Post by Lookout! Boxing on Dec 28, 2018 22:41:07 GMT -6
Amber Heard (Fighting Academy) vs Blake Lively (Chimera) Result:Lookout, Story:simgrrl
Heard: (32yo, 5'8", 130#, 9-13-0) vs Blake: (31yo, 5'10", 130#, 25-28-0) W-L records approximate
Before: This is a rematch of their August bout where Lively stopped Amber in the 7th round of a hard-fought battle marred by controversy when Heard's corner accused Lively of a low-blow. In a matter unrelated to the fight, that was the night of the much-ballyhooed "Tess Valmore goes to jail" incident where Sunny McKay (and most of the Chimera stable) engaged with Tess Valmore and several dozen others. Heard's loss got overlooked in all the excitement surrounding that event, to her relief.
Blake coming off her win last month over Eiza Gonzalez; Heard making her first ring appearance since that August loss to Lively. Both, however, have been busy elsewhere and have made no secret of the fact there's growing animosity between themselves, and their two stables, as a result of the August match. Heard winless thus far in 2018, wants to close out the year on a high; Lively has struggled for years trying to level her record at .500 and still has a ways to travel to achieve even that modest goal.
Heard with Torrie Wilson and Jessica Alba comes out wearing hot pink bra and panties with red trainers and gloves. Lively, accompanied by Chimera's head trainer Jeri Ryan with Ronda Rousey and Jen Lopez, is wearing the same USA flag motif bikini she wore when she beat Heard in August, white gloves and bare feet.
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During R1: Quick start by Heard gets her on top of Lively before Blake knows what hit her! Big right hand opening shot buckles Lively's lithe legs and the tall blonde immediately forced to grab Amber in a clinch. Heard pounding Lively's body as she works over the taller fighters lats and flanks. Blake wincing in pain as Heard batters her back into the Chimera corner, bodies up with her head under Lively's chin as she sets up shop in the blonde's 'kitchen' driving lefts and rights into Blake's taut abs trying to break her down from the get-go!
Blake trying to tie up Amber's arms, wrestling with her back pinned against the turnbuckle, trying to escape but Heard's using her knee between Blake's thighs to scissor her leg as she pushes her chest into Lively's, dominating the Chimera fighter in the opening minutes of the fight with her body-on-body contact as she keeps plunging hard, soul-sucking, body shots into Blake's belly. Lively finally manages to get her hands inside to shove Heard back, then lands a left hook to create enough room to get off the ropes, but she's slow to get out of the corner and Heard is again able to body up with her, riding Blake back onto the side ropes where they again wrestle for position. Heard's not bashful about putting her body up against Blake's and she's winning that contest as well.
After a referee break, they trade punches at long range, with Blake circling away from Heard using her rangy jabbing to hold the brunette at bay. Amber applying unrelenting pressure, continually moving forward, throwing head-hunting bombs at every opportunity; Lively in retreat, unable to plant her feet to punch with any power, reduced to a one-handed fighter keeping her right at her chin while pushing out left jabs that annoy Heard more than hurt her. At the bell, it's a terrific opening round for Amber Heard who grabbed the initiative from the opening bell and never relinquished it, winning the round wide on all three judges scorecards.
R2: Lively turns the tide. Blake coming out a little more active right from the jump and she's able to dictate the pace early by using her long legs and limber torso to take command of the action behind that firm left jab she's still able to stick in Amber's face to keep Heard off her throbbing body. Lively unlimbers the right hand this round in combinations with her left, making things a whole lot easier for the tall blonde as she's able to circle to her left, popping her jab in Amber's face then dropping the right over Heard's left.
Heard moving her head more in the middle of the round, not giving Blake an easy target; hooking to the body when she can or stepping in after slipping Lively's jab to target Blake's left ribs with some crunching rights. Both women eager to engage and the fans aren't being cheated as both stand in to trade power shots midway through. Each lands solidly at times, and both miss opportunities to land as both seem to be in a hurry to get to the after party celebrating her victory. Neither able to capitalize but not for a lack of trying!
Fans on their feet in the closing minute of the round; Lively driving Heard back onto her heels, then pounding her steadily back until her butt hits the ropes. There, Amber digs in and after several hard body shots by both women, Heard slips in a big uppercut that appears to hurt Lively! Amber lets it all out, slamming several hard punches into Lively's lower body, then her upper torso; the straight power punching puts Lively in reverse and Heard makes up all the lost ground and more as she pounds Blake clear across the ring to stack her up against the opposite side ropes! Fans are beside themselves screaming their lungs out at the back-and-forth action.
No sooner does Heard put Lively in trouble than Blake once more battles back digging three straight hurtful hooks low into Heard's belly that take the fight out of the brawling brunette. Lively driving Amber back once more, but the bell saves her as the referee leaps in to send the fighters back to their corners to a standing ovation. Blake pockets the points, but it's close on all three judge's cards.
R3: Blake picking up where she left off, catching Heard with a left hook, right cross combo in the opening minute. The brunette is stunned and, sensing weakness, Lively sprang forward looking to finish but Heard's not as hurt as she looked and put up a stubborn defense as she struggled to clear her head. Frustrated by Amber, the big blonde ignored her trainers advice and threw everything she had at at Amber, punishing Heard's body as she chased her around the ring using her long reach and lithe legs to her advantage. Lively held the upper hand in just about every exchange, but while she was piling on hurt, Heard kept retreating while refusing to buckle.
Midway thru the round, Lively again caught Heard with her right, once more buckling the brunette's rubbery knees. Amber clinching up high as Blake bashed away at her midsection with both fists, backing Amber up her own corner, trapping Heard with her back on the turnbuckles and Lively in her face; chugging her fists into Amber's midsection and uppercutting her torso to steal her wind. Heard wrapping Blake up in a bearhug, trying to reverse to pin Lively in the corner. They careened along the ropes; first one, then the other with her back on the ropes before they switch positions again.
With Heard's back against the ropes again, Lively pushes off and sends a strong uppercut up between them. With Amber being pushed back, Blake's fist only grazed her jaw, but for a second Amber saw stars as her head twisted to the right. At the same time, Lively's left came whipping across within inches of her face. Blake tilted to her right off balance as she followed thru, then windmilled a wild right up and over Amber's left shoulder to crop down on the side of Heard's head behind her left ear.
Heard went stumbling forward, her back to Lively who turned and stepped with Heard, turning and rearing back as she cocked her left at the same time Heard whirled blindly around and threw a desperation right of her own!
Amber's fist slammed into Blake Lively's face between the eyes and the tall blonde went over backward, legs flying up as she crashed flat on her back, knocking the breath out of her. Heard stumbled over Lively's feet and she staggered into the referee, then they both went down in a tangle of arms and legs!
As Amber and the referee untangle themselves, Blake was trying to sit up, grabbing the ropes to pull herself to her knees. The referee pushed Amber toward the opposite corner, turned to pick up the count from the timekeeper, then said, "FIVE!" as Lively got to one knee. Blake was up by "SEVEN!" and after checking her and wiping her gloves, the referee waved Heard over.
Heard loped across the ring and sent a straight right to Blake's face that slammed her just above the nose and snapped her head back, sending her backward onto the ropes. Amber bodied up, pistoning both fists into Blake's middle as she pinned the blond with her shoulder wedged under Lively's chin. Blake grabbed Amber's biceps trying to hold her at bay, but Heard shrugged her off and hit her with three more; two to her belly and a third that smashed the underside of Blake's left breast - an uppercut aimed at Blake's chin that went astray when Lively leaned in at the last second.
Lively groaned in pain and clinched, panting in Amber's ear as she pushed the brunette back out to the middle of the ring where Blake broke away and circled to her left, pawing her jab in Amber's face to buy a few seconds to get her breath.
Amber refused to be denied and brushed Blake's left hand aside, stepped in and drove her right fist into Blake's left breast...this time deliberately with full intent. Heard smirked at the yelp of pain it brought forth and as Blake recoiled, her right hand reached across her chest to support her throbbing breast. It was exactly what Amber had wanted! As soon as Blake's right hand moved Heard's left hook was on the way to Lively's right cheek. The impact rocked Lively's head to the left, her upper body leaning along with it. A short right from Heard sent Blake back against the ropes where she'd been just seconds before.
Amber's left hook glanced off Blake's right shoulder into her head, but the force had been blunted by Lively's upper arm raising an instant before the fist arrived. A Heard right to the pit of Blake's belly doubled her over, and another left under her right elbow took Lively's breath away again. Blake clinched but Amber kept punching at her lower body, the impacts sending ripples through Lively's torso. Blake was saved from further damage by the bell, and when the referee stepped in Amber Heard danced away to her corner to a raucous reception from her handlers. Blake held her stomach with her left hand as she arched her back and took deep breaths trying to refill her burning and oxygen deprived lungs.
Amber's knockdown in minute two, and the way she piled on Lively afterward, won the round wide and put her in the lead with two big rounds on her side of the ledger to only one close round for Lively who had gotten careless and it cost her... she paid a heavy price for her hubris, barely escaping an embarrassing KO and she'd dug a hole she'd have to work hard to climb out of!
R4: Amber's corner upbeat between rounds; she's up before the bell ready to finish Lively whose handlers trying to reassure the blonde, "...everything's OK; forget the knockdown 'n' concentrate on this round. The rest will take care of itself."
Blake hesitates at the bell then, with a push from Ryan and a slap on the ass by Lopez, she rises and walks out to face Heard. Amber loping forward, snapping the jab in Blake's face. Lively blinks, then flicks out a right that Heard casually brushes aside before chopping a right to Lively's left ear. Blake retreating to her right with Amber trailing, her jab pumping; constantly harassing Blake. Heard sliding to her left, intercepting Lively; hooking the tall blondes body, then a right that slices down across Blake's chest when Lively leans back at the last second. Heard grinning as Blake instinctively grabs her top with her right hand to push it back up to re-cover her exposed right breast but Amber takes advantage to stagger Lively with another left hook when her hand lowers.
Lively stumbling back to the ropes and Amber's quick to spring on her, chest-to-chest bodying up, pressing against Blake who's leaning back over the top rope with Heard's left forearm under her chin while Amber's right is thud-thud-thudding into Lively's rapidly-reddening abs! Blake gets her right into action at last, raising her hand, then slamming it down onto Heard's left ear and the side of her jaw. A couple of those convince Amber to take her left arm off of Lively's throat to protect her face...but she keeps slamming that right into Blake's vulnerable belly.
Lively finally manages to fight her way off the ropes behind her right cross; once she has room to maneuver, she brings her left into action. She lands several combinations to keep Heard backing up, but Amber's jab is always in Blake's face. The crowd enjoying the close range trading and the referee's letting the girls sort themselves out with little interference which is working to Lively's advantage as she's once again using her long, lithe, legs to circle Heard, creating angles she's able to exploit to get to Amber's body frequently. Amber can't answer with comparable firepower and as the round goes on, Blake lands three punches for every two by Heard. Lively pushing Heard back with a steady drum beat of right hands, mixing in enough left hooks to keep Amber reeling backward. At the bell, Blake won't stop punching and the referee has to jump in to pull her back. Blake wins the points (close) as Heard faded after her early onslaught, letting Lively fight her way back into the round, but Heard's still ahead on the scorecards.
R5: The Chimera corner excited after Blake's comeback last round, urging her to "keep it going." Both fighters up for the bell, stepping out quickly. Huge exchange of right hands in the opening seconds goes Heard's way, sending Lively reeling back but as Amber closes in to finish, has her knees are buckled by a Lively left hook and Blake surges back with another right hand that staggers Heard who is driven back up against the ropes! Lively pins Amber with the jab, then tees off with two right hands, the second landing flush on Heard's chin and down goes Heard!
Heard crumples at the ropes, her head and shoulders outside the ring supported by the bottom rope under her upper back. Lively spins away, jogging to the opposite corner as the referee moves in to pick up the count. When the count reaches five, Amber is still down and the referee waves off the rest of the count as the Chimera corner erupts in excited cheers as the three handlers scramble into the ring to congratulate Blake Lively who takes a KO5; picking up where she left off in the fourth to hammer Heard on the ropes until "the Aquaman babe" bit the dust.
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After: Lively magnanimous in victory. As they stand with the referee, Blake holding Heard with an arm around her waist and whispering in her ear, then as her arm is raised, Lively gives Amber a pat on the butt. Then Blake raises Heard's hand as well as they stand hip-to-hip at center ring; Blake grinning and Amber unable to hide her dismay.
"Amber gave me a good workout," Blake said postfight. "I expected nothing else. The woman is a professional fighter in every sense. I needed a good workout like that and Amber reminded me I need to keep my head in the fight and not get too full of myself."
Amber was obviously disappointed by the outcome after her good start. "I had her on the canvas in the third and I really thought I was going to even the score with her at that point. But she's a tough competitor and she fought back the way I knew she would. We'll likely fight again, sometime, somewhere, and when we do, I won't let her get up the next time I get my foot on her throat."
Heard: (32yo, 5'8", 130#, 9-13-0) vs Blake: (31yo, 5'10", 130#, 25-28-0) W-L records approximate
Before: This is a rematch of their August bout where Lively stopped Amber in the 7th round of a hard-fought battle marred by controversy when Heard's corner accused Lively of a low-blow. In a matter unrelated to the fight, that was the night of the much-ballyhooed "Tess Valmore goes to jail" incident where Sunny McKay (and most of the Chimera stable) engaged with Tess Valmore and several dozen others. Heard's loss got overlooked in all the excitement surrounding that event, to her relief.
Blake coming off her win last month over Eiza Gonzalez; Heard making her first ring appearance since that August loss to Lively. Both, however, have been busy elsewhere and have made no secret of the fact there's growing animosity between themselves, and their two stables, as a result of the August match. Heard winless thus far in 2018, wants to close out the year on a high; Lively has struggled for years trying to level her record at .500 and still has a ways to travel to achieve even that modest goal.
Heard with Torrie Wilson and Jessica Alba comes out wearing hot pink bra and panties with red trainers and gloves. Lively, accompanied by Chimera's head trainer Jeri Ryan with Ronda Rousey and Jen Lopez, is wearing the same USA flag motif bikini she wore when she beat Heard in August, white gloves and bare feet.
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During R1: Quick start by Heard gets her on top of Lively before Blake knows what hit her! Big right hand opening shot buckles Lively's lithe legs and the tall blonde immediately forced to grab Amber in a clinch. Heard pounding Lively's body as she works over the taller fighters lats and flanks. Blake wincing in pain as Heard batters her back into the Chimera corner, bodies up with her head under Lively's chin as she sets up shop in the blonde's 'kitchen' driving lefts and rights into Blake's taut abs trying to break her down from the get-go!
Blake trying to tie up Amber's arms, wrestling with her back pinned against the turnbuckle, trying to escape but Heard's using her knee between Blake's thighs to scissor her leg as she pushes her chest into Lively's, dominating the Chimera fighter in the opening minutes of the fight with her body-on-body contact as she keeps plunging hard, soul-sucking, body shots into Blake's belly. Lively finally manages to get her hands inside to shove Heard back, then lands a left hook to create enough room to get off the ropes, but she's slow to get out of the corner and Heard is again able to body up with her, riding Blake back onto the side ropes where they again wrestle for position. Heard's not bashful about putting her body up against Blake's and she's winning that contest as well.
After a referee break, they trade punches at long range, with Blake circling away from Heard using her rangy jabbing to hold the brunette at bay. Amber applying unrelenting pressure, continually moving forward, throwing head-hunting bombs at every opportunity; Lively in retreat, unable to plant her feet to punch with any power, reduced to a one-handed fighter keeping her right at her chin while pushing out left jabs that annoy Heard more than hurt her. At the bell, it's a terrific opening round for Amber Heard who grabbed the initiative from the opening bell and never relinquished it, winning the round wide on all three judges scorecards.
R2: Lively turns the tide. Blake coming out a little more active right from the jump and she's able to dictate the pace early by using her long legs and limber torso to take command of the action behind that firm left jab she's still able to stick in Amber's face to keep Heard off her throbbing body. Lively unlimbers the right hand this round in combinations with her left, making things a whole lot easier for the tall blonde as she's able to circle to her left, popping her jab in Amber's face then dropping the right over Heard's left.
Heard moving her head more in the middle of the round, not giving Blake an easy target; hooking to the body when she can or stepping in after slipping Lively's jab to target Blake's left ribs with some crunching rights. Both women eager to engage and the fans aren't being cheated as both stand in to trade power shots midway through. Each lands solidly at times, and both miss opportunities to land as both seem to be in a hurry to get to the after party celebrating her victory. Neither able to capitalize but not for a lack of trying!
Fans on their feet in the closing minute of the round; Lively driving Heard back onto her heels, then pounding her steadily back until her butt hits the ropes. There, Amber digs in and after several hard body shots by both women, Heard slips in a big uppercut that appears to hurt Lively! Amber lets it all out, slamming several hard punches into Lively's lower body, then her upper torso; the straight power punching puts Lively in reverse and Heard makes up all the lost ground and more as she pounds Blake clear across the ring to stack her up against the opposite side ropes! Fans are beside themselves screaming their lungs out at the back-and-forth action.
No sooner does Heard put Lively in trouble than Blake once more battles back digging three straight hurtful hooks low into Heard's belly that take the fight out of the brawling brunette. Lively driving Amber back once more, but the bell saves her as the referee leaps in to send the fighters back to their corners to a standing ovation. Blake pockets the points, but it's close on all three judge's cards.
R3: Blake picking up where she left off, catching Heard with a left hook, right cross combo in the opening minute. The brunette is stunned and, sensing weakness, Lively sprang forward looking to finish but Heard's not as hurt as she looked and put up a stubborn defense as she struggled to clear her head. Frustrated by Amber, the big blonde ignored her trainers advice and threw everything she had at at Amber, punishing Heard's body as she chased her around the ring using her long reach and lithe legs to her advantage. Lively held the upper hand in just about every exchange, but while she was piling on hurt, Heard kept retreating while refusing to buckle.
Midway thru the round, Lively again caught Heard with her right, once more buckling the brunette's rubbery knees. Amber clinching up high as Blake bashed away at her midsection with both fists, backing Amber up her own corner, trapping Heard with her back on the turnbuckles and Lively in her face; chugging her fists into Amber's midsection and uppercutting her torso to steal her wind. Heard wrapping Blake up in a bearhug, trying to reverse to pin Lively in the corner. They careened along the ropes; first one, then the other with her back on the ropes before they switch positions again.
With Heard's back against the ropes again, Lively pushes off and sends a strong uppercut up between them. With Amber being pushed back, Blake's fist only grazed her jaw, but for a second Amber saw stars as her head twisted to the right. At the same time, Lively's left came whipping across within inches of her face. Blake tilted to her right off balance as she followed thru, then windmilled a wild right up and over Amber's left shoulder to crop down on the side of Heard's head behind her left ear.
Heard went stumbling forward, her back to Lively who turned and stepped with Heard, turning and rearing back as she cocked her left at the same time Heard whirled blindly around and threw a desperation right of her own!
Amber's fist slammed into Blake Lively's face between the eyes and the tall blonde went over backward, legs flying up as she crashed flat on her back, knocking the breath out of her. Heard stumbled over Lively's feet and she staggered into the referee, then they both went down in a tangle of arms and legs!
As Amber and the referee untangle themselves, Blake was trying to sit up, grabbing the ropes to pull herself to her knees. The referee pushed Amber toward the opposite corner, turned to pick up the count from the timekeeper, then said, "FIVE!" as Lively got to one knee. Blake was up by "SEVEN!" and after checking her and wiping her gloves, the referee waved Heard over.
Heard loped across the ring and sent a straight right to Blake's face that slammed her just above the nose and snapped her head back, sending her backward onto the ropes. Amber bodied up, pistoning both fists into Blake's middle as she pinned the blond with her shoulder wedged under Lively's chin. Blake grabbed Amber's biceps trying to hold her at bay, but Heard shrugged her off and hit her with three more; two to her belly and a third that smashed the underside of Blake's left breast - an uppercut aimed at Blake's chin that went astray when Lively leaned in at the last second.
Lively groaned in pain and clinched, panting in Amber's ear as she pushed the brunette back out to the middle of the ring where Blake broke away and circled to her left, pawing her jab in Amber's face to buy a few seconds to get her breath.
Amber refused to be denied and brushed Blake's left hand aside, stepped in and drove her right fist into Blake's left breast...this time deliberately with full intent. Heard smirked at the yelp of pain it brought forth and as Blake recoiled, her right hand reached across her chest to support her throbbing breast. It was exactly what Amber had wanted! As soon as Blake's right hand moved Heard's left hook was on the way to Lively's right cheek. The impact rocked Lively's head to the left, her upper body leaning along with it. A short right from Heard sent Blake back against the ropes where she'd been just seconds before.
Amber's left hook glanced off Blake's right shoulder into her head, but the force had been blunted by Lively's upper arm raising an instant before the fist arrived. A Heard right to the pit of Blake's belly doubled her over, and another left under her right elbow took Lively's breath away again. Blake clinched but Amber kept punching at her lower body, the impacts sending ripples through Lively's torso. Blake was saved from further damage by the bell, and when the referee stepped in Amber Heard danced away to her corner to a raucous reception from her handlers. Blake held her stomach with her left hand as she arched her back and took deep breaths trying to refill her burning and oxygen deprived lungs.
Amber's knockdown in minute two, and the way she piled on Lively afterward, won the round wide and put her in the lead with two big rounds on her side of the ledger to only one close round for Lively who had gotten careless and it cost her... she paid a heavy price for her hubris, barely escaping an embarrassing KO and she'd dug a hole she'd have to work hard to climb out of!
R4: Amber's corner upbeat between rounds; she's up before the bell ready to finish Lively whose handlers trying to reassure the blonde, "...everything's OK; forget the knockdown 'n' concentrate on this round. The rest will take care of itself."
Blake hesitates at the bell then, with a push from Ryan and a slap on the ass by Lopez, she rises and walks out to face Heard. Amber loping forward, snapping the jab in Blake's face. Lively blinks, then flicks out a right that Heard casually brushes aside before chopping a right to Lively's left ear. Blake retreating to her right with Amber trailing, her jab pumping; constantly harassing Blake. Heard sliding to her left, intercepting Lively; hooking the tall blondes body, then a right that slices down across Blake's chest when Lively leans back at the last second. Heard grinning as Blake instinctively grabs her top with her right hand to push it back up to re-cover her exposed right breast but Amber takes advantage to stagger Lively with another left hook when her hand lowers.
Lively stumbling back to the ropes and Amber's quick to spring on her, chest-to-chest bodying up, pressing against Blake who's leaning back over the top rope with Heard's left forearm under her chin while Amber's right is thud-thud-thudding into Lively's rapidly-reddening abs! Blake gets her right into action at last, raising her hand, then slamming it down onto Heard's left ear and the side of her jaw. A couple of those convince Amber to take her left arm off of Lively's throat to protect her face...but she keeps slamming that right into Blake's vulnerable belly.
Lively finally manages to fight her way off the ropes behind her right cross; once she has room to maneuver, she brings her left into action. She lands several combinations to keep Heard backing up, but Amber's jab is always in Blake's face. The crowd enjoying the close range trading and the referee's letting the girls sort themselves out with little interference which is working to Lively's advantage as she's once again using her long, lithe, legs to circle Heard, creating angles she's able to exploit to get to Amber's body frequently. Amber can't answer with comparable firepower and as the round goes on, Blake lands three punches for every two by Heard. Lively pushing Heard back with a steady drum beat of right hands, mixing in enough left hooks to keep Amber reeling backward. At the bell, Blake won't stop punching and the referee has to jump in to pull her back. Blake wins the points (close) as Heard faded after her early onslaught, letting Lively fight her way back into the round, but Heard's still ahead on the scorecards.
R5: The Chimera corner excited after Blake's comeback last round, urging her to "keep it going." Both fighters up for the bell, stepping out quickly. Huge exchange of right hands in the opening seconds goes Heard's way, sending Lively reeling back but as Amber closes in to finish, has her knees are buckled by a Lively left hook and Blake surges back with another right hand that staggers Heard who is driven back up against the ropes! Lively pins Amber with the jab, then tees off with two right hands, the second landing flush on Heard's chin and down goes Heard!
Heard crumples at the ropes, her head and shoulders outside the ring supported by the bottom rope under her upper back. Lively spins away, jogging to the opposite corner as the referee moves in to pick up the count. When the count reaches five, Amber is still down and the referee waves off the rest of the count as the Chimera corner erupts in excited cheers as the three handlers scramble into the ring to congratulate Blake Lively who takes a KO5; picking up where she left off in the fourth to hammer Heard on the ropes until "the Aquaman babe" bit the dust.
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After: Lively magnanimous in victory. As they stand with the referee, Blake holding Heard with an arm around her waist and whispering in her ear, then as her arm is raised, Lively gives Amber a pat on the butt. Then Blake raises Heard's hand as well as they stand hip-to-hip at center ring; Blake grinning and Amber unable to hide her dismay.
"Amber gave me a good workout," Blake said postfight. "I expected nothing else. The woman is a professional fighter in every sense. I needed a good workout like that and Amber reminded me I need to keep my head in the fight and not get too full of myself."
Amber was obviously disappointed by the outcome after her good start. "I had her on the canvas in the third and I really thought I was going to even the score with her at that point. But she's a tough competitor and she fought back the way I knew she would. We'll likely fight again, sometime, somewhere, and when we do, I won't let her get up the next time I get my foot on her throat."
