Posted by simguy on 11/15/2008

Before: Big money title eliminator featuring two of cinema's hottest starlets - both girls having good years and wishing to cap their campaigns with title gold. "As soon as I hurt her," Elisha says confidently at the dais, "this fight's over. Everyone knows Jessica's a demon until she's rocked, then she's a lamb. Punch early, punch hard, punch often - that's my motto. Anybody remember Jolene Blackshear? Tall, scary-punching bantamweight from a few years back? Used to be somebody? I ruined her. We could be asking the same question about Jessica when I'm done with her." Alba showing signs of maturity and durability following her post-partum comeback - but can she handle the hurtling pressure of Elisha? "The truth is, if I can't beat Cuthbert, I don't deserve Missy," Jessica shrugs. "To me - Elisha's the tougher fight - everyone knows I'll handle Missy when we get down to it - but Cuthbert's so wildly unpredictable...she's a very dangerous fighter. Fortunately, she thinks that I'll crumble at the first sign of her power. That's my biggest advantage coming into this fight: I know her, but she evidently doesn't know me." Alba brunette for the occasion; yellow bikini with white ring connections; black gloves; hair in slick ponytail. Elisha in navy bikini; white gloves.

During R1: Cuthbert pouring in, quickly collapsing Alba's jab. Jess backpedaling, trying to get distance when she faces into a looping overhand right. Smashing clout to temple - ALBA GOES DOWN! Jess scooting to her rear in astonishment - fact she was pulling back from haymaker when it struck probably prevents the KO. Jess up, but timid - she lopes to her right after 8 count, running from Elisha's charge. Cuthbert's blood up - she's coming in wide open, heedless - but Jessica too busy scrambling to take advantage. Sloppy middle minute as Cuthbert tries to corral her lanky foe: Jessica running, clinching, hanging on for ref's breaks to buy time for her legs. Down the stretch - Alba able to roll Elisha's vicious right; come back with licking right uppercut to chin. Cuthbert stymied, unable to finish what she started as Jessica stabilizes her front at bell. Cuthbert chesting up, letting Jessica hear all about that knockdown - ref pulls 'em apart, gives each a helpful push towards respective corners.

R2: Elisha barrelling in: Jessica's ready for it, standing her ground, looking to punch. Roll-and-counter early from Alba - she slips Elisha's right hand, comes back with the sumptuous right uppercut underneath: Cuthbert RIPPED to chin - up on her toes, then baby-steppin' hurt as she's all wobbly-butt. Jess shifting weight to front (left) foot, arching her back to lift a pair of cranking hooks CHUP! CHUP! into Elisha's firm gut: blonde cringing, cramping forward around the blows - she's seriously hurt. Jessica's eyes feral: left hand cups Elisha's right ear, gently pulling her head down into a lashing right uppercut. Furious blast swivels Elisha's head, straightens her up, sends her mouthpiece shooting across the ring. Jess shifts-right, leans in a glorious right cross - pouring the long limb over Elisha's left shoulder to crush her chin. Head-snap E - Cuthbert locking up on the spot - torso tilting forward, lolling in midair for a moment - then she jackknifes face-first to canvas to sprawl at Jessica's feet. Crunching KO2 in thunderclap fashion - Jessica Alba.

After: Alba seething, strutting as she glares down at conquered blonde back: Cuthbert fast asleep on her left cheek, viciously separated from her senses tonight. Jessica comes off the canvas to answer power with power - no sign of the old shaky Alba who could be convinced to give up on fights if the punching was hard enough. "Consider this a message to Missy," a rejuvenated Jessica says, eyes flashing. "That title is coming back home where it belongs."