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Post by realview on Feb 12, 2017 9:05:50 GMT
Molly McGrath:Hi guys, Tom is busy with Denise I'm told, Valentines day stuff before they have a busy Tuesday I'm told, though Denise did look pissed off last time I saw her. Anyway, the BBU has been warming up in these cold winter months, which by the way, go live in my part of America, then you'll see a real winter freezing, erm sorry OK where was I? Oh right the BBU, well we have seen hot debate over our pound for pound rankings, a first as the BBU head to Iceland, now that is cold! And a card in Germany. So where do we start this week, well let's start in Germany, could Jeanette Biedermann keep the local fans happy or would Samara Weaving continue her unbeaten start to her career? Then we head to Iceland, another home town girl got a chance to make history, the first main event in Iceland from the BBU, Heidi Reed looking for her first win took on Karine Vanasse in a rematch from their controversial November fight. Before we talk about the fight between Jessica Lucas and Laura Whitmore that was part of the Iceland undercard to Reed vs Vanasse. Last but certainly not least, we look at the final chapter of our fighters to look out for, this time heading to the welterweight division to see who is going to have a big year in our eyes. Of course I hope Tom and Denise are happy, but if I get this hosting gig on a longer basis.
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Post by realview on Feb 12, 2017 9:06:13 GMT
Part 1: Jeanette Biedermann vs Samara Weaving It's funny that as a new year hits, rookies and new fighters seem to make a big dash to start the year strong to make a good run.
Jeanette whose a good tester for any youngster with her 10 wins and 13 losses coming into this fight is someone you don't turn your back on and expect to win, no matter who you are.
But Samara at 24 years old has a lot of Australian fans excited to see how far she can go with other rivals like Bonnie Sveen at her side in Australia, so this was a top fight to look out for.
The first two rounds showed why Jeanette is a handful, working on the front foot from the start, clearly buoyed by her fan base as she attacked Samara viciously.
Samara didn't look the strong fighter that she did in her debut and I'll admit, being ringside to see this was strange, as I thought that tape that Tom showed me of Samara was a fake, surely that wasn't the same girl?
But after two brutal rounds for her, Jeanette let's her temper get to her as Samara finally starts firing back and she falls shockingly into Weavings game.
Samara powers forward, just beating a furious Jeanette from pillar to post, becoming out matched by the strong blonde fighter who just out works her much older opponent.
By round 6, Jeanette looked used up and she found herself down on the canvas in a heap after a vicious uppercut finished her night off, showing that Samara is the real deal!.
Well maybe it's too soon to start saying that as that start did show something's that certainly need improvements, but it is her second fight after all.
Her antics after the fight were not exactly sporting either, I know Tom dislikes that sort of thing and Michelle is happy to see it, I'm in the middle, sometimes you just have to let your emotions out.
But it wasn't called for here as neither have any prior hatred and a win should have been enough, luckily our Hall of Famer Jessica Schwarz got involved to save her stablemate.
To show we are not bias though for a certain German based coach with the surname Wild, we don't see why Jeanette got thrown to the wolves when concerning that she fought a girl whose a decade younger then her in her backyard.
This isn't the first time either so what is the plan for Jeanette going forwards? Especially that her coach Mel B wasn't there.
Maybe Mel was scouting dare I say a replacement for Jeanette? Time will tell where Jeanette exactly go, but for the blonde Aussie Samara, it's only up by the looks of it.
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Post by realview on Feb 12, 2017 9:06:44 GMT
Part 2:Heidi Reed vs Karine Vanasse Well we made history for the BBU this week, Iceland saw it's first BBU card and as a treat for the fans, one of their own led the line up in model and actress Heidi Reed.
She sought to get a win back over Karine Vanasse, who beat her by referee stoppage in November of last year to the surprise of some and not to others.
Karine gave her word they'd fight again and after they had what looked a fun build up, doing media dates together, interviews on the BBU network and national press, the fight came and all friendliness went for 6 rounds.
Karine showed what she can do early in the fight, a girl who to be honest should have had more work but due to internal issues with girls fighting within Team Canada's own gyms, she wasn't given many fights in her younger days to build her up.
But in the early part of the fight, she worked the body of the hometown girl, targeting it to try and sap as much energy as she can from her.
Heidi whether with the crowds help was right into the face of Karine through most of the fight as we got a great back and forth affair as the fight went on.
In Round 2, Heidi put Karine in a reverse of the first fight, but as stated, Karine would power back to make the fight very even.
By Round 5 though, Heidi found her opening to punish Karine and force her back to the ropes repeatedly to loud roars from the crowd.
By Round 6 it was over, a right hook that turned Karine's head put her onto her back and she had no chance of getting up from the video I saw.
There was a good moment between the girls afterwards, Karine clearly frustrated but Heidi making sure to show her respect and they keep their friendliness after the bell.
If there is a part 3 down the line, I wonder if they will be so friendly when the decider is there in front of them?
For now they both share a win a piece and want to go on to face some of the cream of the crop of the bantamweight division.
They are still a few fights off that but plenty of fish for them to feast on to get to that level if they choose to do that.
Of the two, I've been told to keep watch for Heidi even though this was her first win in the ring, she did look might impress in her first fight and this win though, so might prove a dark horse in the years to come.
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Post by realview on Feb 12, 2017 9:07:15 GMT
Part 3: Jessica Lucas vs Laura Whitmore So OK this was a grudge match that started between the Team Canada girls it seems and Laura Whitmore as Laura upset the applecart back in late October when she beat Kim Poirier to record her first ever win.
Team Canada sent out one of it's young guns, Jessica Lucas of Gotham fame who is 1 and 0 already and looked to keep that zero on her record.
Round 1 saw Laura on the front foot quickly, pressuring the Canadian backwards to show she's not afraid of the reputation of Lucas.
But after that it became the Jessica Lucas show, showing her speed, agility and power that has garnered her the reputation of a fighter who could become a feared fighter soon.
Laura to her credit kept pushing forward to try and land something to win, but she was simply outclassed it seemed by Jessica.
Who by round 5, had repeatedly hurt the Irish girl to the point that she was open to the fight ending drive of two damaging right hooks that put Laura to sleep for the night.
Before the friendly scenes between Reed and Vanasse, Jessica would wait till Laura was awoken before going to humiliate her.
Pressing the sole into the jugs of Whitmore to pin her back down the canvas, she told the loser to stay down or get beaten more.
It looked like Laura would try again but thankfully her coach saved her from more punishment from Lucas, I may add that this is the moment when humiliation makes sense to me, two girls who simply don't like each other.
I do feel sorry for Laura, when I've seen her in the ring, she always gives 100% and she has always looked good for portions of all her fights, even the ones she's lost.
So if a (good) manager can find space to bring her into the fold, I think she could go on a run, but at the moment, she just has to find work where she can and give her all.
For Jessica, wow! She is the one girl we didn't speak about in our ones to watch two weeks ago but we should have.
Who ever is going to be the bantamweight champion by the time this girl gets into the title picture should be afraid.
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Post by realview on Feb 12, 2017 9:07:44 GMT
Final part: Fighters to watch out for (Welterweights) So it's the final chapter you could say on this mini series we've been running on these episodes the past month, now we look at the biggest and possibly brightest division as you have supermodels, actresses and singers creating a tough field of strong stunning women.
So let's begin with the girl who comes with the biggest name in the new breed of BBU welterweights last year, Elizabeth Debicki!
While she lost her FCBA debut to the physical specimen that is Robyn Lawley, the 6'2 26 year old has dominated the first three fights of her BBU career to show she has the makings to be a champion in her own right.
But if you go Elizabeth, you have to go with the girl is destined to fight, Josephine Skriver, the 23 year old model stormed the league at the end of the year, amassing 3 wins in just 11 rounds of action.
Both Skriver and Debicki are set to fight, the date is being negotiated by both management teams, but clearly these two hate each other, so keep watch for that fight in future.
Staying with the Girls Friday stable, let's focus on Joan Smalls, coming into the BBU last February, by April she was being touted as a favourite to win the BBU welterweight title tournament that is running.
She beat Sophie Howard to get to the quarter final stages and will fight Karen Gillan in a bruising contest we are sure.
But if you go Smalls, we raise you a Jourdan Dunn! The 26 year old 6'1 model is Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks rolled into one!
Coming into this year at 4 and 0, she has dominated the likes of Daisy Lowe and crushed her own stablemate, future BBU hall of famer Sabrina Washington! She has went 18 rounds out of a possible 40 as all her wins are by clear knockouts.
Last and the least experienced but one girl with a bright future is Toni Garrn, 24 years old and 6 foot, she crushed Karen Cliche underfoot in just four rounds.
She'll be on the next Sirens card soon against another up and coming girl in Hailey Clauson, which again I recommend you guys wait to watch.
To highly the diversity of this division, all these fighters come from different countries, Australia, Denmark, Puerto Rico, England and Germany.
2017 looks to be the year this division takes flight to new levels and we have a champion to look up too and more super fights to look forward too.
So that's your show today, hope you guys enjoyed it and thank you for coming to read these posts.
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Post by Mel B. on Feb 13, 2017 20:01:16 GMT
Hi Molly, Just for the record, our flyweight division is having a bit of a hard time right now. Cheryl is making the headlines in America so we can't push her as our BBU pin-up girl and unfortunately both Emma and Geri are no longer in shape to compete for the titles outright. Jeanette is a tough girl who's not afraid to mix it up with allegedly superior opponents though, and the departure of Gina Wild cleared some bad blood in the area. Let's just say Gina got carried away in pushing her compatriot to that #1 spot. However we have a solid contender who should be making more news really soon! Her name is Mandy Capristo and we expect her to overtake Jeanette on the pecking order later this year. That was the intention of signing her into the Lioness in first place!
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Post by realview on Feb 13, 2017 20:45:31 GMT
Molly McGrath:Hi Melanie. it's nice to hear from you, certainly nicer than it was to hear from Gina Wild, so thank you for taking time to speak to us. Yes I've seen Mandy, she looks impressive, but if Jeanette keeps getting work over her, then it will be hard to tell how far she can go. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the next meeting you guys have about this situation, I hope it goes well but Jeanette seems to be hanging on to that top spot for dear life. Hope to hear from you again in future babe.
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Post by Mel B. on Feb 13, 2017 21:33:29 GMT
Hi, I suspect you prefer talking to me rather than Gina! We had our differences - that's Gina and me - but I wish her the best of luck with the Eagles. That's unless she wants to nick Mandy from our grasp! That's NOT gonna happen! (winks) Well, I suppose most Arsenal fans would love to see Mandy as our #1 girl! Trust me, we're in some serious negotiations about her making a splashy comeback this season! Unfortunately Frankie Bridge fell for the Sirens fee but we hope Vanessa White accepts our terms especially that we don't demand her to travel to Germany for the fight itself! Jeanette knows she won't outlast Mandy's career and somehow people keep calling for her when they look for a Lioness girl on their schedule. That's odd! I think that Mandy has more glamour value than even Cher Lloyd whom everyone keeps talking about lately - your Real View guys included! I hope we can see each other soon, either me or Kate Garraway might visit your office and we hope for a very productive meeting indeed (winks)
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Post by realview on Feb 14, 2017 8:50:28 GMT
Molly McGrath:hey, haha we nearly went a week without mentioning Cher, that is on the boss, he really likes her, says she's got talent but I know several people claiming her talents are more horizontal than vertical Anyway Vanessa vs your Mandy should be a good fight, two fut girls always keep things interesting for us pundits watching at ringside. The way Tom has been lately, it might be me and Michelle at ringside for that up coming war. For the record, yes oh God yes! do I prefer you to that Gina Wild, I'll take the heels off outside if you come to fight sign off my office door for you and Kate. I'm asking Tom for the office to get a gym with a ring in case Gina does show up with her girls
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