TASYA TELES (36 y/o, 5 ft 9, W: 6, L: 2) vs YVONNE STRAHOVSKI (38 y/o, 5 ft 9, W: 70, L: 35)

Results: Lookout!, Writing: Bonzo

Before: Yvonne Strahovski‘s long been a stellar lightweight, evidenced by her five titles across ten years, but 2020 was a set-back for a fighter in her late thirties – her first year since 2011 without a positive record, and a failed attempt to wrest the titles from Taylor‘s Swift‘s hands. Yvonne‘s response?

“I know you pundits want to write about a slump, but I‘m not going there, guys. Look, I‘ve dominated Winnie in 2020, I‘ve beaten top young talent like DiDonato and Lipa – I‘m the same as always! Tasya‘s a handful – we‘ve got a ton of respect for Bonzo‘s girls at Lookout, as you all know. But the talk‘s about her surely been overblown – Tasya‘s leggy and strong, but she‘s not a champion in waiting. She‘s fought some good, smart fights against washed up girls, but once you put her in against a champion like me? Too much energy, too much power, too much class – she‘s just not made out for this kind of fight against a woman like me!“

Tasya Teles‘s been Bonzo Gym‘s first lightweight prospect since the release of former champion Ali Larter – and she‘s quickly made the Top 20 rankings at Boxing World, although she got snubbed by Tractorpull at lightweight in favour of Dua Lipa, the woman Tasya beat on the December PPV.

“Yeah – I just don‘t have that kind of name recognition yet. But I‘m not worried – once I‘ve laid out Vonnie beneath my feet, it will be become kinda hard to ignore me, right?,“ Tasya smirks.

“As you know, I just want to test myself against the best! And Yvonne simply *is* one of the best,“ she smiles. “She‘s a classy, powerful lightweight – you don‘t expect her to lose a fight at all when things go according to her plan. But might I also be interested in her because she‘s lost a step or two? I certainly am, guys! We‘ve seen Vonnie struggle against girls like Kendall, Taylor, and it‘s sapped a bit of her confidence, I think. She‘s just no longer the Yvonne Strahovski of 2014, 2015, and so I think my leggy stamina can frustrate and beat her!“

Fight night attire: Yvonne‘s clad in a green flower-print smocked bikini top, high-waisted green bikini bottoms, black boots and gloves, her blonde hair‘s loose, curvy – Tasya‘s in cut-off jeans trunks, a ripped red t-shirt, red boots and gloves, her hair‘s in tight braids.

Fight: R1: Girls both so leggy, classy – setting up opposite pursuit in similar style, stance. Strahovski‘s placed pretty loose n‘ smooth, her legs set wide apart, rotating left, right on those bendy hips – the slinging left hand‘s low, as her right hand‘s curled at chest. Speedy approaches, Yvonne – long, drifting body jabs, as she‘s taking pivots out left, trying to chop-drop the hammer right hand off her loose stance so that Tasya can‘t see/read it in advance. Teles forming tighter, closer stance as a result of Straho‘s rhythm, tempo – elbows in close, mitts crossed at eyes/mouth, trying to dip side-to-side against Vonnie‘s surging body attacks, chop back the odd hard punch out of closed stance. Strahovki‘s in her element, mostly testing Tasya‘s reactions, instincts with lil‘ feint steps, body jabs, chop right hands – just a loose, high-tempo stalk-out alongside the ropes, corners.

Mid-round scenes – Tasya‘s getting more physical, rough against Straho‘s smooth, leggy jab/pivot work.

Teles starting to match Yvonne‘s long, locating jabs, getting into her own rhythm – swift, fast counter jabs inside Straho‘s tik-tok. Tasya‘s suddenly a-slidin‘, a-shiftin‘ inside off her approach jabs, edging a shoulder into blonde‘s chest – girls bump guards, rub foreheads. Straho‘s being smooth, trying to step back loosely, create her favoured range, distance again – STRAHOVSKI GOES DOWN!

Short bull-rush moment triggering gasps, shouts from a crowd in *shock n‘ awe* – Yvonne was just taking a half-step slide/pivot back to the right, right hand at mouth, left hand forming ovals in the air. Tasya‘s wide-eyed, belting in on her in aggressive mode– the short left hook sets up the STRIKING right hand! Strahovski taking stutter-steps, her pretty eyes all startled in shock – another right hand‘s stroked across her chin! Short, piercing shot picks up Yvonne‘s face all drowsy, hurt, belting it aside – sitting her onto her buns, as blonde hair‘s tousled, eyes bleak.

Tasya jogs back to her corner – she‘s a vision of cocky grins, as Strahovski‘s a tousled blonde beauty, legs scrambling around in loose-limbed shock! Yvonne‘s legs respond at last – get her up for a blinking, bewildered count at “8“!

Teles all grins, lashing right back at blonde from ref‘s get-go– short right hand spears to tummy, as left hook/right hook CHOPS to tender blonde jugs! Strahovski groaning, setting up her left shoulder towards Tas, sliding back to ropes/corner – Tasya‘s so aggressive, setting up inside Vonnie‘s rack, lashing out at her flanks, bulling her upright, trying to jug-shock her again n‘ again.

Straho – hurt, woozy, but *so* tuff. Blonde‘s legs, hips sturdy up, fall in hard against Tasya‘s lanky, athletic frame – crucial for hurt blonde to regain composure during these struggling clinches!

R2: Strahovski badly whipped, shellshocked after *nasty* first round – she‘s trying to regroup behind a tall, pivoting jab, leggy step-outs, timing Tasya for long, spearing attack hooks up top. Teles snarls, clenching her teeth, smelling blood against favoured opponent – sudden bobs n‘ weaves inside Vonnie‘s tall, orderly jabs get her close inside again! Straho‘s groaning, slugged off her stance, attempting to hold her ground against that physical foe – girls grind it out on close, bitterly contested quarters! Tall, leggy beauties electing to slug away and lash out hard – they just trade ‘em lanky hooks, crosses to mouth, chin for all it‘s worth here!

Past the minute mark, Tasya‘s slowing getting the better of her shot opponent – her left shoulder edges into Straho‘s rack again, keeping weight on left foot – short, diggin‘ hooks snatch at Yvonne‘s golden flanks! Strahovski gives ground, hits the ropes – Tasya‘s greedy, setting the blonde upright via brawny forearm pushes against Vonnie‘s guard/mitts – she‘s rotating her hips, lashing out left n‘ right, really trying to get it hard into Straho‘s flank/tummy!

Down the stretch – Straho‘s competitve!

Tall, fit blonde toughening up late – her legs and back erect, as she‘s finally putting hips n‘ shoulders behind her blasts off the ropes, leaning-with, taking dips, and ANSWERING! Yvonne covered up tight behind her mitts, rolling right from a Teles body hook – chips the lefty hook to Tasya‘s jaw! Right hook to mouth! The impact‘s delayed, but Tasya‘s legs go into a late knock-kneed sway, circling away – now she‘s bewildered by Yvonne‘s resistance!

R3: Leggy fighters stalkin‘, prowlin‘ each other close – tall, wide stances, as lanky fists rip, lash out!

Straho‘s back at setting pace and rhythm early, staying well outside, rangy to box – quick side-steps, clockwise pivots start to turn Tasya‘s flanks. A grueling Aussie jab‘s finding Teles‘s right eye/temple, schooling her via Yvonne‘s master technique, murderous pace – Tasya‘s well alert, plenty agressive, but a little outfoxed by Strahovski‘s rangy diktats.

Second minute – Tasya‘s rolling, dipping against the blonde‘s steady, incoming jabs/hooks, triggering short, brusque lil‘ right hands to Strahovski‘s tits/tummy to freeze up her foe. But the blonde‘s fading Tasya‘s aggression quite well, stepping out left/right in that loose, mobile stance of hers – quick, SLINGING left hooks or sly crosses do plenty of damage to Tasya‘s flanks/ribs, as Straho‘s pivoting clockwise, motoring in n‘ out.

Final minute – loose, smooth jabs, leggy pivots from Straho reign supreme again! Tasya caught, startled by that rakin‘, pokin‘ jab in her face/eyes – it‘s repeatedly stepping her off kilter, bringing her out of her stance. Teles taking lil‘ sashay hops off n‘ away to ropes, corners, dangling hands low, stepping out of Yvonne‘s range – she‘s clearly shying away from blonde‘s hard, precise punchwork!

During the break – Straho upbeat, pleased, smiling, as leggy, classy power‘s beginning to make its mark here.

R4: Strahovski‘s ready to poke, pivot, work her magic again – but this time, Tasya imposes *her* will instead!
Yvonne‘s boxing, rotating behind her tall, stunning jab, trying to pitch n‘ poke Teles into compliance – Tasya‘s stepping-with, sliding right, ejecting the hard, DRIVING right hand thru the middle. The heavy, determined oomph of that shot‘s getting the blonde all out of order, sapping her confidence – short left, right blitz, Tasya! Straho caught just as she‘s sliding left, extending her left arm – brushing shots to mouth, chin startle her, back-pedalling! Teles dippin‘, rippin‘ a FAT spank across Strahovski‘s tummy flanks – Yvonne‘s flat-footed, soaking up punishment in earmuff!

Tasya senses Strahovki‘s vulnerable, muscles up immediately – quick step-to, and next rippin‘ right hand to gut, liver! Vonnie‘s hurt n‘ woozy, leaning her back against the top cable – Tasya‘s wresting apart her guard, tapping short left, right hooks to Strahovski‘s pretty face, as the blonde‘s trying to fall into a clinch!

Second, third minute – Tasya‘s setting a miler‘s pace, rotating around a loose, confident step n‘ crouch. A steady, grinding drill of punches in twos, threes (jab, jab, hook or jab, uppercut, cross) – just heavy, strappin‘ stuff across the blonde‘s head and flanks, carving right in under Strahovki‘s closed elbows. Tasya pushy, shovy at ropes – staying compact, tight, as she‘s setting blonde up for jug shocks at the apron, setting her upright to clobber, pummel!

Down the stretch – Yvonne‘s hair‘s all sweaty and tousled, as she‘s sliding alongside the ropes a-mopin‘, a-grimacin‘, feeling Tasya‘s nasty, athletic power in her ribs, legs now! Her corner‘s pretty concerned, shouting out to “Poke your own jab, jab!“ or “Range, baby, range!“

R5: Strahovski‘s a startled, beleagured fighter: leggy, classy blonde beauty‘s creep-stepping to the apron, sliding out left, right, bending at the waist, peeking out safely behind her mitts, crossing ‘em to protect face/tummy – Tasya‘s stalkin‘, punishin‘ her girl! Teles‘s delivery so crisp, athletic, upping the tempo, pressure in a surge – she‘s just leaning in confidently past the blonde‘s defensive, get-off-me jabs, utterly determined to spank her left or right hook off Yvonne‘s toned, brown flanks! Strahovski‘s miserable, hapless – repeatedly brought out of stance, form by Tasya‘s splashing, unrelenting body attacks, as plan to get leggy, rangy on her foe just doesn‘t materialize through 5!

Around the minute mark, Tasya‘s starting to restrict Yvonne‘s movements, options – her feet set wide apart, left leg out front, she‘s thrusting, edging out jabs upside Strahovski‘s forehead/eyes, startling her with the precise, determined heft of her shots! Tasya stepping to, punishing Yvonne at ropes – hard, pummeling bashes at Straho‘s head n‘ shoulders, as the blonde‘s showing earmuff, sitting her butt against the cables all right! Yvonne‘s strong, toned legs go seesaw, holding her up despite moments of falter, wilt – Tasya‘s glances hard, steely, looking for quit in proud blonde‘s eyes!

Second minute running down – Tasya‘s barraging her foe!

Strahovski‘s toughened up again here, summoming her legendary, leggy stamina for rangier pivots, all-out better ring management – she‘s just reading Tasya‘s tempo/aggression a little earlier now, stepping out right, circling back in from the left smartly, smoothly. Yvonne‘s quicker, more alert – step-outs to back/right get her long, slinging belly jab to Tasya‘s toned stomach/flanks, nibbling at her just, spanking ‘em! Tasya unconcerned, soaking up these nibblin‘, pokin‘ shots in hard, Bonzo-gym style, trying to walk thru ‘em, keep up the pressure at all cost.

Strahovski‘s starting to feel her momentum, eyes shining with confidence all of a sudden – just smoothly slide-stepping off from Tasya‘s walking barrage of jabs, greedy right hands! Yvonne‘s back leaned away, her weight on the back (right) foot – a nibbling lil‘ jab off the right foot! Right hand! Teles‘s still trying to close the distance – Straho shifts, surges into the right hand! Smooth, hard shot‘s just a rail-straight THUNDERCLAP – Tasya‘s caught so hard n‘ odd, rolling her eyes back immediately, as her own right hand sails out dramatically, and her right knee gives way beneath her! Tasya‘s legs fold up, collapsing her onto back – she‘s stunned, eyes blinking, lips parted!

Yvonne‘s pretty, tired, sweaty face suddenly beams into a wide, pleased grin – her rangy, sneaky power‘s finally pasted it to cruel Tas! Teles‘s a groaning, grimacing beauty, her eyes disoriented, betraying her disbelief, shock – she attempts to roll over her right hip, fails at it, props up on elbows as legs shake n‘ shiver, rolls over her left hip, makes it up at “8“!

Tasya‘s legs still in swoon, eyelashing batting like crazy – and Strahovki‘s taking her behind the woodshed! Teles slumped to ropes, her butt spanked into cables, as earmuffed mitts shiver, tremble under blonde‘s onslaught – Yvonne‘s wide-eyed, bashing, clubbing, pummeling for glory! Tasya‘s legs firm, carry her into the odd clinch – makes it thru the end of 5 in shabby, sweaty shape, all shocked and rickety! A satisfied, callous grin from Strahovski‘s as Tasya‘s tottered to her corner during break – classy blonde feels she might have just broken Tasya‘s spirit for good!

R6: First time we‘ve seen Strahovski exude her trademark confidence, favoured style/stance for a prolonged period tonight – she‘s aggressive, pressing forward in leggy fashion against a vulnerable opponent!

Yvonne‘s placed in forward aspect, her right heel off the canvas, as she‘s shunting hard, scrumptious jabs off her left leg, poking and punting Tasya‘s stunned face with plenty precision, plenty vigour – Tasya‘s flat-footed, not moving well, so she‘s getting caught with spanks, drubs! Yvonne‘s plan: she wants to nibble at and frustrate Tasya via the face-spank jab, then slide or creep back, walk Tasya right into the opening gap trap – her counter right hand! Teles‘s aggression falls right into sneaky Strahovski‘s beautiful traps – she‘s strafed hard, bitter shots against her tits/tummy/face, stumbling around on the spot! Tasya hurt, shot – she‘s hopping on the spot, crossing arms, bobbing unsure, finally re-grouping, sliding off!

Mid-round – Tasya‘s bobbin‘, hoppin‘, trying to *pounce* her way back in. Yvonne: calm, confident, repelling Tasya‘s aggressive surges, spurts with HARD poke to brunette‘s pretty face – steady, drilling left hand‘s bloodying Tasya‘s nose, wounding her right eye, as her dippin‘, rippin‘ left/right body hooks lash away at Teles‘s mid-section, ribs!

Down the stretch – Tasya surges *again*, her right eye swelling up, her legs in a totter. Witness the sly lil‘ grin on Yvonne‘s face – half-step back, slide-right, and: chup, the left uppercut off her hips! Bendy, whipping shot takes *all* of Tasya‘s spanked, startles mouth, almost shutting down power from strong brunette legs entirely – Tasya stumbles back, right, faltering, righting, faltering, hitting ropes...bell!

During break: Tasya‘s bleak, quiet, taking sighs, grimaces, as thighs, tummy get massaged, and cut men work on her right eye – she‘s taking a trip into Strahovski‘s power blonde grinding machine here!

R7: Tasya seems hurt, uneasy early – the smooth, confident gait‘s all gone from her legs, turning her passive, sliding out alongside the ropes, just getting away from Straho‘s aggressive potshot left hand!

Tasya‘s peeking out behind her tight mitts, bending at the waist, using dips, crouches, sashaying away from Yvonne‘s left poke – Strahovski‘s being tall, strong, creating immense power and boost behind her driving jabs, starting to test Teles‘s firm, brawny guard via slapshot right hands, tap!, tap! Vonnie‘s alert, determined – eyes narrow, harden, lips pursed. A longer, rangier jab, Teles, extending her forward – shift, slide, Strahovski. Right hand to Tasya‘s mouth! Teles‘s pressing on – a wide lefty uppercut, missing Straho‘s shifting, turning head. Left cross to Tasya‘s right ear! There‘s a dazed totter in Tasya‘s strong, brown legs: she‘s back-pedalling ropeward – Yvonne‘s stepping behind her, cruelly dippin‘, tappin‘ her left, right hooks/crosses against Tasya‘s wilting frame. Teles‘s hurt – she‘s crossing her mitts at chest, trying to roll her shoulders left, right, ease the pressure side-to-side!

Second minute‘s all about that tall, wide, driving stance, Yvonne – more choo-choo jabs, as lead right hands start to belt, clobber at Tasya‘s head/guard. Tasya‘s hurt, moving to earmuff again – Yvonne‘s dipping in front of her, taking side-to-side dips and swings to get *all* into Tasya‘s tender flanks/tits.

Final minute – Tasya‘s firming, suddenly fighting back to resist!

Teles tightens her stance, edging her left leg/shoulder out, keeping her righty clutched at chin, as the left hand‘s dangling – she‘s finally trying to do something about Yvonne‘s aggressive, first-shot jabwork! Strahovski reading Tasya‘s new stance well, hopping on the spot, circling out to the left patiently, picking out her spots – girls try to bait n‘ switch each other! Strahovski‘s more cautious, circumspect, as her tall left hands no longer poke Tas into all-out compliance – girls try to walk each other into lil‘ gaps, spaces, triggering right hands mid-air, pivot around each other with holstered guns, alertly peeking eyes.

Down the stretch – girls switch, bait, SHOOT!

Girls pivot from ropes to mid-ring, left leg/shoulder out front – attack jab, Straho, rocking Tasya upside her right eye again! Lead right hand, Yvonne – dip n‘ step, Tasya! Short, mean, *oily* right hand trigger, Tasya – short, drifting shot rocks off blonde‘s mouth, jaw!

YVONNE‘S DOWN!

Strahovski caught all hard and awkward, her eyes flashing up, rolling around in her head, as legs, back stiffen up – she‘s ripped stiff onto her freakin‘ butt! Tall, elegant blonde landing with a thud – her eyes go dim, blank, as thighs quiver, torso‘s rigid. The ref‘s already pushed Tasya off for his count – the blonde‘s pretty eyes stay all dizzy, disoriented, meandering around the ring! Yvonne‘s scrambling onto her right hip/knee at “4“, swaying sadly from side-to-side, using her forearm to stop her from toppling over at “6“ – oh, Vonnie‘s a shabby beauty!

Tuff, proud blonde beats the count at a proper “9“ – she‘s slumped up against the top rope, batting her mitts together in defiance, as her legs still quiver, eyes dance around! Ref‘s ruling her good to go, knowing the round‘s time‘s well up – Yvonne‘s saved by the bell!

During break – emergency work, smelling salts in Yvonne‘s corner, as proud, dominant blonde‘s ripped from triumphant show-off early in the round to a shocked, rickety beauty flirting with unconsciousness! Tasya‘s taking deep, tired heaves on her stool, too – but her eyes flash, a smile beaming, as she‘s just stolen Yvonne‘s round like a *thief*!

R8: Strahovski rallying in defiance early, setting up a wide stance, pumping jabs at stalking Tasya – Tasya‘s giving up height, trying to edge into Yvonne‘s pocket, weave her way inside.

Action‘s a game of cat n‘ mouse, as Yvonne‘s strengths haven‘t returned yet – she‘s vulnerable, stalked, back-pedalled by Teles‘s aggressive weaves, steps! Straho‘s alert, still hitting well from a defensive position all right – she‘s catching Tas a buggywhip of a left uppercut into her right flank on the way in, or directing a smack jab upside Tasya‘s right eye nicely! It‘s more and more pivoting retreats from proud Yvonne – Tasya‘s just more mobile, aggressive now that Strahovski‘s a little shot n‘ hurt! A lil‘ bob n‘ weave step gets Tasya‘s right hand SPANKING to the blonde‘s right breast – rise, Tasya, and: right cross to Yvonne‘s left ear! Strahovski‘s legs get more queasy, just no longer roaming the ring – she forms earmuff, crossing arms at the ropes, hands stacked atop her tummy!

Mid-round action– Tasya‘s edging ahead, setting up more savage sieges of Straho at ropes/corners! Yvonne‘s dazed, puzzled – she‘s always on the back-pedal, falling into the odd clinch, or trying to step out leggy from her unrelenting opponent, but she‘s increasingly boxed in here.

Just about a minute to go: girls trade short, VICIOUS blasts to each other‘s mouth in the pocket via the left hand – Tasya‘s keeping up, but Yvonne‘s rocked, slumping back! It‘s stack-up time – Yvonne‘s at the apron, her eyes glassy, seemingly groggy, hurt, blinking! Tasya gets to tap n‘ pummel her, as Strahovski‘s just slumping, sagging back against the ropes – short, jagged hooks, body uppercut to breasts/tummy. Weight shift, Teles – a high, pumping right cross picking up the blonde‘s pretty, drowsy face! Yvonne‘s in a clear swoon, just trying to sidestep off, as her legs/back falter, tilting forward sleepily – Tasya takes a half-step back, loading up on a right hand! Strahovski‘s trying to raise her arms from stacked position at chest, but it‘s too late – a long, *piercing* right cross plows down Yvonne‘s left jawline, immediately tossing Strahovski‘s lights out!

The shot‘s swiveled Yvonne‘s back against the ropes, as her eyes roll back, hands just drop hard – the blonde‘s sliding off the ropes! Tasya‘s stepping back with a grin, as Yvonne‘s collapsing just across her front – it‘s a long and slow plunge down! Yvonne‘s landed on the canvas, hands trapped beneath her – she‘s dimly awake, groaning, trying to crawl forward on her haunches, buttocks up in the air, as knees press into the canvas, but her muscles are all shut down, as the count‘s passing her by! Tasya‘s all grins, hands on hips during the count, all giddy and beaming – that‘s a wild upset KO8 Tasya Teles!

After: Lookout‘s corner in utter shock, as the stable‘s premier, title-winning lightweight‘s treated all rough and shabby by a fighter with less than ten prize fights on her resume – Tasya‘s screaming, pounding her chest in triumph, celebrating her biggest, most dramatic scalp yet, barely a year in the division. No post-fight shenanigans by these girls – just too much mutual respect. Girls trade a short, but tense hug – Yvonne‘s sighing in disappointment, her pretty eyes all closed, slumped on her stool, well aware of how Tasya‘s banged her up tonight. Tasya‘s surprised the classier, more experienced Strahovski twice tonight – opening the fight with a slap-bang knockdown in the first, and then coming back from Yvonne‘s answer knockdown by stealing the blonde‘s dominant seventh-round rout!

“Hell, yeah!,“ Tasya says during her post-fight interview. “I feel like people still have a hard time seeing me as a really dangerous contender at lightweight, but here I am – it‘s Yvonne friggin‘ Strahovski sprawled out beneath my feet, and she was *all* helpless, guys!“