Before: "I'm fine," Kaley insists with a shrug in prefight, alluding to her disasterous encounter with Jessica Biel last time out. "I was tight - I got caught - it happened, and I'm over it. I'm here to prove that against Laura. If I'm more hurt than I realize and I'm not as over Jessica as I think? Laura will expose that. But if I'm fine, Laura's going to get her ass beat. I'm sorry, I know Vandervoort's worked hard, and she IS gorgeous, but if I'm on point, there's no way she beats me. It's about me, and what I want - not about her."

Vandervoort pursing lips: Kaley's superior attitude may be warranted, but Laura doesn't have to like it. "The truth is, I don't think Kaley's fine at all," Laura ventures at the podium. "She came out flat on the biggest night of her life, and I don't care who you are: you don't just shrug that off. I think Kaley's fighting hinky, and I'm going to test her early. If there's any trace of doubt in Cuoco's mind, I'll have her out of there early, because I've learned to smell weakness from my time on the beach. Girls go hard on each other under the sun: Kaley's gonna get a big fat dose of hard in this fight."

Cuoco in black bikini; hair in frisky puncher's ponytail; white gloves. Laura in royal blue bikini, hair loose; white gloves.

During R1: Laura all lanky, sinuous - taking midring with confidence - weight on front (left) foot - left hand lowered to deploy rangy jabs. Kaley bopping - left across her gut, right at her cheek - she's feinting, trying to draw jabs from Laura to estimate range before looking for pouncing angles. As Laura jabs, Kaley counters viciously: hot, hard right hands chop down in receipt, catching Vandervoort before she can reset. Cuoco also flashing the hook from her hip - swatting Laura about her tits and chin - scattering her. Vandervoort disorganized early and often as Kaley's handspeed proves disruptive through 1.

R2: Laura undaunted: she's a little more committed on the jab - snapping it out there, bringing it back tart, making it tougher to time. Midway through, Laura's able to lean into a sinewy right cross - pouring in over Kaley's left shoulder before Cuoco can roll-with. Crashing impact swivels Kaley's head, buckles her knees to a shout of shock from the crowd. Kaley proves her mettle - gobbling that hard shot, covering up and crouching, luring Laura forward. Vandervoort gives up her height to square away and lash Kaley's flanks: Cuoco able to release inside, tearing up Laura's belly and jugs with swift, swiping combinations. Kaley's double left hook a thing of beauty - touching Laura in her body, then slapping the taste out of her mouth at the bell.

R3: Kaley uptempoing, taking the initiative rather than countering. She'll feint; put the jab on Laura's tits; startle Laura a fast-twitch right hand, then; slip away to the right. Vandervoort turning, trying to engage, but Kaley too classy here. Cuoco in and out, turning her foe - engaging/disengaging at will. She nicks and potshots Laura for points, sampling tummy, tits, ribs and chin with a variety of swift punches, either hand.

R4,5: Huh? Laura V's not capitulating? Not giving in to Kaley's speed? Vandervoort staying composed, professional - getting after Kaley with rangy tactics and heavy, slinging shots in spots. Laura's jab a lean, punishing weapon - occasionally countered as Kaley executes slick pull-and-chop routines with her electrifying right hand - but Vandervoort's ramming it home, scoring upon the rival blonde's cute face. Long, sinuous right hands turn Kaley's head aside more than once: Laura with a limber lean-in, getting slinging leverage on these shots, catching Cuoco looking. Laura also leaning onto front (left) foot to strap lashing left hooks to Kaley's waist. These are good, cranking body shots - often clapping loudly against Kaley's firm body, forcing her to crouch-and-cover. Laura even deploying her first buggy whip right hands against Kaley's left flank. Cuoco hating these blows when they thump home flush: Laura all bendy-backed and supple when she leans in and gets 'em good. Both rounds to Laura: she's buoyed, smiling at times, well pleased to be hanging with Kaley through 5.

R6: Kaley's friendly eyes turn cold: she gets after Laura hardhearted. Cuoco timing Laura's jab, chopping right hands down over top it: Vandervoort clouted to chin, forced to holster her poke after several vicious chin-checks. Kaley able to step-to as Laura's jab disappears: Cuoco doubling her hook head-and-body, shifting weight effortlessly from left foot to right. Kaley hooking Laura's tits while pivoting right: come-along punching has Vandervoort turning, suffering. Biting, precise punches swat and chop at Laura, breaking her down: she's already rubbery-legged when Kaley dips, digs the left uppercut to the Vandervoort solar plexus down the stretch. "GAAAHHH!" Laura sobs - rising up, then dropping down to all fours. Kaley strutting to neutral corner all nostrils flaring, eyes blazing dangerously as poor Laura pulls herself together.

R7: More punishment for Laura: Kaley opening up the throttle, getting after her blonde now. Cuoco coming in off feints, leading with right hands or hooks - she's hurting Laura, startling her, sending her reeling. Vandervoort rallying again and again after catching vicious clout: Laura having trouble reading Kaley's sneaky, whippy hooks off the hip, or that slicing, semi-screened right hand chop. Cuoco bopping in and out - legs so springy and athletic: rangy Vandervoort turning, starting to pay the price for not being more lithe than she is quick. Crowd oohing and aahing as Kaley freezes Laura with feints, then leans in to catch her hesitation right hands on the mouth. Very pretty blonde-on-blonde moments these: Laura with hands stacked right atop left at her body, staring as Kaley leans in, drifts her righty, punching that beautiful face aside with impunity.

R8: Kaley throttles back, sensing that Laura may be hurt, but she's not ready to go. Cuoco roaming the ring, baiting Vandervoort forward, then sidestepping her, luring her to a different spot. Kaley pointing either shoulder at Laura, giving her all sort of angles and postures to read: Vandervoort's pretty brow all furrowed in confusion - gloves up at temples as she struggles to figure it out. Cuoco feinting, stooping, jabbing tummy: she's frequently able to freeze Laura, then take something from her without receipt.

R9: Laura lumped up, but not discouraged: she's able to get the jab back on track this round, problematizing Kaley's pounce. Midway through, Laura able to lean in and fetch Kaley that slinging right hand to chin: Kaley well-clocked - head tossed hard to starboard...she's stumbling in fence-post holes, eyes suddenly distraught. Laura thick and lashing about Kaley's waist to consolidate: Vandervoort bending her back, lips tight as she lashes left hooks up and in, taking Kaley to midsection. Cuoco grunting, bunching up: Vandervoort showing she can stroke a lightweight gut and get a classy girl hurt down there.

R10: Cuoco tireless, but respectful - she stays outside, trusting her legs and reflexes to anticipate and counter her beautiful foe. Laura a little predictable here: all jabs and right hands; creative Kaley able to lean back, then counter right hands over Laura's poke - cleaning up with whiplashing hooks head and body. Laura facing into right hands to her face and across her breasts: sinewy blonde proving durable as she accepts a pasting, but continues to step forward on her elusive foe. Comes back UD10, Kaley Cuoco.

After: Cuoco with a warm hug and hearty words of encouragement for Laura: even she acknowledges the clear improvement in Vandervoort's ring savvy and toughness. "I knew I could pull-counter her jab," Kaley says in postfight - face shiny from all the jabs she DIDN'T time, "but I thought I'd knock her out when I did. Laura surprised me - she took it better to the body, and MUCH better to the chin than I had anticipated. I had to double and triple up on her to get her hurt, and she still wouldn't quit. Overall, I'm pleased: Laura's a lanky, well conditioned girl, but I felt I did dominate her. She took four rounds from me, so I had to give her props in the ring. I know we were a little harsh with each other in prefight, but I'm impressed with her. A girl that pretty, who fights that tuff has a future in the FCBA."