(Written by Girls Friday/Results BBU)

(Girls Friday vs Free Agent)

Intro:
The next bout tonight sees Elizabeth Henstridge return to the BBU to do battle with former Emmerdale star Adele Silva here in Gateshead.
Coming into this fight, Elizabeth holds an overall record of 5 wins, all by knockout and 2 losses, though in the BBU she is unbeaten after fighting Louise Redknapp.
Her opponent Adele comes into the fight with 12 wins, 11 by knockout and 8 losses on her record, she is a former BBU flyweight champion.
Leading into this fight, Elizabeth was asked for a few comments, she told Anna Woolhouse "it's funny being back in Britain for a month, I'm still learning my ring craft and this should be a good hard fight for me to learn from"
Talking of her opponent "Adele is cute, but I've heard she's not that friendly; I have to concentrate on the fight and not what she does"
Adele meanwhile says "oh goody, I take to fight another supposed "star" whose made it in America, because I love bringing them back to reality with my two fists"
Adding "I am going to be back in the ring with the likes of that Coleman kid and Cole, people like that shouldn't be the top of the tree when I'm the best of Britain"
Fighting time, Elizabeth comes out first, wearing a black sports bra, shorts with a silver Agents of Shield badge on the left left, black gloves with silver thumbs and black shoes.
Heading down to the ring with Lauren Berlingeri and Eva Carneiro by her side, she smiles at the crowd as she bumps fists with some fans at ringside.
Climbing into the ring, bouncing on her toes as she heads to her corner, she looks so much more relaxed then her early fights as she limbers up.
Out comes Adele next, she's wearing a blue and white stripped sports bra to go with blue shorts and shoes, while she has white gloves on.
She struts down to the ring with her usual cocky smile as she looks over the crowd, clearly not impressed to be fighting here.
Climbing into the ring, she ignores everyone in the ring bar her coach, who she smiles at and gives him a wink, maybe they are more then coach and fighter.
Brought to the ring centre, the referee goes through his duties as Adele mouths off at Elizabeth, who ignores her as best she can.
Asked to touch gloves, Adele swipes hers with Elizabeth, who held hers out looking for a more respectful touch, but smirking as she is getting used to this part as well.
Back into their corners they go, the referee nodding at the timekeeper to ring the bell to begin 10 rounds of flyweight action.

Round 1:
Off they go, both girls exchanging at midrange to start, Elizabeth landing a hard straight through the guard of Adele to her nose.
Looking to start of strong, she goes to land two hooks around the guard of her opponent, missing though as Adele uses her head to lean out of the way.
The girls building up to a tear up judging by the stiffness of their punches, each getting harder each time they connect with the others face.
Elizabeth comes in to land a right cross, missing and Adele is in up the center to dig two body shots in.
The fight livening up as the girls get in tight, Adele almost using her head to shove Elizabeth back, digging her fists just above the waistband of her opponent.
Elizabeth being pressed back till she manages to slip out the way of a charging Adele and slams two punches to the left cheek of the former Emmerdale star.
Adele doesn't look too worried, still cockily swaggering forward as the girls go back to single punches over the top of the others guard.
Snapping an uppercut towards Adele's chin, Elizabeth just misses and catches two cross punches in reply and as she steps back, finding her opponent back into her face again.
Elizabeth covering up as Adele works with a flurry of punches at the guard, trying to crack it open, the older fighter keeping the pressure on as the round comes to an end.
Adele smiling as the bell rings, heading back to her corner with her coach up quickly to tell her how well she's doing after just one round.
Elizabeth still looks relaxed though, Lauren going through what she needs to do, Eva going to work to clean her up for the next round.
Round 2:
Out they head to the ring centre, the girls start off at midrange again, seeking a hole to go through and pound the other into submission.
Elizabeth again is the aggressor, launching quick fire punches up the inside of Adele's guard, this time the older girl can't just rush up the centre and finds herself being worked backwards.
Using her experience though, she parries Elizabeth's left jab and snaps a right over the top of the guard, allowing her to come on the attack.
Getting to the inside, Adele is trying to rough up Elizabeth, the fight becoming scruffy as the girls trying to swing shots to the others bodies, the punches are not the cleanest and soon the girls are stuck in a clinch.
The referee pries the girls apart, Elizabeth the quicker on the draw, slamming a right and left into the lips of Adele.
Adele's head rocked back and Elizabeth seems to be getting onto the front foot, but that is stopped by a right from Adele across her cheek.
Starting to dance around each other and trade multiple punches at a time, the fight starts to look good if you are a boxing purest.
Shots sneaking around the others guard, Elizabeth looking the better as her hands fly through the air faster then Adele can.
Adele trying to match her speed, getting driven back late in the round with two piston like rights through the guard to the lips.
The bell rings before Adele can get back at Elizabeth, where she was happy at the end of the last round, this time she is upset at the situation.
Her coach cleaning her face up, her lips starting to swell up so that is her coaches main focus.
In the other corner, Elizabeth nods at Lauren, who gives her some water and more advice, while Eva goes to work on cleaning her up, her cheeks are a little puffy.
Round 3:
Adele trying to get on the front foot, striking out with straight punches, looking to press Elizabeth backwards, the problem is she's getting beaten to the punch as the quicker Henstridge pounds her own straights through the open gaps left behind.
Catching the older girl with a right hook, Elizabeth bounces on her toes around Adele, whose looking more desperate.
Used to winning, Adele isn't used to being caught as easily as this, but all she can do is land glancing shots to the body of Henstridge.
The Sheffield lass landing two hooks to the cheeks of Adele to ward her back, forcing her to cover up as Elizabeth sends a barrage of punches towards her face.
Seeing she's wasting energy, Elizabeth goes back to measuring her shots, Adele deciding she needs to go on the attack.
Landing a straight through the guard, then lands two pounding rights to the side of Henstridge's body, forcing a gasp from the younger woman.
Trying to keep on the attack, but Elizabeth moves out the way, making Adele look silly as she misses with a right hand.
Heading towards the end of the round, Adele bobs her head and finds her way through to get another right to the body, forcing Elizabeth to fight hard in tight.
The girls throwing flurries of punches at each other till the bell, where they turn to head back to their corners, both showing some tenseness as they sit on their stools.
Adele staring hard at Elizabeth, the youngster just ignoring Silva as she looks up at Lauren, the two of them smiling as the girls talk, keeping relaxed as their coaches go to work on them.
Round 4:
Starting off quickly, Adele tries to rush across the ring, Elizabeth seeing this; quickly gets on the move, smacking Adele to the face with straight rights and lefts.
A hard right catches Adele's lips and she let's out a loud gasp, hurting as Elizabeth snaps a jab into them to make things even worse.
Adele covering up as Elizabeth sends punches at her guard, as that doesn't have the effect desired, she starts to send punches around the guard, pounding the side of the body.
Towards the ropes, Adele fighting hard to try and get off the ropes, both girls slamming cross punches to the others cheeks.
Adele clinching up, pulling Elizabeth in tight to make sure she can't hit her, the referee gets involved to separate the girls from each other.
Moving off the ropes, Adele lands a double jab and looks to follow with a right hand, missing by inches and taking a stiff straight to the top of her head.
Her head snapping back, before she takes two more chopping cross punches across her cheeks, Adele having to dig her heels in and fight back as best as she can.
The girls landing on the inside, till Elizabeth lands two uppercuts to rock Adele backwards, the Surrey lass shaking her head to clear it.
Not long left in the round as Elizabeth keeps Adele pressed on the ropes, Adele trying her best to fire her way off the ropes, but she is getting caught with the cleaner punches knocking her head back.
The bell rings and Elizabeth jogs back to her corner, Adele stares at the sky for a moment, maybe praying to whatever higher power there might be before heading to their corner.
Round 5:
Elizabeth starting off strong, Adele trying to keep at her with short sharp punches to the body when she does get close.
But she is getting caught around her face with rights and lefts turning the head of Adele, she adds two body shots to the flanks to make things worse for Adele.
She's starting to look hurt as her hands are starting to lower and Elizabeth is pounding her fists through the spaces left.
A barrage of straight punches knocks Adele back and as a right hand cracks her under her chin, down she goes to her bum at first then her back!
Elizabeth off to a neutral corner, the referee counting out Adele as she stirs, trying to shove her way up but can not find the strength to do it, slipping and landing back on her side, soon enough the referee counts out Adele.

Winner: Elizabeth Henstridge KO Round 5.

After:
Elizabeth raises her fists to the sky and bounces on her feet, grinning as she gets another win on her fledging career.
Adele's coach is in the ring to check his fighter over, she's laying on her back but is awake, just shaken by the knock down.
Helped up slowly by him, she looks at Elizabeth with eyes full of hate, wanting to make a wise comment to make herself feel better, but she hasn't the energy.
Instead her coach helps her out the ring, then carries her in his arms up the ramp to the back for well the crowd is guessing.
So is Elizabeth and the Girls Friday corner team, looking outside the ring with a look of "OK" Elizabeth joking "don't carry me like that OK?" To Lauren and Eva.
Lauren replying "I'd drop you anyway" before winking and the girls all laugh together, before Lauren helps Elizabeth with her gloves.
Ushered to the ring centre, Elizabeth's hand is raised to a loud roar from the crowd, this is the moment that makes all that training and getting hit worth it thinks Elizabeth to herself as she smiles and waves to the crowd.
Climbing out the ring, Elizabeth bumps her fist with some of the guys in the front row, Lauren slapping a few guys hands that are not coming for a bump as much as a touch, something's are not wanted after a win.
Heading up the ramp, the girls bowing to the crowd before heading off into the back and to the GF locker room, Elizabeth going to shower and watch her stablemates fight.