Posted by Simguy on 7/26/2002, 7:09 am.

Before: Yasmine fit and tight, but getting the call for this fight on short notice--Bleeth's sick of the runaround: "Listen, I'm a marquis fighter," Bleeth bleats, "I'm tired of getting subbed i at the last moment. Portman's people think they're calling me in to get cleaned up--their girl;s going to pay the price." Natalie's youthful vigor and well-schooled game against Yasmine's beach-hardened experience. Portman in white sports bra, white bikini cutr aerobic bottoms, Bleeth in orange bikini top navy bikini bottoms.

During R1: Portman working behind her jab, Bleeth reading it well, tining zesty counter right hands over the stick, Natalie taking several banging shot against her left eye--backing straight up--Yasmine;s able to step wih and clout Portman's face for points this round.

R2: All Natalie Portman, Natalie's jab has really progressed--she's snapping out of it there doubling it up when necessary, stepping smartly around it to keep yasmine outside. Bleeth parrying well, moving her head to slip the jab, but she's rejected from coming in as Natalie moves her feet, picks her up with stubby right hands whenever Yasmine edges in close. Shutout Portman, although Bleeth unhurt.

R3: Yasmine taking the fight to Natalie with looping, loose-limbed sluging from both sides. Portman backing straight up tall, getting clocked upside the head and reeling to the ropes--Bleeth landing hard out of her crouch as she bounces fists off Natalie's cranium. Wheels fall off the apple cart late as Portman retreats to a corner, closes up her stance like she's going to duck to her right side, instread turns on a short right counter as Yasmine loads up, beating the brunette to the punch. Bleeth stepping funky--Portman able to clout her a wide left hook on the mouth, spin out as Bleeth stumbles into the ropes. Nice series of straight one-twos to consolidate--Portman has Bleeth's head bobbing helplessly at the bell.

R4: Yasmine shakes it off and goes right back to work. Bleeth on the prowl, backing Portman up, pounding that left eye with counter right hands over Natalie;s jab and clocking that chin with leaping hooks as brunette backs straight up. Bleeth stacking Portman up at the ropes, shoving the girl hard in the shoulders, then going waist with both dukes--nice thumping beef on the beltline has Natalie stooping forward--Yas able to just turn her shoulders inside and pick up Natalie's tits with thudding elfts and rights in tight.

R5: Yasmine chasing Natalie back into a corner with a spitting jab, loads up the big right hand and Portman lands that short right counter right! Natalie bending in and down, splattering back Yasmine's face and dropping thre aging beach bunny to her backside in the opening moments. Bleeth beats the count but she's shabby--Portman climbs aboard and mops up with a vengeance; Natalie sometimes a little amateurish, pushing in rights and lefts from her thighs, but the odd punch is really catching Yasmine hard, sending her head spinning putting her wobbly butt all along the ropes. Bleeth desperately hurt, sliding along the perimeter, gutting out the round, but she;s getting torn up as Portman keeps up the pressure. At the bell, Yas all busted up from Portman's insistent chopping to the face--Bleeth shakes off the ref during the break.

R6: Yas wobbling early as Natalie jams a straight right hand inside Bleeth's looping right--crowd moaning as Yasmine foes the hurtin' boogey to her left. Portman stepping with, remembering to prep Yasmine with the jab, leaning in off it with bashing rights--she's HAMMERING the older woman to the ropes. Bleeth wide-eyed, helpless as she sits in the strands, elbows at her stomach, gloves at her waist, Natalie driving in with overhand rights, clouting Yasmine's face to the side, resetting with the slapping hook on the mouth, then following up with the slicing right. Over and over until Bleeth spills to her hands and knees and it's OVER! Bleeth blubbering, shaking, can;t beat the count--KO6 Natalie Portman.

After: Big upset even though Portman's had a good year--Yasmine thought to be too well-rounded a fighter, especially with that counterpunching ability to be handled by Natalie. Portman punching hard enough to dent Yasmine's chin, then showing good tenacity to close Bleeth out when the raw power wasn't there to do it with one shot.

Reposted by Archer 2/1/12