Before: Scherzinger riding high - blazing blow out of Leanne Rimes has her hunting for legends. "Carmen's always been on my wish-list," Indian beauty smiles, eyes sparkling. "She's a club legend, a beach legend - putting her on her back always looks good on a resume...this is a great step for me. Is she shot? Sure: is she hot? Definitely. We'll set off sparks until I catch her - promise!" Electra the veteran of countless fights against up and coming sexpots: she's not ready to roll over despite running a dismal loss streak coming in. "Nicole's swift, but soft," Carmen shrugs. "She's going to have trouble with my combinations, my power. She thinks she's smooth, but I'm more agile - I know I can outfight her if she wants to engage. I don't look at my record any more - I look at my opponent. I've beaten girls like Nicole all my life and I'm not about to stop now!"

Nicole in her turquoise and dark green filigree pattern (vaguely Indian in motif) ornate turquoise ring connecting jug; white gloves; hair shiny and dark down her back. Electra coming in blonde; purple bikini with ring connections; black gloves.

During R1: Sexy stuff early...Carmen prowling, pointing either shoulder at her foe, bending at the waist; leaning away all supple and coiled. Similar looks and slinky moves from Scherzinger - eyes blazing, lips curled off teeth as she threatens and demures, mirroring Carmen's ring management. Punching is swift, sudden: Nicole swishing into a hook over top Carm's ducking head; Electra slashing a right hand for Nicole's face as Scherzinger's leaning away all bendy-backed to slip. Pounce stepping/lunging gives way to some structured boxing from Nicole at least: she gets the jab out, pawing for Electra while pivoting-left. Nikki featuring a nice hook-to-tits while pivoting left - very graceful lick-and-move. Electra coming up short, growing frustrated - Scherzinger proving elusive, elegant, punching-and-turning. Down the stretch, Nicole with a long step-in, bends, sweeps a palm-down right across Carmen's temple, BUZZING ELECTRA'S LEGS! Carmen stepping in fence post holes, anguished at not being able to duck that shot. Scherzinger smiling, wheels left while pushing a pair of left hands into Carmen's jugs at bell.

R2: Girls trade sliding lead rights, whistling hooks: grazing contact only as both get spooked. They part, curve back in together: eyes hard with concentration. Right hands appear to be the same - no advantage either way...but Nicole's pivot-left around her hooks or jabs really picking away effectively, claiming steadily against face or jug. Electra constantly clouted, willing herself forward: she's having trouble judging distance, tricked by Nicole's bendy-backed leans and wheels. Final minute - Nicole sprucing Carmen up with backhanded left jabs: Scherzinger's right hand out to the other side as she bats away lefty against Carm's left eye. Electra suffering, rolling her torso - she tries to retaliate a leaping hook, but gets intercepted a licking left uppercut as Nikki shifts weight to right leg. Carmen stumbling past, falling awkardly to all fours: as she's pushing herself up - knuckles down on canvas before her - Nikki lifts a playful knee into raised blonde buttocks - rolling Electra onto her face. Ref moves in, scolding Nicole as Scherzinger tosses shiny black mane, hams for her fans.

R3: Electra shabby, embarrased: she's getting nicked, picked on: sad to see. Carmen still looks the part - left hand at her hip, right at her chin - she's hopping forward, keeping weight on back right foot...but she's unable to impose will. Nicole pivots left - whipping the left hand off her thigh to backhand at Carmen's face, or flirt with her breasts. Nik following through with sidearm, palm-down right hands viciously across Carmen's face: Electra leaning away, but getting caught: more indication that her reflexes aren't what they once were. Nik so sinuous and supple with her shots - twisting and coiling into her punches, employing as much back, buns and leg as arms or shoulder. Down the stretch, Carmen's really getting caught big licks: big spanking blasts upside the head, across the breasts, in above the left hip. It's all too much: battered, demoralized Electra reels to ropes, hands up to punch: she pushes a right but eats a pounding right on her chin and down she goes. Electra imploding straight down, then bellying in at Nicole's feet: Scherzinger yelping for joy, leaping away the KO3 victrix.

After: Cabaret shimmy from a delighted Nicole as she punctuates victory with a dynamic belly dance technique...then she's mobbed by an overjoyed PCD. Poor Carmen: Electra getting caught shots she never would have 10 years ago...sexy little slugger and former pound-for-pound fighter still getting the bod into great fighting shape, but the wheels are definitely starting to fall off at this point.