Posted by Simguy on 7/5/2002, 6:58 am.

Before: Dunst and Danes practically vibrating at the sight of one another—both girls eager to get back in and dish, Claire carrying the burden of hurt—stung by her physical defeat, angered by Kirsten’s belittling before and after the fight, Danes aching for revenge. Dunst playing up her dominance—insufferable throughout prefight and causing controversy by claiming it was she, not Danes who initiated the rematch—a detail hotly contested by Claire’s camp.

Danes in black bikini; Kirsten in darlk green plaid, bnra style bikini.

During R1: Oh that crafty Claire, coming out southpaw and whittling away at a surprised Dunst early. Danes nifty out of the stance, swatting that licking right hook in under Kirsten’s elbow, stepping right and fitting left crosses under Claire’s right arm—Danes able to turn her body into clouting lefts, then snuggle up close and safe—Dunst shaken up at the midway point as the awkward haymakers take their toll, Dunst adjusting late, using a forearm shove on Danes’ upperback when Claire slips low, shoving the blonde to her knees and piling down on top for good measure. Fight gets chaotic, both girls warned for unladylike conduct at the bell.

R2: Claire back to orthodox, has some good moments swiveling around Dunst early, patting her down with nuisance jabs and looking for straight right hands. After the first minute, Dunst takes over with roughhouse. Shoving Claire to the canvas once again—Kirsten gets another warning—ignores same. Moments later, Danes shouting in pain as Dunst cracks up an elbow lock—Kirsten warned again. Claire seeks her own justice and starts licking it up—Dunst getting the brawl she wants and needs, to be effective. No finer sight than two slender blondes leaving their feet to sling punches into each other—arms shivering upon contact with rigid frames, girls punching hard enough to hurt one another, but nobody looking whipped. Down the stretch, Dunst with some cranking left hooks to the belly button has Danes gumby-legging away in pain. Kirsten takes the round as both girls get polished.

R3: Claire busy. Dragging that lead foot ion bucket, occupying Kirsten’s guard with the center jab, then swatting away at rib with the hook, then stamping straight rights to those plump jugs, Dunst shaking it off, putting her own jab on Claire—Kirsten solving the slip and slide somewhat with a stiff, accurate stick that has Danes straightening up. Down the stretch, Dunst steps in a BOOMING body shot. Left hand bouncing hard off Claire’s tummy and DANES IS HURT! Claire wobbling away, flicking out that don’t-hurt-me jab and Kirsten ROCKETS over the top with a crashing right. Splattering impact wallops Claire’s head to the side—she’s floundering, stumbling to the ropes, Dunst moving in sharp, measuring with the extended left, missing with a sizzling right as Danes drifts back, but turning on a lanky hook that sits Claire stunned in the ropes. RINGING right uppercut, TIGHT left hook and DANES GOES DOWN! Claire sprawling on her chest and she’s OUT! KO3 Kirsten Dunst.

After: Oh the humanity! Dunst leaping and cavorting in triumph, reveling in back to back jacks of the formerly sky-high Claire Danes. Claire coming-to and destitute, suffers total ignominy as a grinning Kirsten Dunst helps herself to a glowing walk of shame, Kirsten getting into Claire’s head, gets the classy blonde slugging, then takes over with a ramrod jab, hard right hands to record another devastating stoppage! Disastrous night for HISC superstars, both girls humbled on the eve by women they hardly acknowledged beforehand.