BEFORE: Iconic fight poster says it all...Sarah on the right, in black bikini and long blonde ponytail - her chin tucked, fists up loose at chest level in classic pose. Eliza on the right - red bikini and curly brunette ponytail, mirroring Sarah's stance and aspect. Check the eyes: girls giving each other their best "you're in trouble" gazes - it's an instant classic.

"I'm not playing with this chick," Eliza says in prefight. She's wearing a black tshirt with the words "NO DECISION" written in stark white across the chest, and she's a little testy. Recent quote from Melissa freakin' Joan Hart ("I could beat Eliza's ass right now!") in BLONDE! has Sheriff looking to make a strong statement on Sarah. "I boxed Claire - I won't make that mistake with Sarah. She's talking a lot about Packard: Kelly had one of the stiffest right hands in flyweight history - Sarah's more of a whippy puncher, like Kreuk. Can anyone see Kris Kreuk stepping up and giving me hurt? I didn't think so."

Carter at the high water mark of her career: she's defended her title; she's well entrenched as the 110 pound queen - addiing 5 more to take on Dushku is "no problem". "Eliza's damaged goods," Sarah shrugs. "Fighters can see it: the reflexes a little slow; the bad balance; the decisions to quit a little - 'survival' decisions instead of 'compete' decisions - we're seeing all of that from Dushku now. It's the perfect time for me to test her - I've wanted this fight since I first turned pro. You guys had better get set to rub your eyes: Eliza Dushku's going to lose back to back fights to flyweights, and that's going to be the beginning of the end for her."

Sarah in black bikini; small black work out gloves; long, soft, low ponytail with bangs framing face. Eliza in red leather bikini; small black work out gloves; curly ponytail with ringlets framing face.

During R1: Girls circle clockwise, feinting and twitching: full minute passes before any meaningful punches. Eliza tries to penetrate, faces into Sarah's jab; takes Sarah's lashing, rising right: DUSHKU'S ROCKED! Eliza stepping in fence post holes, face amazed: Sarah cruelly to Eliza's ribcage via swinging, sidearm buggywhip right. Sarah pivots right, gouging left uppercuts to Eliza's sternum from the front foot. Gorgeous, sticking blows, digging at Eliza-meat. Dushku cramped up, suffering, but taking Sarah's power: Eliza comes out of the crouch hooking, TURNING SARAH'S HEAD! Carter now staggered - eyes wide - SHE steps in fence post holes, legs rubbery as Eliza goes over to offence. Looping right hand misses over top as Sarah ducks - blonde girl reeling back into ropes, badly frazzled. Eliza hunting Sarah down - face set in stone as she squares up, gets to hooking flat blonde tummy. Carter groaning, cramping up: dukes tight at temples as she stoops forward butt-in-ropes. Dushku on Sarah: brutal tight rights to left hip/across lower back; digging left hooks to right hip/up underneath. Sarah suffering, paralyzed: Eliza bends, gets underneath, stacks her up big-girl. Brutal pummeling of Sarah's sleek middle - Eliza punching inside the pelvic bone, working inside the hips. Sarah sobbing, slender arms wrapping Eliza up: Dushku bulls Sarah upright against, stays on that ribcage. STOP THE FIGHT REF! Poor Sarah being propped up and slugged - Eliza refusing to let blonde fall as she repeatedly scoops Sarah up, stacks her back, stays on her. Carter loose, limp, helpless - ref finally moves in as Eliza's helping herself to sinewy torso, defenceless jug. TKO1 in emphatic fashion - Eliza Dushku.

After: Sarah's dream of repeating Packard's efforts ends in tears (despite rocking Dushku early): crippled Carter led away to her stool by concerned Foxfire attendants. Dushku seething - batting angry high fives with Danes and new BFF Sophia Bush: doesn't take long for Eliza's attention to wander in Sarah's direction.

Dushku marching into Foxfire territory, pushing officials out of the way, helping Sarah up by her underarms. Carter weepy, head lolling: she just wants to go home.

Sarah stacked up hard in her own corner...Eliza mounts ropes, left palm atop Sarah's scalp - right hand pointing skyward in triumph...then Eliza's fingers are busy at Sarah's ponytail, undoing it with the same fervor Eliza would show if she were shaving Carter bald. Fluffing the hair up - Eliza takes two fistfuls, holding the hair (and the attached head) up with about a foot of length; Eliza's tummy pushing in against Sarah's protesting face as Carter's arms wrap loosely about Eliza's humming legs. Sarah blubbering...Eliza crowing...pack howling...HISC suits breaking out the fatcat cigars as Dushku comes through in decisive fashion. In days to come - a distraught Carter lashes out at Panettiere in BLONDE! magazine - citing the distraction of Monaco in camp as the cause of her collapse.