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Charlize Theron vs. Charisma Carpenter (V) by simguy 3-10-06

Tensions running high - stables nervy around each other, entourages getting into fist fights in hotel lobbies: looks and feels just like a stable war as Charlize attempts to double up on beleagured Charisma.

"They're reaping the whirlwind!" Theron proclaims to packed press row. "BSE started this, and now we're rolling them up on all fronts. Katherine softened Charisma up, but I can see there's a little work left to be done. I'll mop up what's left of Carpenter, then tuck into Jenny to single-handedly put the BSE program back 5 years!"

BSE side of the dais more reserved, more businesslike: Carpenter's back to the wall and all girls know it. "I'm in tough," Charisma admits, "but if losing to Heigl means we get a crack at handing Theron her worst defeats in years, then that's the silver lining. I just need to stand, turn Charlize back, then set Jenny up to close. We have the chance to turn disaster into triumph, and that's all any fighter can ask."

Special moment for Charisma when none other than Cat Bell - in full view and earshot of Charlize - warmly wishes CC luck, gives her a private cell phone number to call: Bell not always that gracious to other brunette contenders, giving Charisma a ringing endorsement for this contest.

CC in black Veronica Mars bikini with gold ring connections - Charlize in cream dream bikini. Lavender gloves Charisma; white gloves Charlize.

Rd 1: CC: right at her chest, left at her waist, flat footed stance - she's just dipping to the right or left, slipping incoming jabs with supple little torso moves. Theron leggy, well to the outside - jabbing from her waist with long-limbed, backhanded flicks, looking to slide in silky right-hand chasers. CT up on her toes, gracefully gliding back from any CC encroachment, dancing lightly 'round either Carpenter flank - Theron ballroom elegant as she controls space midring. Nice firm belly stick from CT the best scoring blows of the round - white-mitted spank off tanned, taut brunette midsection or jammed in rude betwixt jug - Theron paints a tactical shutout as CC stalks, slips, but doesn't get off. CT bright n' breezy, snaps a backhand right off Charisma's buttocks as the girls pass en route to corners as if to say: "That's one!"

Rd 2: Charisma flashing her bantam-quick mitts midring - just a splashy tic-tac-toe combo, finishing up with a right across Theron's chops to wow the crowd, vex her foe. Carpenter sliding immediately back - knows CT must answer - brunette sets up to work the pocket with her back to the ropes. Theron squaring away, looking to pitch hooks and crosses - blonde lathering; brunette countering off the slip. CC so cute, so crafty - right under her chin, left at her waist - she twists to either side, gets low underneath CT's shots, answers back cruel, tucking blows to the ribs and waist. Hefty CHUP! CHUP! CHUP! of Carpenter's heavy mitts ringing off sleek blonde torso - Theron open mouthed, gulping air as she absorbs several withering bodyshots. CT looking to back out and regroup - but Charisma jabbing pesky to jug: Theron blushing crimson and throwing herself back into the fray before she's had a chance to catch her breath. Late the round, Carpenter's robust body work has Charlize stiff and available - CC able to turn on some GORGEOUS hooks out of her crouch - swivelling CT's head around, buckling her knees and drawing screams of delight from the crowd. Bell: Charlize lips parted, blonde hair obscuring her eyes - she's sent back to her corner wobbly butt as Charisma pounds away for a how-you-like-me-now shutout.

R3: Theron shaking off the punishment, gets back on Charisma with jabs: once again they're dueling at midring, CC slipping shots, moving her head - Theron extending her limbs, keeping the shorter woman at the end of the jab. Charlize working paunch - stooping to her reach her jab in there - PAK! - occasionally harpooning a long right hand in and down - PEK! CC swivelling, turning her shoulders, bending at the waist - she's being outpointed, but not getting tagged flush, and at the 2 minute mark, she upsets Charlize' applecart. RIGHT HAND CHARISMA CARPENTER! Shattering blast - CC bending in, looping the right over top and POUNDING mitt off mug with gobsmacking impact - crowd roars to it's feet as CHARLIZE GOES DOWN! Theron sprawled out long on her back - limbs stiff as she does a hurting tummy-crunch to partially sit up all jerking and spasming. CT beats the count on shabby legs - eyelashes batting, lips parted - she's ramshackle at the ropes and HERE COMES CHARISMA! Carpenter pushing in - palming at CT's biceps, draping the blonde over the top rope, then bludgeoning her: sawing right uppercuts inside; looped right hands upside the head; left hooks across the mouth; rights and lefts thump-thump in the ribs behind the elbows. CT out on her feet, just pushing at Charisma and wishing it all away and THERON GOES DOWN! Systematic brutality deposits a trembling Charlize on all fours at the bell: Charisma looming over top, chest heaving, nostrils flaring - she's shoved back by Katherine Heigl and bench clearing brawl nearly erupts as officials struggle to restore order.

R4: Charlize shabby-steppin': mouth open, right at her chest; left a little lower - her legs clearly aren't all back as CC confidently rushes out to take midring. Theron pawing her jab, turning flat footed, looking to end Charisma's night with one right cross: Carpenter upbeat, crisp on her hips as she switches and dips, swiping and swatting either hand at all things Charlize. Theron's low left inviting CC right hands: Carpenter landing again and again off little feints, bringing the hesitation cross while CT's staring in confusion. Steady, withering body work - Charisma actually backing Theron up and pressing her at the ropes - midway mark sees Theron upright, frowning as she cups CC about the ears, giving away her waist and ribs. Carpenter hard at work down there - shouting "HUPP! HUPP!" as she twists into gutting hooks and THERON TAKES A KNEE! Charlize blinking back tears, cringing as she kneels down, puts her right hand in the ropes for support. Hurting 8 Theron - CC wades back on in - BUT THERON WON'T HAVE IT! Gutty stand from Charlize as she crouches, draws elbows in, then answers back hot as Charisma attempts to close the show. Crowd pleasing give and take as girls brawl tousle-to-tousle at the bell.

R5: Charisma gambling midring - leaping in a right hand lead to startle CT as she's leaning back - then sliding back as Charlize stumbles forward to answer. CHECK HOOK! Charisma greasing Theron's jaw a sly little hook-off-the-hip as blonde's staggering forward - CC sidesteps and THERON CLATTERS TO ALL FOURS, FACE-FIRST INTO ROPES! Theron shaking her disheveled tousle, blinking her eyes hard - she climbs ropes again, swaying on the spot for a ragged eight. ON COMES CHARISMA! Charlize windblown, digs in, leans upright, accepts CC to her chest as blonde cups the ears, riding her forearms across Carpenter's shoulders to control brunette head. Swampy, murky stuff - CC head down, moving her hands: she's just pounding at Oscar winning midriff, ribs - and look at her tousle-scrubbing across the tops of Charlize' tits! CT glum, eyes half open, but she's answering back: tugging down on Charisma's head to hold her for clipping uppercuts; dipping to the left to whip-hook up into CC's tanned ribcage; swabbing side to side shoeshine against Carpenter's world class rack. Glorious stuff: CT hurt, but game - SHE fights well off the ropes, rejecting CC's closing attempt with stubborn hedgehog defence at the apron. CT warned for holding and hitting; Carpenter warned for chopping the knife edges of her hands in above CT's hips while dragging in those snug body shots.

R6: Role reversal: CT hobbled, leg-shot - she sets up at the ropes, inviting Charisma on in - Carpenter obliges. May as well be fought in a sauna: glistening sweat-soaked bodies pushing and writhing in against each other; Carpenter trying to push CT over the top rope, constantly smothering. Theron back-to-ropes, tying up around her foe's head and arm, then clouting her cheap right hands to chin while holding. CT also showing earmuff when she can lean forward, keeping elbows in, letting CC splatter away hamhanded to the flanks. Theron actually looking good in the pocket - she hurts Charisma several times with nipping little right uppercuts or sloshing wide rights to the ear, then clinches up tight to smother the receipt, reclining into the ropes while snuggling CC close. Carpenter grimacing, constantly pushing against Charlize arms, roughly using her head to bump at CT's face or bruise up Theron's chest - more warnings all around as both girls seek to use any and all weapons at their disposal through 6.

R7: Charisma back on top: Theron committed to defending the apron, just digging in, looking to tie up, hold-and-hit. Carpenter pushing, grinding, getting her weight on Charlize - brunette looking to press up, then ease out just a smidge, getting room for hooks, uppercuts. Fabled Theron jaw put to the test as time and time again - Charisma lands with bone-jarring force - blonde head tempest-tossed, sweat flying off onto ringsiders as CC lands, twisting her torso side to side to pull in the harm. Theron in stupor - reaching dimly for Carpenter, eyelashes fluttering - peerless blonde legs holding Charlize up, but it's all chin, will, and pride as Carpenter's sloshing the hurt to her foe. CC recognizing the opportunity to work unopposed: she's patient, methodical, putting leverage on everything, not rushing the work. Ribs are systematically brutalized - CC tucking hooks in behind CT's elbow, or arching her back to hoist thick right uppercuts into trembling blonde midriff. CC pushing Theron's shoulders back and stamping at those haughty jugs - just meaty little six-inch lefts and rights, crisscross chopping against CT's chest, coaxing fresh tears to Charlize' eyes. Lead pipe beating leaves Charlize swooning, but standing at the bell - ref pulls seething brunette off her prey as Charisma's KO lust takes over.

R8: BSE corner: "Just stay on her!" - CC pushes her way into Charlize, stacking the golden goddess up into the Krusher corner and going to work. Theron badly battered, constantly riding one hand behind Charisma's neck, pulling her head down, trying to tie up. CC pushing her way clear, working hamhanded to the body, ignoring Heigl's screeching epithets and threats from just a few feet away. CC pounding the waistline; creeping bombardment up torso to set ribcage humming; merciless jugmugging - that short, stamping crisscross inside as poor Charlize sobs in protest. Nothing threatening to KO Charlize: Charisma's just suppressing her foe, smothering her, battering her, keeping her underfoot - Theron can't get butt off turnbuckles or do much more than clinch as Charisma grinds out another workmanlike round bell to bell.

R9: Theron up off her stool, blinking stupidly, then squashed into the Krusher turnbuckles as once again - Charisma sets up on blonde chest. More lead-pipe brutality - CC pushing and squirming - warned for smearing Charlize across the face with forearms or open palms. When CT's upright, she's trying to control Charisma's head, pulling brunette face onto blonde chest and looking for ref's breaks. When CT bends forward, she goes earmuff, stooping and soaking as Charisma sets her hips and RIPS to hips and flanks. CC's arms shivering when she gets into Charlize' body with ham - Carpenter getting the best look at Theron's torso anybody's had in a loooong time. Scrubbing puppy-work just the icing on the cake - Charisma smashing away at the goods in spots - Theron gurgling boozily, pouting as her chest is savaged, reaching plaintively around CC's shoulders to bog her down. Bell: CT's arms wrapped up around Charisma's head - Carpenter still plugging mindless right hands flat into straining blonde paunch as ref works hard to peel sweaty vixens apart.

R10: Theron defiant, willful - she sets up on the ropes, waves CC on in and gives her scrappy best as Carpenter wearily joins her foe in the muck. Girls just slopping the hurt to one another now - CT draping her left across Charisma's upperback and clouting her right hands upside the head: CC pushing in, stacking CT up and going at her ribs with thudding intentions. Charlize soaking up the best Charisma can tag her with - crowd squealing as crushing rights or lefts occasionally plough onto jaw uptop, but CT soaks 'em, refusing to give Charisma satisfaction. At the bell, sleepy-faced vixens still struggling - CC on top, pushing and mauling for points as fight staggers to the finish line. Comes back hard fought UD10: Charisma Carpenter!

After: Theron bleak, ashen faced, arms limp at her sides, face badly swollen with punishment. Bell standing a few rows up, clapping, nodding in appreciation of CC's marvelous demolition tonight. Carpenter frazzled, but happy - hugging Jenny O'Dell in celebration. Temperatures rise as more opposing bodies fill the ring, prompting some pre-emptive security measures - both camps taunting, pointing, and threatening as Theron is protectively led away for some TLC.

"I broke her to the body and took away her legs," A shiny, but deeply satisfied Carpenter gushes in postfight. "That was the key to the fight. She shook off a lot of knockouts - I have to give her credit for that - but I never got discouraged and I never let up on her. Honestly, I don't know that she'll be able to shrug off the body work before Jenny gets to her. All I know is I've never gotten up into a woman like I got up into Charlize tonight. I did all I could to pave the way for my girl and I'll just say it: we're gonna double up on Charlize Theron!"