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| Fight17 Kathryn Newton vs Lauren Donzis | |
| By: BadAssBunnies Date: July 13, 2025, 4:32 am | |
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| Sin City Slugfest VI | |
| Blind Fold Match | |
| Kathryn Newton vs Lauren Donzis | |
| https://i.imgur.com/eaEW4Al.png | |
| [font=arial]Joe Rogan: Well we have just a couple more bouts | |
| before the main event. These bouts have been incredible with the | |
| fighters showing incredible heart. We hope that this next bout | |
| will answer the call and be an even better bout. The | |
| blindfolded girls are in the ring and the referee has them in | |
| the center of the ring giving some last minute rules and | |
| regulations before turning them loose for battle.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Fighter Profiles & Tale of the Tape[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn Newton[/font] | |
| [list] | |
| [li][font=arial]Age:[/font][font=arial] 27 (born February 8, | |
| 1997)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Height:[/font][font=arial] 5'5" (165 | |
| cm)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Weight:[/font][font=arial] 121 lbs (55 | |
| kg)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Reach:[/font][font=arial] 66" (168 | |
| cm)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Background:[/font][font=arial] Known for her | |
| roles in [/font][font=arial]Big Little Lies[/font][font=arial], | |
| [/font][font=arial]The Society[/font][font=arial], and | |
| [/font][font=arial]Freaky[/font][font=arial], Kathryn is an | |
| actress with an athletic edge�she�s also a competitive golfer | |
| with years of discipline and core strength.[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Style:[/font][font=arial] Quick and compact. | |
| Likely to rely on agility, solid balance, and mental toughness. | |
| Expect sharp counters, good ring awareness, and a smart game | |
| plan focused on movement and timing.[/font][/li] | |
| [/list] [font=arial]Lauren Donzis[/font] | |
| [list] | |
| [li][font=arial]Age:[/font][font=arial] 20 (born July 28, | |
| 2004)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Height:[/font][font=arial] 5'3" (160 | |
| cm)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Weight:[/font][font=arial] 110 lbs (50 | |
| kg)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Reach:[/font][font=arial] 63" (160 | |
| cm)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Background:[/font][font=arial] Best known for | |
| her role on [/font][font=arial]Liv and Maddie[/font][font=arial] | |
| and [/font][font=arial]No Good Nick[/font][font=arial], Lauren | |
| is a rising star with youthful energy. A dancer and yoga | |
| enthusiast, she brings flexibility, balance, and a surprising | |
| tenacity for someone her age.[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Style:[/font][font=arial] Speed-driven. Lauren | |
| will rely on evasive movement and high volume combinations to | |
| outwork opponents. While lacking raw power, her endurance and | |
| unpredictability are assets.[/font][/li] | |
| [/list] [font=arial]Pre-Fight Odds & Analysis[/font] | |
| [list] | |
| [li][font=arial]Odds:[/font][font=arial] Kathryn Newton (-150) | |
| vs. Lauren Donzis (+125)[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Analysis:[/font][font=arial] Kathryn�s | |
| experience, strength advantage, and maturity give her the edge. | |
| However, Lauren�s youthful energy, speed, and light-footed style | |
| could frustrate Kathryn and turn the tide if she can avoid big | |
| shots and stick to her game plan.[/font][/li] | |
| [/list] [font=arial]Strategic Considerations[/font] | |
| [list] | |
| [li][font=arial]Kathryn�s Approach:[/font][font=arial] She | |
| should use her size and strength to pressure Lauren, cut off the | |
| ring, and go to the body early. Targeting the midsection will | |
| drain Lauren�s stamina and open up headshots in later | |
| rounds.[/font][/li] | |
| [li][font=arial]Lauren�s Approach:[/font][font=arial] Movement | |
| and pace are key. Lauren must stay outside Kathryn�s power | |
| range, use angles, and pepper her with combinations. Frustrating | |
| Kathryn with speed and flurries could tilt the | |
| scorecards.[/font][/li] | |
| [/list] [font=arial]Round 1[/font] | |
| [font=arial]The bell sounds for the first round and Kathryn | |
| Newton storms out of her corner like she�s on a mission. She�s | |
| clearly bigger, stronger, and knows it. From the opening | |
| seconds, she muscles Lauren Donzis into the ropes, ripping her | |
| with left hooks to the ribs, then pivoting into looping rights | |
| to the midsection. Lauren tries to circle, but Kathryn cuts her | |
| off with a stiff jab that snaps her head back. Kathryn seems to | |
| be firmly in control. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Midway through the round, Kathryn drives a hard | |
| right into Lauren�s belly, doubling her over. The crowd roars as | |
| Kathryn slams a left uppercut into Lauren�s breasts, sending the | |
| smaller girl stumbling back into the ropes. Kathryn pours it on, | |
| slamming punches into Lauren�s body and chest, clearly trying to | |
| break her down early.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Lauren clinches to survive the final seconds. | |
| Dominant start for Kathryn.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 Kathryn[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 2[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 2 begins and the action continues. Lauren | |
| comes out trying to jab and move, but Kathryn walks through it. | |
| She�s aggressive, bullying Lauren around the ring, pinning her | |
| in corners and hammering her ribs and sternum with merciless | |
| body work. A savage right hook digs into Lauren�s liver, and she | |
| cries out before backing up into the ropes again.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn targets the chest�Lauren tries her best to | |
| cover up but a left hook to the right breast, right straight | |
| down the middle into the solar plexus. Lauren gasps and holds, | |
| and the ref separates them. Lauren is in real trouble here. | |
| [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Late in the round, Kathryn lands a vicious right | |
| hand that sends Lauren reeling into the turnbuckles. Kathryn | |
| stays composed, methodical, like a predator picking her prey | |
| apart. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 Match Score: 20-18 Kathryn[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 3[/font] | |
| [font=arial]The next round begins with the bell. Both are on | |
| their feet and Lauren shows heart and fires back, landing a | |
| sneaky counter hook that snaps Kathryn�s head around�but | |
| Kathryn�s smile is menacing. She walks through it and batters | |
| Lauren with a brutal combo: left to the ribs, right to the | |
| stomach, left hook to the breast, uppercut under the | |
| chin.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Lauren folds over and Kathryn uppercuts again into | |
| her chest. The smaller fighter is clearly hurting but refuses to | |
| fall. Lauren falls into the ropes and the two exchange a few | |
| punches and Lauren lands a very stiff jab but Kathryn continues | |
| to move forward with her own jabs and landing a couple of razor | |
| sharp hooks to the body. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn taunts, �Thought you had this, huh?� before | |
| jamming a glove into Lauren�s belly button and twisting her hips | |
| on a looping left hook to the liver. Lauren sinks into a crouch, | |
| arms crossed low, breathing hard. The referee begins a 8 count | |
| but Lauren is saved by the bell. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Another dominant round.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 Match Score: 30-27 Kathryn\[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 4[/font] | |
| [font=arial]The bell sounds for round 4. Kathryn looks to be | |
| slowing slightly but still vicious. She traps Lauren again and | |
| digs with both fists, pounding her ribs and breasts in a brutal | |
| flurry. Lauren�s body is red and swelling; every punch lands | |
| with a heavy smack that echoes. Lauren fights back gamely trying | |
| to gain some momentum. The two trade punches and Lauren seems | |
| to be making good contact with her punches while Kathryn | |
| suddenly seems to be the one in slight trouble.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Near the end of the round, Lauren slips a right and | |
| lands a counter left hook to the jaw! It staggers Kathryn! A | |
| buzz runs through the crowd as Lauren throws a three-punch | |
| combo�left to the cheek, right to the ribs, and a nasty left | |
| uppercut into Kathryn�s chest. Kathryn shoves her away but now | |
| looks slightly winded. The bell saves Kathryn from a lot of | |
| punishment[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Lauren�s first sign of life.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 for Lauren Match Score: 39-37 | |
| Kathry[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 5[/font] | |
| [font=arial]When the bell sounds for the next round Lauren looks | |
| revived but now its time to test her heart. Kathryn resets and | |
| opens up again, furious from that last shot delivered by Lauren. | |
| She drops her head and hammers Lauren�s belly with short, | |
| chopping rights, throwing with mean intentions. Lauren backs up | |
| but fights back from the pocket landing some quick body punches. | |
| This is a toe-to-toe round now.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn lifts Lauren off her feet with a right to | |
| the pit of the stomach, then follows it up with a left hook that | |
| bounces off Lauren�s bra. Lauren clutches and gasps but throws a | |
| gutsy counter that catches Kathryn square in the nose! The | |
| crowd acknowledges the effort by both girls as both are scoring | |
| with some effective punches. The battle continues with both | |
| slowing a bit but the effort is still to win the match by both | |
| girls until the bell sounds to end the round.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Both women are marked up now�Kathryn�s nose is | |
| bloody, Lauren�s torso looks battered and bruised.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 for Kathryn Match Score: 49-46 | |
| Kathryn[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 6[/font] | |
| [font=arial]The round begins and Lauren opens fast and lands a | |
| low blow�borderline beltline�but the ref lets it slide. Kathryn | |
| snarls and charges in, throwing wild punches, but Lauren is | |
| slipping more, countering with smart uppercuts to the belly and | |
| looping hooks to the chest. Kathryn staggers back but quickly | |
| dances back in. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn lands a stiff right that rocks Lauren�s head | |
| back, but Lauren is answering with combinations now�jab to the | |
| lips, straight to the sternum, hook under the elbow. Kathryn | |
| throws a weak jab that catches Lauren�s chest followed by a | |
| combination that staggers her smaller opponent. Lauren fights | |
| back with some punishing blows landing a short jab followed by | |
| another combination of heavier hooks to the body and face. | |
| [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Momentum is shifting, and Kathryn�s slowing | |
| noticeably. The crowd starts chanting �Lauren! Lauren!� and as | |
| the bell announces the end of the round, the two clinch and | |
| Lauren wrestles Kathryn into the ropes as the referee tries to | |
| separate the two.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 for Lauren, Match Score: 58-56 | |
| Kathryn[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 7[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Both ladies are on their feet taunting one another | |
| as the bell sounds to begin the round. Kathryn comes out trying | |
| to reassert dominance, jabbing to the face, then smashing a | |
| right glove into Lauren�s belly. But Lauren�s guard is tighter | |
| now. She eats a shot to the chest and then lands a huge right | |
| hand to Kathryn�s temple! Kathryn tries to work her jab but | |
| cannot seem to work in a combination as Lauren retaliated with | |
| some hooks to the body.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn stumbles back and Lauren presses her | |
| advantage�vicious body hooks, uppercuts into the ribs and belly, | |
| and a brutal breast shot that leaves Kathryn open. Kathryn uses | |
| the ropes to her aid holding her up and she is able to land some | |
| body punches of her own to Lauren�s ribs and breasts. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Late in the round, Lauren drills Kathryn with a low | |
| left hook that buckles her knees. Kathryn clinches and takes | |
| deep breaths, eyes foggy. The referee works to break the clinch | |
| but the two box their way out of the clinch as Kathryn landed a | |
| weak overhand right to Lauren�s head. Lauren retaliated in kind | |
| and the bell rang to end the round. Neither wants to stop and | |
| the referee has to get between the two to separate them[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-9 for Kathryn, Match Score: 68-65 | |
| Kathryn[/font][font=arial] � but Lauren is coming on | |
| strong.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 8[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Before the round, Lauren�s team is all over her to | |
| get more aggressive or she would lose. When the bell | |
| so[/font][font=arial]unds, Lauren opens with a body blitz�left, | |
| right, left again, all into the stomach. Kathryn winces and | |
| bends over. Lauren loads up and hammers a right hook to the side | |
| of the head�[/font][font=arial]DOWN GOES KATHRYN![/font] | |
| [font=arial]The referee warns Lauren about low blows. Kathryn | |
| is on all fours, gasping, face bruised and dripping sweat. The | |
| ref gives her a count� she rises at 8![/font] | |
| [font=arial]Lauren storms in, throwing absolute bombs�hooks to | |
| the body, uppercuts into the chest, a chopping right hand to the | |
| liver! Kathryn drops again to one knee! The ref starts the count | |
| at 1... 2... 3...[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn grabs the ropes and hauls herself up at | |
| 9![/font] | |
| [font=arial]T[/font][font=arial]he ref checks her�she nods, | |
| barely able to raise her gloves. The ref | |
| hesitates�[/font][font=arial]Lauren screams �NO WAY YOU STOP | |
| THIS!�[/font][font=arial] and shoves past, demanding the fight | |
| continue. Kathryn covers up and survives the storm. The | |
| [/font][font=arial]bell rings, saving Kathryn.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-7 for Lauren, Match Score: 75-75 | |
| Tied[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 9[/font] | |
| [font=arial]The bell begins round 9 and though Kathryn is | |
| glassy-eyed she is still swinging. Lauren slips a jab and | |
| crushes a hook into Kathryn�s ribs, then goes low again, | |
| hammering the lower belly. Kathryn groans�then | |
| [/font][font=arial]BAM![/font][font=arial]�a huge overhand right | |
| knocks her back into the corner. Lauren dominates the action | |
| landing punches at will and Kathryn cannot cover up or protect | |
| herself fast enough to stop Lauren. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]Lauren attacks like a beast�slamming fists into the | |
| body, uppercutting the breasts, pounding the solar plexus. | |
| Kathryn is overwhelmed�then LAUREN DROPS HER with a short right | |
| to the chin![/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn hits the mat hard�but the bell rings at 8! | |
| She�s saved again![/font] | |
| [font=arial]Score: 10-8 for Lauren, Match Score: 85-83 | |
| Lauren[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Round 10[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Kathryn staggers out�barely able to lift her arms. | |
| Lauren sizes her up, then launches into a savage final assault. | |
| She pins Kathryn on the ropes, throwing punch after punch into | |
| her chest and belly, ignoring defense. Kathryn groans, | |
| mouthguard hanging, trying to clinch.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Lauren takes a half-step[/font][font=arial] | |
| back�[/font][font=arial]then drills a thunderous left hook deep | |
| into Kathryn�s belly button[/font][font=arial]�a perfect, brutal | |
| body shot.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN COLLAPSES[/font][font=arial].[/font] | |
| [font=arial]She falls face-first, arms clutching her stomach, | |
| legs twitching. The ref waves it off | |
| immediately�[/font][font=arial]KO!![/font] | |
| [font=arial]WINNER BY 10TH ROUND KO � LAUREN DONZIS[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Post-Fight Interview � Lauren Donzis (Following 10th | |
| Round KO Victory Over Kathryn Newton)[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial]Lauren, first of all, | |
| congratulations on the win. That was a wild fight. You looked in | |
| serious trouble in the first half. Did you ever think you might | |
| not pull it out?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] [smirking] No. Not for a | |
| second. Look, yeah�she came out swinging. She�s bigger, | |
| stronger�she [/font][font=arial]should�ve[/font][font=arial] | |
| finished me. But that�s what separates me from girls like | |
| Kathryn Newton. I don�t fold. I | |
| [/font][font=arial]adapt[/font][font=arial]. I | |
| [/font][font=arial]learn[/font][font=arial]. And when I saw her | |
| punches start to slow and her breathing get heavy? That�s when I | |
| knew she her ass was mine.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] So you were confident even | |
| in Round 4 when you were rocked?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Oh, absolutely. I knew I | |
| had to weather the storm. That�s what champions do. And let�s be | |
| honest�she used up everything in the tank trying to take me out | |
| early. I took her best shots and smiled through them. That body | |
| work? It hurt, yeah. But I was never gonna let her see | |
| that.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial]Some critics are calling | |
| this one of the best comebacks of the year. What was the turning | |
| point for you?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] [grinning] That eighth | |
| round. That first knockdown? That was a | |
| [/font][font=arial]message.[/font][font=arial] I went to the | |
| body because I knew she couldn�t take it for ten rounds. | |
| Everyone thinks she�s all muscle and power�but when I got in | |
| close and started hammering her ribs, her gut, her boobs? She | |
| ****. She didn�t have a Plan B.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial]There�s been a lot of talk | |
| about your comments toward the Disney Princesses stable. Do you | |
| want to clarify anything?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] [laughs] Oh, I said what | |
| I said. They�ve been coasting for years off hype and social | |
| media smoke. They�ve got the Hollywood clout, the red carpet | |
| looks, the Disney backing. But when it comes to actually | |
| [/font][font=arial]fighting[/font][font=arial]? Most of them are | |
| soft.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] So, let�s go down the list. | |
| Dove Cameron?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] [rolling her eyes] | |
| Nothing special. Looks good on Instagram, sure. But I�ve seen | |
| her fight. She�s flashy until you punch her in the ribs, then | |
| she�s all clinch and panic. I�d break her in five.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Joey King?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Weak. Straight up. She�s | |
| scrappy, I�ll give her that, but scrappy don�t win against | |
| skill. She leaves her body open all the time. Easy | |
| target.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Bella Thorne?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Overrated. Loud. She | |
| tries to act like this unhinged badass, but when the pressure�s | |
| on, she crumbles. I�ve watched her gas out mid-fight and get | |
| bailed out by the bell more than once.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Debby Ryan?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Another one riding on | |
| name recognition. Hit her once in the liver, see what happens. | |
| You�ll be picking her up off the mat.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial]Olivia Rodrigo?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] [smirks] That that's | |
| someone who I really want to get into the ring. Listen, after | |
| beating the snot out of Sofa Carson, Dove thought I held onto a | |
| triangle a little too long and got in my face when Olivia jumps | |
| me. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] I don't remember it quite | |
| that way. Didn't she shove you?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Whatever, it was a super | |
| cheap shot but guess what? After a little scuffle Olivia left | |
| with a fat lip. Next time she will need a stretcher. [/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] That�s a long list you�re | |
| calling out.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Good. I | |
| [/font][font=arial]want[/font][font=arial] all of them. Line | |
| them up. I�ll take on the whole damn Princess roster. This isn�t | |
| a fluke. This isn�t a lucky punch. I just came back from the | |
| dead and knocked out another big mouth. This proves everything. | |
| I'm 3-0 against the Princesses. 3 and 0![/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Do you have a specific next | |
| opponent in mind?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Anyone who wants it. | |
| Dove, Olivia, Joey, Miley. I'm there for anyone who steps | |
| up[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Kathryn said in her | |
| post-fight comments that you only survived. That next time, she | |
| finishes you. Response?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] [leans in] She had her | |
| shot. She hit me with everything she had. And where is she now? | |
| On the floor, curled up, grabbing her belly, eyes rolling. That | |
| wasn�t survival. That was | |
| [/font][font=arial]conquest.[/font][font=arial] She lost. End of | |
| story.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial]Any final words for the | |
| Disney Princesses?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]LAUREN:[/font][font=arial] Yeah. You�re all on | |
| borrowed time. The world sees it now�you�re what, 0-3 at Sin | |
| City VI? Kathryn was supposed to be their golden girl, their up | |
| and coming enforcer. And I broke her. Not just beat | |
| her�[/font][font=arial]broke[/font][font=arial] her.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]So go ahead, pick your best. I�m waiting.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW � KATHRYN NEWTON (After 10th | |
| Round KO Loss to Lauren Donzis)[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Kathryn, tough loss | |
| tonight. You looked in full control early�what happened?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [nods slowly, jaw tight] | |
| Yeah. I let it slip. No excuses. I dominated the first half. I | |
| had her right where I wanted her�backed up, gassed, hurt. Then I | |
| gave her an inch. And she took a mile.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Did fatigue catch up to | |
| you?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] Not really. I mean, | |
| sure, it was a war, but I wasn�t exhausted. I eased up. I | |
| thought she was broken. I started thinking about the finish | |
| instead of earning it. That�s on me. I gave her life, and she | |
| capitalized. But let�s be real here�Lauren Donzis didn�t | |
| [/font][font=arial]outbox[/font][font=arial] me. She didn�t | |
| dominate. She [/font][font=arial]survived[/font][font=arial] and | |
| got her one shot. That�s all.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] She�s saying it wasn�t even | |
| close. That she knew she�d win all along.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [laughs bitterly] Yeah, | |
| I�ve heard. Girl gets dropped twice in one fight, can barely | |
| stand after Round 6, and now she�s some unstoppable monster? | |
| Come on. She knows the truth. Her team knows it. That�s why she | |
| was crawling back to her stool more than once.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] She also said you were | |
| �folding like a beach chair in a hurricane.�[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [eyes flash] She said | |
| [/font][font=arial]what[/font][font=arial]?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Called you soft. Said she | |
| took your best and smiled through it.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [leaning forward, voice | |
| sharp] Let�s talk about soft. Let�s talk about a girl who | |
| crumpled from a left hook to the liver in the fourth and needed | |
| the bell to save her in the eighth and ninth. She got her one | |
| big moment. Good for her. But she didn�t walk through me. She | |
| didn�t control that ring. She held on for dear life and found a | |
| lucky lane when I got sloppy.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] You�ve been called one of | |
| the up and coming Disney Princesses. Now she�s calling out the | |
| entire stable. Dove Cameron, Joey King, Bella Thorne, Debby | |
| Ryan, even Olivia and Miley.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] Yeah, I heard. She | |
| thinks because she got one win, she�s unstoppable. She beat | |
| [/font][font=arial]me[/font][font=arial], and now she wants to | |
| act like she�s conquered the whole kingdom? That�s just | |
| arrogance. Or immaturity. Probably both.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial]Any reaction to what she | |
| said about Dove?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [nods slowly] I�ll let | |
| Dove speak for herself, but I�ll say this�calling her �nothing� | |
| is the dumbest mistake Lauren could�ve made. Dove may be pretty, | |
| polished, whatever people want to say�but she�s a killer when it | |
| counts. That girl trains like a machine. If Lauren thinks she | |
| can do to Dove what she did to me, she�s in for a painful | |
| wake-up call.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Do you want a | |
| rematch?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [without hesitation] | |
| Hell yes, I do. But not out of desperation. I�m not chasing her. | |
| I�m [/font][font=arial]waiting[/font][font=arial]. Because she | |
| won�t keep quiet. And the more she talks, the more people will | |
| start believing her hype. And when that rematch comes�and it | |
| [/font][font=arial]will[/font][font=arial]�I�m not walking in | |
| there to box. I�m walking in there to end the illusion. Break | |
| her down and [/font][font=arial]shut her | |
| up[/font][font=arial].[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Some people think this loss | |
| takes you out of the top tier. That maybe the Princesses are | |
| slipping.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [gritting her teeth] Let | |
| them think that. Let Lauren think that. Let the world write | |
| their headlines. I know who I am. And I know this stable. Joey? | |
| Bella? Olivia? Debby? Dove? We�re not going anywhere. Lauren | |
| beat one of us. Barely. If she thinks that means she can tear | |
| the whole house down, she�s got another thing coming.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Do you see her as a real | |
| threat now?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] I see her as what she | |
| is: young, hungry, talented�but reckless. And worse, arrogant. | |
| She�s riding high right now because she pulled off the comeback. | |
| Good for her. But ask her where she�ll be in five rounds the | |
| next time I find her body with hooks and uppercuts. Ask her if | |
| she�s smiling when I drop her in front of her smug little | |
| entourage.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]ERIN:[/font][font=arial] Final thoughts?[/font] | |
| [font=arial]KATHRYN:[/font][font=arial] [leans in] This isn�t | |
| over. Not even close. Lauren Donzis may have won the battle�but | |
| the war she just started? That�s going to get ugly. And I | |
| promise you�when she meets the rest of the Disney Princesses, | |
| and when she sees [/font][font=arial]me[/font][font=arial] | |
| again�we�re not giving her the luxury of a comeback.[/font] | |
| [font=arial]Written by Th Awesome Aries[/font] | |
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