Posted by Simguy on Friday, 11-Jun-1999 08:24:02

Before: There’s never been a film preview like this one for the second “Austin Powers” movie. Sensing the moment, producers match graham and Hurley in identical “Dr. No” white bikinis to fight outdoors in front of the premiering Hollywood theatre. It’s more than just hype, as the natural comparisons pressure both women to prove they are the “real thing”.

During R1: Hurley shows her artful right hand to Graham this round, stepping to the right around the blonde and fighting from the southpaw stance. Hurley shows a timing jab--flicking it out from the elbow to brush against Grahams face: a stinging jab--thrown hard and straight from the shoulder; and backhand jab from the hip to lure Graham forward, Shutout Hurley who looks the classier girl after 1.

R2: Heather needs to shake liz up, and comers out strong, stepping left, throwing a hard straight right up the middle and hurting Hurley with her first punch. Liz covers up, gloves on her face, elbows in, subtly turning her shoulders to take punches on her gloves or shoulders as Heather wails away. Undisciplined Graham cant break Liz down, and by the midway point, Hurley against control of the ring with that jab. Judges gives Heather the round as Liz looks too defensive.

R3: Liz changes up the right hand attack, moving forward, looping a right uppercut off a feint and catching Graham flush to open a big Hurley round. With Heather backpedaling, Liz lunges in with slinging left hands, and drives the blonde to the ropes with clean connects. Liz content to work Heather over patiently, stuffing the jab in the blonde’s face while pounding the waist with sharp one-twos to the bell.

R4: Graham won’t go away Standing her ground, she initiates a stiff give and take of hooks at center ring, and the girls go hammer and tongs for almost two minutes. Finally, Heather asserts dominance, beating Hurley back to the ropes with snapping combinations and buckling Hurley’s legs with a sharp left hook. Liz holds on, starting to look concerned as she clinches to the bell.

R5: Liz reaches into her bag of tricks to separate herself from her rival this round. Throwing what looks like a quick right uppercut, Liz actually lands hard elbows to heathers breasts, rattling the blonde as the ref misses the foul. With Graham disoriented, Liz sets down and lands her hardest shots of the fight, slinging that left hand in hard and wide and HEATHER GOES DOWN! A clubbing blow to the ear pouts the blonde on all fours, and Liz churlishly stuffs a right hand into Graham’s side before referee intervention. Shaky Graham beats the count, but covers up as Liz sails in, arms helicopter in with bewildering combinations. A looping right uppercut luifts Heathers face up for a crashing left ton the jaw and Graham stumbles sideways to the ropes and down to her kn ees. Badly dazed, Heather climbs the ropes to her feet and knows she is going to take a beating the rest of the way. Seated on the ropes, Graham covers up as Hurley plants herself in front pounding the blonde’s flanks, and uppercutting inside with a methodical rhythm. Hurley splits  Graham’s lip with a cheap elbow, and hands out a battering in general to take a 10-7 round.

R6: Liz cruises this round, taking advantage of the busted up and still hurting blonde with her southpaw jab. Keying on Graham’s sweet face, Liz dutifully closes the left eye, puffs up the lips and bloodies the nose of the blonde in a round meant to send a message.

R7: Heather shows some backbone this round, going back to the straight right hand lead up the middle, and knocking Hurley’s head back in several occasions to take the round.

R8: Heather goes to the body on Hurley for the first time with some success, getting in behind Liz’ elbow and bringing the Brit’s guard down. Stepping to the left, Graham shoulder butts Liz off balance, and steps into a crushing right hand to the fact to put Hurley on her butt! Liz gets up a little dewy-eyed, and Heather wades in, swinging left and right to drive Hurley to the ropes. Hurley’s clever defense is shredded as she take punches this round, and a vicious left hook in the ropes leaves her momentarily defenseless.; Graham cruises in the final minute, fighting off Liz’s chest and working the slender midsection with both fists. After the bell, Heather cracks liz in the lower lip with a payback elbow, and the two are separated.

R9: Hurley reestablishes the jab, bringing it off the hip to Graham’s shiny face,l then walking Heather into that whipping wide left hand to get the b londee staggering by the midway point, Graham fires back in the final minute in toe to toe action, but liz atkes the round.

R10: Hurley looks the fresher fighter, and she forces Heather to go toe to toe early, Graham is game, trading 2 punch combinations as the girls stand almost cheek to cheek, stepping back to hit one another with curling punches. The even action is tilted in Liz’s favour late as she lights Graham up with a short right uppercut inside, and the blonde’s legs go haywire. Heather stumbles forward as Liz smiles, slashing away with side to side action on the blonde’s jaw. Heather crashes past Liz to the ropes, nearly going down, and sagging there, takes a terrible beating to the bell. With Graham out on her feet, Liz can’t resist punching after the bell, pounding the blonde into a sleepy haze with a final 3 punch combination until the ref steps in. Liz is awarded a unanimous decision, but the Pro-Graham crowd isn’t happy with the Brit’s tactics on the night.

After: Liz just a little quicker, a little more accurate, a dash stronger and a good deal meaner than her opponent tonight. Heather leaves the ring in shock, having absorbed a tremendous beating through 10, while Liz looks worn, but happy.

Reposted by Archer 8/17/10.