Hallmark Showdown III: Reeser/Lilley and Hall/Patterson
Oct 6, 2020 10:56:08 GMT -6
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JEN LILLEY VS AUTUMN REESER
Hallmark Showdown III
Results: Lookout Writing: Archer
Jen: 36 YO, 5’3 (1.60 m), FCBA Debut, Free Agent
Autumn: 40 YO, 5’4 (1.63 m), 2-3-0 since 2016, Pretty Little Punchers
Before: Hallmark officials pleased about the reaction to their first two “Showdowns” return to Celebrity Boxing After Dark with two more bouts. First up we have Autumn Reeser, most days the Communications Director for the Pretty Little Punchers organization, but she now is in her second “Showdown” after beating Lacey Chabert in her first. Tonight she’ll be facing off against popular Hallmark Channel star Jen Lilley.
“Hey, I am ready to go!” declares the bubbly Jen. “I have experienced in daytime soap boxing and several independent promotions. I never expected to find myself in an FCBA event and I want to do all I can make a successful one. I know my work is cut out for me against Autumn, but I feel I can pull off the upset!”
Autumn smiling with veteran calm: “I am glad to be back fighting under the Hallmark banner. I beat Lacey Chabert, now I get to take on Jen Lilley. I am not underestimating her, but experience does count and I feel I’ve got it in this fight. My goal is to win as many Hallmark fights as possible—who knows, they may put out a special Christmas tree ornament in my honor if I do well enough!”
The fighters are using the specially decorated ring: blue canvas with a gold Hallmark crown on it. Autumn comes to the ring in a white one piece with blue gloves and boots (white laces). Bobbed hair is loose, but wetted down. Jen is in silver one piece with an attention getting plunging neckline. Black boots and gloves with silver laces. Hair pulled back into a French braid.
Autumn looking annoyed at that deep V neckline on Jen’s suit. Jen smiles sweetly and says: “I wanted to be sure everyone noticed me.” Autumn looks disdainful and turns to the ref: “Let’s get this going.”
Deidre Hall returns as tonight’s referee and, as usual.she takes a non-nonsense approach. Ring instructions follow promptly and after a polite gloves tap, fighters are back in their corners. Autumn impatiently pounding her mitts together. Jen’s got that cat-that-ate-the-canary smile which seems to rankle Autumn all the more. The bell rings….
R1: Jen Lilley comes barreling out of her corner and starts flinging excited, though not well-aimed punches at Autumn Reeser. Autumn ducking away from the barrage counters with jabs that smite Jen to the face and side of the head. Jen slows down and now Autumn moves forward and pumps hooks into Jen’s midsection. Jen falling back, but uses her jab to slow Autumn’s advance. Autumn moving from side to side, trying to draw Jen off balance, but Jen not biting. Jen then tries to return to the offensive, but takes a hard right to the chin that sends her back on shaking legs. Autumn moves after her, trying to get at Jen’s head, but Jen blocking with her mitts. Autumn going at Jen to the body, but runs out of time. Judges give it to Autumn Reeser by a narrow margin.
R2: Jen is again out quickly from her corner, but so is Autumn. However, Jen showing better targeting as she finds Autumn’s chin and jaw early. Autumn whacked hard, shuffles back with her mitts up around her head. Jen pounds away at Autumn to the abs, ribs and adds a few smacks to the breasts. Autumn not appreciating the jug banging, goes after Jen’s easily available melons with vengeful straight rights and lefts. Jen hangs in against these boob busters and gives it right back to Autumn’s rack. Autumn tries to side step, but lowers her gloves just and bit. Jen strikes with a booming right that sends Autumn lurching towards the ropes. Autumn manages to catch herself and cover up as Jen is upon her trying to drive Autumn into the ropes. Autumn manages to stay off the ropes in a fierce battle of body jabbing to the bell. Another close round, but this time it is Jen Lilley who wins the stanza.
R3: Bell rings and the two fighters both come out quickly. Jen going to the body with her initial flurry of punches, while Autumn is banging blows off Jen’s head. Jen falls back and tries to circle, but Autumn goes right at her. Exchange of smacking blows to the face, then they trade jaw shots and they are both sent staggering away. However Jen and Autumn quickly recover and plunge towards each other. Now they are going to the stomach and ribs with hooks. They then seem to freeze in place, pounding away to the body, but neither is willing to give ground. Then Autumn goes after Jen to the juggs and Jen is quick to respond in kind. Vengeful breast busting is sustained long enough for both fighters to start gasping for air and lean into each other. Referee Deidre Hall separates them, but they quickly go back at it, though now the blows are down in the stomach area. They battle down to the bell and don’t seem to hear the bell. Referee has to push them apart. Round is ruled a DRAW.
R4: Out they come again as Jen and Autumn head for the center of the ring. Autumn trying to dart in and clip Jen a right to the jaw, but Jen ready. Autumn walks into a smashing right uppercut that sends her reeling backwards. Jen follows and hammers away at Autumn to both sides of the jaw. Autumn desperately jabbing to hold Jen off until she can get her high guard in place. Jen blocked to the head, quickly turns to hammering away at Autumn to the stomach and her deep, driving hooks bend Autumn forward. Now Jen can attack Autumn’s breasts and face as they hang down from her upper body. Autumn scrambling to back out of there. Jen looking to drive Autumn into the ropes, but can’t quite manage it before time runs out. Jen smiling happily as she has her best round of the night and wins it wide. Autumn trying not to look shaken, but she’s slow returning to her corner.
R5: Jen out eagerly as the bell sounds. She heads for Autumn who is looking cautious coming out for this round. Jen dancing around Autumn, pummeling her to the flanks, body and head, but Autumn is firing out a steady stream of jabs are pounding Jen in the breasts. Jen forced to retreat so she can suck air into her aching lungs. Then Autumn shoots forward with a vicious right hook to the bell that puts Jen up on her toes even as it jackknifes her forward at the waist. Then BOOM! Autumn Reeser right uppercut CRASHES into Jen’s chin. Jen topples forward and lands in a heap as Autumn steps aside. It’s off to the neutral corner for Autumn Reeser as Referee Deidre Hall moves in to start counting. Jen all huddled up, arms wrapped around her blasted torso and trying to rise. Jen reaches a sitting position on the blue canvas, but that’s the best she can do.
“EIGHT!...NINE!...TEN!...YOU’RE OUT!” Deidre Hall declares.
THE WINNER OF THE FIRST MATCH OF HALLMARK CHANNEL SHOWDOWN 3: AUTUMN REESER DEFEATS JEN LILLEY KO5!
After: “Wow, my third win! My second for Hallmark! Thank all those people in the Front Office who helped set this up! Jen was a good opponent, but I was better!” Exults Autumn Reeser. “I cannot wait to see who I get to fight next!”
“I was winning, I know I was winning,” laments Jen Lilley in the post fight, “I guess I got too anxious for the KO and walked into one myself. I guess that’s a lesson for me, but it doesn’t change the fact that I lost. I don’t want to feel like this again! Net time I will win!”
This was a close fight most of the way, but Jen Lilley seemed to pull ahead in the 4th. Unfortunately for Jen, Autumn Reeser was experienced enough to see an opening in the 5th and took Jen out. Come from behind win for Reeser has to make her feel good as her modest FCBA record goes to 3-3. Painful disappointment for Jen Lilley. She did show talent and enthusiasm. Fans can only hope we’ll see more of her in the future.
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NATALIE HALL VS MERRITT PATTERSON
Hallmark Showdown III
Results: Lookout Writing: Archer
Natalie: 30, 5’4 1/2 (1.64 m), FCBA Debut, Free Agent
Merritt: 30, 5’5 (1.65 m), FCBA Debut, Free Agent
Before: Our second Hallmark Showdown bout of the night brings us to blonde Natalie Hall and brunette (most of the time) Merritt Patterson. Both are very eager to show what they’ve got and are young enough to hope some existing FCBA manager will sign at least one of them up.
“I don’t mean to brag, but I think I am what any good stable manager would want,” insists Natalie Hall. “I’ve done plenty of sparring and backstage boxing and I’ve got the skills. I am not some kid barely out of high school who is lucky if she can climb into a ring without tripping. I am here to show I’m just what some talent-hungry stable needs!”
Merritt Patterson looks on and shakes her head: “Apparently I should just turn around and go home. I am not going to win and Natalie has stables lined up to sign her. Where is that line, Nat? I not seeing it.”
“Be nice, Patterson, this Hallmark, not The CW or Fox,” Natalie says snippily.
Merritt shrugs: “She is right to say this an opportunity for us to show what we’ve got to prospective managers. I happen to think I’ve got what they are looking for: skills, maturity and good ring judgment. I have just needed the chance to show them off. So here I am. Everyone pay close attention. This is where Merritt Patterson’s FCBA career begins!”
“And ends—“ Natalie says sneeringly.
“Let’s just get to the fight. I having an overwhelming urge to punch blonde face tonight,” gowls Merritt.
The two exchange sneers and then head for the blue ring. They doff their robes, Tonight Natalie is in black halter top piece with plunging neckline. Red gloves and boots (with black laces). Natalie’s hair pulled back in perky ponytail. Merritt in powder blue one piece with black gloves and boots with powder blue laces. Bobbed hair loose, but wetted down.
Despite the earlier conflict, Referee Deidre Hall’s ring instructions actually go smoothly and the fighters go off to their corners. They eye each other across the blue Hallmark canvas and then the bell rings….
R1: Merritt and Natalie move smoothly to the center ring and circle each other, then Natalie struck first. Merritt was slammed hard to the midsection and was tipped forward, but she slammed back with hooks of her own into Natalie’s abs. The two began to pound away at each other’s stomach, ribs and then up into their breasts. Tough, grinding action and Natalie began to get the better of Merritt. Merritt in slow, but stubborn retreat, making Natalie pay forher aggression. The bell sounded and two glared at each fiercely before turning away. The judges gave the round to Natalie Hall by a close margin.
R2: Merritt Patterson going long range as the new round begins. She whacks Natalie solidly to the jaw by jumping in, then pulling back. Natalie slow to counter these brain rattling blows, but keeps trying to get in closer to Merritt. Merritt smacking the blonde to the face, busting her up and keeping her at a distance. Natalie starting to look groggy and now Merritt moves forward to attack with hooks to blonde stomach. Natalie trying to counter, but Merritt not stopping as she drives the blonde back. Natalie all hunched up and protecting her head as the round draws to a close. Merritt looking very dominate as she wins the round wide. Natalie all puffy faced and sweaty, but step is still firm as she goes to her corner.
R3: Natalie moves much more quickly this round and lets Merritt have it full in the face. Clearly payback time as now Merritt Patterson gets her face busted up by Natalie Hall’s vengeful gloves. However, Merritt then rallies when she stuns Natalie with clipping uppercut to the chin that sends the blonde stumbling back. Merritt tries to land another head shot right, but Natalie catches her with a stuffing right to the stomach. Merritt doubled up at the waist and now Natalie is banging the brunette’s head from side to side. Merritt lashes back with sharp jabs to the Natalie’s chest. Natalie momentarily stunned and Merritt pulls back to regroup. However Natalie quickly back at her and they battle with head shots along the ropes. Natalie goes to the abs with another hook to again double Merritt up as the bell ends to end an intense round. Judges give the round by a narrow margin to Natalie. Both fighters now puffy face and bruised, but neither looks discouraged.
R4: Merritt flashes out of her corner and makes a blitz attack on Natalie before the blonde can fully clear her own corner. Merritt driving rights and lefts into Natalie’s jaw and chin. Natalie flounders back into turnbuckle, but then wraps her arms around Merritt to trigger referee intervention. Merritt quickly resumes the attack and foes her best to keep Natalie trapped. Natalie has to use repeated clinches to disrupt Merritt’s attack enough to make a successful break to mid ring. Merritt wastes no time in giving chase. Natalie covering up, just letting Merritt hammer away at her to the shoulders, flanks and off the top of her head. Merritt very dominate, but she’s not getting in the finishing punches she wants. Round ends in a shutout for Merritt Patterson, but Natalie Hall looks far from beaten.
R5: Sure enough, Natalie Hall shows renewed vigor as she is quick out of her corner to avoid another blitz. Merritt Patterson quickly finds herself battling Natalie in close. Natalie seems t like this toe to toe body punching and she is scoring points as Merritt seems to find it awkward to fight this way. However Merritt hangs in and does get her point blank punching game going late. Natalie and Merritt hammer each other hard to the torso right down to the bell. Natalie Hall scores a comeback round victory, but Merritt Patterson able to make it close.
R6: Natalie looking confident during the break. She appears to think she’s showed Merritt Patterson she can’t be shoved around like some rookie jobber. She leaps up from her stool, pounds her gloves together and then looks up to see “Night Train Merritt” bearing down on her! It’s another blitz attack and this time Merritt rips into Natalie’s chin with right and left uppercuts. Natalie HURLED back against the turnbuckle. She sprawls there, arms spread wide open as she instinctively grabs the ropes to hold herself up. Natalie is wide open and Merritt pours on the leather. Storm of punching smashes Natalie’s head from side to side, then up and down as Merritt works blonde chin. Natalie’s legs buckle and she sags downward. Merritt adds final left/right to the jaw and then steps back as Natalie ends up in a seated position looking like a discarded doll. Merritt marches to the neutral corner. Referee Deidre Hall moves in to count. Natalie tries to push herself up using the ropes, but her legs won’t cooperate. She is still sitting there, a devastated look on her face as Deidre Hallcalls out:
“EIGHT!...NINE!...TEN!...YOU’RE OUT!”
“THE WINNER OF THE SECOND HALLMARK SHOWDOWN III MATCH: MERRITT WHO HAS DEFEATED NATALIE HALL WITH ROUND 6 KNOCKOUT!” booms the loudspeaker.
After:
“I knew I could do it,” Merritt Patterson tells the press. “Natalie was too sure of herself and thought she had me after the 5th. Clearly she misjudged the situation and I surprised her a second time with a blitz attack. I made sure I’d take her out with this one and I did.”
Natalie Hall understandably not talking to press, but sends word via a spokesperson: “I apologize to my fans for letting them down. I made mistakes and Merritt took advantage. That does not mean I think she is in any way better than me. I hope to have the opportunity to show it in future Showdowns.”
Not sure Natalie Hall will get another crack at Merritt Patterson any time soon, but tonight’s bout was clearly an exciting crowd pleaser. Fans already wondering who they will get to see in action on the blue and gold canvas next.
Hallmark Showdown III
Results: Lookout Writing: Archer
Jen: 36 YO, 5’3 (1.60 m), FCBA Debut, Free Agent
Autumn: 40 YO, 5’4 (1.63 m), 2-3-0 since 2016, Pretty Little Punchers
Before: Hallmark officials pleased about the reaction to their first two “Showdowns” return to Celebrity Boxing After Dark with two more bouts. First up we have Autumn Reeser, most days the Communications Director for the Pretty Little Punchers organization, but she now is in her second “Showdown” after beating Lacey Chabert in her first. Tonight she’ll be facing off against popular Hallmark Channel star Jen Lilley.
“Hey, I am ready to go!” declares the bubbly Jen. “I have experienced in daytime soap boxing and several independent promotions. I never expected to find myself in an FCBA event and I want to do all I can make a successful one. I know my work is cut out for me against Autumn, but I feel I can pull off the upset!”
Autumn smiling with veteran calm: “I am glad to be back fighting under the Hallmark banner. I beat Lacey Chabert, now I get to take on Jen Lilley. I am not underestimating her, but experience does count and I feel I’ve got it in this fight. My goal is to win as many Hallmark fights as possible—who knows, they may put out a special Christmas tree ornament in my honor if I do well enough!”
The fighters are using the specially decorated ring: blue canvas with a gold Hallmark crown on it. Autumn comes to the ring in a white one piece with blue gloves and boots (white laces). Bobbed hair is loose, but wetted down. Jen is in silver one piece with an attention getting plunging neckline. Black boots and gloves with silver laces. Hair pulled back into a French braid.
Autumn looking annoyed at that deep V neckline on Jen’s suit. Jen smiles sweetly and says: “I wanted to be sure everyone noticed me.” Autumn looks disdainful and turns to the ref: “Let’s get this going.”
Deidre Hall returns as tonight’s referee and, as usual.she takes a non-nonsense approach. Ring instructions follow promptly and after a polite gloves tap, fighters are back in their corners. Autumn impatiently pounding her mitts together. Jen’s got that cat-that-ate-the-canary smile which seems to rankle Autumn all the more. The bell rings….
R1: Jen Lilley comes barreling out of her corner and starts flinging excited, though not well-aimed punches at Autumn Reeser. Autumn ducking away from the barrage counters with jabs that smite Jen to the face and side of the head. Jen slows down and now Autumn moves forward and pumps hooks into Jen’s midsection. Jen falling back, but uses her jab to slow Autumn’s advance. Autumn moving from side to side, trying to draw Jen off balance, but Jen not biting. Jen then tries to return to the offensive, but takes a hard right to the chin that sends her back on shaking legs. Autumn moves after her, trying to get at Jen’s head, but Jen blocking with her mitts. Autumn going at Jen to the body, but runs out of time. Judges give it to Autumn Reeser by a narrow margin.
R2: Jen is again out quickly from her corner, but so is Autumn. However, Jen showing better targeting as she finds Autumn’s chin and jaw early. Autumn whacked hard, shuffles back with her mitts up around her head. Jen pounds away at Autumn to the abs, ribs and adds a few smacks to the breasts. Autumn not appreciating the jug banging, goes after Jen’s easily available melons with vengeful straight rights and lefts. Jen hangs in against these boob busters and gives it right back to Autumn’s rack. Autumn tries to side step, but lowers her gloves just and bit. Jen strikes with a booming right that sends Autumn lurching towards the ropes. Autumn manages to catch herself and cover up as Jen is upon her trying to drive Autumn into the ropes. Autumn manages to stay off the ropes in a fierce battle of body jabbing to the bell. Another close round, but this time it is Jen Lilley who wins the stanza.
R3: Bell rings and the two fighters both come out quickly. Jen going to the body with her initial flurry of punches, while Autumn is banging blows off Jen’s head. Jen falls back and tries to circle, but Autumn goes right at her. Exchange of smacking blows to the face, then they trade jaw shots and they are both sent staggering away. However Jen and Autumn quickly recover and plunge towards each other. Now they are going to the stomach and ribs with hooks. They then seem to freeze in place, pounding away to the body, but neither is willing to give ground. Then Autumn goes after Jen to the juggs and Jen is quick to respond in kind. Vengeful breast busting is sustained long enough for both fighters to start gasping for air and lean into each other. Referee Deidre Hall separates them, but they quickly go back at it, though now the blows are down in the stomach area. They battle down to the bell and don’t seem to hear the bell. Referee has to push them apart. Round is ruled a DRAW.
R4: Out they come again as Jen and Autumn head for the center of the ring. Autumn trying to dart in and clip Jen a right to the jaw, but Jen ready. Autumn walks into a smashing right uppercut that sends her reeling backwards. Jen follows and hammers away at Autumn to both sides of the jaw. Autumn desperately jabbing to hold Jen off until she can get her high guard in place. Jen blocked to the head, quickly turns to hammering away at Autumn to the stomach and her deep, driving hooks bend Autumn forward. Now Jen can attack Autumn’s breasts and face as they hang down from her upper body. Autumn scrambling to back out of there. Jen looking to drive Autumn into the ropes, but can’t quite manage it before time runs out. Jen smiling happily as she has her best round of the night and wins it wide. Autumn trying not to look shaken, but she’s slow returning to her corner.
R5: Jen out eagerly as the bell sounds. She heads for Autumn who is looking cautious coming out for this round. Jen dancing around Autumn, pummeling her to the flanks, body and head, but Autumn is firing out a steady stream of jabs are pounding Jen in the breasts. Jen forced to retreat so she can suck air into her aching lungs. Then Autumn shoots forward with a vicious right hook to the bell that puts Jen up on her toes even as it jackknifes her forward at the waist. Then BOOM! Autumn Reeser right uppercut CRASHES into Jen’s chin. Jen topples forward and lands in a heap as Autumn steps aside. It’s off to the neutral corner for Autumn Reeser as Referee Deidre Hall moves in to start counting. Jen all huddled up, arms wrapped around her blasted torso and trying to rise. Jen reaches a sitting position on the blue canvas, but that’s the best she can do.
“EIGHT!...NINE!...TEN!...YOU’RE OUT!” Deidre Hall declares.
THE WINNER OF THE FIRST MATCH OF HALLMARK CHANNEL SHOWDOWN 3: AUTUMN REESER DEFEATS JEN LILLEY KO5!
After: “Wow, my third win! My second for Hallmark! Thank all those people in the Front Office who helped set this up! Jen was a good opponent, but I was better!” Exults Autumn Reeser. “I cannot wait to see who I get to fight next!”
“I was winning, I know I was winning,” laments Jen Lilley in the post fight, “I guess I got too anxious for the KO and walked into one myself. I guess that’s a lesson for me, but it doesn’t change the fact that I lost. I don’t want to feel like this again! Net time I will win!”
This was a close fight most of the way, but Jen Lilley seemed to pull ahead in the 4th. Unfortunately for Jen, Autumn Reeser was experienced enough to see an opening in the 5th and took Jen out. Come from behind win for Reeser has to make her feel good as her modest FCBA record goes to 3-3. Painful disappointment for Jen Lilley. She did show talent and enthusiasm. Fans can only hope we’ll see more of her in the future.
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NATALIE HALL VS MERRITT PATTERSON
Hallmark Showdown III
Results: Lookout Writing: Archer
Natalie: 30, 5’4 1/2 (1.64 m), FCBA Debut, Free Agent
Merritt: 30, 5’5 (1.65 m), FCBA Debut, Free Agent
Before: Our second Hallmark Showdown bout of the night brings us to blonde Natalie Hall and brunette (most of the time) Merritt Patterson. Both are very eager to show what they’ve got and are young enough to hope some existing FCBA manager will sign at least one of them up.
“I don’t mean to brag, but I think I am what any good stable manager would want,” insists Natalie Hall. “I’ve done plenty of sparring and backstage boxing and I’ve got the skills. I am not some kid barely out of high school who is lucky if she can climb into a ring without tripping. I am here to show I’m just what some talent-hungry stable needs!”
Merritt Patterson looks on and shakes her head: “Apparently I should just turn around and go home. I am not going to win and Natalie has stables lined up to sign her. Where is that line, Nat? I not seeing it.”
“Be nice, Patterson, this Hallmark, not The CW or Fox,” Natalie says snippily.
Merritt shrugs: “She is right to say this an opportunity for us to show what we’ve got to prospective managers. I happen to think I’ve got what they are looking for: skills, maturity and good ring judgment. I have just needed the chance to show them off. So here I am. Everyone pay close attention. This is where Merritt Patterson’s FCBA career begins!”
“And ends—“ Natalie says sneeringly.
“Let’s just get to the fight. I having an overwhelming urge to punch blonde face tonight,” gowls Merritt.
The two exchange sneers and then head for the blue ring. They doff their robes, Tonight Natalie is in black halter top piece with plunging neckline. Red gloves and boots (with black laces). Natalie’s hair pulled back in perky ponytail. Merritt in powder blue one piece with black gloves and boots with powder blue laces. Bobbed hair loose, but wetted down.
Despite the earlier conflict, Referee Deidre Hall’s ring instructions actually go smoothly and the fighters go off to their corners. They eye each other across the blue Hallmark canvas and then the bell rings….
R1: Merritt and Natalie move smoothly to the center ring and circle each other, then Natalie struck first. Merritt was slammed hard to the midsection and was tipped forward, but she slammed back with hooks of her own into Natalie’s abs. The two began to pound away at each other’s stomach, ribs and then up into their breasts. Tough, grinding action and Natalie began to get the better of Merritt. Merritt in slow, but stubborn retreat, making Natalie pay forher aggression. The bell sounded and two glared at each fiercely before turning away. The judges gave the round to Natalie Hall by a close margin.
R2: Merritt Patterson going long range as the new round begins. She whacks Natalie solidly to the jaw by jumping in, then pulling back. Natalie slow to counter these brain rattling blows, but keeps trying to get in closer to Merritt. Merritt smacking the blonde to the face, busting her up and keeping her at a distance. Natalie starting to look groggy and now Merritt moves forward to attack with hooks to blonde stomach. Natalie trying to counter, but Merritt not stopping as she drives the blonde back. Natalie all hunched up and protecting her head as the round draws to a close. Merritt looking very dominate as she wins the round wide. Natalie all puffy faced and sweaty, but step is still firm as she goes to her corner.
R3: Natalie moves much more quickly this round and lets Merritt have it full in the face. Clearly payback time as now Merritt Patterson gets her face busted up by Natalie Hall’s vengeful gloves. However, Merritt then rallies when she stuns Natalie with clipping uppercut to the chin that sends the blonde stumbling back. Merritt tries to land another head shot right, but Natalie catches her with a stuffing right to the stomach. Merritt doubled up at the waist and now Natalie is banging the brunette’s head from side to side. Merritt lashes back with sharp jabs to the Natalie’s chest. Natalie momentarily stunned and Merritt pulls back to regroup. However Natalie quickly back at her and they battle with head shots along the ropes. Natalie goes to the abs with another hook to again double Merritt up as the bell ends to end an intense round. Judges give the round by a narrow margin to Natalie. Both fighters now puffy face and bruised, but neither looks discouraged.
R4: Merritt flashes out of her corner and makes a blitz attack on Natalie before the blonde can fully clear her own corner. Merritt driving rights and lefts into Natalie’s jaw and chin. Natalie flounders back into turnbuckle, but then wraps her arms around Merritt to trigger referee intervention. Merritt quickly resumes the attack and foes her best to keep Natalie trapped. Natalie has to use repeated clinches to disrupt Merritt’s attack enough to make a successful break to mid ring. Merritt wastes no time in giving chase. Natalie covering up, just letting Merritt hammer away at her to the shoulders, flanks and off the top of her head. Merritt very dominate, but she’s not getting in the finishing punches she wants. Round ends in a shutout for Merritt Patterson, but Natalie Hall looks far from beaten.
R5: Sure enough, Natalie Hall shows renewed vigor as she is quick out of her corner to avoid another blitz. Merritt Patterson quickly finds herself battling Natalie in close. Natalie seems t like this toe to toe body punching and she is scoring points as Merritt seems to find it awkward to fight this way. However Merritt hangs in and does get her point blank punching game going late. Natalie and Merritt hammer each other hard to the torso right down to the bell. Natalie Hall scores a comeback round victory, but Merritt Patterson able to make it close.
R6: Natalie looking confident during the break. She appears to think she’s showed Merritt Patterson she can’t be shoved around like some rookie jobber. She leaps up from her stool, pounds her gloves together and then looks up to see “Night Train Merritt” bearing down on her! It’s another blitz attack and this time Merritt rips into Natalie’s chin with right and left uppercuts. Natalie HURLED back against the turnbuckle. She sprawls there, arms spread wide open as she instinctively grabs the ropes to hold herself up. Natalie is wide open and Merritt pours on the leather. Storm of punching smashes Natalie’s head from side to side, then up and down as Merritt works blonde chin. Natalie’s legs buckle and she sags downward. Merritt adds final left/right to the jaw and then steps back as Natalie ends up in a seated position looking like a discarded doll. Merritt marches to the neutral corner. Referee Deidre Hall moves in to count. Natalie tries to push herself up using the ropes, but her legs won’t cooperate. She is still sitting there, a devastated look on her face as Deidre Hallcalls out:
“EIGHT!...NINE!...TEN!...YOU’RE OUT!”
“THE WINNER OF THE SECOND HALLMARK SHOWDOWN III MATCH: MERRITT WHO HAS DEFEATED NATALIE HALL WITH ROUND 6 KNOCKOUT!” booms the loudspeaker.
After:
“I knew I could do it,” Merritt Patterson tells the press. “Natalie was too sure of herself and thought she had me after the 5th. Clearly she misjudged the situation and I surprised her a second time with a blitz attack. I made sure I’d take her out with this one and I did.”
Natalie Hall understandably not talking to press, but sends word via a spokesperson: “I apologize to my fans for letting them down. I made mistakes and Merritt took advantage. That does not mean I think she is in any way better than me. I hope to have the opportunity to show it in future Showdowns.”
Not sure Natalie Hall will get another crack at Merritt Patterson any time soon, but tonight’s bout was clearly an exciting crowd pleaser. Fans already wondering who they will get to see in action on the blue and gold canvas next.