(Thanks to FightFan for this repost)

Posted by simguy on 5/25/2007, 6:42 pm

Before: Hayek a first ballot hall of famer - but she's battling into her forties, and she comes into this fight the heaviest of her career - all worrisome signs to Salma's fans and closest associates. "She's still winning the majority of her wrestling bouts," says one anonymous source close to Hayek's camp, "but she hasn't been the same in a boxing ring since those defeats to Jenny Love Hewitt. We're concerned for her, but Hayek won't hear of retirement, and she's still the boss in sparring, so what're you going to do?" Michelle a cool-eyed gunslinger coming in - she knows Hayek's still got skills and physical tools, but this isn't the Salma Hayek who turned Carmen Electra back at the very peak of Electra's pound for pound days over 5 years ago. "She's the perfect fight for me at bantam," Mish says smug. "Some of these girls are just too freaking long for me, but I can reach Salma and hurt her easy. And it's a damn good buck - I'm not going to kid you. Knocking off Hayek is a lucrative business, and if I can bank a little green while kicking some ass, why the hell wouldn't I do it?" Mish in leopard print push up, crimson bikini bottoms, small black gloves. Salma in black push up, leopard print trunks (ring connection at hip), small black gloves.

During R1: Brisk, sharp exchanges - Mish getting the worst of 'em. Hayek with right at her cheek, issuing a very stern jab, then hooking off it - she's catching Mishy's chin, toggling it with authority. Williams dialing in - typically wide early in her fights - Hayek's able to block the left and dip under the right, then step-to Mish to keep up the pressure. Hayek pinpricking away up top, then hooking Mishy's liver with front-foot leverage: Williams scowling, stepping out to regroup - soundly outboxed and outhit in a Hayek first.

R2: Similar stuff - Hayek stepping-to Mish, forcing hot trade, ringing punches off Mishy's body and head. Williams straightening out her right hand, landing it to Salma's chin - but Hayek still beating blonde to punches and defending the receipts with a blocking guard. Hooks digging to Mishy's rightside ribs and waist - blonde shying away - feeling the power of Salma to the body in early going.

R3: Mishy starting to find a home for that right hand, leaning in to bounce it off Salma's chin. Hayek taking Mishy's power well, continuing to work the blonde with a crisp variety of punches. Hooks establish to the Williams ribcage and waist; hooks-off-the-jab scoring stout clout to chin; stubby right hands pound against Mishy's face, shocking her head back. Mish showing mature leg and footwork - when she's outhit - she steps out, circles, gets herself together. Williams curving in on Hayek - blonde initiating the activity; brunette simply getting the better of it with clever hands, heavy hands. Three rounds to love, Salma: Mishy firming however, slowly getting herself some quality touches.

R4: Mishy spitting jabs - both women scoring poke to left side of offending mouths. Williams leaning in with overhand rights, really clapping Hayek upside the head now: Salma finally tottering back, takes a swinging hook heavily in her rack. Mishy weaving low, edging forward: she's out of the crouch with a frisky, hopping hook into Salma's jugs, seeing the deflating effect the rack-attack's having on proud Latina. Rights and lefts now - stamping crisscross against Hayek's chest drives her to ropes: fight turning into a blonde rout as Mishy hops her girls down. Hayek scowling, sliding to her right along ropes: Mishy reaches to hook Salma's trunks, then doubles to hook Salma's face, knocking the brunette head over top rope and loosening Latina badly.

Beat down.

Mishy squaring away, letting her hands go: Hayek folding forward in drowsy crossed-arm - now taking terrible punishment about her head and shoulders. Initial flurry is a blizzard - but Mishy settles down, reading the strength of Salma's curvy legs holding Latina up: Williams more patient in the final minute, placing her shots methodical to soften Salma up. Heavy hooks park in behind Hayek's right elbow as she's tipping forward - Mishy's arm shivering with stiff contact. Jabs push at Salma's forehead, part those jugs, then Mishy comes with violent right hand, leaning 'em in on chin. Hayek looking drowsy, stationary - showing crossed-arm when she leans forward; showing earmuff when she lays back on ropes hurt. Bell: Sunny smile Mish - knows she got good leather onto Salma in the third.

R4: Hard fighting, all around the ring: girls brawling mouth on shoulder throughout. Heads in constant grinding contact as vixens lean forward. Turns taken downstairs - lefts and rights lapped against stubborn tummies, proud ribs, then the left shoulder is extended to nudge the opponent back. Hot, slopping work underneath - traditionally Hayek's fight - but Mishy more than holding her own: she's happy to let the older woman use herself up in grinding fashion. Bell - probably Hayek's round - but she's breathing hard - very expensive points for Salma.

R5: Same bruising attrition shoulder to shoulder - but Mishy slowly gaining the upperhand. Williams pushing in with left shoulder, edging Hayek backward, then stepping into her - blonde coming forward more often as brunette grudgingly gives up canvas. Hot swapping to both tummies - but Mish really bunching up Salma's paunch with snappy licks, drawing breathy grunts and cranky frowns from her beautiful brunette. Hayek disengaging, facing into spiteful forget-me-not jabs as Mishy stays in contact, hops in with her hook, stays on her girl. Down the stretch, Hayek's sitting in ropes, trying to defend her breasts from Mishy's increasingly insistent rack attack. Bell: cheap right hand from Mish sails in, clouting Hayek's face hard to starboard, buckling Latina knees as ref jumps in late.

R6: Mishy forward on Salma, starting to set a youthful pace veteran just can't match. Agonizing retreat forced on Hayek's curvy legs, proud backside - she pushes her shoulder into Mish, but can't hold canvas. Goes to ropes early - Williams celebrating with a thick left hook snapped tart off Hayek's trunks, then doubled tight to face, ragdolling Salma against ropes. Crowd screaming as Hayek goes momentarily limp - eyelashes batting: Williams grinning, dives on into rack with healthy shellack. Salma dazed, lips pursed as she groggily reaches to tie up behind Mishy's arms: Williams throws a cruel shoulder into Salma's mouth, then bumps her right/left/right low, cramping Hayek up with a moan. Williams reaching under Salma's arms, chesting her to ropes, cramming a thick right hand to breadbasket while keeping body on Hayek: brutal mauling starting to be very one sided as poor Hayek can't fight her way out of this.

R7: Mishy grinning, taunting Salma with happy eyes: Hayek disheveled, mouthbreathing, really shopworn at this point. Salma fighting a series of grim, set-piece battles to defend patches of canvas: Mishy climbing into each foxhole and rooting Salma out, forcing her back bit by bit to ropes. Williams still relatively disciplined and thoughtful - going at Hayek methodically on the apron rather than willy-nilly. Mish with clever double hooks - punching first to Hayek's right arm to move it a smidge, then doubling down into the exposed ribcage. Blonde sticking stiff jabs to startle Salma, then placing hard right hands mouth, breasts or down into sternum. Hayek leans forward, hugging herself? Mishy's eyes widen - she bites her lower lip and commits on vicious hooks behind the right elbow, or skidding across slick lower back. Salma leans back into ropes, showing earmuff against Mishy's stiff jabs? Williams stamps away to jug, really pounding the right hand especially hard, pancaking Hayek's stupendous orbs. Mishy never overstaying her welcome - always scoring, then resetting behind her jab - keeping Salma cranky, shabby and pinned down for the next assault.

R8: Sad, brutal stuff - Hayek punished and shabby at the ropes - but bitterly determined to resist: Williams frisky, fresh, professional as she goes about breaking down the remains of a legend. Hooks shiver off Hayek's flank - Mishy getting withering leverage off her front foot: Hayek wilting under the touch, just stooping forward off the ropes, lips parting wearily as legs tremble. Stiff jabs and rifling right hands occasionally split Hayek's mitts, punching her face back. Constant ransacking of Salma's jugs - Mishy going in as she pleases, plowing away, then regrouping behind her jab, jab, jab. Ref taking a close look here - but Hayek IS answering back hooks with some some snap - rarely connecting, but throwing with enough force to prevent Mishy from pouring in.

During the break, Mishy requests that her hair be drawn back into a hardworking ponytail. Eyes are very intense, focused.

R9: Williams working Salma over ropeside - pretty onesided - every once in a while, Hayek erupts with a hook or hard right hand to back Mishy off. Williams with a perky little hop-step away, circles back in, nibble and stabs her jab, then she's bouncing mitts off meat until Hayek's next weary receipt. Mishy's fists beating at Salma's full biceps/shoulders, upperchest, ribs, tummy - bouncing off skull - spanking face - tucking in behind either elbow - skidding across back. Tough, tough to watch - Hayek in agony, but too proud and resilient to take a knee - she's weathering a terrific storm here as Mishy bashes away. Mish deliberately pacing herself - with so little coming back from Hayek - Williams can work without tiring herself, just setting a cruel, bruising pace to keep Salma suppressed. Bell: Hayek's cheeks tearstained, she straightens up off ropes - MISHY HOOKS SALMA LOW! BOOOOOO! Williams viciously, deliberately pounds at Hayek's trunks as the raven-tressed beauty's shrugging up off the ropes: ref hurtles in, bundling Mishy back as Salma sobs, goes to all fours. Chaos as fight is delayed, Hayek helped to her stool, Mishy given the finger-waggling of a lifetime in a hot-tempered 9th.

R10: Mishy can do as she pleases: Salma's shot. Ropes: Williams crowding in close, but not smothering herself - she's setting either shoulder into Salma's chest so as to facilitate steady streams of repeat hooks or multiple right hands into the Hayek breadbasket. Pushes and punches, bumps and punches - Mishy with head down, feet set wide, constantly jostling and banging her foe as poor Hayek droops. Salma a sad parody of the Aztec Queen who began the fight: out on her feet, lolling forward in a lazy-crossed arm; clubbed and battered sideways to ropes, face-in-gloves. Crowd screaming for Salma to go down - but stocky legs holding her up: hard as Mishy beats her, Hayek simply refuses to go down. Mishy mouthbreathing, all slicked up with sweat of her own labour - she beats the body, then squirms to get at jug - pulling down Hayek's shabby defences to free up the punches. Bell: Mish still stamping and struggling to get more Hayek - ref pulls seething blonde off her prey as Salma slumps exhausted in ropes. UD10 wide - Michelle Williams.

After: Ouch. Hayek led away in a groggy stupor - badly, badly beaten tonight, but too proud and strong to take the easy way out. Williams delighted to extend the punishment - savaging her curvaceous foe from the fifth round on. BLONDE! Magazine cover captures Mish in the foreground, beaming as she's jogging back to her corner; Hayek in behind at the ropes, turning to her corner (presenting left side to camera), head bowed - with a brazen caption reading "IT'S OVER! Mish Williams Destroys Salma Hayek!" When asked if she's delighted to perhaps be the girl to shove Salma Hayek into retirement - Mishy shrugs: "I hope not. I could do this again - and AGAIN! She better not pack it in - that was way too sweet for me to give up. Plus, I want to knock her out - she can't quit until I send her out of here on her face!"

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