BEFORE: Bitter rivals; former stable and sparring mates; frequent co-conspirators...these girls couldn't be more familiar with each other. "Obviously Ashley and I know each other well," De La Garza admits in prefight. "That's always dangerous, but I think I've imposed my will on her over the years. I've controlled her; contained her...when we're both hurting and exhausted, I usually have the last word, you know? She's sleek - I have a lot of respect for her. But I'm confident of victory." Scott stoic throughout: Alana's brazen confidence an obvious irritation. "De La Garza's a little over-rated, in my opinion," Ashley counters briskly. "When we worked together, there was never any question about who was Alpha: sounds like I'll need to remind Alana of that." Alana in mauve bra-style bikini; small black gloves. Scott in white off-the-shoulder bikini; small white gloves.

During R1: Midring - girls in supple crouches...feet widespread for sweeping clockwise pivots. Torsos sway in and out with lashing punches - both women elegant on their hips, twisting and dipping with their deliveries. Defenses sound, multi-layered: both girls using legs to find angles; using torso weaving and bobbing to change levels - bendy-backed stuff. Dominant girl is the most productive jabber: this round it's Ashley. Grazing contact at best in a sleek, tactical first.

R2: De La G curling knuckles into chin, stalking Ashley Tito Trinidad style. Scott dangling left hand low; right hand coiled near chin - showing little shoulder rolls, head feints. Scott the sweeter scientist: spooking Alana via the up-jab; startling her the slick lead right; swiping lanky hooks across Alana's front (Ashley's weight shifting to right leg for torque). Sharp, lanky licks disrupt De La Garza - putting her wobbly butt on one occasion: brunette following blonde around, taking a pasting through 2.

R3: Scott's sleek, sinewy strokes/supple movements and feints have Alana confused, covering up peek-a-boo. Ashley given free rein - twitching the deft lead right off her shoulder; licking the rising left off her hip in a curling hook, or snapping out the upjab. De La Garza's high guard stout: Scott switches focus to body. Straight right hands down into midsection off feints; tart left/rights biting either side of Latina paunch, bouncing off taut meat. Scotty bright eyed, almost at play here: Alana befuddled, touched up as Ashley has her way.

R4: Alana engaging - stepping in a knocking jab; curling that licking hook that finishes up at her right ear on follow through. Alana also doing a better job deploying the right - punching it straight to Ashley's hairline, locating blonde almost like a power-jab. Scott sliding away, circling, being supple: she avoids the sweet-spot of Alana's power, but De La Garza's coming forward, dictating terms.

R5: Scott closes and bangs, electing to tighten up stroke and lick it up inside. Ashley pushing her head in between Alana's mitts - lapping both fists against De La Garza's trim tummy, backing her up. Scott pressing up with left shoulder/chickenwing left elbow...then snapping off hooks or rubbery right hands. Scott wading forward as Alana retreats - slugging righty off the left leg; stepping right leg forward; slugging lefty off the right leg - always dipping and twisting supple into the follow through. Rangy wallop takes it's toll: Alana clouted off her stance, outworked forehead to forehead then walked down...terrific Scott round has blonde girl beaming at bell.

R6: Ashley looks inside again, encounters a much more determined Alana this time. Girls all supple and bendy backed - leaning in with foreheads to lap rangy rights and lefts against sleek torsos. Girls popping hips left and right as they stroke underneath - pleasing, well-oiled lashing action on these licks. De La Garza's curling hook the difference: she's brushing Ashley back with it - punching Scott back into range for elastic straight rights to find her.

R7: Alana stepping-to with fists curled into her chin: she's planting on left leg to lick hooks to Ashley's ribs; she's rifling lead right hands to Ashley's pate. Scott clipped and smote throughout first minute...she's staggering, reeling away from De La Garza's power: blonde girl with a frightened, wide-eyed expression for the first time. Alana cuts off ring, continues to hook Ashley's body: vicious, rangy licks, these hooks - rip-snatching off waist and ribcage. Scott cringing, backing into ropes: she's showing face-in-gloves, stooping forward to protect tender midsection. Alana squares away, dark eyes flashing: rangy, free-swinging rights and lefts bounce tart off Ashley's paunch, punching her breathless. De La Garza brushing Scott upright via curling left uppercuts; splitting her mitts the stiff straight right; mopping up that oily hook. SCOTTY'S HURT! Blonde girl break down under Alana's supple fury: De La Garza twisting and bending on her hips, lashing in the power. Big, bouncing hook takes Ash in her waist, crippling her "UHH!"; loving left uppercut clips Ashley's chin, clapping the mouthpiece off her teeth; right hand punches her dazed face as she's reclining helpless in ropes. Sad head-swivel as Ashley takes that flush right hand - lovely body relaxing; hands dropping: DE LA GARZA'S ALL IN! Torrent of rangy brunette power - Alana pursing her lips as she leans forward and starts slopping on the harm via rangy rights and lefts. Scott out on her feet - faces into half a dozen pounding blows before tipping to her left and bellying-in at Alana's feet. KO7 - Alana De La Garza.

AFter: Alana at her most alluring when lingering in the vicinity of a KO'd blonde: so pretty looking down all dark-lashed and haughty, chest heaving from the finishing run. "It's special," A gleaming De La Garza gushes in postfight. "Next to laying Tricia Helfer out, I'd say crushing Ashley's the best christmas present I could ever get!"