Sophie Mudd versus Helen Flanagan (JMD Title)

BEFORE:

It's blonde vs. brunette for the JMD Championship, and British beauty Helen's determined to claim the tiara for her own. "I know how to come over here and beat Front Street girls," says Helen with a mischievous smile. "Just ask Kat Dennings!"

"Helen's about to find out," says a hard-eyed Sophie, "That I'm NOT Kat Dennings."

ROUND ONE:

Flanagan wants to go all JMD on Sophie early, but Mudd has a different idea. The younger brunette has the reach advantage, and she uses it, snapping out the left jab, keeping the blonde at bay with it. Helen begins working the feet, trying to close, and, when she manages to get inside Sophie's defenses, well. It gets all JMD up in this beyotch, as the ladies work body and jug in the phone booth. Helen gets the better of things on those terms, but, when Sophie can enforce distance, it's Mudd who's piling up the points and the punishment. Add it all up, and it's a close first round, but, when the bell rings, it's the champion who's taken the points and the 10-9 lead.

ROUND TWO:

More of the same. What we have here, is a battle for terms. Helen wants close quarters, where she can bang and bring her power to bear. Sophie would rather work at range, simply because she has the advantage there. So, once again, it's all about who gets more of what she wants...and, who gets more done when she's got the terms she prefers. The second sees Helen even more effective at close quarters, as she zeroes in on Sophie's rack, punishing the younger woman repeatedly to jug. Mudd, on the other hand, puts punches together at range and rocks some rack as part of those combinations. At the bell? Close again, but it's the blonde challenger who takes the points and evens things at 19.

ROUND THREE:

Helen a bit more effective in the third. She's finding ways past Sophie's guard more frequently now, and, when she's inside, she's very, very busy, working body, rack, head. She's even levering the younger woman at times, opening her up for nasty short hooks to the body and jugs. Sophie's still having her moments when she has the distance she wants, and, she's banging back inside, but she's simply not as effective in doing so as the blonde challenger in this round. Helen's feeling it by the final thirty seconds, just tenderizing meat in there, and, when the bell rings, the British beauty fairly BOUNCES back to her corner, clearly pleased with a round she's won cleanly to take a 29-28 lead.

ROUND FOUR:

Fourth begins with Helen pressing forward, working inside, banging away at the champion. Sophie responding in kind, but it's the blonde who's more effective once agai...BOOM! Right hook to JUG, SOPHIE and HELEN IS FROZEN! The blonde stumbles backward and Mudd lets the hands go! Helen REELING back into the ropes, covering up as Mudd goes to work, hooking ribs and tummy, going upstairs and then working the HUP-HUP to Flanagan's jugs. Helen in desperate trouble. Ref looking in. Mudd trying to get the British beauty out of there, but the challenger's hanging on grimly, clinching, trying to make it to the bell...and she does. It's Sophie's round wide, though, and we're even at 38.

ROUND FIVE:

Mudd determined to finish. Helen looking ragged as the brunette backs her up with hard shot. Soon enough, the blonde's rope bound and Mudd's digging tummy and working that rack. Flanagan bereft, taking tons of punishment to every legal inch of her body, but she's hanging on desperately. RIGHT HOOK, MUDD! Helen's knees do a shimmy! And, Sophie HAMMERS AWAY TO JUG! Helen stacked on the ropes and taking. Referee again looking closely as Sophie hooks her rack with both hands. Helen crouching, keeping the guard high and the elbows tight. Right uppercut, MUDD and DOWN GOES FLANAGAN! Helen goes crashing past the champion's left shoulder and lands face first on the canvas. Mudd to a neutral corner. Ref counting down on Helen. Blonde trying to push off the canvas, but can't do it. It's OVER! And, your winner by KO5 and STILL JMD Champion is Sophie Mudd!

AFTER:

Sophie has a surprising admission in the post-fight. "She's better and tougher than I gave her credit for," the brunette says of the beaten blonde. "She hits harder. And, she took a TON of heavy leather, stuff that would have put most of my previous opponents on their backs. She's not as good as ME, but she's better than a lot of girls. A LOT of girls."