Before: Prefight - Jaime jumping up out of her chair to pose back shots, ab shots or bicep-pumps - Pressly right up there with Lilly and Biel for hardcore conditioning, isn't afraid to come at you with a little tummy. When queried about her tactical preparations, Jaime doesn't complicate things: "I'm gonna whup Eliza's ass," the usual refrain. Dushku typically more thoughtful. "Look - you don't beat Jaime by matching sit ups with her, ok? Her body is magnificent, but where you beat her is between the ears. If you won fights in the gym, she'd already have me beat: fortunately, she's gotta actually translate all those chin ups into points. Easier said than done." Dushku in red leather bikini, small red gloves; curly low ponytail with bangs framing face. Pressly in royal blue DOA bikini - white belted bottoms, white gloves; high puncher's ponytail, curly bangs framing face.

R1: Explosive start, JP - Sherriff on her heels and hurting from the get go. Lightning one-twos from Jaime - she's on balls of her feet, very springy and coiled: rifling punches straight and sudden, catching Dushku's chin despite prepared stance. Eliza survives a few raking passes - scrambles to ropes to set up earmuff: Pressly in with a ripping body attack - slashing sidearm rights showing off sinew; scouring hooks dragged across ribcage - small mitts popping off Dushku's taut torso like whip cracks. Bell: Deep breath Eliza en route to her stool - trembling slightly from Jaime's hot, violent touch.

R2: Eliza gets the shutout back - not as flashy or electrifying as Jaime, but just as thorough. Dushku uptempoing her jab, being first with it, disrupting the disruptor. Dushku timing clean right hands to chin - ducking down on follow through, pivoting to her left to escape Pressly's angry receipts. Feints from Dushku? Of course - and clinches - Eliza not too proud to tie up after scoring, holding Jaime tummy to tummy for breaks.

R3: Jaime's vicious punching action delighting the crowd - it's just a pleasure to see her get off: ponytail tossing; body and limbs suddenly tense, muscles ripping into relief; wiping, sidearm shots from either hand really popping the back and bicep as she rakes punches over Eliza's defences. Dushku well protected - blonde bombast normally skidding off guard or shoulders - but having a suppressive effect. Sherriff nibbling at ribcage when she can - placing firm, succulent single shots into her foe's body for later.

R4: Jaime spitting jabs on the pounce-in, then whaling a wicked sidearm right from out wide, catching Eliza's ear. Dushku blocking, bobbing and weaving, unable to answer - Sherriff pivoting in her crouches, giving ground, waiting for Pressly's form to get sloppy/footwork to break down. Doesn't happen - Jaime able to keep up steady, searing pressure - VERY hard punches off pinpoint jabs - while bringing her feet with her: Krusher vixen never overbalanced. Shutout Pressly: Dushku bleeding from the left nostril, looking a little buzzed through 4.

R5: Dushku jabbing-with, then slidestepping back: she's trying to renegotiate distance by walking Pressly in. Jaime obliging - offensive minded blonde always pressing the attack: midway through, she pays steep. Dushku stepping back in good order, dips under a blistering Pressly right while dropping the right foot back; Pressly's hook misses over the top, and as she's bringing the right up and around - DUSHKU RINGS HER UP THE HOOK! Glorious, perfectly timed counter-hook out of the crouch busts Jaime inna chops - blonde headswivel and PRESSLY GOES DOWN! Jaime on her back, picking head up all woozy as body relaxes into shock: Dushku strides past, clever eyes assessing the damage. Shaky 8, Pressly: she mopes on ropes, dukes at temples as Eliza squares away. FEROCIOUS, thudding beatdown issued - Dushku crowding in close, releasing hands in snappy sequences to Krusher waist and flanks - ratatat body beating has Pressly weeping at the bell.

R6: Pressly's magnificent chassis shakes off punishment like rainwater: Krusher back on the offensive, taking the fight to Eliza all around the ring. Jaime taut on balls of feet, darting in/out, spitting prepatory jabs, raking sizzling right hands and sidearm hooks: it's just bedazzling. Dushku doing well to block and roll this stuff - but she can't match pace. Eliza shutout, unable to build upon her heroic fifth as roboblonde continues to mow HISC vixen down. Jaime warned for scouring Eliza's back as Dushku's crouching deep: no indication whatsoever that Pressly's registering the warnings.

R7: Peircing Pressly one-twos: the very best in the business. Dushku covering and crouching, bending and rolling, backing away - but Krusher mitts are bustin' through, hammering at brunette face. Jaime eager to the body as well - muscular, sidearm swats shivering off Dushku's waist or flank as she's backpedalling - Eliza grimacing at the hot spank, legs starting to shimmy. Long pursuit sequence in second minute sees Pressly just ON Eliza along the ropes - blonde snarling, chipping in jab/whistling right/gouging hook routines as Eliza sadly bobs - it's all too much. Dazed Dushu sinks to a veteran knee - her wits about her: she's just going down of her own accord before Jaime can put her there in real trouble.

R8: Eliza bravely weaving the firepower - trying to make Jaime miss once, then hop inside to engage Pressly head-on-head. Dushku getting more of what she wants this round - fighting off Jaime's chest, backing her up, then tieing her up - a rougher, sloppier, more stop and go rhythm. Pressly unhurt, but frustrated - she's not getting off as effectively with Dushku constantly bodying up and walking her around for breaks.

R9: Eliza able to walk Jaime into another counter-hook early - ringing blast to chin sets blonde on her heels, has her stunned. Dushku over to offense, consolidates in the fabulously conditioned Pressly midsection - Eliza very compact, snatching at meat while beating Jaime's back to ropes. Pressly soaks it, erupts with a series of wide, sidearm right hands upside Eliza's head late: Duskhu forced to back away, legs out the round with points in her pocket.

R10: Ringadingdong punching late in a close fight - both girls trying to up the work rate to impress judges. Action taking place at middle distance or greater - favouring Pressly: she's taking it to Eliza in spots with those ringing one-twos. Dushku defensively brilliant, dipping under blonde fury, looking for hooks - but Jaime's pace never slackens. Pressly able to scour for points in the tenth, takes a close UD10 over her rival tonight.

After: Dushku putting the fear of God into Jaime tonight - laying the sinuous Krusher on her back in the fifth - but Jaime just too relentless, too fresh, too effective to be denied tonight. "When I fight like that, no bantam in the world competes with me," Jaime shrugs, white towel behind her sweaty neck. "I'm too fast, too strong, too good for shopworn brunettes like Eliza. I'd have beaten Jenny O'Dell tonight, you know? I'd have scalped Jennifer Garner or even bigger girls - Eliza was very lucky to go the route with me!"