During R1: Casta facing down demons, pitting her hot streak against Daniel's tragic slump in hopes of extending blonde agony. "I know I'm taking a chance," says Laetitia in prefight. "I'd hate to be the one she snaps out of her tailspin against, but the chance to add to her losing streak is too good. I don't know why I've struggled against her - she's not the best fighter I've fought by a long shot - but I'm at my very best right now, and I feel it's a good time for me to shut Brittany down."

Daniel mired in a heartbreaking slump since relinquishing the titles - compact blonde hasn't been getting the bounces, but she's not letting her get her down. "You look at some of the losses and it's a lucky punch here, a close round there - turn those things around and I'm still on top. The competitive margin isn't that wide in the FCBA - it's not like girls are better than me, they're just having good nights against me and that's going to stop. Laetitia is the most overated fighter in the sport, the most overated beauty in the world, and if I had to pick one girl to come alive against, it would have to be her."

Daniel in tan snake skin bandeau bikini, Laetitia in royal blue bikini, white fleur de lis print.

Girls refuse to touch gloves during instructions - Laetitia turning abruptly, ponytail-whipping Brittany's face - Daniel outraged at blatant French insult - fight delayed: usual histrionics when these two get together.

During R1: Casta jabbing, sliding back, makes Brittany trudge through a phalanx of leather while trying to get inside - blonde bogging down as she gets shelled. L able to land a firm right to the chin as Brit covers up, then a snatching double hook in the ribs buckles blonde legs, sending Daniel back outside to regroup. Casta using her jab to take the initiative, but she's not interested in a chess match: she goes right at Brittany, pressing the advantage, hounding her around the ring. Casta working her way in close, then putting those tight n' tidy lefts and rights to work on Brittany's flanks and tummy, bat-snapping away at the goodness, but Daniel won't punk. Brittany digging in and releasing, showing those choppy-quick hands in close - spirited trade to the bell as both beauties tuck into one another at the bell.

R2: Girls eager to close, working almost shoulder, but not smothering one another - it's just compact punching, girls bringing their dukes back to chests to reset, digging and snatching in bursts at one another. Back and forth - taut flesh pinking up under spanking contact, girls diligent about one another's hips and waists, both raking hooks across generous jugs - nice high crowd-pleasing work rate. Brittany separates herself late, trading hooks to the body with Laetitia, then coming up top with it, biting the left off Casta's chin and putting French girl wobbly butt at the bell. Brittany hooting, letting Laetitia hear it - both girls having success shaking the other through 2.

R3,4,5,6: They dig in, they swap and trade relentlessly - these four rounds are all identical toe to toe, busy, hard-working heats, both girls just trying to break the will of the other with intense, hardhearted punching. Girls keeping it at midring, taking turns, neither backing off. Brittany pushing up, then going at Laetitia's jugs, shrugging her shoulders to jam 'em in. Casta covering up, then hooking off the block, doubling it up to get Brittany defensive, then going at Daniel's midsection and tits. Daniel gets the rhythm of it and catches Laetitia a hook in between and pendulum swings back the other way. Similar stances, dukes at chests, elbows in, dipping torsos side to side, licking, snatching blows quickly reset - crowd getting it's money's worth - it's pennies a punch tonight. Casta copping rounds 4 and 6, Daniel 3 and 5 - it's all even as they head to 7.

R7: Daniel somehow ups the tempo - Casta covering up, blocking a lot of shots on tight guard, but getting backed up and finally, her shoulder-blades touch ropes. Brittany just tearing at French meat, fists thumping off taut midriff, clawing at the ribs, punching around the elbows, then pulling the arms forward to expose that buxom Casta rack to furious chugging assaults. Brittany just having her way, overwhelming Laetitia - French girl standing strong, getting tattooed, just trying to ride it out. Down the stretch, Laetitia blocking, suddenly lifts Brit's chin up a quick-clipping left uppercut - French girl leaning into the ropes after contact, then bouncing forward with a chopping right on the jaw, quick spin move and DANIEL'S back is to the ropes. Brittany covers up - takes another tight, clipping left uppy between the mitts, then a series of strapping hooks in under the elbows and BRITTANY TAKES A KNEE! Daniel ashen faced, eyes closed, mouth open, panting breaths - Laetitia steps back with a cool European smile, palms out at her shoulders as she skips to the side.

R8: Daniel pins her ears back, determined to get that knockdown back. She's gambling with lead rights high on Casta's head, doubling up on the punch to catch Casta by surprise. Laetitia backpedalling, chaotic attack has her floundering a little bit - Daniel's right hands are pounding home, nailing 'Tish as she steps straight back. Hopping, whippy armed slugging from Daniel as she keeps the pressure on, chases brunette all around the ring. Midway through, girls get to hooking, goes Brittany's way as Laetitia reels back from clocking chin music, faltering stunned into the ropes. Brutal mop up final minute - Daniel unleashing into Laetitia, tearing up the tummy, jamming her head between the gloves to ease Casta back and ROMPING to that rack. Casta swooning, fluttery-eyed and buttery-legged at the bell, but she makes it out the round on her feet.

R9: Casta standing her ground better and RIFLING jabs down the pike - hard, bashing shots, hammering at Daniel's face as she surges in - blonde getting stacked up, slowed down - Casta puts 'em together. Daniel dukes up, suffering as Laetitia goes at her flanks with those tight, tidy lefts and rights. Casta migrating up the middle with stubby rights, fitting 'em square between the tits after tanning Daniel's sides - blonde just shivering with hurt, unable to answer back much. By the end, 'tisha's cleaning up hooks on the ear after working her way up the torso - blonde left ragged at the bell.

R10: HAMMER AND TONGS! Casta telling her corner during the break that Daniel's ready to go, comes out to make it happen, but blonde calls up all her reserves to make this thing a shootout late. Faces spanked as short right hands are traded, chins tested by come-back hooks. Girls fall in, each trying to get her shoulder under the other and outwork her girl to the body. Midway through, Brittany slips a hook, comes back a chopping right on the skull, doubles it up to clout Casta's left eye and LAETITIA'S HURT! 'Tisha stepping in fence post holes, covering up high - Daniel shelling her foe brazen lefts and rights, letting it all hang out. Final minute: Casta's back to the ropes, dukes up at her temples, riding it out - Daniel pouring it on, punching desperate right/lefts to the waist to bring Casta's mitts down to free up that chin. Dying seconds, Daniel goes for broke, baring her teeth and tearing up French breasts with rising left/rights at the bell. Brittany slugging on after the bell, Casta out on her feet - this thing goes to the cards, comes back a 1 point duke: LAETITIA CASTA!

After: Crestfallen Brittany squeezing tears from clenched eyes, fists pulling at sweaty blonde tousle as she screams at the decision. Casta lifting her mitts - tired, achy, battered, but triumphant - knockdown proves the difference. French girl strutting, relishing the moment, every voluptuous step a twist of the knife in Brittany's heart as the slump continues.