Post by Lookout! Boxing on Jul 27, 2024 0:33:44 GMT -6
Lily James
vs Neriah Fisher
(Words: O & E / Results: Lookout!)
Before: Lily being accused of playing things safe, taking things easy after the Winstead loss. “I’m coming up on eligibility for the title again. It only makes sense for me to pick an opponent who will give me a proper workout but will still prove that I’m ready for Stana whenever she gets around to defending the title again.”
Neriah leaning into the “Nepo-baby” status, only having five fewer fights than Lily despite being 11 years younger. “She says I’m going to be ready to fight for the title someday. Well, Honey, that time is now! I’m going to plow her under, and after that, the rest of the division is ALL mine!”
Lily in black bikini, matching gloves, hair wet and slicked down. Neriah in pink demi-cup bikini, white gloves, hair loose and cascading over back and breasts. Both fighters barefoot in the sand.
R1: Neriah’s fists in tight group near mouth&chin - patient stepping pivots-left as she establishes her jab. Lily trying to step-and-poke-with, getting picked apart a bit by sharper-punching brunette. Fisher establishing her front, lumping up her beautiful foe, neatly boxing the initiative away from James. Something to watch for: Neriah jabbing, then dipping forward onto front leg - fetching a jagged little left uppercut to Lily's ribs.
R2: Lily coming forward, being the aggressor in the second. James calming down, working behind her jab - keeping right hand just under her chin as she steers Fisher round the ring. Nice limber hook from Lily - wide to Neriah's rightside lats - American pivoting-left round the shot, all leggy and sinewy. James leaning in with rangy rights - slinging shots, usually slipped as Fisher's moving head well. Lily back underneath with batting, straight-arm hooks off Neriah's flat waistline: brunette taking the body blows all tight lipped and frowning. Bell: James steely-eyed back to her corner, knows she took it to well-regarded Fisher this round.
R3: Methodical Neriah consolidates, patiently breaking down Lily's surprisingly resilient defence. James busting up some, wearing down. Fisher's jab clearly punishing Lily, working over left side of the Brit's gorgeous face at will. Neriah's sudden, jolting right pounding through to chin with alarming frequency: James covering up after gobbling it, but legs taking it well. Lily rangy in receipt: dip and rip left uppercuts to Neriah's torso; slinging right hands and wide, lashing hooks. Fisher altogether tighter, more disciplined in her stance, but forced to concentrate, work hard to get the better of James through three
R4: Lily’s fans cheered to see her catch second wind, get after Neriah with renewed vigour. Fisher covering up, legging away from lanky slugging: American using the ring, letting James surge and spend up some money. Neriah finding Lily's face with the odd jab, but for the most part doing her best work with rangy left hands downstairs: hooks and uppercuts. Both fighters grimacing after the odd digging touch to their ribs: both feeling it from a drawn round.
R5: Neriah aggressively at Lily - flipping out the backhand left jab on the step-in; slinging that sidearm right to the ear. James lashed, but resolute: she's keeping hands up, bobbing/weaving at the waist - answering back vicious lefts and rights either side of Fisher's ribcage. Lily slides a lanky right uppercut through, brushing Neriah’s head back to oohs and ahhs from the crowd; chops a short right to Fisher's breasts, humbling them. Neriah curls a palm-down hook across in exchange for a biting Lily-hook...both girls trade withering right hand blasts and DOWN GOES FISHER! Huge head swivel as Lily's blacksmith's right lands bingo to chin... Neriah's right hand sails as she corkscrews down - sprawling on her tummy over to her right. Fisher fast asleep, lips pursed in slumber...That's KO5 Lily James!