Post by HBO's Boxing At The Asylum on Jul 31, 2022 13:01:56 GMT -6
BEFORE:
"First time at Asylum," Mila says with a smile and shake of the head. "Hard to believe. Then again, just maybe folks around here remember what happened when I fought one of their girls. And, trust me. It's going to happen AGAIN."
"No doubt she's both good and dangerous," says Kristen with a nod. "But, she's not good ENOUGH. Not tonight."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "Back at ringside with the big screen still lowered over the ring showing the scene at Asylum Beach across the street. And, that's 'Hello, It's Me' you hear behind us, and here comes former flyweight champion Mila Kunis!"
Tess: "And, of course, the fight Kunis was talking about in her interview was a huge win over Ariel Winter on pay-per-view, one she, no doubt, plans to replicate tonight on the sand."
O'Dell: "Mila climbing through the ropes to be helped off with the robe, and she's looking plenty good in that black number if the reaction of the crowd is any indication..."
McCarthy: "I've said it a million times. Philly. Low standards."
O'Dell: "Aaaaannnndddd that's 'Helter Skelter' by the Beatles you hear hammering through the arena, and that can only mean that 'The Five-Tool Player', Kristen Stewart, is walking onto the sand..."
McCarthy: "Finally! A REAL fighter!"
O'Dell: "Stewart wasting no time climbing through the ropes to be helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve, and the crowd popping for K-Stew in that lime green number she prefers. Ladies about ready to go. Time for some picks. Tess likes K-Stew. Mac?"
McCarthy: "REAL fighter. Stewart!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "And, we're underway. Stewart wants to get her box on, setting up at range and using that length and accurate jab, but Mila countering it well, slipping and dipping, stepping forward to get off in combination. Stewart giving a little ground to get the range she wants..."
McCarthy: "Kunis isn't going to beat Stewart boxing."
O'Dell: "Maybe not, but she's doing pretty well right now. Mila's getting the geometry she wants at the moment, and she's doing it with plenty of slicks and a few quicks. It's all about slipping that left hand, and that's exactly what the older woman's finding a away to do."
Tess: "Doing some blocking, too. This is good stuff from Mila."
O'Dell: "Indeed it is. She's not letting K-Stew get much going. Kristen landing the odd punch, but she's not putting anything together. Instead, it's Mila who's not only fighting lead but getting almost all the work done. Final seconds tick off in the first and there's the bell. Kunis. Wide."
Cassie: "And Mila takes the 10-9 lead."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Kunis has got it going right now, and she's doing exactly what Mac says she won't be able to do for the entire fight, outboxing Kristen Stewart. It's all about the head, hand, and foot movement for Mila, who's continuing to avoid that left hand and angle forward to scoring position..."
McCarthy: "Part of the problem here may be that Stewart isn't comfortable with the footing right now..."
O'Dell: "Kunis, meanwhile, PLENTY comfortable at the moment. She's in an excellent rhythm and we're seeing the stuff that made her flyweight champion. Kristen, meanwhile, being forced to the defensive again and again, managing, once again, to land only in spots..."
Cassie: "And mostly one-punch stuff, too."
O'Dell: "Down under 30 seconds remaining in what's been an excellent round for Kunis again. GOOD combination from Mila backs up K-Stew. Ten seconds to go and Kunis going to do some legging here to run out the clock. No doubt about the second. Kunis wide yet again."
Tess: "And, she's up 20-18 after two."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Stewart getting something going now. She's moving more and better, giving herself a bit more time with the jab, and she's getting it on target more as well. But, Kunis still dippin' and slippin', showing all the slicks making herself a very difficult target for the younger woman..."
Tess: "And, just as importantly, she's getting something DONE when she's able to avoid the left."
O'Dell: "No doubt about it. Mila continuing to step forward, get off when she gets into punching range. And, she's not just plenty active, she's plenty accurate as well. Good exchange there and ANOTHER as both fighters land some of their best punches of the fight!"
Cassie: "Everybody committing in those exchanges!"
O'Dell: "No doubt about it, but we're, just that quickly, back to boxing. No surprise. Both of these flyweights are skilled veterans who know when to push down on the gas and when to let up on it. Final seconds ticking off in a competitive third and there's the bell. Close, but it's Stewart."
McCarthy: "And, K-Stew cuts the lead to 29-28."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "Fourth beginning like the third ended, with the ladies boxing and both doing pretty well on these terms. The added movement has made a difference for K-Stew, who's getting more space to get the left on, follow on with solid right hands. For her part, though, Kunis still a hard woman to find..."
Cassie: "The kind of thing Mila's doing here, it's an underrated skill..."
O'Dell: "No doubt about it. She's not dancing around or ranging across the sand. She's just moving the hands, the head, the feet, slipping and blocking, playing great defense, and then getting to spots to get off in combination. Really some nice tactical stuff from both fighters right now..."
McCarthy: "This is J-Mac stuff in there. Except, I'm more athletic. And, a million times HOTTER..."
Tess: "Truck, we're going to need a new headset for Mac. Her head swelled up and broke another one..."
McCarthy: "SHUT UP, WALMART!"
O'Dell: "Drink up, boys, but keep your eye on the beach, where the tactical action is continuing. There's not much in it right now, and we're down to ten seconds in the fourth. Sharp exchange there, and the bell sounds. Close again, but it's going to be Mila who takes the points and pulls back ahead two, 39-37."
ROUND FIVE:
O'Dell: "Same again in the fifth. Ladies both comfortable boxing, and both are now simply working to get the geometry they want, get to spots and get off in combination. Good, two-way stuff here with plenty of action. Nothing for either fans or purists to complain about, Mac..."
McCarthy: "Absolutely not. This is a good fight."
O'Dell: "Kunis slipping the left, stepping in and EATING A RIGHT HAND! Stewart times Kunis perfectly and bangs one off her jaw and MILA IS HURT, stumbling backward and nearly going down. And, now K-Stew is calling in the artillery, backing Kunis across the sand with some heavy shot..."
Tess: "Mila in DEEP trouble..."
O'Dell: "Kunis up against the cables now as K-Stew lets the hands go. Mila keeping the guard high, rolling with. blocking, jabbing back in spots as the ref watches closely. Older woman running clock effectively as Stewart goes to town but isn't going to get the stoppage. Final seconds tick away and there's the bell. Stewart, wide."
Cassie: "But, Mila not only still standing, she's also still in the lead, 48-47."
ROUND SIX:
O'Dell: "Stewart walking Kunis down now. She's coming forward behind that jab, looking to finish this thing. Mila again being backed across the sand as she keeps the guard high and looks to run clock, get those legs back under her. Kristen not cooperating, though, as she continues to keep the heat on..."
Tess: "Stewart definitely looking to finish here."
O'Dell: "So far, though, Kunis denying her access to the 'Off' button, but, for how long. GOOD right from Kristen there shook Kunis and THERE'S A BLISTERING COMBINATION AND DOWN GOES MILA! Three or four solid shots landed there and Kunis crashes to her back in the sand!"
Cassie (singing): "Turn out the liiigggghhhhtttssss. The party's ohhhhhverrrrrr..."
O'Dell: "Stewart to a neutral corner. Referee's count at three. Four. Five. Kunis, eyes wide, staring up as the numbers get bigger. Six. Not going to happen. Seven. Eight. Mila still on her back. Nine. TEN! It's OVER! Kunis can't get off the sand and it's OVER! And your winner by KO6 is 'The Five-Tool Player' Kristen Stewart!"
McCarthy: "Nothing lucky about THAT!"
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go across the street to the beach and Cassie Scerbo!"
Cassie: "I have our winner, Kristen Stewart, and, Kris, that was a good fight tonight..."
Kristen (nodding): "Knew it would be. She's a champion for a reason. Excellent boxer. Good power for the weight. She was just in with the best flyweight in the world tonight is all."
Cassie: "You looked a little uncomfortable on the beach early, but that seemed to change..."
Kristen (smiling): "It did. I just had to get used to having sand under my feet. Once that happened, it was all good. All good."
"First time at Asylum," Mila says with a smile and shake of the head. "Hard to believe. Then again, just maybe folks around here remember what happened when I fought one of their girls. And, trust me. It's going to happen AGAIN."
"No doubt she's both good and dangerous," says Kristen with a nod. "But, she's not good ENOUGH. Not tonight."
ROUND ONE:
O'Dell: "Back at ringside with the big screen still lowered over the ring showing the scene at Asylum Beach across the street. And, that's 'Hello, It's Me' you hear behind us, and here comes former flyweight champion Mila Kunis!"
Tess: "And, of course, the fight Kunis was talking about in her interview was a huge win over Ariel Winter on pay-per-view, one she, no doubt, plans to replicate tonight on the sand."
O'Dell: "Mila climbing through the ropes to be helped off with the robe, and she's looking plenty good in that black number if the reaction of the crowd is any indication..."
McCarthy: "I've said it a million times. Philly. Low standards."
O'Dell: "Aaaaannnndddd that's 'Helter Skelter' by the Beatles you hear hammering through the arena, and that can only mean that 'The Five-Tool Player', Kristen Stewart, is walking onto the sand..."
McCarthy: "Finally! A REAL fighter!"
O'Dell: "Stewart wasting no time climbing through the ropes to be helped off with the robe by Jewel and Neve, and the crowd popping for K-Stew in that lime green number she prefers. Ladies about ready to go. Time for some picks. Tess likes K-Stew. Mac?"
McCarthy: "REAL fighter. Stewart!"
O'Dell: "Cassie?"
Cassie: "I agree with Tess!"
O'Dell: "And, we're underway. Stewart wants to get her box on, setting up at range and using that length and accurate jab, but Mila countering it well, slipping and dipping, stepping forward to get off in combination. Stewart giving a little ground to get the range she wants..."
McCarthy: "Kunis isn't going to beat Stewart boxing."
O'Dell: "Maybe not, but she's doing pretty well right now. Mila's getting the geometry she wants at the moment, and she's doing it with plenty of slicks and a few quicks. It's all about slipping that left hand, and that's exactly what the older woman's finding a away to do."
Tess: "Doing some blocking, too. This is good stuff from Mila."
O'Dell: "Indeed it is. She's not letting K-Stew get much going. Kristen landing the odd punch, but she's not putting anything together. Instead, it's Mila who's not only fighting lead but getting almost all the work done. Final seconds tick off in the first and there's the bell. Kunis. Wide."
Cassie: "And Mila takes the 10-9 lead."
ROUND TWO:
O'Dell: "Kunis has got it going right now, and she's doing exactly what Mac says she won't be able to do for the entire fight, outboxing Kristen Stewart. It's all about the head, hand, and foot movement for Mila, who's continuing to avoid that left hand and angle forward to scoring position..."
McCarthy: "Part of the problem here may be that Stewart isn't comfortable with the footing right now..."
O'Dell: "Kunis, meanwhile, PLENTY comfortable at the moment. She's in an excellent rhythm and we're seeing the stuff that made her flyweight champion. Kristen, meanwhile, being forced to the defensive again and again, managing, once again, to land only in spots..."
Cassie: "And mostly one-punch stuff, too."
O'Dell: "Down under 30 seconds remaining in what's been an excellent round for Kunis again. GOOD combination from Mila backs up K-Stew. Ten seconds to go and Kunis going to do some legging here to run out the clock. No doubt about the second. Kunis wide yet again."
Tess: "And, she's up 20-18 after two."
ROUND THREE:
O'Dell: "Stewart getting something going now. She's moving more and better, giving herself a bit more time with the jab, and she's getting it on target more as well. But, Kunis still dippin' and slippin', showing all the slicks making herself a very difficult target for the younger woman..."
Tess: "And, just as importantly, she's getting something DONE when she's able to avoid the left."
O'Dell: "No doubt about it. Mila continuing to step forward, get off when she gets into punching range. And, she's not just plenty active, she's plenty accurate as well. Good exchange there and ANOTHER as both fighters land some of their best punches of the fight!"
Cassie: "Everybody committing in those exchanges!"
O'Dell: "No doubt about it, but we're, just that quickly, back to boxing. No surprise. Both of these flyweights are skilled veterans who know when to push down on the gas and when to let up on it. Final seconds ticking off in a competitive third and there's the bell. Close, but it's Stewart."
McCarthy: "And, K-Stew cuts the lead to 29-28."
ROUND FOUR:
O'Dell: "Fourth beginning like the third ended, with the ladies boxing and both doing pretty well on these terms. The added movement has made a difference for K-Stew, who's getting more space to get the left on, follow on with solid right hands. For her part, though, Kunis still a hard woman to find..."
Cassie: "The kind of thing Mila's doing here, it's an underrated skill..."
O'Dell: "No doubt about it. She's not dancing around or ranging across the sand. She's just moving the hands, the head, the feet, slipping and blocking, playing great defense, and then getting to spots to get off in combination. Really some nice tactical stuff from both fighters right now..."
McCarthy: "This is J-Mac stuff in there. Except, I'm more athletic. And, a million times HOTTER..."
Tess: "Truck, we're going to need a new headset for Mac. Her head swelled up and broke another one..."
McCarthy: "SHUT UP, WALMART!"
O'Dell: "Drink up, boys, but keep your eye on the beach, where the tactical action is continuing. There's not much in it right now, and we're down to ten seconds in the fourth. Sharp exchange there, and the bell sounds. Close again, but it's going to be Mila who takes the points and pulls back ahead two, 39-37."
ROUND FIVE:
O'Dell: "Same again in the fifth. Ladies both comfortable boxing, and both are now simply working to get the geometry they want, get to spots and get off in combination. Good, two-way stuff here with plenty of action. Nothing for either fans or purists to complain about, Mac..."
McCarthy: "Absolutely not. This is a good fight."
O'Dell: "Kunis slipping the left, stepping in and EATING A RIGHT HAND! Stewart times Kunis perfectly and bangs one off her jaw and MILA IS HURT, stumbling backward and nearly going down. And, now K-Stew is calling in the artillery, backing Kunis across the sand with some heavy shot..."
Tess: "Mila in DEEP trouble..."
O'Dell: "Kunis up against the cables now as K-Stew lets the hands go. Mila keeping the guard high, rolling with. blocking, jabbing back in spots as the ref watches closely. Older woman running clock effectively as Stewart goes to town but isn't going to get the stoppage. Final seconds tick away and there's the bell. Stewart, wide."
Cassie: "But, Mila not only still standing, she's also still in the lead, 48-47."
ROUND SIX:
O'Dell: "Stewart walking Kunis down now. She's coming forward behind that jab, looking to finish this thing. Mila again being backed across the sand as she keeps the guard high and looks to run clock, get those legs back under her. Kristen not cooperating, though, as she continues to keep the heat on..."
Tess: "Stewart definitely looking to finish here."
O'Dell: "So far, though, Kunis denying her access to the 'Off' button, but, for how long. GOOD right from Kristen there shook Kunis and THERE'S A BLISTERING COMBINATION AND DOWN GOES MILA! Three or four solid shots landed there and Kunis crashes to her back in the sand!"
Cassie (singing): "Turn out the liiigggghhhhtttssss. The party's ohhhhhverrrrrr..."
O'Dell: "Stewart to a neutral corner. Referee's count at three. Four. Five. Kunis, eyes wide, staring up as the numbers get bigger. Six. Not going to happen. Seven. Eight. Mila still on her back. Nine. TEN! It's OVER! Kunis can't get off the sand and it's OVER! And your winner by KO6 is 'The Five-Tool Player' Kristen Stewart!"
McCarthy: "Nothing lucky about THAT!"
AFTER:
O'Dell: "Let's go across the street to the beach and Cassie Scerbo!"
Cassie: "I have our winner, Kristen Stewart, and, Kris, that was a good fight tonight..."
Kristen (nodding): "Knew it would be. She's a champion for a reason. Excellent boxer. Good power for the weight. She was just in with the best flyweight in the world tonight is all."
Cassie: "You looked a little uncomfortable on the beach early, but that seemed to change..."
Kristen (smiling): "It did. I just had to get used to having sand under my feet. Once that happened, it was all good. All good."