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19 July 2013 Claire Danes vs Emily Vancamp

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Posted by simguy on July 19, 2013, 9:12 am

BEFORE: Snarky-tense prefight...these fighters too sophisticated to pull hair/rend tops, but Claire's public comments about Emily's acting cut deep; Vancamp's searing gaze almost hard enough to bruise...psychological battle of wills in full swing, weeks out from ring-date. "I have to sweep bantamweight clean of the Beckinsale-era relics sooner or later," Emily shrugs when asked about Claire's imposing credentials. "Might as well send a message with Claire. Experience is often just a big word for 'age'. I think we'll see little words will describe Claire just fine."

Danes smirking in rebuttal. "There's a lot of hype around this girl," Claire says at podium. "Very difficult to cut through all the pork baked into her record. Funny she would mention Beckinsale...Emily kind of reminds me of Kate: lots of hard looks and snark before the fight; not as much resistance as you'd expect once punches start landing. In any event - memo made the rounds at HISC not too long ago: no more losses to Lookout, so...sorry Emily. There's really no wiggle-room for me on that."

Emily in two-tone black/white bikini: left cup white/right cup black; bottoms are black on the left/white on the right, colours joining on the diagonal; small right mitt black; small left mitt white; hair in battle bun with golden ringlets framing cheeks. Claire in fog-grey satin-finish bikini; small black gloves; frisky gym-pony with messy bangs.

During R1: Vicious elegance midring as Emily keys her jab on Claire's left eye, spitting poke from a wide stance. Danes bobbing in defence, shooting swift counter-right hands over Emily's left to smite face; hooking for chest; pivoting sharply clockwise around left-hand scores. Danes getting the better of the fencing match, though Em's landing stick under that left eye...down the stretch, everything changes. Emily cleverly altering her jab-path, sliding that left hand in over Claire's right shoulder, blocking Danes' counter-right. Em carrying a short right hand into Claire's face as girls come together...Danes' knees buckle, then straighten as she gets rocked. Em riding left forearm on Claire's right shoulder, treats Claire to a series of short, drifting right hands to face, stunning Danes, driving her ropeside! Claire staring, gobsmacked: Emily's opening up - GOING FOR THE STOPPAGE! Emily: teeth bared; weight on left leg as she bends into overhand rights, then recovers with lick-snatching left uppercuts to Claire's belly. Claire sagging against ropes, trying to maintain earmuff...Em bends in close, really tightening up stroke on that right hand to kiss an elbow off Claire's forehead instead! CLAIRE GOES DOCILE! Vicious foul puts Danes momentarily out on her feet, arms drifting down to cross right atop left at her chest as she sits in ropes, then jackknifes face-and-knees into canvas. BELL! HISC minions lunging to collect Claire; Emily looming over Danes, glaring down, being a nuisance as seconds struggle to rally battered hall of famer in the first!

R2: Claire's hurt, leg-shabby...she's sliding to her right along ring aprons, nasty knot growing on her forehead from Emily's savage elbow. Emily cold-blooded, walking Claire down...Vancamp stitching in the jab from long range, spiking under Claire's left eye, raising a little mouse. Midway through, Em's got the range...she starts bending into vicious right crosses off the jab, kissing hard punches off Claire's pate or mouth, punching Danes back into ropes all groggy and staring. Danes open-mouthed, desperately hurt...she's showing right at chin/left at right elbow, bobbing forward at the waist, trying to roll in the pocket. Emily cleans up bell to bell - mostly head-hunting on Claire with that long-armed, strafing one-two delivery, but occasionally dipping shoulders to really lick mitts at the Danes midsection as well. Bell: Claire busting up, left eye already half shut...smug satisfaction on Emily's face during leggy strut to her corner. Camera catches a frowning Kate Beckinsale taking a close look from ringside: young EVC in charge through 2.

R3: Emily hard-eyed, harder-hearted off her stool: she stalks Claire with intent-to-finish. Danes wilting along ring aprons, sagging back in that crossed-arm look with back of right hand at left cheek/left hand tucked into right armpit, or stooping forward in earmuff with her butt in ropes. Emily patient, stepping in that stiff left jab, pounding at Claire's left eye whenever possible. Off the jab, Emily will lash the waistline right/left - small mitts biting deep at Claire's trembling flesh, or Vancamp will lean into the cross, hoping for chin. Ragged as she is, Claire's sliding-right along ropes, bob-and-rolling in the pocket, occasionally drawing Emily into clinches. Terrific beating sustained by Claire, but strong legs hold her up; clever wiles allow her to weather the storm as Hurricane Emily vents her fury through 3. Unique sight during the break: Claire Danes getting TONS of attention to face - trainer going in with enswell on the eye, on that ugly forehead-knot. Usually elusive Danes lumping up nicely, wincing in pain from the cold compresses.

R4: Claire's face rudely battered, left eye closed, legs shaky...veteran fighter throws out the prepared fight-plan and goes to plan B. Jabbing from the crouch, Claire's bobbing in close, rising up with left shoulder in Emily's guard or chest - turning Vancamp counter-clockwise, then strapping her body left/right. Good thick hits - Claire sinking that left hook in behind Emily's right elbow; chopping right hands at Em's ribs. Vancamp grimacing, trying to tie up, but Danes stays busy - pumping tummy with her forehead in Emily's chest, denying Vancamp's clinches. Steady work pays dividends...Vancamp grumpy - her wrists crossed behind Claire's neck, holding her close but not tying her up tight...Danes able to work hard downstairs, belting away on flat tummy, rappin' those ribs. Fighters stumbling about in close-quarters - Emily often with one arm or the other draping Claire's shoulders...it's like Em wants to fold Claire into a headlock, but EVC's never really gripping up tight enough to stop the attack. Withering stuff from Claire...she works bell to bell, puts Emily wobbly-butt, has the ingenue stricken, mouthbreathing at bell.

R5: Cue brutality. Claire using her bobbing approach to get the left shoulder on Emily, turning and touching her midring, working the body. Emily cringing, but answering back hot in spots, taking vicious, strapping left hooks to body, but hanging in, answering via the jagged left uppercut counter! Claire's hurt, wobbly-butt; Emily's hurt, wobbly-butt...fight takes on a grim, trudging air as classy women fight from groggy, forward-stooping postures. Down the stretch, Claire's snatching at Emily's ribcage, chopping either hand in: Vancamp giving ground but walking Claire into crowd-pleasing left uppercuts, then hacking clean-up rights wide to ear. Classy girls reduce one another to brawling troglodytes this round...they're still stooping forward together, lifting punches in after bell! Standing O from an appreciative audience who had been expecting a chess-match from these two.

R6: Claire's grim pursuit of Emily's body continues...Vancamp whining now, visibly cringing and stricken, unable to keep Danes off. Claire no longer trying to bump-and-turn her girl: she's just bobbing up onto Emily's chest, then moving mitts. Em's long arms loop lightly about Claire's head and shoulders - Vancamp's wrists crossed behind Claire's head...makes things a little sloppy, but it's never preventing Claire from working. And how Claire's working! Danes pumping glove like never before - shoulders rolling - fists shoving into Emily's well-toned gut hup-hup-hup; chopping at Em's rigid ribcage. Claire walking Emily into ropes - palming hips to stabilize taller girl, then getting back to the salt-mines: the grim task of digging at Emily Vancamp's torso. POOR EMILY! EVC sobbing aloud, trying to slide Claire into headlocks with either arm, but it's just not working...Danes often positioned to one side or the other, one hand flat on Emily's hip while the other plunders gut hup-hup. It's all too much...late the round, groaning Emily finally wilts to all fours...Danes awash in sweat, looking drained, busted up and groggy, but clawing her way back through 6.

R7: Emily's formerly ruthless eyes now wounded, glassy...she tries in vain to jab Claire off, but Danes walking through the poke now, establishing position on Em's chest, accepting Emily's loose embrace and PLOWING AWAY TO GLORY! Vancamp whining, butt in ropes, arms draped around Claire's head/shoulders. Claire digging: top of her head nestled in Emily's breasts; left hand palming Em's right hip; right hand PLOWING Emily's gut. Emily sobbing in protest, trying to shift herself out of the path of Claire's right hand...Vancamp up on her left leg, body warping around Claire's punches as Danes stays on those ribs! Emily's arms loose around Claire's head/shoulders...it's keeping Em's head safe, but OH the price being paid downstairs! Emily's position slides such that her right hip hinges against Claire's left...Claire's left hand lies flat in the small of Emily's lower back, holding her steady for the thudding beat of Claire's right to belly. Emily's wrists crossed behind Claire's left ear...Emily grunting, gasping as she sits cringing in ropes and DOWN GOES VANCAMP! Emily finally spilling to canvas, lying in a fetal ball on her right side...it's Claire Danes KO7 in come from behind fashion!

AFter: Claire surviving 9 hellish minutes of Emily to open the fight...Danes uncharacteristically busted up, unable to box tall young bantam effectively - veteran makes adjustments, turns body-snatcher to wear proud young rival out.

HISC women quickly into the ring as security seals off the area - leaving LOOKOUT'S cohorts braying in protest while poor Emily is encircled. Kreuk grinning, fascinated at the damage...she's in there pulling Emily's arms away from battered ribs, oohing-and-ahhing at the purple bruises rising from the work of Claire's fists.

Emily shuddering, gut-shot...group-effort gets her to her feet, but she's rickety, cringing and buckling with girls under either arm trying to support her en route to corner. They get her stacked, but Emily's arms keep wanting to wrap her belly as she folds forward...Kreuk frowning as she has to keep pushing Emily up with a hand gripping under Vancamp's chin, shoving the head up and back.

Finally: Claire. Danes approaches, her right hand taking Emily by the chin, forcing eye contact as Vancamp snivels, arms hugging her body. Claire mounts ropes, her hands up at her shoulders, wrists bent back, letting her tummy and hips do the work. Poor Emily snugged against turnbuckles, wrists together at her chest, fists resisting Claire's tummy. Danes in no hurry, just leaning her weight onto Emily...HISC girls clapping and smiling to see haughty Emily brought low.