(UK: piped in to HBO broadcast. Promo bit before the fight shows montage of British girl-fighters 'scrambling' from various poolsides, gymnasiums, beaches etc - to meet the threat of Mishy and Kris like the Spitfires of yore.)


BEFORE: "She's quality," Billie admits of her American foe, "but look at her: she's tiny! She's the size of a minute, which is about all it's going to take to line her up and take her out. I'll punch Ms. Kreuk to her backside, make no mistake. She's a fool for looking my way, and she'll pay for it!" Kreuk calm, pretty at the podium: she knows she's in tuff against a thick 120 pounder. "I'm giving away pounds of pork to this chick," Kris shrugs, "but everything I've got, I fight with. Do I hit as hard as Billie Piper? No of course not - that's why I'm going to hit her 5 times in trade. Speed kills gentlemen: Billie's bulk may cushion the blows, but it won't save her."

Kreuk in purple bikini; small black work out gloves; black sneakers (no socks); hair in slick, long ponytail. Billie in rainbow pastel bandeau bikini; short tan UGG boxing ankle booties; small black work out gloves; hair twisted up w/ bangs framing face.

During R1: Blazing action - both women effective. Kris darting in and out in wide, springy stance, employing both hands in stiff, swinging combinations, batting away flanks and ears on Piper. Billie shrugging off the bites, banging back: she's clearly the heavier handed vixen, moving Kris off-stance just by hitting her in the shoulder. Kreuk the ring general - roaming round, feinting, working upstairs and down, working both sides of Billie's plate. Piper crude, direct and menacing: grazing shot off Kristin's forehead spasms her legs, sends her scooting away to regroup. Probably enough to give British bully the round.

R2: Same again - Kreuk establishing a very brisk pace, tattooing Billie up and down, sticking her jabs body and face. Piper raising mitts, occasionally flustered, but always pushing forward. Kris sidestepping, keeping her distance; clearing her back of ropes: Kreuk's body and legs springy, taut - she's all wiry and swift tonight. When cornered, Kreuk unashamed to grab Billie's bandeau top, tug her forward, spin her 'round: ref doesn't like it, but clever little American won't be ropebound. On another occasion, Kris flurries to Billie's trunks and thighs - bunching the blonde up with a choking "UPP-P!" exclamation...Krissy sidestepping to send Piper face-first to ropes. More warnings from the ref: hard-hearted little scowl from Kris her only response.

R3: Billie's pressure hounding the smaller vixen: Kreuk often forced to trot away to spots, resetting on fresh canvas as Billie's pounding forward. Piper grinning, giving chase: blonde aggressive, but easily sidestepped and vexed - she's not showing the savvy or patience to cut the ring off, then bring her battle. Kreuk nibbling - satisfied to touch and go her brawny foe: probably a drawn round as Kris gets the touches, but Billie's non-stop attacking posture equally as effective.

R4: Kristin sticks with the program: springy legs; stiff, rigid jabs body and head; stiff, swinging lefts and rights batting away head and flanks on Piper. Billie frequently covering up, tilting forward behind her gloves: she's giving in to the volume a little here - waiting for Kris to finish up before punching back. Kreuk finally establishes the 5 to 1 ratio she's been looking for - whacking Billie's ribcage with lithe gusto, bouncing away from receipts. Kreuk also given the chance to load up: she'll hop forward with right hand well back behind her, then twist herself into swinging whacks, frequently tagging Billie palm-down strokes to jaw. Piper sopping it up, but wide-eyed: she's taking a pasting in spots.

R5: Kris starting to take the initiative away from Piper: blonde girl coming forward behind her gloves, but she's slowing, starting to grimace. Kris just RIPPING those sidearm rights to Billie's ribcage - gorgeous, spanking licks bashing in above hip or just beneath left breast: Kristin leaning in, getting her entire body into these slinging blasts. Krissy's left hand busy as well - she's digging it up into Billie's sternum or pit of Billie's stomach - Kreuk keeping weight on left leg, popping hips-right for gouging leverage. Piper wading into it, not getting off: she's looking frazzled, mouthbreathing by the bell. Krissy seething, giving Billie a ferocious looking-over when girls part.

R6: Kristin bats the body, jumps away, circles, darts back in with a jab/swinging sidearm right to chin: Billie stumbles back all wide-eyed, looking smote. Piper still very upright, hands low: Kris hops in with the left hand extended, swings the sidearm right, catching Billie awkard to right side of blonde's face. Jarring blow - Piper covering up at her brows, stooping forward behind her mitts; she's giving Kreuk free rein to put 'em together. Krissy does Billie thus: stiff left sidearm to waist; stiff jab into Billie's guard; swinging sidearm right to ribs; little pivot-right, weight shift to front (left) leg; digging left uppercut to belly; swinging right sidearm into Billie's back; leap-back and circle - Krissy's eyes blazing as she walks to her right, hands at her sides. Deep breath Piper: she's hurting. That's the way of it - Piper breaking down, pursuing without getting off: Krissy circling, then penetrating, waling the bejesus out of her stationary, covered up foe. Kreuk at the bell: stiff left hook PAK! against paunch; rigid left uppercut punching Billie's chin in between her mitts. Kreuk wheels on her heel, drawing that soft black ponytail across tired blonde face: Piper just sick about it, but what can she do?

R7: Piper pawing punches, trying to land right hands: Krissy leaning back onto right foot to slip, then pouncing back in with everything she's got, swinging for Piper's head to keep her covered up. Soon as Billie's earmuffed up, Kristin's back on that body, viciously ripping and digging with 100% commitment. Midway through, Piper cringing forward behind her mitts: Krissy licks her the sidearm right in above left hip. Weight on left leg, Krissy pops hips-right, hoisting left uppercut to pit of Billie's belly. Kris able to reset, touch her knuckles to Billie's left shoulder, then pop hips-left to swing that sidearm right into Billie's back. Another quick reset: Krissy rips the left uppercut to the belly, small mitt sounding out PIK! against Billie's beef. Another sweeping right, another digging left - Kris just punching her hardest into Billie, strapping on limber limbed harm. Poor Piper whimpering, suffering behind her mitts: big blonde just can't unleash. Flurry to the head bounces off British scalp and gloves: Krissy just touching blonde up top to keep her covered up. Back to the body with that whip-limbed savagery: British crowd shouting and groaning in sympathy as Krissy just shellacks away. Umpteenth digging left uppercut takes Billie in the pit of her stomach: she turns to her right, mouth open, doubling over to put hands on her knees. Krissy yelps with delight, hopping to a spot just off Billie's left glute. Kreuk sets weight on left leg - her right hand light atop Billie's lower back: Krissy just arching her back and REEFING in the left hands, hooking Billie over and over to her throbbing ribs. Piper frozen - just stooped over hands on knees, ashen faced as she sponges blows to her side...THE REF JUMPS IN! Billie cradled to safety - she's blubbering in protest, but ref had no choice. TKO7 Kristin Kreuk.

After; Kreuk bounding about - happy little vixen proves class, speed, experience can make up for 10 to 15 pounds against hard-punching, but limited opposition. Piper greatly diminished: she's known as a big, brawling threat in UK slugging circles, completely undressed and tidied up tonight. Little Kris eventually pushing Billie upright in her own corner, then mounting her: enraged British crowd lobbing styrofoam cups and plastic water bottles into the ring as Kreuk looms above her blonde. Kristin's little body all squirmy and excited - quivering tummy pushing Billie's unhappy face aside: blonde girl looking oppressed and weepy, eyes shut tight as Kristin takes her time in celebration.