BEFORE: While Odette Yustman remains ranked at the top of the Boxing World Magazine's Lightweight order of merit, her results against Front Street Gym have been outright terrible dating back to her first ever fight under Lioness Club of America banner in May 2012. During a rare visit to the Asylum Arena Yustman got absolutely pummelled into exhaustion by Daniela Ruah in one of the most lopsides decisions ever seen on this side of the Atlantic. Moreover she was stripped from her divisional title by Brooklyn Decker back in January and the experts think the high-flying Gemma Arterton will simply add more insult to injury here tonight.

The Front Street lightweight roster is loaded with talent and keeps the divisional rankings hostage at this moment. Allthough Decker was removed from the throne by Blake Lively, girls like Anna Torv, Serinda Swan and Gemma Arterton still believe their day will finally come and the Philadelphia-based stable rises to a complete dominance last seen when the Hawkeye Consortium made a mockery of their flyweight opposition.

Arterton rarely fights outside of the friendly grounds of the Asylum Arena but she beams with confidence ahead of the Yustman test: "Of course she's scared of us! Just look at her results, first Daniela and then Brooklyn! We've got her number! Coach Neve Campbell knows a thing of two about the Hall Of Fame and Odette is simply not good enough. It's time to expose her one trick pony show and send her down where she belongs! Now that Kelly Brook whooped her ass it's time for me to finish her off once and for all. There's a reason why I don't need the Asylum crowd support here tonight. I'm so much better than Odette it's gonna be a whitewash in the ring! Plus Neve is all about revenge after what happened in the Minka/Mack fight. They have the guts to question our training methods? Just wait until I break Odette's jaw!"

It's all Arterton pre-fight however Yustman's a well known sleeper who prefers to do her talking in her ring rather than outside of it. She dismisses Gemma's bragging as "irrelevant" but her struggles against Neve Campbell's coaching scheme have been well documented and leave her dead even with the English redhead on the betting scale. Most of the pundits think this will go right down to the scorecards and both stables have accepted overtime rules which caused so much controvery in the Minka Kelly vs Allison Mack showdown last month.

Odette Yustman wears a black basque top, matching knickers and red gloves. Long black hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Gemma Arterton wears a silver basque top with red trim, red knickers and white gloves. Dyed cherry hair, shoulder lenght & straight. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division with the BWO #1 ranking unofficially on the line!

Round 1:
There's plenty at stake here and both girls are well aware of that; Odette prefers the counterpunching stance most of the time anyway but Gemma fails to back up her pre-fight trash talk with immediate action so the opening round remains a dire affair all the way through. Gemma sticks some meaningful leather into her opponent's face but those are single shots good enough to stretch her muscles rather than physically hurt the former champion and Yustman slips out of her grasp with a trademark dancing routine down the stretch. Speed is very much on the American's side and Arterton just can't put her power to force whatsoever in a cagey opening round.

Round 2:
Arterton enforces the close range dust up and whoops the brunette on the body which leaves Yustman covering up but her overhand response misses the target and the redhead slams more beef around the liver area trying to pound the #1 ranked opponent back to the ropes. Odette fails to escape the heat even with her legendary footwork at her disposal and gets wrapped in more body-busting efforts before finally clinching the rampant Brit. However Arterton shows some core strenght and shakes off the stalemate before batting the brunette with a quick one-two combo on the mouth and reeling Odette against the post. The clock expires soon afterwards though and prevents the redhead from stretching her advantage and she looks mighty annoyed with that, shaking her head repeatedly as coach Neve Campbell tries to calm her down during the interval.

Round 3:
Gemma keeps slugging it out for glory, ESPN's Erin Andrews claims it's harder to become Front Street's lightweight leader than to even win the title outright as one defeat along the way sends you back to the end of the bench. No hiccups allowed and Yustman learns the drill the hard way AGAIN! She gets clubbed up the middle and reels on her heels when Arterton roughs her face up with nothing but destruction plans on her mind. Of course the California native remains the sole lightweight entry on the LCA roster and Andrews cites lack of in-house competition behind her overall 2016 slump. Gemma doesn't care about that whatsoever and traps the shockingly ineffective brunette on the ropes in the final minute and barges more leather upstairs to slump Odette on jelly knees with eyes closed. There's just no stopping the redhead 'Gladiator' right now!

Round 4:
LCA's head trainer Claudia Schiffer is livid with Odette's performance and the pep talk ahead of the fourth seems to have spurred the brunette into proper action as the dances around the redhead's initial approach and enforces the mid distance duell which works much better into her favor. Arterton keeps misfiring during the opening minute and struggles to find her range while Odette loops painstakingly successful hooks that finally break the English resilience. Gemma soaks up one clean strike on the temple too many during a ferocious American push and drops her cover which enables the brunette to cash in with the haymaker! Thunder shot from the right bursts through Gemma's jaw AND SENDS HER TUMBLING DOWN ON HER BACKSIDE within a split second! Booyah! The former champ is right back in it! Loud ovation from the Vegas audience - we're not in Wembley after all - spoils the Front Street party but Gemma is a tough lass; she tries to keep it casual after soaking up the eight count and the eyes switch into evil mode again. However Odette thrives on the knockdown and pummels her straight into the corner during the final seconds where she cleans out the breadbasket with Arterton camped behind a high earmuff and hanging out for the bell.

Round 5:
Yustman stays on top of the English power supply that needs to find a higher gear following that knockdown. Hectic discussion between Neve Campbell and Gemma leads Erin Andrews to question the redhead's health as she was really smoked with that monster shot to the chin. More high earmuff prevents Odette from exploring the Brit upstairs but she barges her way to the body and shuts her rival down in a classic survival mode that makes coach Campbell cringe. Veteran-like display from Odette, she doesn't force the issue and proceeds to clean out the midsection with Arterton sticking to her ultra-defensive stance and defaulting the round in the proccess. The knockdown makes the difference at half-distance but the English momentum is lost and the Arterton/Campbell tandem needs to rebuild their challenge from the scratch.

Round 6:
Odette tries to maul her opponent in close range again despite looking more effective in separation before however Gemma's been rocked by that knockdown in the fourth and doesn't look so dangerous anymore UNTIL she whoops the brunette's jugs with a steady uppercut attack that leaves the American gobsmacked over the change of script. She unloads a proper hooking combo that nails the redhead on the temples but gets drilled on the solar plexus and Arterton GOES TO JUG on the long haul trying to come up with a plan "B" here. Coach Neve shakes her head but applauds the phone booth-like display from the 'Gladaitor' who pummels the otherwise dominant brunette to the ropes and ravages extra tummy down the stretch. Odette refuses to clinch the suddenly lively opponent and eats more leather downstairs which slumps her into survival mode which fuels Gemma's late attack again. She almost hits the subdued American in the crotch - some trigger-happy fans in the front seats were calling that one already - but eventually another drilling series on the solar plexus dumps Yustman into a yelping struggle before Arterton scythes her across the liver area and spins back into LCA's corner at the bell.

Round 7:
The English comeback is on! Odette struggles to regain her breath after taking too many punches to the guts in the sixth and falls into another close range frenzy that even her legendary bendiness & footwork fails to absorb. And one doesn't need to test Arterton's power too much so the head snapping combo that rocks Odette butt-in-ropes comes as no surprise to any long-time female boxing fan. Yustman finally tries to bide herself some time with a much maligned clinch but the redhead has none of that and slams a vicious combo on the jaw that slumps the brunette into aching spasms. "Gonna break your jaw now, bytch!", those BWO #1 ranking prospects switch Gemma into red mist mode and it looks like she's never left the Asylum Arena in the second minute as she CLOBBERS the California girl into a standstill with enormous leather rush aimed upstairs. Yustman's guard collapses in wake of that cavalry charge and renders her obsolete before Arterton adds the icing on the cake with another jaw-busting uppercut that rewinds the round four tape in more ways than one... DOWN GOES YUSTMAN!!! Too much raw power from the Kent enforcer throws this contest in the air as Odette slides on her right side and has a hard time in getting up! Wooly bully time for the former champion but she's on her feet at nine still looking a little ragged. Ref looks her deep in the eye and... CALLS IT OFF!!! Would you believe it! He deems Yustman unable to continue and this mighty battle is OVER!! TKO7 Gemma Arterton!!!

AFTER: Pandemonium in the audience as NOBODY expected the premature stoppage in a fight that threatened to go the distance. Odette doesn't realize it's all over and just shrugs her shoulders when she finally gets the message. However coach Schiffer is FURIOUS and leaps into the ring to contest the verdict. It's to no avail of course as ref Johnny Cortez tells her to get lost: "She was done! I did her a favor cause was looking at a wired jaw before too long!" Just no love here for the ex-champ and the former #1 ranked lightweight in the world!

Meanwhile Elton John's "Made In England" and Tinchy Strider's "Number One" pump through the speakers to officially get the Front Street party under way. Neve Campbell is back on top of the coaching chart and avenges the Allison Mack fiasco with room to spare but even she admits Gemma's jug muggin' flirt in the sixth was a secret weapon aimed at LCA's high-profile presence in the genre bouts to date: "That was supposed to hurt them and it WILL hurt them, Erin! They won't be drinking whiskey with any of my girls anymore! Let them rot in hell for questioning my Hall Of Fame status!"

Odette storms out of the ring even before the verdict is announced. The 2016 slump continues and the Kelly Brook disaster proves to be more than just a bad day at the office according to Erin Andrews. Duh! However it's too early to declare an official decline of Odette as an elite lightweight force. Too early for Andrews but not for tonight's winner; let's go down to the cherry blossom:

"Of course I'm the REAL number one now! Who dares to question this result! This is the tipping point of Odette's career, she is gone, I tell ya all! No more sitting on the bench for me! Anna... Serinda, honey, MOVE OVER!! I'm the best UK product this country has seen since Kate Beckinsale's heyday! The time is now! (...) Yeah, I remember how I lost to Mary Elizabeth Winstead last year but it doesn't matter anymore! She's down and out too, likewise this Aussie tramp, what's her name again? (laughs) Nevermind that! I told ya I don't need the Asylum support to wreck Odette and well, I proved that tonight, didn't I? It's a shame I didn't break her jaw like I promised but well, I'll save that for Blake Lively then! Wish me luck! Number one, baby!"

As Neve & Gemma dwell on the standing ovation from the audience - apparently the bets rocketed sky-high in the redhead's favor just minutes before the fight - LCA's head trainer is forced to analyze this extremely difficult evening for her lightweight protegee: "You know, that was pure BS out there! I don't know, perhaps FCBA is tired of Odette at this stage. Who knows? Johnny Cortez of all people! He should have stayed in Puerto Rico! You should never trust a guy with a moustache! She was good to go but they've called it! Fine! Our Front Street jinx continues. Odette goes 0-3 against them but there's nothing we can do about it (...) Another bite at the Asylum cherry? Against whom? Anna Torv is not exactly Mr. V's favorte girl, he snubbed her at the expense of Brooklyn Decker after all. Katy Perry is a welterweight on our chart so she's off. And Serinda Swan is irrelevant after she lost to Gisele Bundchen TWICE. Remember we only shoot for the best, third-string options are out of the question. Perhaps it's time for Odette to take a break. Losing to Kelly Brook was tough but this is just bad. She's not doing JMDD and I don't know what happens next. My boss will eventually figure out a plan to get Odette back on track. She's only 31 remember and not exactly nose-diving into obscurity like Jessica Alba. But don't be surprised if this was her last fight this season."

Final result: Gemma Arterton def. Odette Yustman TKO7.