same beach, second fight...


BEFORE: "She was never going to risk facing me in a regulation ring," Kaley shrugs when asked why the beach bout, "so I'm going after her on sand. Kind of like hunting for clams! Only dumber, and easier to catch."

Vandervoort scalded, but keeping her cool in the face of Kaley's jaunty jibes. "I think we all know I'd fight Kaley in a parking lot, for a ham sandwich," Vandervoort fires back, "this isn't about Kaley hunting me down like I'm hard to find. Foxfire has a real good bead on this girl: we've got tons of scouting because of Mary's competition with her, and I feel great about my chances. Sand exposes a lot of girls who rely too much on athleticism and don't really have sound technique. Not naming any names, of course."

Kaley in black bikini, over which she's wearing a yellow cut-off Jack Daniel's t-shirt with baby doll sleeves and scoop front; black gloves; blonde curls loose about her shoulders. Laura in midnight blue bikini; white gloves; straight, soft blonde locks. Staredown's a little frosty: pretty blondes not liking each other too much.

During R1: Kaley flat footed in sand...cautiously stepping to Laura, pawing left hands at her. Vandervoort similarly flat footed, stooping, probing her left jab into Kaley's breasts - flinching back from Kaley's get-away-from-there hooks. Twisting on their hips, limber, sinewy punches start to flow: licking hooks; sudden right hands. Supple upperbody twists and bends - girls slipping and weaving shots, then licking back sleek receipts. Even trading till late: Kaley edges in close, out-punches Laura on the inside, claiming several snappy combinations tummy and jug.

R2: Same oily, sleek slugging from dug in stances: Laura tries a rising left uppercut from too far away; Kaley makes her pay. Happens in a thunderclap: Cuoco slicing the hook across Laura's face while Vandervoort's left uppercut's just starting: Laura on her butt, blinking in astonishment as Kaley struts past hands high, lips grinning. Laura shakes it off, but Kaley's upon her at ropes after the 8 count: vigorous, snappy body work as Kaley crowds close, works behind Laura's elbows. Down the stretch, Vandervoort brave - answering back slick right uppercuts from a screened stance, smoking Kaley's jugs, clipping her chin with multiple sneaky strikes.

R3: Midring, girls stationary in front of each other - each bending at the waist, weaving and twisting her torso, combining offence with defence. At range, it's pretty even - Laura able to prod, poke, stroke and lick with Kaley. Cuoco eases inside and it's a different story: head on Laura's shoulder, Kaley's tearing up the breadbasket, working Laura's tummy over for points. Cuoco flashing a snarky grin at Laura at bell: Vandervoort scowling, swishing angrily through sand to her corner.

R4: Much of the fighting inside - Kaley comfy inside the arc of Laura's punches. Cuoco walking Laura around, swatting and cuffing at her ribs, waist - occasionally coming up top to clout the face. Laura using her left shoulder to manage Kaley - occasionally turning into short, curving right uppercuts - just clipping at Kaley's face, finishing up the punch near Laura's left ear. Vandervoort cute with the shot, catching Kaley - just not busy enough to take the round from combination-punching Cuoco. Even though it's classy, beach-crowd's well pleased: girls are basically right in front of each other, getting off regular.

R5: Laura crowding back in with Kaley, digging in, getting it done. Vandervoort limber, lanky in her motions - she's using the left shoulder against Kaley - occasionally getting the left elbow up to push on Cuoco's guard. Vandervoort arching her back, getting that slick right uppercut with weight on her right foot: Kaley's catching it, forced to respect it. Vandervoort finally coming back with snatching left hooks - dipping left shoulder, shifting weight to left foot, then really snatching that hook of Kaley's firm torso. Cuoco defensive - crossing her arms, bobbing and rolling: Laura finally outworks her for points through 5.

R6: Kaley really puts it on Laura - stepping to the beach beauty and touching her up bell to bell. Most of it snug inside work - Kaley just shrugging in short cuffs and swats. Laura grumpy, leaning forward behind her mitts, bumping off with her left elbow, but not punching. Down the stretch, swift snik-snak left/right bounces off Laura's jawlines: she's rocked, backing away upright, then covering up earmuff, turning away to her right. From off Laura's left side - almost behind her - Kaley hooks Laura's face, hurting her: Vandervoort staggered, stumbling away to ropes. Kaley's got her back now, sweeps a hateful sidearm right in above Laura's right hip, then hooks her withers (ie: between the shoulder blades) to put Laura ropeside. Bell sounds: Laura's cringing, right arm over top rope as grinnin' Kaley makes a big show of with-holding her raised right hand. "Coulda smoked you Lor!" Kaley chirps before swishing away.

R7: Laura baring her teeth, competing her heart out: Kaley's just a bit too quick-mitted, a little stronger/more compact inside - Cuoco's tidying up in the exchanges. Kaley doing best when she can get snug: she's not shy about riding a left hand round behind Laura's back to keep her from stepping away. Laura accepting steady punishment against the ropes - but she's rolling to her right, then coming back with those sneaky right uppercuts from the right foot: Kaley can't get complacent.

R8: Same again - Laura competitive, but Kaley beating her to punches, or crowding her and outworking her. Laura frequently fighting with her back on the ropes: she's stubborn and tuff - taking a steady beating about her torso - but she's just not getting enough done. Kaley beginning to time Laura's lanky uppercuts - fetching LV hooks over the Vandervoort left uppercut, or pre-empting right uppercuts with choppy right hands. Bell: pretty Laura scuffed and lumpy; Kaley's lovin' it.

R9: Same again: heartbreaking for Laura as she tries to catch Kaley uppercuts, only to have her own chin toggled by something quicker. Cuoco fighting off Laura's chest, touching her up combinations - then leaning away on her right leg to create a little distance, hoping to catching Laura punching. Vandervoort still lanky and rangy when she gets the chance: lips curling off her teeth as she slugs side to side - punches often curving over Kaley's back as Cuoco slips underneath 'em.

R10: Girls trading - rare miscue for Kaley sees her catch a limber Vandervoort right cross flush. Crowd shouts in surprise as Kaley gets her head swivelled - she wobbles on the spot, covers up earmuff, bends forward hurt! Laura wide-eyed: she skips a left uppercut off the top of Kaley's overhanging head; sweeps a merciless right hand thick in behind Kaley's left elbow CHUP! Cuoco's curvy legs holding her up: Laura stepping to her right, working lanky - just painting supple rights and lefts onto her crouching foe. Kaley rides it out: by the last minute she's back trying to time Laura's bandy-armed slugging. Both girls pasting each other's faces by the bell: crowd on it's feet as fighters look to take it into overtime. Comes back UD10, Kaley Cuoco.

After: Hard feelings in the aftermath as Kaley just can't let it go, taunting Laura for getting trounced on her chosen ground. "She thinks she's hot and special," Kaley says, obviously still irritated by the thought of Vandervoort. "She's a cow - I beat her like beef today. She's a B fighter at best: don't even get me started on her acting. And seriously, up close? Not that good looking. Especially after 10 rounds of me working her over."