Dorota 'Doda' Rabczewska vs Amanda Clapham
(Lioness Club vs Kear's Kats)
(19-5, 19 KO vs 3-0)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Former bantamweight champion Dorota Rabczewska has lost three of her last four fights and some BBU pundits begin to wonder if she hasn't hit the proverbial ceiling at age 36. Meanwhile Amanda Clapham has spotted a huge opportunity to build her stock and announced that Doda's elite career is basically over after she got bounced by the dangerous Colombian Catalina Otalvaro last time around. Amanda isn't exactly punching above her weight with such comments, she demolished fellow contenders Charlotte Crosby and Helen George earlier this season and taking the former champion's scalp tonight might well be the icing on the elite cake according to BBU TV's Denise van Outen.

Dorota Rabczewska wears a red crop top, jeans hotpants & red gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a custom ponytail. Amanda Clapham wears a grey crop top with black trim, matching hotpants & white gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a sleek ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
Doda wastes no time in pouncing on the fellow blonde but Amanda fends off the initial heat and responds over the top triggering a feisty slugging exchange much to the crowd's delight. Both women land their shots well and the Lioness camp seems a little disappointed Amanda doesn't lose her grip and manages to wobble the singer with a big right hook on the mouth that eventually gives her the edge. She pummels back into Doda's face and snaps her head back before drilling the enhanced chest to cripple the older blonde into spasms. Ugh! Doda stumbles to her heels and gets picked off up the middle as Clapham races clear into a commanding position, she mauls the singer's midriff and clobbers her onto the ropes where Rabczewska applies the clinching stalemate but that's not what the partisan crowd expected from their favorite.

Round 2:
Doda's totally upset after that opening round but she runs into another Bristol buzzsaw as Amanda stamps her jabbing authority and keeps firing up the middle to dominate the close range exchange. Rabczewska's hectic response cuts thin air during the opening minute but the singer finds her mojo after tagging the actress on the mouth and dropping a much-needed body shot that drills Clapham's solar plexus. The younger blonde tries to stay in the slugging lane but gets outworked down the stretch as both women keep pushing with the slugging juice. Execition goes away in the process but the Torwar audience likes the spirited effort even though the plucky Brit refuses to wilt under the former champion's pressure.

Round 3:
More of the same in the third, both women swing back & forth as Amanda refuses to show Doda any respect and keeps tagging her on the mouth which simply frustrates the heck out of the former champion. Doda gets vocal and taunts Amanda with her gloves on the hips alas Amanda doesn't bite on the trick and keeps looping meaningful aerial strikes to control the mid-range stance. Rabczewska has to bail out of the risky approach and sends single hand response over the top but she's not inflicting any damage on the Bristol woman and it's no wonder the Kats corner is beaming with delight after three rounds with Amanda more than just holding her own.

Round 4:
Amanda comes in hot again but this time gets banged by a stray hook on the nose that Doda cashes in on the follow up. More close range slugging follows with the British tourist suddenly feeling the heat as she gets nailed on the chin and drops to the side with her arms too slow to get up again. She slides a gut shot that makes Rabczewska wince but the overhand blast still tags the Brit on the chin and wobbles her even more with Doda firing brutal shots up the chimney. She whips the younger blonde on her heels and adds more uppercut juice to the point Amanda spins onto the ropes and bounces off them straight into a massive right hand on the nose that FOLDS HER DOWN ON THE KNEES moments later!!! Big punch from Doda who yells out in delight but Amanda is by no means done here as she gets up at seven and rips a left cross into the charging singer's mouth! That one punch isn't enough to stop the older blonde from her aggressive drive though and more punches bounce into Clapham's head as she gets trapped on the ropes and still hangs on behind a desperate earmuff as Doda has to be pulled back at the bell and seems very upset in the process. Hey, please follow the time rules, okay?

Round 5:
Amanda might be shaken but not stirred... until she eats the opening combo that shatters her nostrils and makes her groan in pain as Doda rips a left hook on the liver area and bends her sideways. Ugh! Amanda loses her footing but tries to swing from the back foot only to find thin air while Rabczewska BLOWS her with a left cross on the nose that spills blood over the referee's shirt as well. Uh-oh!!! Even Gail Kim in the Kats corner holds her breath as Amanda sags on the ropes with her gloves by her hips and there's no stopping a brutal jabbing series that swivels her into a numb demise with Doda trying to knock her head off!!! The entire Torwar Hall wants a juicy knockout and there's nothing Amanda can do anymore as she SLIDES ONTO HER KNEES with eyes closed before rolling onto her side in deadmeat fashion!!! KO5 Dorota Rabczewska!!!

AFTER: The former champion punches the air in delight and plants her foot on the fallen blonde's hip while posing for the cameras but it looks like she's ready to shake off the recent slump this autumn after all. Meanwhile it's a tough loss for Amanda who was bossing the action in large areas until she got caught by one hook too many and one must wonder whether the slugging tactics was the right call from coach Gail Kim? It worked well versus Crosby & George but proved too bridge too far here in Warsaw tonight. Nonetherless Amanda should find plenty of contender buzz in the social media as the Kear's Kats really don't have that many genuine bantams with a high upside beside her with Helen Flanagan mysteriously sitting out the current season thus far.

Final result: Dorota Rabczewska def. Amanda Clapham KO5.