This story picks up in between rounds 6 & 7
Monica literally has to be carried to her corner.
“Chuck, in all honesty, Monica is out, the referee needs to step in and stop this fight.” I say.
“Look at that, Brandi, you knocked her out. This fight is practically over.” Her corner man says, high fiving her.
“Mon? Stay with me, Mon...can you hear me? That’s it, I’m throwing the towel in. I’m not letting you go out there for round 7.”
“You...throw...the..towel...in...I’ll kill...you.” Monica says, getting to her feet.
Both women are on their feet for round 7.
The bell sounds, and both women come out circling.
Brandi immediately backs Monica into a corner and begins punishing her ribs.
Monica quickly responds, clinching up with Brandi and punishing her ribs, Brandi eventually spits out her mouth piece.
After about 30 seconds, Brandi shoves Monica away, and connects with a hard right cross, knocking Monica down again.
Again, Monica struggles to get to her feet, but, is up before the count of 10.
Against his better judgment, the referee lets the fight continue.
Monica quickly recovers though, and scores with several jabs, followed by an uppercut, that knocks Brandi down to the canvas.
Brandi struggles to get back to her feet, but, somehow manages to get up before the count of 10.
As soon as Brandi is back to her feet, the horn sounds ending round 7.
Both women once again struggle to get to their corners.
“Brandi? Are you ok? Can you continue?”
Brandi nods her head ‘Yes’
“You need to do a better job out there, you’re leaving yourself wide open to these heavy blows. Protect yourself out there.”
“Monica, you’re doing good out there, you just need to protect yourself a lot better. You’re taking far too much punishment out there...”
Both women are on their feet for round 8.
The bell sounds and both women come out circling.
Monica scores first, with a hard punch to Brandi’s chest, making her back up several steps.
Brandi answers back with a hard right hook to Monica’s stomach, Monica has to open her mouth to breathe.
Brandi now clinches up with Monica and begins to punish her ribs again. This make Monica drop to one knee.
Instead of counting, the referee tells Monica to get up.
Monica gets to her feet and quickly answers back with an uppercut, knocking Brandi down to the mat.
Brandi lays there for a few seconds, not moving, but, somehow manages to get to her feet before the count of 10. The referee lets the fight continue.
Just then the horn sounds, ending round 8.
“Chuck, I stand by what I said earlier, the referee needs to step in and take a close look at these fighters, I had a good look at Brandi after that last knock down and her eyes looked glassy to me. This fight should have been stopped a while ago.” I say.
“Brandi? Can you continue? There is no shame in giving up. Say the word and I’ll throw the towel in.”
“Monica, this fight is getting ugly. Let me throw the towel in, we can get you a rematch.”
“NO TOWEL!” Monica yells.
Both women are on their feet for round 9.
The bell sounds and both women come out circling.
Monica charges in, landing a couple of strong jabs, snapping Brandi’s head back, Brandi answers with a couple of hard body blows.
Brandi follows it up with a strong uppercut, again knocking Monica to the canvas, it was such a hard shot, Monica lost her mouth piece, she quickly find it though, and gets to her feet before the count of 10.
The fight continues, and quickly Brandi is on the attack again. She scores with a couple of stinging jabs, but, Monica answers back with a couple of hard shots to the body, dropping Brandi to one knee.
She’s quickly back up, only to be knocked right back down by a right cross from Monica.
Just then the horn sounds, ending round 9.
Brandi has to literally be carried to her corner.
Brandi’s corner has to use smelling salts on her to revive her.
“I don’t know what else to say, Mon. It looks like you’ve knocked her out, but, we’ve said that before. Just, do a better job protecting yourself.”
Amazingly, both women are on their feet for round 10.
The bell sounds, and Monica goes charging in to finish Brandi off.
But, Brandi quickly answers back with a series of quick jabs, followed by a hard shot to the body, knocking the wind out of Monica and dropping her to one knee.
The referee doesn’t count, he just tells Monica to get up.
Once Monica is back on her feet, she fires off a couple of quick jabs, followed by a hard right to Brandi’s chest, which makes her back up a few steps.
Monica charges in again, and catches Brandi with a right hook to the side of her head which knocks her down to the canvas.
You can hear Brandi’s corner telling her to stay down.
Brandi doesn’t stay down though, she gets back up and the fight continues.
Just then the horn sounds, ending round 10.
Both women once again have a hard time getting to their corners.
“Brandi, you’re taking a lot of punishment, are you sure you want to continue?”
Brandi nods her head ‘Yes’
“Ok, you need to stat protecting yourself, we all know you’re tough, but, one of these times you’re not going to get up...” Her corner crew says
“Whatever, just no towel...got it?” Brandi says.
“How are you still standing? This is without a doubt the hardest hitting fight I’ve ever seen. Just do what you do best, and kick her ass.”
Both women are on their feet for round 11.
The bell sounds and both women come out circling.
Brandi score first with a good combo, snapping Monica’s head back, she follows it up with a hard body blow.
Monica quickly answers back though, a couple of quick jabs, followed by a punch that may have been below the belt, but the referee let it go.
Brandi quickly recovers, and lands a couple of hard body blows, which once again sends Monica down to the canvas in a seated position.
Monica is a little slow getting to her feet, but, the referee lets the fight continue.
Monica recovers quick though, and eventually knocks Brandi back down to the canvas.
Once she’s back to her feet, the horn sounds, ending round 11.
“Steve, we’re finally heading into round 12, what are your thoughts on this fight?” Chuck asks.
“Chuck, honestly, I’m going to have a talk with the referees, this fight should have been stopped a while ago. This referee has put these two in serious jeopardy.” I say.
“One more round, Brandi, this fight is yours to lose. Just hang in there for one more round, Brandi.”
“You’ve done a hell of a job so far, Mon, this is it, the 12th and final round. Just keep doing what you’re doing...you got this!”
Both women are on their feet for round 12.
The bell sounds, and Monica rushes in and catches Brandi flush on the jaw with a right cross, knocking her down to the mat immediately.
Somehow, Brandi is able to get up before the count of 10, and the fight continues.
Brandi recovers quick though, scoring with a couple of quick jab followed by a body shot, which sends Monica down to one knee, but, she’s quickly back up.
Monica recovers though, and scores with a huge uppercut which takes Brandi off her feet and down to the canvas.
Somehow, Brandi gets back up before the count of 10.
Brandi manages to land a couple more jabs, and another body blow before the horn sounds ending the fight.
Both women have to be helped to their respective corners, as I and ring announcer Karen Rogers enter the ring.
“Ladies & gentlemen! After 12-rounds we go to the judge’s scorecards...it is a split decision...declaring the winner by the margin of 1 point...and...STILL Bikini Boxing Champion...MONICA THE MAGNIFICENT!”
I stand there and strap the title around the waist of Monica.
Brandi, who looks dejected, shakes Monica’s hand and walks away.