Sophie Mudd versus Mia Khalifa (JMD Title)

BEFORE:

A pair of JMD Champions meet in this battle of brunettes for, um, the JMD Championship, as former champion Mia Khalifa looks to reclaim her gold from current title holder Sophie Mudd. And, while Mudd's had quite the run with the title, Mia is supremely confident in her ability to take it back. "Sophie is, obviously, a champion. But, so am I. And, as there can only be one champion at a time, when this fight is over, I will wear the crown."

"Mia's no joke in there," Sophie admits. "But, I'm the JMD Champion for a reason. And, Mia's about to find out what that reason IS."

ROUND ONE:

First doesn't look a lot like JMD, because the champion doesn't want it to. Mudd has some reach on Mia, and she quickly makes use of it, using an educated jab and nice footwork to keep Khalifa on the outside, where she's far less dangerous. Mia's trying to penetrate, trying to find her way inside to bang, but she mostly can't do it. Instead, she's where she doesn't want to be, out on the end of her rival's punches. Champion taking full advantage of the terms, working the challenger over to both head and body and banging a little rack in spots, piling up punishment along with points. When the bell rings, it's Sophie wide and with the 10-9 lead.

ROUND TWO:

Mia damning a torpedo or two. She can't stay outside and box with Mudd and hope to win this thing, so she's aggressively walking through Sophie's punches, and it works. She's getting inside, working body, hooking rack, turning this into a slugfest...and doing very well in it. She's levering her rival, using hooks and uppies to punish body and jug, backing her up, keeping her off balance, doing all the stuff that got Mia the title in the first place. Mudd looking uncomfortable. Getting off on occasion, but now on both the back foot and the defensive as Mia forces her back across the sand. At the bell, no doubt again. It's Khalifa and we're even at 19.

ROUND THREE:

NOW it's looking like JMD. Mia's in Sophie's grill and Mudd doesn't mind it as much. She's digging body, working jug, banging away on the inside, giving as good as she gets as Khalifa gets physical. Mia using her shorter stature to lever, knock Sophie off balance. Mudd responds using her own length to tie up, using an arm behind the head to control Khalifa until the referee breaks it up. It's gritty stuff throughout the entire stanza, as the two brunettes work body. There's some stuff upstairs, of course, but this is mostly tenderizing every legal inch of flesh and it goes on for three full minutes. At the bell, it's close, but it's Mia, and Khalifa pulls into a 29-28 lead.

ROUND FOUR:

More work in the phone booth. Sophie's not trying to get space anymore. Instead, she's willing to grind inside with the shorter woman, and she's holding her own doing it...BOOM! Right hook, MUDD and Mia is HURT! Khalifa RUMBLIN', STUMBLIN', FUMBLIN' across the sand! And the champion is ALL IN! She's letting the hands go, banging away upstairs, driving Khalifa back into the ropes and then GOING RACK! Mudd with the HUP-HUP to jug as the challenger keeps the guard high and tight, putting her rack and body on sale. Sophie buying IN BULK as Mia screams into her gloves and the referee looks in closely. Khalifa clinching, hanging on desperately...makes it to the bell. When it rings, Sophie's taken it wide and evened things at 38, but Mia will live to fight another day.

ROUND FIVE:

It's another day. And Mia's still clearly buzzed from the previous round. Sophie knows it and takes full advantage, backing the shorter woman up with hard flurries to head and body. Khalifa trying to at least effect a fighting retreat, and she manages to do so, but the champion is in control and then...BOOM! Right hand, SOPHIE and DOWN GOES MIA! Khalifa splashes to her back in the sand! Mudd to a neutral corner. Challenger looking finished, but some how makes it to her feet at eight. Ref gives her the mandatory and ON COMES SOPHIE! Mudd a buzz saw of leather as she POUNDS Mia back into the ropes and then TEARS INTO JUG! She's hooking a little belly, going upstairs at times, but just MUGGING that rack. Right UPPIE spits the gloves and staggers Mia and THE REFEREE HAS SEEN ENOUGH! He bundles Khalifa to safety and it's OVER! And your winner by TKO5 and STILL JMD Champion is Sophie Mudd!

AFTER:

Mudd scuffed but smiling. She's successfully defended her title again. "It's obvious why she was JMD Champion," Sophie admits. "She's tough and sturdy and can HIT. But. Like I said, there's a REASON I'm champion. And, Mia found out what that reason is."