Faith ( left ) and Natalie are marking each other with stinging slaps as they tug hair for that chance to let loose; the stand-up before the take-down is remarkable leading to the floor struggle that makes this my favourite fight.
Fighting on their feet Danni ( right ) managed to cope better with the hair tugs to slap Layla into submission.
Sahara demonstrates her skill at thwarting Mandy's moves, a sharp lesson from Sahara in the stand-up fight which benefited Mandy in her fight against Portia, a bruising encounter when Mandy was the loser all round but what a gutsy fighter.
Sahara has Portia momentarily, completely in her hands leaning into the hair grasp. Both had beaten Mandy to qualify for this final, the bigger Portia stayed in the fight to the very end, nearly unseating our wee champion but a draw was enough for Sahara to stay on her throne. The fights were astounding though Sahara, undoubtedly, remains the queen.
The chance to exploit the hair advantage falls to Natalie and Samara can't do much more than...... go with it.
Nearly naked and so bruised but Samara is in the driving seat, in a better hair-hold position to get Natalie on her back for a mount where she can slap-bruise some more.
A defiant and clever Kitkat is no match for a determined Sahara
who holds her head down by the hair. Kitkat, though she had her moments was flummoxed by Sahara's aggression and stamina over the three rounds. I did hope for a rematch or for the return of Kitkat.
Their oiled-up bodies are too slippery to grip and the footing unsure in the struggle but thank goodness for the hair, they can still get a tight enough grip and Carmen looks to be in a commanding position over Sahara.....but not for long.
Natalie is in prime position to wreak revenge on top of Axa, and the clenched hand is determined to keep Axa's head as still as the duvet allows, while the right hand searches to body slap.
From below Axa does her best to manipulate Natalie's head and launches brutal slaps on her back and ribs.
A similar situation with Ali on her back and Helen, a rookie, a real battler and perhaps not so experienced. Maybe Ali's grip was hurting her scalp as her instinct is to hold Ali's arm to somehow ease the pain.
Helen wasn't so experienced but she finally got the submission from little Ali, so it's not all about the hair and slaps but what goes into three rounds sharing the lot.
A bit of a stalemate for Chelsea and Natalie on the floor, the slapping was mostly reserved for the stand-up parts of the fight.
All sensational, with Natalie stoically accepting the pain of hardcore especially when she triggered harsh treatment from Chelsea by fighting back and not giving until she'd given her all.
Hair pulling comes in all different ways and I suspect it's the beginning of a turnover between Becca and Kelly. Evenly matched and a delight to watch them turn each other frequently, ground grappling and slapping.
Cassie ( left ) and Emma pulled and tugged each others' hair for a long time. Neither had long hair but they must have lost some hair between them. It seemed neither wanted to give up tormenting each others hair as the trudge around the mat went on and on.
Emma did enlighten us on the old forum that it was expensive to thicken up lost hair at the hairdresser after that fight. I'm in no doubts about that, just watching what they did to each other.
Their fight was all about payback when they got their chance and Emma is looking to extract wisps of hair from Cassie's scalp in the above photo - that's her payback face. What a hot, nasty fight. Sheesh!
When I see the bare floor and no coverings I know it's mostly a stand-up fight in which Sahara excels though the newbie blonde Portia took Sahara all the way to a draw.
It's different and the hair pull is often used as a lever to gain access to the body for slaps.
Sahara has become quite expert in this mode of fighting and I find it exciting, as I do the fighters.
Sahara was at a low ebb in the third round when Portia caught her in the above position, both hands in Sahara's hair.
Sahara's face reflects her difficulty - of course she recovered, angrily- and even I was beginning to fret.
They are possibly having a break trying to figure out the next move but always the hands are in the hair exerting pressure, terrified they lose a chance to get the upper hand.
A superb back and forth battle which I hope can be repeated in a rematch. BFUK?
Not that she got it all her own way, this was a slog of a fight but Natalie clearly shows the advantage of hair pull leverage, exposing Carmen's back for a heavy slap, or was it two? Ouch! I think Carmen would try to avoid the second. Don't you?
I've seen many Bfuk girls hold the head firmly to the floor, on firmer floors, by using the hair which allows easier release of healthy slaps to the thighs, shoulders and chest. Although on her back Natalie is resisting by harrying Emma who may be looking for this move.
And this is the move, demonstrated by Natalie on Domino. OW! yeah, very effective.
Echo is burrowing her nails into Jamielee's leg but still hangs on to Jamielee's hair. I'd say Jamielee's two handed attack on Echo's hair is winning. No: she hasn't ripped out chunks of hair from Echo, it just happens to be her hair style.......I think.
Stylish picture of Emma taking Candy to the mattress by the hair.
A magnificent throw from Faith but do notice, even a vicious throw won't dislodge Natalie's hand from Faith's hair.
The Pocket Rocket doesn't need much of Kelly's lovely hair to turn her head.
A pony-tail can cause contortions to the body in a cat-fight, especially if Ruby is on the end of it.
Chelsea uses the hair to get Pinky off balance for the mount. Other girls might let go thinking that might hurt too much. Not Chelsea!
Pinky's nightmare continues as Chelsea applies the pressure.
As Tazmin cheers Ruby on, Chelsea applies the hardcore head twist by the hair but the gruelling fight went for three rounds of bitter struggle for supremacy. Ruby didn't complain but a head turn too far happened when Natalie's shout stopped Axa doing similar to her in their fight. Tuff stuff!
Close quarters hair tugging in stand-up was greatly demonstrated in Faith versus Natalie. They battled, tugging one way and another to render each other open for a hard slap or the take-down and believe you me, these slaps kept coming viciously though the take-downs were later in the fight.
A perfect tug for Natalie to sink that slap, and she did it successfully.
Not unusual to see them in this position, they'll take the hair anywhere to find an advantage. Natalie was taller than Faith and she was more successful in the upright skirmish.
Hair pulling, gripping and twisting ( ragging the hair, violently shaking the head by the hair was an early aspect of the hair fight which I was glad to see phased out ) were facets of the girls at war within the rules at BFuk.
And how could you visualise a catfight minus this dynamic.
Truth be told, some ladies just can't stand hair attacks and I'd hate to lose a cat-fighter simply for that reason. In fact tying up or braiding is sometimes a statement of non-compliance from the fighter IMO; the other side of the coin, some girls would very rarely appear without their hair loose - dare I type it- relishing the prospect of a hair fight.
The smaller Holly has the bigger Seline disadvantaged by pure hair control.
Over time and fights ( if they stayed around long enough ) the ladies found their own levels of how to apply this tactic, not just to cause pain, but tactically to make further gains. The progression is quite obvious from the regulars, Natalie and Sahara both outstanding, to name but two.
The learning curve in cat-fights?
Natalie's maxim nails it, ' It's not the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog. '
Experienced Emma ( right ) is seen, not going for a big hank of hair on Dawn's head, just enough hair to pain the scalp more, which the inexperienced Dawn reflects facially.
Thick hanks of hair holding, easier to turn the head were seen in the early fights when Daisy and teenager Natalie ( right ) are finding their way in the cat-fight world.
Looks like the opening of this fight where each girl goes instinctively for the hair and Lacey ( right ) is usually a fraction quicker though Charlie can't be far behind.
Faith was blatant in sacrificing her long, lovely hair and quite happy to allow Justice to get in there, but this fight wasn't just about hair, Justice was goaded into a tough, sizzling fight: not that she wasn't up for it.
Very rarely did the girls, even under great pressure, fail to hang on to her opponent's hair, ever mindful of the smallest chance of turning the tables. Ruby against Tazmin.
Tazmin ( right ) quite experienced by now, is gripping just enough of Ruby's mane to really hurt.
Gripping the hair kept the girls close enough to allow one hand to be freed quickly for the slap. Again, Ruby v Tazmin.
This superb pic capture could fool you into thinking it was staged. But the tatted Domino was very nimble and Natalie was caught out awkwardly, quite often and she lost this fight.
That sucks eh!
Natalie later claimed it was because she'd banged her head on the floor during the fight and I believe her simply because she was the best and should have won. Of course I'm biased.
Sexy, underclad females basting themselves in baby-oil rolling around, flesh to flesh, does appeal but when Carmen and Sahara did it the added spice was hair gripping and pulling.
Not easy, balanced precariously in the inflatable with a now crazy slippery feel to the feet and the slaps exchanged while doing so, I had to think, a lass is going to lose her footing and all will tumble, so heavily.
The masterclass from Lacey and Sahara was always going to be a hair fight. Nervous smiles on their faces as they faced up, and how did they turn out: both had their hair streaming loose - these two are defined by the art of the hair attack.
Long awaited and am I sated?
I don't think the cat-fight lover is ever satisfied and wants more, more, more. At least these two finished what we all started and Bitchfight UK has to be congratulated on somehow achieving, almost the impossible, getting Lacey to return after nearly 4 years for unfinished business with Sahara.
The girls must have wanted it......badly. ( My thought again. )
Did I say finished - there is the matter of a rematch....fingers Xed.
