World Cup Boxing on the Beach: Ivana Knoll vs Ann-K Brommel

World Cup Boxing on the Beach
Ivana Knoll vs Ann-Kathrin Brommel
(BBU Debut vs 9-8, 8 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Football World Cup has entered the knockout phase and BBU has offered a free contract to Instagram model Ivana Kroll who made massive headlines as the most devoted fan of the Croatian national team. The buxom 30-year old brunette accepted this opportunity and she's ready to battle it out on the beach against Ann-Kathrin Brommel who is married to Mario Goetze after all. The football connection is very much present and Germany's high-profile group stage exit means Brommel could really use a successful effort tonight.

We are live in Dubai due to obvious limitations of the World Cup host but Ivana vows to make quick work of the more experienced opponent - just in time to catch a plane across the border for the Croatia vs Japan Round of 16 match.

Ivana Knoll wears a red & white checkerboard bikini set with blue trim & blue gloves. Long black hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Ann-Kathrin Brommel wears a white bikini set & golden gloves. Long brown hair with blonde dye tied in a custom ponytail. Both women are barefoot. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
The German model wants to set the early tone before everyone finds out what the buxom Croatian actually brings into the ring; she pummels the fellow brunette straight up the middle and loops a couple of hard hooks into her face as well. Ivana wakes up after that charge and lands several quick hooks on the German's face herself but her attack becomes too predictable down the stretch and she's unable to match Ann-Kathrin's footwork either. The lanky German keeps working the head-hunting assault and lands her punches on target but she misses on the gut-checking contact and gets dragged by the arm before Ivana turns her onto the ropes and mounts a late jabbing rally. Ann-Kathrin withstands the test and bounces off the Croatian's boobs to sign off the action.

Round 2:
Ivana gets more aggressive with her head-hunting attacks and lands a couple of promising shots on each temple to throw Ann-Kathrin off her comfort zone. The German mounts a productive response drilling the younger brunette on the chest but lacks the big punch to really unsettle Knoll and has to deal with a lenghty drive in the proverbial phone booth. Ivana profits from a brief clash of heads and thumps a right hand on the solar plexus before landing several quick uppercuts that slice Brommel's high guard and drop her into coverage along the ropes. Some loud screams from the Black Eagles fanbase but Ivana unloads a vicious hooking series to keep the older model pinned on the turnbuckle and she lays it with full conviction here but just can't land that haymaker punch and barks in anger when the clock runs out moments later.

Round 3:
Brommel moves in to land more shots on the Croatian rack and she does a good job of hijacking the potential momentum swing as Ivana still tries to find her indentity in the ring. She keeps digging leather downstairs before Ann-Kathrin flushes her with an uppercut combo and settles into a vintage head-hunting pursuit down the stretch. This affects her execution though as she struggles to make an impact while Knoll refuses to back off and accepts the high-risk slugging challenge. Both women seek the pure haymaker breakthrough much to the crowd's delight but the back & forth tangle ends in a stalemate which makes the German model look more upset at the bell.

Round 4:
Both women kick up extra sand as they follow up on the slugging exchange and Ann-Kathrin appears to be a little upset she's unable to break the newcomer's resilience so far. Ivana can really take a mean punch and she's not reeling around when getting hit; she drags the German by the arm though and belts her in the navel before trying to bump the older model in the jugs. That's a questionable tactics which only makes Brommel more angry but the slugging dispute doesn't bring her any success and she stumbles onto the corner when Knoll whacks her in the stomach. The feisty Croatian goes on a jabbing run to close out the round and gives Ann-Kathrin a solid dose of hard licks before a belting cross folds the German into loud spasms at the bell.

Round 5:
Ann-Kathrin jumps into immediate slugging drill and hopes to knock the younger brunette's head off but she simply misses with the key approach and leaves just enough space for Ivana to BLAST a right cross on the jaw that rattles the German model on the spot. Ugh! She slumps onto jelly knees but digs deep in the sand to avoid immediate disaster. The problem is, Ivana powers ahead with more head shots and knocks visible swelling around Brommel's lips before another right cross catches her on the jaw and SENDS CRASHING DOWN ON THE SAND!!! Uh-oh!!! Ann-Kathrin for all the pre-fight preference took way too many shots there and simply had to go down. She's not quite finished though and makes a quick recovery at five almost taunting Knoll to do a better job! And here comes the Croatian model to land more clean head shots and flush Brommel onto the ropes. Some fans want the German model to swing back at the charging rival and she has no other choice indeed.... however Ivana is ruthless in execution and knocks Ann-Kathrin's head back & forth to inflict more swelling damage before the ailing German can't take it anymore and SLIDES DOWN ON THE SAND again!!! Uh-oh!!! Brommel goes all numb here with her eyes closed and the merciless count duly passes her by!!! KO5 Ivana Knoll in epic fashion!!!

AFTER: That's a huge victory for the newcomer who can focus on the national team match vs Japan now but she still finds time to raise the World Cup stakes by challenging Sayuki Matsumoto into a boxing duel whenever the Asian model can make the trip to Dubai: "I'm ready to roll over these girls! I take no cheap outs so let's see who has the courage to take me on! I promise I won't be very cruel after I beat you up!" (winks).

Meanwhile it's another story of defeat for Germany in the last few days. The national team quickly exited the World Cup after group stage and Ann-Kathrin is lost for words why she followed suit and got knocked out by a seemingly manageable Croatian opponent: "I know I hurt her boobs and maybe I should have gone all JMDD to blow her away. But it didn't happen... I'll have to watch the tape... grr..."

Official Result: Ivana Knoll def. Ann-Kathrin Brommel KO5.