BEFORE: Pushing and shoving in prefight - CW girls living down to network expectations in rancorous prefight proceedings. "When I was bullying Jessica earlier today," Leighton snarks, "I noticed she's coming in very soft and chubby - like I needed this fight to be even EASIER! Once upon a time, there was this girl - you guys wouldn't know her now, but she used to be Sarah Carter - who was a very experienced fighter, and early in my career, she gave me a terrible ring-whipping. It was really discouraging - almost broke me - but I shook it off and came through stronger than ever to be the Alpha Fighter you see before you today! That's the favour I'm going to do for Jessica: a terrible, one-sided beating that will let her know if she should continue with her fighting career. Odds are the answer will be 'no', but that's why we give girls beatings, right? Let's find out what Jessica's got! OH, plus: totally going to pound Lowndes' mounds - I just had to get that in!"

Jessica frowning prettily: Meester's said a lot of tuff stuff that needs answering. "First of all, that's not 'chubby' Leighton was feeling when I was pushing her around," Jessica contends, "it was 'sexy'. I'm not surprised that she's threatened by my heat, but whatever: thought she'd be cooler about it. SEcond, I lost to Brittany Snow by like 2 punches, so the idea that Leighton is going to ring-whip me is totally ridiculous. And last, there's no WAY she pounds my mounds: I'd never let her get in on me like that. So there you go: recipe for heartbreak for Leighton Meester: just add Jessica!"

Meester in fine grey-and-white check print (basically a tight screen-weave of tiny checks) bandeau top; black bikini bottoms; small black gloves; lightened brown/blonde hair back in low bun with long bangs bracketing face. Jessica in purple bra-strap style bikini with twist-tied cups; purple bottoms; small black gloves; hair long, loose, tucked in behind ears.

During R1: Jessica quickly at Leighton - closing, working the body aggressive left/rights, then looking to check-chin hooks off the body-banging. Meester sturdy in the pocket - right at her chest/left at her right elbow - both elbows in tight to her ribs as she absorbs Lowndes' pounding. Minute mark: cue retaliation: Leighton nipping short little right uppercuts after blocking body blows...mixing in the hook...she's steadily scoring on Jess, backing her up. Lowndes' attack sputters as Leighton places short-clout to head...once Meester has Jess in full retreat, Leighton's stepping in thumping hooks in behind Jessi's right elbow. Bell: Leighton finishing up strong as Lowndes sits in ropes to soak: Meester pushes up off rookie with pure disdain on expressive face.

R2: Leighton issues ring-whipping. Meester jabbing head and body midring - sidestepping left; short-shrugging palm-down hooks to jug as Jessica's turns to stay square. Halfway point, girls trading dangerous rights and lefts...Leighton beats Jessica to the punches, ringing mitts off chin and sending Lowndes reeling backward to ropes. Pounding of Lowndes' Mounds begins: Leighton storming the gates, chugging away hup-hup-hup - rising lefts and rights in close just bunching up the meat on poor Jessica! Lowndes howling, miserable, trying to cover herself up, but she's too badly weakened: Meester able to reach in under Jessica's arms, chest her helpless into ropes, wrestle apart the guard, then renew the onslaught. Mounds badly reduced as Leighton has her way...Meester grinning happily at bell as ref's pulling her off: Jessica blubbering, hugging her battered top and slouching against ropes with "I QUIT" body-language. Significantly though, Jessica's legs DID hold her up throughout a terrible tummy-to-tummy beatdown...corner able to build on that during the break, shoring Jessi's confidence back up.

R3,4,5: 9 long minutes of demoralizing Leighton Meester dominance...she's just circling clockwise around a spiteful jab - touching Jessica up belly/breasts/face, then edging in to get off stout combinations shoulder-to-shoulder. Jessica miserable - choking back tears and tryhing to keep herself together: curvy little brunette turning on the spot - arms crossed against her body as she gets picked apart. Meester all easy-breezy smiles and dancing eyes...she's at play, loving it on Jessica here, just patiently busting Lowndes up. After five, Leighton chirps: "Baby want to quit?" Lowndes grimacing, hugging her body en route to her corner. Ref asks Jess if she wants to submit during the break - outraged Lowndes shouts "NO!" in defiance. Savage Tweets ripping Jessica's performance - Sarah Gellar saying "Lowndes has no Hrt"; Hudgens chirping "Lowndes Mounds look pounded to ME!" - on and on - snarky little vixens taking their shots.

R6: Leighton out to torment Jessica further: signs of life from Lowndes as she finally decides to answer. Meester munching a swinging left inside her own left jab; then kissed a right hard to teeth inside her own right: Jessica determined to make Meester fight this round. Leighton backing off behind a defensive screen of check-jabs, trying to regroup: Jessica bouncing forward, looping overhand rights to toggle Leighton's chin! Meester driven ropeside where she digs in on apron: Lowndes pours forward, helping herself to Leighton's trunks left/right! Meester sobbing, pitching forward into Jessica arms: Lowndes bundling Leighton up, ragdolling her in the grasp, KNEEING her in the belly, then belting her robusto as Meester's cowering on ropes. Meester taking a bit of a trouncing, but managing the pressure with clever clinches until Jessica slips a left hand overhand grip around the middle of Leighton's bandeau - using the left to kind of push-jab at Leighton's chest, while punching in righty, hockey fight style! Meester JOLTED on her face in the dying seconds, stunned as Jess uses top-tugging and slugging to great effect...ref finally jumps in to break it up - telling Lowndes to clean up her act.

R7: Leighton jabs-jug early, slide-stepping out of range to bait angry Jessica forward: sweet check-hook finds Jessi's chin as she's storming in! Lowndes wobbles out of orbit all stamping hurt and stricken: Leighton over to offence with hard eyes, tight lips. Withering beatdown blows Jessica around the ring...Leighton methodical, but vicious - constantly working Lowndes' midsection rights and lefts; pushing Lowndes into ropes; hooking her tits; crossing right hands to her chin. Jessica battered, but curvy legs continuing to hold her up...she's a blubbering mess, but she's still standing through 7!

R8: Leighton moves in to finish - reaching a stiff left arm to touch at Jessica's tummy, setting up a whirling palm-down right PAK! in behind Jessi's left elbow. Lowndes sobbing in pain, but fighting back: short right on the jaw startles Leighton long enough for biting left to bounce off her trunks. Leighton: "UHH!" pitching forward from low-blow: Jessica's left hand secures that overhand grip on Leighton's bandeau, tugging Meester off balance, swinging her in counter-clockwise reel. Jessica baring her teeth while pulling and sorting - using her left to jab at Leighton even while grabbing that bandeau...Meester's confused! RIGHT HAND, JESSICA LOWNDES! Hockey-punch - Jess just drilling it straight to chin as Leighton's disoriented: Meester's head snapping back as her knees give way...she sputters to her right, her left knee touching down, but Jessi's still tugging that top, pulling Leighton to her feet! That grabbing left hand jabbing Leighton's breast-plate, jostling her, then: RIGHT HAND, JESSICA LOWNDES! Hockey punch pounds Leighton's face back again, spilling her to both knees. Jessi's still tugging that top, grinning down as she plows Meester a heinous extra right hand across the face - ref finally moves in to push Jessica away as Leighton flops onto her back. IT'S OVER! Meester mumbling incoherently, trying to sit up, but she's too hurt, can't get off her back...KO8 Jessica Lowndes in the cheapest comeback ever seen!

AFter: Lowndes prancing all hands high and proud of herself..weepy Meester eventually regaining her feet, blubbering about fouls and rematches in her corner...AND JESSICA WANTS MORE! Lowndes grabs Leighton by her elbows from behind, pulling her out for a wicked walk of shame! Meester with her arms back/chest out, tummy trembling, head lolling...she's miserable getting posed in the corners, her head tilted back slightly, eyes frowned shut, lips sniveling off teeth...meanwhile greedy, grinning Jessica's in behind, securing those elbows and leering over Meester's left shoulder. Cheap way to win a fight, but Jessica DID persevere through a beating, never went down, and DID finally find a way to hurt Leighton...maybe there's something there afterall. In days to follow, Leighton very vocal in FIGHTING INGENUE, citing her complete domination of the actual boxing match until Jessica "cheated", and warning Lowndes that "there WILL be a reckoning." In other news, the official for the fight is severely reprimanded, then rewarded with a cushy head-office job at HBO: protesters in NY go apeshit over the injustice.