Before: Battle lines being drawn, Tech pecking order at stake as two very different lightweights square off. Nicole the A list, elegant Oscar winner with a touch of outback grit to her - she's proven a survivor in fights no one's given her a chance to win, exceeding expectations if not racking up the wins. Biel the opposite side of the street: fighting for everything she's ever gotten, a B list at best ingenue but one of the best athletes in the game - both women absolutely contemptuous of each other precisely because their respective gifts are so very different. Nicole in peach camisol and panties from Eyes Wide Shut, hair up - Jessica in pink tube top and panties, ponytail.

During R1: Jessica explosive early, missing corkscrew hook, then diving back in with a sudden right hand on the mouth - KIDMAN SCOOTS TO HER BUTT just seconds into the first! Nicole up, shook, but eyes clear - rest of the way more her style as girls settle into tactical move, countermove. Kidman countering Biel's darting speed with that long, spearing jab, disrupting brunette rushes and timing Jessica pretty well. Biel using her legs to get in and out on the taller woman, creating openings with mobility and snatching hooks, short right hands at ribs and chin.

R2: Nicole hanging back, fighting behind her jab - Jessica circling, looking to dart in and get off, systematically snatching at that elegant ribcage with either hand. Kidman doing her thing - taking no chances, using her height, making Biel reach. Jessica able to win the round with speed and slashing attacks from angles, but she can't hurt Nik this round and Kidman's looking comfortable after a shaky start.

R3: Nicole slowly imposing order with that drilling jab, condor reach and better-than-expected footwork. Kidman not as lithe and agile as Biel, but she's more efficient, moving only as much as required were Biel tends to be flashy, wasteful. Jessica getting her face spanked and held to the outside this round - Biel moving her torso, looking a little confused through 3.

R4: Kidman one of the sports great nibblers - nothing fancy, just a hard, constant jab - even when it misses it keeps Jessica occupied and draws a line in the canvas. Biel lunging, fitting hard right hands to Kidman's torso, but unable to put punches together: long blonde stepping back, fading the aggression, creating ample space with just one loping stride. Down the stretch, Biel slipping side to side trying to negotiate Nicole's stick - Kidman easing back, flicking it out and timing Jess just right: POUNDING right hand intercepts brunette as she jumps in - youngster put wobbly butt, sent back on her heels in shock at the bell. Kidman with a hard-hearted sparkle in those icy blue eyes: she's just gotten her respect as Biel shakes her head to clear the cobwebs.

R5: Nik boxes out the round as Biel very tentative - jolting little respect-getter to end the fourth gives Kidman initiative. Nicole all arms and legs, circling, pumping the jab, looking to drill the right hand from her chest as Jessica stays well outside. Biel circling along the perimeter - not shutout, but she's being contained, steered and managed by a very smart blonde boxer through 5.

R6: Wheels fall off the apple cart as Biel breaks down Nicole's defences this round. Starts with another whistling right cross off the hook, catching the tip of Nicole's chin and sending her skidding to her backside at the ropes for a quick 8. Vicious follow up Jessica - Biel letting her hands go, gorgeous combination punching clouting and clipping Nicole's head, tucking up under her ribs - furious bombardment hounds blonde ragdoll along the ropes and puts her on all fours for a SECOND drop. Kidman up again, deeeep breaths, concerned eyes - she covers up and suffers a thumping as Biel steps-to and savages the flanks and belly of her lean opponent. Jessica working hard, red-cheeked as she hustles leather, mixing up hooks and uppercuts to leave Kidman windblown at the bell. Biel pumped - she separated herself that round: she's quicker, more explosive, a better combination puncher - but Kidman's still around.

R7: See, this is what Nicole Kidman is doing to FCBA fighters. She loses the 6th huge, but keeps her composure, starts nickeling and diming Jessica, jabbing her eyes and mouth, drawing her into clinches, slowing the action down - Biel fails to capitalize on her momentum and drops a round when she should have been cleaning up big time. Biel knows she's been bamboozled - chastising herself in her corner during the break.

R8: Nicole the more consistent operator in there - most of the round is fought at her range, her pace - Biel unable to establish any rhythm or work her combinations against that punishing, omni-present jab BUT: Jessica's got her mojo working tonight. Biel loses almost every moment of this heat, but midway through she gets a stamping straight to the body, reloads and gets it again, then leans out onto her back foot to clip Nicole the fade-away hook. Kidman momentarily wobbly butt - stepping ramshackle in a woozy wander - she gets it together again as Biel fails to follow up, but judges can't ignore the most effective shot of the round.

R9: Kidman finally showing signs of fatigue - Jessica stalking her, breaking down distance between the two, shooting zesty lead rights over Nicole's stick - blonde pulling away from punches and staggering as her legs start to give. Biel's most consistent round since the blazing sixth - she hurts Nicole with right hands on the chin, pursues effectively, stays clear of the jab and counters mercilessly hooks along the ribcage. Kidman mouth breathing, in full retreat, but still thinking in there - cagey clinches, good moves to keep her back clear of the ropes - she's scratching and clawing her way to the finish line once again.

R10: Not alot of suspense - Biel's the fresher, more aggressive fighter, up tempoing like a champ and starting to tattoo Nicole with thumping 3 and 4 punch combinations. Kidman often floundering at the ropes, just ducking and covering - Biel tucking punches into the ribs, up under the tits, clouting the chin with a torrent of effortless hooks and uppercuts. Nicole doing what she does best - minimizing damage, fighting in spots, doing just enough to disrupt Jessica, keep her from really gearing up to finish. Down the stretch, Biel pouring in punishment, turns to the right to clip a biting hook flush off Nicole's chin and KIDMAN SWOONS AT THE ROPES! Jessica pinning her ears back and POUNDING away on Nik's defenceless face but time runs out! UD10 Jessica Biel.

After: Kidman down 3 times in this fight, hurt on several other occasions, but wily blonde wins 5 rounds, strings out the clock and goes the route with yet another top notch opponent. Biel outraged in the aftermath as press fawns over Kidman - Entertainment Tonight, Access, BLONDE! - reporters want to hear Nicole's take on the fight, leaving Jessica hands on hips, mouth open in disbelief with nothing but a win and a nasty shiner around her left eye.