Posted by Simguy on 12/25/2000, 1:01 pm.

Before: Munich--fight not shown Stateside, but it’s a big deal it Germany as Hurley is still the symbol of British pride in Europe. Habermann, a very strong, straightforward puncher, loves to fight off her opponent’s chest and pound the body--Liz a very slick defensive technician--it’s a good contrast in style. Hurley in Christmas red and white girl trim bikini, black gloves and shoes--Eva in silver push up bikini, black gloves and shoes.

During R1: :Liz Hurley feels out her opponent, sliding from side to side, slipping inside, pushing and grabbing at the blonde’s arms and wrists, then swiping little right hand swats across the jugs or mouth. Habermann following when Liz is outside, struggling on the inside as Hurley’s cloying tactics frustrate Eva’s urge to square up and bang. Goes as a shutout Liz--Eva unhurt, just smothered and bewildered.

R2: Eva with a nice moment at the ropes illustrates her plan--Liz covered up, bending forward over her legs to slip head shots--Habermann gently cuffs Hurley’s head to one side , then reaches over to dig a left hook in behind the elbow, then moves Hurley’s head to the other side, reaches over and sinks in a right. Liz bunching up from the meaty broadside--Hurley clinching and spinning herself out of trouble, Rest of the round sees Liz lure Eva forward, sliding back and picking the blonde up with a clouting southpaw hook, clinching/turning at the ropes and luring Eva back the other way. Down the stretch, Liz backhands a jab and CRANKS a right hook on the temple--Eva’s butt shoots back, head juts forward as she jerks sideways, staggering wildly to the ropes. Hurley with  flurry at the bell, slashing punches in slicing arcs to the face and head, often connecting with the sides of her fists or even the wrist as Eva comes up dazed at the bell.

R3: Another strong first minute from Eva as she continues to rip the ribcage, bending over side to side and really sinking them in, but then Liz controls the action, sliding around and away, darting inside with slapping combinations, closing her stance and slipping punches with ease. Hurley boxes to take her third straight round, evidently outclassing her blonde to this point.

R4: More ring generalship from Liz--she’s moving slowly, deliberately, but supple sinewy motion of her upper body and subtle angles as she turns her shoulders are enough to make Eva miss or land only glancing blows. Offensively, Hurley content to chop and slap right hands in close to Eva’s face, spearing straight left hands from outside, then laying over on her right, waiting to slip under Habermann’s response. Hurley pivoting sweet around that lead foot, turning Eva with a hand at the hip--it’s boxing lesson through 4.

R5: Hurley not shy about fading to the ropes and bending at the waist, but Eva hems her in early and lands withering rips to the sides and tummy that have Liz hanging on in the first minute. Habermann won’t be tioed up--she shimmies free of Hurley’s grasp, gets her head in under the brunettes chin and starts roughing her up. Liz now taking punishing blows to the chest and stomach--gets worse when she covers up and folds forward--Eva LOVES the lefts and rights she can dig as she nudges Liz’s head out of the way to get at those ribs. Hurley forced to counter off the ropes, coming out of crouches with dragging little uppercuts, or bending into crouches with slapping hooks upside the face--Eva shrugging these off and staying on top, pounds out her first points of the fight and puit’s a little mileage on Hurley’s legs.

R6: Best 2-way action of the fight: Hurley now sliding back and setting down on hard straight left hands, rocking onto her back foot to finish up with biting right hooks to the temple. Eva with her arms crossed, bulls her way in and unleashes wide lefts and rights to the ribcage, buckling Hurley’s knees and sending the brunette into retreat. Hurley busier, dictating tempo and location, but Eva’s coming forward, landing the harder blows in a tough to score action sixth.

R7: Hurley pivoting to her right, starts to clip right hooks, punching as she turns, she rips 3 short right hands t the jaw as Eva laps it up and HABERMANN IS HURT! Liz coming forward, dragging her fists back and forth across Habermann’s punished face, shoeshines Eva to her backside for  the fight’s first knockdown. Habermann all shiny and shellshocked, sits for 6, but gets up at 8 and Liz piles on. Liz walking into the blonde with hands low, BENDING into whip action right hands over the top, then rocking onto the back foot with cuffing right hooks--Eva getting shredded as Liz’s rubbery armed assault puts mitts on meat in a hurry. Habermann weathering the storm, showing Teutonic resolve in soaking up a bad down this round--Liza all smug at the bell, holding her left at her chest as she walks back to her corner.

R8: Liz Hurley pouring it on now, dazzling her opponent, showboating as the audience boos, Hurley with her right hand low, left arm coiled insolently at her waist--she stands next to Eva and toys with her--bobbing as the harried blonde bobs, pawing her ear wit right hooks, then slinging in the left to the breasts or face, stepping over to the left or right to work from angles, Liz just standing flat footed, very loose limbed--slinging her punches up and down Eva’s pain wracked torso and puffy face--Habermann ropeside, bending forward, leaning away mindlessly, soaking up dreadful punishment as the ref lets it go on and on. Hurley continually laying in her hardest left hands, admiring her work as Eva goes limp, threatens to fall, then stiffens to take some more. At the bell, Eva cut over both eyes, horribly mauled--Liz turning away with a big toothy grin.

R9: Liz smiling, cooing to her hurting foe, backs to ropes and waves Eva in--Hurley covering up and looking to score some counters off the block. Habermann dimly bodies up, just pushing against Liz, alternating her head position on either Hurley cheek as Liz presses a shoulder into the blonde’s chest. Suddenly, Eva cuffs Hurley’s ear with a swiping left then DIGS the left hook into the ribs and DOWN GOES HURLEY! Liz sining to her haunches, hands on her hips, SUCKING in gulps of air as the pain registers on her shocked face. Habermann wanders away in a daze--Hurley beats the count and it’s ON! Liz now to the ropes in desperate trouble, bending side to side, moving her head and taking merciless punishment to her sides and belly as Eva HEAPS it on! Liz slapping counters when she can--Habermann shoving and slugging--punching continues on after the bell as the pro-Eva crowd roars its approval.

R10: Liz crippled, right hand low, left hand coiled, she slides to the right as Eva shuffles after her with arms crossed about her body. Liz backhanding a tired jab, goads Eva into answering from too far away--Hurley neatly fading back then slinging forward with everything behind a whippy left hand--Habermann’s front foot comes off the canvas as she spins sleepily to her left--Hurley able to hound Eva to the ropes by bouncing left hands repeatedly off the back of the blonde’s head as the girls stumble forward. Habermann out on her feet, refuses to go down, turning wearily, covering up half heartedly, hunching forward and taking it from the exhausted Brit. Liz able to slap and slice with her punches, keeping her elbows in, just twisting  her torso into the punches and cutting Eva to ribbons with constant touches. Liz on Eva for all 3 minutes--Hurley punching at half speed--Habermann slipping into a stupor--grim war of attrition finally ends as the ref pushes the girls apart at the bell. UD10 Liz Hurley.

After: Habermann’s uber-physique withstands a hellish bombardment as Hurley released the hounds but couldn’t get the resilient German out of there. Habermann’s vicious digs to the body had to rally herself in what turned out to be a great continental struggle for supremacy. Good win for Liz who’s had several hard luck decisions go against her this year.

Reposted by Archer 7/20/10.