Posted by simguy on 12/30/2005, 7:03 am

Before: Taut battle of svelte-bodied gamins - Longoria anxious to put her stamp on an up and coming import.

"Sienna's been very scrappy - she opened a lot of eyes when she closed Penelope's, and beating me was no joke, so I'm curious to see if she's for real or not."

Miller knows the road to the title runs through just a few select names: Eva Longoria's one of them. "Everyone wants Eva's scalp on their mantlepiece," shrugs brash Brit in prefight, "she's somebody I need to have under my thumb. I'm younger, I'm busier, and I saw signs of age creeping into Eva's game when I took over our previous encounter - she'll not last with me!"

Eva in tan western motif bikini, sheepskin UGG boxing boots and mitts; hair in slick, low ponytail - Sienna in leopard print push up bra, shiny black satin tap shorts (cut high at the thigh), sheepskin mitts and UGG boxing boots.

During R1: Eva sparing with the jab, but effective - sticking Sienna sharp, fixing her position, then moving in with batting rights and lefts in combination. Miller buffetted about her head and shoulders, but toughing it out - she soaks up licks best she can, answers back in clawing lefts and rights herself, scuffing Longoria's temples, cheeks, shoulders. Eva working in and out, stepping around her foe, clearly dictating all terms: Miller brave, getting outhusted, outmanoeuvered, but battling hard for respect in the first.

R2: Sienna rushing at Eva, batting wide lefts and rights: Longoria dragging the front foot as she fades the heat, right at her cheek, left across her gut, rolling punches. Minute mark, Eva slipping wild blonde punching - brunette rolls out of a crouch to lick a caressing hook across Sienna's jaw, causing Miller's hook to spray wide and high. Longoria sees Miller's legs trembling - Eva strokes another hook to chops, bends in with a clanging right upside the head and misses the mop up hook and MILLER SCOOTS TO HER BACKSIDE! Sienna snivelling, sitting up all blinking and pouting - she hauls herself up for a chastised 8 and HERE COMES EVA! Longoria lavishing on gamin-limbed hurt at the ropes, licking and lashing at poor Sienna as blonde covers up earmuff and sits in the ropes. Sheepskin mitts buff blonde ribs, scalp, ears, back - savage Longoria lather bringing tears to Miller's eyes as blonde soaks it up to the bell.

R3: Eva at play: smiling, feinting and stepping out on Sienna, chatting her up as Miller frowns in silent concentration. Waxing body work systematically polishing poor Miller - Eva's sheepskin mitts skidding off ribs, slashing across the waist, curling up to gouge into solar plesus - then Eva's stepping away free of charge. Minute mark, Miller wearing down from the body work, gets a little wild: Longoria easily fading a groping blonde left, then leaning in a slicing hesitation right clean on the chin as Miller's right sails over top. Sienna beautifully chin-checked - she corkscrews to her left, twisting down into the mat and reclining breathless on her back, eyelashes fluttering, knees up. Longoria with a savage nod of approval, eyes flashing - she pounces as soon as ref's 8 count is finished - BUT MILLER WON'T HAVE IT! Sienna showing moxie, digs in and slugs her little heart out - winging lefts and rights to finally rebuff Eva's frontal finishing assault. Longoria wary, luring Sienna to midring and picking her over with jabs - Eva reassessing her foe's reserves as Miller's hurt, but still combative through 3.

R4: Eva deciding on more attrition, concentrates on her foe's wriggly little body, licking and digging down there with both hands. Miller gritting her teeth, groaning as she stoops forward at the waist, hands at her temples: she's waiting her turn, giving Longoria glorious looks at the waist and ribcage. Anytime Eva can bite her left up into Sienna's solar-plexus, it brings an unspeakable look of satisfaction to Longoria's beautiful face: she's lathering and flurrying at Miller just to set that punch up. Trudging defiance from Miller - she's bent double, inching forward, clawing back in sudden squalls to keep Eva honest through 4.

R5: Eva trying to ply her trade, but Miller's winging blows bounce of skull, cheekbones to back brunette off. Minute mark, Longoria roaming to her right: Sienna gambles, lunges in a looping right hand and catches Eva pulling back: left temple. Longoria shook - staggering into ropes with dazed eyes, open mouth: MILLER POUNDS AWAY! Little Sienna goes all in, sweeping lefts and rights wide, then tightening up to dig underneath with busy hup-hup combos. Eva's turn to suck it up: she digs in at ropes, gritting her teeth; shows earmuff, shows crossed arm, turning her shoulders to ward off punches - but IT'S TOO MUCH SIENNA! Miller showing tremendous energy in pouring sheepskin to Eva: Longoria showing tremendous heart as she is caught again and again by rampaging, almost random blonde punching, but refuses to go down. Bell: Miller pushed back eyes blazing, chest heaving - Longoria mouth open, eyes moist. Sight of Eva's tears bringing a blush of pride to Sienna's cheeks as she revels in Longoria's misery: 10-8 Miller without a knockdown.

R6: Eva's not all the way back - punching lacks committment, legs're shabby - Miller's able to crowd Longoria to ropes and work her over at will. Miller not fancy, but she's wiry-fit and relentless, scraping, clawing and scouring her punches in pesky non-stop flurries. Eva rolling shots, keeping her right under chin, left low, bending at the waist and giving Miller angles - but there's too much blonde sheepskin to dodge it all. Miller's fists finding Eva above the hips, across the back, up into the breasts and occasionally swatting across her cheek or temple.

R7: More of the same - Longoria defensive, letting Sienna spend up her money. Eva with supple upperbody moves, sliding footwork as she drags her front (left) foot and pivots to confuse the pursuit. Miller happily wasting 4 punches to land 1 - not a lot of quality impact, but she's clearly outworking her sullen foe. Longoria placing her right hand nifty to chin, or pulling her hook across Sienna's belly just enough to avoid a shutout as Miller banks the 7th.

R8: Sienna's breathing hard, hasn't paced herself at all: Eva goes over to offense. Longoria boxing the first minute, popping Miller's mouth the jab, then stepping left, rotating the blonde clockwise midring. Second minute, Longoria starts working in and out off the jab - lancing right hands down into Sienna's flat tummy, dig-digging the hook up under the elbows: Miller's got a pout of complaint on thin lips, trying to walk Eva down without success. Down the stretch, Eva's loosened her girl up with sustained body polish - Latina goes chin with a series of licking, fluid hooks, turning her whole torso into the shots, clipping Miller as she stumbles forward, stepping right to turn her. Sienna gobbling shot after shot, visibly breaking down as she reaches pathetically for Eva to cuddle and MILLER'S DOWN! Sienna scattering to all fours, dazed by hooks - once again she rallies, laying upright against the ropes, gloves at bruised lips, eyelashes batting. Longoria pouncing after 8, pawing her right to set up TORQUING hooks - poor Sienna wilts, bending forward behind her mitts as Eva lashes away. Longoria digs amidships, ripping up underneath with vicious hooks - right foot coming up off the canvas as she twists her body for extra wiry leverage in behind that elbow and POOR SIENNA'S DOWN AGAIN! Miller sobbing on all fours, spits out her mouthpiece, face clenched in gut-shot agony: KO8 Eva Longoria.

After: Eva guts another blonde, showing Sienna the canvas much the same way she dispatched Kelly Packard - lithe Latina showing no mercy when she gets girls hurt these days. Miller blubbering and hugging at herself - she's a cringing mess as Eva struts, accepts congrats in the happy HMK corner. "I knew she was scrappy, but Sienna Miller's tougher than she looks," gracious Eva allows in postfight. "Many times I thought I'd excused her for the night, but she just sucked it up and kept coming at me. I love that I took her out to the body - but I really had to work for it on her. She made me box, she made me use my defense - I mean - she's a fiesty little blonde, I will give her that."