Before: "She was the former darling of the division," Garth says of Rachel, "but even then she was over-rated. I always thought I was her equal - always. Even when she was racking up title defences, I'd watch, and know that I had the wits to beat her. I know Rachel - I know how proud she is - and I know she'd never fight me unless she absolutely wanted to know if she still has the goods. To me - that's what this fight is about: i beat Rachel, and it completes the work Neve started. She can be the gatekeeper, and I'll move on to another title run!"

Rachel stone-faced throughout: she knows how dangerous a motivated Jennie can be. "I just need to give my head a shake, and beat Jennie's ass," MacAdams says - eyes challenging any to argue. "Jennie's right in one regard: girls who want to be taken seriously as elite bantamweights need to defeat her - and I still have that drive. I look at myself, and I don't see a woman who comes in second to Jennie Garth at anything. I've taken what I want from women like this my whole life: I'm not about to change that now!"

Garth in white halter style bikini top; navy bottoms with white waistband; white gloves. Rachel in suprisingly tawdry baby blue twist tie bikini top, hipster-fit bottoms; white gloves (conservative in cut, but oddly trashy/B-movie like. Like a chick from a sixties beach or biker movie). Shoulder-length, tangly curled bed-hair for both girls: quintessentially blonde for Jennie; perfidiously auburn for Rmac. Steely-eyed, mutual respect as girls hold each other's gaze while touching 'em up at instructions.

During R1: Compact, professional boxing midring: guards tightly grouped about faces; elbows in; upperbodies bobbing; feet stepping, pivoting sweet. Short, sharp punches - head and body: girls blocking a lot of shots in crisp early exchanges. Midway through, Rachel slipping a tidy Garth one-two - comes up hooking tidy from the crouch, turns Jennie's head briskly aside and it's BLONDE GIRL DOWN! Rachel smouldering as she struts past: Jennie disgusted with herself, punches canvas, hauls herself up. After 8: MacAdams of old attacks Jennie systematically at ropes. Thudding beatdown administered to blonde ribs and paunch as Rache squares away, moves her hands in rhythmic, compact hup-hup patterns, pummelling Jennie into compliance by the bell. Nice firm jiggle throughout MacAdam's stocky legs, strong buttocks, firm-but-pudgy tummy as she takes it to Jennie.

R2: Jennie recovers well, engaging Rachel midring. Both women so compact and tight with their punches: gloves bouncing off high guards, shoulders, scalps as the two take turns polishing the other. Both dig firmly and well to the body - tucking hooks into breadbaskets or flanks; chopping right hands in above hips. Jennie showing her class - getting off, bumping, then sidestepping Rachel: Mac doing similar work, but getting outhustled. Great defence from both: Head movement combined with rigid blocking guards and smart elbows in tight. Crowd-pleasing give and take as neither girl clinches - each preferring to get close, get off in 2s and 3s. Jennie very pretty as she's hooking Rachel to tummy: Garth baring her teeth, hair strewn across her eyes as she's digging in beefy.

R3: Same tart exchanges - gloves bouncing off bunched shoulders/prepared defences - or thumping loud against firm bodies. Pulverizing stuff - girls well protected by intelligent blocking schemes - but brisk, high volume work by both shakes both in respective coccoons. Rachel separates herself by dint of a short, brawny little right uppercut - routinely picking Jennie up with it in close. Jenny's thick, curvy thighs trembling as she stutter-steps on the spot.

R4: Same again - both girls in sturdy stances, bobbing on the spot, dipping side to side - trying to find some angle of advantage. Jennie bouncing punches off Rachel's flanks in systematic fashion, then working on red-head's brawny arms: Garth working hard to loosen up MacAdam's defence. Down the stretch, Jennie able to separate herself with a series of short left uppercuts tucked into Rachel's jugs. Close round, but goes to Garth as she works diligently to create that opportunity in Rachel's twist-tied rack late. Smug smirk from blonde after the bell: nice little glance of satisfaction as she forces eye contact.

R5: Jennie crisply about her redhead - now steadily outworking Rachel, turning her, even bumping her off stance with rowdy shoulders. Rache still well protected, but she's suffering: Jennie's working the arms very consistently, and staying on the gut with both hands. Jennie coming off waist with short-jerk uppercuts - fetching Rache clout jug and face. MacAdams unhurt, but systematically pummelled up and down this round - Garth tidying up bell to bell, well-pleased with herself on the strut back to corner.

R6: Jennie aggressive up the middle, bouncing short right hands off Rachel's guard. Mac grimacing, but holding firm, blocking shots, dipping down, hooking back into Garth's gut. Splendid exchange at the minute mark - both women pounding each other's bodies rights and lefts: Mac comes back up top with the left uppercut, startling Jennie. Right hand Mac splits Jennie's guard; left hook Mac turns Jennie's chin and BLONDE GIRL DOWN! Garth hooked to her buns again; she's all tingly getting up, stunned this time. Rachel jabbing Jennie to ropes, then in on her with thick, unforgiving rights and lefts: stupendous bombardment doubles Garth forward with a groan, arms hugging at her body. Mac absolutely heartless - lips tight as she beats Jennie across her lower back clobbering rights and lefts...BLONDE GIRL DOWN! Jennie wilting to all fours, sobbing in disappointment and pain: she's bravely up at 8, slumping back into ropes as ref watches her close. ON COMES RACHEL! MacAdams squaring away and releasing the hounds - OH what a shellacking, Rachel to Jennie. Mac twisting side to side with little abrupt switch-motions - lefts and rights smashing at the remains of Garth's guard, clanging upside her head, skidding off her shoulders. Brave Jennie taking a terrible pasting: right hand swivels her head, loosening her terribly; left hook takes away her legs, dropping her to a seat, her back against ropes. Time winding down...Jennie beats the count, but she's a battered beauty, stumbling into her corner all shabby and broke down. That's it - Garth's too damaged: Jennie unable to answer the bell for the 7th - beaten into submission by Rachel MacAdams!

AFTER: Rachel seething for many moments after the victory - pacing caged-animal like in her corner as the punching-lust abates: she's rarely revved herself up to stop a woman like she went at Jennie Garth tonight.

"If she'd come out for the 7th, I'd have ended her career," Rachel says in chilling tones for postfight. "It's almost like it stopped being me in there for a moment: I wasn't totally in control once I saw her going limp. I hope Neve was watching, because if she thought - or anyone - thought that she'd beaten the passion out of me...I think they know different, now"