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Post by realview on Nov 21, 2021 9:07:12 GMT
Real View intro:Hello ladies and gentlemen, this past week kicked off with action from the BBU Arena in Cardiff, before heading to Liverpool for a big card that had a main event that may very well hint at who a future title challenger is. 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 week we will be focusing on the following stories: *Flyweight: Mimi Keene vs Rhiannon Fish* *Bantamweight: Emma Rigby vs Sophia Thomalla* *Welterweight: Rozanna Purcell vs Alex Gerrard* And *Lightweight: Jenny Frost vs Michibata* Keep watch on the BBU boards for more action, news, polls and trash talk, we hope you enjoy these posts and our doing great.
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Post by realview on Nov 21, 2021 9:08:45 GMT
Part 1: Mimi Keene vs Rhiannon Fish We kicked off the week with flyweight action between two women wanting to get back on the winning path, Mimi is a young prospect, Rhiannon meanwhile needs to break out from being a journey woman, Dazn paid for the rights for the fight as Mimi has become a Netflix star.
Rhiannon's coach Mel B made it clear that she felt that her former bandmate Emma Bunton's match making skills, which didn't exactly please Mimi, who came out the gates quickly to push back the Aussie right away, trying to make Mel eat her words.
The third round was when Rhiannon found her groove, catching Mimi with short hooks as the smaller fighter tried to close the distance between them, Mimi wanted to work the body, she left herself open for more power punches to her head as Emma looked frustrated with her.
Things didn't improve for Mimi as in the fifth a right hook froze her on the spot, then another hook sent her down to the canvas for an eight count, like a certain former world champion last week, Mimi was allowed to continue into the sixth, where a brutal right hook ended her night in devastating style.
While it was a slow start from Fish, she looked phenomenal as the fight went on, Mimi on the other hand looked a little out of her depth, she still needs to work out a few kinks in her game, confidence looked an issue when the bombs started to come her way, so Emma needs to think about that for her future plans.
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Post by realview on Nov 21, 2021 9:10:23 GMT
Part 2: Emma Rigby vs Sophia Thomalla The main event from the card in Liverpool on Friday saw two bantamweight title contenders clash in what many saw as an unofficial number one contenders bout, Emma has been someone seen to have great potential that looked to be wasted till the past year and a bit, where she has blossomed into a good fighter, Sophia meanwhile is still undefeated, the kick boxing singer transition into the celebrity boxing world as if she were born into it, one had to fall for the other to prove themselves worthy for Charlotte Church to fight for the belt.
Rightly neither lacked any confidence as they spoke to the media before the fight, Emma making it clear she wanted to knockout as she called "the German Witch" to earn herself the shot for the title, Sophia meanwhile said she'd deal with her bitter rival once she had claimed the bantamweight title from the Polish fighters stablemate Charlotte, the question was Sophia looking past Emma and not focusing on the task in front of her? Especially in from of Emma's home town crowd.
It was Emma who started off strong with a direct assault on her opponent, Sophia gamely tried to stand her ground but Emma looked focused, rattling back Sophia with some beautiful punches over the top, the crowd was cheering for their local hero to make Emma grin when the round ended.
But in the next two rounds Sophia showed why she is so dangerous a fighter, plugging her punches square into the face of the oncoming Rigby, Thomalla also was sneaking in some punches across the breasts of the blonde; not exactly sporting, they did the job of knocking Emma out of her rhythm.
Back came Emma in the fourth, showing why you can't simply turn your nose up to her as a fighter, a war was developing between these two skilled fighters, eyes full of fury as they let their hands go, the atmosphere was electric as neither wanted to let the other off the hook.
If you are a Rigby fan it didn't end great for you, Sophia's height along with her ruthlessness came through on top, Emma kept getting knocked back and in the sixth round was sent down by a clubbing right to the face, she got up under some home field referee count, it wasn't long in the seventh till a right behind her ear finished the job as she landed flat on her face, Sophia taking home the victory while moving to eight wins with no losses.
Afterwards Sophia made the challenge to Charlotte for the Boxing Day PPV, just both women, their coaches, the referee and for Charlotte to bring her title belt because she made it clear she thinks she will dethrone the champion, we will see how true that is, Sophia has proven truly formidable since her debut, Charlotte for us is in the argument as the best BBU fighter today, who comes out on top though is anyone's guess right now.
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Post by realview on Nov 21, 2021 9:12:43 GMT
Part 3: Rozanna Purcell vs Alex Gerrard Rozanna Purcell and Alex Gerrard are two fighters who needed a victory to break off the run of losses they were on, both ironically could probably see a lot of themselves in their opponent, with both seen as top contenders not really that long ago, it shows you how quickly things can turn when you go on a bad run in a competitive division.
The story going into the contest was the Lioness Club management had scouted the division and felt that Rozanna was rusty, Alex certainly looked confident as she stepped into the ring in front of her home fans, it has to be said that Rozanne simply looked fantastic when she got into the ring across from her, the looks on both women's faces told the world they wanted a fight alright.
Alex tried to lay the groundwork in with her jab as her name was being chanted, seconds later there was deafening silence as a right hook on the button sent Alex to the canvas, up at eight got the WAG, it was clear that Gerrard was hurt, soon after an uppercut lifted her up to her toes before she came crashing down out cold in a stunning first round knockout.
The logic of the Lioness Club didn't seem wrong per say, just Rozanne had clearly not been tanning on the beach while away from the ring, beating Alex doesn't make you a title contender over night, knocking her out in just a round shows a real statement of intent on the division, maybe a few rivals will take notice of the former Miss Ireland now.
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Post by realview on Nov 21, 2021 9:13:46 GMT
Final Part: Jenny Frost vs Jessica Michibata The opening bout from Fridays card saw Jenny Frost return to the ring in front of her home fans in Liverpool to take on Japanese model Jessica Michibata, both women desperately need a win so this fight had a tense edge to it as they stepped through the ropes.
Not much was said in the build up, when the bell rung they both were up for this, trading stiff shots through guards, Jessica starting the faster as she looked the have the better hand speed, plugging two punches into Jenny's face to the one coming her way, which allowed her to herd Jenny near the ropes.
Back came Frost in the second round, she was showing some steel to knock back Jessica, along with some questionable punches that maybe went unnoticed due to Jenny being the local favourite, it understandably pissed off Jessica as she returned to her corner at the end of the round.
While Jessica was looking the crisper puncher, she didn't have the strength to keep a resilient Jenny coming back at her; spurred on by her fans, Jenny kept making things uncomfortable for Michibata, landing some good punches of her own to show she wasn't going down without a fight.
Actually as it turned out Jenny was the one who would get her hand raised, Jessica missed a big left cross, instead a hard right hook after a vicious uppercut earlier in the round sent Jessica to La La land on the canvas, Jessica was only up to a knee by six and couldn't get any further up.
Jenny now has a big derby style fight with the undefeated Jodie Comer on the next PPV, on paper Jodie would have been coming in full of confidence, now maybe there's a little doubt in her head as Jenny doesn't look as easy an opponent as she once did, maybe a second run for Jenny to make people take notice of her boxing skills.
For Jessica, well there have been a few pundits claiming she should retire, which feels a bit harsh, though she has got to workout on her power more, she looks to have great technique, if you struggle to punch through a paper bag then you will have problems beating lots of the top contenders.
That's all we have time for folks, thank you so much to everyone who took the time to read these posts, we hope you enjoyed them, next week will be our last Real View of the year, as we will be focused on the BBU awards, but don't worry the Real View itself will be back in January.
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