The Espys\' ring setup.
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When ESPN throws a party, a sports theme is a pretty safe bet. So after the taping of its Espy awards at the Kodak Theatre last night, the network treated guests to a soiree that featured live fighters in a boxing ring set up right on the first-floor plaza at the Hollywood & Highland complex. After watching the drama in the ring, the crowd milled amid vaguely Asian-themed decor (silk table runners and bright, towering flower arrangements), picked up savories and sweets from buffet tables and restaurants on Babylon Court (as the first-floor plaza is known), and danced to mostly hip-hop and R&B DJ sets.
![For the after-party, Event Eleven built three 30-foot pagodas and hung 300 lanterns from the ceiling. They also brought in a 20-foot-tall bonsai tree and a variety of 30-foot red maples, along with other greenery and foliage. '[It all] helped create the organic atmosphere and helped transport guests into a gardenlike room,' said Schubert.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2024/02/Shogun.41_f.65dba8f23433b.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
