Posted bt Simguy on 5/27/2005, 7:23 am.

Before: High contrast style match up - Erika the best pure pressure fighter amongst the Baywatch alumni - Carmella a fledgling supple lanky body in the making. "I'm too strong for Carmella," Erika states flatly for press. "That's where this fight begins and ends. I was belting Britney senseless - no way Decesare's built to take that kind of pounding. Carmella may think she can resuscitate a fading career by taking a Baywatch scalp, but believe me, she's no where near up to it." Decesare refusing to be baited or bullied, courteous at the podium. "Erika may feel we're trying to take advantage of her coming off such a devastating KO loss," Carmella says, "but actually, the reverse is true. When I saw how close Eleniak came to upsetting Britney, I said - 'that's the girl - that's the fight I want'. Erika's got plenty left and I want a piece - I'm still a factor in this division and I demand to be counted!" Erika in tan western motif bikini, coming to ring instructions in chaps and rattlesnake hide stetson - Carmella in setting sun motif bikini (see HMK reference).

During R1: Erika up tempo, hard-charging out of the gate - she spits jabs, bumps and mauls Decesare into the HMK corner for a bell-to-bell rubdown. Eleniak likes her body right on a girl, left shoulder in Carm's chest, cheek outside Carm's left shoulder (safe from counters), legs straining to pin Decesare down, and Erika's hooking up a storm in there. Short, muscular, jerking blows - Erika doubling up rapid hooks to tummy, jamming away to POTY jug - poor Carmella stacked up and weighed down just can't get out of there. Beating extends to slender brunette arms and ribcage as Eleniak opens up late the round, putting both hands to work - terrific pummelling first all Erika at the bell.

R2: Second verse, same as the first - willowy Decesare overwhelmed, can't stand her ground - she's jammed into her home corner and worked over as Erika breaks out the baseball bat. Carm right hand under her chin, dangling the left low, presenting her left side to Erika - brunette trying to be cute n' supple, but Eleniak just too damn busy and rough: punches, punches, punches bash away chest, tummy, back, arms. Erika so short, abrupt with those left hands, doubling up on the punch, beating Carmella body and mouth, then crowding in to suffocate the receipts. Decesare beaten sideways, doubled over - Erika leans in with her left forearm heavy across upperback, plugging away right to Carmella's hip and flank while pressing brunette into turnbuckles. Carmella ashen faced, helpless, being bullied - she's fighting tears during the break as HMK trainer goes to work on Carmella's fighting psyche.

R3: More Eleniak - she's just pouring herself at Carmella. Decesare hunted down with spitting jabs and pressed into ropes, then it's bumping, slugging, smothering action. Carmella making some adjustments: she can't afford to lay over on one side and let Eleniak do her Banff Springs Bullying routine again - brunette cupping blonde around the ears, trying to manage rugged Erika on the inside. Eleniak dominant, but Carmella lands her first punches of the fight late, scolding Eleniak with some lanky counter-uppercuts off the ropes as brunette refuses to punk.

R4: MORE Eleniak. Decesare hounded, muscled to ropes, stacked up and bludgeoned - Erika insatiable when it comes to punching another woman's body. Carmella getting rocked - gritting her teeth as Erika's hook plumbs tummy, doubles up on that rack, rattles teeth. Eleniak turning over a vicious left uppercut off the body-swiping hook - brushing Decesare windblown back into the ropes. Carmella fearfully beaten this round, but rallying late once again: she's lowered her head, grinding with Eleniak, bumping Erika that lead left shoulder then carving her a lanky right uppercut as Carmella picks her blonde up at the bell.

R5: Cue comeback! Eleniak a little spent, breathing hard - she can't get on top quite quick enough - Decesare able to spin out and step to open canvas for the first time tonight. Carmella shabby with hurt, but pulling herself together: she's getting the jab up off her hip, spreading Eleniak out; she's fading back and walking Erika into licking right uppercuts out of the screened stance, immediately clinching rather than letting Erika stampede her. Bit of an eye opener: Decesare not as well schooled a lanky as a Trish Helfer or Liz Hurley, but she's trying that look, making it work in posting a serviceable shutout fifth.

R6: No fluke: Erika's truly having trouble with the Decesare jab. Carmella able to find midring once again, stepping right flat footed but supple, easing back onto her right foot to create distance on the shorter woman - Eleniak misfiring more often now. Erika also walking into shots: Carmella getting that sweet-licking right uppercut all too often, or turning it overhand to clout Erika upside the ear. Eleniak soaking up the best Carmella can offer, but blonde IS off her game - clearly frustrated at the bell. HMK corner likes the work, but asks, "Carmella: can you snap that jab for me? I need to hear it baby, don't just wave it at her - hurt her with it!"

R7: Carmella heeding advice, stiffening her legs a little, pushing off the big right to and really snapping the jab up off her hip - Eleniak lifting her mitts and partially turning her head away from harsh stick! BIG DECESARE RIGHT HAND! Carmella flowing in behind her jab, getting that lean body into a slinging cross that EXPLODES off Eleniak's jaw - Erika's stamping in fence post holes, 100% wobbly butt! Carmella crowds in, dangling that left hand - she throws her shoulder at Eleniak's guard, picks her up that sleek right uppercut - bump and punch, bump and punch - backing Eleniak to ropes. Nice little lanky rhythm as Carmella works Erika over at the apron: swatting, rubber-armed left hooks, juicy in the flank, clouting about the ear; bumping left shoulders just measuring E in close; carving right uppercuts discouraging Eleniak to the chin. Bell: Erika staring in disbelief: she got hurt, she got backed up, and she got punished that round!

R8: MORE CARMELLA! Erika stiffening as fight gets real - good bruising toe to toe midring. Eleniak grinding her forehead into Carmella's chest and clubbing her relentlessly: arms, waist bearing the brunt of blonde savagery. Decesare throwing her left shoulder Erika's mouth, then picking her up that licking right uppercut; bumping Erika off and step-pivoting to the right; arching her back and strapping hooks to Erika's stubborn midriff! Carmella getting leverage on a cooperative fighter tonight: Eleniak right THERE for the shellack.

R9: Carmella unleashed: she steps back, luring Erika forward and running her into a brace of snapping left jabs off the hip, then with Erika bogged down at the end of the punch: booming right cross pounds the mouthpiece of Eleniak's teeth. Erika taking a terrific punch, but she's wobbly butt again - stumbling forward on instinct and gobbling as Decesare gets right uppercuts off her back (right) foot. Middle minute sees Erika battle through the pain, pounding Carmella's arms, backing brunette to the ropes - she's just about to pile on when Decesare ties her up head and elbow for the break. Ref resets 'em midring - Decesare takes over with that sparkling jab - popping Erika's face back, bloodying her nose, dazing her. Carm stepping right, getting her favourite angle - she starts POURING right hands to Eleniak's jaw! Great oily, bending haymakers - Carm riding her left on her thigh as she leans in and cracks home the right - Erika taking flush, head smashed to the side again and again as she's too groggy to stop the hurt! Carmella empties the tank, hits Eleniak with everything she's got - crowd roaring to see lithe brunette torquing her body into stroking blows designed to KO another woman. Erika somehow wanders through it, but she's TERRIBLY hurt - wandering to the wrong corner, getting smelling salts during the break. Never in her WILDEST dreams did Erika Eleniak think Carmella could have her out on her feet in this fight.

R10: Carmella punched out - nothing left offensively, but she gets on her bicycle and starts hopping the perimeter. Erika lurching after her, blonde tragically hurt, but resilient as hell - she's still thinking KO, trying to cut off the ring. Carm fighting smart - pulling Erika's head down, tieing her up for breaks; running the clock. Erika obviously the aggressor but she can't sustain the pounding the way she did in the first half - leggy Carmella boxes out the round. Comes back one point duke - CARMELLA DECESARE!

After: Eleniak devastated - 10-8 ninth gives it to Decesare by a whisker, capping a heroic come from behind charge that had to cover a HELL of a spread. Decesare bawling happily, shaking as stablemates hug her, clap her on the back and pet at her. On the verge of punking in the second, she pulls herself together, guts out a few more minutes of punishment, then slowly rolls a rugged, and favoured, Erika Eleniak up.

Thanks to Apollo for this repost.

Archer 10/19/09.