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Posted by simguy on 5/11/2007, 6:51 am

Before: Lovely Larter looking to keep pace with Alana De La Garza following the latter's stirring victory over Molly Sims - bit of a slap-in-the-face to Ashley Scott as well by taking on known Scott antagonist Coppola. "Alicia's refused to accept Ashley's authority on set of Jericho since the first day of shooting," reports one celebrity fight blogger, "Scott's in tough all the time - it reminds a lot of people of the fighting between Jenny Garth and Lindsay Price on 90120." Coppola mature, very confident of herself and her abilities - she brazenly looks past Larter to a potentially bright future. "I want Jenny O'Dell," Alicia says without a trace of irony. "Jenny's a jumped-up starlet - nothing more - and I don't have any qualms about calling her out. Ali's going to be my coming out party - I'll give her a dose of what I've been hammering Ashley with and I think you'll see I'm not kidding around with these girls." Ali in black bra and panties; slick, long ponytail down her back; small black work out gloves. Alicia in black bra, scarlet bikini bottoms; small red work out mitts; messy puncher-ponytail with bangs.

During R1-3: No nonsense, conventional boxing - both vixens well schooled - dukes up, feet wide, tidy punching. Larter the more consistent jabber, constantly resetting her balance with the punch. Both girls seeking short, digging hooks up into rightside ribcage - both obtaining said punch: opposing torsos proving very sturdy and stout. Both girls neat with the left shoulder - pushing and bumping to good effect, keeping the other honest. Larter particularly adept at pushing her left elbow onto Alicia while pivoting-left - very cute movement by Ali. Coppola fields a few stern right crosses on her chin - set up by Larter's keen jabbing: probably the difference in otherwise very close, competitive rounds.

R4: Larter continues to show slight edges in class and quicks. Retreating in good order early on, she drops a clever counter-right onto Alicia's mouth, startling the advancing brunette. Mixing it up toe-to-toe at the midway point, both girls land spicy about the waistline - but Ali comes off the body with a ringing hook to chops, setting Alicia momentarily on her heels. Down the stretch, trade in right hands sets up come-back hooks: once again Larter wins the race, jolting Coppola's head and leaving her staring.

R5: Coppola bangs out close points as beauties elect to stand mouth-on-shoulder and work. Nothing fancy, just tit-for-tat body banging - both girls very economical with their dukes - no wasted movement. Short digging hooks prized by both women - nearly mirror images in there as they wander around in constant contact, systematically abusing each other to the midsection.

R6: More Coppola points: she can hang with Ali toe-to-toe. Larter doing well enough that she may actually think she's winning mouth on shoulder - but she's generally being walked around, forced backward. Coppola muscular with her left shoulder, nudging Larter around, thump-thumping dutifully away to waist. Ali grunting, eyes narrowed, sponging it up solid - she keeps working that short, crook-armed hook up into Alicia's waist - small mitt sounding out moist on firm brunette torso.

R7: Ali no shrinking violet, willing to go shoulder to shoulder and swap - but she's picking her spots now, using her jab, changing and creating distance. Coppola second best at middle and long ranges - Ali's legs dictating terms, Ali's jab setting the table - Larter comes in, disengages as she pleases. Long stretches go by with Coppola just following Ali around - brunette anxiously alternating between crossed-arm and earmuff looks - eating a steady diet of jabs, crosses and hooks. Larter distributing her work 50-50 body and head: just a textbook execution of boxing basics busting Coppola up in the 7th.

R8: Alicia starting to fall off the pace: nose is bloodied, breathing getting a little laboured. Larter steps up her body attack - doubling up her short-arm hook to Coppola's ribs TUP! TUP!: brunette cringing forward behind her mitts, grunting hurt, not answering immediately. Larter had been rotating to her left, now she steps to her right, showing good leg in either direction - she's picking Alicia over, keeping her pinned down with jabs while blonde can do as she pleases. In, out - real methodical: Larter steadily reducing her foe, posts the most one-sided round of the fight. Bell: Ali swivels her torso, drawing her long ponytail lightly across Alicia's face. Coppola speechless, lips parted, eyes outraged at cool blonde ponylashing.

R9: Coppola crowds Ali, bangs two-handed at fit blonde ribcage: Larter responds in kind. Head to head grinding away, teeth bared, shoulders rotating - this is tuff-bumping hup-hup in there, no quarter asked or given. Total stalemate - Larter grimly electing to compete toe-to-toe, playing to Alicia's strength: fans of constant spanking back-and-forth sitting back with contented smiles at the sight of this pulverizing exhibition. Bell: Coppola's nostrils flaring, eyes challenging; Larter chesting up and holding brunette gaze as ref pushes in. Both girls feel they won the round, both letting the other know it.

R10: Larter outclasses Alicia, relying on the jab and educated footwork to constantly turn either Coppola flank, rendering Alicia largely ineffective most of the round. Ali slipping in off angles, landing a right hand or lead hook, then tieing up for ref's break: great clock-management from a blonde who had correctly assessed the situation and knows Alicia's too sturdy to go. Coppola guilty of waiting her turn, hunkering down behind her mitts, allowing Ali to jump in with punch-and-clutch. Sturdy brunette not hurt, but effectively shutout as Larter paints away for 10th round points in a close fight. Comes back UD10, Ali Larter.

After: Coppola fuming, hands on hips as she stalks canvas, chiding herself. Alicia doesn't feel beaten, can't understand the decision, and she's dropped a lot of these kinds of decisions to Ashley Scott. Ali smiling, getting warm congrats for a very professional, workmanlike performance - she's got Alana De La Garza in her sights. "I feel like it's Alana next for me," Larter says, "and hopefully then, a ranking spot. She's hot, I'm hot - we're beating everyone they put in front of us - I think it's time to find out who's better at this point."

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