Kim is her usual sassy, cocky self as she prepares to meet Petr. "I put Sophie away pretty well two weeks ago and Petr will be no different, even though this'll be a much rougher battle. Pit fights are always tough, but I have my own…uh, techniques that give me a distinct edge-especially over men. Just between us, I find Petr gorgeous, and when I get turned on, I can't help but show it…and that turns my opponent on. When that happens, he's a goner."

"Sure Kim's hot," Petr admits. "There's no disputing the obvious. But if she plans to rely on her sex tricks, she's in for a rude awakening. To prepare for this rugged set-to, I had Kandi help me train. Plus we spent most of the earlier part of today engaging in every form of sex we could imagine, to neutralize whatever Kim will undoubtedly try to unleash on me. Frankly, we need to train like that more often."

Denise bubbles over in anticipation of her battle. "I surprised even myself when I clobbered Caribe in our boxing match last month, Sure, I intended to win, but I did so much better than I'd even hoped. And now it's on to Regine and then to the Semi. As for our past relationship, that was just a temporary fling. Oh, I still like Reg-she's one sexy babe, eh?-but it's nothing torrid. She's got Paul and I'm playing the field at the moment. So, Reg, it's nothing personal when I whip your ass today."

Regine laughs. "Who does Denise think she is, one of the Corleones in The Godfather? 'It's not personal, it's strictly business.' Hah! Well if she wants to do business with me, I'll do business with her. Rather, I'll put her out of business and out of the Tourney. I'm tired of being eliminated in the early rounds and this year I mean to go all the way. Sorry, Denise honey. No hard feelings. Hell, after I get through with her, she'll be too numb to have any kind of feelings."

A hush descends over the Pit as our first combatants are about to enter.