Before: Tensions surprisingly high as normally easy-going Cat agitated by Minnie's confrontational attitude in pre-fight promo-events - leading to more than one pushing-and-snarling incident. "Those of you who love to see Catherine crippled and shocked by body punches may wish to purchase TWO tickets to this contest!" Minnie bleats at podium. "I plan to give double value for money in that regard!"

Cat non-plussed, eyes flashing dangerously in rebuttal. "Minnie could have been in something in the FCBA," Bell says. "She was highly touted coming out of the UK - had all the usual bogus Euro-credentials...but when she got here, she balked at the level of competition. Happens all the time - British girls think they're hot stuff turning back undernourished little Spanish chicks on beaches or whatever, then they debut here and realize we're just as big AND we hit back. Nothing's changed that I can see: Driver's hoping I'm done and spent, and that's just not the way this is going to play out!"

Bell in white bikini; small white gloves; glossy black hair straight/loose. Minnie in royal blue bra style bikini with rhinestone decoration; small white gloves; curly brown hair up in slugger's bun - dangling ringliets framing face.

During R1: Minnie delivering on pre-fight promises - wading into Cat's body via jolting rights and lefts tucked in FIRM. Small gloves denting Cat's rib or belly mitt PIK! PIK! Minnie driving Cat before her - staying in touch with the jab when Bell withdraws. One-sided, patient stuff: Driver walking Cat down - occasionally looping wide sidearm rights PAK! into Cat's left flank/lats, but mostly leaning in close to carry tough, digging pot-stickers up into the breadbasket/ribs.

R2,3: Cat regroups, working behind the left jab, in wide stance - systematically feeding Minnie poke. Bell pivoting around planted left leg, hissing through her teeth as she steps in stiff, spearing jabbage once every few seconds: Driver out on the end of it, covering up/rolling on her hips, but not penetrating or answering back. Minute after minute of this - Cat dictating, punishing, patiently and lovingly busting Minnie up old-school.

R4: Ain't broke, Cat's not fixing it: Bell continues to play step-and-poke, breaking down Minnie's face. Driver finally issuing meaningful counters via swinging right roundhouses UNDERNEATH Cat's jab...fat, whacking strokes taking Bell in her ribs just below the jug line. Bell wincing, drawing in her elbows...as her output dips, Minnie goes on the offensive. Midway through, tuff swinging right takes Cat in the body - she starts to backpedal; biting left knocks at Cat's cheek as she's backing straight up; overhand right smashes off Cat's brow and BELL GOES DOWN! Cat blown to her back by rude violence - Minnie shrieking down incoherently as ref bodies her back. Final minute a grim series of survival clinches for Bell as she digs in ropeside: Minnie storms the gates, but gets drawn into swampy marshland, courtesy Cat's encircling arms, warm tummy.

R5: Minnie's stolen the initiative - SHE now plays step-and-poke, circling clockwise while drilling Cat stiff, spanking face-poke. Bell turning-with, eyes narrowed in concentration - she's looking to stoop-and-poke Minnie in her body, in preparation for a sneaky right hand chaser that never quite gets off. Driver's round builds her lead: she's smug, making cheeky eye-contact at the bell.

R6: Minnie back to the hard work of reducing Bell's body - driving Cat ropeside with stiff, determined, left/rights underneath. Cat stays calm, taking denting blows in her torso/tummy: at ropes, she draws Minnie into clinch, neatly turning Driver into cables to reverse field. Cat working out of the wrap - her left arm snaked in under Minnie's right while right hands work Driver's gut: takes grunting Minnie a moment to get her left arm under Cat's slugging right, slowing the pressure. Straining, chest to chest push-and-punch evolves - girls tumbling along ropes, taking turns on top, each working right hands to chassis best she can in the grasp. Ref issuing the odd break, but letting it go as long as both girls are trying to work inside.

R7: Cat bounces it back outside: wide stance; STIFF left jabs off the shoulder; clockwise rotation around planted left (lead) leg. Minnie grumpy from poke - hands up near her mouth/elbows in as she weaves and rolls, but her face is paying a fearful price. Driver able to penetrate late - sweeping right hands palm-down in behind Cat's left elbow: Bell clinching for ref's breaks rather than allow Minnie to build on success.

R8: Minnie showing her strength - jabbing her way into Cat, then denying the clinch to stay busy on Bell's jugs/ribs/belly. Minnie head-down, shoulders rotating - she's chugging away both hands to Cat's gut, putting Bell's butt in ropes, forcing her to mouth breathe. Defensive stuff from overwhelmed Bell: she's hurting - reaching her hands to Minnie's inner-elbows; tying up around Minnie's head or arms for breaks. Driver sustaining pressure, wading back in after ref pushes her off to continue her siege of Bell at ropes.

R9, 10: Bell wincing from aching ribs, but gets back outside, wheeling-and-dealing from that planted front (left) leg. Steady stream of pounding jabs bust Minnie up, really slowing her down. Straight right hands make an appearance - punching Driver's head back, her eyes blinking in confusion, lips parting in swoon. Minnie plodding after Cat, but visibly slowing down: Bell able to keep distance and sustain punishment...when Driver DOES close in, Bell ties up behind British elbows, hangs on for ref's breaks. Cat takes both heats, nips a one-point decision as a result.

After: Driver punch-weary, busted up, discouraged...she took a lead into the eighth round, but cunning Cat-craft proved the difference in a heavy-handed, yet tactical contest. "She IS better than she used to be," Cat admits, arms out to either side as she gets her ribs tensered up while in-ring interview is conducted. "Determined, stubborn...and a little better head movement than I was expecting. I jabbed her well, but I had trouble landing flush bombs on her chin...I just couldn't get her wobbly, had to stay on her and work her consistently. That's okay with me - either way's good. If I can't get 'em to lie down, I'll break their spirits!"