Maura Higgins:![](http://fcbahistory.pbworks.com/f/1581174707/Maura%20Higgins%2001.jpg)
VS
Vicky Pattison:
Tale of the Tape:Maura Higgins:Age: 33
Height: 5'6
W/L: 7-2 (7KOs)
Vs
Vicky Pattison:Age: 36
Height: 5'6
W/L: 15-12-1 (15KOs)
(Frankie's Foxes Vs Free Agent)(Written by Girls Friday/Results BBU)Intro:It's main event time on Tamara's Ecclestone's yacht. We have two former reality stars and former bantamweight title contenders clashing. Maura Higgins and Vicky Pattison are used to winning but only one can move a step closer to a possible bantamweight title bout in future.
Maura was asked in her cabin for a few words on camera as she wore a red silk robe. Smirking the Irish lass replied "I can't wait to take down that gobby Geordie. Vicky is a pain in the arse and everyone knows it. I am glad Tamara has given me the chance since people seem afraid to put me and Vicky together in the same area. Probably to protect her from me." Showing absolutely no fear of her opponent here.
Vicky meanwhile wore a white blouse and jeans as she sat on her cabins bed looking fired up. She says "finally I get to knock that stupid Irish cow out. I've heard her bad mouth me behind my back a number of years, let's see how big mouthed she is when I am in the ring with her and our fists do the talking."
Fighting time! The sun is high above the boat, ring posts have been screwed into the deck of the boat with a black mat laid on the wood for protection of the fighters with white ropes. Tamara's stable coach Davina McCall is working as the referee for the event as she wears a black and white striped bikini top, black bottoms. Tamara is sitting on a deck chair with a few of her closet friends to watch the action.
First to walk to the ring is Maura with her coach Kelly Rowland beside her. She struts to the ring climbing inside it wearing an emerald green bikini with matching gloves, hair tied into a ponytail. She bangs her gloves together as she stares at the steps she just came up.
Where Vicky soon emerges with her coach behind her. Vicky stares daggers at Maura as she walks to the ring. Getting inside it wearing a black bikini with white gloves, hair is braided as she paces in her corner as her coach tells her to try to keep cool.
Both walk to the center of the ring with eyes full of fury. Davina tells them both to keep it clean. As she is doing that Vicky pushed Maura to the face and if not for the coaches, fists would be flying around Davina. Back to their corners they go with a moment given to calm them down. The bell rings to start 10 rounds of bantamweight action.
Round 1:"Ding!" Both rush out to engage around the middle of the ring. Slamming punches into each others faces as they are not defending much in these opening salvos. Tamara is grinning like a Cheshire cat watching the intensity of both fighters as they trade. Soon ending up clinched up with Davina needing to step in to pry them apart as they nearly trip up grappling.
Resuming moments later, Maura drills in more straight shots to the face of Vicky and starts to use her footwork more. Vicky though slips a straight at the half way point of the round to smack in a right to the nose of her rival. Back to the ropes goes the Irish lass till she can hold onto Pattison.
Pushed apart by Davina, they exchange again with cracks of leather ringing out. At times it is scruffy as they bump bodies and nearly clash heads. The round ends with Davina needing to order them twice to return to their corners as this is a proper grudge match up.
Round 2:Maura doubling up her jab out the gate to catch Vicky around her cheeks before moving. Her coach seems to have gotten through to her that a slugfest might not be the best way to handle this bout. Vicky getting annoyed when she isn't landing as flush as she did in the opener.
Straight onto the forehead of Vicky opens her up to a left hook on the jaw. Maura now starting to motor forwards driving her foe into the ropes. Where she switches up to the body of the Geordie fighter. Vicky needing to push Maura off so she can break free of the ropes.
Fighting on with Maura pushing the pace. Maura makes a mistake as she gets caught with a jab on her nose as she opens up too much. Vicky quickly moves inside to force the issue just as the bell dings to end proceedings. A little shoving match breaks out before they do return to their corners.
Round 3:Things are slowly settling down so both focus more on using their jab to set up their shots. Not to say there isn't any heated exchanges on the inside. Maura trying to keep to the plan from the last round but Vicky is using little pushes to her chest to unbalance her somewhat.
A right hook lands on the ear of Maura to surprise her. Vicky lands a jab on her nose to open up Maura. A RIGHT HOOK TO THE JAW SENDS MAURA ONTO HER RIGHT KNEE!
Tamara applauds Vicky as the Geordie stands tall talking trash to Maura. Davina needing to herd Vicky to the neutral corner so the count can begin. 1....2....3.... Maura rubs her jaw looking pissed off. 4....5....6... Maura stands up not looking the worse for wear beyond embarrassed. Davina checks her over and says she is okay to fight on.
Back the fighters go with Vicky looking to be the aggressor. Maura covers up more with half the round to go, boxing from her back foot as Vicky takes the lead here. The round soon comes to an end with Maura finding a thin trickle of blood coming from her left nostril as she sits on her stool.
Round 4:Trading again in tight. Vicky is the one pushing the pace now, ramming in several hooks to the body after going up top. Maura looks to have had some wind taken out of her sails by that knockdown. She is landing more single punches in return before trying to shove off Vicky to create space.
While Vicky started off brilliant, she gets caught with a jab on her lips before a straight hammers around her left eye. Vicky now looks to be thinking things through as she blinks harder with her left to test how it is. Maura taking the chance to land some crisp punches as she switches targets up nicely.
Under a minute to go. Both are exchanging around the center of the ring, at times hanging on to each other with an arm and throwing some cheeky blows with their free glove. Both told to stick to the rules by Davina. At the bell they scowl at each other before walking off to their corners to get cleaned up as sweat coats them.
Round 5:Back at it they go with Maura looking back to her usual self with some swagger to her step. Both women planting their feet at times for fiery exchanges. Vicky enjoying working to the body of Maura but getting clipped around her chin at times by uppercuts to ward her off.
A jab lands on the forehead of Vicky before a right cross lands to her chest to push her back a step. Maura is now herding Vicky around near the ropes pounding her with some nice hooks when Vicky opens up trying to fire back. A RIGHT HOOK TO THE EAR PUTS VICKY ONTO HER RIGHT KNEE NOW!
Maura tells her "stay down you dumb bytch!" As Davina has to drag her away now. 1....2....3... Vicky rubs her ear as she blinks hard to clear her vision. 4....5....6... Vicky watches the count as she looks mad now. 7....8.. Getting up to her feet, Vicky raises her gloves to show she wants to fight on. The referee waves them to keep on.
On comes Higgins now with some nice body shots to set up her punches up top. Vicky is covering up more as she is worked around the outside of the ring. Tamara and her friends loving the action as they whistle and cheer. The bell dings to end the round with Maura looking pleased with herself for evening that score up. Vicky meanwhile has to be giving a pep talk as she sits on her stool stewing at what happened.
Round 6:Resuming with both drilling in their shots to faces. There's more blood flowing from the nostrils of Maura as a cut now has formed on the bottom lip of Vicky. They nearly clash heads again as both hiss insults at each other on the inside.
Vicky gets caught with a right hook across her lips to make her hiss out. Maura now is the one driving back her foe. Vicky trying to fight back off the ropes but she is being hit with harder shots in response. A left hook hits her on the jaw to make Vicky clinch up as a hint of worry is clearly coming in to the mind of Pattison.
Fighting again with Vicky now looking to double up her jab, more for defence then how Maura has been using it. Soon the round ends with a dominant display by Maura, who looks to be the one growing in statue here.
Round 7:Vicky not giving up the ghost yet as she catches Maura with several clean shots to the face. Maura sticking in with a few body shots of her own now to try to break the resistance of the older woman as sweat drips off their brows. Clinching up at times when they get in too tight to try to wrestle each other around.
Broken up by Davina. Vicky lands a nice right cross to the nose of Maura to knock her back a step. Maura fights off a few tears from her eyes as she finds herself backed up by Vicky. Who now has her pinned into a neutral corner. The Geordie Shore alumni now hammering in short hooks around the guard of Maura to try to hurt her before she is held onto.
Broken up by Davina with a few one word insults being exchanged. Neither is backing off as they go toe to toe in the dying moments of the round. Sweat and some blood flying till the round ends. They are getting patched up as both are clearly sore judging by them grimacing when being worked on.
Round 8:Trading more with their feet planted. Cheeks are reddening up from their strikes. They are giving it their all to win as both trade. A straight to the left eye of Vicky slows her down before a left hook crashes on her chin. There's a visible wobble to the legs of Vicky as Maura puts the pressure on her. AN UPPERCUT LANDS FLUSH TO SEND VICKY CRASHING TO THE MAT WITH A WET SLAP!
Maura raises her arms in the air before walking to the neutral corner. 1....2....3... Vicky groans but isn't moving from her back. 4....5....6... Vicky turns her head to the right but has her eyes shut. 7....8... Maura is staring at Vicky as 9....10 it's all over! Vicky is counted out!
Winner Maura Higgins KO Round 8After:Over to Vicky goes Maura as she sits on the face of the beaten fighter and gloats "see... I finally shut the cow up!" Flexing her arms for the cameras as Tamara and her friends whistle and cheer on the victor. Maura looks over at them with a catty grin.
The winner gets up off Vicky to go to her corner to get cleaned up and her gloves taken off. This was far from easy for Maura but the title contender is at least the one still standing. Maura getting a drink of water with Tamara coming to her corner to tell her how well she did.
All the while Vicky needs stirring awake with smelling salts so she can be helped up to her feet and to her stool. She looks utterly embarrassed to have been knocked out by her bitter rival. Vicky doesn't even know about getting face sat it seems or is pretending she doesn't.
Out the ring goes Vicky moments later as her head is down. Helped down to her cabin by her coach as Vicky will need to come back stronger from this. She has before so resilience isn't really a doubt, maybe more age is creeping up on her to win a world title at some point in her career.
In the ring Maura gets her left hand raised in victory. Getting to shut up a rival is always amazing. The cheque she gets off Tamara also helps as she beams looking at it. Joking she'll be back any time Tamara wants to hold one of these events again.
With Tamara looking like she loved being a promoter for the event, maybe she does do this again, even just for her own enjoyment as she grabs a glass of champagne to share with her friends.