Tale of the Tape:
Elisha Herbert:
Age: 23
Height: 5'6
W/L: 6-1 (6KOs)
Current ACB bantamweight champion.
Vs
Kaya Scodelario:
Age: 30
Height: 5'6
W/L: 53-18 (53KOs)
Former FCBA bantamweight champion.

BronzedOz boxing vs Girls Friday)

(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

Intro:
The excursion to America for the ACB bantamweight champion Elisha Herbert continues here on PPV, after beating Vivian Hsieh on her FCBA debut only two weeks ago, now she takes a step up to take on the former FCBA bantamweight champion Kaya Scodelario, who is trying to get herself back into the title picture here once again after a mixed to say the least last twelve months.

Both women had different styles to build up the fight, Elisha posted on her social media "first time on FCBA PPV, the Americans get to see the best kept secret in Australia when me and my sister Renee walk down to the ring, Kaya will just be my punch bag to show off my talents" maybe not showing enough respect to Kaya, though her confidence has to be sky high with the run of results she is having.

Kaya on the other hand spoke to the FCBA Networks Alicia Atout in the back stage area, wearing a black blouse with blue jeans and black heels, Kaya tells Alicia "last month I sorted out that bytch Caity (Lotz) and now I get to show an annoying kid what it actually means to be elite in this weight division" well Kaya isn't showing any more respect to Elisha as she is getting in reply.

Alicia asks Kaya if she asked for any advice from her stablemate Olympia Valance, who lost the ACB title to Elisha earlier this year, Kaya sharply replies "while Olympia is a great fighter, I am the one with experience, I watched what Olympia did with this kid, she allowed the kid to get into her face and rattle her, I won't" then heads off after shaking the hand of Alicia, going to get ready for the fight.

Fighting time, first through the curtain comes Elisha with as promised her sibling next to her, both strutting in matching coloured gear, Renee in an emerald green dress with a gold sash around the center, Elisha is wearing an emerald sports bra, matching boots and gloves, emerald trunks with a gold waistband that has her surname in green letters written on the center, hair braided for battle, she soon steps in the ring, her coach Nicky Whelan telling Elisha to take this fight serious as Renee parades the ACB title around outside the ring to whistles and a few boos.

Now here comes Kaya with her coach Taryn Terrell and cut woman Eva Carneiro, she wears a black sports bra, matching boots and shoes, black trunks with white trunks, hair tied into a ponytail as she marches down the aisle, she isn't afraid of drama herself as she moves around to the side Renee is standing to scowl at her, Renee glaring back before Kaya steps onto the ring apron and climbs through the ropes, jogging to her corner as she now locks eyes with Elisha, maybe trying to intimidate Elisha by showing she isn't afraid of her and her camp.

The referee waves the fighters to the center of the ring, both bouncing on their toes, eyes intensely locked as this has an air of tension between them, the fist bump certainly isn't friendly as a crack of leather rings out, they then jog back to their corners, once everything is ready the bell rings to start 10 rounds of bantamweight action.

Round 1:
Out come the fighters on their toes, the opening salvos are mostly single punches being exchanged in an almost fencing style, then Kaya feints with a jab before stepping in with a right hook onto the jaw of Elisha, followed by two short left hooks to her body, making the Aussie cry out as she backs off, Kaya stepping after her with her guard up as Elisha fires in a double jab to try to ward her off.

Kaya clearly is wanting to test the younger woman out by pressuring her, Elisha showing a good defence after taking that flurry, still she is being outworked as Kaya steps after her, drilling her punches in around the torso of the model to make her groan out, the Girls Friday corner banging on the ring apron with big beaming smiles.

But Kaya can't sleep on this fighter, a missed right cross as Elisha leans back leads to a straight banging into the lips of Kaya, followed by a short left cross onto her jaw, Elisha now steps inside to work the body of the English lass, both fighters gritting their mouthpieces as they work on the inside, not wanting to give any hint they are being hurt, the round soon ends with the referee needing to step in, Kaya mockingly says "welcome to the big leagues" getting a venomous look from the ACB champion, maybe not the smartest insult to throw but one that certainly has gotten under the skin of the Aussie.

Round 2:
Back out they come with Elisha now looking more prepared for a charge from her opponent, moving more side to side to not be as easily a target, Kaya responding by throwing more jabs around the torso of her opponent to try to slow her down, getting caught with a left/right cross combo when she leaves her guard too low.

Now Kaya is starting to get a taste of why Elisha has become a champion so young, bashing in several quick fire combos through the gloves of the English fighter to draw her back towards the ropes, where she steps in now to rip in her own body shots, Kaya snarls out before trying to make the intensity of the Aussie, but Elisha shows her boxing IQ to step back out while landing a crisp jab/straight combo into the face of Scodelario to knock her head back.

It takes the last thirty seconds of the round for Kaya to get back on top after landing a left cross as Elisha was moving in, a straight to the chest of the model makes her hiss now, both going toe to toe in close as they nearly clash heads, showing the hate already growing between these two, at the bell they shove apart before marching to their corners.

Round 3:
Landing more combos in their exchanges, definitely more then before as they are driven to win this clash, Elisha steps back when Kaya overextends herself with a straight, stepping back in with a jab/straight combo to push Kaya back two steps, the Aussies rhythm on show as she is starting to pepper the cheeks of her opponent more as she holds the center of the ring.

A frustrated look on Kaya's face tells the story of her success, trying to match up with Elisha in the exchanges, she hasn't the hand speed though that the beautiful model does, leading to her cheeks getting marked up more, needing to switch to covering up more tightly now as they fight it out.

Final minute sees Elisha get caught out as she steps in with a jab, Kaya parries it as she times her counter attack, landing a short left hook to the ribs of Elisha before a short right to her cheek, throwing more punches to the body of Herbert, who backs off as Scodelario doesn't charge after her, maybe suspecting a trap from her foe, soon the bell rings after a quick exchange, jogging to their stools with the BronzedOz corner looking happy now, especially Renee as she tells her sister she has got this.

Round 4:
Another furious exchange of punches starts the round, Kaya starting to keep her guard more up though, not letting Elisha tee off on her as easily, she soon leans out the way of a right cross to counter with a left across the side of her opponents head, followed by a straight to knock her to her heels.

Kaya now looks more assured again as she presses into her opponent, using her left to give her little nudges while the right does the damage, Elisha holds onto her, complaining to the referee about the shoves, losing her temper a little as the referee looks more focused on breaking the clinch then her complaints, they resume with Kaya landing the cleaner punches as Elisha seems to be letting her temper get the better of her there.

Taking a step back though Elisha regains her standing as she dodges a left cross, hammering in a double jab to the cheek of Kaya, which is starting to redden up, while landing a short right to the body of the actress to make her retreat, both are giving their all in this one as the round comes to a close, they lock eyes for a moment before returning to the comfort of their corners, Kaya looks fully dialled in now, maybe not showing Elisha enough respect earlier in the fight, while Elisha looks to only be focused on her now, Renee not looking too worried about her twin, sure she has this in the bag.

Round 5:
Sweat is starting to run off their brows as they trade, Elisha showing some nice footwork to work on the inside and then move out when Kaya swings in a power punch that only finds air, the ACB champion is certainly showing she has a lot of tools to her arsenal, landing several clean shots through the guard of Kaya to give her a fresh headache.

But the English fighter manages to slip a straight and bangs in a right to the body of Elisha, pressing her against the ropes where her mobility isn't a factor, Kaya again bangs away to the body of her opponent, making the BronzedOz fighter grunt out with each hit till she can clinch up, crowd loving the back and forth is cheering both fighters, referee not as pleased as they have to step in to break them apart, a shove between the fighters doesn't help as tempers flare up.

Boxing around the middle of the ring, it's another closely fought exchange till Elisha dips under a right to land two left hooks to the ribs of Kaya, followed by an overhand right that doesn't land flush, it does make Scodelario shell up as Herbert continues to whack away at her till the bell rings, strong finish from Elisha most likely taking the round for her, fans are on their feet cheering both fighters on as they take a breath to keep themselves cool, both are marked up, Kaya has swelling around her left cheek as Eva works on it.

Round 6:
Coming back out to fight Kaya is moving her head more to look for openings, Elisha trying to catch her with a straight that just misses as Kaya moves her head out the way in time, a straight into the breadbasket of Herbert makes her back off with an overhand left turning her head to the side.

That looks to have worried Elisha a little as she tenses up, Kaya using the extra time she has to bash in a double jab up top that Elisha just about blocks, IT LEAVES HER TORSO OPEN, WITH A STRAIGHT LANDING FLUSH INTO HER LIVER AREA! DOWN GOES HERBERT ONTO ALL FOURS!

Renee yells "no! Get up Elisha!" As she looks in shock, Kaya grins seeing her reaction as she heads to the neutral corner, 1....2....3... Elisha kicks the canvas with her right foot as she presses her forehead to the canvas, 4....5....6....7... That punch definitely ripped through her, 8....9...10 she hasn't the strength to beat the pain and gets counted out!

Winner Kaya Scodelario KO Round 6

After:
Kaya marches over to Elisha, yelling down at her "I'd stay in the Australia if I were you!" laughing as she heads back to her corner, for all her mocking, her face tells the story of how good Elisha is, with her cheeks baring the brunt of the Aussies fists over six rounds, Eva is working on them.

With Elisha being checked on by Renee and Nicky, both who help to get her to a kneeling position, Renee applying an ice pack to her siblings stomach, putting her right arm around her back to tell her she did good, still tears run down the marked up cheeks of Elisha as much from the pain she is in as the sting of defeat.

Nicky decides after Elisha is able to stand it is best they leave the ring, staring over at the Girls Friday camp with a glare, maybe not wanting to see Kaya get her hand raised, they grab the ACB belt and head off to the locker room with Renee acting like a crutch for her sister.

In the ring Kaya is wiped down and has her gloves off, she steps to the middle of the ring, getting her right hand raised as she smiles, leaving the ring soon after with Taryn and Eva behind her, she looks relaxed as she seems to be on the right path again after seeming to lose it last year.