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9 January 2015 Christine Bleakley vs Berenice Marlohe

Page history last edited by Vassago 9 years, 1 month ago

 

BBU FRIDAY NIGHT BOXING FROM CARDIFF ARENA

 

(Lioness Club vs Free Agent)

 

Posted by Vassago on January 9, 2015, 12:06 pm

 


Both women are seeking a breakthrough performance at the start of the new year; Christine Bleakley lost her momentum after losing to Gal Gadot last summer while Berence Marlohe hasn't recovered from a prestigious defeat to Malika Menard on Bastille Day and was punched out by Rebecca Hall just few days ago which seriously dented her chances at the lightweight title campaign she hoped to mount later this year. Tonight's loser will really struggle to regain confidence and because of the longer stretch of defeats one may think the French actress has more to lose in case of another dismal showing. Both women are very focused during the introductions and refuse to engage in any mindgames; this is not another ranking fight between two hopefuls, this is a season-defining contest.

Christine Bleakley wears a black bikini top, white micro-skirt and red gloves. Black hair loose. Berenice Marlohe wears a red bikini top, white micro-skirt and black gloves. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Berenice's the more aggressive of the two having been more active lately as Christine tries to shrug off some rust but get clipped on the jaw with a cross hook as the Bond girl jumps into immediate jabbing and whips her on the back foot early with her high intensity efforts. Bleakley's forced to dance around a plethora of jabs and skims off the flesh in response. Marlohe keeps driving her backwards and scores more single punches on the cheeks but fails to trap her along the ropes as the Ulster brunette shows enough agility on her feet though looks a bit spooked out there with the French actress making all the moves and digging leather on target.

Round 2:
More of the same in the second, Bleakley's superior in avoidance but lacks a proper response and has Marlohe swinging around her head in menacing fashion, another punch to the mouth reels the TV presenter back and allows the Bond girl to add close range efforts; she bats through Christine's guard and slumps her with a combo to the jaw before a piercing left hook nails her on the eye and sends backing into the ropes. Marlohe ducks the high guard and peppers the midriff instead, makes Bleakley squeal in pain as she keeps drilling the breadbasket and moves up high on the chest to pin the Ulster brunette on the ropes and gasping for air at the bell.

Round 3:
Berenice in open all-in assault now, spikes her foe with more overhands but fails to land that big haymaker as Christine escapes close range trouble and bumps her way across the ring in defensive fashion, using the ropes WWE style and just letting the French actress wear herself out. Berenice scowls in anger, tries to tease the fellow brunette into some attack but is forced to chase her around before finally digging into the tummy again but this time Bleakley slams her on the mouth with a piercing uppercut and clatters into her chest with more jabs and shoves the French girl away; an overhand attempt from both women has Marlohe's head rocking back and Bleakley adds another uppercut on the jaw to shrug her rival off for good.

Round 4:
Bleakley finally looks more poised to attack but meets stubborn response in the middle of the ring and now both heads are rocked with tresses of raven-black hair flying around amid aches and shrieks from both women. They think better off it as neither can find a breakthrough and circle back; Bleakley's nursing a fat lip already after eating more punches thus far and this fuels Berenice's late flurry of facial jabs. She jumps at the Ulster presenter and makes her lose her feet in one escape attempt too many before blasting her on the jaw with a heavy combo and sagging back to the ropes. The clock expires moments later and saves Christine from more trouble but she looks a bit woozy walking somewhat gingerly back to her corner.

Round 5:
Shades of breakthrough for the French brunette who keeps stalking the TV presenter and closes right up to punish the ribcage. Christine's footwork lets her down again as she sags on her knees and allows Berenice to pound her back to the turnbuckle with a series of harpoons to the guts; a brief clinch follows and Marlohe steps back, shoves the rival away and drills her face with piercing jabs that add more injury to Christine's face. The fat lip looks much worse now and a couple of cuts under the left eye swell very quickly with Marlohe seeking sheer punishment and keeping the Ulster girl trapped. Christine tries to fight back from the back foot and nails the French actress on the mouth but eats more hooks to the temples and bends to the side just before the bell; Marlohe tries to spike the liver area but only jars her right arm against the hip and gasps in pain as she has to drop the idea and let Bleakley survive.

Round 6:
Lioness Club head coach Gina Wild indicates that Berenice's hurt herself and urges the Ulster girl to go all-in after a lethargic display thus far. And on comes Christine boosted by a rather confusing look on the Bond girl's face. Another tangle in the middle of the ring has Berenice's head snapping more frequently now and she does protect her right arm too much working with the left instead and lacking a proper combo. Bleakley wins the exchange despite her face looking more swollen of the two based on the previous round and it's Marlohe's term to duck & weave around the ring as she drops her right arm and waves it repeatedly but without intentions to strike. Bleakley loses her focus a bit, slows down and awaits some Houdini trick which never happens and instead of reeling the troubled fellow brunette back to the ropes, she lets her catch some breath and avoid any further punishment.

Round 7:
Gina Wild's really angry now, "That was like two Page3 sluts fighting!" and Bleakley promises to do better as Berenice's right hand seems to be in a bad shape here. She works the high swinging right but shrieks when landing a good right on the mouth and has to back away before Bleakley nails her with a proper response. The French brunette tries to protect the scorecads having build an early lead but gets whacked across the ribcage after losing a footwork battle and the Ulster girl wades in on the stomach and bends Marlohe forward to the point she clatters her jaw against the presenter's shoulder and gets wrestled back to the ropes where Bleakley keeps drilling the navel and letting the Bond girl to try and clinch her before turning her around butt-in-ropes and piercing the liver area instead. Marlohe screams out at the bell and is fortunate enough ref has to drag the Ulsterwoman away.

Round 8:
Berenice gasses out badly now as she fails to match the fellow brunette's pace across the ring and falls into repeated overhands that add immiediate swelling now that she's long exceeded the physical resistance limits. Bleakley doesn't rush it and finally shows some experience as she whips high jabs before going low and pumping leather into the breadbasket. Marlohe still has faith in the scorecards but gets thumped back to the ropes with a switch on the rack that has Christine slicing clean on target and just bending the actress into a slump; all Bleakley thereafter, she sinks the aching foe with a drilling series on the navel and stuns her with a vicious uppercut on the chin. Add another punch on the nose and Marlohe stumbles to the side; she gets wrenched on the liver area and this time there's not a jarred hand anywhere as Bleakley lands it clean AND SENDS THE BOND GIRL CRASHING TO HER KNEES... That was some relentless pounding from the Ulsterwoman which finally broke the actress down and Berenice really struggles here... the count reaches five before the bell goes off and that's a lucky break for the aching brunette who takes her time in getting up and indicates to the corner people her right hand is for no use here... she's gonna try and tough it out though!

Round 9:
Bleakley jumps into another attack trying to get the job done and goes BANG THROUGH THE MIDDLE.... bursting into Marlohe's solar plexus with her first punch and reeling the Frenchwoman on her heels with a loud gasp... A left handed cross finds the nose and is followed by a right hook on the nose as Berenice wobbles side to side after that initial shot and has no time to cover up for the oncoming punishment... MARLOHE'S DOWN ON HER BUM... she crashes really hard against the boards and rolls onto her side moments later hugging the aching guts.. that shot to the solar plexus did the trick.. she's up on all fours at seven but it's a lost cause now and the proud Bond actress can't escape her demons... nine.. ten... she's cannot beat the count!!! KO9 Christine Bleakley!!!

AFTER: That was a hard-earned win for the Ulster presenter who looks more relieved than happy upon causing Marlohe's demise. Christine took a lot of punishment early as her swollen face fully indicates and it wasn't as easy as the Lioness camp had hoped for. Bleakley's a solid if not a really good lightweight prospect but is stuck behind Karolina Kurkova on the stable's pecking order and lacks a true ass-kicking performance against a top name in her career thus far. Does the KO destruction of Berenice Marlohe count as one? Well, if the French brunette didn't hurt her hand landing an iffy punch on the hip she could have run away with the scorecards and probably even knocked Bleakley out! It's just an unlucky occurance which keeps the Frenchwoman's slump alive but more outright performance like that and there won't be any threat of Marlohe's career flaming out just yet.

What next for Bleakley though? Well, Rebecca Hall seems pretty keen on roughing her up soon and since the Ulster presenter has a score to settle with the Lookout! Atlantic bunch after her defeat to Gal Gadot, Charlie Webster indicates these two brunettes will indeed meet inside the ring before too long. BBU plans to visit Belfast in the next couple of months again and there's every chance Bleakley will have the opportunity to erase her LAB demons on home turf which should greatly boost her chances. Watch this space!

Final result: Christine Bleakley def. Berenice Marlohe KO9. 

 

 

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