Elimination Fight By G David steel slammed the phone down he was furious. Instead of a title fight he was going to have to fight an elimination fight. It was his only way to get his championship rematch. The promoter had insisted on this fight first. Patty Ann the world champion and also David's wife had knocked out Jillian Russell in her first title defense. Patty Ann's next title defense was to be against David the former champ. However Jillian's trainer clamed that she had suffered a broken hand in her title fight with Patty Ann and that is why she lost. To satisfy every one involved the promoter agreed to this elimination fight. Well it was just on more small hurdle on the way back to being the champion. Fight night arrives and David shows up at the arena early. This is the first time he will be fighting in the main event since he lost the title to Patty Ann. The crowd for tonight's fight fills the arena; David is still a very popular fighter. The champion joins her husband in his dressing room she has come to see who her next opponent will be. Having fought both David and Jillian she know no matter who wins her next fight will be a very tough one. Talking to her husband she tells him what she knows and remembers about how Jillian fights and what to watch out for. The most important item is that Jill is a very hard puncher and to be very careful of her right. Kissing her husband for luck the champion heads to her ringside seat to watch the fight. David begins to make his preparations for the fight. Removing his jeans, shirt, shoes and briefs he lies face down on the rub down table. Draping a towel over the fighter David's corner man gives him a rub down. The massage over David puts on his jockstrap. Places the hard plastic cup into the pouch covering his manhood. He wiggles into light blue spandex shorts, laces up light blue boxing boots and has his hands taped. Blue boxing gloves and a blue robe complete his preparations. Over in David's opponents dressing Jillian is also preparing to fight. After a rub down she slides on a white thong. Hooks up a lightly padded bra, and wiggles into low waisted short-legged silk boxing trunks. She ties on her boots and holds her hands out for taping. Her trainer and corner man are very careful tapping Jillian's hands. In her last fight she broke a knuckle and finger and it cost her the title. This time there can be no mistakes or excuses. After the taping her gloves are tied securely to her wrists. Sliding her arms into her ring robe Jillian listens to last minute advice. She and her trainer expect this to be a very tough fight. Her opponent is the former world champion and husband of the current champ. Both fighters know that he winner of this fight will challenge for the title and the loser will drop to the bottom of the ratings. In the ring the two fighters shadow box to keep loose. The ring announcer takes the mike and introduces both fighters. The ref calls them to the middle of the ring and gives the instructions. As the contestants turn and head back to their corners their trainers slid their robes off and bang fists with their fighters. DONG! The bell for round one sounds. David and Jillian race out of their corners and head right toward each other ready to fight. David fires first jabbing at Jillian's head. As Jillian bobs to avoid the jabs David uncorks a left uppercut that catches Jillian right on the point of her chin. Her head flies back and her arms flap wildly about. Her legs stiffen and she stumbles backward a few steps before toppling over face first onto the canvas. The huge crowd is stunned; with only 15 seconds of the first round gone Jillian has suffered a stunning knock down. The ref sends David to a neutral corner and starts the count. " ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR." Jillian has stirred and is trying to get to her feet. " FIVE, SIX, SEVEN." The gorgeous redhead has gotten to her feet and beaten the count. The ref takes a very close look at Jill before he allows her to continue. David moves in on her quickly jabbing and looking for that one opening to land the knock out punch. Jillian still unsteady on her feet back peddles to the ropes. Leaning against the top rope Jill covers up blocking David's punches. For the next fifty seconds David bangs away at Jillian. Keeping her elbows in tight and her gloves up to cover her face she takes most of David's punches with little damage. At 1min & 8sec of the round Jillian lands her first shot of the fight. A quick jab stops David just long enough for Jill to get off the ropes and back to the center of the ring. It's very clear that Jillian is on unsteady legs and is breathing heavily. David's attack has slowed as he to is now breathing heavily after throwing so many punches. Jillian clinches smothering David's punching power. Unable to pull his arms free David looks for the ref to break the fighters. After pulling the two fighters apart the ref steps back and David moves forward to resume his attack. As he steps into Jillian to throw a punch she hooks low to his body. Jillian's white glove crashes into David's side just at the belt line of his spandex shorts. A loud grunt escapes his lips and his body jerks sideways. As David's blue gloves begin to drop to cover his body Jillian sends a sizzling right hand that crashes into the side of David's face. Before he can react David's female opponent shoots a left hand over his drooping gloves that explodes on the right side of his face. David's eye swells and a small cut appears just below his eyebrow. He staggers back and falls against the ropes. The force of his fall catapults him back at Jillian. The number one contender lands a right hand body shot that stops the former champ in his tracks. She follows this up with a devastating left hand that catches him flush in the face. David's head snaps back from the force of the punch. His body stiffens and his arms and legs twitch uncontrollably. Seconds after the left lands the third of her three-punch combination connects with the side of David's face. His head twits in another direction. His mouthpiece comes flying out and blood flies from the cut over his eye. Jillian's punching power has devastated the former champ. Even before the last punch landed David's wife the current world champion had left her ringside seat and run to his corner. Back in the ring the force of her last punch has crushed the former champ. David's legs buckle his arms drop and he falls to the mat. Landing first on his side he flops over on to his back; arms outstretched, legs spread eagle. Jillian hurries to a neutral corner as the ref starts counting. "FOUR, FIVE, SIX" there is no movement from the ex- champ. " SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE" David lies still on the mat unable to get to his feet. " TEN - YOUR OUT" the fight is over. After being knocked down herself Jillian has come back and in less than one round knocked out the former world champion. As Jillian's handlers crowd around their victorious fighter, David's people kneel beside their unconscious boxer. David's wife Patty Ann has entered the ring and rushed to her defeated husbands side. Kneeling beside him she has a very worried look on her face as they try to revive David. In Jillian's corner she and her corner people celebrate her victory hugs and kisses all around. The crowd cheers the winner. Slightly to one side of the center of the ring the former champion is still on the canvas. Unable to as yet get to his feet; David slowly regains consciousness. A minute and twenty seconds after the knock out his eyes flutter and slowly open. Dazed and confused David looks up into the face of his wife. " What happened, what round is it, is it over?" Patty Ann cresses the cheek of her defeated husband. " Yes Honey, it's the first round - and the fight is over. You've been knocked out, Jillian's won the fight". As she sees her opponent begin to stir Jillian comes to were he is lying on the mat. Kneeling down beside him she asks if he's OK. Patty Ann nods that he will be Ok in a few minutes. Looking directly into Jillian's eyes she grabs her arm."I guess it'll be just you and me now. Should be a good fight". After several more minutes Patty Ann and the corner men manage to get David off the mat and on to his stool. The former champ still cannot grasp exactly what has happened to him. He repeats several times that he has to get back in there and win the fight. Patty Ann smiles lovingly at her husband "No Honey, the fights over. Jillian won, she knocked you sweetie. Were going to take you back to your dressing room now". Carefully they help David out of the ring and up the aisle. Back in his dressing room Patty Ann unties his boots and gloves. She helps him peel off his spandex shorts and jockstrap. After a shower she helps him dress. It will be a long time before he gets over this defeat. He may never again enter the boxing ring.