Before: Kelly Hu not resting on her laurels - rugged Dani-Buster Allison Mack no cupcake-defence. "I'll just erase her," Kelly shrugs, easily dismissing the threat. "She's made-to-order for me - I'll give her a little of this (turns shoulders ), a little of that (ducks head, moves open left hand to right side of face) and she'll be 'HUH? Where'd Kelly go?" Then I'll take her out the way I took out McAdams and we get back to signing me some superfights." Mack knows she's being overlooked - that's just fine with li'l blonde juggernaut. "Kelly's always lived in her own little world where other girls do what they're told and she always looks perfect - right up until someone gets on her and hits her about 50 times in the ribs until she quits! I know how slick and shifty Kelly is, and I don't care. This is it, this is my shot - there are no excuses: I am leaving that ring the unified bantam champion - end of discussion." Kelly in soft white cashmere crochet bikini, white gloves. Mack in sport cut mauve bikini top, sturdy splash print bottoms (whites, shades-of-blues, purples wild patterns), white gloves.

During R1: Kelly fending Ali off with jabs - scoring on blonde, then fading back out of range as Mack misses right hand counters. Allison undeterred, coming forward with gloves at her mouth, eyes wide: very intense blonde trying to cut off the ring early. Hu effortless, feinting Ali, then sidestepping her - pointing the left shoulder at Ali and dangling that left hand, right hand cocked at chest. Hu untouchable - either legging out of range, pre-empting Ali jabs or potshot right hands, or slipping Mack's punches with supple upperbody sorcery. Bell to bell Hu - Kelly keeps Ali turning midring in a fight Mack can't hope to win.

R2: Kelly hu with a poking barrage of right hands: little straight jot up the middle; short-clipping uppercut; slightly wide ear-cuff - all three blows scoring in quick succession on a startled Ali Mack. Mack standing her ground, answers back a tidy hook - hooks Kelly again as Hu seems stunned, then drops a right hand onto Kelly's teeth: HU SCOOTS TO HER BUTTOCKS! Kelly sitting up pretty, face in shock: Ali nods once, bats mitts together, stomps to neutral corner awaiting Kelly's 8. Mack over to offence - good spitting jab keeping Kelly pinned down at ropes: Hu crouching behind her mitts, trying to lean forward, then lean back to create distance in the pocket. Mack learned her lesson from the first - she ignores Kelly's elusive head, stays on those golden brown ribs instead. Great, meaty cuts of Kelly being taken - juicy, bashing rights and lefts snapping tart off Hu's pageant-perfect torso. Kelly grimacing, grunting under Ali's thudding touch: blonde bobbing to foil receipts, bringing mitts back quick to chest to reset after scoring. Hu bumped and bullied - Ali using her shoulder to keep Kelly down, challenger being very brawny and rough with champion in banging out the second.

R3: Allison hounding Kelly now - very Fishel-like the way Allison halves, then quarters the ring, chasing Kelly to ropes and corners, then systematically abuses that glorious chassis. Kelly's face wincing in pain, lips curled back off teeth - she's slipping and rolling against the ropes - trying to get her shoulder into Mack's body to lever her off, but Ali won't have it. Mack in control, not wild - but bludgeoning Kelly with a nonstop barrage of thudding lefts and rights - pounding away hips, arms, chest, tummy. Kelly breathless, looking limp and punished - latter half the round sees her cringing face-in-gloves, just turning her body listlessly under the ceaseless bumping and banging. Bell: Mack smiles sunny - sheen of sweat on her face, shoulders, upperchest bespeaks another hardworking round taken away from the champion.

R4: Kelly moping, sullen - extending her right hand as she retreats in a get-away-from-me gesture: may as well wave a red flag in Ali's face. Mack closing behind that spitting, stubby jab, scoring a brace of bouncing rights and lefts off Kelly's ribcage - Hu's chased to ropes as Mack sets up brawny all over again. Waves and waves of Mack - fists smashing indiscriminately into flanks, tummy, chest. Mack very rough with her head and shoulders - constantly wriggling inside Kelly's guard to loosen it up, then bashing away amidships. Hu mouthbreathing, discouraged: she starts taking head punches this round as paralysis takes effect downstairs. Mack locked in, eyes wide, feet set wide, fists churning - she's bouncing Kelly's skull now, dazing Kelly, sitting her hurt in the ropes and suddenly it's JAILBREAK ALI! Mack suddenly turning it up a notch - now pinning her ears back, opening up both hands. Head dangerously on a level as Mack commits 100% to offensive output, urging more and more power out of legs and back - but Kelly's too hurt to counter. HU'S GETTING MAULED! Hands drooping, skull swivelling - Mack's pouring through the defences, slamming away to her heart's content and THE REF STEPS IN! Good lord, TKO4 in dramatic fashion - for the winner and NEW bantamweight champ Allison Mack!

After: Mack bursting into tears, gloves at her face as she wanders the ring, then comes back to check on Kelly, then jumps into her corner to be lifted high in celebration. Long hard road for Mack, but she climbs over Dani to get into contention, then finally cashes in on a complacent Kelly to take the championship. "It's all finally coming true for me," a still weepy Allison blinks in postfight, heavy belts slung across her shoulders. "I knew I was bringing everything tonight - honestly, I didn't want to finish the fight if I couldn't win - I just poured my heart and soul onto Kelly. I can't really believe it, but if you look in my journal, you'll see I actually wrote down at the end of last year '1.) Beat Dani; 2.) Win championship' and I've done it!"