WEIGH-IN
The
first female fighter that I spotted was 24-year-old Australian Laura Skinner,
who had just relocated to Las Vegas. She was training on the
outskirts of Vegas at the Prince Ranch with Greg Hannely, where Laura Serrano was also training.
Skinner was a very vibrant, positive and friendly fighter, who had only one
bout under her belt. She told me that she had one fight two years previously
that had resulted in an KO in the 2nd round. Skinner told me that she
was a past kickboxer 13 fights 8 by KO, 24 years old and single.
After speaking with Skinner, I noticed that Laura Serrano had walked into the
room. I figured I would take the opportune moment to have her sign a pair of
Ringside gloves!
I then contacted Lisa Foster, Skinner's opponent, who was getting examined by the
physician.. Foster was a sleek, strong-looking
fighter, from Washington D.C. She told me that her record was 1-1-1, and that
her previous win was by knockout.
At the time of weigh-in, Skinner first got on the scales and tips the scales
at 117 lbs. She gave a thumbs up to her Hanneley Lisa Foster weighed in at
119.
NIGHT OF THE FIGHT
The night of the fight, I found out that the main event had been cancelled
due to one of fighter's coming in 10 lbs. overweight. I
knew that USSB was televising some of that night's events, and crossed my
fingers, hoping that the women's fight would be aired.
THE FIGHT
Lisa Foster was the first enter the ring, with her black and gold
attire. She appeared very confident, and self-assured. I really started to think
by then that Skinner had bitten off more than she could chew. She threw some
fast rapid shadow boxing moves in the ring, and appeared to be very agile and
quick. I noticed that USSB was no longer taping.
Skinner then came out, with her corner men in red, white, and blue. A couple
of her people took the Australian flag around the ring as they announced that
she was a fighter from Australia, and that she was now living in Las Vegas.
ROUND 1
Both fighters took no time in coming out with a flurry of punches. The
exchanges were good and fast and I think that Skinner was a little surprised at
the ferocity of the boxing match. She held onto Lisa a litfle bit, but the round
was very exciting and the crowd who had been fairly docile during the night, got
a burst of energy.
ROUND 2
The girls were throwing so many punches that they both appeared to be a
little winded. Skinner stalked Foster, cutting off the ring, throughout the
fight. Skinner, this little, tiny fighter, with the guts of a tigress took a lot
of punches to deliver punches (By the way, I am not advocating fighters using
that approach over the long haul in a fighting career.) Skinner's nose began to
bleed, and she had a one-inch abrasion on the center of her forehead. It looked
as though Lisa Foster had more power and skill level thus far through the fight.
ROUND 3
Skinner came out slugging, punching, and cutting the ring off of Foster.
Foster appeared to have run out of gas. Skinner chased her around the ring, and
kept punching. All of a sudden, Foster was between the ropes to get away from
Skinner, her upper body and her head completely out of the ring, The referee did
not appear to do anything and Foster just stopped fighting. The ref stopped the
fight 1:59 seconds in the third round. Foster laid on the mat for a couple of
minutes.
The fight overall was very exciting. That brought Skinner's record to 2-0 2
KO's, and Foster's record 1-2-1 1KO.''
SIDELINES DURING THE FIGHT
During one of the breaks between bouts, they announced having Vegas Fox,
Yvonne Trevino, Valorie Troike, and Laura Serrano in the audience. All the women
fighters went up into the center ring so that the crowd could see them.
