Post by HBO's Boxing At The Asylum on May 31, 2020 17:43:00 GMT -6
BEFORE:
"It's always nice to get a bout in the FCBA," says Rita with a smile. "And, I'm glad to finally get a chance at Asylum. But. I'm not happy just to be here. I'm coming here to WIN."
"I have no doubt," says a hard-eyed Lili, "That she's coming here to win. She is NOT, however, going to DO that."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "We are back at ringside and that's 'Poison' you're hearing, and you're SEEING the singer of that tune, Rita Ora, on her way to the ring."
Tess: "And Ora has FOUR FCBA wins and four MORE over in the BBU..."
McCarthy: "Yawn! Are you TALKING Walmart..."
O'Dell: "Rita into the ring and helped off with the robe. And, she's looking very good in that raspberry number she's showing off for the crowd. And, that's 'What I've Done' by Linkin Park banging through the arena, and that can only mean that 'Diamond' Lili Reinhart is on her way to the ring..."
Cassie: "Lili looking to push into that top level of bantamweights and get into the title picture, and, to do that any time soon, she needs a 'W' tonight..."
Tess: "Add in the fact that bantam is a VERY strong division for Front Street with Bennet, Dennings, and now Mudd looking very good..."
Cassie: "Right. It's a big fight for Lili tonight."
O'Dell: "Reinhart into the ring and helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve. And, she's looking plenty good herself in that white number we've seen before. Ladies about ready to go. Time for some picks. Tess likes Lili. Mac?"
McCarthy: "Ora has wins. Reinhart is a Dancing Hooker. Rita!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "Two fights, two split panels. Ora getting her grove on as we get started. As we've seen, Rita likes to stick and move, and that's the game plan right now. Reinhart wants to box at range, but, right now, she's got to locate Rita and that's not happening. Ora's here, there, and everywhere..."
Tess: "Rita a full bantam and built very sturdily, but she can definitely move."
O'Dell: "Sure can, and she's flummoxing Lili right now..."
McCarthy: "Flummawhatnow?"
Cassie: "Remember, Jenny, one syllable words..."
O'Dell (sighing): "Rita getting that jab on, following quickly, then bouncing away. Lili taking a lot of leather to that pretty face right now. Not hurt, but she's getting touched an awful lot..."
Cassie: "Can't find this girl. And, that's a problem."
O'Dell: "Final fifteen seconds of the first. Been a great round for Ora, who's doing just about what she wants to do in there. Reinhart finally landing a combination there, first one of the fight for Lili and there's the bell. Not going to be any doubt about that round. Ora. Wide."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Lili working the angles as we start the second. She's working to cut the ring down now, try to bring Rita to battle, and this is working a bit better for the younger woman. Ora still able to stick and move in spots, but Lili's finding ways to bottle her up and then get off in combination."
Cassie: "Nice adjustment from Reinhart. Front Street corner never at a loss for answers..."
McCarthy: "Only if the question is 'How can I be a Dancing Hooker!"
O'Dell: "Sort of a game of cat and mouse right now. Ora looking for open canvas while Lili works to bottle her up. Reinhart not closing when she does so. Instead, she stays at range and gets the hands going. Result is a good, two-way round without much in it at the moment..."
Tess: "Ora showing plenty right now. I like what I've seen from Reinhart, and Rita's not over her head."
O'Dell: "She is not. We're down the stretch now, with Lili landing a nice one-two before Rita slips away and gets her dance on. Ora jabbing, working the feet. Lili cutting her off again and landing a nifty combination at the bell. Close this time, but Reinhart gets the points and evens things at 19."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Ora back on the move. She's making an adjustment of her own now, doubling up the jab to slow down Reinhart. That's giving Rita just enough extra time to stay mostly in open canvas and fight her fight. And, it's making a difference. She's back to getting the better of things..."
McCarthy: "Like I said, Front Street's trainers know NOTHING."
O'Dell: "Rita legging around the ring, stopping to pop, then getting right back moving. She's switching directions, staying on the toes, making herself very hard to find. Lili patient. Knows Rita has plenty of power. Front Streeter not trying to walk into anything here. She's being very sound."
Tess: "Got to find a way to slow Ora down, though."
O'Dell: "Definitely does. Because, when they're on the move like this, it's almost all Rita. She's just very comfortable on these terms, and she's making things extremely difficult on Lili. Ten seconds remaining in the second, and Ora going to leg those away and win the round wide."
Cassie: "And, go back into the lead 29-28."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "Lili's turn to make the adjustment. She's getting more aggressive now. She's cutting off Ora and not looking to box at range, but to close and bang and Rita firing right back! Some serious leather being exchanged right now! Rita a good right and Lili a BETTER ONE AND SHE STAGGERS ORA!"
Cassie: "What a SHOT!"
O'Dell: "No idea what held Rita up after that one, but Lili's all in and POURING fire on the older woman. Rita backed to the ropes and taking. Reinhart hammering at her with both hands. Lili digging some body now, trying to bring down the singer's guard, but Rita not having it. Keeping that earmuff tight..."
Tess: "Reinhart tenderizing some tummy right now..."
O'Dell: "And, then she's right back upstairs to ROCK RITA WITH A RIGHT HOOK! Ref looking in closely, but Rita countering just enough to keep him from stopping this thing. Lili back to the body. Rita clinching. Five seconds left and Ora going to survive. It's Reinhart wide in the fourth, however."
McCarthy: "Even again at 38."
ROUND FIVE:
O'Dell: "Reinhart pushing forward as we start the fifth. She's smelling blood in the water right now, backing up Ora with hard flurries. Rita attempting a fighting retreat, firing back, trying to slow Lili down, but Ora's legs aren't all the way back and the younger blonde knows it."
Tess: "And, she's taking advantage of it."
O'Dell: "No doubt about that. GOOD combination there from Lili! That shook Rita a little. Ora covering up on the spot and Reinhart working some body now. Rita clinching. Lili levering and SHE DROPS RITA WITH A RIGHT UPPERCUT! Oh, what a shot by Lili!"
McCarthy: "Some of those body shots were LOW! That ref is BLIND!"
O'Dell: "Reinhart to a neutral corner. Rita down on her back as the referee's count reaches three. Four. Five. Ora rolling over to her belly at six. Trying to push up at seven. Tries again at eight. Not gonna happen. NINE. TEN! It's OVER! And your winner by KO5 is 'Diamond' Lili Reinhart!"
Cassie: "That was a Neve Campbell uppercut. Another arrow in this girl's quiver."
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go up to the ring and Tess Valmore!"
Tess: "I have our winner, Lili Reinhart, and, Lili, this girl was not easy to find..."
Lili (shaking her head): "Yeah, and it's not just how well she moves. She's got power and fast hands and she can box. She's a difficult challenge. But, as I usually do, I found a way to meet it."
Tess: "Management thinks this might be the year you join the elite bantams..."
Lili (smiling): "One thing I like about my management is, they're very smart."
"It's always nice to get a bout in the FCBA," says Rita with a smile. "And, I'm glad to finally get a chance at Asylum. But. I'm not happy just to be here. I'm coming here to WIN."
"I have no doubt," says a hard-eyed Lili, "That she's coming here to win. She is NOT, however, going to DO that."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "We are back at ringside and that's 'Poison' you're hearing, and you're SEEING the singer of that tune, Rita Ora, on her way to the ring."
Tess: "And Ora has FOUR FCBA wins and four MORE over in the BBU..."
McCarthy: "Yawn! Are you TALKING Walmart..."
O'Dell: "Rita into the ring and helped off with the robe. And, she's looking very good in that raspberry number she's showing off for the crowd. And, that's 'What I've Done' by Linkin Park banging through the arena, and that can only mean that 'Diamond' Lili Reinhart is on her way to the ring..."
Cassie: "Lili looking to push into that top level of bantamweights and get into the title picture, and, to do that any time soon, she needs a 'W' tonight..."
Tess: "Add in the fact that bantam is a VERY strong division for Front Street with Bennet, Dennings, and now Mudd looking very good..."
Cassie: "Right. It's a big fight for Lili tonight."
O'Dell: "Reinhart into the ring and helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve. And, she's looking plenty good herself in that white number we've seen before. Ladies about ready to go. Time for some picks. Tess likes Lili. Mac?"
McCarthy: "Ora has wins. Reinhart is a Dancing Hooker. Rita!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "Two fights, two split panels. Ora getting her grove on as we get started. As we've seen, Rita likes to stick and move, and that's the game plan right now. Reinhart wants to box at range, but, right now, she's got to locate Rita and that's not happening. Ora's here, there, and everywhere..."
Tess: "Rita a full bantam and built very sturdily, but she can definitely move."
O'Dell: "Sure can, and she's flummoxing Lili right now..."
McCarthy: "Flummawhatnow?"
Cassie: "Remember, Jenny, one syllable words..."
O'Dell (sighing): "Rita getting that jab on, following quickly, then bouncing away. Lili taking a lot of leather to that pretty face right now. Not hurt, but she's getting touched an awful lot..."
Cassie: "Can't find this girl. And, that's a problem."
O'Dell: "Final fifteen seconds of the first. Been a great round for Ora, who's doing just about what she wants to do in there. Reinhart finally landing a combination there, first one of the fight for Lili and there's the bell. Not going to be any doubt about that round. Ora. Wide."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Lili working the angles as we start the second. She's working to cut the ring down now, try to bring Rita to battle, and this is working a bit better for the younger woman. Ora still able to stick and move in spots, but Lili's finding ways to bottle her up and then get off in combination."
Cassie: "Nice adjustment from Reinhart. Front Street corner never at a loss for answers..."
McCarthy: "Only if the question is 'How can I be a Dancing Hooker!"
O'Dell: "Sort of a game of cat and mouse right now. Ora looking for open canvas while Lili works to bottle her up. Reinhart not closing when she does so. Instead, she stays at range and gets the hands going. Result is a good, two-way round without much in it at the moment..."
Tess: "Ora showing plenty right now. I like what I've seen from Reinhart, and Rita's not over her head."
O'Dell: "She is not. We're down the stretch now, with Lili landing a nice one-two before Rita slips away and gets her dance on. Ora jabbing, working the feet. Lili cutting her off again and landing a nifty combination at the bell. Close this time, but Reinhart gets the points and evens things at 19."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Ora back on the move. She's making an adjustment of her own now, doubling up the jab to slow down Reinhart. That's giving Rita just enough extra time to stay mostly in open canvas and fight her fight. And, it's making a difference. She's back to getting the better of things..."
McCarthy: "Like I said, Front Street's trainers know NOTHING."
O'Dell: "Rita legging around the ring, stopping to pop, then getting right back moving. She's switching directions, staying on the toes, making herself very hard to find. Lili patient. Knows Rita has plenty of power. Front Streeter not trying to walk into anything here. She's being very sound."
Tess: "Got to find a way to slow Ora down, though."
O'Dell: "Definitely does. Because, when they're on the move like this, it's almost all Rita. She's just very comfortable on these terms, and she's making things extremely difficult on Lili. Ten seconds remaining in the second, and Ora going to leg those away and win the round wide."
Cassie: "And, go back into the lead 29-28."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "Lili's turn to make the adjustment. She's getting more aggressive now. She's cutting off Ora and not looking to box at range, but to close and bang and Rita firing right back! Some serious leather being exchanged right now! Rita a good right and Lili a BETTER ONE AND SHE STAGGERS ORA!"
Cassie: "What a SHOT!"
O'Dell: "No idea what held Rita up after that one, but Lili's all in and POURING fire on the older woman. Rita backed to the ropes and taking. Reinhart hammering at her with both hands. Lili digging some body now, trying to bring down the singer's guard, but Rita not having it. Keeping that earmuff tight..."
Tess: "Reinhart tenderizing some tummy right now..."
O'Dell: "And, then she's right back upstairs to ROCK RITA WITH A RIGHT HOOK! Ref looking in closely, but Rita countering just enough to keep him from stopping this thing. Lili back to the body. Rita clinching. Five seconds left and Ora going to survive. It's Reinhart wide in the fourth, however."
McCarthy: "Even again at 38."
ROUND FIVE:
O'Dell: "Reinhart pushing forward as we start the fifth. She's smelling blood in the water right now, backing up Ora with hard flurries. Rita attempting a fighting retreat, firing back, trying to slow Lili down, but Ora's legs aren't all the way back and the younger blonde knows it."
Tess: "And, she's taking advantage of it."
O'Dell: "No doubt about that. GOOD combination there from Lili! That shook Rita a little. Ora covering up on the spot and Reinhart working some body now. Rita clinching. Lili levering and SHE DROPS RITA WITH A RIGHT UPPERCUT! Oh, what a shot by Lili!"
McCarthy: "Some of those body shots were LOW! That ref is BLIND!"
O'Dell: "Reinhart to a neutral corner. Rita down on her back as the referee's count reaches three. Four. Five. Ora rolling over to her belly at six. Trying to push up at seven. Tries again at eight. Not gonna happen. NINE. TEN! It's OVER! And your winner by KO5 is 'Diamond' Lili Reinhart!"
Cassie: "That was a Neve Campbell uppercut. Another arrow in this girl's quiver."
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go up to the ring and Tess Valmore!"
Tess: "I have our winner, Lili Reinhart, and, Lili, this girl was not easy to find..."
Lili (shaking her head): "Yeah, and it's not just how well she moves. She's got power and fast hands and she can box. She's a difficult challenge. But, as I usually do, I found a way to meet it."
Tess: "Management thinks this might be the year you join the elite bantams..."
Lili (smiling): "One thing I like about my management is, they're very smart."