Before: "I haven't been rough enough on division blondes," admits Ali, "and that's my fault. Charlize, Elle - girls like that can box all night long, but they're too willowy to handle me straight on. You know, welter's a real simple division: I'm the boss. I just have to buckle down and get on these girls. It's not right that Elle MacPherson has beaten me this year - I HAVE to turn that around."

Mac having a good year, she's enjoyed having Landry under her thumb. "The way I've handled Ali really opened a lot of people's eyes about me," crows the Aussie. "She's supposed to be this master boxer, but I really give her problems outside and I'm going to keep giving her problems. I'm slicing her up and there's nothing she can do about it."

Ali in gold bikini, Elle in dark brown tankini, camisol straps.

During R1: Ali wants in - Elle stacks her up with a shivering brace of early jabs - brick-like impacts against the upperchest, face and shoulders have Landry covering up at arms length. Mac extends on a right over Ali's hunched left shoulder, shakes Landry's legs, has her bent forward. Another long right, slapping left ANOTHER CRASHING RIGHT and ALI GOES DOWN! Landry scattered to all fours one minute in - big smile Elle, eyes bright as she trots to the neutral corner - Landry up for an achy 8. Elle a little circumspect on follow up, not taking it to Landry, letting Ali walk off the ropes - it's cagey boxing midring. Girls probing jabs - Elle trying to lump up Ali's eyes - Landry stooping to stamp her left hand flat against Elle's ribs in fencing action to the bell.

R2: Elle cooing to Ali, taunting her, smiling as she wheels left, darts that long, stiff jab, constantly looking to work on Ali's beautiful eyes. Landry moving her head, using her right hand to parry blonde stick, stepping smartly in behind a rapid jab to chest and looking for straight rights to the body. Close competitive round most of the way, but Ali's pressure adds up late. Final minute - Landry getting that straight right hammer in under Elle's heart, backs blonde up woozy to the ropes and TURNS OVER THE HOOK! Elle swaying like a palm in a tropical gale, hands limp at her chest and ALI GOES BODY! Landry staring at Elle's torso, teeth bared as she stabilizes blonde with the left, then rams home LOOTING right hands in bashing rhythm to the ribs. ELLE GOES DOWN! Mac wilting hurt to all fours, right side parallel to the ropes - Ali straddles her and stares down, refusing to back off as the ref tugs on her arm. Both girls banged up, hurt after 2 - both grim, hard-eyed on their stools as reality dawns on both: someone's going out tonight.

R3: Ali trying to jab her way in - Elle fading her, banging away on the eyes with her own cruel stick. End of the first minute - Mac's got her cut, Ali wiping at her left brow, getting steered around the ring. Blonde right hands slicing in off the jab - Ali getting clocked, stiffening, raising and crossing her arms after the fact - she's wobbly butt. Elle emptying the howitzer, really greasing Ali's chin, putting jelly in those tan, dense thighs, but Landry won't go down. By the final minute - busted up, flat footed Ali munches her way into Elle's ribcage and has her suffering against the ropes. Mac lolling back, hands at her temples, ribcage helpless under a bludgeoning Landry onslaught to the bell.

R4: They trudge to midring - left side of Ali's face a crimson ruin - Elle wheezing, favouring her ribs - Landry goes to work. Systematic jabs pepper away on the shoulders and upperchest - Landry stepping left, making the blonde move her long legs. Elle trying to fade and counter, but having trouble pulling it off - she's ramshackle. Midway through, Ali's worked her way into position to jam in those withering straight rights to the ribcage and heart, pulverizing Elle, forcing her to the ropes. Landry crouching, using the left to reach out and stabilize, then leaning into those crunching rights straight into her girl's body - Elle shouting out ragged upon impact, trying to cradle herself from the hurt. Ali slamming away, reaches in low to push Elle's hips into the ropes, then jerks up into a sudden, clipping left uppercut bingo on the chin - ELLE GOES OUT! Mac's head pretty between her gloves as she gets picked up, eyes rolling back - she slumps to her left and rolls to her back under the ropes - KO4 Ali Landry.

AFter: Sheer delight captured by photographers on Ali's face as she struts away, looking back over her shoulder at a devastated blonde. Landry badly shook in this fight, but doing the work downstairs to break her girl down - nasty, brief encounter one of the most heartless this year. Landry takes her girl for a trembling, stumbling walk of fame - Elle blubbering, hugging her battered midsection - Ali occasionally pulling the hands away and rubbing Elle's tummy in satisfaction