Elizabeth Henstridge versus Brec Bassinger

Vs


(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Girls Friday vs Holloway Boxing)

Intro:
Elizabeth Henstridge looks to show she is a stern gatekeeper in the flyweight division, she takes on the hungry up and coming Brec Bassinger tonight on PPV.

Elizabeth is 32 years old; she stands 5'4, holding a record of 26 wins, all coming by way of knockout, with 16 defeats.

Brec is 19 years old; she stands 5'2, holding a record of 4 wins, all coming by way of knockout, with 2 defeats.

Contrasting starts to the year for both, Elizabeth won her only fight so far against Victoria Justice last month, hoping to show that talk of her being replaced as the best in her stables flyweight corps was premature.

While Brec has suffered her only two losses this year, both were to elite competition though in Danielle Campbell and Michelle Williams, many seeing Elizabeth as a much easier test for the youngster to build herself up on.

Both women were interviewed in their locker rooms by the FCBA Networks roving reporter for tonight Alicia Atout, who first stopped by the Girls Friday locker room to see Elizabeth warming up alongside Maisie Williams, Ming-Na Wen drilling them on what she expects tonight.

Alicia gets the nod to speak to Elizabeth for a few moments, Elizabeth excitedly hugs Alicia before saying "I hope you have this job permanently" getting a big smile from the Canadian beauty.

Who asks Henstridge how she feels, the Agents of Shield star replies "a little nervous as always, Brec I know has had it hard lately, she looks an impressive prospect though" Alicia nods along seeming to agree with the assessment.

"I have to be cruel when I get in that ring tonight, if I let her build up her confidence then I will be getting published, maybe after the fight I will get her a cup of coffee since she is only nineteen, Christ I feel old saying that" adds Elizabeth with a laugh.

She finishes with a big smile "I can't wait to test her out and well I hope to see you too after the fight so we can talk about your first day on a PPV here" Alicia thanking Elizabeth for the offer.

Now in the Holloway locker room, the Holloway girls are all hard at work, with Brec stretching over near the far side of the room, Alicia heads over to get a word from the youngster.

"I have had it hard as of late, I felt good against Mishy till... Well you know I got knocked out cold at her feet" Brec says as she grimaces at the memory of being knocked out by the legend.

When asked how she feels about her opponent tonight, Brec replies "Liz seems genuinely a nice person, we are both here to win though so that's all I am thinking about"

Turning to Alicia as she stretches her left arm across her chest, she continues "I know I can beat her as I do everyone in this division, I'm still learning but I have speed and power to trouble anyone, so don't write me off for two defeats" Alicia thanks Brec for her time as they fist bump.

Fighting time, Elizabeth is out first with Ming-Na beside her, she smiles as usual while jogging down the aisle, nodding to her fans at ringside as they express their love for her.

The English fighter is wearing a grey sports bra, shorts and shoes, her surname is written across the waistband in black letters, she has black gloves, while her hair is tied into a ponytail.

Getting inside the ring and heading to the ring center, she bows to each side of the ring, before settling into her corner to go through her warm up routine.

The Holloway fighter is out now, Brec being led out by her coach down the aisle, she is looking all business tonight while jogging down to the ring.

The American is wearing a black sports bra with red trim, matching trunks and shoes, red gloves with black thumbs, her hair is also tied back into a ponytail.

She head into the ring with a smile on her face as she waves to the crowd, settling back into her focused expression when in her corner, shadow boxing to get herself ready.

Brought to the center of the ring by the referee, the fighters have a cold look on their faces, both know this is simply about winning, no hate shown to their opponent.

Shown further when they bump gloves without any incident, turning back to their corners, once they have returned, the bell is rung to start 10 rounds of flyweight action.

Round 1:
At the bell the fighters fist bump before getting into their stances, Brec seems to have a more open guard, moving more quickly though as they exchange jabbing drills to get a feel for the others defences.

The better work is coming from Elizabeth though as she has the reach advantage, landing the cleaner punches as they box at range in the opening stanza.

Brec ducks a right to hammer in two overhand punches, landing several body shots to get the attention of Henstridge, who nudges her back to open up that gap again.

The next exchange sees Brec try to duck down again, Liz showing her though she needs to be more creative, a left cross slamming into the cheek of the American, with a double jab driving back Bassinger to the outside.

Elizabeth landing the cleaner punches as she controls the range the better of the fighters, stinging the cheeks of Brec, with Brec having to tighten that guard more.

The round ends with the Girls Friday corner looking happy with Liz's work, while Bec nods as she gets told to not be so respectful of her opponent.

Round 2:
No fist bump this time, they both get down to business straight away with more punches in volume now, Brec slipping a jab to come inside to work, landing three punches before she gets clipped with a right to her cheek.

Moving more in skirmish style attacks, Brec using her speed to give Elizabeth more trouble then the last round, targeting the body of the Brit to make her groan out.

Landing a double jab to the top of Brec's head, pushing back the youngster as she tries to open up that gap again, she moves to the center of the ring.

But Brec shows off her smarts by feinting with a left, when Elizabeth goes for a right cross, Brec ducks under and lands an uppercut that knocks back Liz a step.

Knocking back Henstridge to the ropes, Brec works the sides of the older actresses body, keeping her on the ropes with little shoves each time Liz tries to fight her way off them.

The bell rings to end the round, with both women sharing a nod before returning to their corners, Brec smiling as she showed a little of her potential.

Round 3:
Coming back together at the center of the ring, Elizabeth is doubling up her jab to try to pin down Brec, who lands follows suit as both look to establish their game plans early this round.

It's Elizabeth who lands the first big punch, a left hook smacks Bassinger across her cheek, with a straight knocking the head back of the Holloway fighter.

But when Liz has Brec near the ropes, she misses with another left hook, this time Brec punishes the Brit for being too predictable, with a right hook digging under the ribs of Henstridge to make her grunt out.

Away from the ropes, Brec's speed is starting to give her opponent a headache, catching her with an uppercut when she finds a way in closer with some nifty upper body movement.

Backed into a corner herself by a four punch combo to her face, Elizabeth tightens her guard up now as Brec tries to break her down, keep targeting the body with hooks to the delight of her corner.

With a straight landing on the forehead of Brec, Elizabeth lands a left cross just before the bell rings to end the round, another strong round for Brec to build off.

Round 4:
After a stern telling off from Ming-Na for not being aggressive enough herself, Elizabeth comes out her corner looking to add more power punches along with her jab.

Both women end up close trading, the smaller frame of Brec seems to be to her advantage in close, landing some sneaky shots under the tits of Liz to make her cry out.

Nudging back Brec with her left forearm, Elizabeth lands an uppercut to now get the attention of Bassinger, a left hook follows to turn the head of the American.

A follow up double jab knocks back the head of Brec, who finds herself stuck around the outside of the ring, Liz trying to pin her onto the ropes, missing with a right hook though as Brec dips down to dodge.

They end up in a heated toe to toe exchange at the center of the ring, barks and groans ring out as they trade hard punches, cheeks rubbing when they get in tight.

The round comes to an end with both women looking ready to fight harder, sterner looks on their faces from before, with their coaches telling them they need to be smart about how they tackle the problem in front of them.

Round 5:
Dancing around on their toes, each looks for an angle to strike from, Brec ducks down to try to step in with a right into the abs of Elizabeth, missing though and taking a right across the top of her head.

An uppercut follows to lift up Brec to her toes, she stumbles back a few steps, ELIZABETH THROWS A RIGHT HOOK ACROSS THE CHIN OF BREC TO SEND HER DOWN TO HER BACK!

Brec looks up at Liz with glassy eyes, Liz jogs over to the neutral corner with a cold expression, 1...2...3...4... Brec turns to her front, blinking as she tries to clear her head, 5...6...7.. She slips when she tries to push herself up, falling flat on her front, 8...9...10 that's it! Brec is counted out!

Winner Elizabeth Henstridge KO Round 5

After:
Another impressive knockout for Elizabeth, she begins to smile as soon as that count reaches ten, her arms in the air as she shows maybe this partnership with her old friend Ming-Na might be seeing real benefits.

She heads over to Brec to help her up, Brec looking thankful as they share a few laughs about the fight, each helping the other with their gloves with Brec using the ropes to hold herself up.

Their coaches come over to help them back to their corners, Elizabeth pumping her right fist into the air as her fans cheer for her, Ming-Na telling her "keep this up and you might finally get the title around your toned waist" Elizabeth nodding in reply.

Across the ring Brec seems to have shaken off her daze fully now, standing as her coach tells her "they don't call it the school of hard knocks for nothing" Brec laughs at the joke.

"Thanks for your support, I'm going to work even harder because I hate losing; especially for you guys" says Brec as her coaches assure her they have her back.

When the fighters come to the center of the ring, Elizabeth tells Brec "don't worry about tonight, you have real potential I can see that, hell I felt it" rubbing her jaw as both share another laugh, looking at ease around each other, even after hitting the other not that long ago.

Getting her hand raised to make the result official, Elizabeth bows to each side of the ring as her fans chant her name, Brec even applauds her before she leaves the ring.

The youngster will be licking her wounds tonight, at only nineteen and with the level of competition she is facing right now, she can only get better with her stables continued backing.

While Liz hugs her corner crew, all three full of joy as they talk about the fight and what plans they have for celebrating tonight, leaving the ring as a group, Elizabeth hoping this is the beginning of a much better run then last year.