Mimi Keene vs Ariel Kaplan

(Marti's Maulers vs ACB Independent)
(1-0, 1 KO vs 3-2, 3 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Former EastEnders babe Mimi Keene returns to action and vows to make a quick work of Ariel Kaplan who has seemingly recovered from the beating she took back at the Ashes in September. Both these girls need regular work and they won't find a better opportunity than tonight's undercard.

Mimi Keene wears a white bikini set & black gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Ariel Kaplan wears a light blue bikini set & silver gloves. Shoulder lenght black hair straight. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Both girls tear into each other from the word go but the revenue is minimal as Ariel struggles to dissect the fellow brunette's high guard and eats a headbutt for her troubles that stalls the action much sooner than expected. Mimi claims that was purely accidental but her coach Emma Bunton winks back to the audience and one can only wonder what's going on here? Nevermind that, Ariel makes the British youngster pay with a flying double combo and thumps her butt-in-ropes thereafter as Keene struggles to stretch her elbows in the phone booth and has to clinch the Aussie citizen to prevent a body assault washout in the final stages of the round.

Round 2:
Ariel gets more aggressive and outworks the younger brunette in close range which leads into Mimi's head snapping back repeatedly upon impact. Ugh! The Brit swings over Ariel's head and gets sucked into a jabbing vacuum of misery which allows Kaplan to blast her onto the ropes where she goes to work on the exposed midsection. Mimi gets punched in the gut so frequently she folds into spasms but the Aussie tourist just keeps plugging her in the soft tissue for remainder of the round and almost floors the poor girl right there. Woof! No wonder coach Bunton is looking so upset!

Round 3:
Ariel goes in hard and harpoons Mimi's midsection again but the plucky Brit tries not to look so vulnerable anymore, she swings over the top and NAILS the older brunette on the jaw before she smacks her in the lips and pushes away from a looming phone booth disaster. Kaplan barks in anger and tries to regain the dominant stance but only eats more quick hooks from the inside that punish her chin and send reeling onto the ropes come the two-minute mark. She bails out of Keene's looping effort and plugs her in the kidney before a left hook slams on the younger girl's nose and makes her groan in pain right at the bell.

Round 4:
Another feisty exchange allows Ariel to pound easy shots into Mimi's face - the Brit's guard looks really suspect now - but Keene lands a lucky hook on the nose and wobbles the tourist to the side before she plugs her on the solar plexus soon afterwards. Kaplan tries to push off her heels and tame Mimi's agressive burst but shoots over her head and gets spiked on the chest again before Mimi lands a big uppercut on the jaw that makes the older actress scowl in discomfort. Another looping hook crashes into Ariel's temple and wobbles her to the side as Mimi turns it from the hip and FLOORS HER with a piledriver on the mouth! Ugh! Ariel hits the deck hard but battles bravely to her feet at six while she scolds the cheering Emma Bunton in the Maulers' corner. She tries to make a desperate lunge at the charging Keene and misses alltogether as the younger brunette SMOKES her with a nasty hook on the chest that FOLDS THE AUSSIE LASS FACE-DOWN on the canvas! Ugh! Poor Mimi hurt her wrist while delivering that shot but she leaves the ACB free agent sucking the canvas spread eagle and it's all over!!! KO4 Mimi Keene!!!

AFTER: That's a very important victory for the former EastEnders' babe but she looks to be hurting with that right wrist. She might have hit Ariel on the sternum rather than her boobs - we'll see that one on the replay - but coach Emma Bunton couldn't be happier over her young protegee scoring such a blowout KO success! The Maulers really want to make a run at some established names soon and apparently Mimi has all kinds of talent to become an elite force for years to come! BBU TV's Georgie Thompson thinks Emma's comments are a little far-fetched and the kid looked leaky while handling Ariel tonight which suggests a more qualified opponent would have simply knocked her out! This being said, Mimi & Emma openly call Lorna Fitzgerald out in their post-fight send-off that quickly spreads on the social media as well. Watch this space!

Final result: Mimi Keene def. Ariel Kaplan KO4.