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1 July 2012 Post Fight Hewitt vs Cuthbert

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Posted by Lookout! Boxing on July 1, 2012, 7:33 pm

The setting was completely idyllic, with the setting sun falling down over the warm Hawaiian sands. The sound of the crashing waves, seagulls and surrounded by palm trees helped Elisha to feel at ease.

Elisha was still trembling with excitement at coming down here to Hawaii - to Jennifer's own sparring grounds - and taking down her rival in what was the biggest match of her career thus far. Although Elisha knew there was at least one more even bigger match upcoming and hopefully not two. Elisha was in shock, but thankfully a good kind today.

However, Elisha was stirred out of her reverie with the sudden arrival of Emily VanCamp, sitting down beside her.

"Where is everybody else?" Elisha asked with a grin.

"On their way of course.." Emily chuckled, "But I wanted to come early and congratulate you on this big win for you. I mean, damn. This is one of the best series I've ever seen. I hope I get to be part of some match-ups like this in the future."

"Oh you will..." Elisha said, "Don't worry about that. But for now, you're right. This has been one of the best series I've ever been a part of. It's driving me crazy, but it's SO worth it. Just such a hard-hitting contest. I'm going to be sore for weeks, if not months, once this is all over. It's a good thing they give us a couple of weeks in between each match."

Emily nodded, "This was probably the biggest match of your career and you dug down deep to pull off the victory. Each of these matches has been huge and I'm really impressed by the Best of Seven format here. It's really required you to learn a lot about your opponent and even more about yourself to adjust for each and every win."

Elisha nodded almost wearily, with a grin, "It's certainly taught me a lot about myself and helped me to really, really improve my fighting style. And actually, deep down, I actually respect Jennifer more. But, not enough that I don't crush her next match!"

Emily nodded with a smile, "Absolutely. Treat this next one like it's the last match. Don't even acknowledge that there is another option. End it next match. You've got the momentum here and don't let her take it back."

"I completely agree!" Elisha said, almost pumping her fist into the air, "Beating her in the JMD matches was one thing, but beating her in a regular fight was another thing entirely. I know I've got what it takes to destroy her next match."

"You will!" Emily said, "As much as it will be a traditional match, it won't be a regular fight at all. It'll be the hands-down biggest match of your career and Jennifer Love Hewitt is going to come out knowing this is her last stand in this series. She's going to treat it like it's the end and despite that, you're going to deny her!"

"I know she will.." Elisha agreed, "Jenny Love is way too good not to go down without a fight. But, I'm going to beat her to the body, beat the fight right out of her and I am going to claim this rivalry as all MINE! I am not going to underestimate her, but I know that I've got this."

"Just stay focused, Lishy." Emily nodded, "You can't afford not to be. We're going to keep training. Most of that match was not pretty and to be honest, I don't care how you win, but you do need to win. You still have a lot to work on if you want to close this out next time. You've got the power and if you use it right, you are going to knock her out and finish her off!"

Elisha and Emily exchanged a brief high five, "I know I'm still going to train harder than ever and make sure we're ready for round 6. But, trust me, I'm going to win it, Ems. No question about it - I'm coming to finish her off!"

"You're going to pull it off, Lishy. Jennifer Love is all yours and next match, she'll know it - if she doesn't already." Emily smirked, "You are going to win this Best of Seven series. Just don't give her another chance. Take her down."

Elisha nodded her agreement as the impromptu strategy session and pep talk came to an end as the rest of the Lookout! roster arrived. Tonight, they would enjoy the win. Tomorrow, they would start looking at tape, sparring, training and making sure nothing was left to chance. As hard as Elisha knew Jennifer would fight next time, she would have to fight even harder.

As the rest of the roster sat down at the restaurant table, Elisha found it a very positive omen that Frank Sinatra's "The Best Is Yet To Come." started playing softly over the loudspeakers. Hopefully, just a few short weeks away...