BEFORE: Routine pick up fight at the beach volleyball courts for Krista turns into a bitter struggle for dominance as these two fight a series of inconclusive battles over the course of two weeks. Mel a plucky former Sports Illustrated model just beginning her acting/fighting career: she's lean, fit, blonde, and beach-busy - showing the veteran Krista no respect. Allen vowing to break Keller at last: Melissa just as determined to make her name at Krista's expense with some sort of definitive victory.

Allen in red bikini top with diagonal slashes of white, solid red bottoms; white gloves; dark brown hair in frisky ponytail with messy beach bangs. Melissa in lime green bikini top with white polkaHOTs, navy twist-tie bottoms; white gloves; hair in frisky blonde beach ponytail with bangs framing face. So Cali beach volleyball bleachers - ring posts set up in sand. Krista and Melissa's fight is just one of a number taking place at the same time - rings all spaced out on sand.

During R1: Similar limber, rangy looks: Keller's lips curled off teeth; elbows in, hands up mouth-high as she hops forward in stance. Krista scowling in the sun, moving to her right: clever veteran putting the sun in Melissa's eyes instead, then banging her body a lanky right/left. Slugging results: lean, sinuous bodies bending and twisting - girls licking uppercuts and hooks at each other - keeping the elbows in, generating torque from hips, legs and back. Even trade for two minutes as flat-footed vixens fight at medium distance: Keller closes range late and puts leather on Krista's meat. Blonde working hard - chin out over Krista's left shoulder while hoisting lanky, thumping blows up into the Allen rib cage and jugs. Kris grimacing, backing away: Keller steps-with, stays close, lapping her hands up into veteran torso to take the heat.

R2: Kris moving to her right again - fitting jabs to Melissa's bulging jugs: blonde stalking, pawing out her own left as sinewy Kris slips and weaves. Allen potshotting - walking Melissa in and smiting her righty: Kris placing sleek, sliding crosses onto Melissa's chin and rack. Kris circling after scoring - occasionally jabbing Mel in her tummy: brunette picking her spots, content to control her blonde through 2.

R3: Melissa quickly upon Krista - leaning in and down to sweep the right hand to Allen's flank: wincing brunette stumbles away, trying to organize. Lanky blonde walking her girl down - finding Kris via long, lashing tic-toc rights and lefts off hips and ribs: Allen battered to ropes, keeping elbows in. MELISSA'S PASTING KRISTA! Allen crouching down, accepting switch-whipping rights and lefts across her back/on her sides. Lovely blonde just painting away, but she's very wide and gangly here: Allen able to time the strokes, straighten up and lick a hook to Mel's navy trunks. Keller shouting in pain, suddenly bunching up: Kris steps right off the ropes (turning Mel's left flank); hooks Melissa's tummy; buggy-whips a right hand against Melissa's back...blonde girl staggers face-first to ropes, deep in hurt. Kris steps to, fangs bared: weight on front (left) foot, she snatches the hook thick-n'-spanky off Melissa's abs - doubling it for good measure. Left uppercut picks up Mel's jugs, jerking groggy blonde upright; sliding right hand pastes Melissa's head to the right, knocking her torso into ropes. Keller loosening - torso drooping forward as she sits into ropes - OH how Krista's tanning her! Allen snarling, fetching Mel tightly licked lefts and rights, beating the blonde in her body, across her face. Keller in stupor, facing into blows - she wilts forward in stages, panting on all fours in the sand. SMACKING BARE FOOT TO RIBS - KRISTA ALLEN! Allen still seething, steps to a good spot off Keller's heaving left flank and puts a boot in there, buckling blonde, crippling her on the spot. Poor Keller huddled over her haunches, hugging her pain-wracked tummy, forehead in the sand as she sobs...it's over. Krista Allen takes out sinewy Melissa Keller TKO3

After: No TV coverage, but BEACH BEAT magazine reports the decisive victory for Krista: Allen finally putting Melissa in her place for the time being. "One down," Krista is quoted as saying, "one to go. Laura Vandervoort's going to be the exact same thing: no-name blonde sobbing in the dirt. Only the bikini's going to change."