BEFORE: Beautiful, skilled fighters both suffering frustrating stalls: once again they look to each other to get jumpstarted. "I feel like I'm comfortably post-Taylor," Molly says, "I stopped her twice back to back...yet she's the one with a management contract and a high ranking. We're 2-1 lifetime, so she's anxious to even things up, but I won't let her. Another pasting; another tasty photo-op - and hopefully, I can make something happen in 2010." Cole in the same boat after stopping Amanda Righetti: Taylor unable to parlay that triumph into forward momentum. "Molly and I had one of the top beach rivalries of the decade (as voted by readers of BEACH BEAT Magazine) so it makes sense to do it again. I was very green when Sims got to me early: I think I've more than closed the gap on her. This is a great opportunity for me on a number of fronts: I'll pull even with Molly; I'll keep Molly out of the rankings; and I'll remind the fans just how explosive and awesome I am in the ring!" Molly in bandeau bikini with pea green top and sporty charcoal bottoms; white gloves; hair tied off her face in high ponytail. Taylor in bright yellow bikini; black gloves; long black hair shiny and loose.
Molly: http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/?p=28563
Taylor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61kM4n3--OY
Regulation ring set up outdoors at 5 star Cabo st. Lucas resort (private beach).

During R1: Sims frisky, smiling, clipping left/right uppercuts in show of force early. Taylor blocking on high guard, then clubbing back, looking to smite Molly's chin in the horizontal plane. Early two way slugging gives way to orderly boxing as Molly spreads Taylor out with the jab. Cole happy to circle clockwise and fence jabs - brunette proving the equal of blonde outside. Slowly but surely, it's Taylor: Cole stepping forward behind punishing jabs, landing heavy sidearm strokes to Molly's ribcage by the final minute.

R2: Classy stuff midring - girls jabbing/hooking off the jab/pivoting left around planted left heels. Pumping, busy work from both: Molly in particular leaning in on front (left) leg to bounce left hands loud off Taylor's midsection. Cole outworked - often covering up to let Molly get off: Sims executing pretty clockwise pivots while showcasing left jabs, hooks, uppercuts.

R3: Molly drops the right hand early, bouncing it off Taylor's face: pretty brunette stumbles to ropes in confusion. Sims stepping-to, working the waistline with big, swiping left and right paintbrush strokes: good strapping body work has Taylor bunching up. Cole sturdy, defiant - even as she's getting worked over, she's slugging back from her rigid earmuff, addressing Molly via short-clipped uppercuts off the ropes. Bell: Molly spinning on her heel, draws her damp blonde locks across Taylor's face for a rare big-girl ponylashing!

R4: Taylor bangs back at Molly, walking Sims to ropes and maintaining top position bell to bell. Cole working crafty: she's got Molly's left arm semi-trapped under brunette right - allowing Taylor to lean in, bump the left shoulder to Molly's chest, then whirl rangy bodyblows underneath. Taylor lathering inside and out of Molly's trapped left limb, whacking away on tanned blonde ribs/tummy. Sims grumpy from it, lips curling off her teeth as she struggles to get off right hands in close - shoving them to Taylor's body, or trying to clip her chin. Cole in charge - very rough and pushy with Molly here: brunette bangs out one-sided points.

R5: Missy making it more of a boxing match, but finding Taylor much improved outside: brunette having no trouble cutting leggy blonde off; jabbing her into position; outpunching her in the exchanges. Sims getting banged up - stepping to new positions: she's being outjabbed, which spoils all her plans. Taylor workmanlike - she doesn't hurt Molly, but controls her position, works her body, touches up her cheekbones in a blue-collar fifth.

R6: Missy with that startling right hand - she leans in off her jab, turning Taylor's chin aside in the opening moments. Big leg shimmy, Taylor Cole: she's hurt, shying away to ropes to dig in. Molly stalking her foe - shelling prepared defences with pumping jabs, then lashing that waistline rich, thick right/lefts: Cole gritting her teeth, suffering as she maintains a rigid earmuff at her temples. Molly shows her own workmanlike skills here: keeping Taylor ropebound; shellacking her waist; coming off the body with jerking uppercuts, splitting Taylor's guard. Cole banged up, but proving sturdy: curvy legs hold her up as Molly gets off strong.

R7: Tight clockwise rotation midring as girls lean in on front (left) legs, digging hateful left hands back and forth. Molly grimacing as she bounces left hands off Taylor's taut tummy, then doubles the left into a gouging left hook while pivoting left. Taylor dippin'-n'-diggin' left uppercuts to Molly's stout chassis, then hooking her mouth - Cole also shifting to her left. Bitter tit for tat generally goes to Cole: her weight of shot starting to bang out the close rounds.

R8: Molly: left jab from wide stance; slide forward; jab again, knocking at Taylor's face; Cole starts a reprisal right, but Molly's right hand's already hot off her shoulder, catching Taylor to chin and DROPPING HER TO ALL FOURS! Molly yelping prettily, skipping away all smiles: poor Taylor gasping on knees and forearms, trying to shake off clout. Wobbly 8 Taylor Cole...Molly closes to finish...TAYLOR WON'T HAVE IT! Cole shaky on her feet, but slugging from her pockets: heavy, wide shellack buffetts Molly, momentarily throwing her onto the defensive. Bitter hammer and tongs as Sims eventually starts to slug with: tall vixens catching each other close in hooks, uppercuts and short right hands. Brutal stuff: Molly engaging toe-to-toe, weight on front (left) leg in desperate bid to end Taylor's night: Cole guzzles punishment, answers back savagely to deny blonde aggressor. Punching after the bell? You bet - ref has to separate seething beauties late.

R9: Sims is arms weary: Taylor crowds her, walks her to ropes. Cole sets up with her right arm overlapping Molly's left: brunette leaning forward, lashing and licking to the body, either side of Molly's left limb. Sims grimacing - getting pushed and jostled against ropes, then worked hard to ribs/tummy...she just can't yank her left arm free. Molly fighting one-handed - fitting Taylor for short right uppercuts breasts and chin, but Cole able to push in close and smother most of the impact. Molly suffering - crying out midway through when her legs give way: rangy blonde able to sit in ropes to avoid knockdown, but she's tremble-bodied at the bell.

R10: Taylor forms earmuff against Molly's stiff jab: Molly slaps a wide hook round the guard, then drops the right hand up the middle and TAYLOR GOES DOWN! Cole's back (right) leg collapses on impact, spilling her to hands and knees to her right: she's up quick, but blinking rapidly, obviously hurt. Molly grim-faced, wading in to tuck brutal left uppercut to Cole's sternum: brunette sobs out moist, sits in ropes. Sims gets to strappin': athletic blonde widens stance, POURS the leather to Taylor...poor Cole covering up and taking like a mule. Sims rangy, belting away all long-limbed and strong - she's hoisting lefts and rights up into Taylor's underneath; she's clobbering Taylor about the ears; she's swabbing Taylor across the back when Cole leans forward off the ropes. Brilliant stuff - Sims pasting away, then clinching when she needs to rest, bodying Cole into ropes to make her take weight. Bell to bell Molly: Cole can't mount a comeback, drops the round and the fight in a classic beach confrontation.

AFter: Girls live up to their beach rivalry hype with an epic back and forth romp: Sims absolutely glowing as her hand is raised in triumph. "That's 3 for me, just 1 for Taylor," Sims emphasizes in postfight. "She brings out the best in me - and that sucks for Taylor, 'cause the best of me is about 3 times too good for her. And if I'm better than Taylor Cole, that means I'm better than a lot of over-rated bytches in this sport. Look out guys: Molly's back in town!"