Nina Agdal vs Stella Maxwell
(Denmark vs Northern Ireland)
(26-12, 26 KO vs 1-4, 1 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Many experts believe Nina Agdal is the genuine #1 favorite to win the European Cup and it's about time the Danish stunner has actually claimed a  silverware trophy to justify all the faith the VIXENs put in her over the years. Nina has been the eternal bridesmaid for so long even former stablemates like Kelly Rohrbach are openly questioning her status. While Alexis Ren has risen to the lineal lightweight championship Nina has to do it the hard way and settle for the unofficial European Champion honors IF she beats no less than four opponents within the next six weeks.

First up is Stella Maxwell, the Ulster native born in Brussels and long-time resident of New Zealand and USA. She turned 30 years old last month and claims this could be one of the last chances to make some noise in FCBA or else she's destined for a journeywoman career the rest of the way: "Nina had all these fancy wins but she always crumbles when the chips are on the line. Well, I'm going all-in tonight, bytch! Let's watch you choke another big hand away! Everyone knows you're sooo full of ####!!!"

Nina demands some respect but gets none and both women bump & shove each other during the introductions which suggests this will be a brutal battle of attrition between two well-matched opponents.

Nina Agdal wears a red bikini set with white cross & red gloves. Long dark blonde hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Stella Maxwell wears a green bikini set with the Red Hand of Ulster painted on both cups & white gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a curled ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Stella rides the Irish support and blitzes the Danish blonde from both flanks to trigger a high-octane dispute between the two models, she carries more power behind her shots and wobbles Nina onto her heels down the stretch but the VIX fighter simply refuses to back off and Stella has to impose her will through sheer punching craft alone that gives Agdal an early lump on the left cheek! Ugh! Nina soaks up more punishment straight up the middle and loses her jabbing grip while Maxwell tees off with more head-hunting menace and begins to bounce the Danish foe around the ring. It's not a good look for Agdal who barks in anger when she simply can't stop the fellow blonde from working her over onto the turnbuckle where Stella underlines her dominance with a gut-checking series that leaves Nina fuming at the bell.

Round 2:
Here comes the Danish response as Nina beats Stella for the opening punch and camps around her cheeks to take the head-hunting rights during the opening minute. However Maxwell refuses to back off herself and follows the slugging drills that keeps Agdal honest as both women provide the slugging fireworks much to the Dublin crowd's delight. There's even more delight when Stella thumps Nina on the boobs and beats her for a scything cross on the chin alas she fails to follow through on that last strike and gets rallied to the opposite side of the ring with Agdal applying the pressure downstairs. A brief clash of heads allows Nina to assume command and she drops one harpoon after another before she bends the older blonde to the side with a nasty chin shot right at the bell.

Round 3:
More slugging galore as Stella lands the first combo of the round and settles into dissecting the Danish high guard aside. Nina plugs the single hand response on target but bounces off the forearms down the stretch and gets surprised by a vicious gut shot that folds her forward with a quiet whimper. She bumps her chin off the top of Stella's shoulder and gets blasted in the body thereafter with the Irish lass pounding her butt-in-ropes with room to spare. Uh-oh! This gets the Dublin crowd going alright and Stella works the right hand while shoving her left almost into Agdal's chin. Ref turns a blind eye on such a move from the local favorite and Nina's abs are destroyed come the final minute where she can't fire back and soaks up heavy abuse to the point SHE DROPS ONTO HER KNEES unable to take further punishment anymore! So much for the Vegas betting favorite running away with her opening bout of the tournament! Stella blows a kiss to the audience but Nina battles back to her feet at eight and is fortunate the clock expires a few seconds later or else Maxwell was so ready to put her away!

Kelly Rohrbach on twitter: Nina should be FIRED if she loses this one! #EuroCup #VIX #WimpyNina

Round 4:
That knockdown has really upset the VIX entourage and head trainer Steve Boyd is utterly furious right now. Nina is up from her stool early but so is Stella and both women tear into each other in proper swarming fashion. No quarter is given as Stella smells the upset is right there for the taking but Nina battles back with a dose of jug shots and she crucially beats her foe for a quick uppercut strike that bumps the older blonde onto her heels. Stella tries to swing back but finds thin air and Nina steps up to drill her solar plexus instead which allows her to bundle the Irish lass onto the ropes thereafter. High-octane recovery from the betting favorite who piles more leather into Maxwell's midsection and buries her on the turnbuckle wholesale. Stella feels the heat in numbers and fails to halt the Danish rally as Nina shows no signs of knockdown effects whatsoever - she even tears a small gash across her nasal ridge right at the bell.

Round 5:
Stella thinks she should outslug the Danish model instead of weathering the looming storm but that idea proves shaky when Nina simply bulldozes her to the body early in the going and another accidental clash of heads goes in Agdal's favor as well. Stella skims off the top of her rival's forehead and misplaces her weight as she wobbles too far forward on the follow through; Nina dekes away from the clinch and NAILS the Irish model on the ear! Stella stumbles to the side with a whimper and quickly gets clobbered on the chin that drops her guard by the wayside. She tries to swing back but Agdal SMOKES her on the chin to silence the Dublin crowd! Uh-oh! Maxwell goes numb while still on her feet and the Danish model PUTS HER DOWN with a brutal cross hook on the nose in open space! DOWN GOES STELLA crashing flat on her back HARD!!! Ugh! Even the Irish-friendly count can't save the shamrock pride anymore as Stella remains unresponsive with her arms limp above her head. KO5 Nina Agdal in come-from-behind fashion!!!

AFTER: That's a proper way to silence the hostile crowd and Nina plants her foot on Stella's tummy to trigger more whistles from the Dublin fanbase. Uh-oh! Nina might be a betting favorite but she hasn't won any fans in Dublin tonight. She yells something at the fallen blonde but Stella has been knocked semi-conscious here and doesn't register the additional verbal abuse at her expense. Nina then goes back to her corner to celebrate this hard-fought victory with coach Boyd but she notices Doutzen Kroes standing up in the front row and shouting something at her instead. Well, the Dutch model wanted Nina to beat Stella alright and some experts believe this all-blonde quarterfinal match-up feels like a genuine final already! Nina prefers to twerk her cleavage to further enrage the Dutch counterpart but we're heading for the commercials so we don't get to see a premature stand-off between them for the time being. Check them out next month though!

Kelly Rohrbach on twitter: Lucky punch, bytch! Better woman lost! #EuroCup #NinaSux #FireAgdal

Official Result: Nina Agdal def. Stella Maxwell KO5.