(Lioness Club vs BBU Independent)
(7-6, 7 KO vs 1-1, 1 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Yasmin Verheijen was billed as Lioness Club's new elite weapon at lighweight with Karolina Kurkova and Christine Bleakley not getting any younger but she's barely above .500 in her career so far and random free agents like Anne Vyalitsina feel brave enough to insult her on social media which triggered tonight's contest. Anne secured a valuable win over the dangerous Monika Pietrasinska back on the Boxing Day PPV and feels ready to face the Dutch beauty pageant-turned-model on the Lioness Club home ground in Barnet tonight.

Yasmin stopped Micaela Schaefer in somewhat fortunate fashion last month which means she probably needs an emphatic victory over the Russian model to silence those critics who don't buy into her hype whatsoever. Even BBU TV's lead reporter Denise van Outen has her doubts but she's far from crowning Anne as the favorite since this match-up is really too close to call according to most neutral observers.

Yasmin Verheijen wears a pink bikini set & orange gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a custom ponytail. Anne Vyalitsina wears a light blue bikini set & silver gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a curled ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Heavy slugging in the opening minute as both women want to make a statement; Anne carries her punches into the brunette's face but soaks up a similar response which has the KO Club buzzing once the blonde's head begins to rock back & forth upon impact. Yasmin claims the initial bragging rights and takes it from there pouncing on the Russian downstairs which catches Anne off guard. Ugh! She gets belted on the navel and bumps her head off the top of Yasmin's shoulder before a looping cross nails her on the nose and sends flying onto the ropes. Yasmin tries to smack her with a proper haymaker but misses her approach and Vyalitsina bails out of trouble alas she gets chased down to the opposite corner where Verheijen lands more shots on the exposed ribcage to win the round outright.

Round 2:
Anne responds in hard-hitting fashion as she plugs her mitts into the brunette's chest and this time Yasmin fails to contain the initial blast. Anne barks in her efforts as she applies a dose of jug muggin' script before she loops a nasty hook on the temple that drops the Dutch woman into spasms. Yasmin struggles to swing back from her heels and gets backed onto the ropes as Vyalitsina pours more close range juice and buries the brunette underneath a leather barrage that leaves marks on the otherwise dark skin complexion of the targeted woman. Ugh! Yasmin clinches the blonde to hang on in the final minute but Anne still cleans out her breadbasket and shouts at the audience in her native tongue to pump herself up a little extra!

Round 3:
Yasmin tries to rally back through a steady body assault but she gets outmuscled by the Russian in the process and has to bide her time in mid-range once Anne drops several bombs into her exposed ribcage instead. Anne seeks another phone booth tangle as she loses her precision from afar however Verheijen keeps her honest and spins out of trouble before mounting another jabbing comeback. Both models trade vicious punches for a while before Anne ducks low to punish more Dutch gut but gets caught by a vicious hook on the left eye as Yasmin almost lands a knee in her breadbasket as well. Vyalitsina dances away into safety but gets stuck on her heels and eats a brutal hook on the nose which whips her onto the ropes where Yasmin cleans out shop and drills her tummy until the ref pulls her off at the bell.

Round 4:
Anne comes flying in for another slugging exchange but eats a crippling hook on the nose and allows Yasmin to dominate the phone booth exchange thereafter. She refuses to back off even when the brunette piles on clean menace into her face and finally gets shoved back when Yasmin plugs a nasty hook into her solar plexus. Vyalitsina's aggressive approach is tamed from there on as she gets picked off in mid-distance until Verheijen pounds her onto the ropes where she finds more success drilling the exposed midriff. Ugh! Anne scowls in discomfort but she just can't shake the Dutch woman off and is forced to soak up additional punishment as Yasmin lays it into her gut and shakes her glove in delight after the bell.

Round 5:
One has to admire the blonde's aggressive approach as she tries to outslug the brunette in close range again alas Yasmin beats her for the initial punch... and another one to set up a crippling uppercut drive on the boobs. Ugh! Anne struggles to embrace a jug muggin' blast and bends to the side which allows Verheijen to BLAST her on the exposed liver area moments later... Anne stumbles to the side with a loud whimper and drops her gloves just low enough for the Dutch model to SMOKE her with a wicked hook on the mouth that sends the gumshield flying out into the stands!!! BLONDE GIRL DOWN!!! Vyalitsina crumbles flat on her back like a sack of potatoes and remains motionless with her arms above her head during the count! Oh, baby! B*tch got smoked here HARD!!! KO5 Yasmin Verheijen!!!

AFTER: Yasmin storms back into contention after a very mediocre showing versus a seemingly inferior opponent in Micaela Schaefer last month. No fooling around tonight as Anne V. talked smack and got smacked right outta her senses! Yasmin stomps her foot on the blonde's tummy but there's no reaction incoming as the proud Russian is truly knocked out cold! That's knockout of the night material, folks! 

Yasmin admits she mishandled the camp ahead of the Schaefer fight but vows never to take anyone for granted anymore: "I know the Lionesses have put a lot of faith in me and my results have been... well, borderline embarrassing, maybe I shouldn't hang out with Jessica Michibata so often? Whatever! I'm ready for the big show! I see myself on the lightweight throne sooner rather than later and hopefully this is where my quest for that silverware finally takes off! No more back & forth boredom! I'm ALL in on rocking the house!" (laughs).

Official Result: Yasmin Verheijen def. Anne Vyalitsina KO5.