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00:00 Ladies, this is an 8 by 2 minute bout. Protect yourselves at all times. Fight strong, fight fair.
00:05 Any questions? Touch gloves, back to your corners.
00:07 The body snatcher, Annie Thatcher, looks ready to go but Johnny Lewis told me a star will be born
00:16 in Ella Boot tonight. Let's see as they head straight to center ring
00:23 and in his boot, jabbing away to the body and Thatcher upright in the early stages of this one.
00:31 Ben Zaman and commentary alongside the legendary Jeff Bennett and also Kate McLaren and early on
00:37 a good kit of punches from Ella Boot. Thatcher just trying to jab her way in and work her way
00:49 into her professional boxing debut as she jabs to the body nicely and boot comes forward and
00:55 goes to the body herself. She is very upright is Thatcher. Yes, she is. She's very upright and
01:06 she's there to be hit. She's there to be hit with a couple of punches early.
01:09 Taking this fight on debut is a big test for her. She's been loving fight week and
01:17 you can tell she's enjoying the moment. Thatcher, she's in there with a very classy one and Kate,
01:25 I know you've done a lot of rounds with Ella Boot. What are her strengths?
01:28 She moves well, she's got great head movement. She switches, she goes from orthodox to southpaw.
01:34 Yeah, she's very, very hard to land punches on. Thatcher just got one through there with the
01:40 right hand but it is Boot who gets in low and goes to the body with her own right hand.
01:47 She just weaves around a shot too does Boot. I like how Thatcher's using her feints. It's
01:52 like she's got a lethal jab on her. She tries to find a lead left hook there as
01:58 Boot goes to the body. Here in the southpaw position now.
02:02 In she comes again Boot, over the top she finishes and Thatcher tries to jab away and the
02:13 big overhand right just whizzes by from Boot and she uppercuts as well as we finish the opening
02:20 round of this one and we will get into the corner with the great Johnny Lewis.
02:26 All right mate, she's tough and she's going to be there for a while, okay?
02:29 Now the same thing with the jab, all the time. When we do a work rally, we've got to straight
02:35 away be first to get off with the jab. Don't let it get sent. I know it's early but we want to
02:41 control and dominate it as quick as we can.
02:44 So very measured advice.
03:01 You tried the right uppercut, it was that far from being a good one.
03:09 Nice and tidy, try her out with the shots and the body.
03:11 I think one of the things I like about Ella is when she goes under those punches,
03:16 she's looking to where she has to land a punch. Although she's missed a couple of times,
03:19 her eyesight is really good. She's rolling and looking where the openings are. I'm really
03:24 impressed with Ella in the first round. She punches fairly strongly to the body as well as
03:29 Ella Boots. Thatcher though, giving a good account of herself on pro to boot.
03:37 Digs in and goes over the top as well.
03:39 Just tries to turn and throw her own shots but Boots keeps throwing away.
03:46 Yeah I think Thatcher needs to put that chin down to her chest a bit,
03:53 keep that head down a little bit.
04:01 She's trying to find Boots on the way in but the level changes of Boots are very strong and
04:07 she gets in, throwing punches again.
04:09 Thatcher watching, just trying to find her. There's a good shot from Boots,
04:18 right hand and she doubles it up.
04:19 And she turns immediately to the south path, those two right hands landed.
04:24 A shot there from Thatcher, left hand as Boots got in tight.
04:34 What are you seeing from Thatcher?
04:40 And again.
04:49 Are we hearing from Johnny Lewis?
04:54 Kate, what are you seeing from Thatcher?
05:09 Thatcher's really good. She's looking for all the openings here. I like how she's keeping that
05:14 left hand just out a little bit. She's moving it around so Ella doesn't know if she's going to put
05:18 that jab straight down the middle. That was a great round again. Both girls are doing really
05:23 well. High intensity, good work rate. Pretty nice.
05:27 More in the back of the head.
05:28 That's all right isn't it?
05:29 Now we can increase the work rate, okay?
05:34 The body punches, you have a missed rebound so don't neglect them.
05:40 But work a little bit more, Darl. She's going back and she's not offering anything.
05:45 Just when you go up make sure you're in a defensive mode, okay?
05:48 All right, just keep thinking.
05:51 Just apply a little bit more pressure so that she knows what's going to come after, okay?
05:58 Really good fight underway here and a great fight coming up next as well.
06:05 That is the Australian champion, it's Billie Ang Bo Boolan and she's enjoying the occasion.
06:11 She's getting warm and ready to take on Taylor Harris in our main event this evening.
06:16 Great stuff. Back of house and really strong stuff here at Centering as well.
06:27 Boot and Thatcher. Thatcher is doing a really good job on pro de boot against
06:35 the classy boot who throws well to the body again.
06:39 Yeah, she'll be very proud of herself in this debut.
06:42 It's a great performance against a really, really tough opponent,
06:45 Nella Boots and an experienced one at that.
06:48 She gets a shot away there and it is boot working on the inside and looking for that uppercut.
06:55 That's the shot that Johnny Lewis wanted to see and she
06:58 turned a body shot into a right hand uppercut and it just about scored and she goes again and
07:07 Thatcher turns and tries to come back with shots of her own.
07:11 Waiting on that right hand is Thatcher.
07:18 Boot leaps in, throws a shot over the top and goes to the body as well.
07:24 Oh, there's good stuff from boot.
07:29 Perfect right hand to finish a combination from Nella Boots.
07:33 Yeah, left hook landed as well, Ben.
07:36 Nice jab.
07:38 Strong jab from boot who's having the best little passage of the fight so far.
07:45 Johnny Lewis wants to see the jab. She tries to throw it.
07:50 She finishes with the right hand again.
07:52 One, two, goes boot.
07:55 Much, much stronger stuff from her in this third round.
08:03 But still, her opponent doesn't look too fazed, Ben. She's still there. She's right in front of her.
08:07 Thatcher's doing as good as you can expect. She's doing a good job.
08:12 Oh, there's some good punches there.
08:14 Great punching from Nella Boots to finish the round.
08:17 As we head to Charmaine Mivsit.
08:21 I'm here with the challenger, Taylor Harris. Taylor, your headlining
08:27 main event show, how does it feel to be a part of this all-female card?
08:31 Yeah, I like the sound of challenger. I'm really proud and excited to be a part of this card.
08:34 It's already been excellent so far. We've been tuning into the other fights. Obviously,
08:37 we're up here in the change rooms, but I'd love to be down there in the atmosphere.
08:41 But it's going to be a great night and I hope everyone's enjoying so far.
08:43 We haven't seen you in quite some time. What kind of Taylor Harris can we expect this time around?
08:48 Yeah, you can expect someone who's obviously determined as ever.
08:51 Being the challenger, I've got a little bit of a different mindset, I would think.
08:55 And I love it. I love the idea of taking the belt off someone else.
08:58 So that's going to unlock something exciting. So tune in to find out.
09:03 Good luck for tonight and I'm sure it's going to go all well. And congratulations.
09:06 It's so good to see you and being a part of another all-female card.
09:09 Taylor Harris there, she'll be a part of our next fight. The main
09:16 fight on this card, fighting for the Australian Super World Tourweight title.
09:20 As we continue with our co-main between Boot and Thatcher.
09:26 Stop!
09:26 What would your advice to Annie Thatcher be on to do at this stage of the fight, Jeff?
09:35 I'd like to see her sit down and punch as you'll be feeling.
09:39 Oh, big shots! Big shots from Boot. Right hand gets through. There's a big cut too for Thatcher.
09:46 Really strong stuff and Ella Boot has just shifted gears.
09:54 And she'll pour in the pressure too after the success that she just had here in this fourth
09:59 round. And Thatcher needs to hang on. Well, yeah, but it hasn't been determined at all.
10:04 Thatcher's still right in front of her.
10:06 We'll have a look at this cut because it appeared off that huge right hand from Ella Boot.
10:13 And the referee Leanne Reid just brings the doctor into proceedings. It's a really nasty one.
10:22 I think it's OK. Yeah, it's fine.
10:25 Yeah. We will continue here in the fourth round of this fight. Oh, big right hand again from Boot.
10:36 She sees that as a target now, Ben, and she'll throw that overhand right into the cut as many
10:43 times as she can. She goes to the body as well and she'll just continue to try and set up.
10:52 That right hand and probably by jabbing to the body.
10:55 Oh, she jabs upstairs and throws and then she switches and she moves this boot. She's boxing
11:03 beautifully here in round four. She's really stepped it up. Thatcher's got a chin on her,
11:09 that's for sure. No doubt about that. She's worn some big ones. She has a look
11:17 up at the screen there and probably at the clock as well, because
11:20 this has been a very troubled round for her, Kate. Absolutely. Ella has such a unique fight style.
11:27 You just don't know what's coming next. She keeps you guessing constantly. Thatcher's doing great.
11:32 She is tough as nails. She just keeps putting that pressure on and just trying to land that right hand.
11:38 Great fight. She burrows forward here, does Thatcher and she breathes deeply as well. So
11:45 not only does she have a bad cut, but she's also starting to feel the pace
11:51 of this fight against Boot, who just keeps stepping it up. Ella Boot had her best moments
12:00 in a little passage in a neutral corner during the fourth round. So just don't get too excited.
12:07 We'll have a look at that in just a moment as they get to work on that cut on the left eyelet.
12:13 She doesn't like it when it gets rough. This is that passage.
12:24 Yeah, wow. Left hook, right hand. Beautiful shot there. That overhead right there.
12:31 Opened the cut on the eye. She comes back with that one as well,
12:36 which is the big menacing shot. There's another still to come from Boot in those exchanges.
12:42 Wow, really explosive stuff. You know, Ben and Kate, a little worrying sign that
12:48 they put some Vaseline on the cut. They didn't put any pressure on it. They tried to close it.
12:54 I didn't see them use any adrenaline or on it. So yeah, I'm not sure if they really experienced
12:58 that, trying to stop that cut from bleeding. Yeah, well, let's see what role that has to
13:05 play because it's in a really nasty position. I think even more to the point. Thatcher,
13:11 seems to be slowing down a little bit here and that's not a good place to be against Boot in
13:17 this mood. And the other thing, Ben, is she's leading with the head. There's that right hand
13:21 by Ella Boot again. Beautiful right hand. She knows that that right hand has a home.
13:26 There's Boot. Thatcher digs in, goes to the body, works hard as Annie Thatcher. She's made of tough
13:31 stuff. Boot, jabbing. You know, Ben, you were saying she looked tired. To me, she don't look
13:40 tired, Thatcher. She looks like she's got a great engine. Oh, nice right hand. Just missed.
13:46 She's working hard and she turns around that left hand.
13:52 And she's determined. She's definitely determined.
13:58 But she's up against it.
14:01 Johnny Lewis asks for the jab from Boot.
14:24 Is this what you expected from Boot, Kate? Yeah, absolutely. Obviously, I've sparred Ella a fair
14:29 few times. I know quite well how she moves and yeah, she puts her punches together really,
14:36 really nicely. Oh, look at that. Thatcher's definitely tough though. Absolutely, she is.
14:47 She's tough, alright. Tries to find it with a right hand too, does Thatcher.
14:54 Let's see what they do with that cut. Yeah, have a little...
15:03 They're putting an inswell on it, Ben, which, you know, they're now putting some Vaseline on it.
15:14 Supposed to hold her close together, try to stop her from bleeding, try to, you know,
15:20 control the size of that cut by putting pressure on it.
15:24 Look, it's strange. It's in a really bad position there, but it's not bleeding a lot, Ben.
15:34 It's a tough, routine cut and it's in an awful position, but it did stop bleeding.
15:40 But still, we don't want to take any risks. You just want to get her in the corner and then
15:45 unload a big body shot. Round six, coming up.
15:52 The very tough Annie Thatcher doing a really good job here against the ultra classy Ella Boot.
16:01 Let's remember, Ben, she's on debut. This is round six of an eight round. It's her first
16:09 professional fight. And it's a great fight. I mean, like, these are the cards. These are the
16:15 fights that we need to be seeing on the cards. These girls are doing amazing things for women
16:18 in the sport. It's a true performance. Thatcher on the chase.
16:25 Ella comes forward and leads the action.
16:35 She's only had the three professional fights of the boot, but she had an outstanding amateur
16:40 boxing career. MMA has been more the focus for Thatcher. She was on pro boxing debut here tonight.
16:49 So this is a really strong performance from her.
16:53 She's got an engine, let me tell you, Ben. And she's strong. Yes, she's very strong.
17:04 Leaping out with the jab.
17:06 Now they talk to each other for a moment. They've been the best of friends throughout
17:13 fight week and it's largely good out the window here on Fight Night as we expected.
17:17 Thatcher landed a beautiful left and right there. And here she comes.
17:22 It's all business in the ring.
17:25 Little moment there for Annie Thatcher.
17:32 She needs more of those. She does not leave that right hand over the top,
17:35 which she's been able to avoid the past couple of rounds. Left hook turns around from boot.
17:40 Thatcher punches down with her right hand. Boot just can't find her with the right hand.
17:45 Hits her with a left hook. Thatcher goes down. There's the right hand.
17:48 They work from here as boot turns around the left hand and the cut opens up again for Thatcher.
17:57 But it's not bleeding, Ben. No, it's strangely not. But, gee, it's a great big wound.
18:08 In the clinch, sometimes you're breaking too soon and she's still hit you. She's holding on to you.
18:12 Let's see it from Johnny Lewis in the corner of the booth.
18:14 You can get away with it.
18:14 We're marked up like a... Yeah, darling. When you're not working, you're nowhere near enough,
18:30 darling. Your punches have got nothing on them. You're not directing them properly. You all right?
18:36 Yeah. Darling, you've got two rounds. You've got to sell yourself. Just keep them going.
18:43 Make a miss and then hit her again. You're the one that's putting your head down,
18:47 letting her do that, darling. Come on, come on. Good round, El.
18:51 So a change of tactic from Johnny Lewis.
18:55 He wants to see a lot more from boot.
19:01 He's a bit more than his little girl. There's a few bruises and marks on her head, but that's Johnny.
19:08 "Are you all right?" he says. And she is as she throws that right hand and bounces herself off
19:13 the ropes. Oh, there's that right hand. Thatcher doesn't mind.
19:19 That she may have just tied for a moment, Thatcher, but
19:29 she's back where she needs to be now as boot just tumbles for a moment.
19:37 Very strong Thatcher.
19:38 Oh, a left hook from boot. Thatcher just walks through it now. There's a right hand on the
19:49 inside from boot as well. Thatcher will try and find her. Right hand gets through from boot.
19:54 Tries to shove away. One, two goes boot. There's a right hand from boot and from Thatcher.
20:01 Good stuff from Thatcher. She's trying to work and it is boot now who hangs on for a moment.
20:08 Good stuff from Annie Thatcher here in round seven of eight.
20:11 "Ben, she's definitely not tired. She hasn't stopped."
20:18 The crowd enjoying this with 30 seconds left in round seven.
20:30 Thatcher throwing shots. "This is Thatcher's best morning by far, dude."
20:34 That's good. Another left hand from Thatcher. Really strong stuff from Annie Thatcher here
20:45 in round seven. There's 10 seconds left in the round. She doubled up that left hook,
20:50 did Thatcher. Oh, she takes a shot there from boot though and she's rocked in her heels for a moment.
20:55 Great round seven between boot and Thatcher.
21:04 Okay, debutant had her best moments of the fight as we hear from Johnny Lewis.
21:10 "Come on, darling. We've got to get this round. Okay, you're going to do it? Yeah,
21:18 darling. You've got it. You've got it with the upper cut, but we're too slow bringing
21:21 other punches in the play. Start out, go out there and jab, jab fast, okay? And then bring
21:29 the other ones in. Darling, if you get a chance, hook into the body, slow it down a little bit.
21:34 All right? She's brought us down to her level, darling. We've got to grab this round,
21:41 darling. Okay? Come on, darling. Be brave, okay? Two minutes. Don't get hit. Don't get hit.
21:52 The crowd embraces the battle we've seen between boot and Thatcher
22:07 and they get straight back into the battle.
22:09 Well, Johnny asks Della not to get hit. That's going to be very hard because Thatcher's a very
22:16 fit girl who won. Yeah, the last round was her best round, so she's going to come back out and
22:20 give it all this play for the final round. And boot happy to stand and trade with her.
22:28 Gives her a left hand. Good shot there from Thatcher. Right hand got through.
22:32 This has been so impressive from Annie Thatcher, making her pro boxing debut against
22:41 a really classy fighter in Ella Boot. She took big shots, she got cut,
22:48 but she's just continuing to march forward. Thatcher's really shaken off her debut nerves now.
22:55 She's found her ground. She's really putting on the pressure.
22:58 Definitely got better as the rounds have gone on. That's a good shot from boot. Nice.
23:06 Upper cut from boot as well.
23:07 So the body goes boot.
23:17 Now they hang on and butt heads for a moment. Two goes boot. Thatcher looks for an upper cut,
23:26 marches forward and throws out the right hand. 30 seconds left in the fight.
23:32 The crowd applauds. They're enjoying the action here in the Australian title fight
23:43 between the tough debutant Annie Thatcher and the impressive Ella Boot.
23:51 Now punch to the bell here.
23:59 Eight very, very strong rounds and they do embrace.
24:05 They've been friends all week. They were rivals tonight and they put on a show.
24:13 Did Ella Boot and Annie Thatcher in this Australian title fight a brilliant battle between
24:19 someone who's been there and done that, someone who shows that she truly belongs. What a fight.
24:26 Very, very entertaining fight. Definitely got some heart both girls. They dug deep
24:35 that final round, final 30 seconds. They were just exchanging punches, really going for it.
24:40 Johnny Lewis just said it was a hard one. It was a hard one. Annie Thatcher, look,
24:46 I take my hat off to you, Dave Boo. You will only get better obviously. Boxing is different
24:50 to the MMA and once she learns to punch properly, Ben, she could be a real weapon.
24:54 Yeah, she enjoyed it too. She's dancing in the ring as we watch these
25:01 replays and highlights from a really strong fight. She got caught with a lot of good shots
25:09 through the middle and early rounds, Jeff, including that section in that neutral corner.
25:14 She just kept coming forward. Ben, I don't know if I can say this,
25:19 any other woman could have taken that punishment that Ella Boot dished out to Annie Thatcher. It
25:25 was just amazing how she not only absorbed it but came back in round seven, eight to have her best
25:30 two rounds and finish strong. Really entertaining fight. Very exciting. And they do go the distance,
25:42 so we do have a decision to come from our judges and the man in the middle to provide us with those
25:51 details before we head to our main event featuring Taylor Harris, who is challenging for the Australian
25:57 Super Welterweight title. This is Lieutenant Dan Hennessy. Fighters to the center ring, please.
26:05 Ladies and gentlemen, what an excellent championship title fight.
26:11 A round of applause for these two warriors.
26:14 After eight rounds of action, we go to the judges score cards for a decision.
26:23 Judge William Solis scores the competition 78-74, Christopher Allende 79-74, and Charlie Lucas
26:32 79-73 for your winner by unanimous decision and still the Australian Super Welterweight Champion
26:42 fighting in the middle, Ella Boot.