Before: Tech girls saying all the right things - Keira calling Jen a "legend", "the class of the bantamweight division," and a "personal inspiration." Jennifer returning the compliments, calling Knightley "the best young fighter to come along since Dani Fishel". Both girls dismiss criticism that Keira's title shot comes unearned, Jennifer insisting Keira's quality "more than makes up for some of these more shopworn girls' experience." Knightley has had good moments against much more experienced women, but Connelly has the advantage of having sparred with the kid, seen her moves in the gym - you give a smart veteran an edge like that and it's hard to see Knightley overcoming it. Jennifer in black bikini, white shoes, Keira in nautical navy sports bra, baby-blue lacing up the front, navy boy cut trunks, similar lacing, white shoes.

During R1,2: Jennifer out aggressively these rounds, forward behind a spearing jab, thrusting right hands to the body, rip-ripping doubled up hooks to the body and as Keira backs out - Jen tracks her with good tracking rights and straight left hands. Knightley driven hard to the ropes - Jen's intensity a bit of a surprise - Keira often off balance and a little wide-eyed as this thing's a real fight early. Knightley forced to flurry with her back to the strands, swatting back with compact lefts and rights - Jen's the one loading up, trying to punch through the target with meanspirited power shots through 2.

R3: Knightley getting the rhythm of it - dancing smartly to her left - legs gobbling up a little of that Connelly pressure. Keira getting the jab up off her hip, pivoting around Jen's rushes - blonde getting some angles and chopping in right hands on Connelly's cheek, left hooks on the chin. Midway through, Jen misses a hook/cross up top - Keira comes out of the crouch with a slashing hook to the liver, stays in close and turns a cute hook on the chops - CONNELLY'S HURT! Sharp, sneaky punching catches Connelly by surprise - she covers up midring, takes a barrage to her belly that backs her to the ropes. Keira all supple, palming and touching Jen with extended arms as she takes a look, then KNIGHTLEY GOES JUG! Lanky limbed licks up and in - Knightley just shrugging in the leather to Jen's bulging jugs at the bell - Keira pounds away unopposed as Jen stares back in groggy torment. Ref shoves Knightley back - Jennifer absolutely SMOLDERING - silent agreement between the two appears to have been broken as Keira skips away happy to her corner.

R4: Revenge of the champ. Connelly spanking Keira down with that long, spearing jab, driving her ropeside, welting her to the body with shoving right hands and cracking up top the hook. Knightley tries her spinning move off the ropes, but Jen's wise to it - Connelly stepping over, gathering Knightley up in the crook of her left arm and heaving her back into the strands, continues the abuse. Latter half the round - Jen's just pouring on the pressure - thumping away both hands to the midsection, doubling up that heavy left hook down there, shouldering her girl back into the ropes, bodying up to make the kid feel the weight. Thorough shutout Jen Connelly - she pushes off her foe to force eye contact - Knightley grimacing, but defiant as she picks up her chin.

R5: Keira SCORCHES Jen a pre-emptive right as the brunette wades in - Connelly on tippy toes for a moment, covering up earmuff to regain her senses - Knightley takes over. Lush, vicious lather to the ribs - Keira dipping and slashing either hand against her foe's pale, trembling torso - Connelly groaning, giving way to the ropes. Keira stepping out with her hands down, face hard and confident, then stepping in with whippy lank on her punches, just laying it on thick to the waistline, ribcage and breasts of her opponent. Jennifer lolling hurt, turning her shoulders to slip punches - she soaks up another bruising shutout as both girls start to beat each other without mercy. After the bell, Keira snaps a backhand right off Jen's rump as the girls pass en-route to corners - the SAUCE! Connelly offering only a boozy look of protest.

R6: Jennifer shakes it off, comes back out aggressive - that piercing jab just too much for Keira to handle. Knightley stampeded to ropes once again - she's covering up, trying to torso-roll under punches. Jennifer banging the waistline with both hands, then stepping to the side behind a covering jab in the forehead - looking to work angles on the inside. Midway through - Jen carrying a pumping right flat into Keira's breadbasket, shunting those narrow hips back and paralyzing the young blonde - follow up hook catches ALL of Knightley's chin and DROPS HER TO HER RUMP! Knightley badly rocked, face a blank mask of hurt - she's up at 8 but swaying badly as Jen looks hungrily on. ON COMES CONNELLY! OH the beating to Keira's unprotected middle - Jennifer just leaning her chin over Knightley's shoulder and SAILING into the body with both hands pumping! KNIGHTLEY'S DOWN AGAIN! Keira sinking woozy to one knee, mouth open, sobbing for air - she climbs the ropes and takes another 8, but she's being ruined by a vindictive champ. ON COMES CONNELLY! Ransacked Knightley stagger-slides to her right along the ropes - Jen stepping with and SHELLACKING away! Gobsmacking rights and lefts - Jen just twisting her whippet frame into walloping haymakers, pounding away at what's left and KNIGHTLEY'S DOWN A THIRD TIME! Keira bludgeoned to her hands and knees in a neutral corner, busted up, trembling, crying - she's a mess and she's not going to take it anymore. Knightley unable to get off her haunches - it's KO6 Jen Connelly!

After: Jennifer gives young Keira a lesson in brutality and the prefight cordiality is blown away like the smokescreen it surely was all along. Connelly angry at the jug muggage and wanton lack of respect - she storms over to Keira's corner to haul the battered ingenue to her feet. Heinous walk of shame for Keira as Jennifer cuddles her roughly in the crook of the right arm, guiding her about the ring and reminding her just who the boss at bantam is. Knightley teary eyed and on display, not likely to forget the lesson, or the teacher, any time soon.