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Posted by simguy on 4/5/2008, 9:27 am

Eliza! Eliza! After Lilly - is Cuthbert any threat at all? "Elisha Cuthbert is all kinds of threat," Dushku admits in prefight. "Lilly's stronger - at least in the upperbody - but Evangeline is a technical fighter. She tried to outclass me, and I always felt I knew what she was trying to do. Elisha Cuthbert is wild, unpredictable, and hungry as hell. She's hurt me in the past and taken a title away from me - and I'll never forget that. And she ruined a damn good boxer-puncher in Jolene Blalock - so don't anyone tell me that Elisha's not a threat." Cuthbert champing at the bit - she's finally getting a chance to shine after years of hard brawls for short money. "I'm not the wide-eyed little blonde I was with the Krushers," an older, wiser Cuthbert relates. "I've been in wars - brutal fights with murderous punchers and hard women. I've been to the dark side of boxing and been used by crooked promoters and greedy fighters both. I feel like I've matured physically, mentally and emotionally, and I'm totally ready to give Eliza hell." Cuthbert in hot pink bandeau top, teal bottoms; white gloves; short, scrappy tousle. Eliza in scarlet leather bikini; red gloves; ponytail with curls framing her face. During ring instrux - Elisha POUNDS her gloves down atop Eliza's for touch-'em-up: Dushku pushes in to protest; fight is delayed as girls are separated.

R1: Elisha swinging wide: Dushku stays compact, edges inside arc of Cuthbert's swings, digs short rights and lefts to offending breadbasket and breasts. Cuthbert beaten backwards, badly gutted, but minute mark sees her finally connect on a swinging sidearm right to Eliza's chin: BUCKLING DUSHKU'S KNEES! Elisha over to offence - shouldering Eliza roughly onto her heels, following up with walking barrage of pitching rights and lefts to stomach. Dushku backing up, grunting, grimacing - she steps out and TAKES A KNEE! Eliza frazzled, breathing hard - she's up in a composed state, but looking rocked. Cuthbert pours in: overhand right clanging off temple; swinging right to left ear; hook to Eliza's jugs; hook to Eliza's tummy. Dushku buffetted to ropes, ducking just in time to slip a crazy right ticketed for face. Sheriff tries to sidestep off the ropes: Cuthbert wraps up around brunette torso, jamming Dushku into ropes. Elisha working out of the wrap - left arm riding along Dushku's upperback, slumping her forward onto pumping rights and DUSHKU'S DOWN! Eliza panting on all fours, badly used: Cuthbert roars down - she tries to kick at Eliza's ribs as ref's bundling blonde off!

R2: Dushku regroups. Still the same plan: slip inside Cuthbert's murderous swings to work the body with close-cropped, chugging rights and lefts - but Dushku a little smarter about it. Eliza occasionally selling 'inside' then simply jabbing Cuthbert's face and sidestepping her. Dushku unashamed to step out and walk around - forcing Elisha to move her feet and adjust to angles. Eliza patient - banking tuff tummy and rib touches in spurts - but never overstaying her welcome. Dushku scrubbing jug in close at the bell - just a little how-ya-doin' shoeshine to leave 'Lishy blurting in outrage for the break.

R3: Eliza continues to dictate - jabbing and circling for just the right entry-point - then edging in to work Elisha tuff. Brutal, gouging bodyblows - Dushku to Cuthbert: Elisha grunting, no longer able to slug back as Eliza takes her breath away. Dushku backing Elisha to ropes - making Cuthbert an average fighter in the process: Sheriff ramping up the connect percentage to tummy, ribs and tits. Final minute - Dushku working Elisha over up against the ropes - pushing her blonde, then hooking her savagely in under right elbow. Cuthbert dropped not once, but twice in the last 60 seconds - both times off withering left hooks tart to liver.

R4: Eliza trying to penetrate - beats a hasty retreat in the face of savage, looping power punches and ELISHA CONNECTS! Dushku backing away, catches a ringing right on the temple: while Eliza's swooning - Elisha pushes into her, clouts her a withering left in the stomach; a chopping right on the face and DUSHKU'S ON HER BACK! Eliza stunned - eyes shut tight in agony - knees up: again - ref bundles Cuthbert off before seething blonde can step on outstretched brunette arm. Dushku rallies off her back, but she's badly reduced: she forms earmuff, props butt in ropes, digs in woozy. Cuthbert pushing her head in between Eliza's gloves, butting champ beneath left eye, then pounding her midsection: little 'Lishy just in there PUMPING to straining Dushku tummy. Eliza gasping, tying up behind Cuthbert's elbows: champ just pulling Elisha in close, reclining on ropes for ref's breaks as blonde dishes out a torrid beatdown.

R5: Eliza stabilizes her front - edging in behind her jab to fight off Elisha's chest. Digging work, forehead to forehead - Cuthbert repeatedly warned for butting and tousle-rubbing as girls bump and writhe for position. Eliza niftier in here - tidying up with short, snappy combinations, then tying up or blocking receipts. Cuthbert tightening up stroke, showing a little discipline - she's not as cute - doesn't roll punches inside the way Eliza does - but blonde putting thump on Dushku's biceps, flanks, tummy in thudding exchanges. Significantly, despite outscoring Elisha to the body, Eliza can't walk her blonde back this round.

R6: Slower paced round - girls clinching, walking each other around, wedging and tucking in punches while leaning on each other. Cuthbert's leg strength on show - she's pushing sturdy Eliza around at times - bodying her into ropes. Cuthbert rough with her head and shoulders - butting and bumping when clean punches are hard to come by. Dushku grimacing - she's getting bullied a little here: tummy to tummy with Elisha might not be Sheriff's best bet.

R7: More close-in banging - but Dushku keeping hands free, getting off first - she's touching Cuthbert then sidestepping to turn her. Eliza dipping either shoulder when she delivers into Cuthbert - short, stuffing punches really digging at blonde's expensive flesh. Elisha stubborn, combative, but forced into grudging retreats at times: she's not punching when Eliza's moving her backward. Sheriff retakes initiative, outfights Cuthbert in hardnosed action: Elisha's face looking puffy through 7.

R8: Eliza almost Claire-like as she'll bump and dig mouth-on-shoulder with Elisha, then make Cuthbert miss with a cutey-pie slip or sidestep. Dushku always seemingly available, but baiting-and-switching Elisha beautifully - Cuthbert landing on shoulders or glancing gloves off scalp - she can't get good leather on meat. Meanwhile - Dushku's tidying up: chugging hup-hup combos to tummy; scrubbing shoe-shines across jug; ringing, tight right uppercuts to chin inside; withering hooks tucked in behind Elisha's right elbow. Cuthbert mouthbreathing, getting turned/touched midring as champ starts to separate herself.

R9: Cuthbert catches a second wind, wades into Eliza with rights off the left foot; lefts off the right foot as she stepping in. Dushku backing up, trying to slug with: right hand grazes her chin, spooking her; left hook CLANGS against jaw. Big head swivel Eliza - she stiffens, heels digging into canvas as she topples backward and DUSHKU'S DOWN! Eliza blown to her back once again - right arm up across her eyes: she's desperately hurt, trying to shake off the KO. Cuthbert throws arms into the air, bellowing into audience as she stomps around - blonde giving herself over to KO lust as Dushku struggles to rally. Creaky 8, Eliza D: she's shabby at the ropes, digging in on apron as snarling Elisha bulls in. Cuthbert beefy - reaching under Dushku's arms, stamping curvy legs to pancake Eliza up against ropes: beatdown ensues. Eliza grim-faced - eating body blows, ripped hooks and uppercuts to her head: all she can do is sit in the ropes, soak, and tie up for breaks as Elisha pours it on. Bell: Cuthbert roaring, pounding her chest en route to her corner.

R10: Both beauties badly scuffed - faces puffy and sore, ribs throbbing - but both push-in to slug. Girls embrace - stocky legs stamping: Elisha slowly but surely coming forward. Fight stumbles to ropes: Elisha wrestles her way on top, pushing Dushku to a seat. Elisha riding her forearm across Dushku's upperback, beating Dushku mindless right hands up underneath. Eliza manages to clinch and reverse field - but Elisha once again struggles successfully to push Dushku back into the ropes. More pushing and slugging - Cuthbert smearing Dushku, butting her, shouldering her. Eliza mouthbreathing, eyelashes fluttering: she's wobbly butt, getting used up, but grimly hanging on. Elisha reaching under Dushku's arms, bodying her into ropes: blonde increasingly rowdy - ragdolling Eliza, pinning her down, stuffing her with tucked-in punches. Eliza sleepy - unable to tie up: Cuthbert starting to shove for separation, then really wallop Dushku - swinging lustily at her ribs and chest with either hand. Eliza groaning - pushing Cuthbert off with a don't-hurt-me two-handed shove: Cuthbert back in with a brushing jab at the eyes, and a DRIVING right hand in under the left breast. Agony twists Eliza's face - she turns her left side into the ropes, hunching forward as she hugs her body: CUTHBERT'S SLAMMING AWAY! Nothing to hold back the floodgates - Elisha just plowing her girl from a wide stance - right hands in exposed rightside ribs - left hands taking Eliza in her right thigh or buttock. ELIZA GOES DOWN! Gradual, numb collapse as Dushku tilts forward, jacknifes face-first to canvas and rolls to her back parallel to ropes. IT'S OVER! Dushku all used up, battered lips murmuring as head lolls gently side to side. KO10 for the winner and NEW champ - Elisha Freakin' Cuthbert!

After: Emotional Cuthbert just screaming down at unconscious Dushku - ref has to body overwrought blonde back as officials rush in. Brutal slugging from BOTH vixens: Elisha actually collapsing in her corner and getting oxygen once the adrenaline's no longer propping her up. Long, hard road for cute blonde sees her on top of the world once again - she weeps in exhausted jubilation on her stool while Eliza is gently propped up and dosed with smelling salts.