(Words: O & E / Results: Lookout!)

Before: The Claire Holt rehabilitation tour continues, now jumping deep into the ranks of the former champions. “I’m ready to remind people just what I bring! Nina was old news, but taking Minka adds another legend’s hide to my wall!”

Minka coming off a loss in a title fight, looking to bounce back into the title picture as soon as we have a new champ. “Same fighters, same result. I didn’t see anything that wasn’t there in December.”

Claire in sturdy white halter with showy scoop front; navy bikini bottoms; white gloves; blonde hair in loose curls. Minka in pastel bikini with violet floral print; hard-working Dutch braid with messy bangs framing face; small black gloves.

R1: Minka not holding back like last time, sets up with her right leg well back, pushing weight onto front foot; pokey lead right hands straight to face; hooking lefts swept palm-down across Claire's front. Holt hands up, elbows in - moving her head, pounding the left jab straight to Kelly's melons; bobbing on the spot; punching righty, then trying to beat her to the hook with a choppy, compact swat. Mitts POUNDING off opposing faces - girls soon blinking and stunned with face-spank, but standing in there and continuing to punch stubborn. Gets so bad, crowd starts roaring after each clobbering blast...girls' heads rocking back, lips parting as hurt piles up. Claire mixing in a vicious, short-chopping right to Minka's left hip/ribs; Kelly humbling Holt's tits with straight right hands, then fitting left uppercuts to stomach. Bell: girls both wobbly butt - both noses bleeding, eyes staring...Minka probably the busier girl, though both look shellshocked on respective stools!

R2 & 3: Claire methodical - dukes up, chin tucked - she steps in the stubby-jab to Minka's tits; jams in the straight right chaser; hooks the gut; reaches in under brunette's arms to walk her into ropes...mauling and brawling in the clinch until ref's break. Pattern repeated over and over, Kelly trying to catch Holt a straight right on the way in - missing over top as blonde bob-slips, late in the third switching to a stout right uppercut to body which has better results. Still - it's Claire imposing will, bulling Kelly to ropes, punishing her sloppy until ref's breaks, breaking her down big-girl.

R4: Minka smartens up - popping a peppy jab - stepping in straight-righty; jerking the short left uppercut to scrape jugs or chin. Claire on her heels, looking grumpy in retreat...it's Kelly systematically taking canvas, finding good homes for all her punches in Holt's face, belly & breasts.

R5: Grim test of wills as Minka decides to come inside. Both girls drawing warnings for head-to-head action - no intentional butting, but they're leaning in, pushing pates. Relaxed hands usually held at mouths while the other girl's getting off; busy fists beat willing bellies/ribs; clip off right uppercuts; temples in close-quarters action. This is Claire’s place of business, but Kelly’s competitive. Too close to call until Minka's buns press into ropes late, Claire able to pour on the body work to shut her down at bell.

R6: Just find-the-other-girl-and-work. Claire with cross-arm guard as Minka laps away body blows underneath...then it's blonde girl's turn to answer in kind. Kelly using that stubby, stiff jab in close, scraping at Holt's face, sets up a jolting short right uppercut midway through, picking her Aussie up, stunning her. Claire buzzed: Minka immediately dipping torso-left like a little champ, getting an angle from which to tuck hooks in behind the right elbow. Holt leaning forward, Kelly able to walk her into left uppercuts to tummy underneath; right uppercuts scraped off the temple, wide right hands to left-side lats. Minka retreating in get order as she's getting off - turning at ropes, Claire stubbornly creeping forward, taking a pasting.

R7: Claire shrugs off Minka's power, gets back into groove. Kelly fighting for every inch of canvas in bruising pate-on-pate exchanges, but she's gradually giving ground. From half way point, Holt's got position at ropes - Minka with dukes at cheeks/elbows in as the blonde leans forward and stays busy. Claire SO methodical; bumping her head against Kelly's mitts; bouncing tight rights & lefts off body; jerk-right uppercut to tits; short left hook to jaw. Minka sponging it up, answering in spots, just two pretty, tanned, toned bodies in a phonebooth, clubbing each other head, shoulders and body to bell. Claire pushing up off Minka all "I'm Brawny," Kelly pouting in protest.

R8: Claire closing in, laying it on thick and stiff. Minka doing a little better job blocking the outside shot, but ultimate result is she's eating a devastating left hook in under right elbow that puts a wobble her knees. Kelly forced butt-in-ropes, still presenting a raised guard, holding in position - but Holt's all squared away and loving it. Claire keeping it compact, getting her hips and back into the work, really digging and driving into Minka. Gorgeous body work has Kelly in a bad way - she's wilting badly when a final right/left short-uppercut combo finds her chin, dropping her to all fours just after the bell.

R9: MINKA BANGS BACK! Difference here is distance: Kelly able to get in her wide stance - extend on the lead right - fit Olivia for the swinging hook. Now it's Holt's turn to back up in confusion. A nice stubby, tart quality to Kelly's punching: not as heavy as Claire's, but accurate and thudding, blonde's grouchy in retreat. Down the stretch, straight right hand pounds into Holt's face, she forms earmuff, leans forward, looking sluggish. Kelly with fists at her mouth, dips, then pumps in a tucking left/right to Claire's tummy. Holt groaning, hunching forward: she’s hurt at the bell!

R10: Claire charging in with her head, smashing contact to the face turns Minka around in a fog. Holt wraps up and leg-drives her foe face first to the ropes. Moment's scrambling for position, Claire's squared up, then bashes away at will. Holt's head still close in with Kelly, hands belly height, rotating her shoulders as she clips and snatches away tummy, tits and chin, pouring in the three punch combos. Minka getting picked up about her midsection - she goes wobbly butt near the minute mark, starts to topple forward in a daze. Claire stepping back in good order, keeping it short and heavy, gutting Kelly, clipping chin and MINKA GOES DOWN! Kelly slumps forward, sprawls and WELCOME BACK CLAIRE! Grinding KO10 just the way she used to!

After: Claire keeping the greatest hits coming: “Where are you, Shay! I know you can hear me! I’ve got a fever, and the only cure is you out at my feet!”