"Knocking out Zooey was always a kind of idle, back burner desire for me," explained Amy Acker. "It's obvious that I do her gimmick better than she does, and first at that. But I figured that it would never happen. When I found out she was interested in stepping into the ring, of course, it made my day!"

"Amy wants a win that she can practically sleep through, but I'm gonna wake her up," said Zooey Deschanel shortly after. "Really, it's almost impossible for me to avoid surprising her in one way or another; I've seen all of her matches, and I was even there when she smashed Angelina. But all of my practice has been behind closed doors, and that's going to throw her."

At the last minute, the stakes rose significantly; a series of increasingly bold public statements from the two actresses led to Zooey Deschanel promising to become Amy Acker's personal assistant in the event that she lost, in exchange for a contract with Punchaholics Anonymous should she win. "I don't think they really need two tall bantamweights, do they?" commented Deschanel as the final preparations fell into place. On fight night, Deschanel looked cool, collected, and prepared in her pink athletic wear, making Acker, wearing red, wait for the crowd to settle down after her entrance.

Round 1:
Acker pecked at Deschanel conservatively in the first round. Deschanel responded competently enough, preventing Acker from hurting her, while taking few of the risks necessary to take the round back. There were no last minute surprises, and both women returned to their corners relatively unscathed.

Round 2:
Acker made her move midway through the second round, after poking away at her opponent predictably for the first minute. As Deschanel struck back at her foe, Acker weaved and countered. Deschanel wilted noticeably as Acker's right fist slammed into her nose, and things went downhill from there for the shorter brunette. Acker took advantage easily, striking both sides of Deschanel's head one after the other in a carefully timed attack. Deschanel, looking disoriented, had enough fight left in her to chase Acker off in a calculated retreat. Acker continued to harass Deschanel successfully, however.

Round 3:
Deschanel made the push she required for survival in the third, with adequate but mixed results. Early on, Deschanel's offense overwhelmed Acker, who remained on defense with only sporadic attacks. However, Acker did sneak another straight right through Deschanel's guard, solidly colliding and making her wince. This time, Deschanel recovered and managed to coast to a close but essentially mandatory victory.

Round 4:
Once again, Deschanel made a vital push, and this time she was rewarded for her efforts. After a closely fought opening, Deschanel lunged and caught Acker on the chin, surprising her. Acker rallied, only to find Deschanel unwilling to let go of her advantage, battling on and catching her rival on the chin. Acker's defenses faltered at that point, and Deschanel quickly turned her hard earned gains into a painful round for her opponent, pummeling her badly at several points and shutting down each of her increasingly ineffective counterattacks.

Round 5:
Acker, struggling to find her space, held her ground against a strong offense from Deschanel in the opening, parrying the determined woman's attacks effectively and striking back ehrn shr was able. It soon became clear that Deschanel would not be able to push Acker around, at least for the moment. Again and again, Acker pushed Deschanel back. By the time the bell rang, Deschanel was frowning from frustration rather than physical pain.

Round 6:
Deschanel went on the offense again, only to bounce right off of Acker and attempt to formulate a plan B. At that exact moment, Deschanel's plan B was, of course, to survive the confident Acker's countercharge. She drove the attacking actress back with some difficulty, the fight turning into a messy brawl for an instant before both women chose to collect themselves. They continued to skirmish inconclusively, much to both of their frustration.

Round 7:
Both women took it slow in the seventh round, as neither seemed in the mood to wear herself out fighting to a standstill two tounds in a row. The pace allowed Acker to use her jab to keep Deschanel temporarily under control, at least on a tenuous second by second basis. When Deschanel began to object more forcefully, charging her taller opponent ferociously, Acker not only survived, but swiftly punished Deschanel's final failed punch. Acker's right hand slipped past Deschanel's arm and struck her on the cheek. Deschanel revealed her surprise after the moment of impact as she flailed to block nonexistent punches; she had obviously not seen the precise blow coming. Acker repositioned and fired off two punches to the dizzy Deschanel's head. The final heavy right hand caused the shorter actress to swoon, landing on her side and holding herself barely off of the mat to avoid a complete collapse. Acker watched quietly from her own corner, smiling and nodding as her stablemate Robyn Lawley leaned in to whisper somein her ear. There was not much to watch; Deschanel was several seconds late in rising to her feet, giving Acker the KO7 win.

Deschanel was aware enough of her surroundings to be present for the official announcement. Acker placed one arm possessively around the beaten woman's waist as the referee raised her hand in victory, then quickly escaped, never loosening her grip on her prize.

In the following weeks, Deschanel released a statement detailing a variety of ways that Amy Acker was her superior as a boxer and an actress, and was seen almost daily entering or leaving Punchaholics Anonymous facilities. Amy Acker eventually commented on her newly acquired assistant. "It's been lovely! She's really quite pleasant to be around now that I've dealt with her sense of superiority, and it's quite nice to have a dedicated person to take care of things. Tomorrow I might want to practice grappling, just for fun or my personal development, and I'll need a training dum... sparring partner. Later I might need someone to pick my coffee up! Doesn't matter, Zooey will handle it!"