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Post by realview on May 27, 2018 8:04:17 GMT
Tom Hilton: Hello ladies and gentlemen; the BBU continues to produce interesting fights as the bantamweight and JMD divisions were in the spotlight this week.
We will be starting this weeks show by discussing the fight between Imogen Thomas and Cara De La Hoyde in JMD action, both women knew that a win would put them in title contention.
Then we talk about the fight between Vera Brezhneva and Clara Morgane in Monte Carlo, Vera looked to continue her rise to the top, while Clara was looking to prove she still belongs in that class of fighter.
Third on the show; we discuss the fight between Rita Ora and Lucy Pinder, Rita is on a quest to get a rematch against Helen Flanagan, Lucy stood in her way with her power punches a real threat to the singer.
Finally we will talk about Tulisa Contostavlos looking for her own revenge against Ellie Goulding, two women who certainly don't like each other.
In other news; the BBU PPV will be taking place this Wednesday, the BBU JMD title will be on the line on the card as Lacey Banghard challenges the champ Holly Hagan in the Geordie Shore stars first defence.
There are plenty of top fights on the card; so keep watch for that to take place.
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Post by realview on May 27, 2018 8:05:01 GMT
Part 1: Imogen Thomas vs Cara De La Hoyde The JMD division in the BBU is still growing, this was a massive fight in the divisions history as the winner you'd have to say will be next in line for a shot at the title.
Due to Imogen having management of the two, she got to pick the venue it seems as we hear her team threatened to not make the fight if it wasn't held in her home country.
So as the fight started with the Welsh dragon Imogen feeding off her fans; getting right onto the front foot and bullying Cara back by really smacking her jugs around her chest.
Cara though learned to adapt in round 2; she boxed off the back foot with a counter style, catching Imogen with hard body shots and several paying Imogen back for the abuse her jugs suffered in the opening round.
Round 3 was very controversial; Cara caught out Imogen with a dubious "body" shot, then a headbutt to the chin of Imogen, before putting her down to her knees, the referee took a point off Cara but it they didn't break them up and warn her when she did it in the first place, bad refereeing it has to be said.
Imogen didn't recover as the next round saw Cara just batter her body and jugs, till she was wide open to the finishing shot, leading to the Welsh star being counted out and the crowd booing the victor, which let's be honest; they would anyway.
But the way this fight ended was dubious; it made a mark on what was a good fight for Cara, she looked good countering Imogen from the second round onwards, the referee not stepping in after the low blow to let Imogen take a moment was a disgrace.
I know this will be hurting Imogen a lot, I do like her but she needs to step up in her career, JMD is clearly where her stable wants to aim her at, so she needs to knuckle down to have any chance at the title.
On Cara; I think she might become the champion no matter who wins on the PPV between Lacey Banghard and Holly Hagan, just try to cut out the dirty stuff as it clings to your reputation.
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Post by realview on May 27, 2018 8:05:44 GMT
Part 2: Clara Morgane vs Vera Brezhneva Normally in any sport; stepping into it at an older age is usually a recipe for disaster, Vera Brezhneva is an exception it seems to the rule as she really has started her career like a house on fire.
Standing in her way in Monte Carlo was Clara Morgane; who is a former champion in the BBU and much more experienced, though she is only a year older then Vera.
There was a lot bad blood in the air; ironically over someone who wasn't even there in Doda, both hate the Polish lass and agreed about that, that is all they agreed to as they got into an argument about how well they did against her, then cat fought on the stage.
The opening round saw both women lay everything on the line from the off; getting right into each others faces to try and take control, both are very ultra aggressive fighters and they cancelled each other out mostly early on.
Vera though seemed to be the one to find the extra power or maybe work rate to drive Clara to the outside of the ring, clearly Clara didn't like that as she kept trying to get inside.
But round 3 saw the less experienced Vera make a mistake; she tried to push hard when Clara was still in great shape, leading to Clara dipping under a hook and bashing Vera with a vicious right across her chin, putting Vera onto her knees.
The Ukrainian star Brezhneva did get up and continue to keep coming on the attack, but Clara had her opening and she started to bash her opponent back around the ring.
Round 5 saw Vera begin to use her brain, changing things up to start using her skills to outbox Clara and turn the heat back up on the former champion, opening a cut above the eye of the French veteran to give her something to worry about.
In fact it proved pivotal as Vera kept battering it till it got into a right mess, Clara was wide open to some really brutal punches, that is till Clara was put down and out for the count.
So Vera marches onwards, she is definitely one of the hottest fighters in the BBU right now, with only Doda in better form in the past 12 months I'd say for a possible title challenger at the bantamweight title, so keep watch on her to make more big statements.
Clara it has to be said will be in the hall of fame someday and is still one tough woman as this fight showed, but with rumours about her stable looking for a clean out, could Clara be out in the cold?
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Post by realview on May 27, 2018 8:06:19 GMT
Part 3: Rita Ora vs Lucy Pinder This was a fight that was going to be a good test for both women, Rita came in unbeaten in the BBU since starting to fight in the organization, while Lucy has focused mostly on JMDD but has made it known she will be cutting down to fight in JMD fights in future.
This being a bantamweight fight; so it wasn't exactly in Lucy's wheelhouse you could argue, but she has the experience and power to be dangerous.
The opening round was tight; it showed how both were wanting to set out their stalls in the fight with Rita much more mobile, Lucy using her raw power.
As the fight wore on; Lucy started to take control of the fight by using her power to keep Rita stuck to the outside, the majority of her punches focused on the head of Rita as she looked to knock her out early.
But past the fourth round; Rita started to find more gaps in the defence of her opponent, she started to target the gut of Lucy to drive air out of her.
It led to round 6; where Lucy was visibly winded and Rita just battered her body, till Lucy feel to a knee and couldn't beat the count.
So Rita continues to be unbeaten in the BBU and will probably be looking to build off this to get a title shot as she wants a piece of Helen Flanagan after defeat to the champion in the FCBA.
On Lucy; well she will simply go back to the JMD ranks, this won't bother her too much on that front, she still will be wanting to get into title contention in that division and very well could with her raw power at this weight.
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Post by realview on May 27, 2018 8:07:29 GMT
Final part: Tulisa Contostavlos vs Ellie Goulding All the way back in 2015 these two fought for the first time; Ellie won that encounter with a knockout in round 5, so there was history between these two and rumours around the league were that Tulisa wanted this rematch badly.
Sadly for both women's fans in the BBU; neither is doing well in the past two years, so this was more important to both women then some feud, though it probably helped fuel them on.
The fight itself saw Tulisa start off well; she used her extra few inches of reach early on to keep Ellie to the outside, moving the older fighter around the ring and mostly stopping her coming inside.
But as the fight continued on; Ellie seemed to find a hole the defence of Tulisa, uppercuts kept finding a way to the chin of the taller fighter, allowing her to make her way inside and push Tulisa onto the backfoot.
It was an uppercut that rocked Tulisa and allowed Ellie to batter her on the ropes, blood dripped off the lips of Tulisa from a particularly stiff right.
Round 4 saw the end as Tulisa got put on her back and was counted out, it was such a brutal knockout that she had to be carried out on a stretcher, probably waking up cursing the name Ellie Goulding.
Who at least now has a moment to build on in her career, Ellie has good skills; I mean go back and watch her early fights, she showed great potential but as seems to be the case, she never fulfilled it but maybe now can try to catch up on lost time.
Meanwhile Tulisa is on one hell of a downward slide right now; I am not the biggest fan of the stable she is in to be honest, they are not exactly a stable known for hard work in the gym as being controversial.
So I don't have high hopes that Tulisa can pull around her career, at least not to a high standard, there are of course girls I think she can hammer but is it really worth it if you won't try to get to the top.
That's the end of the show; I hope it was fun, thank you so much for taking the time to read these posts and remember that the Real View will be back next Sunday.
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