Posted by simguy on 9/16/2005, 6:58 am

Before: Sienna upsetting the HMK applecart last time out, handing favoured Eva L a sound beating en route to a remarkable stoppage - little blonde import looks to keep the good times rolling against Carmella. "I said I would dismantle both Eva and Carmella when I came to the States," Miller coos in prefight, "and I mean to accomplish just that. The HMK brunettes are my passport to greatness and I have no qualms whatsoever in using them to further my own ambitions."

Decesare a good 10-15 pounds north of Longoria, extra inches in length, good slugging leverage with the right hand - she's skeptical of her brash opponent. "Sienna shocked me - absolutely shocked me - by beating Eva, but I don't see her stepping up and wearing me out with the same approach. Miller's definitely a flyweight - she's going to find it tough slogging to be constantly on the attack against a strapping bantam like me. I ain't no Penelope Cruz - Miller hits me, I'm going to hit her back worse - I just don't see any way she can handle me."

Decesare in rainbow bikini; Sienna in copper bikini, ring connections.

During R1: Sienna rushing Carmella, batting and lathering at her with trademark swarming tactics. Decesare momentarily baffled and buffetted, but calm - she steps to the right, lifting a jab off her hip to push Miller back with little bunting taps - once there's a little separation, Carm starts tossing back. Sienna tasting a firm right cross as D steps right and bends in - Miller rebuffed, legs outside to regroup as Carmella stalks her to the bell.

R2: Sienna redoubles her efforts - rewarded early as Carmella covers up and is stampeded to ropes, but once again, Decesare able to slowly turn the tables. Carm elbows in, dukes up - she crouches down, accepting lather against head and shoulders, but punching-with, hoisting sexy left or right uppercuts into Sienna's bony ribs to bump blonde back. Miller scowling, breathing hard - Carm able to jab for greater separation and Decesare's slugging hard right hands to walk herself off the ropes. Miller catching clout via a wide, sidearm right upside the head and a straighter, more lethal right cross against her chin - tidy blonde buttocks put a-wobble in the third minute as Carmella bangs away for points.

R3: Sienna a little cowed - she's been hurt, backed up - she skirts the perimeter, changing directions at the hop to shake Carmella's pursuit. Decesare focused, stalking blonde down on long Playmate legs, touching Sienna the jab or gathering her in with long hooks to position her for shearing rights. Miller not defensively sound when she can't run: Carmella starts landing that hard right hand from the second minute on. Miller down at the halfway mark, down again in the final moments - pounding Carmella rights have Miller panting on her knees in the third. Give Sienna credit: ref checks her during the break and offers her submission; British blonde flatly refuses, electing to continue the fight.

R4: Sienna fighting in spots - like a cornered cat, spitting and clawing at Decesare. Carm confident, bringing the fight to blonde now - her extra inches prove decisive as girls swing away, Miller coming up short, Carmella landing fat to Sienna's shiny face. It's Sienna wandering away from hot exchanges - Carmella walking her down - Decesare looking too big and strong for her girl at this point.

R5: Carmella crouching in close - dukes at her cheeks - she's showing an Alba look as she rides in with her guard, dips, and rips licking uppercuts against Sienna's throbbing ribcage. Miller grimacing, shying away, clawing back in spots - she just can't discourage Carm and she's having no luck escaping her. Decesare glowing with confidence now - hardworking little smile curling her lips - she's having fun, she's putting it to Sienna hard, beating her up now. Eva L at ringside, face set hard as she claps enthusiastically at each thumping Decesare sequence.

R6: Sienna shopworn, ragged - little body's been roasted, chin's been dented, those slender legs looking shaky: Carmella up tempoing heartlessly, hopping-to Miller and slinging on the hurt. Big, sweeping sidearm rights upside the head - bit of an amateurish clout, but effective as Miller is clouted to her right. Hard, step-in jab off the hip - Carm landing it stiffly, shunting Miller back, busting up her lower lip. And the straighter, shearing cross - Decesare with that natural step to the right, loading up her right leg, then pushing off, getting harpooning force onto Sienna's overworked chin. Little Miller reeling, staggering around - her own punches mere slaps and don't-hurt-me pushes at this point - she's being taken out back the woodshed by Carmella through 6. AND THAT'S IT! A sobbing Sienna Miller quits on her stool, thoroughly battered and abused - TKO6 via submission, Carmella Decesare!

After: Longoria - face still set in stone - stands, applauds: Carmella's just given her perhaps the sweetest gift the FCBA has to offer. Carmella forcing Miller to quit - if Sienna were a full-fledged bantam, this would be a shame that would haunt her for the rest of her career. Scrappy, busy flyweights are often torn to ribbons when they step up in weight as lack of technique is exposed by bigger, more durable opponents. The punches that wore down Cruz and Longoria clearly insufficient tonight - Decesare heartlessly proving the rule in thudding fashion.