FNL: International Cup 2019

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(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Free Agent vs Free Agent)

Intro:
The TD Garden arena in Boston is the setting for the second ever International cup event, Team USA and the rest of the world do battle again, with Kiernan Shipka and Leah Perkins starting off the event for their teams.

Kiernan is 19 years old; she stands 5'2 and holds an unbeaten record of 1 win, that was by knockout against Jane Levy in January of this year.

Leah is also 19 years old; she stands 5'3 and this is her in ring debut, she is an Australia model best known for her pictures on her Instagram.

The fighters came face to face at the press conference for the event for the first time, hands on hips as they squared up close enough that noses touched, their captains stepping in to ward them back to their seats.

First up to the podium was Kiernan; who was wearing a red dress with white trim, with white heels to complete the look.

"I am so excited by this opportunity to represent my nation in this event, Vanessa has been great in the build up to this fight with her support for me, she has helped get a few kinks out of my style, you will see a more complete me in the ring this time" Kiernan tells the crowd.

Then she turns to Leah, telling her "you'll be getting at first hand account of how good I am soon enough" then marches back to her seat, Leah and Kiernan staring hard at each other all the while.

Leah heads up to the podium now wearing a T-shirt with an Australian flag on, blue jeans and black heels, she looks in a serious mode as she begins to speak.

"I know you'll be asking why Emma chose me; a rookie to be the opening act of our team, trust me when you see what I do to her (points at Kiernan) you'll have your answer" straight to the point from Leah, who turns to return to her seat as her team captain Emma Watson nods with a smile at her.

Fight night; out comes Kiernan first with team coach Julie Benz beside her, she shadow boxes at the top of the aisle to show off some of her moves, then begins her walk down to the ring with a confident look as she has her hands in the air and a swagger to her step.

She is wearing a red sports bra with USA flag pattern on her trunks "Shipka" in white on her waistband, white gloves and blue shoes, her blonde hair is in a ponytail.

Getting into the ring to a loud cheer from the home supporters, Kiernan jogs over to her corner with a wave to the crowd, while Julie tells her to show the world what she's capable of.

Leah now heads out with team coach Steve Boyd beside her, she looks focused as she heads down the aisle towards the ring, banging her gloves together to get a free for them.

She is wearing a blue sports bra with a Australian style pattern trunks that have "Perkins" in red on the waistband, blue gloves and shoes, while her brunette hair is also in a ponytail.

Climbing into the ring; Leah jogs over to her corner, where she stares across the ring at Kiernan, putting her left glove across her throat as a warning to her opponent.

The referee brings the fighters to the center of the ring, they square up to each other like the press conference again, eyes intensely staring the other down.

They are told to touch gloves; swiping them together before they return to their corners, ready to start 10 rounds of flyweight action.

Round 1:
The fighters come out at the bell in similar stances, up on their toes as they move their heads while trading probing jabs.

Then as Kiernan looks to step in closer; she has her hands down though as a right hook lands on her cheek.

That opens up Shipka to more punches from Perkins, who starts to throw more punches in bunches as she looks to have relaxed as the blonde covers up.

Kiernan manages to step out the way of a left cross, moving into space so she can catch an overly keen Leah coming in with punches to her cheeks as she sidesteps her.

Both seem to have loosened up late in the round, landing crisp punches as they fight around the ring, with Leah deflecting a right so she can counter with a right across her opponent's face.

Lean finishes the round strong by landing a three punch combo to the face of the blonde, the two fighters exchange a glare before returning to their corners.

Round 2:
Now they are warmed up they are trading more punches in volume, Leah barges to the inside with her left shoulder, throwing her right into the body of Kiernan to make her groan out.

Kiernan needing to shove Leah back; then sidesteps her as she swings a right hook, countering with a double jab to the side of Leah's face.

The blonde boxing on the back foot as Leah comes at her, dodging punches to counter to the body and the chin of the Aussie.

An overhand right lands across the side of Leah's head, making Perkins cover up as Shipka moves to the inside to throw hooks to the body.

Leah this time has to shove her opponent back, looking more weary to barge inside, trading jabs with Kiernan; who is grinning at her as she feels confident she has Leah read perfectly.

The round comes to a close with Kiernan pumping her right fist in the air as she returns to her corner, Julie nodding at her as she looks proud of the better round from her fighter.

Round 3:
Kiernan looks great early on; moving more around Leah now as she flicks a jab into the cheeks of the brunette, marking her face up as she works.

When Leah tries to move inside; she gets two good body shots in, Kiernan steps back to open up space to land a straight onto the top of Perkin's head.

Next time Leah tries to come inside, Kiernan catches her with a left to her nose, followed by a right hook that knocks the Aussie to the side a step.

Kiernan able to get the range back; sucking confidence from her opponent as she dodges more wilder shots from Leah, landing her own shots cleanly to the face of the taller fighter.

With late in the round Kiernan slipping inside as Leah covers up, landing to the body to make Leah groan out as her abs are tested.

When the round ends Leah looks annoyed as she returns to her corner, Steve needed to give her a rallying speech to lift her spirits, Leah looks to be perking up as she nods as he tells her how good she can be.

Round 4:
The speech looks to have had an effect, she is boxing more on the front foot, trading with Kiernan as she follows her around the ring.

A feint from Leah makes Kiernan move to the right, a right hook crashes into the Americans cheek to turn her face, suddenly she is being pressed back by the strong Aussie.

Who drives Kiernan onto the ropes, her head is down under the chin of the blonde as she throws hooks to the body, now making Shipka groan out as she tries to fight her way off the ropes.

Julie not happy with where Leah's head is, as each time Kiernan looks to get off the ropes, she is pressed back onto them, where she shows her inexperience by not clinching up to force the referee to step in.

Instead Kiernan is trying to battle her way off the ropes, Leah is stopping her work though and is throwing some nasty looking hooks to the sides of the blonde.

The round comes to a close with Leah smiling at Steve as she jogs over to her corner, while Julie tells Kiernan to use her head to get out of the situations where she is stuck to the ropes, she nods as she knows she got sucked into Leah's game.

Round 5:
Leah looks to be the one pushing the tempo, digging her left into the gloves of Kiernan, who looks to be getting stuck behind her guard more under the aggression of the Aussie.

Who slips under a straight to barge her left into Kiernan, driving her onto the ropes where she lands two rights to the body, Kiernan this time clinches up with her to force the referee to step in.

Once apart it allows Kiernan to get some rhythm going, landing several shots to the top of Leah's head, keeping her on the outside as she moves around the ring.

Till Leah parries a left cross to land a left to the ribs/straight to the face, opening up Kiernan to more punches that pushes her into a corner.

Where Leah is able to pin Kiernan behind her guard, the crowd is urging Kiernan to fight back but she is under fire from a determined looking Perkins.

The bell rings to end the round with Leah returning to her corner, her eyes are firmly on her opponent across the ring as Steve washes her down.

Round 6:
As the bell rings; Leah is looking to keep on the attack, stepping after Kiernan as the blonde dances backwards and to the side.

Leah swings a right hook that misses as Kiernan dips under it, coming back up with an overhand left on the chin, then landing an uppercut that rocks the Aussie.

Who tries to retreat backwards as Kiernan comes swinging in, A BARRAGE OF PUNCHES CRACKS LEAH'S HEAD AROUND, ANOTHER UPPERCUT KNOCKS LEAH TO HER BACK!

The crowd roars as Kiernan raises her fists in the air, the referee pointing her to a neutral corner as the count begins, 1...2...3...4.. Leah is blinking as she tries to clear her head, 5...6...7.. Before trying to get up by moving towards the ropes, 8... As she grabs for them, her hand doesn't reach as she isn't as close as she clearly thinks, 9....10 ending up being counted out!

Winner Kiernan Shipka KO Round 6

After:
A loud cheer rings out as Team USA got the start they wanted, Kiernan turns to mount the bottom ropes of the corner she is in, yelling "come on!" As she let's her emotions out in her celebration.

On the other hand Leah has Steve kneeling in front of her checking her out, she buries her head in her gloves as she lays flat face down, wanting the ground to eat her as this wasn't the dream start to her career she pictured.

Steve needs to help her up as Kiernan smirks at her, making Leah look like she wants to break free to slap that look off her face, she is simply too weak to do so, making Kiernan smirk grow.

Jogging back over to her corner; Kiernan gets told off Julie how proud she made the coach, praising her effort to take the fight to Leah.

As soon as both fighters are OK; they come to the center of the ring, Kiernan gets her hand raised by the referee as Leah just stares angrily at the canvas.

With the Aussie leaving the ring with Steve beside her, Leah gets told off the coach that she shouldn't let this opening defeat define her, she has the skills to be a top fighter if she gets the right training.

Leah jokes "so would that be you?" With Steve looking a bit flustered to answer, she just laughs at him as they head back to the locker rooms.

Inside the ring Kiernan poses with her arms flexed for photos, she gets a pat on the back from Julie as the two share a smile, then leave the ring together chatting about the future, with Julie saying she might help Kiernan to fulfil her potential.

An offer to come for sparring with Vanessa on Monday has Kiernan grinning like Christmas has come early, she thanks Julie for the offer as they head off to the backstage area.

A great start for Team USA, who can now dream about a clean sweep as they aim to retain the International Cup, with the Rest of the World team hoping to turn things around quickly enough.

Scoreboard: Team USA 1-0 Team ROW

Vs


(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Fates boxing vs Free Agent)

Intro:
The next fight in this years International Cup sees Brie Larson representing team USA against Melia Kreiling representing the Rest of the World, as they battle in the TD Garden in Boston.

Brie is 29 years old; she stands 5'7 and holds a record of 4 wins, all by knockout, with 3 defeats.

Melia is 28 years old; she also stands 5'7 and holds a record of 1 win, that was by knockout, with 1 defeat.

The fighters spoke at the press conference to the press, first they came face to face for photos on stage, neither looking to have any malice for the other as they pose with fists up and smiles.

When it's their turn to speak; Brie is up to the podium first wearing a T-shirt with an American flag on and her as Captain Marvel on the front, blue jeans and trendy trainers.

"This year is already so special for me, I have gotten to play a kick ass superhero (points at the shirt with a wink) now I get to represent this country in this event, it is just unreal" says Brie as she looks excited.

"Melia I know will be a tough cookie, you don't get picked for these teams if you can't back it up, I hope my experience can get me through this fight, though I'm sure your support will give me strength" Brie cups her ears as a USA chant breaks out, she blows kisses to the fans.

Malia now gets her chance to speak, she is wearing a navy blue dress with matching heels, as she smiles warmly to the crowd.

"First thank you to Miss Watson for choosing me, technically I do have American citizenship but I was born in Switzerland and I aim to make them proud in this fight" Melia says with a more serious look.

"Brie is going to be a tough challenge, I mean she is Captain Marvel after all, question is can she really fight or is all her muscles for show" she winks at Brie at that bit, who flexes her right arm in reply with a big smile.

Melia makes it a point to go over to shake Brie's hand, the future opponents respectfully wish each other luck, the serious looks on their face shows they know once that bell goes the respect takes a back seat to winning.

Fight night; Brie heads out first with Julie Benz beside her, Brie waves to the fans as she jogs down to the ring, full of smiles as she looks excited to get in the ring to fight.

She is wearing a red sports bra with USA flag pattern on her trunks "Larson" in white on her waistband, white gloves and blue shoes, her blonde hair is in a ponytail.

After climbing into the ring; Brie bows to each side of the ring before she heads to her corner, where she enjoys a "let's go Brie" chant.

But now here is Melia with coach Steve Boyd beside her, she bounces on her toes at the top of the aisle as she takes in the crowd, then begins her walk down to the ring with eyes locked onto it.

She is wearing a blue sports bra with a Swiss flag style pattern trunks that have "Kreiling" in red on the waistband, blue gloves and shoes, while her brunette hair is also in a ponytail.

Once she is in the ring; she has her eyes locked onto Brie, knowing a win here helps her team but also is a big scalp for her career.

When the fighters come to the ring center, they intensely face off as this means the world to both now, no more smiles till things are done.

As they are asked to touch gloves; they do so respectfully before returning to their corners, where the referee signals for the bell to begin 10 rounds of lightweight action.

Round 1:
The opening moments of the round are cagey, each testing the other out with jabs, up on their toes as they move around the ring.

It looks like Melia has the faster hands, she lands the first combination of the first, a quick three punches to the face of Brie, before backing off when a left hook comes back at her.

That seems to wake up Brie to push the pace, she slips under a right to the head, landing a right to the body herself, followed by an overhand left that catches her opponent on the cheek.

Soon Brie takes the center of the ring with a double jab opening Melia up to a right cross, the blonde steps forwards to herd Kreiling towards the ropes, where the brunette tries to fight back.

Melia gets in some good shots as Brie comes forwards, problem is she is taking the better shots to her face to keep her aimed at the ropes.

Late in the round Brie catches her opponent with a left cross/straight combo, putting Melia into a shell where Brie can come forwards to work the body with her head down till the bell rings, both fighters turn to head back to their corners quickly enough.

Round 2:
Melia looks to have realised after the opening salvos that she needs to be a moving target, she dances around Brie as the blonde tries to hunt her down.

The cleaner punches are starting to come from Melia as she digs straight shots into her opponent's face, keeping Brie from unloading that power as easily.

Brie does manage to dodge a straight with good head movement, landing a right of her own to the ribs, with a left hook landing up top, allowing the American to begin bullying Kreiling towards the ropes.

But Melia manages to lean out the way of a right hook; nudging Brie back with her left while dancing away from the ropes, which gives her room to reset and get her rhythm going again.

This time as Brie looks to dip down to go to the body; Melia lands a double jab to her head as she moves back a step, boxing much better now on the outside.

As the round comes to a close; Melia lands a good three punch combination that shows what she can do, at the bell she looks more relaxed as she heads back to her corner.

Round 3:
The round starts off evenly; Brie continues to look the more aggressive as she steps forwards, while Melia is boxing on the move, they are landing some great shots up the middle to the others face.

Brie leans out the way of a left cross as Melia tries to catch her out, instead it's her who eats a right across her cheek, a left lands straight on her nose to follow.

With Larson able now to move inside; where she lands two uppercuts to the body, making Kreiling groan out as the blonde backs her up onto the ropes.

Where after taking more clean shots to the body; Melia clinches up with Brie, when asked to break the two do so cleanly as Melia moves into space off the ropes.

When the action resumes; Melia is able to catch a too keen Brie coming in with counter punches to her cheeks, making Brie have to think about her attacks.

As seconds tick away in the round; Brie slips under a straight to come over the top with an overhand right, opening up the Swiss fighter to more punishing head shots till the round comes to an end, Brie pumps her right fist as she returns to her corner.

Round 4:
As the action resumes; Melia is moving her head more to dodge punches, her own punches are catching Brie through her gloves to her face.

Brie manages to land a two punch combo to the body of her opponent, just missing with a right hook that looked to have some steam behind it.

When Brie tries to follow in with another right; Melia ducks under it, countering with an uppercut to the body that makes the blonde groan, especially as more body shots follow to make her retreat.

Melia starts to up her own work rate; Brie covering up tighter as Melia targets the head with two and three punch combinations, switching to the body soon enough after feinting with a left.

Brie tries to fire back but misses as Melia sidesteps her, a straight lands off the side of Larson's head to make her back up a step.

The round comes to a close as Kreiling was starting to back up her opponent, a big smile on the Swiss fighters face as she returns to her corner, where her coach praises her for her improved work rate.

Round 5:
Again Brie tries to use her power to back up Melia; who is dancing out of trouble with nifty footwork, then firing her own punches into the blondes marked up face.

A right cross does catch Melia; giving Brie an opening to back her opponent up onto the rounds with several punches snapping the head back of the brunette.

Who ends up clinching up with Brie; again to their credit they break apart when told to, BRIE TRIES TO STEP IN QUICKLY BUT IS SIDESTEPPED, A COUNTER RIGHT HOOK LANDS ON HER CHIN TO SEND HER TO HER SIDE!

Boos ring out as Melia pumps her right fist, jogging to a neutral corner with a grin on her face, 1...2...3... Brie shakes her head as she sits up, 4...5...6.. She looks annoyed more then badly hurt as she looks up at the referee, 7....8... Beating the count to a loud cheer from the fans.

After being checked on; the fight resumes with Brie keeping her guard tight as Melia comes looking to finish this, slamming a flurry of punches off the gloves of Larson.

Who clinched up when several punches do find their mark, a trickle of blood is coming from Brie's nose to make things look worse for her.

The bell rings with Melia getting a thumbs up from Steve for a great job this round, across the ring Brie is a little more worried as her nose is worked on, Julie telling her to pick herself off and get back at Melia.

Round 6:
Melia understandably looks the more confident of the two now, picking her punches more as she moves around Brie, who is covering up more tighter now.

Punches coming from Melia are mostly being blocked though, so she switches to targeting the body, making Brie come out swinging up top as she tries to catch the Swiss fighter out.

Melia though is controlling the action; moving inside to work when Brie goes into a shell, then moving back when she takes some punches back.

As Melia goes to land a straight shot; Brie parries it then quickly lands a right across the face of the brunette, who has to cover up as Brie comes to life.

The fighters begin to slug it out as Melia gets pushed near a corner, blood flies off the lips of Larson as she looks to be losing the exchange, bringing the smile back to Kreiling's face as she steps forwards.

The round comes to an end with Brie looking to the heavens for an answer, Julie tells her as she sits on her stool to get her ass into gear, pointing out she is fighting for all those fans in the crowd.

Round 7:
The pep talk seems to give Brie some fighting spirit back; she is letting her hands go more as Melia continues to box on the outside.

Melia lands a double jab off the bloody lips of Brie, looking like she is going to start powering her opponent back around the ring as she lands several crisp punches into the face of the blonde.

Brie clinches up with Melia; the two look to rest on each other for a bit as sweat drenches both, they separate as the referee is about to step in to break them up.

When Melia looks to step in with a right cross; Brie slips under it before lighting up the chin of Melia with an uppercut.

That opens up the brunette to more power shots from Brie; who seems to be in destroy mode as she bashes Melia onto the ropes.

Melia is covering up as best she can, shots are finding a way through onto the face of Kreiling though, blood starts to run from her nose as she clinches up.

This time the referee has to step in as they grapple on the ropes, the final seconds of the round sees Melia in retreat mode as Brie comes forwards, both landing single shots as the bell rings to end the round.

Both are now bloodied as they sit on their stool, the crowd cheering for Brie as Steve tells Melia to ignore them, Melia bangs her gloves together as she awaits the bell.

Round 8:
Both fighters are starting to look a little worn, Melia is back on the bike; jabbing punches into the face of Brie to keep her at range.

As Melia goes to move inside; Brie catches her again with an uppercut, FOUR PUNCHES CLEANLY LAND IN A BARRAGE TO SEND MELIA DOWN TO HER BACK!

Brie now lifts her fists in the air as she heads to a neutral corner, 1...2...3...4.. Melia blinks quickly as she gets to all fours, 5...6...7.. Using the ropes nearby she pulls herself up, 8...9.. Beating the count with a little shake to her legs.

The referee let's the fight continue, Melia is looking to retreat as Brie comes forwards, with the blonde now the one picking her punches.

After Brie feints with a left; another uppercut snaps Melia's head back, AN ONSLAUGHT OF PUNCHES FOLLOWS TO SEND MELIA INTO A CORNER, WHERE HER ARMS ARE DOWN AND THE REFEREE HAS SEEN ENOUGH, STEPPING IN TO STOP THE FIGHT TO SAVE MELIA FROM MORE PUNISHMENT!

Winner Brie Larson TKO Round 8

After:
As soon as the referee stops the fight; Brie is quick to check on Melia, who looks rocked but nods to Brie, who doesn't look so sure about that.

Steve rushes to get Melia to help her back to her corner, where the blood from her nose is stopped, water is splashed on her face to waken her up fully.

Meanwhile Julie embraces Brie; telling her how proud she is of her comeback after being down and looking like Melia was going to run away with things in the middle rounds.

As soon as both fighters are cleaned up; they come to the center of the ring where they hug, they exchange kind words on how tough the other is, ending up both shedding a tear as Brie tells Melia to keep on pushing forwards as she has great potential.

The referee ends the love in for a moment as they lift up Brie's arm in victory to a loud cheer, that's team USA back in front of this event, Melia applauds Brie before making her exit.

Steve telling Melia that she was unlucky, hinting that maybe the Vixens might try to get her work if possible, though stressing no guarantees, Melia just happy to hear that's a possibility for her future.

Inside the ring Brie is posing with her hands on her hips for the cameras, winking to them before she leaves the ring with Julie.

For Brie this is a great way to kick off 2019; for Team USA it means they are 1 win away from retaining the International cup, can they do it next with Devon Windsor coming up?

Scoreboard: Team USA 2-1 Team ROW

Vs


(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)

(Lookout! Boxing vs Vixens)

Intro:
It comes down to the main event to decide this years International Cup winners, both Team USA and the Rest of the World are tied twos apiece, so Vanessa Hudgens and Emma Watson have to settle this themselves in the TD Garden in Boston.

Vanessa is 30 years old; she stands 5'2 and holds a record of 65 wins, 58 by knockout, with 3 defeats, she is a former 4 time FCBA flyweight champion.

Emma is 28 years old; she stands 5'5 and holds a record of 24 wins, 21 by knockout, with 22 defeats.

On a personal note for these two; Vanessa has won the two times they've fought, the first fight all the way back in 2013 ended in a decision, the second in 2017 ended in a definitive knockout in round 8 for the American.

At the press conference for this event; Vanessa spoke first to the press, wearing a USA flag pattern dress to loud cheers from the crowd, she smiled warmly as she begun her speech to them.

"As you can see I was extremely honoured to get the captaincy role this year, Mary Elizabeth Winstead did a wonder job in winning the cup last year but I am going to do it in more impressive style, I only pick the fittest to match myself as you can see in my team" starts Vanessa as she moves from the podium to twirl, showing off her figure.

After returning to the podium she continues "it's fitting they picked Emma as the captain for the other team, she has been chasing to be as good as I am throughout our careers, she'll always be a loser like her team when faced with American steel" Vanessa smirks as she flexes her right arm to cheers.

She finishes up by turning to Emma to tell her "when that bell rings it's going to be a nightmare for you as I beat your bony ass around the ring and you'll have to explain to your team why they got a loser as their captain" then she struts off to a loud chant of USA!

Emma has to wait a moment as she heads up to the podium wearing a white dress, the crowd do quieten down enough for her to begin speaking.

"I know we are not the popular people here, hell I have fought here amongst you guys most of my career and enjoyed your love, one night of boos won't hurt me" jokes Emma as she winks to the crowd.

She gets serious though as she points at her team, saying "the reason I picked those women is the fact they are a hungry for success, a win in this cup for each of them not only begins them success for the team but also shows the world why they deserve respect, like I have been fighting for since day one!"

Then she turns to Vanessa, telling her "oh and Nessa, I respect your talents but that big mouth of yours is writing checks it can't cash, I am going to enjoy busting you open and standing with the trophy over your knocked out body"

The fighters come together for a few photos, fists raised as they stand face to face, before they turn to face the cameras with smiles, no incident as they are saving the fighting for now.

Fight night; out comes Vanessa first to "Stars and Stripes" she stands with her right hand on her chest at the top of the aisle with coach Julie Benz beside her matching her pose, the two enjoying the loud chant of USA.

Vanessa soon enough begins her march to the ring, she is wearing a red sports bra with USA flag pattern on her trunks "Hudgens" in white on her waistband, white gloves and blue shoes, her hair is in a ponytail.

After stepping into the ring; Vanessa bows to each side of the ring before she heads over to her corner to begin warming up, she is clearly pumped as she yells "bring that bytch out!"

With Emma coming out not long after to no music, just boos as she takes them in her stride, smiling as she heads down the aisle with coach Steve Boyd behind her.

Emma is wearing a blue sports bra with a Union Jack style pattern trunks that have "Watson" in red on the waistband, blue gloves and shoes, while her hair is also in a ponytail.

She climbs into the ring and still gives the fans a few blown kisses, once her eyes turn to Vanessa though she gets deadly serious, staring intensely at her as she moves into her corner.

The referee brings the fighters to the center of the ring, where they quickly go nose to nose, the stare down is electric as the packed Arena is yelling at the top of their lungs.

When asked to touch gloves they slam them together, telling the other sarcastically good luck as they return to their corners, the bell rings to start 10 rounds of flyweight action.

Round 1:
"Ding" at the bell both fighters are up to their toes trading single punches, testing the other out in the opening seconds, while looking for an angle to exploit.

It's Vanessa who finds the first real big punch, slipping a right cross to come inside to land an overhand left over the top, forcing her opponent towards the outside of the ring with follow up body punches.

Emma calmly nudges her back though to open up space to work, catching Hudgens as the American tries to slip back inside.

The Brit is starting to get momentum behind her now, using her reach to dominate the center of the ring after backing up Vanessa with a double jab/right cross combo.

Emma able to limit the charges of her opponent with her punches knocking the head back of Hudgens, who is looking a little puzzled by the movement of Watson.

In the dying seconds of the fight Emma is given a reminder of how dangerous Vanessa can be, slipping a straight punch to land a right to the ribs, followed by an overhand left across the chin just as the bell rings to end the round.

Round 2:
Vanessa looks to come out the blocks quicker, dipping down more to make her opponent miss as she looks for better openings to move inside.

Which appear after Emma misses with a jab, the American lands a straight to the body, followed by two hooks to the body, Emma forced to nudge Vanessa back outside.

But Emma is finding herself on the outside of the ring, near the ropes which is not where she wants to be, the two trading more flurries as Vanessa is looking to push the tempo of the fight up a notch.

A right catches Emma across her cheek to knock her onto the ropes, where she is forced to clinch up as Vanessa follows up with another two clean shots to the face.

After the referee breaks them up; Emma is able to get her rhythm going again as she boxes off the back foot, drilling an over keen Hudgens to her face.

With Emma finishing the stronger in the final thirty seconds of the round, even though it was a much better round for Vanessa, Julie isn't happy with what she sees as a lack of respect for her opponent, warning that will bite her if she keeps it up.

Round 3:
As the round begins; both are throwing more leather at a time, landing some nice crisp shots through the others defences as they show off their elite skills.

When Vanessa looks to move inside; she is met with a right to the side of her face after Emma sidesteps her, the Brit follows up with another two punches into the face of Vanessa to push her behind her guard.

Emma showing great footwork to control the range, taking mostly glancing shots as she lands hard shots between the gloves of her opponent's to her face.

It is forcing Hudgens to tighten her guard, Watson is being given more freedom now to work which is showing in her work rate now being superior to the Americans.

Late in the round Vanessa manages to deflect a right so she can move inside with a right to the ribs, just missing with an overhand left though as Emma looks to have gotten wise to that trick.

The round ends with Emma jogging back to her corner with a nod from Steve telling her she is doing a good job, across the ring Vanessa gets yelled at by Julie to fight smarter.

Round 4:
Emma looks to continue working on the outside, Vanessa though has tightened her guard so the punches aren't landing as cleanly as they once were to the relief of the USA coaches.

It doesn't mean that Vanessa is having an easy time moving to the inside early on in the round, instead she is being kept to the outside by punches landing off the top of her head when she tries to dip down.

A change in attack comes as she starts feinting with the left, making Emma react and opening her up for the real uppercut that knocks her head back.

Vanessa now is inside the pocket; where she works the abs of her opponent to the delight of the crowd, as they watch their girl power Watson onto the ropes.

Again Emma clinches up with Vanessa, clearly part of the game plan to keep Hudgens on the outside, after the referee breaks them up Emma has more room to work.

But Vanessa is keeping in closer range, forcing Emma to trade more with her as she looks to keep the pressure on the taller fighter.

A missed right opens up Emma to an overhand right across her cheek just before the bell as a big warning shot to the Brit, who scowls at Vanessa as she pokes her tongue out at her.

Round 5:
This time Vanessa looks to have the bit between her teeth, coming out to fight Emma at the center of the ring, with Emma losing a little discipline after being taunted, leading to the fighters giving the crowd a classic flyweight slugfest.

Vanessa looks to win the exchange with a right to the ribs, followed by a left across her opponent's lips, busting Emma's bottom lip as blood runs down from it.

That seems to waken Emma up from her slugging tenacities as she tries to get the range back where she wants it, stepping back behind a double jab into the face of Hudgens.

Who isn't looking worried about that, she is more focused on keeping on the front foot, cutting the ring off as she herds Watson near a corner, with a straight landing on the blood lips to open up Watson to more shots to her face.

Again though Emma is able to wrestle Vanessa into a clinch, where the two women can be seen grappling as Vanessa isn't happy with the holding tactics.

Once apart Emma is able to land several clean shots to the face of her opponent, whose cheeks are starting to look a little puffy from the clean shots.

Vanessa deflects a jab though as she steps in with a left to the body, a right follows up top to the chin of Emma to turn her head as Vanessa starts to drill her up top.

The round ends with Emma looking frustrated that she is being backed up now by Vanessa, who again taunts her before she returns to her corner, clearly hoping to keep throwing Emma off her game.

Round 6:
Again it's Vanessa starting off strong; she's looking to not let Emma think as she forced another fiery exchange to get things going.

Emma is struggle to keep Vanessa fighting on the outside, which is allowing the smaller fight in tight where she looks much more comfortable.

Especially as sweat flies off the body of Watson, whose taking piston like shots from Hudgens as she is being pushed back around the ring.

Till Emma is able to shove Vanessa back with a left to the face, when Vanessa tries to step forwards she is met with a right across her face to make her think twice this time.

Which annoys Julie in the USA corner; she watches Emma start to get some momentum back with her headhunting punches starting to land more cleanly again.

Vanessa shows a terrier like spirit though to keep coming, ducking a left cross to slip inside to land two body shots, an overhand right just misses as Emma leans out the way.

But Vanessa is able to back up her taller opponent again as the round comes to a close, this time Vanessa doesn't get a chance to taunt as Emma gives her a shove, the referee quick to step between them as they exchange insults.

Coaches help to restore order as they return the fighters back to their corners, where Steve tells Emma to stop losing the mental war and start focusing winning the fight in front of her.

Round 7:
That talk from Boyd in Emma's corner seems to have helped matters, she looks to be back to boxing with her silky skills again.

She is countering more as Vanessa looks to stay in the face of Emma, Vanessa is doing some damage but taking hard shots to her face to do so.

A right busts open the bottom lip of Vanessa now, who has to shield it as Emma targets it with straight shots that find their way through the mitts of Hudgens.

Who for the first time in several rounds is looking a little weary of moving in close, giving Emma the freedom to move around her while throwing punches at her head.

Vanessa is showing a good defence to block most of the blows as she goes more into her shell, problem is not much is coming back to worry her rival.

With the final seconds of the round seeing Emma feint with a left, then send a right hook around the guard to the side of Hudgens head.

The bell rings with Emma smiling back at Steve as almost a thank you for the pep talk, while Vanessa has Julie warning her to not take her foot off the gas pedal.

Round 8:
It definitely looks like Emma has her mojo back as she moves more freely around Vanessa, digging her punches into the puffy cheeks of her opponent to keep her at arms length.

Vanessa does manage to slip under a straight to land to the body with several punches that make Emma wince, Emma shoves her back to get her space back.

Where Emma counters Vanessa with an uppercut as the American dips down, a follow up left smacks Vanessa across her face to back her up.

Suddenly it's Vanessa who is being driven onto the ropes, she covers up as Emma looks to unload on her, most of the punches hit the gloves of Vanessa, the ones that get through snap her head back.

Vanessa now is the one clinching up, Emma pressing her into the ropes while leaning her weight on her in an old trick taller fighters use, the referee is needed to break them apart.

It looks like Vanessa is a little shell shocked by the aggression coming from Emma, who is starting to walk down Hudgens with her punches aimed at the head of the smaller fighter.

The round comes to a close with Vanessa storming back to her corner, upset that she has let the fight turn around, Julie telling her to grab this fight back before it's too late.

Round 9:
Emma is looking to keep on top of things now; jabbing to keep Vanessa on the outside as she moves around up on her toes.

While Vanessa is looking for an opening, not as aggressive as she waits patiently for a chance, one she soon gets as she slips a right cross to land a right to the body.

Emma tries to stay in the pocket to ward Vanessa back, the body shots though she eats makes her think twice as she steps back, leaving her open to a right across her lips to make her cry out.

Vanessa now is stepping forwards again; forcing Watson behind her gloves as the American looks to remind her whose boss in this ring, shots snaps the head back of the Brit as she is forced onto the ropes.

Leading to a clinch from Watson; the referee steps in as both take a breath on the others shoulder, the fight is starting to really affect both as they breath harder.

Once apart Emma is able to catch her opponent after stepping out the way of a left hook, slamming a jab/straight combo into the side of Hudgen's face to begin backing her up as seconds tick away in the round.

The round ends with both staring at each other, looks of shock that they haven't been able to wrap this up yet is evident, they soon return to their corners to be cleaned up, eyes locked across the ring as they head into the final round.

Round 10:
As the bell rings both fighters are out on the front foot, eyes locked on their rivals set as they step up to trade to a roar from the crowd.

Back and forth they go as sweat flies off them, till Emma steps back out the way of a right cross, countering with a straight/left cross combination.

Emma now begins to drive forwards; knocking Vanessa back onto her heels, Vanessa covering up as best she can as Emma switches her targets up, making it hard for the American to block the punches.

Ending up with Hudgens pulling Watson into a clinch, they wrestle to try to power the other onto the ropes, with the referee struggling to break them up.

They do end up apart with Emma quickly looking to get into the face of her opponent, she gets clipped by a right on her chin, that allows Vanessa to come to the inside to work.

The fighters give the crowd a grandstand finish to the round; slugging it out as they let their hands go till the bell rings to end the round, they fall into a clinch tired and bloodied from the war.

After being separated and cleaned up; the judges scorecards come back, 95-95 on all cards, A DRAW! Technically team USA keep the cup on a draw, both fighters though want sudden death to decided this, which the referee agrees to, so they will continue through rounds till one is knocked out.

Round 11:
They start off similar to the last round; planting their feet to trade punches, letting their hands go as sweat and blood is knocked into the air.

Emma looks to try the same trick as before, Vanessa wises up to it as she lands a straight punch on the nose of the Brit, followed by a left hook that turns Watson's head.

The crowd roars as they watch Vanessa back up Emma, punches slam into the face of Emma as a cut opens below the left eye, Emma clinches up with Vanessa.

Again they tiredly rest their heads on each other, the referee steps in to split them up, with Emma quick to land a straight to the top of her opponent's head as she tries to close the gap.

Suddenly it's Emma coming on stronger, backing up Hudgens with straight shots knocking the smaller fighter onto the ropes.

Where Emma goes to throw a right hook; VANESSA DIPS UNDER IT, COUNTERING WITH AN UPPERCUT THAT WOBBLES EMMA, WHO TRIES TO RETREAT BUT IS CAUGHT WITH A THUNDEROUS RIGHT HOOK, EMMA'S GUMSHIELD FLIES OUT AS SHE TURNS TO COLLAPSE ON HER FACE, THE REFEREE CHECKS HER AND RULES SHE IS KNOCKED OUT!

Winner Vanessa Hudgens KO Round 11

After:
That's a big win for Vanessa! She has sealed the win for team USA as they retain the International Cup, Vanessa falls to her knees crying tears of joy.

The ringside doctor rushes in to help Emma, waking her up with smelling salts, Emma needing a stretcher to leave the ring as she is still badly dazed.

Steve looks worried as he leaves walking alongside Emma, not caring about the trophy but for Emma, she grabs his hand to show she will be OK, making him look relieved as he smiles at her.

Inside the ring Vanessa has been cleaned up, her fellow winners Kiernan Shipka and Brie Larson get into the ring, Brie carrying an American flag that she gives Vanessa, who thanks her for it.

Vanessa holds the flag aloft as the trophy is brought into the ring; Brie and Kiernan hold Vanessa's arms as they stand side by side, enjoying the rousing chant of "USA" from the crowd.

After a victory lap; Vanessa hands the flag off so she can lift up the trophy, she looks close to tears again but she smiles as she looks proud of keeping the trophy.

Each fighter gets a touch of the trophy, kissing it as it is passed around, pundits wondering if the Rest of the World team in future will win this event, they'll get a chance next year in their backyard.

Scoreboard: Team USA 3-2 Team ROW