right side. Count at three. Four. Five. Vonnie to hands and knees at six. Seven. To her feet at eight. Ref going to think about it while he gives the blonde the mandatory...and he waves on Taylor!"
McCarthy: "Toothpick had better get her RIGHT NOW..."
O'Dell: "And, that's what Hill's trying to do. She's calling in artillery strikes, backing Straho to the ropes, working her over to head and body. Vonnie hanging on in the high guard, clinching now, running clock. Final seconds ticking away...and there's the bell. HUGE round for Hill..."
Tess: "But Strahovski survives, though, with the 10-8 round, she's down a pair, 58-56."
ROUND SEVEN:
O'Dell: "Hill in control, looking to finish this thing. Vonnie giving ground, playing for time right now. She's still looking wobbly, so she's staying on the defensive. Taylor sound, working the jab, getting the hands out and back, piling up points and punishment..."
Tess: "Even if she doesn't finish, get this one and she's up three with three to go."
O'Dell: "Very good point, and Hill well on her way to doing that with the blonde in full retreat and STRAHO ROCKS HER! Counter right from Yvonne and Taylor is hurt and DOWN GOES HILL AFTER A FOUR-PUNCH COMBINATION!"
McCarthy: "YES! YES! YES!"
O'Dell: "Yvonne to a neutral corner. Taylor down on her back. Count at three. Four. Five. Hill rolls to her belly at six. Pushes to hands and knees at seven, eight, nine. To her feet...TOO LATE! It's OVER! Taylor can't beat the count and it's OVER! And your winner by KO7 is Yvonne Strahovski!"
Cassie: "Great fight and a heck of a comeback for Vonnie!"
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go up to the ring and Tess Valmore!"
Tess: "I have our winner, Yvonne Strahovski, and, Vonnie, things did NOT look good for you going into the seventh..."
Yvonne (smiling): "Oh, she caught me a good one. She can HIT. Welter power, no doubt. I was looking for a spot for a counter and found one. Managed to turn it around, but it bloody well wasn't easy."
Tess: "A while ago, you were fighting for the Jaguar title, but, it looks like you can still fight with the best of the younger lights..."
Yvonne (smiling): "Oh, no doubt, Tess. I'm not done going after the lightweight belts. Not done by a long shot!"
