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Post by realview on Aug 4, 2019 0:15:48 GMT
Real View intro: Hello ladies and gentlemen; the Crossover PPV has landed with four major title fights taking the headlines from the card, so of course that is what we will be focusing on.
Now that of course means there will be spoilers from the fights, I suggest if you haven't seen the fights to go and see them in the PPV section of the board, this was an amazing card and we feel you'd be robbing yourself if you did spoil them.
This is what we will be talking about this week: *BBU/FCBA JMDD title fight* *BBU bantamweight title fight* *BBU flyweight title fight* And *BBU welterweight title fight*
As we speak we hear that big fights are being planned for next week and this months beach boxing themed PPV, keep watch for more big events in the BBU.
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Post by realview on Aug 4, 2019 0:17:11 GMT
Part 1: BBU/FCBA JMDD title fight Sometimes the words historic is thrown around a little too much; but it fitted this fight like a glove, you had BBU JMDD champion Kelly Brook and FCBA JMDD champion Kate Upton fighting to determine the first JMDD undisputed champion, while also being only the second person to hold an BBU and FCBA title in a title together.
Alongside all of this you have two women with a long history; for the past two years these women have tried to destroy each other in all manner of contests, but their first fight dated back many years ago with Kate's debut being against Kelly.
At the end of a grueling series of fights it seemed Kate had reigned supreme, when Kelly and Kate both gained JMDD encrusted diamond bras though it seemed they both agreed they needed to settle things once and for all, with this not just being an undisputed title fight, this is also the last time these two will ever fight each other.
The fight itself was as expected a sight to behold, both women came out the blocks early to try to bully their rival around the ring, when you know your opponent so well you need to establish dominance early it seems.
The opening rounds were very tight; one woman would score a big punch as the round would go on to take control long enough to win the round, though their rival would come right back at them straight away as the bell to the next round rung out.
In the fifth round the first major moment occurred, Kate got caught out and ended up on her backside, the crowd erupting as Kelly raised her fists high in celebration.
When she tried to kill the fight off in the next round though, things turned scruffy as Kelly nearly drove the clinching Kate through the ropes.
In the seventh Kate put down Kelly with a vicious right that looked like it would knock a building down, Kelly showed her toughness to stand up though.
All together there were four knockdowns in ten rounds, the last knockdown proved to be the decisive one, with Kate landing a liver shot that took whatever fight Kelly had out of her, Brook went to all fours and tearfully watched her title leave her.
This was in our eyes one of the best fights of the year, you had two bitter enemies with a long history, two titles on the line and both women delivered in the ring in a vicious fight from the opening bell to the deciding knockdown that proved the end.
We have it on authority that Kate Upton will defend the BBU JMDD title as some rumours said she was just looking to hurt Kelly, then drop the title, thankfully the classy Upton will be a fighting champion on both sides of the Atlantic.
While Kelly might have to look in the mirror and wonder has she got enough in the tank to be able to go for another campaign at gold? We call her the renaissance woman for looking down and out in the middle of her career but roaring back in her later career.
At 39 going on 40 this year; while in the best shape she believes in years, it has to be asked though is she too old to compete with the likes of Bo Krsmanovic, Joan Smalls, Hannah Ferguson to name a small group of the new elite on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Post by realview on Aug 4, 2019 0:18:22 GMT
Part 2: BBU bantamweight title fight This was a fight we saw as too close to call in some ways, Katie McGrath was looking to strike gold as she fought the always controversial Doda, who was looking to defend her title for the third time in a row.
The build up saw of course both claim the other wasn't good enough to beat them, but Doda claimed that beating Katie would be beating Ireland's best, which sounds a compliment except she kept mentioning her bitter rival Una Healy, making us all wonder whether that was a veiled dig at Una then praise of a challenger.
When that bell rung it was Doda coming out the gates the faster of the two, drilling her jab straight into the face of McGrath, who looked a little spooked by the occasion to start.
The second round was what pundits like myself expected, both big hitters who love to brawl got stuck in the inside, heads rubbed as Katie worked the body compared to Doda's head hunting attacks.
It seemed though as the fight wore on that Katie was chasing Doda up, Doda would set the pace of a round either dominate or Katie would rally late in the round to maybe sneak it.
The fourth definitely went to the champ; a right hook wobbling Katie led to an overhand right that sent McGrath down to her back, the Irish lass fought up to her feet but was pressed back for the next round too.
In the sixth Katie showed her fighting spirit to come back at the Polish warrior, like the second it was a bitterly fought affair on the inside, that by the end of the round saw both breathing hard.
The one weakness of Doda reared its head for her, in the seventh it was clear the engine was running out of gas, Katie added pressure to that by landing a nasty liver shot in the seventh.
By the eighth both women were landing nasty shots looking to end it, a vicious combination left Doda with a bloody nose and down on the canvas, eyes shut as the count reached ten and a new champion entered the halls of BBU legend, Katie McGrath is the new BBU bantamweight champion now!
First we have to give credit to Doda; we have not always been her biggest fans due to her loud mouth and questionable tactics in the past, as champion though she picked tough opposition and gave us three top fights of the fight, none were boring by any stretch.
While Katie deserves a lot of credit alongside her Foxfire Atlantic stable, they saw talent in a woman who had seemed forgotten, in over two years Katie has risen right through the rankings to the top of the bantamweights.
I don't think this is the last we have seen of these two together, Doda hasn't a history of letting defeats go with ease, neither will be on the others Christmas card lists anytime soon.
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Post by realview on Aug 4, 2019 0:19:34 GMT
Part 3: BBU flyweight title fight As you will have hopefully seen over the past two weeks; we had both the challenger Emilia Clarke and the champ Diana Korkunkova on here talking about this fight with our lovely interviewer Michelle.
These two seemed very complimentary about the other; with a hint of their competitive spirit on show, well at the press conference with both in the same room together, things changed as Emilia seemed to take offence to something Diana said, leading to a few tense words being exchanged.
Whatever it was it fired Clarke to come out the gates quickly, she pressured the champ with her main focus seemingly on the body, maybe hoping to take the wind out of the younger woman's sails.
It took till the third for arguably Diana to get her first round on the scoreboard, a sustained high jabbing attack kept Emily mostly stuck behind her guard, though it could be argued that Emilia was still landing the cleaner punches.
The third round saw Emilia put down Korkunkova with a hard shot across the jaw, the look of frustration and hurt on Korkunkova's face must have been worrying for her stable and her large fan base.
Things turned nasty as both got bloody noses from vicious shots to them, this led to a brutal contest of who could seemingly break the others nose judging how both went for that target repeatedly.
In the seventh round Diana caught Emilia with a nasty barrage that sent the Brit to the ropes, a shot to the chest put Emilia down and she didn't beat the count, meaning Diana is still the champion.
I have to credit Diana for coming through a very game challenger, but the way that she used the opening rounds to seemingly study her opponent is a little worrying, the other person I know who does that is Jarred Herd, last I checked her lost his title as he was put down early and didn't get a chance to come back to win.
While Emilia came so close in her pursuit of finally becoming a champion, she still has a few good years to become a champion.
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Post by realview on Aug 4, 2019 0:20:22 GMT
Final Part: BBU welterweight title fight This was a fight a lot of people were interested to see play out due to A) this being Bo Krsmanovic's first title defence and B) this was a clash of styles as Bo is a powerhouse compared to the faster footed and hands of her challenger Josephine Skriver.
It didn't hurt that both threw shade at the other at the press conference; Bo not overly impressed by Josephine's record, while Josephine claimed Bo had been knocked out by everyone going.
While the opening round was a cagey affair as Josephine used her speed to more keep away from the champ then fight her, by the second the challenger was firing more leather into her opponent's chest to keep her back.
Once Bo started to land though Josephine was being knocked back around the outside of the ring, there's a real Bo's nickname is "Big Bo" her raw power is something to behold.
In the fifth though it was Josephine surprising the crowd with a right hook that sent Bo to the canvas, showing some hefty in her arms too it seemed as Josephine felt she had won then and there.
Not so quickly for the Danish fighter; with Bo getting up to continue, though Skriver did dominate the next round with constant pressure, looking to knock out Bo once and for all.
The worry we here had for Josephine showed itself as she hadn't had many fights the past two years, that lack of action showed as she tired and Bo took advantage in the eighth to land a hooking barrage that made Josephine look like a bag caught in the wind the way she was swaying.
After finally going down; Josephine looked hurt and while she did get up, it was only so she could get hurt by more hooks and the referee thankfully stepped in to stop the punishment once and for all.
Bo had some troubles to say the least this fight, but she showed that steel that has made her such a formidable fighter now, she called out the winner of Kate Upton and Kelly Brook, it will be interesting to see how as we know now Kate will react to that challenge?
Josephine meanwhile will need to get into the ring more often to keep that fight fitness up, it could be very well argued she was winning the fight till tiredness set in, she'll need to improve that part of her fitness if to ever become a champion.
That's all we have time folks; thank you so much for taking the time to read these posts, the next episode of the Real View will be next Sunday morning as usual.
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