Miranda Kerr vs Yvonne Strahovski
Sept 11, 2020 1:09:06 GMT -6
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Miranda Kerr:
VS
Yvonne Strahovski:
Tale of the Tape:
Miranda Kerr:
Age: 37
Height: 5'9
33-12 (31KOs)
Current two time BBU lightweight champion.
Former BBU bantamweight champion.
Former Queen of the Ice Hotel.
Winner of the Victoria Secret "War in Heaven" tournament.
Vs
Yvonne Strahovski:
Age: 38
Height: 5'8
67-34 (53KOs)
Former five time FCBA lightweight champion.
Tractorpull Hall of Fame member.
(Downunder Boxing vs Lookout! Boxing)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
National pride firmly on the line now as Miranda Kerr and Yvonne Strahovski fight to prove whose the best Aussie fighter at lightweight, the Ice Hotel in Alaska is the battleground for this fight.
This is the third time these two have fought, back in 2017 they fought for Aussie pride, Miranda knocked out Yvonne in nine rounds, a year later Miranda challenged for the FCBA lightweight title, Yvonne getting revenge with a seventh round knockout to make this the tie breaker.
Heading into this fight, both women had talk of maybe they were finished as a title contender, well Miranda winning the BBU lightweight title against Alessandra Ambrosio and knocking out Barbara Palvin in quick order, while Yvonne beating her best friend Mary Elizabeth Winstead to get into the hall of fame shows those doubts might have been thrown at them too soon.
Sarah Cummings of Gold & Green magazine headed to Miranda's gym to get her feelings on this fight, sitting down with the BBU champion in the gyms media room where the two catch up on their lives before getting down to business.
When they got down to business of the fight, Miranda says "I have to congratulate Yvonne on getting into the hall of fame, she deserves that honour for one hell of a career" showing her class.
Smiling Miranda adds "but the one thing I can't say is Yvonne is better then me, I have worked my ass off to be great in that ring, I haven't had the opportunities she has because people were afraid to fight me"
Shrugging her shoulders "now though me and Yvonne can battle it out for the right to be called the best, getting a shot at Kate Upton wouldn't be bad either" winking at Sarah as she looks simply in a good mood going into this fight.
While Kate Abdo for the FCBA Network heads to Yvonne's home to speak to her, sitting on patio chairs in her garden as they drink coffees, both looking relaxed as they chat, Kate congratulating Yvonne on getting into the Hall of Fame.
The subject turns to this fight, Yvonne chuckles as she says "god it is so fun fighting Miranda, we both have proudly led our countries celebrity boxing, we have both showed the world what us Aussies can do with a pair of gloves, so I know she will give her all as I will do"
Sitting forwards, Yvonne says "but we both know I am the best, I've been the dominant force in the FCBA, Miranda has dominated in the BBU and ACB, the best girls though have been beaten by my fists, while she couldn't live with my schedule" a stern look on her face.
"Come this fight you are going to see the best me, I've turned the corner in my career and now I am on the way back up to the top" smiling again as she looks excited to be winning again after a tough run.
Fight night, Miranda comes out first wearing a green hoodie with the hood up, her coach Nikki Visser next to her as both look in a good mood, waving to the cameras as they walk to the ring.
The hoodie is helped off after Kerr gets into the ring, the model is wearing a green sports bra with gold trim, green trunks with gold stripes down the sides and fur trim, green fur lined gloves, fur boots and her hair is tied back into a ponytail as she paces side to side in her corner, banging her gloves together as she looks in the mood to fight.
Yvonne is out now with her coach Julie Benz, she looks in a serious mood as she marches to the ring with her coach, eyes firmly on the ring as her black leather jacket is taken off by Julie.
Climbing into the ring, Yvonne is wearing a black sports bra with fur trim, matching trunks, black fur lined gloves, fur gloves, while her hair is tied back into a ponytail, she bangs her gloves together as she stares coldly at her opponent.
The referee brings the fighters to the center of the ring, both women stare right into the others eyes, nose to nose as there is plenty of pride on the line, final instructions don't seem to be listened to as they are just seem focused on each other.
Banging their gloves into their opponent's when prompted, they nod to each other to show there is respect between them, though judging by their looks when they return to their corners, not much love as the bell rings to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.
Round 1:
Plenty of respect shown by both in the opening moments of the round, up on their toes firing out single punches to test out where the gaps in the others defenses are, not finding any it seems as punches land off gloves.
Stepping back when Yvonne tries to catch her out with a right cross, Miranda counters with a double jab over the top to the cheek of her fellow Aussie, landing a straight after when Yvonne takes a step back.
It looks like Miranda has come out the blocks faster, catching her rival with more punches through her guard then she is taking, Yvonne looking a little too cautious, maybe expecting a big right hook to detonate on her chin if she rushes in.
Well as Julie is telling her, she needs to increase her own punch output because Miranda is growing in confidence, banging in more punches as she lashes in two cross punches to the cheeks of Strahovski.
Who then lands her first big punch of the fight with an uppercut, maybe she was playing possum as Yvonne now comes on stronger with less then forty five seconds to go, forcing the issue on the inside as both go toe to toe, Yvonne using little nudges to unbalance the model as she bangs in shots with her other fist.
At the bell Miranda's work probably gave her the round, Yvonne doesn't look worried at all as she sits down, assuring Julie she has this, while Julie simply replies "I hope you do" while Miranda looks fully focused, no smiles yet as she knows she is in the ring with the real deal.
Round 2:
Now they are warmed up to the task, both women are throwing more combos in with their jabs, being that they are more open means more punches are landing cleanly to cheeks and bodies.
Ducking under a jab, Yvonne moves in closer to dig in two short sharp right hooks to the body, just missing with an overhand left as Miranda leans out the way just in time, Yvonne though now has her opening to come on the attack.
Taking the center of the ring for herself, Yvonne is forcing the issue now, slipping punches before landing her own more cleanly to the body and mouth of Miranda, keeping the hard hitting model near the ropes as she controls the tempo of this fight.
Not to say Miranda is simply a sitting duck, she is landing some sweet punches of her own, some stiff straights bang into the face of Yvonne, problem is she can't force her way back into the ring center as Strahovski keeps making her miss when she tries to step forwards, then digs in a few punches to ward her back.
In the final moments of the round, Miranda leans out the way of a right hook, drilling in a straight to the jaw of her opponent, followed by a left cross as finally she begins to push the fight back to the center, problem is the bell rings to end a dominant round for Yvonne.
Round 3:
Coming back out to fight, Miranda is looking to push the fight her way early in the round, drilling in some punches into the body of Yvonne after not having much success up top.
Missing with a right cross, Miranda takes an overhand left to the jaw, AN UPPERCUT FOLLOWS THAT KNOCKS BACK THE HEAD OF KERR! SHE GOES DOWN TO HER BACK AT THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Just a quick right fist pump in the air by Yvonne before she goes to the neutral corner, 1....2...3.. Miranda pushes up onto her elbows, shaking her head to clear some cobwebs, 4...5...6.. Pushing up to a knee, 7...8.. Miranda pushes up to her fight, raising her fists up to show she is OK to continue.
As they resume fighting, understandably Miranda is boxing more off the back foot, Yvonne looking for a way to land more clean shots as she sees her chance to finish this early, instead she is catching more of Kerr's gloves then of her.
With Miranda's jab doing a good enough job at keeping Yvonne on the outside, till in the final twenty seconds Strahovski is able to slip inside to work the body with four punches, pressing Miranda into a corner as the round comes to a close.
A great round for Yvonne, who smiles as she can't help showing how overjoyed she was with that knockdown, Miranda slaps the top ropes either side of her corner to release some pent up anger, taking a deep breath before she sits on her stool.
Round 4:
With her tail up Yvonne is looking to push the pace, banging in several punches to the abs of the more guarded Miranda, who manages to catch Yvonne with a left cross when the actress leaves her right too low.
While Yvonne scored big the last round, Miranda doesn't look in too bad a shape, pounding in several hard punches back into the blondes face as she comes after her, warding her back to the outside after a double jab/straight combo lands flush.
After the opening minute, Miranda lands a left hook to the jaw of Yvonne, opening her up to a straight/left cross combo as Miranda begins to beat back Yvonne onto the ropes, a trickle of blood runs from Yvonne's bottom lip after another straight lands flush on it.
Trying to fight her way off the ropes, the crowd goes wild as the two fighters slug it out, heads nearly clash as they both go to the others body, Yvonne nearly ramming hers under the chin of her rival as she seeks to power her way to the center.
But an uppercut seems to kill that fight back, Yvonne knocked onto the ropes again, where she takes two cross punches before clinching up with a Miranda, the bell rings with the referee needing to break the hissing pair apart as their eyes burn with hate for each other.
Round 5:
After being told not to be so quick to charge down Miranda, Yvonne comes out looking to land her big punches behind her stiff jab again, both women circling around the center as they trade to marked up cheeks.
It's Miranda who starts off strong, burying two punches into the blood lip of Yvonne to make her wince, she backs up the former FCBA champion to a corner, where she lands three body shots before getting dragged into a clinch.
After they are split apart, Miranda again looks to be the aggressor, missing with a straight though as Yvonne slips it before pounding in a right to the ribs, then a left cross turns the head of the Downunder fighter.
Who now finds herself being mauled onto the rope, Yvonne has her head under the chin of Miranda, throwing hooks and piston like punches into the toned body, making Miranda groan out as she has the ropes pressed to her back.
Shoving back Yvonne to create space, Miranda misses with a left hook as Yvonne ducks it, instead an overhand right slams across her face, followed by a left uppercut that puts Kerr right back onto the ropes.
Where she stays for the remaining few seconds of the round till the bell rings, both women separate without incident, though they are looking hard at each other once they sit on their stools, the competitive edge on full show as they can't let the other do better then them.
Round 6:
A slightly more cagey start to the round as they know the other is bringing their best tonight, especially Yvonne after the knockdown, she is the first to step in to land two punches before getting clipped with a right cross to her face.
Yvonne for the opening minute is looking the more relaxed, stepping in to trade several punches before she is backed off by a punch across her face, her corner team smiling as they watch her dictate the action.
Parrying a straight allows Miranda to fire back, a straight of her own slams into the mouth of Yvonne, then a left smacks across the Actresses cheek as the BBU champion starts to get her rhythm going.
Leaning out the way of a right cross, Miranda slams a left hook to the ear of Yvonne, a left/right combo straight into the face of Strahovski pushes her back behind her guard as Kerr is driving forwards with a mixture of punches.
While Yvonne tries to fight off the ropes, an uppercut pushes her back on the defensive, a left digs into the ribs of the actress to make her groan out, Miranda throwing a flurry of punches, not all land cleanly but as the bell rings, most agree she has probably won this round.
Round 7:
Landing more punches in a group before they step back to resume, each is trying to break the pattern they find themselves in, winning a round before the other comes roaring back in the next round.
Miranda lands a sweet jab/straight combo to push back Yvonne a step, when she goes to land a left hook though Yvonne ducks under it, landing an overhand right of her own that creates a mouse under the left eye of Kerr.
Who finds herself now being knocked back by two cross punches to the face, Yvonne coming on the front foot, stalking back the more defensive Miranda, switching up her punches so she can land cleanly, causing Miranda to wince.
Half the round gone, Miranda wants to push back Yvonne, instead she gets caught with a left on her jaw, a straight snaps her head back as she is driven into a corner, where she covers up as Strahovski throws a barrage of punches at her, most land on the forearms of Kerr to cause a little redness on them.
Pulling Yvonne into a clinch, Miranda looks to the heavens as if to ask how do I stop her? both get a fist free to land into the others kidney area, referee stepping in to pull them apart, warning them to keep it clean.
Coming together again near the center of the ring, toe to toe they go! Sweat and some blood flies off them both now Miranda has a small cut below her left eye, still neither wants to give an inch all the way to the bell.
Returning to their corners, chests are rising as they are beginning to feel the strain of this fight, corners working hard to patch them up as Yvonne is just seeming to be doing enough to keep ahead of Miranda.
Round 8:
While the spring is seemingly gone from their step and they are not throwing as many punches in bunches, they are landing some hard shots across faces, barking out with effort as they really want to hurt their rival.
This time Miranda catches Yvonne coming in with an uppercut, following up with a left cross/straight combo as she takes the center of the ring, Yvonne looking pissed off as she tries to step inside but gets popped to the top of her head by a double jab.
Forced to fight more at range, Yvonne is still landing some good clean punches, though now she is taking more as a left cross smacks her in the eye, making her cry out as Miranda presses forwards.
Knocking Yvonne to the ropes as the right eye of the actress looks to be getting a little swollen, though Miranda cries out when a right cross smacks her across the cut under her left eye.
Both are starting to grimace and cry out, still they are giving their all as pride drives them on, letting their hands go up till the bell rings to end the round, standing hands on hips looking each other over as they can see the damage they've done, taking heart it seems from their smirks as they return to their corners.
Round 9:
An evenly fought start to the round as both come out strong, the action is a little scruffy as they are both being aggressive, heads grind as they come together to trade on the inside, the body work is starting to be the main priority to both fighters.
Using her left forearm into the chest of her opponent, Yvonne opens up a gap to land a right hook to the puffy looking cheek of Miranda, she powers back Miranda to the ropes as she lands two more punches to that cheek.
Forcing Miranda to drag Yvonne into a clinch, both rest their heads on the others shoulders, taking a quick breather before the referee comes in to drag them apart after they show they ain't going to work out of this.
Once they resume, this time it is Miranda who catches Yvonne with a big punch, a left hook slams into the ear of Strahovski, a straight then knocks her head back as across the ring now goes the Hall of famer.
Who has to clinch up herself after taking two hard cross punches to her face, the right eye of Yvonne isn't looking great now with the swelling, again they suck in air as the pace of this fight is catching up to them.
The final moments of the round sees both try to win the round with cross punches, the crowd roars them on as they lash punches across the others face, curse words heard as neither wants to back down up till the round comes to a close.
Slumping onto their stools, chests rising quickly as both are reminded the next round is the final one, coaches working hard on patching up these warriors, whoever wins and whoever loses deserves credit for this war.
Round 10:
Pushing out their corners looking determined, they come to the ring center before the bell, the referee getting them to bump fists to show the other respect, eyes look hungry for action though as they stare right into their rivals eyes.
"Ding" the bell rings and straight away Miranda lashes a left across the face of Yvonne, a cut forms above the right eyebrow of Yvonne to give her more issues to worry about, both fighting hard though as Strahovski tries to show she isn't hurting badly.
Though soon enough a left cross/straight knocks her head around, Yvonne's guard is opening right up and Miranda is in to bang in two uppercuts that rock Yvonne onto the ropes, A LEFT HOOK TO THE CHIN SENDS THE GUMSHIELD OF YVONNE OUT AS SHE IS TURNED TO THE LEFT, FALLING TO HER FACE!
Miranda moves straight to the neutral corner, not celebrating as she watches Yvonne closely, 1...2...3.. Yvonne is groaning as she lays flat down, 4...5...6.. Julie yelling at her to get up, 7...8... Slowly Yvonne looks up as she stirs, 9...10 but she doesn't get move any more as she is counted out!
Winner Miranda Kerr KO Round 10
After:
Both have made their homeland proud with this battle, Miranda is too tired to even celebrate, just leaning on the turnbuckles looking to the heavens mouthing "thank you" as Nikki jumps for joy outside the ring.
Yvonne meanwhile has Julie and the ringside doctor checking on her, she is looking dazed as she tries to get up, slipping back to her front as Julie looks worried for her friend, helping her up to her stool to try to help her recover.
Back in her own corner, Miranda puts her head on the top turnbuckle, shedding a few tears herself though hers are of joy as she stands up straight to hug Nikki, with the coach telling her "you are the f***ing best!"
Across the ring Yvonne is coming back around from her daze, Julie decides to get Yvonne out the ring to the back, with the crowd there applauding her, even her old rivals Emily DiDonato and Taylor Swift show her respect by nodding to her as she goes past.
Miranda just notices Yvonne is going as she heads to the center of the ring, clapping Yvonne herself as she has plenty of respect for her, even if their rivalry isn't the friendliest, though Miranda knows Yvonne will be wanting more most likely from her, neither can stand being rated second best to the other.
Well tonight it is Miranda getting her right hand raised in victory, she smiles as she raises left arm in the air, though she looks tired, happy to get a hug from Nikki again.
Stepping out the ring, has Miranda pushed herself front of the queue for the next Ice Queen bout? All that matters for her at the moment is to go get a nice hot bath to soothe her aching body.
VS
Yvonne Strahovski:
Tale of the Tape:
Miranda Kerr:
Age: 37
Height: 5'9
33-12 (31KOs)
Current two time BBU lightweight champion.
Former BBU bantamweight champion.
Former Queen of the Ice Hotel.
Winner of the Victoria Secret "War in Heaven" tournament.
Vs
Yvonne Strahovski:
Age: 38
Height: 5'8
67-34 (53KOs)
Former five time FCBA lightweight champion.
Tractorpull Hall of Fame member.
(Downunder Boxing vs Lookout! Boxing)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
National pride firmly on the line now as Miranda Kerr and Yvonne Strahovski fight to prove whose the best Aussie fighter at lightweight, the Ice Hotel in Alaska is the battleground for this fight.
This is the third time these two have fought, back in 2017 they fought for Aussie pride, Miranda knocked out Yvonne in nine rounds, a year later Miranda challenged for the FCBA lightweight title, Yvonne getting revenge with a seventh round knockout to make this the tie breaker.
Heading into this fight, both women had talk of maybe they were finished as a title contender, well Miranda winning the BBU lightweight title against Alessandra Ambrosio and knocking out Barbara Palvin in quick order, while Yvonne beating her best friend Mary Elizabeth Winstead to get into the hall of fame shows those doubts might have been thrown at them too soon.
Sarah Cummings of Gold & Green magazine headed to Miranda's gym to get her feelings on this fight, sitting down with the BBU champion in the gyms media room where the two catch up on their lives before getting down to business.
When they got down to business of the fight, Miranda says "I have to congratulate Yvonne on getting into the hall of fame, she deserves that honour for one hell of a career" showing her class.
Smiling Miranda adds "but the one thing I can't say is Yvonne is better then me, I have worked my ass off to be great in that ring, I haven't had the opportunities she has because people were afraid to fight me"
Shrugging her shoulders "now though me and Yvonne can battle it out for the right to be called the best, getting a shot at Kate Upton wouldn't be bad either" winking at Sarah as she looks simply in a good mood going into this fight.
While Kate Abdo for the FCBA Network heads to Yvonne's home to speak to her, sitting on patio chairs in her garden as they drink coffees, both looking relaxed as they chat, Kate congratulating Yvonne on getting into the Hall of Fame.
The subject turns to this fight, Yvonne chuckles as she says "god it is so fun fighting Miranda, we both have proudly led our countries celebrity boxing, we have both showed the world what us Aussies can do with a pair of gloves, so I know she will give her all as I will do"
Sitting forwards, Yvonne says "but we both know I am the best, I've been the dominant force in the FCBA, Miranda has dominated in the BBU and ACB, the best girls though have been beaten by my fists, while she couldn't live with my schedule" a stern look on her face.
"Come this fight you are going to see the best me, I've turned the corner in my career and now I am on the way back up to the top" smiling again as she looks excited to be winning again after a tough run.
Fight night, Miranda comes out first wearing a green hoodie with the hood up, her coach Nikki Visser next to her as both look in a good mood, waving to the cameras as they walk to the ring.
The hoodie is helped off after Kerr gets into the ring, the model is wearing a green sports bra with gold trim, green trunks with gold stripes down the sides and fur trim, green fur lined gloves, fur boots and her hair is tied back into a ponytail as she paces side to side in her corner, banging her gloves together as she looks in the mood to fight.
Yvonne is out now with her coach Julie Benz, she looks in a serious mood as she marches to the ring with her coach, eyes firmly on the ring as her black leather jacket is taken off by Julie.
Climbing into the ring, Yvonne is wearing a black sports bra with fur trim, matching trunks, black fur lined gloves, fur gloves, while her hair is tied back into a ponytail, she bangs her gloves together as she stares coldly at her opponent.
The referee brings the fighters to the center of the ring, both women stare right into the others eyes, nose to nose as there is plenty of pride on the line, final instructions don't seem to be listened to as they are just seem focused on each other.
Banging their gloves into their opponent's when prompted, they nod to each other to show there is respect between them, though judging by their looks when they return to their corners, not much love as the bell rings to start 10 rounds of lightweight action.
Round 1:
Plenty of respect shown by both in the opening moments of the round, up on their toes firing out single punches to test out where the gaps in the others defenses are, not finding any it seems as punches land off gloves.
Stepping back when Yvonne tries to catch her out with a right cross, Miranda counters with a double jab over the top to the cheek of her fellow Aussie, landing a straight after when Yvonne takes a step back.
It looks like Miranda has come out the blocks faster, catching her rival with more punches through her guard then she is taking, Yvonne looking a little too cautious, maybe expecting a big right hook to detonate on her chin if she rushes in.
Well as Julie is telling her, she needs to increase her own punch output because Miranda is growing in confidence, banging in more punches as she lashes in two cross punches to the cheeks of Strahovski.
Who then lands her first big punch of the fight with an uppercut, maybe she was playing possum as Yvonne now comes on stronger with less then forty five seconds to go, forcing the issue on the inside as both go toe to toe, Yvonne using little nudges to unbalance the model as she bangs in shots with her other fist.
At the bell Miranda's work probably gave her the round, Yvonne doesn't look worried at all as she sits down, assuring Julie she has this, while Julie simply replies "I hope you do" while Miranda looks fully focused, no smiles yet as she knows she is in the ring with the real deal.
Round 2:
Now they are warmed up to the task, both women are throwing more combos in with their jabs, being that they are more open means more punches are landing cleanly to cheeks and bodies.
Ducking under a jab, Yvonne moves in closer to dig in two short sharp right hooks to the body, just missing with an overhand left as Miranda leans out the way just in time, Yvonne though now has her opening to come on the attack.
Taking the center of the ring for herself, Yvonne is forcing the issue now, slipping punches before landing her own more cleanly to the body and mouth of Miranda, keeping the hard hitting model near the ropes as she controls the tempo of this fight.
Not to say Miranda is simply a sitting duck, she is landing some sweet punches of her own, some stiff straights bang into the face of Yvonne, problem is she can't force her way back into the ring center as Strahovski keeps making her miss when she tries to step forwards, then digs in a few punches to ward her back.
In the final moments of the round, Miranda leans out the way of a right hook, drilling in a straight to the jaw of her opponent, followed by a left cross as finally she begins to push the fight back to the center, problem is the bell rings to end a dominant round for Yvonne.
Round 3:
Coming back out to fight, Miranda is looking to push the fight her way early in the round, drilling in some punches into the body of Yvonne after not having much success up top.
Missing with a right cross, Miranda takes an overhand left to the jaw, AN UPPERCUT FOLLOWS THAT KNOCKS BACK THE HEAD OF KERR! SHE GOES DOWN TO HER BACK AT THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Just a quick right fist pump in the air by Yvonne before she goes to the neutral corner, 1....2...3.. Miranda pushes up onto her elbows, shaking her head to clear some cobwebs, 4...5...6.. Pushing up to a knee, 7...8.. Miranda pushes up to her fight, raising her fists up to show she is OK to continue.
As they resume fighting, understandably Miranda is boxing more off the back foot, Yvonne looking for a way to land more clean shots as she sees her chance to finish this early, instead she is catching more of Kerr's gloves then of her.
With Miranda's jab doing a good enough job at keeping Yvonne on the outside, till in the final twenty seconds Strahovski is able to slip inside to work the body with four punches, pressing Miranda into a corner as the round comes to a close.
A great round for Yvonne, who smiles as she can't help showing how overjoyed she was with that knockdown, Miranda slaps the top ropes either side of her corner to release some pent up anger, taking a deep breath before she sits on her stool.
Round 4:
With her tail up Yvonne is looking to push the pace, banging in several punches to the abs of the more guarded Miranda, who manages to catch Yvonne with a left cross when the actress leaves her right too low.
While Yvonne scored big the last round, Miranda doesn't look in too bad a shape, pounding in several hard punches back into the blondes face as she comes after her, warding her back to the outside after a double jab/straight combo lands flush.
After the opening minute, Miranda lands a left hook to the jaw of Yvonne, opening her up to a straight/left cross combo as Miranda begins to beat back Yvonne onto the ropes, a trickle of blood runs from Yvonne's bottom lip after another straight lands flush on it.
Trying to fight her way off the ropes, the crowd goes wild as the two fighters slug it out, heads nearly clash as they both go to the others body, Yvonne nearly ramming hers under the chin of her rival as she seeks to power her way to the center.
But an uppercut seems to kill that fight back, Yvonne knocked onto the ropes again, where she takes two cross punches before clinching up with a Miranda, the bell rings with the referee needing to break the hissing pair apart as their eyes burn with hate for each other.
Round 5:
After being told not to be so quick to charge down Miranda, Yvonne comes out looking to land her big punches behind her stiff jab again, both women circling around the center as they trade to marked up cheeks.
It's Miranda who starts off strong, burying two punches into the blood lip of Yvonne to make her wince, she backs up the former FCBA champion to a corner, where she lands three body shots before getting dragged into a clinch.
After they are split apart, Miranda again looks to be the aggressor, missing with a straight though as Yvonne slips it before pounding in a right to the ribs, then a left cross turns the head of the Downunder fighter.
Who now finds herself being mauled onto the rope, Yvonne has her head under the chin of Miranda, throwing hooks and piston like punches into the toned body, making Miranda groan out as she has the ropes pressed to her back.
Shoving back Yvonne to create space, Miranda misses with a left hook as Yvonne ducks it, instead an overhand right slams across her face, followed by a left uppercut that puts Kerr right back onto the ropes.
Where she stays for the remaining few seconds of the round till the bell rings, both women separate without incident, though they are looking hard at each other once they sit on their stools, the competitive edge on full show as they can't let the other do better then them.
Round 6:
A slightly more cagey start to the round as they know the other is bringing their best tonight, especially Yvonne after the knockdown, she is the first to step in to land two punches before getting clipped with a right cross to her face.
Yvonne for the opening minute is looking the more relaxed, stepping in to trade several punches before she is backed off by a punch across her face, her corner team smiling as they watch her dictate the action.
Parrying a straight allows Miranda to fire back, a straight of her own slams into the mouth of Yvonne, then a left smacks across the Actresses cheek as the BBU champion starts to get her rhythm going.
Leaning out the way of a right cross, Miranda slams a left hook to the ear of Yvonne, a left/right combo straight into the face of Strahovski pushes her back behind her guard as Kerr is driving forwards with a mixture of punches.
While Yvonne tries to fight off the ropes, an uppercut pushes her back on the defensive, a left digs into the ribs of the actress to make her groan out, Miranda throwing a flurry of punches, not all land cleanly but as the bell rings, most agree she has probably won this round.
Round 7:
Landing more punches in a group before they step back to resume, each is trying to break the pattern they find themselves in, winning a round before the other comes roaring back in the next round.
Miranda lands a sweet jab/straight combo to push back Yvonne a step, when she goes to land a left hook though Yvonne ducks under it, landing an overhand right of her own that creates a mouse under the left eye of Kerr.
Who finds herself now being knocked back by two cross punches to the face, Yvonne coming on the front foot, stalking back the more defensive Miranda, switching up her punches so she can land cleanly, causing Miranda to wince.
Half the round gone, Miranda wants to push back Yvonne, instead she gets caught with a left on her jaw, a straight snaps her head back as she is driven into a corner, where she covers up as Strahovski throws a barrage of punches at her, most land on the forearms of Kerr to cause a little redness on them.
Pulling Yvonne into a clinch, Miranda looks to the heavens as if to ask how do I stop her? both get a fist free to land into the others kidney area, referee stepping in to pull them apart, warning them to keep it clean.
Coming together again near the center of the ring, toe to toe they go! Sweat and some blood flies off them both now Miranda has a small cut below her left eye, still neither wants to give an inch all the way to the bell.
Returning to their corners, chests are rising as they are beginning to feel the strain of this fight, corners working hard to patch them up as Yvonne is just seeming to be doing enough to keep ahead of Miranda.
Round 8:
While the spring is seemingly gone from their step and they are not throwing as many punches in bunches, they are landing some hard shots across faces, barking out with effort as they really want to hurt their rival.
This time Miranda catches Yvonne coming in with an uppercut, following up with a left cross/straight combo as she takes the center of the ring, Yvonne looking pissed off as she tries to step inside but gets popped to the top of her head by a double jab.
Forced to fight more at range, Yvonne is still landing some good clean punches, though now she is taking more as a left cross smacks her in the eye, making her cry out as Miranda presses forwards.
Knocking Yvonne to the ropes as the right eye of the actress looks to be getting a little swollen, though Miranda cries out when a right cross smacks her across the cut under her left eye.
Both are starting to grimace and cry out, still they are giving their all as pride drives them on, letting their hands go up till the bell rings to end the round, standing hands on hips looking each other over as they can see the damage they've done, taking heart it seems from their smirks as they return to their corners.
Round 9:
An evenly fought start to the round as both come out strong, the action is a little scruffy as they are both being aggressive, heads grind as they come together to trade on the inside, the body work is starting to be the main priority to both fighters.
Using her left forearm into the chest of her opponent, Yvonne opens up a gap to land a right hook to the puffy looking cheek of Miranda, she powers back Miranda to the ropes as she lands two more punches to that cheek.
Forcing Miranda to drag Yvonne into a clinch, both rest their heads on the others shoulders, taking a quick breather before the referee comes in to drag them apart after they show they ain't going to work out of this.
Once they resume, this time it is Miranda who catches Yvonne with a big punch, a left hook slams into the ear of Strahovski, a straight then knocks her head back as across the ring now goes the Hall of famer.
Who has to clinch up herself after taking two hard cross punches to her face, the right eye of Yvonne isn't looking great now with the swelling, again they suck in air as the pace of this fight is catching up to them.
The final moments of the round sees both try to win the round with cross punches, the crowd roars them on as they lash punches across the others face, curse words heard as neither wants to back down up till the round comes to a close.
Slumping onto their stools, chests rising quickly as both are reminded the next round is the final one, coaches working hard on patching up these warriors, whoever wins and whoever loses deserves credit for this war.
Round 10:
Pushing out their corners looking determined, they come to the ring center before the bell, the referee getting them to bump fists to show the other respect, eyes look hungry for action though as they stare right into their rivals eyes.
"Ding" the bell rings and straight away Miranda lashes a left across the face of Yvonne, a cut forms above the right eyebrow of Yvonne to give her more issues to worry about, both fighting hard though as Strahovski tries to show she isn't hurting badly.
Though soon enough a left cross/straight knocks her head around, Yvonne's guard is opening right up and Miranda is in to bang in two uppercuts that rock Yvonne onto the ropes, A LEFT HOOK TO THE CHIN SENDS THE GUMSHIELD OF YVONNE OUT AS SHE IS TURNED TO THE LEFT, FALLING TO HER FACE!
Miranda moves straight to the neutral corner, not celebrating as she watches Yvonne closely, 1...2...3.. Yvonne is groaning as she lays flat down, 4...5...6.. Julie yelling at her to get up, 7...8... Slowly Yvonne looks up as she stirs, 9...10 but she doesn't get move any more as she is counted out!
Winner Miranda Kerr KO Round 10
After:
Both have made their homeland proud with this battle, Miranda is too tired to even celebrate, just leaning on the turnbuckles looking to the heavens mouthing "thank you" as Nikki jumps for joy outside the ring.
Yvonne meanwhile has Julie and the ringside doctor checking on her, she is looking dazed as she tries to get up, slipping back to her front as Julie looks worried for her friend, helping her up to her stool to try to help her recover.
Back in her own corner, Miranda puts her head on the top turnbuckle, shedding a few tears herself though hers are of joy as she stands up straight to hug Nikki, with the coach telling her "you are the f***ing best!"
Across the ring Yvonne is coming back around from her daze, Julie decides to get Yvonne out the ring to the back, with the crowd there applauding her, even her old rivals Emily DiDonato and Taylor Swift show her respect by nodding to her as she goes past.
Miranda just notices Yvonne is going as she heads to the center of the ring, clapping Yvonne herself as she has plenty of respect for her, even if their rivalry isn't the friendliest, though Miranda knows Yvonne will be wanting more most likely from her, neither can stand being rated second best to the other.
Well tonight it is Miranda getting her right hand raised in victory, she smiles as she raises left arm in the air, though she looks tired, happy to get a hug from Nikki again.
Stepping out the ring, has Miranda pushed herself front of the queue for the next Ice Queen bout? All that matters for her at the moment is to go get a nice hot bath to soothe her aching body.
