FNL: Supremacy

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(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(The Dollhouse vs Free Agent)

Intro:
The action continues with two girls looking for their first ever wins here in China, Hayley Williams fights AnnaSophia Robb.
Hayley is 28 years old, she stands at 5'2 and her only bout was a defeat to Maisie Williams last month.
AnnaSophia is 23 years old, she stands at 5'0 and holds a record of 0 wins and 3 defeats, those losses to Rachel Bilson, Jane Levy and Sammi Hanratty.
At the press event both fighters seem cool around each other, happy to take photos together as they stand side by side with smiles lighting up their faces.
Then they head to their tables, ready to speak their minds on the fight and their futures, Hayley speaking first as she grins wildly at the sea of journalists.
"I know my debut last month wasn't perfect in that I lost, but onwards and upwards as I look to prove why I belong her in the FCBA" she says as she seems to somehow smile more warmly.
"I have seen the tapes on AnnaSophia, she has been unlucky from what I have seen in her fights, so I will have to be on guard at all times or it will be another bad night for me" almost reminding herself of that fact as she turns to her future opponent, who looks flattered by the statement.
Now it's time for Robb to speak "I have to thank Hayley for that, I have heard my name be used for things like jobber and a tomato can around here, but I know once I get that first win, I will burn a trail through this division"
Adding "Hayley showed she can fight against Maisie (Williams) her speed is something I am sure I can match and if I can catch her flush, well I will be getting my hand raised over you" with Hayley simply nodding in reply.
There's a handshake between the fighters, before they leave the stage at separate ends to get ready for the biggest fight for them so far in their fledging careers.
Fight night, Hayley arrives first wearing her fast becoming trademark baby blue sports bra, muay Thai trunks and gloves, with her blonde hair braided for battle.
She is smiling as she walks down to the ring with her coach Kristanna Loken by her side, the crowd look to already love the Paramore star for her warm demeanor.
Though as she steps into the ring, she starts to get into the zone by shadow boxing, her smile turning into a deeply serious look, almost as if flicking a switch for the fight.
Now out comes AnnaSophia with her own coach telling her "tonight's the night to show the world who you are!" As she nods to him.
Starting to her walk to the ring, she is wearing a pink sports bra and trunks to go along with her gloves, her own blonde hair is up in a ponytail.
Climbing into the ring, she pumps her right fist into the air as she jogs to her corner, getting ready with her own warm up routine as the girls stare across the ring at each other.
The referee brings them to the ring centre, both looking the other up and down; the first real time they have gotten to measure up to their opponent properly, looking for any weak spots to try to win.
Asked to touch gloves, the girls both share a quick smile as they do as told, before they head back to their corners, the referee happy to signal for the bell to start 10 rounds of flyweight action.

Round 1:
"Ding" both fighters have similar styles, up on their toes as they circle each other with left hands a little lower then most, digging their jabs towards the others faces.
Hayley starting off the stronger as her reach allows her to land the better punches, catching AnnaSophia on her nose and lips.
But as she tries to up the tempo with cross punches, she misses over the top of her opponent's head and Robb catches her with a three short sharp body punches.
The fighters start trading in tight as they work each others bodies, AnnaSophia showing her experience as she uses her left shoulder to bump Hayley onto her heels.
Then she swings two cross punches to the side of Hayley's head to cause her to cry out in pain, Robb driving her backwards with punches drilling into the guard of Williams.
Hayley manages to get AnnaSophia to step back with an uppercut that just misses but creates the space for her to work again.
Both girls again settle back at midrange, landing through gaps in the others defence to score points with neither really winning these exchanges.
AnnaSophia though times her next attack, parrying a left cross and stepping inside to land a left of her own under the jugs of her opponent and a right over the top to turn Hayley's head around.
Finishing the round strongly with Hayley being stuck on her heels and behind her guard, AnnaSophia nodding to help coach as they know she took that first round.
Hayley getting told by Loken "don't worry, one round doesn't make a fight, keep to the plan OK?" With the singer smiling still.
Round 2:
Hayley looking to keep more at range as she doesn't look as keen to get stuck in straight from the bell, landing to the guard of AnnaSophia, whose looking to get to the inside of her opponents reach.
The singer steps back out the way of a right cross to her body and lands a counter straight to the lips of Robb, before landing a quick fire right and left across the head of the smaller fighter.
AnnaSophia finding herself being stuck behind her guard as Hayley really works her back with a flurry of punches snapping off her gloves.
Hayley looking to really do damage with her thudding body shots, AnnaSophia groaning out with each shot that lands.
But AnnaSophia lands a right hook up top to make Hayley need to take a step back, with the youngster stepping in tight to drive her back further towards the ring centre.
Hayley takes a trick out of Robb's book, using her left to nudge her back, leading to the fighters angrily coming back together in a flurry of punches from both.
Before the girls separate to reset with their eyes meeting behind their guards, not long left in the round, as if telling each other to bring it, they trade till the bell to try to win the round.
The bell rings not long after to end the round, AnnaSophia looks like she is trying to wire Hayley up as Williams continues to smile on her way to her corner.
The Dollhouse corner looking happy with how that round went as Hayley gets washed down by Kristanna, across the ring AnnaSophia stares intently at her asking herself if she is really hurting her.
Round 3:
Both fighters come out quickly, looking more aggressive as they trade more closely, lashing each other across the face with stinging shots that force a cry of pain from them.
AnnaSophia slips under a right to come back at Hayley with an overhand right that slams into the side of the singers head, making her stumble a step back.
The actress keeping the pressure on Hayley, whose forced back towards the ropes with punches finding their way through her guard to her face.
Hayley needing to fire back up top as she snaps two straight punches into the nose of Robb, leading to another brawling exchange between the two.
Back and forth go the stunners as this isn't a technical classic, but the crowd certainly feel like they are getting their money's worth.
Williams manages to land a left hook that turns Robb's head, she now powers her opponent onto the ropes, slamming away at the face of AnnaSophia.
A cut forms on the cheek of AnnaSophia, she covers up as best she can as Hayley looks to break through and possibly end this now.
Instead AnnaSophia pulls her into a clinch, the fighters grappling on the ropes as tempers start to rise, the referee needed to pry the girls apart.
As the round comes to an end, AnnaSophia countering an overzealous Hayley with stiff straight shots to the face of Williams till the bell.
Both fighters having their moments as they stare at each other, Hayley continues to grin as her opponent stares angrily at her, that grin making her even more pissed off as it plays in her head.
AnnaSophia's coach needing to work on that cut on her cheek, also trying to calm her down as she stews on her stool.
Round 4:
AnnaSophia looking to get at Hayley from the bell, even with the cut on her cheek, she clearly believes attack is the best defence as Hayley is forced to move around behind her guard while taking punches on it.
Hayley lands several jabs to the top of AnnaSophia's head as she comes forwards, but misses with a right cross as her opponent moves out the way.
Before Robb steps back in with a hard right that catches Williams across her lips, forcing Hayley behind her guard as she takes a pounding to her gloves.
AnnaSophia is really looking to do some damage here as she pins Hayley behind her guard with her left and uses her right to beat hers to the ribs.
Till Hayley catches her with a right hook that hits the cut of AnnaSophia to make her yell out in pain, the youngster is being knocked back towards the ring centre with her guard looking to be dropping.
Robb tried to make a fight of it but as the girls exchange, that cut is too big a bullseye for Williams not to hit, causing more blood to run down the face of the actress.
Hayley lands a stiff straight to her lips and a right wobbles the legs of her opponent, the crowd sensing this is a massive moment in the fight as she powers Robb onto the ropes with repeated punched to her face.
The bell rings to end the late punishment AnnaSophia was taking, she looks down at the canvas with a sinking feeling as she knows she got hurt badly in that last exchange.
Kristanna in the other corner warning Hayley to keep focused, the fight isn't done till her hand is raised and other cliches.
Round 5:
Hayley looking upbeat as she throws several jabs at her opponent, who gamely is trying to fight back, but AnnaSophia isn't content to hide behind a guard, swinging punches at the head of the older fighter.
As AnnaSophia misses with a right hook, she is caught flush on the chin with an uppercut that takes her legs from under her!
The referee beginning to count as AnnaSophia stirs but is too dazed to do much other then stumble around on her side trying to beat the count, failing though and the fight ends with her defeat.

Winner: Hayley Williams KO Round 5:

After:
Hayley jumps up and down with her fists in the air as she breaks her duck, overjoyed as expected by her first victory as her fans roar in the stands.
While AnnaSophia's coach rushes out to help her up and back to her corner, she's still dazed even now to show how hard she was hit.
Once she fully pulls around, she is upset as she knows she has tossed the best chance she had at winning away, her coach telling her "don't be too disheartened, you still have things to do but you will break that duck soon"
Hayley soon remembers her opponent as she rushes over to check on her, Robb tells her "thanks" as the two smile at each other and shake hands.
AnnaSophia is helped out the ring, it will be interesting to see how she comes back from this defeat, she still has things to work on to get this first win.
Hayley getting lifted into the air by Kristanna, who hugs her a little too hard as the singer laughs and taps her coaches back to let her go.
Kristanna laughing as she let's her go of her friend and fighter, telling her "this is the start, you mark this day in your life because I will promise I will work hard to give you many more days like this and that flyweight title"
With Hayley shedding a tear, trying to hold back her emotions as she gets her arm raised by the referee to a loud cheer.
Soon she leaves the ring, knowing even more that this is what she wants to do, she loves fighting and while she has plenty more to learn, the chip is off her shoulder and now the future is bright.

Vs


(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Girls Friday vs The Fighting Academy)

Intro:
Behati Prinsloo with by far her biggest test so far in her career, she takes on the tough Taylor Cole here tonight on PPV.
Behati is 28 years old, stands at 5'10 1/2, holds a record of 5 wins, all by knockout and 1 defeat.
Taylor is 33 years old, stands at 5'8 1/2 and holds a record of 40 wins, 37 by knockout with 38 defeats and 1 draw, she is a former 3 time lightweight champion and a former FCBA welterweight champion.
The girls meet at the press conference, shaking hands as they nod to each other, before they take photos with their fists up for the photos, their eyes meeting with a long hard staredown.
Before the girls head to their tables, sitting down with Behati speaking first "another big test ahead for me, when I signed up to be a boxer, this is why as I did"
Adding "Taylor has championship experience, she has beaten the best and I agree when people say that she is tough" nodding as she says that.
Before finishing with "but I also came to win, Taylor will see why I have only lost to Hannah Ferguson so far" as she looks over Taylor.
Who replies "well as Behati said, I am tough and I have the experience, which is simply why I am going to be winning this fight over her"
Adding "but I won't overlook her, she's put in good performances but not good enough to beat me, so you have to pick up your game"
She gives out a warning "to the rest of the division, I am far from done! I will win titles and I will be in the Hall of Fame as I am just in my prime now" smiling as she looks over the press, even Behati gives her a small smile before both leave the stage.
Fight night, Behati is out first, she is wearing a yellow bikini top, matching trunks and shoes to go with her gloves, with blonde hair up in a ponytail.
Slowly watching down to the ring, she loses to be deep in thought, maybe realising this could be the fight that sets her in the champions eyes.
Climbing into the ring, Behati looking cool as she jogs over to Lauren Berlingeri and Eva Carneiro standing in her corner, all three smiling as they go through the tactics.
Taylor now comes out to a loud cheer, her boxing exploits have clearly travelled, though it could also be down to her being stunning as always in a ice cold blue bikini top with matching coloured trunks and gloves, her brunette hair is up in a ponytail of it's own.
After she climbs into the ring, she is met by Kelly Hu in her corner, who smiles and goes through the warm up routine with Cole.
Both girls are brought to the ring centre, an intense look crossing their faces as they go nose to nose, knowing a win here is really needed at this stage in their careers; one as she builds her career, the other to get back on the path to legendary status.
Asked to touch gloves, respectfully they do as told, as soon as they jog back to their corners, they look ready to go, something the referee agrees as he waves for 10 rounds of welterweight action to start.

Round 1:
Both fighters come out with similar stances, Taylor shows from the off that she means business, catching out Behati with her aggressiveness from the off as the younger fighter looked to assume they'd test each others defences out.
As Behati tries to jab Taylor, she misses as the smaller fighter ducks and almost springs forwards to land two cross punches across her cheeks.
Prinsloo backs up a step and tries to fire back, but she is on the back foot straight away as Taylor powers forwards with punched snapping off the lips of the blonde.
Taylor clearly wanting to make a statement tonight, forces Behati to cover up as she slams several punches off her gloves, Cole almost seeming to show her fangs as she shows her gumshield as she drives forwards.
Behati needs to shove Taylor back to create space, taking a shot to her rib as she does to force a grunt out of her lips.
But now she nows what Taylor is going to do, she starts to adapt to the situation, digging her punches to the top of her opponents head as she comes forwards.
The American though slips under a right hook to step in and land a right to the ribs and an overhand left to turn Behati's head to the side.
Behati finding herself being driven to the ropes with punches digging into her abs, forcing her to ward Taylor off with an uppercut that just misses, it allows her to move into space.
The round comes to an end with Behati starting to look better with her punches, landing them to the face of Taylor as she steps or leans back out the way of her opponent's punches and lands, then counters to score some points this round.
As the bell rings, Taylor wins the first round comfortable; though she keeps her face serious, tonight she is fully focused and she won't let Behati steal this win.
Behati taking a breath to keep calm as she heads to her corner, she knows it could have been a worse start, Lauren telling her to focus more on Taylor's movements to counter her.
Round 2:
Taylor looking to continue pressing the younger fighter back, moving her head to dodge out the way of Behati's jabs, before slipping inside to land to the body.
She starts driving Behati back to the ropes, grunts escaping the lips of the Namibian as she is forced onto her heels.
Till Behati pushes Taylor back, allowing her to land a right cross to knock her opponents head to the side, now Behati powers forwards with two punches right into the face of the brunette.
Taylor dancing backwards, trying to keep out the way of the longer reach of Behati, who looks to control the action now after being on the back foot herself since the start of the fight.
As Cole tries to slip under a right, Behati just about moves back out the way, landing a left cross and a straight to the top of the head.
Behati starting to drive Taylor around the ring behind her guard, problem is she isn't doing any real damage as Cole shows her great defence off.
It leads to Behati making a mistake, she steps forwards to try and land a right hook, Taylor ducking underneath before coming back with an overhand right.
Opening Behati up to two punches across her face, Taylor finishing the round strongly as Prinsloo is forced to cover up in the final moments of the round.
Behati looking frustrated as even though that was a better round for her, Taylor still got to her too easily for her and her corner crews liking.
In the other corner, Taylor continues to look cool, Kelly telling her "you've got this, keep the pressure on her and watch her crack"
Round 3:
Both girls moving around each other, Behati landing the better punches through the others guard, Taylor though hawk eyed; looking to get in close once again.
Which she does as she parries a straight and steps in tight to land a right to the ribs, her head down as she beats away at the body.
Behati though slips an uppercut to the chin of Taylor, it hasn't much power to it, it forces the older fighter back to create some space.
The girls are back to circling around each other, digging their punches to the others faces, Behati looking to keep her opponent back and hopefully counter her again.
Instead though Taylor parries a right and slams a right of her own to the ribs of Behati, who grunts out louder then before.
The actress eats away at the marked up body of her opponent, sweat knocked off the body of Behati as she is forced onto the ropes.
Behati forced to clinch up as body punching starts to effect her, both girls growling as they grapple, with Taylor showing her power by pinning her opponent on the ropes.
The referee breaks the girls apart, Taylor hunting Behati down with her head moving around too much for the bigger girls liking.
Taylor landing a left cross to the chin of Behati and a right to her cheek to knock her back a step, the bell rings with Cole finishing strongly.
She nods to Kelly as she jogs to her corner, happy with how things are going, especially as she sees Behati looking annoyed, punching the turnbuckle in her corner.
Round 4:
Behati looks to get at Taylor early, unwisely as the American stunner looks happy to go toe to toe with her opponent.
Both girls landing hard shots across the others faces, the crowd roaring both fighters on as they try to bludgeon each other.
Behati has to back off as she takes two stiff shots to her abs, Taylor becoming overly keen as she swings a hard right at the chin of her opponent, missing by inches and leaving herself open to a left cross to the top of her head.
The Namibian fighter ploughs forwards with two more punches across the head of Taylor, knocking her head side to side as she forces her to cover up.
Behati working her back onto the ropes with rifle like punches snapping the head of Cole back, some blood runs from the nose of the brunette.
Taylor forced to clinch up, Behati pressing Taylor onto the ropes, trying to scrub her back on them, but Taylor wrestles Behati around with the referee struggling to pry the two apart.
Once he does, both fighters move into space looking ready to get back at, they are waved back on to attack, Taylor is fast to force the fight to the inside.
The fighters trading in close range as Taylor stings Behati to the body, the younger fighter groaning as she finds herself being driven back as the round is heading to it's conclusion.
The bell rings with both girls staring hard at each other, they've shown they can both hurt the other now, with Behati's team looking happier after the opening rounds.
But Taylor is still getting the praise at ringside by pundits, even as she gets her nose cleaned up; they are saying she is looking good in the ring tonight.
Round 5:
The Girls Friday fighter is looking to keep digging away at the nose of her opponent, trying to move around Taylor as stalks her.
A few punches do catch Taylor on her nose, a bit of blood drips onto the gloves of Behati as she allows herself a small smile.
Till she misses with a right hook, Taylor slipping to the inside to land an uppercut, Behati getting back a few steps.
Taylor keeping in tight as she beats her opponent to the body as she drives her back towards the ropes, her eyes drilling holes through Behati as her fists try to smash through her opponent.
Behati's face is a mask of pain as she tries to clinch up with Taylor, she hasn't a good enough clinch though to fully stop the assault she is under as she takes three more punches to her abs.
The referee breaks the girls apart, with Behati managing to catch Taylor coming in with a straight to the top of her head when they resume, a double jab following as she tries to force Cole back.
But she is not fully fit by the looks of it, her punches not looking to have the power behind them as Taylor parries a right cross and steps back inside to land a right of her own to the cheek of Prinsloo.
Taylor battering Behati towards a corner across her face, cameras catching that the models face is starting to look puffy due to the swelling.
Behati having to cover up tight as the round ends with Taylor looking ready to crack her out, but holds back as she stares right through her.
Both girls head back to their corners, Behati though looks worse as she shambles back to her corner, Eva shaking her head as she tries to fix her fighter up, almost begging her to throw the towel in.
Behati of course wants to get back at Taylor, who is focused purely on her, Cole wanting to get this win right now as she bangs her gloves together and stands up with a few seconds to go to the bell.
Round 6:
Out come the fighters with Behati looking to defend and recover, digging her jab at the nose of the charging Taylor.
Behati missing as her punches as Taylor moves her head out the way, before landing a vicious right across the chin of the bigger girl.
Taylor driving Prinsloo back across the ring and puts the model down with a hard left hook, Behati crumbles down to her side with her eyes shut!
The referee waves the fight off as Behati isn't going to beat the count as the bell rings.

Winner: Taylor Cole KO Round 6

After:
A big win for Taylor as she jogs over to a corner and climbs up to the bottom rope to celebrate, flexing her left arm as she smiles as the crowd all stand while roaring their love of the finish.
Eva rushes in to check Behati, who stirs as she gets smelling salts under her nose, the model needing help to be taken to her corner, the cut woman working on helping Behati to fully wake her up.
Across the ring, Kelly hugs Taylor; telling her "great win, now it's time to take this division" as the girls are glad that the nightmare run she was on is over.
Taylor checks on Behati quickly, with the model nodding that she'll be OK, Behati needing to be helped out the ring by her corner team.
The winner getting a microphone as she tells the crowd "thank you for the support, hopefully I can earn a shot at the welterweight title and win the title back"
Before she puts the microphone down and does a lap inside the ring, can she achieve her dreams? You wouldn't bet against her if she can get a run under her like she has in the past.

Vs


(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Free Agent vs Free Agent)

Intro:
The main event of tonight's FNL card sees Erica Durance and Rosario Dawson do battle for the second time in their careers.
Erica is 39 years old, she stands at 5'8 and holds a record of 42 wins, 24 by knockout, 21 defeats and 1 draw, she is a former 3 time lightweight champion.
Rosario is 38 years old, she stands at 5'7 and holds a record of 7 wins, 6 by knockout and 7 defeats.
These two fought all the way back in 2006, Erica winning with a 6th round knockout after a very physical fight, pundits claiming she can do it again tonight, of course Rosario disagrees with them and looks to prove it in the ring.
Both girls are known for their toughness and as they meet for the photos before the press conference, they go forehead to head with their eyes burrowing through the others eyes.
An organiser has to come over to separate the girls, with both heading to their tables to start the event off properly.
Erica speaking to the sea of journalists and fans first, saying "this rematch has been too long coming, I enjoyed our first scrap I have to admit, especially the moment I knocked Rosario down on her ass for the count"
Adding "while it won't seem it; I do respect Rosario, she is a real tough woman but I am going to remind people who I am, this is my ring ladies and you don't belong in it with me"
Rosario shaking her head, replying "we both know you were lucky all those years ago, the reason she won't tell you why is because she was too scared to fight me"
Turning to Erica, she continues "you have claimed to be the best for so long, too bad you were not willing to give me that rematch because I would have proven you were full of it bytch"
The girls scowling as they stand up, looking ready to charge each other if not for security getting between them, both spitting insults across the room to each other as they are led off the stage.
Fight night, out comes Erica first with her corner team behind her, she throws a few punches to show off before beginning her walk to the ring.
She is wearing a light blue bikini with matching gloves, her long brunette hair is braided.
Climbing into the ring, she pumps her right fist into the air as she jogs over to her corner, warming up by punching her coaches hands, she'll be looking to end this fight early.
Out comes Rosario, she is wearing an orange bikini with matching gloves, her own brunette hair is up in a ponytail as the crowd cheer her arrival.
Jogging down to the ring with her own corner crew, her eyes are purely focused on her opponent, soon climbing into the ring and waving Erica to come start things early, the referee warning both to keep things professional.
Soon they are waved to the ring centre, both fighters squaring up to each other as the referee tells them to keep things clean.
Asked to touch gloves, they give each others gloves a quick swipe before jogging to their corners, both keen to get started as the referee signals for the bell to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.

Round 1:
Both fighters have aged a bit since their first clash, that doesn't stop both fighters wanting to make this physical from the off, trading at midrange as they circle each other.
Rosario tries to get on the inside right away though, taking two straight punches for her troubles to her nose as Erica moves back out the way.
It's the former champion Erica starting off the faster of the girls, catching Rosario to the face as the Latin fighter is too gung ho.
But Erica's reflexes are not quite up to what the used to be, so as she tries to counter a missed right from her opponent, she misses with her own counter left and is open to a follow up right to her lips.
Rosario finally gets her range where she wants, exchanging toe to toe to a roar from the fans, she looks to power Erica back towards the ropes with crisp punches across her face.
Erica though leans back out the way of a hard left cross and fires back with a double jab to the top of Rosario's head, giving Durance the chance to move back.
The Canadian settling on using her hand speed to catch Rosario to the face and keep moving to not be a static target.
She is still getting clipped to the sides as Rosario looks undeterred, Erica doing enough as the bell rings in most peoples eyes to win the round.
Rosario still looks up to fight though, needing her coach to order her to sit down as she looks ready to keep going.
Round 2:
Again Erica looks to use her boxing skills to keep Rosario at bay, landing punches onto her guard though as Dawson tightens her defences to stalk forwards behind.
Parrying a straight punch; Rosario steps inside with a one-two combo across the face of Erica, who tries to fight in tight but Rosario is charging forwards with punches digging into the abs of her opponent.
Erica has to retreat but continues to be hassled by the attacking Rosario, punches smacking into her gloves as she moves away from the ropes.
Durance managing to get several good shots between the mitts of Rosario as she let's her guard down enough for the Canadian to work with.
But she catches Erica across the face with a looping right to the side of her head, then drives forwards with four punches slamming into the ribs of her opponent to cause her to groan and need to push Rosario back a step.
Erica looks surprisingly a little worried by the way she seems unable to discourage Rosario coming forwards, so she seems to decide to fight fire with fire.
Both going toe to toe in the ring centre, sweat already being knocked off both fighters heads as they both get their names chanted.
Rosario lands a left cross and an uppercut that rocks Erica back onto her heels, covering up as Dawson pounds her guard and pressures her towards a corner.
The bell rings though to end the round with Rosario jogging back to her corner with that serious look firmly etched onto her face.
While Erica looks annoyed at herself, looking at her coach with an expression that says "what the f*** was that" as bad memories of the first fight from 11 years ago return, she has to quickly shake them off and remember she won that encounter.
Round 3:
Rosario again comes out to keep the pressure on Erica, she keeps backing her around the ring, both trading jabs till she parries a right to her head and steps in close.
Banging away at the sides of Durance, she powers her towards the ropes with Erica covering up, Rosario looks to be enjoying this now as she starts grinning.
Erica fighting back, landing her punches up top to force Rosario to retreat as her head gets knocked to the side by a right cross.
The fighters resetting at the ring centre, Erica looking better now she has room to work once more; landing her punches at midrange as she moves around Rosario.
But Dawson isn't going to let her off the hook that easily, ducking under a left cross to come back up with an overhand right that puts Durance back on her back foot.
Rosario snapping a straight onto the nose of Erica, causing her to yelp out and a trickle of blood runs from her nostrils.
Erica taking a couple more punches across her face as she is backed up, Rosario keeping is tight as she hammers away at the guard of the former champ.
The bell rings with Rosario again having a strong round, head back to her corner and getting a nod by her coach.
While Erica's corner crew look on stopping her nose bleeding, she tells her coach "God damn it, I'm going to get her back for this nose"
Round 4:
Of course Rosario wants to keep her momentum going, both fighters trading in tight as the New Yorker puts the pressure on her opponent.
But she leaves herself open to an uppercut that catches her on the chin, Rosario put back onto her heels and forced to cover up as she's stunned.
Erica pounding away at that guard as she looks to break it open, barking out with each punch she throws, finding a way around the guard to slam hooks into the side of Rosario's head.
Rosario firing back as the girls go toe to toe once more, Erica landing a right across the Latin girls lips.
the bottom lip of Rosario bleeding as she is forced back towards the ropes with several punches hammering away at her face.
Rosario pulling Erica into a clinch, the two fighters grappling on the ropes, both grunting as they try to shove each other on the ropes, the referee struggling to pull the fighters apart as he has to shout at them.
Once separated, the two fighters get back in close range, letting their hands go as the round heads to the end, trying to win the round as they brawl around the ring.
The bell rings with both fighters nudging each other away, their faces are starting to look puffy as they head back to their corners, their eyes locked across the ring as they start to hate the sight of each other.
Round 5:
Erica looking to cause Rosario to miss as she comes inside and outside of her reach, keeping her opponent guessing is the plan.
Problem is Rosario has one game plan, stalking forwards; so it doesn't work as well for Erica like it would against most girls.
Rosario manages to land two punches to the ribs of Erica, but she leaves herself open to two rights across the top of her head.
Both fighters really going at it in tight as Rosario works the body, while Erica works her across her head, it's Rosario landing more as she eats away at the body of her rival.
That's till Erica nudges her back with her left shoulder bumping Rosario onto her heels, then lands a right over the top to the top of Rosario's head.
Erica works Rosario onto the ropes, using her left forearm across the guard of Dawson and pounds the abs of her opponent till the referee steps in as you can't do that.
The Canadian losing her temper and focus for a moment, Rosario looking irate at the tactics, coming right back at her with a few wild punches.
Erica simply dances out the way and counters with straight punches to the bloody lips of Rosario with not long left in the round.
The bell rings to end the round with both fighters going nose to nose, the referee needed to pry them apart, both allowing themselves to be nudged apart and heading to their corners.
Both need to be cleaned up as blood runs down from their different wounds, Erica hoping she's in the head of Rosario, but as she stares across the ring, she sees her opponent is determined to hurt her.
Round 6:
Erica looking to keep Rosario back at first, as her opponent comes flying at her though, she changes things up, happy to sit back and counter her opponent.
Durance lands two punches straight onto the lips of Rosario to cause her to groan loudly, building off the punches with two more cross punches to the cheeks of her opponent to keep pushing her back.
Hammering the guard of Rosario as the crowd wonder if this is going to be the end, but Rosario starts fighting back with a wide right slamming to the side of Erica's head.
She fights her way off the ropes with hooks slamming into the body of Erica, her head nearly slamming into the chin of her opponent as she looks to drive her back.
Erica retreats to space, managing to land a double jab to the nose of Rosario to keep her back, getting a small breather as she stares through her gloves at her opponent.
She tries to step back in to land a right, Rosario ducks under and comes up with an overhand right that lands on the eye of Erica, who yells out in pain as she covers up.
Rosario driving her backwards with punches aimed at that eye, forcing Erica to keep her guard tight as seconds tick away in the round.
The bell rings with Rosario finishing the stronger, but it was a tight round that has seen both girls hurting, they are not in such a hurry to square up now, preferring to get cleaned up in their corners.
Round 7:
Both fighters start off the round happy at range this time, Erica keeping her left near her eye when she's guard, some puffiness surrounding the eye, something that Rosario looks to be staring at.
Erica lands two straight punches to the top of Rosario's head, missing with a left cross and taking a right onto that eye.
Rosario stepping forwards to land a right and left across the face of Erica to knock sweat and blood off, till she gets caught in a clinch.
That last combo seems to have really hurt Erica as she shuts her eyes and grimaces, the referee needed to break the girls apart.
Erica firing jabs at the face of Rosario, having to fight off the back foot as she is hunted around the ring, Dawson misses with a haymaker right, trying to end the fight right now.
But she leaves herself open to a right across her bloody lips and a follow up left puts Rosario onto the back foot, Erica working her towards a corner with straight punches eating away at her face.
Till Rosario shoves her back, as Erica tries to get back on the offensive; she takes a hard right to that damaged eye, Durance whining out in pain as she tries to cover up.
Taking a beating across the ring onto the ropes, the bell soon rings to end the round with Erica looking a mess, blood runs from her nose and lips, her left eye is nearly shut from the swelling, yet she defiantly marches to her corner.
Rosario looks confident though blooded herself, both coaches working hard to prepare their fighters for the final few rounds.
Round 8:
Erica comes out looking like a wounded animal as she tries to fight off the back foot, but she can't keep Rosario off of her.
Rosario landing a jab to the abs of Erica and a right across the top of her head to open her guard up enough to land two hard uppercuts that snaps Erica's head back, putting her onto her back!
The referee gets to his knees and checks on Erica, but he signals that she's knocked so the fight is over.

Winner: Rosario Dawson KO Round 8

After:
Another hard hitting encounter between these two, but Rosario gets her win off of Erica after waiting too long in her eyes for this rematch.
The crowd erupting with a round of applause for both fighters, hoping more action comes back from the FCBA if it is as intense as this.
Rosario stares down at Erica as the ringside doctor checks on the beaten fighter, her eyes still full of hate as it's clear this is far from over between these two women.
Her coach gets her over to her corner to clean her up just as Erica wakes up, Erica stunned as she has lost and part of her can't believe it.
But as she needs help to get up, she knows she has no complaints as she gets helped out the ring by her coach and up the ramp to her locker room.
Rosario after being cleaned up stands up and flexes for the fans to a loud cheer, she smiles for the first time tonight as she begins to really celebrate this win.
Thanking her coach for his help, before she struts out the ring as best she can, she is hurting top to bottom herself as she walks up the ramp, hoping she can continue to get success in the twilight of her career.
This win could do a lot to get her on the road she wants to be on, though judging by the looks she gave Erica, she might want to make a return trip to finish the job on this growing feud.

Just a quick you're welcome to Vassago, it was fun writing for Nicole and I'm rooting for her to keep her career going mate, maybe even on future FNL cards

We understand these youngsters don't have much respect for outright veterans but does Miss Lind want to use Nicole as a mere go-to punchbag platform? That's a venerable attempt to make some headlines