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Post by realview on Feb 9, 2020 0:13:43 GMT
Real View intro:Hello ladies and gentlemen; this week saw the latest Jewels international card, while we also got to see two hot prospects in the lightweight division go to war. As ever we urge you to go look up the fights from this past week before reading these posts, we don't want you ruining the fights for yourself. This is what we will be discussing: *Catalina Otalvaro vs Nadia Forde* *Sayaka Ando vs Kelly Reilly* *Chisato Morishita vs Nikki Sanderson* And *Asuka Kuramochi vs Yuu Tejima* Remember to keep watch for more amazing action in the BBU over the next week.
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Post by realview on Feb 9, 2020 0:14:45 GMT
Part 1: Catalina Otalvaro vs Nadia Forde This was the opening bout of the week, Catalina looked to show that her impressive debut wasn't a fluke and that she really has a lot of potential.
In her way was the hard hitting Nadia, the only two defeats the Irish lass had was her two attempts at getting a title around her toned waist, usually her big right hook gets her the victory.
Both women wanted the win badly to get their year going towards the top of the bantamweight division, taunting the other in the run up to the fight with what they were going to do to their opponent once the bell rung, they were not pleasant threats.
The opening round set a fast tempo, Catalina coming out looking to take the head off of Nadia, taking the lead in the round with hard hooks catching Forde cold.
Back came Nadia though in the second, punishing mistakes by the overly keen rookie, who kept on swinging for the fences instead of finding her way inside.
The third round came and saw Catalina get put down in a flash knockdown, the Colombian sprung back to her feet at five and understandably was upset at being put down.
The fifth round saw Nadia get put down, blood ran from the mouth of Nadia as her bottom lip was busted open, she got up at seven to continue on looking a little shook up.
While Nadia gamely fought on and did win a round or two afterwards, it was Catalina who was pushing the pace, bashing Nadia back around the outside of the ring with straight shots.
The fight ended in the ninth round, Nadia was beaten onto the ropes with a hook smacking her chin and sending her down for the count.
This was a big win for Catalina, she is keeping busy and fighting good opposition, she is the front runner for rookie of the year and maybe the surprise of the year if she can win a title.
Nadia meanwhile as has been said deserves management, it is a shame she has been stuck on free agency for her entire career, yet she has proven she is dangerous against some great fighters.
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Post by realview on Feb 9, 2020 0:15:46 GMT
Part 2: Sayaka Ando vs Kelly Reilly The main event from the latest Jewels card saw Kelly Reilly try to get back into the win column against the local favourite Sayaka, Kelly's time on the TV show Yellowstone seems to have revitalised her career on screen, judging by her statements before this fight, she feels like her career in the ring could be about to look up after frankly being terrible the past few years.
Meanwhile Sayaka wasn't looking worried at all, though her career stalled after a humdinger of a classic against the world travelled Olivia Wilde, she still has a big reputation herself in the ring to uphold.
It has to be said that Kelly did take the first round, that was mostly because Sayaka kept behind her guard, dodging punches with ease and making Kelly look foolish as the veteran kept swinging for the fences, only to find thin air.
This continued in rounds two and three, Kelly the aggressor but not finding any real success with accuracy, Sayaka slowly opened up more on the redhead to show she was there to fight.
As would be proven in the fourth round, Sayaka landed a beautiful counter right to the stomach of Kelly, who went down to a knee, while she got up at seven, it wasn't long till another body shot followed by a sweet uppercut sent Kelly face down and out cold.
Maybe Sayaka was trying to get rounds in after being stuck on the bench for so long, she looked crisp in her punches and footwork was on point, even if she didn't spend much energy in the fight.
She didn't seem to have to with Kelly, who seemed shot a few years ago, you can't fault her heart, problem is heart can only get you so far, physically she hasn't got it and technique wise she is done, Sayaka maybe could have ended this fight sooner to be frank.
It's a win and a workout though for the Japanese favourite, it'll be interesting to see where she goes next as it would be a shame if she returns to the Front Street Japan bench.
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Post by realview on Feb 9, 2020 0:16:53 GMT
Part 3: Chisato Morishita vs Nikki Sanderson Another British fighter who has been struggling is Nikki, at one time she was a BBU flyweight title contender, that seems so long ago though after several painful losses.
Chisato seemed the perfect opposition to change that trend, no wins in her five attempts in the ring, even surprisingly getting a chance in the FCBA.
The opening round started with a flurry of action, both women threw wild shots, it was Chisato who landed the first big punch to send Nikki back towards the ropes, beating the visiting fighter around the outside of the ring to get the crowd going.
That spurred on Nikki though clearly for the second, Chisato maybe showing inexperience of actually winning a good round, left her guard too open.
Nikki kept piercing it with pinpoint jabs, when the opening appears she stuck with real venom, first sending Chisato down with a brutal looking combo, the local fighter was up but got put down for the count quickly enough afterwards to make you wonder whether the towel should have been thrown in before that.
It gives Nikki the win she is desperate for, though it is worrying for her career that she has had to go so far down the ranking tree to fight someone best termed a jobber to get a win again.
The future doesn't look so bright for Sanderson unless she can start putting wins together again, the first round here though showed that she is too easily hittable though.
While Chisato continues to be one of the worst in the Front Street Japan stable, she is popular so expect her to continue getting fights with good fighters in Japan.
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Post by realview on Feb 9, 2020 0:17:50 GMT
Final Part: Asuka Kuramochi vs Yuu Tejima This was a specialist trial fight for the Front Street Japan stable, a tradition they started a few years ago of six round fights for budding stars in the ring, where they fight a member of the stable to earn their own contracts within the group.
Up for the trial was Asuka, while she looked impressive in her debut, Vanessa White was able to blast her lights out in August to maybe set back that contract offer.
Looking to spoil any party here was Yuu, a woman who nearly beat Michelle Keegan at her best, while she has only won once in six attempts, she can be best described as a spoiler the way she has pushed some of the best in the BBU.
The opening round wasn't a pretty affair, both women had lengthy clinching spells, Yuu would break the deadlock in the final minute as Asuka showed her inexperience to get suckered into a grappling match, Yuu changed the script with some beautiful body shots.
Asuka was able to settle things down in the next three rounds, using some beautiful footwork and a stiff jab to keep Yuu at range, though Yuu's porcelain face was getting marked up, the veteran didn't look troubled by the hits till Asuka switched to the body to make Yuu back up groaning.
Back came Yuu though, Asuka tried to change tactics to lure the older woman into a mistake, bad move as it turned out with Asuka getting clipped to the chin, things getting scruffy again as they fought like they were on the streets and not inside a boxing ring.
The final round saw Asuka finally trouble Yuu with some power, she had Yuu rocking on the ropes, Yuu needing a clinch to save herself as the fight went the distance, the result coming back 58-56 in Asuka's favour.
It was clear by the fighters expressions though that Asuka was upset and surprisingly Yuu was happy, clearly Yuu doesn't want to share a gym with Asuka, maybe a prior feud between them, I don't know to be honest.
But as the Front Street Japan manager spoke to Asuka, the contract offer is still on ice till I guess Asuka can prove she has another level to her game, she can vox clearly, the power side of things are lacking though.
That's all we have time for folks, thank you to everyone who took the time to read these posts, hopefully you enjoyed them and we'll see you next Sunday for the Real View.
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