Faster than Ronderu had anticipated, Dooku approached from Ronderu's left side. She almost saw the Sith lord too late, but managed to parry his blow. Not good, Ronderu thought. I've already revealed my blind spot.

Ronderu used a Soresu attack that Jalaen had demonstrated. Dooku was surprised, and he grunted to parry it. Then he sent Ronderu flying backwards.

Ronderu ran up to Dooku and delivered a swift kick that sent him falling to the ground. She nicked the Sith in the shoulder; however, he quickly regained his feet.

Dooku made no attempt to strike the Kaleesh again. He stood there, lightsaber drawn. "Truly, would it not be easier to lay down your sword and surrender, Kummar?"

"Not when Jalaen charged me with ridding Shili of you," Ronderu countered.

Dooku smiled, and unleashed Dark side lightning at the very surprised Kaleesh.

Ronderu swiftly did the only thing she could think of: she blocked it with her saber. It rebounded and backfired on the Sith instead. His lightsaber was forced out of his hand and into the fiery wreckage.

Dooku looked enraged. He Force-pushed Ronderu backwards, again Her own lightsaber was dashed against a rock.

"So then," Ronderu held up one of her lig swords, and tossed the other to Dooku. "It's time to fight my way."

With the same heat and fervor of Asajj Ventress, she attacked without a moment's pause. Dooku was surprised, and Ronderu cut open his shoulder. The Sith lord gritted his teeth in pain. He then in turn leapt above Ronderu and tried to impale her. Ronderu barely escaped by somersaulting forward.

Again the Count leaped over to impale her, but socking Dooku in the jaw sent him reeling backward. Anger gleamed in his eyes. Shouting, Dooku raced towards Ronderu, trying to gut her.

The Kaleesh's miscalculated parry ended up slicing Ronderu's thigh. She fell to the earth, and Dooku readied for the killing blow.

Ronderu blocked the blow with a clang of metal. She whacked Dooku in the head with the handle on the lig sword. Dooku was sent closer and closer to the flames with every hard blow that Ronderu delivered.

On the edge of the flames, Ronderu kicked the lig sword out of Dooku's hand, and she caught it.

"Game over, Count," Ronderu said, smiling as she cleaved head from shoulders, and the head rolled into the flames.

Tyranus was dead.