Before: Sometimes hot, shrieking sessions between these two; sometimes frosty snubbing and awkward, crossed-armed silences in prefight - Hayden and Sarah clearly agitated by weeks of training side by side for the inevitable confrontation.

"She brought Kristin Kreuk in for sparring one day," Carter says, voice dripping with accusatory venom. "Kristin Kreuk. Into MY gym. That was all about trying to hurt me - Kris giving me all these glances and looks - imitating me in the ring for Hayden. it was bullshit sparring and Hayden knows it. But that's the kind of thing she does: stupid, catty little mind games. I'll be so happy when this is over - I've beaten her - I've taken her titles - and she FINALLY knows her place. I honestly can't stand the sight of her any longer!"

Hayden equally irritated, and infuriated at Sarah's accusations of cattiness. "SHE brought Sophia Bush in!" Hayden whines, pointing over at Sarah without looking at her from the podium. "HISC was just laughing at us - they're loving this - and Sarah just made everything worse by going rounds with Bush in front of me. I had to listen while Sophia's going on about what I do in fights, and how to get to me...total crap! Sarah just wanted to bring that skank into MY house, to flaunt her - that's all! Carter's going to get everything I've got - all night long. If the only thing I've got free is my shoulder, I'll hit her with it: I'm making it that kind of fight. We get in the trenches...Sarah knows she can't handle me. It's going to be me on her, fighting in HER swimsuit, and she's never, ever getting my belts!"

Hayden in little brown crochet bikini; small black work out gloves; hair back in tight battle bun. Sarah in gold bikini; small black work out gloves; hair in long low ponytail with bangs framing face.

During R1: Hayden spitting jabs, bobbing rapidly on approach. Sarah sliding back in her stance, well organized, jabbing at Hayden's head and shoulders. Nearing apron, Sarah neck-clasps Hayden, spinning her, pushing her off into ropes: Carter neatly reversing field, strafing Hayden a cheap, lathering flurry as Panettiere's reorganizing. Panny forward again - bobbing, showing crossed-arm: Sarah fading the pressure - jabs and sleek lead right hands while retreating, then either neck-clasp-and-pivot, or sidestepping Hayden to spoil Panny's approach. Nimble stuff from Sarah: Hayden rarely able to penetrate, and when she does: Sarah's grabby tactics prove sound.

R2: Same again: Hayden with intense pressure up the middle, answered by Sarah's lissome legs, sinewy retreats, and illegal neck clasps. Ref getting on Carter: "Stay off her neck, Sarah!"...Hayden frurstrated as she's routinely pulled, spun, and released. To the slick mixture of face-punches, Sarah adds at least one biting left uppercut to Hayden's solar-plexus - digging deep as Hayden's crouching. Bell: Hayden frowning with her back to the ropes - she's puzzling things out, unaware of Sarah leaning in from the Panettiere left flank. FLYWEIGHT ELBOW - SARAH CARTER! Sarah leaning across, digging her right elbow-tip back into Hayden's tummy: shout of pain from Panny as she doubles up; instant ref reaction sees Sarah yanked away by her elbow, given a good shake-and-scold.

R3: Panny's pressure relentless...plus she's FURIOUS about the late elbow strike. Stubby jabs locating Sarah's chest as Hayden bores in. Clubbing right finally lands up top, taking Sarah on her ear; follow up blows in the ribs beat her to ropes. Carter grimacing, being supple in the pocket: she's cute here, leaning into ropes; bending low to edge a shoulder into Hayden's body; tipping side to side in search of limber counters. Hayden anything BUT cute: pushing into Sarah, bodying her upright, then bludgeoning her. Hayden's small, bashing fists take a fearful toll: Sarah battered about her chest and ribs; clubbed about her head and shoulders as sleek gamine starlet starts to break down. Rough shove and slug has Sarah ragdoll down the stretch: she's being bullied, stacked up and battered as Hayden pours it on to bell. Carter whining to ref about Hayden's head, shoulders and elbows during the break: exasperated Panny shouts: "Give it a rest, Sarah!"

R4: Sarah feints, prompting Hayd into a crouch: there's that vicious, digging left uppercut fitted snug to solar plexus. Panny grunting, grimacing on receipt: she hadn't expected to be taxed to the body. Struggling forward, Hayden's ripped to chin as Sarah shifts weight to back (right) foot, lashing the hook up and across - then immediately leaning forward again, slashing righty to chin. Minute mark: Hayden's startled, really getting strafed; forward pressure visibly slowing as angular Sarah dives in/leans out to good effect. Carter baring her teeth, eyes blazing - she's TEARING at Hayden here, really upping the intensity. Hook/right hand, hook/right hand toggles Hayden's head about, confusing her: she's baby stepping forward, shouting in pain as Sarah dips-n'-digs left uppercut to 'plexus again. Sarah pivoting sexy-left - all sleek and nimble: she turns Hayden's right flank, slots a right hand in on right side of Hayden's face before Panny can turn: left uppercut picks Hayden up from weird angle and DOWN GOES PANNY! Hayden punched to all fours: she's crestfallen, blinking in astonishment. Sarah strutting, insufferable ponytail swishing across her backbone as poor Panny rallies off the mat. Resume: Sarah attacking with a lead right hand and a dose of rising lefts...then she slides back, luring Hayden forward off the ropes. Neck-clasp pulls tired Hayden forward, spins her 'round midring: short, drilling, straight right hand in the mouth; sleek wiry left hook across the chops as Sarah leans weight onto right foot (pointing the toe of her left foot with exquisite grace). Hayden stumbling, wide-eyed, getting pasted: she presses forward, but takes Sarah's dialed in lead right hand, then gets stroked the hook as Sarah's sliding back and away. Taller blonde dictating range beautifully: she's picking Hayden apart, leading her a merry chase. Down the stretch, Sarah feints Hayden into a crouch; tucks left uppercut to sternum; pivots-left; lashes a hook against Hayden's lower back from the angle/picks her up a jagged right uppercut on the right cheek and HAYDEN'S DOWN! Dropped to all fours again, Hayden's in shock, snivelling as she scrambles up, swaying at the bell. Sarah smiling as she swivel-turns, drawing that breath of blonde across Hayden's throbbing face: PONYLASH! Hayden left numb and staring at the ropes as Sarah struts away all pretty.

R5: Hayden firming - she's busting up some, but she's proving sturdy - back to attacking up the middle with crossed arms and bobbing torso. Sarah disconerted: she battered this girl last round - treated her shabby - and Hayden's pouring forward. Panny clubbing hooks to Sarah's waist; looping dangerous right hands over the top: Carter frequently scampering, even jogging to the side to escape the pressure. Ref shouting repeated warnings to Sarah - "Stay OFF her NECK, Sarah! Man, I mean it!" Carter able to stay off the ropes by virtue of these spinning neck-clasps constantly keeping Hayden off balance. Round to Panettiere - not a lot of damage done, but she stuns Sarah with sheer ferocity after what should have been a decisive fourth.