Posted by Simguy on 5/19/2002, 9:25 am.

Before: Crass studio marketing plot pits blockbuster girls head to head--how much money is too much? Dunst favored, on the cusp of a title shot herself and looking for a showcase against oft-battered Portman, but brunette insisting this fight should be called “Nat Strikes Back”. OPut of boxing for 2 years, in the gym solid for 1, Portman’s added a little muscle, a little maturity and doesn’t look physically overmatched on the scales. “I’m not getting pushed around at flyweight,” says a confident young brunette on the scales. “I’m not getting pushed around at flyweight,” says a confident young brunette, “I’ve learned a lot from my defeats and I’ve got a lot of debts to pay The days when you could pad your record with Natalie Portman are over.”

Kirsten in Spidey motif sports bra, royal blue lollipop trunks (cheerleader panties), red hair--Portman in white two piece aerobics togs, white gloves and shoes, hair back in Leia bun.

During R1: Portman out fast, hard. Nat buzzing Kirsten with a needle-jab up the middle, dipping and ducking under Dunst’s right hands and scoring to the breadbasket and jaw with licking rights and left to back Red into her own corner. Midway through, a bashing Portman overhand right tilts Dunst sideway into the ropes--Natalie piles on with a scrounging flurry to the belly and breasts of her foe as Kirsten sits numb in the strands. Portman scrubbing up down the stretch--a dazed and swooning Kirsten Dunst drapes herself on the brunette, walks her back, but takes gut wrenching abuse as Nat stays compact and busy on the inside. Shutout Portman.

R2: Nat keeps up the work rate--Dunst with a look of consternation as she can’t get off, keeps getting swatted and cuffed. Portman working out of a slight forward crouch, shoulders hunched, well-schooled jab finding Kirsten’s face, chopping straight right hand setting up a nice short hook in the bra. Portman utilizing combinations, moving her head much better than she used to--Dunst unraveling as she reaches for Natalie, gets ransacked to the jugs and belly as Portman stays low and bust. Kirsten on the board late, switching from right hands to the head that aren’t working, to a thumping left hook off the abs that finally has Portman backing out to take deep breaths at the bell.

R3: Dist has something in Natalie’s body--red head throwing right hands just to get Portman to commit defensively, then twisting into harsh left hooks on the stomach that  have Portman shutting down somewhat. Kirsten backing Nat up, redhead stepping with and starting to put punches together as Portman wilts to the ropes. Dunst with her palms on Natalie’s shoulders--redhead pushing and propping her girl into position, then dipping her left shoulder to dig downstairs--Portman pale, hurting as she sits and soaks to the bell, Shutout Dunst--Natalie all shook up during the break.

R4: Portman with her elbows in, hands are little lower than they were--Kirsten throws the decoy hook low, rockets over the top with a jamming right in the ear--Portman sent sputtering sideways as redhead walks her down. Kirsten all grins as she squares up, but Portman showing heart: brunette digging in and moving her hands as toe to toe war breaks out at the ropes. Rest of the round too close to call as girls take turns bludgeoning each other at point blank range. Portman getting off in bursts, rolling her fists up from underneath. Dunst lankier, using her palms to push up on Natalie before lashing at the waist o0r clubbing her upset the head with looping rights.

R5: Natalie catches a second wind, Dunst slow off her stool gets driven back into her corner and worker over bell to bell. Natalie getting her chin on Dunst’s shoulder and just pumping her fists into redhead belly until Kirsten clinches--redhead walking brunette off the ropes, but getting torn up in the gut as Portman does a great job of punching through the clinch, Fight consists of an achy and sullen Dunst trying to walk Portman to midring. Natalie giving a little ground then body punching her girl back into the corner. Whenever Dunst rides turnbuckle, Nat opens up the playbook, turning over little uppercuts or hooks inside and CONSTANTLY punishing that bra.

R6: Nat still outworking Kirsten--Dunst clinching a lot but frustrated as she hangs off Natalie and gets pounded as Portman refuses to stop working. Down the stretch, Kirsten opens up the canvas, gets a little separation with a long jab, lands a couple of slinging right hands in the ear to avoid a shutout.

R7: Dunst staying off the ropes, out jabbing Portman midring--brunette having trouble getting inside this round as Dunst takes the initiative. Nice lanky punching from Dunst as she gets it going: Hard, pitching right hands over the top, shaking Portman as she extends her left hand--gut wrenching hooks square on the stomach--these punches really disheartening Portman, causing to back away, drop her hands as her face twists in discomfort.

R8” Natalie doubling up on jabs, coming forward in her crouch, dipping to the left to clobber Dunst with wide right hands on the jaw, coming back with banging doubled up hooks o drive redhead to the ropes, Kirsten hunkering down, covering up, getting outworked as Natalie gets on top and just moves her hands like a little Ray Oliveira. Down the stretch, Kirsten laying back oin the ropes, sliding to her right under pressure, times a BEAUTIFUL right hand counter, chopping it out of her high guard an catching Portman perfectly as she loads her own right. Natalie hurt, reaches in to clinch and catches a heartbreaking left uppercut off the face. Dunst spinning off the ropes, reverses field on Portman and dishes out a swabbing beat down to the bell to steal the round. Natalie all jangly and staggering back to her corner.

R9: Kirsten finally asserts herself. All those hooks in the body, hard right hands up top gave Portman breaking down--she’s getting hit with punches that were  missing in the first half as Kirsten’s being first, backing her girl up, Thumping hook off the beltline buckling Portman forward with a groan--Dunst stepping to the right, looping in the overhand right to the ear ro get Natalie sleepwalking to her right. Down the stretch, Portman once again digs in and shows heart--she stands and slugs at the ropes, refusing to be closed out despite taking a beating this round.

R10: Kirsten Dunst has the upper hand, stays on her girl with long armed fury midring. Portman trying to defend high, work her jab, but those thumping  Dunst hooks in the breadbasket are robbing the brunette of her form. Natalie bent forward, just fighting on guts alone as she pushes out leather, tries to stay close to smother the redhead’s attack. Dunst leaning in over the second half, trading tit of tat with Nat--girls just curling in punches from up underneath to waylay belly, ribs and breasts to the bell. Comes back a hard working UD10 Kirsten Dunst.

After: Dunst behind on the cards after 6, pulls this one out with superior power down the stretch, breaking Portman’s heart with soul searing hooks in the body that leave Natalie crippled at the end. Portman badly beaten over the last 4 rounds, but lumping up nicely on Dunst in return--brunette very competitive tonight, definitely showing improvement in all areas, just needs to learn how to win a boxing match.

Reposted by Archer 1/19/11.