Post by Lookout! Boxing on Mar 26, 2022 3:09:54 GMT -6
Hilary Rhoda:
VS
Romee Strijd:
Tale of the Tape:
Hilary Rhoda:
Age: 34
Height: 5'11
44-15 (44KOs)
Former FCBA welterweight champion.
Vs
Romee Strijd:
Age: 26
Height: 5'11
W/L: 17-11 (17KOs)
(Girls Friday vs Lioness Club)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Hilary Rhoda and Romee Strijd have history in the ring, two years ago Hilary was able to stop Romee in five rounds, since then Romee has found her groove, coming third in the first ever Diamond Boxing Tournament, can she overcome the former champion or will Hilary make it two over the Dutch stunner.
Heading into the fight both were interviewed by the FCBA Networks Layla Anna-Lee in their locker rooms, first heading to the Girls Friday locker room where Hilary is coming from the opposite side of the hallway to enter, carrying her bag full of gear over her left shoulder, nodding to Layla as she stops to chat.
Asked about how she feels about this fight, Hilary answers "I've been following Romee the past year and she has improved quite a lot from our first fight, it is going to be fun to find out how far she has come first hand, though of course I still believe I can stop her" chuckling as she opens the door to her stables locker room.
Romee meanwhile is sitting with her coach Melanie Brown getting her hands taped up, she sticks her tongue out playfully at Layla, showing she isn't worried about this rematch, Layla being told she has a few minutes from Melanie, Layla nods at her before she sits on a stool nearby them.
"Hey Layla, it's amazing to think it's been two years since I fought Hilary, I feel so much better this time around, got a lot of wins behind me, I've grown as a fighter and physically I am stronger now, Hilary is in for a world of hurt" Romee says with a giggle at the end.
Melanie adds "Romee is ready for this, we've worked her butt hard and you have seen her get the big wins now, I know she is going to beat that overrated tw*t Hilary" Romee grinning at her, giving Melanie a fist bump with her now taped fists, Layla takes that as her cue to leave.
Fighting time, here comes Hilary with her coach Rebecca Romijn and cut woman Eva Carneiro behind her, walking towards the ring with Hilary tapping her gloves together, focused on this fight, she steps into the ring wearing a black sports bra with yellow trim, matching trunks, black shoes, yellow gloves with black thumbs, her hair tied into a ponytail, she raises her arms in the air as she stands in her corner to acknowledge the cheers she is receiving.
Here comes Romee now through the curtain, Melanie following behind as Romee walks the aisle like she is on the catwalk, a cheeky grin on her face as she looks relaxed, stepping into the ring wearing an orange sports bra with a white strip on each side, matching trunks and shoes, white gloves, her hair also in a ponytail as she raises her right arm in the air looking out the ring to the crowd, getting a loud cheer in response.
The fighters walk to the center of the ring looking serious now, shaking their arms to keep them loose, when told to touch gloves they respectfully touch them with their opponent, then they return to their corners, final pieces of advice given, the bell rings moments later to start 10 rounds of welterweight action.
Round 1:
Coming out in their orthodox stance trading single punches as they duke it out, circling around the center looking for openings, Romee looking more fleet footed as she throws in a double jab and straight through the mitts of Hilary, dancing back when two cross punches come her way.
Hilary stabs in a jab to the chest of her opponent, that slows down Romee enough for her to follow up with a right cross, looking to drive back Romee, instead she gets pushed to her face as Romee moves back out of range, stinging the cheeks of Rhoda with a one-two combo.
Past half way in the round, Romee continues to prove elusive, making this a fight on her terms as she keeps Hilary at range, outworking the former champion with combinations, Hilary looking a little tense as she can seem to shut down the Dutch fighter.
Late in the round Hilary manages to time Romee with a left cross, a straight knocking back Romee's head as she finally forces Strijd to the ropes, digging in her punches to the abs of her fellow model, getting clipped in reply around her cheeks, with both nearly touching heads as they work away till the bell rings, Romee off to a good start as she fist bumps Melanie before sitting on stool.
Round 2:
Coming back out to fight, Hilary is being more forceful, getting the fight more at midrange, both slamming in their punches through gaps in the others defences, seeing them open up more trying to make the other respect them, Romee tries to back up to regain control of the range, instead getting popped onto her lips for her trouble.
Holding the middle of the ring now as she herds Romee near the ropes, Hilary looks free now of her tenseness, matching Romee's work as they trade to the joy of the crowd, cheeks getting marked up by stinging straights, both fighters eyes locked as they fight it out.
A left cross turns Romee's head with a straight slamming into her forehead, things have certainly turned from the opening round, Rhoda now pinning down Romee to the ropes, banging away at her abs to try to take some of the spring out her step, with Romee pushing off Hilary so she can create space.
Final forty five seconds, Romee is the one to catch out a confident Hilary, who swings in another left cross that Romee easily spots coming, leaning out the way before pounding in a straight to the nose of the American, a follow up left/right cross combo makes Hilary tighten up her guard, at the bell it's a solid response from Rhoda after a slow start, Romee not looking worried as she taps her gloves together looking at Hilary with a smile.
Round 3:
Clashing at the middle of the ring with stiff combos, both are fired up now to drive the other back, Romee showing her impressive footwork though to step out the way of a right cross, landing a left cross in response to turn the head of her opponent, then rifling in a follow up two punch straight combo to the face of Rhoda to knock her back a step.
As Romee presses Hilary back to the ropes, she gets caught with a straight on her lips after missing a left cross, a left hook then slams into her jaw, Hilary reverses momentum as she drives Romee back to the opposite set of ropes, ending up clinched up grappling on the ropes in a test of strength, crowd chanting for both fighters.
Broken apart with still half the round to go, Hilary catches Romee with a one-two combo to her face, a left cross from Romee just sails wide as Hilary catches her cold, an uppercut sending Romee backwards as Hilary turns on her jets, beating back Romee onto the ropes till there's another clinch.
The final moments of the round sees Romee trying to come back at Hilary, both women clash bodies trying to press the other back, they grapple up till the bell, trying to prove whose stronger it seems, pushing apart before jogging back to their corners.
Round 4:
Getting told to get back to what worked in the opening round, Romee is using more skirmish style attacks, catching Hilary out as she evidentially thought she had gotten Romee out her game plan, leading to Hilary missing more as Romee moves out the way of her power punches.
A straight catches Rhoda under her chin, Romee landing a follow up left/right cross, forcing her opponent onto the back foot, taking the center of the ring, trading shots with Hilary, Romee has room to dodge and strike, causing Hilary to tighten her guard up, a frustrated look on her face as she tries to catch Romee out.
Hilary times her attack as she slips a straight, landing a right cross to the cheek of Romee, she digs in several body shots as she presses into the Dutch beauty, making Romee grunt as she is being driven back to the middle of the ring, Romee grabbing onto Hilary, with both fighters grinding their foreheads together.
Broken up by the referee, it's Romee who gets off the mark quicker this time with a one-two through the guard of her opponent, knocking back Hilary towards the ropes as the fight enters its final moments, the American needing to cover up as Romee sends a flurry of punches her way, the round ends with Romee jogging back to her corner getting a nod from Melanie, Hilary getting a telling off by Rebecca.
Round 5:
This was the round Romee was stopped two years ago, she kicks off the round sticking to moving around the ring, drilling in her punches to the cheeks of Hilary, who swings in more cross punches, trading stiff shots as they fight around the ring, Romee landing the cleaner shots as Hilary hunts her down.
A straight catches Romee on her lips as Hilary spots her opening, landing a follow up straight then a left cross as she cuts off the ring, Strijd grabbing onto Rhoda as she is forced into corner, broken up soon after by the referee, Romee moving back into space, working behind her jab to keep her opponent back.
Heading towards the final minute, Romee has controlled most of the round with her footwork and combos, Hilary needing to keep her guard tight as she looks to walk down her younger opponent, landing a double jab into the chest of Romee, she lands a straight into her face to knock back her head.
Driven back onto the ropes, as Romee goes to clinch she eats an uppercut on her chin, back onto the ropes goes Romee, Hilary starting to throw in hooks to send sweat over the head of Strijd, the bell rings with Hilary jogging back to her corner gritting her gumshield as she looks heated, Romee tapping her cheeks as she walks to her own stool.
Round 6:
They both land hard shots out the gate, circling as they fight for control, Romee missing with a jab as an overhand left lands on the chin of Romee, AN UPPERCUT THEN LANDS ON THE CHIN OF ROMEE, SENDING HER DOWN ONTO HER BACKSIDE!
Jogging to the neutral corner, Hilary bounces on her toes as she stares hard at Romee, 1...2...3... Who rubs her chin as she blinks to clear her head, 4...5...6.. Romee pushed up to her right knee, shaking her head, 7...8.. Getting up to her feet, fists raised as she nods she wants to fight on.
Back at it they go, Hilary cracks Romee across her chin with a right cross, back to the ropes goes Strijd as she is getting hit with nasty punches, Hilary not letting up as another uppercut wobbles the legs of Romee, PUNCHES SMACK REPEATEDLY INTO THE FACE OF ROMEE AS SHE LEANS ON THE ROPES WITH NO REAL GUARD, THE REFEREE HAS SEEN ENOUGH! STEPPING IN TO STOP THE FIGHT!
Winner Hilary Rhoda TKO Round 6
After:
After the bell rings Hilary checks on Romee, hands on the shoulders of Romee as she asks how she is, Romee leaning against the ropes blinking to clear her vision, nodding as some boo what they see is an early stoppage, though Melanie has to help Romee back to her stool.
Hilary returns to her own corner as Rebecca fists bumps her, Eva giving Hilary a hug, the winner raising her arms in the air to her fans in the crowd, who cheer her as they show their love, Rebecca telling her "keep this up and we'll finally get the title back around your waist" making Hilary smile grow even more.
Romee meanwhile drops her gloves to the canvas, she looks understandably upset as she tells Melanie "I'm sorry, I thought I had her ready to beat" shaking her head, Melanie needing to console her, reminding her she has been in great form over the past year, one loss isn't going to stop her.
The referee waves both women to the center for the final result to be announced, Hilary soon enough getting her left hand raised as Romee respectfully applauds her, Hilary coming over to tell her "keep your head up OK, you will be a champion someday" shaking hands with Romee, who nods in reply with a determined look.
Heading out the ring with Melanie beside her, Romee holds her head high as she walks to the locker rooms, knowing she needs to keep on pushing forwards as she certainly has the talent to become a champion, just all about not letting nights like tonight weigh her down.
The winner meanwhile flexing her arms for the cameras, showing her rivals in the division what awaits them, stepping out the ring when she feels like she has made her point, giving high fives to some fans at ringside with a big beautiful smile, proud of herself for proving she is still one of the best in the division.
VS
Romee Strijd:
Tale of the Tape:
Hilary Rhoda:
Age: 34
Height: 5'11
44-15 (44KOs)
Former FCBA welterweight champion.
Vs
Romee Strijd:
Age: 26
Height: 5'11
W/L: 17-11 (17KOs)
(Girls Friday vs Lioness Club)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Hilary Rhoda and Romee Strijd have history in the ring, two years ago Hilary was able to stop Romee in five rounds, since then Romee has found her groove, coming third in the first ever Diamond Boxing Tournament, can she overcome the former champion or will Hilary make it two over the Dutch stunner.
Heading into the fight both were interviewed by the FCBA Networks Layla Anna-Lee in their locker rooms, first heading to the Girls Friday locker room where Hilary is coming from the opposite side of the hallway to enter, carrying her bag full of gear over her left shoulder, nodding to Layla as she stops to chat.
Asked about how she feels about this fight, Hilary answers "I've been following Romee the past year and she has improved quite a lot from our first fight, it is going to be fun to find out how far she has come first hand, though of course I still believe I can stop her" chuckling as she opens the door to her stables locker room.
Romee meanwhile is sitting with her coach Melanie Brown getting her hands taped up, she sticks her tongue out playfully at Layla, showing she isn't worried about this rematch, Layla being told she has a few minutes from Melanie, Layla nods at her before she sits on a stool nearby them.
"Hey Layla, it's amazing to think it's been two years since I fought Hilary, I feel so much better this time around, got a lot of wins behind me, I've grown as a fighter and physically I am stronger now, Hilary is in for a world of hurt" Romee says with a giggle at the end.
Melanie adds "Romee is ready for this, we've worked her butt hard and you have seen her get the big wins now, I know she is going to beat that overrated tw*t Hilary" Romee grinning at her, giving Melanie a fist bump with her now taped fists, Layla takes that as her cue to leave.
Fighting time, here comes Hilary with her coach Rebecca Romijn and cut woman Eva Carneiro behind her, walking towards the ring with Hilary tapping her gloves together, focused on this fight, she steps into the ring wearing a black sports bra with yellow trim, matching trunks, black shoes, yellow gloves with black thumbs, her hair tied into a ponytail, she raises her arms in the air as she stands in her corner to acknowledge the cheers she is receiving.
Here comes Romee now through the curtain, Melanie following behind as Romee walks the aisle like she is on the catwalk, a cheeky grin on her face as she looks relaxed, stepping into the ring wearing an orange sports bra with a white strip on each side, matching trunks and shoes, white gloves, her hair also in a ponytail as she raises her right arm in the air looking out the ring to the crowd, getting a loud cheer in response.
The fighters walk to the center of the ring looking serious now, shaking their arms to keep them loose, when told to touch gloves they respectfully touch them with their opponent, then they return to their corners, final pieces of advice given, the bell rings moments later to start 10 rounds of welterweight action.
Round 1:
Coming out in their orthodox stance trading single punches as they duke it out, circling around the center looking for openings, Romee looking more fleet footed as she throws in a double jab and straight through the mitts of Hilary, dancing back when two cross punches come her way.
Hilary stabs in a jab to the chest of her opponent, that slows down Romee enough for her to follow up with a right cross, looking to drive back Romee, instead she gets pushed to her face as Romee moves back out of range, stinging the cheeks of Rhoda with a one-two combo.
Past half way in the round, Romee continues to prove elusive, making this a fight on her terms as she keeps Hilary at range, outworking the former champion with combinations, Hilary looking a little tense as she can seem to shut down the Dutch fighter.
Late in the round Hilary manages to time Romee with a left cross, a straight knocking back Romee's head as she finally forces Strijd to the ropes, digging in her punches to the abs of her fellow model, getting clipped in reply around her cheeks, with both nearly touching heads as they work away till the bell rings, Romee off to a good start as she fist bumps Melanie before sitting on stool.
Round 2:
Coming back out to fight, Hilary is being more forceful, getting the fight more at midrange, both slamming in their punches through gaps in the others defences, seeing them open up more trying to make the other respect them, Romee tries to back up to regain control of the range, instead getting popped onto her lips for her trouble.
Holding the middle of the ring now as she herds Romee near the ropes, Hilary looks free now of her tenseness, matching Romee's work as they trade to the joy of the crowd, cheeks getting marked up by stinging straights, both fighters eyes locked as they fight it out.
A left cross turns Romee's head with a straight slamming into her forehead, things have certainly turned from the opening round, Rhoda now pinning down Romee to the ropes, banging away at her abs to try to take some of the spring out her step, with Romee pushing off Hilary so she can create space.
Final forty five seconds, Romee is the one to catch out a confident Hilary, who swings in another left cross that Romee easily spots coming, leaning out the way before pounding in a straight to the nose of the American, a follow up left/right cross combo makes Hilary tighten up her guard, at the bell it's a solid response from Rhoda after a slow start, Romee not looking worried as she taps her gloves together looking at Hilary with a smile.
Round 3:
Clashing at the middle of the ring with stiff combos, both are fired up now to drive the other back, Romee showing her impressive footwork though to step out the way of a right cross, landing a left cross in response to turn the head of her opponent, then rifling in a follow up two punch straight combo to the face of Rhoda to knock her back a step.
As Romee presses Hilary back to the ropes, she gets caught with a straight on her lips after missing a left cross, a left hook then slams into her jaw, Hilary reverses momentum as she drives Romee back to the opposite set of ropes, ending up clinched up grappling on the ropes in a test of strength, crowd chanting for both fighters.
Broken apart with still half the round to go, Hilary catches Romee with a one-two combo to her face, a left cross from Romee just sails wide as Hilary catches her cold, an uppercut sending Romee backwards as Hilary turns on her jets, beating back Romee onto the ropes till there's another clinch.
The final moments of the round sees Romee trying to come back at Hilary, both women clash bodies trying to press the other back, they grapple up till the bell, trying to prove whose stronger it seems, pushing apart before jogging back to their corners.
Round 4:
Getting told to get back to what worked in the opening round, Romee is using more skirmish style attacks, catching Hilary out as she evidentially thought she had gotten Romee out her game plan, leading to Hilary missing more as Romee moves out the way of her power punches.
A straight catches Rhoda under her chin, Romee landing a follow up left/right cross, forcing her opponent onto the back foot, taking the center of the ring, trading shots with Hilary, Romee has room to dodge and strike, causing Hilary to tighten her guard up, a frustrated look on her face as she tries to catch Romee out.
Hilary times her attack as she slips a straight, landing a right cross to the cheek of Romee, she digs in several body shots as she presses into the Dutch beauty, making Romee grunt as she is being driven back to the middle of the ring, Romee grabbing onto Hilary, with both fighters grinding their foreheads together.
Broken up by the referee, it's Romee who gets off the mark quicker this time with a one-two through the guard of her opponent, knocking back Hilary towards the ropes as the fight enters its final moments, the American needing to cover up as Romee sends a flurry of punches her way, the round ends with Romee jogging back to her corner getting a nod from Melanie, Hilary getting a telling off by Rebecca.
Round 5:
This was the round Romee was stopped two years ago, she kicks off the round sticking to moving around the ring, drilling in her punches to the cheeks of Hilary, who swings in more cross punches, trading stiff shots as they fight around the ring, Romee landing the cleaner shots as Hilary hunts her down.
A straight catches Romee on her lips as Hilary spots her opening, landing a follow up straight then a left cross as she cuts off the ring, Strijd grabbing onto Rhoda as she is forced into corner, broken up soon after by the referee, Romee moving back into space, working behind her jab to keep her opponent back.
Heading towards the final minute, Romee has controlled most of the round with her footwork and combos, Hilary needing to keep her guard tight as she looks to walk down her younger opponent, landing a double jab into the chest of Romee, she lands a straight into her face to knock back her head.
Driven back onto the ropes, as Romee goes to clinch she eats an uppercut on her chin, back onto the ropes goes Romee, Hilary starting to throw in hooks to send sweat over the head of Strijd, the bell rings with Hilary jogging back to her corner gritting her gumshield as she looks heated, Romee tapping her cheeks as she walks to her own stool.
Round 6:
They both land hard shots out the gate, circling as they fight for control, Romee missing with a jab as an overhand left lands on the chin of Romee, AN UPPERCUT THEN LANDS ON THE CHIN OF ROMEE, SENDING HER DOWN ONTO HER BACKSIDE!
Jogging to the neutral corner, Hilary bounces on her toes as she stares hard at Romee, 1...2...3... Who rubs her chin as she blinks to clear her head, 4...5...6.. Romee pushed up to her right knee, shaking her head, 7...8.. Getting up to her feet, fists raised as she nods she wants to fight on.
Back at it they go, Hilary cracks Romee across her chin with a right cross, back to the ropes goes Strijd as she is getting hit with nasty punches, Hilary not letting up as another uppercut wobbles the legs of Romee, PUNCHES SMACK REPEATEDLY INTO THE FACE OF ROMEE AS SHE LEANS ON THE ROPES WITH NO REAL GUARD, THE REFEREE HAS SEEN ENOUGH! STEPPING IN TO STOP THE FIGHT!
Winner Hilary Rhoda TKO Round 6
After:
After the bell rings Hilary checks on Romee, hands on the shoulders of Romee as she asks how she is, Romee leaning against the ropes blinking to clear her vision, nodding as some boo what they see is an early stoppage, though Melanie has to help Romee back to her stool.
Hilary returns to her own corner as Rebecca fists bumps her, Eva giving Hilary a hug, the winner raising her arms in the air to her fans in the crowd, who cheer her as they show their love, Rebecca telling her "keep this up and we'll finally get the title back around your waist" making Hilary smile grow even more.
Romee meanwhile drops her gloves to the canvas, she looks understandably upset as she tells Melanie "I'm sorry, I thought I had her ready to beat" shaking her head, Melanie needing to console her, reminding her she has been in great form over the past year, one loss isn't going to stop her.
The referee waves both women to the center for the final result to be announced, Hilary soon enough getting her left hand raised as Romee respectfully applauds her, Hilary coming over to tell her "keep your head up OK, you will be a champion someday" shaking hands with Romee, who nods in reply with a determined look.
Heading out the ring with Melanie beside her, Romee holds her head high as she walks to the locker rooms, knowing she needs to keep on pushing forwards as she certainly has the talent to become a champion, just all about not letting nights like tonight weigh her down.
The winner meanwhile flexing her arms for the cameras, showing her rivals in the division what awaits them, stepping out the ring when she feels like she has made her point, giving high fives to some fans at ringside with a big beautiful smile, proud of herself for proving she is still one of the best in the division.
