Posted by Simguy on 10/30/2004, 10:03 am.

Before: Stable pride at issue as Tech Unlimited’s Nicole Kidman seeks revenge for Krusher Mandy Moore’s astonishing dismissal of tuff Tish Casta. “Never send a model to do an Oscar Winner’s work,” crows a grinning Nicole. “I guess it’s up to me to get justice for Laetitia—imagine being bullied by Mandy…Moore? Whatever.” Mandy champing at the bit for the chance to land a similar right hand on Kidman’s chin, clucking “If Tish couldn’t take it—neither can Kidman!” Kidman sporting red hair, black and white checker board pattern bikini with bra straps—Mandy in pink bandeau bikini.

During R1: Nicole gentles Mandy down right out of the gate—spearing veteran jabs, stiff-legged staccato footwork from Kidman. Mandy just turning, pawing at incoming, getting her face spanked every few seconds—blonde just posing for the poke, Nik rewarded late as jabs have Moore foggy—stern right cross chaser kisses off Mandy’s chin to put a satisfying wobbly in those pink trunks. Kidman nodding briskly, demanding water as she approaches her corner—business as usual as she shuts Mandy out on all cards.

R2: Mandy looser limbed than Nicole, rotating her hands around in the air, pawing the jab, looking to stream home righty—but Kidman’s got the answers. Nicole with an almost lock-kneed gait as she steps and pivots around Mandy, spitting out that rigid stick at the right times—peppering and pre-empting Moore. Mandy releasing a few slinging rights, but Kidman stepping out on them, fading the heavy ordinance effectively for more points.’

R3: Crowd’s a little restless—Nicole weaving a spell, controlling and turning her foe, touching her up the jab, but nothing bad really happening to Mandy. Moore flustered—she’s getting beaten to punches via the stick, constantly forced to reset her feet and reload. Moore reaching with her jab to find Nicole’s flat tummy, paying the price as Kidman hacks down straight rights to the exposed left cheek.

R4: Moore having more moments as Nicole takes the round off. Kidman’s footwork slowing, she’s lifting her dukes to block up around her temples—Moore takes the opportunity to stroke away downstairs, Sweeping rights to the midsection, a lanky hook up underneath—Mandy generating some supple leverage out of her long limbs this round.

R5: Shutout Nicole Kidman. Nicole’s jab starting to but young Mandy up—left eye swelling, blood from the nostril, mouth open—Moore’s getting systematically broken down with that stick. Kidman heel-and-toeing around, great anticipation as she fades Mandy’;s rights—Moore often overswinging, leaving herself open to rigid right/left/rights to the head.

R6: Moore lifting the jab off her hip, finally gives Nicole a dose of her own medicine. Kidman’s face spanked this round as Moore puts some zip on her stick, stepping to the left as Nicole stares, enraged. Temper, temper Nicole—Kidman rushing in and getting tagged—Moore doing a nice job impaling Nicole and pushing her off brawny to reset. Shutout Moore—maybe her most competent round technically speaking, of her career.

R7: Jab fest continues—long girls stepping around, weight ion the front foot as she spears away—faces are being soundly punched tonight. Moore’s put the right hand away, just fencing with Nicole—blonde holding her own for the most part. Kidman doubling up occasionally and releasing her right—straight and shooting up the middle. Nik able to bounce a few right hands off Moore’s head—cleanest, most visible shots of the round so judges vote redhead.

R8: Nicole putting one-twos together on Mandy—Moore’s corner screaming advice as the kid’s getting tagged. Kidman steering her hook as she pivots left—Moore busting up—now blonde’s left eye is shut and right hands are landing flush. Pinpoint outside punching has Moore stepping in fence post holes late—Nicole cold-hearted as she stays on the jab, landing a crisscross straight punching one, two, three at the bell.

R9: Moore showing heart—she’s lumpy an she knows it, but comes out looking to harm this round. Kidman forced into awkward retreat—often leaning away and eating the tail  end of long right hands—Moore doesn’t quite have that punch dialed in tonight. Nicole running, clinching head and arm on Mandy to control her for breaks—veteran drops the round but knows time is on her side now.

R10: Mandy pressing, needs a knockout—veteran Nico=le knows just what to do, Kidman slide-stepping out, luring Mandy forward—redhead knows the right hand’s coming and she times her own shooting right onto Moore’s mouth as Mandy’s loading up. HEAD SWIVEL MANDY! Moore staggering away to the left, astonished by chin music—Nicole pursues with jabs to the forehead, bunting Mandy ropeside, Good thick beatdown—Kidman finally risking moving into flat-footed slugging range to et after Mandy clouting lefts and rights—Nic taking more than her fair share of blonde tummy, tits and chins as Moore sways helplessly on the spot. Crowd screaming, sensing imminent stoppage, but Mandy won’t go out, Moore takes a pasting, slumping groggy against the ropes at the bell—Nicole snarling, mitts steaming, arms humming—she’ll have to be satisfied with punishment. UD10 comfy, Nicole Kidman.

After: Kidman fighting a veteran dime, took away Mandy’s weapons and systematically went about controlling what she couldn’t stop outright. Kidman landing all the power shots tonight, ringing Mandy up in the first, eighth and final stanzas—enough heat to keep Moore ramshackle much of the night.

Reposted by Archer on 12/8/09.