Posted by Simguy on 1/25/2008, 7:07 am.

Before: “Big fight,” Allison admits, nodding, “She beat me last time out, and I can’t afford to lose to Elisha, Like it or not,  we’re in the same class, and she’s very pretty—plus she’s a movie star, so I know there’s always a rooting interest for her at HBO. I can’t worry about the politics—I just have to go there, do my job and take the fight away from her.” Cuthbert upbeat, very chirpy and open with the press: she’s swaggering in prefight. “I’m closing the book on Allison Mack,” Elisha grins. “I beat her up last time: this time I’m knocking her out, then it’s on to bigger and better things. I’m going to make the ropes her home—I’m gonna be in her kitchen and she’s not gonna be able to handle it. I want to beat this girl in a way that’ll make people never want to see her fight again, you know?”

Cuthbert in hot pink bandeau top, sporty teal bottoms, white gloves, short tousle. Mack in lavender bikini; white gloves.

During R1: Elisha swinging exuberant—way to wild, missing over the top. Allison scoot-steppin’, elbows in, dukes up—she’s bending at the waist under Cuthbert’s soaring rights, then bouncing a hook off ‘Lishy’s body, doubling it hard to head, even dropping short right hands as a parting gift. Mack pivoting out to the left—right foot well back to aid her in her deep crouch bob—weight on her left foot to get those hooks THICK. Down the stretch, Cuthbert clearly labouring, feeling those Mexican style body shots: she’s very loose with punches as Mack dips, slips, then counters a stubby left bingo to chin. Alli just fitting the punch onto Elisha’s jaw—no arm swing, just straightening up out of the crouch and torso-twisting right—jolting blast picks Cuthbert up off her heels, sends her skidding to her buns. Elisha up at 8, but wobbly butt and glassy eyed, bell sounds to prevent a Mack clean up.

R2: Elisha more reserved, but still hurt: she steps-to with dukes collected near her mouth, but doesn’t get off, allowing Mack to initiate. Allison obliging—fat whacking right/lefts greeting the Cuthbert waistline, followed by tuff-bumping left shoulders against the guard to nudge Cuthbert backward. Elisha sullen behind her mitts—alternating between cross-arms at her body to earmuffs at her head as she’s bullied to ropes. Job of work for Allison to keep the heat on—she’s just punishing Elisha rhythmically, beating at her arms and defences, bashing at flank, belly and breasts as they become available. Cuthbert’s stocky legs hold her up—but taking punishment from Allison at the ropes is a poor fight plan.

R3: Cuthbert settles down, unpacks the jab, gets herself into the fight. Both girls bobbing and jabbing, edging in close, exchanging hooks amidships, then clinching. They clap at each other’s back and flanks in the grasp—ref pushing strong little bodies apart to restart. Stop and go slugging sees Elisha slowly force her way forward: Mack doing a bit more defensive clinching after absorbing some chopping Elisha rights midway through.

R4: Elisha busy—coming forward—she’s jabbing stiff out of her bob, edging in with the left shoulder and bodying Mack backward in the clinch. Midway through, Allison bobbing and weaving herself—she slips a big Cuthbert right, pivots to the left. Straighten s out of the deep crouch with that short, jamming hook and CUTHBERT’S WOBBLY BUTT! Mack checking Elisha’s chin with that deft, compact hook—Cuthbert stumbles backwards into ropes, but rallies, covering up in time to receive Mack’s follow up bombardment. Spirited trade down the stretch as Elisha proves durable: she trades blunt rights and lefts with Mack, backing Allison up as mouths and breasts catch leather.

R5: Mack going to work on hurt ‘Lishy: Allison showing off her curious mix of clinical barbarism in going after Cuthbert’s body. Hooks: glorious, Mexican style hooks—Alli with quick little shifts-left, dipping her left shoulder and jolting ‘Lishy a left hand to liver—mouthwatering spank brings shouts of “OPA!” and such from the crowd. Mack also bouncing a hook of body to double it to head—dropping the right hand on top when she can. Elisha turning, staring into abuse, grimacing and cringing as her body accepts shock: Cuthbert proves her sturdiness in not taking the knee most would have—but it’s an expensive display of stubbornness in the 5^th.

R6: Eliza right back! Cuthbert shakes off body damage, jabbing to close, bodying Mak backwards, brawling and mauling along ropes at close quarters. Mack not too good off her heels—when Elisha can establish position on her foe’s chest, she can have her way, Cuthbert scrounging in there—scraping right uppercuts through the middle, clubbing hooks to chin; a nasty hook to jug off a quick shift-right. Mack grimacing, doing more clinching, Midway through, she’s caught an electrifying right uppercut that has her thighs ringing: Allison proves HER sturdiness in weathering the follow up.

R7: Hard fought, two-way round—girls just bumping hairlines and shoulders, trading whack, Elisha with the best of it—this is mindless, brutal fare, and when the girls go on autopilot, Elisha seems to dominate. Mack steadily beaten about her tummy, flanks and breasts—she’s mouthbreathing, but working hard to bump-n’-punch in reprisal, Both girls well and truly thumped—but Cuthbert has Mack tasking a beating at the ropes by the bell.

R8: Mack using her jab, moving her head, pivoting and working her hooks: she’s scoring to ’Lishy’s liver again, then turning the blonde’s right flank. Cuthbert’s eyes half shut, lips curled back off her teeth in hurt: she’s giving up too many body shots as Allison piles in again and again with that thrilling hook. Mack also lighting it up in combination—bouncing a hook off liver, doubling it to head, then dropping the right hand to chest or face. Elisha smote back on her heels by these bursts, blinking and shaking her head to rally. Cuthbert’s attacks just pure bravery—forward chugging lefts and rights, teeth bared: Elisha’s savagery just enough to keep Mack from really surging through 8.

R9: Oh, Mack’s body punching. Thick, thumping hooks handing in the ribs and waist of Cuthbert so scrumptious, you can close your eyes and still enjoy the fight. Mack pivoting to the left, turning Elisha—jabbing her to set up the body work—body work sets up the combinations: it’s all Allison Mack. Cuthbert sleepy—stumbling back on her heels, but look at her rally! Time and again, stubborn blonde refuses to believe shes being battered, wading back into more punishment. Mack mixing in right hands in the final minute—straight, pounding shot off the hooks, stuffed into Elisha’s jugs for quality points.

R10: Elisha won’t have it! Mack chewed up in an early exchange, forced to back out and regroup—Allison’s brow furrowed in confusion as Elisha simply won’t give it. Cuthbert stalking, throwing herself into punches: Allison neglecting to bail out rather than attempt ton stand in and counter. Cuthbert too worn and damaged to cut off the ring and bring effective battle—she’s stumbling after Mack, trying to make a brawl happen. Mack working behind the jab and using the ring, wisely forfeiting the tenth to pocket a sure decision. Comes back UD10, Allison Mack.

After: Elisha in tears, distraught in her mind, all she anticipated was a few rounds of battering a discouraged Allison Mack en route to a brilliant beat-down stoppage. Allison jubilant, hugging her trainer and beaming happily as she hammers out sweet revenge. “I just couldn’t lose this fight,” says a relieved Mack in postfight. “Often promoters will just look at 8”x 11”’s of me and Elisha and ask ‘who’s winning right now? I’ll take her.” So it’s always important that my name be the answer to that question. Sucks for Elisha, but I’ll tell you what: stubborn! That girl is SO stubborn. I swear, you can knock her head out and her legs will just keep walking you down. I hit that girl with so much body leather, it would have knocked out TWO Neve Campbells and Elisha never stopped trying. I’m glad I’m past her for now—I don’t need that kind of persistence in an opponent too often!”

Reposted by Archer 4/14/10.