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Post by realview on Feb 3, 2019 9:59:24 GMT
Tom Hilton: Hello ladies and gentlemen, this week saw the latest PPV with several big matches, so if you haven't read the PPV yet I urge you to go do that before you read what my opinion on the fights was, there will be spoilers of course.
This is what we will be talking about today: *BBU welterweight title fight* *Lacey Turner vs Olympia Valance* *Nadine Coyle vs Inna* And *Petra Nemcova vs Jaime Edmondson*
In other news I can tell you the second round of fights in the contender 6 tournament is happening this Wednesday.
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Post by realview on Feb 3, 2019 10:02:03 GMT
Part 1: BBU welterweight title fight This was the first title fight of the year with two unbeaten fighters looking to claim the gold, Vogue Williams had earned the shot by beating her bitter rival Rozanne Purcell.
In her way was Joan Smalls; who was looking to make her fourth title defence in a year period, she was a massive favourite including in these offices to go ten and zero in her career.
Before the fight both women have traded barbs, it showed how much they have started to hate each other as they nearly claim to blows at the press conference.
That led to when that bell rung both flying out the gates to stand and trade, the inside fighting wasn't the cleanest to be frank in that opening round.
The action turned into a great back and forth exchanges during the early rounds, till a left hook surprised us all; Joan sent sprawling on the canvas! She did beat the count though.
Vogue pushed Joan around the ring, the only thing that she couldn't seem to do was knockout Smalls, but she was very comfortable on the scorecards.
But the fact that she didn't kill of Joan's chances of a comeback bit her on the arse, Joan countered with an uppercut that knocked Vogue on her backside.
The ninth round saw Joan finally finish the job off to keep her belt, another uppercut knocked out Vogue as she just laid sprawled on her back.
This was what showed the difference right now between the two fighters; Vogue did better then I thought but she couldn't finish things when given the chance, it is much easier to do at a lower level then this one.
I do believe though that Vogue will slot herself in the elite, for the most part she looked like a future champion, just more experience is needed for her.
While Joan has shown some cracks in the last few fights, the hardest thing to do is stay on top once you reach it, Joan has beaten several unbeaten fighters like Toni Garrn before this fight, that level of opponent back to back looks to be grinding her down.
With the winner of the contender 6 likely to be the toughest test for Joan, it'll be interesting to see if Joan can keep the title through this year too.
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Post by realview on Feb 3, 2019 10:02:48 GMT
Part 2: Lacey Turner vs Olympia Valance Both of these women came into this fight arguably just below the elite level right now, they were undefeated so this was a statement fight for both, with each looking to get Doda's attention for a title shot.
There looked to be plenty of respect between the two, with them having similar records but Lacey has been boxing a lot longer, her biggest problem has been getting regular work in the ring.
Physically they are polar opposites; Lacey is small for a bantamweight, compact and a power puncher, Olympia is tall and leggy.
What followed in the ring was an excellent back and forth affair, Lacey looked awesome on the inside, bullying back Olympia as she ripped away at the body.
While Olympia of course looked great on the outside, her long reach and accurate punches kept knocking the head back of Turner.
The first big moment of the fight came in round six, Olympia caught Lacey with a hook that sent her down to her side, the EastEnders star pushed her way to her feet to beat the count.
One round later though saw Olympia get put down by a nasty uppercut, that's the power Lacey has showcased in the ring to remain undefeated.
From that point on Lacey looked like she was marching to victory, keeping Olympia under wraps as the younger fighter looked to still be shaking off the knockdown.
In round nine Olympia caught Lacey with a right that opens up a cut, Turners left eye looked swollen shut too to make things worse for her.
The final round saw both battered, Lacey was bloodied but they continued to fight hard, till in the dying seconds of the round, Olympia caught Lacey with a hook to the temple, putting Lacey out for the count to win.
A round of applause was deserved for these two women, they left it all in the ring to maintain their records and look to make a big step forwards in their careers.
The big talking point out of the fight was that Lacey was ahead by one point on the scorecards going into that final round, that's how tight things were between the two, a rematch would certainly be welcomed by us here.
But we can also understand that Olympia will be looking to take that one last major step next, though she will have to wait as Doda has other plans right now in a very packed bantamweight division.
This could be the first major fight in what could be a massive year for the bantamweight division, with the likes of former champion Helen Flanagan, Una Healy and Lea Seydoux looking to regain glory.
On the other side of the coin is Vera Brezhneva, Shona McGraty and Helen George all looking for maiden title runs, this is going to be fun to follow.
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Post by realview on Feb 3, 2019 10:04:01 GMT
Part 3: Nadine Coyle vs Inna We said last week that this was one of the most interesting fights to watch going into the PPV, two women who have been looking to get on the winners circle again for a while, a lose could end their reputations as a tough test for fighters on the rise.
I heard that Nadine wasn't happy with me over my opinion that she would lose this fight, the fact my colleagues in the media kept asking Nadine by her bitter rival Cheryl Cole didn't help her mood.
While Inna told me she had felt disrespected by the Lioness Club girls, I don't know where she got that from, well from Nadine clearly it but she seemed to have issue with the rest of the Lioness crew too.
Nadine stepped forwards from the off; looking to bully Inna around the ring from the off, keeping the Romanian on her heels.
As the rounds continued Inna didn't look like she could find am answer to Nadine's aggression, that isn't to say that Inna had no success, she did get in some great moments of the rounds.
But the reach of Coyle was what was making the difference, she kept Inna herded around the outside of the ring tonights the ropes, marking up the face of her opponent.
Round five was when Inna finally found her answer, she nearly head-butted Nadine to do it but her answer was to slug to the body of her larger opponent, cutting her down into overhand shots that rocked Nadine back.
That's what was the build to the finish; Inna turned on the jets as she got aggressive and a liver shot ended the night for Nadine in tears.
Afterwards Inna taunted Mel B in the lioness corner, I would advise her not to keep doing that in future as Mel isn't known for being mild tempered.
Maybe Inna is wanting to beat each of the Lioness flyweights to get a shot at the flyweight champion, an interesting strategy if true.
Meanwhile Nadine looked great but again that punch resistance has caused her upset, I know she'll hate me for saying it but it is why she isn't as good as Cheryl, if she had it then she'd be an elite fighter.
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Post by realview on Feb 3, 2019 10:05:20 GMT
Final part: Petra Nemcova vs Jaime Edmondson Anyone who has been following the Real View will know that Petra is one of our favourites, she is great to speak to and the fact she can box is an added bonus in this business.
Across the ring this time is a woman starting late like Petra did; Jaime is 39 years old and I have to admit is a stunning model, question is how would she do against one of the elite welterweights in the world?
Petra going into this fight lost to Hannah Ferguson, so some were questioning her going into this fight, with Jaime one of them wondering about her opponent.
The opening two rounds saw Jaime test Petra, both are very physically similar, as shown by the reach and power both unloaded on the other.
While Petra started to come back in the third, the jabbing attack of Jaime kept disrupting her rhythm though, with it had to be said that Jaime looked the more experienced of the two women.
Petra found her mojo in the fourth; she landed a stiff right to the face of Jaime to start powering her around the ring, causing the fight to turn into a slugfest between the two big girls.
Ending up with Jaime getting put down in the sixth, she showed great resilience to beat the count but she didn't have the strength to hold off Petra, who knocked her down for the count not long after.
I have heard fellow pundits are wondering whether Petra is done as an elite fighter, I don't see that but obliviously going on forty her clock is going to be winding down.
I still believe with her physical attributes that she can out muscle a lot of the fighters in the BBU, even still win a title if she can get in that title hunt.
While Jaime looked great in the ring with a very tough debut, again she has the physical attributes to be a danger in this division, the need for speed isn't as great in the welterweight division, hence why you see older fighters succeed in the division.
I suggest people keep watch on Jaime, I know Petra is hoping to be done with her, judging by their exchange of looks though I think we could be seeing a great rivalry forming here.
That's all we have time folks; thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read these posts, we hope you will come back next Sunday for our next episode.
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Post by Cheryl Cole on Feb 3, 2019 15:18:27 GMT
Somewhere in Newcastle... "Media are ripping poor Nadine to shreds? How awful! You'd have thought she's a second-stringer or something? Oh, wait... " Such a shame Nadine lost...
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