BEFORE: Carla Bonner blasted out Natalie Bassingthwaighte on her BBU debut back in September and now looks to repeat that performance against another Downunder Boxing bantamweight, Jessica Marais. This is a major upgrade in opposition for the 43 year old blonde actress as Marais won five of her last sixth bouts across both hemispheres and completely banished the broken jaw demons suffered at the start of her BBU career.

We're live in Melbourne so locally born Bonner has the crowd on her side while 'Green & Gold's Sarah Cumming has spotted Melissa George in the VIP suite which suggests the Wildetime veteran eyes a comeback to the ring and might well challenge any of the two women currently climbing the ropes to a solid ovation from a blood thirsty audience.

Jessica Marais wears a silver bikini set with green trim and black gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Carla Bonner wears a red bikini set with silver trim and silver gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a loose bun at the back of her head. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
The opening minute of this bout is largely uneventful because the seeing out proccess takes over quickly however Carla then deploys an uptempo charge and begins to stick her mitts straight into Jessica's face. The younger of the blondes is widely considered to be the more durable of the two yet Carla knows all about it herself and looks to shut her down as quickly as she did vs Bassingthwaighte on her debut. This being said, Marais is much faster across the canvas and she avoids the Bonner leather rush after that initial struggle and survives the final minute in full safety. Sarah Cumming thinks that Jessica must improve her aggressive balance if she hopes to win this fight through sheer exhaustion though.

Round 2:
Bonner comes out firing from the blocks and tangles with the younger blonde in the center of the ring however Marais is no longer that girl who got her jaw broken by another veteran and stands her ground during the heated exchange. She splits Carla's gloves repeatedly and snaps her head back before blasting a huge shot to the liver area that caves in the hitherto rampant cougar. From then on Jessica takes over and buries the older blonde under a barrage of punches, if only their placement was any better, she'd have Bonner gasping on the ropes but instead the fellow actress is able to clinch her and ride it out until the bell.

Round 3:
Jessica's taking the fight to the cougar again and sticks her mitts in Bonner's face to the point a noticeable lump appears below the left eye come the one minute mark. The younger blonde groans in her efforts to put Carla away but the veteran refuses to buckle and keeps faith in her aggressive approach despite several missed opportunities to land that crushing haymaker. Marais' creampuff reputation doesn't win her any betting friends - even on the Australian market - yet she shows plenty of heart trying to bulldoze Bonner back to the ropes. Her efforts come up short thanks to another lenghty clinching display from the older blonde though and the Melbourne audience begins to jeer at Bonner's tactics which is very surprising given her hometown billing.

Round 4:
Carla finally beats Jessica for the opening tangle and rips her across the mouth before a left/right combo finds the nose and dumps the younger blonde on her heels. Marais tries to swing one from the back foot but misses everything but the air and gets rocked with a left hook on the temple that channels some of the Bonner's late blooming prospects. Jessica aches out in pain and stumbles back to the ropes where the veteran traps her with a heated jabbing assault and keeps subdued for the remainder of the round. While Marais covers up in earmuff, she gets targeted to the body and slumps into more aching dismay as Carla leans on her and ravages the midsection at will showing plenty of raw power as even Sarah Cumming cringes in the booth when she notices the pink patches on the otherwise pale Marais skin. Ugh! That HAD to hurt the pretty blonde there!

Round 5:
Marais is slow to get up after taking that huge beating to the body and her durability is suddenly under moe fire as Bonner fakes another low approach before blasting a left hook on the temple that slumps the younger girl into a piercing uppercut within a split second! Oi, Jessica! Marais goes all wobbly butt as she winces in more pain but has no chance to avoid rapid fire treatment from point-blank range... Bonner hauls in a series of facial strikes with her foe's guard all at sea and another left hook to the temple SENDS JESSICA DOWN ON HER BACKSIDE just past the minute mark! The Melbourne crowd explodes in joy and the 'Neighbours' veteran lifts her right arm in the air as the other blonde rolls onto her face and desperately tries to beat the quick count. Marais' up at eight but looks somewhat misty-eyed and it's no wonder Bonner applies the power punching afterwards which successfully breaks her opponent's spirit more than anything else. Jessica gets pounded back to the ropes and just screams out her demise as the punches begin to rack up on her quickly swelling face. She closes her eyes instead of just striking back at her nemesis and almost turns her back to Bonner before resting on the ropes for good. THE REF HALTS THE LOOMING PUNCHBAG SCRIPT and hauls Carla off her prey just in time for Marais to avoid another serious facial injury! TKO5 Carla Bonner!!!

AFTER: Carla turned some heads when she dismantled Natalie Bassingthwaighte on her official ACB/BBU but several pundits still questioned whether she can actually repeat that performance against a younger opponent. Well, Sarah Cumming admits the 43 year old cougar silenced her critics tonight with a brutal stoppage of Jessica Marais that was all but wrapped up during a six minute span starting with round number four. It's unlikely she reaches the elite stardom given her age but there are plenty of seasoned journeyowmen as well as prosmising upstarts that can suddenly feel threatened by her arrival on the boxing scene. Nobody's gonna risk a reputation blow of refusing to fight someone born in the early 70s after all and Carla's confident albeit a little cocky demeanour is just what the ACB entourage needed marketing-wise as well. Melissa George seems ready to agree with that statement as she drops a hint on twitter hours after the conclusion of this event.

Final result: Carla Bonner def. Jessica Marais TKO5.