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Post by realview on Mar 8, 2020 0:37:36 GMT
Real View intro:Hello ladies and gentlemen; this week saw a massive card for St David's day, plenty of big names mixed with fresh faced fighters, all looking of course for big wins to make a statement going into this year. 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 Vera Breshneva* *Samia Ghadie vs Ally Brooks* *Kimberley Walsh vs Maura Higgins* *Lucy Fallon vs Jorgie Porter* Keep your eyes out on Tuesday for the third round of Contender six tournament action, the hunt to become the number one contender for the BBU bantamweight title will be heating up as we get closer to an end result.
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Post by realview on Mar 8, 2020 0:38:44 GMT
Part 1: Catalina Otalvaro vs Vera Breshneva Over the past month the build up to this fight has heated up, Catalina the impressive knockout artist whose went unbeaten, facing the tough as nails Ukrainian Vera, the winner likely to face Doda next month as the loser wallows in defeat.
While these two didn't say too much heading into this fight, there was a quiet intensity from both before they lay on glove on the other, they knew the threat facing them but looked confident they could deal with it.
The opening two rounds were all Vera, her reach gave Catalina problems, so much so that a left hook sent Otalvaro down on her back for a count of six.
Needing to change things up quickly, Catalina surprised Vera with her toughness clearly as Vera went looking for the kill, Catalina got to work on the inside, looking the better fighter at that range.
That led to some payback for the Colombian, sending Vera down to the canvas with her right bashing the face of the stunner, Vera beat the count but looked a little shaky.
Back came Vera in an excellent contest, Catalina being pressed back along the ropes, needing to grit her teeth while taking some heat.
What led to the finish though came earlier in the fight, the body work of Catalina finally paid off in the eighth, Vera started to look tired with her punches not having the sting behind them.
More punches to the body came before Vera went down again, she beat the count but the referee stepped in as she was taking too much punishment from a ruthless Catalina.
Who simply keeps impressing, every time she steps up she has passed the test, Doda is an elite level fighter, even after her shocking defeat to Alexandra Stan last week, Catalina will need to bring her best to keep this streak going.
While Vera still has the tools to be a great; it just wasn't her night, I am sure she won't be too disheartened by the defeat, will come back stronger.
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Post by realview on Mar 8, 2020 0:40:05 GMT
Part 2: Samia Ghadie vs Ally Brooke I'd be lying if I said I know who Ally is, I can't fault her wanting to fight a big name though out the gates in her debut, Samia is a BBU Hall of Famer and one of the most popular fighters in the history of the BBU.
The opening round went terrible for Ally, put down within the first minute due to a hard body shot, she did show some fight in the final thirty seconds of the round to make her Garnet Gunners management team relax a little.
Especially when in the second Ally actually took the fight to Samia, her right hook was giving the veteran trouble as it spanked Ghadie across her cheek.
Round three saw how potent that right hook can be, sending Samia down twice with it, it was a one sided beating from the Texan woman, who I'll admit had me believing at this point.
One liver shot a round later changed that, Ally was hurting before the uppercut landed as sweet as a nut, Ally was out like a light before she hit the canvas.
I have been told by my other reporters that Ally had lost weight recently, that is why she couldn't take the body shots, not the smartest thing to do cutting weight so drastically.
Her performance in a lot of ways didn't deserve such a brutal defeat, she came on strong and looked to have the fight sewn up, she got a harsh lesson from one of the greats.
Samia though has looked vulnerable for a while, this fight at least showed she can still find that perfect combo to end fights, that's a tool she needs to keep if she is going to continue being a problem for these young fighters.
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Post by realview on Mar 8, 2020 0:41:23 GMT
Part 3: Kimberley Walsh vs Maura Higgins The past two years have been rough for Kimberley, she is always game for a challenge, this time that challenge came from Love Island star Maura, in what was an ill tempered build up.
From the opening bell the anger at seeing the other was clear to see, Maura was the first to strike hard, smacking Kimberley straight on her nose, before landing a hard follow up right to the body.
That set the tone for the fight, Maura really marking up the face of her opponent, keeping Kimberley under her control through the first round.
A knockdown came in the second, nice left hook slammed onto the chin of Walsh, who gamely got up and tried to catch out the rookie with counter hooks that missed.
The end came in the third, Kimberley was too open for when the barrage came at her, down for the count went the Girls Aloud star, giving Maura her second win out of two fights.
It was hard you could say to gauge how good Maura is, she was far from testee her, you can't fault her for that as she dealt with what was in front of her ruthlessly.
While Kimberley is now 38 and is really in a slump, if you are a fan of hers this wouldn't be a fight to see, it was simply a one sided arse kicking, Kimberley might be on the way out career wise in the ring.
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Post by realview on Mar 8, 2020 0:42:11 GMT
Final Part: Lucy Fallon vs Jorgie Porter From the reports heading into this fight, Lucy has been asking for bigger name fights after being built up quite well since her debut.
Her management team clearly agreed with her as they put her against Jorgie, someone who has fought in the BBU and the FCBA over the years, a proven fighter that on paper would give Lucy a test but was beatable.
The fight started with Jorgie showing off her skills, she has always been a silky technician in the ring at her best, stinging the face of her younger opponent as she kept her at arms length.
Back came Lucy though, showing her aggressiveness and inside fighting, pressing back Porter along the ropes to delight her corner over the second and third round.
Jorgie though got back on top in the fourth, frustrating Fallon again with that impressive jab and footwork, Lucy was too aggressive for her own good, paying for that with hard shots straight into her beautiful face.
Another mistake from Lucy led to her getting knocked out in the fifth, a counter right hook sent her sprawling to the canvas, who looked up like she had been hit by a sledgehammer instead of a fist.
This was a wake up call for Lucy, she has work to do as she isn't the best technical boxer, if she works on her outside punches, it'll allow her to get in closer to really work where she wants.
While this was a great win for Jorgie, getting her back in the win column, she hasn't had the best of form, now if she can build off this maybe she can get back into title contention.
That's all we have time for this week, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read these posts, we will be back Sunday morning with the next edition of the Real View.
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