BEFORE: Louisa Allen's quest to shatter the Little Mix pride enters stage three; the petite singer knocked out both Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson earlier this year but now she faces a much tougher opposition in Leigh-Anne Pinnock. Of course Jade Thirlwall remains the band's top fighter but she's occupied with her American schedule right now so Louisa's pre-fight outburst largely falls on deaf ears. In fact, neither of Leigh-Anne's bandmates have made the journey to the NEC venue for this fight and Tulisa Contostavlos represents the Frankie's Foxes stable alongside the notorious owner/manager Frankie Cocozza in Pinnock's corner. BBU TV's Georgie Thompson doubts whether Tulisa can offer any coaching help given her nose-diving BBU career but there's a sense of urgency to stop Allen's momentum around Birmingham tonight as if the established names were tired of her Cher Lloyd-like rise to the divisional contendership.

Louisa Allen wears an orange bikini set with white trim and golden gloves. Any Dutch fighter would be proud of that attire but apparently the brunette doesn't speak any Dutch whatsoever. Dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Leigh-Anne Pinnock wears a white bikini with silver trim and black gloves. Curly black hair loose. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Georgie Thompson truly thinks that Louisa is a poor man's Cher Lloyd as the contrasting styles between the two girls are evident early on; while Leigh-Anne made her name as a durable floater, Louisa is all about attack and she swings left, right and center in the opening minute looking for a swift connection. However Pinnock is no Jesy Nelson and the efforts are futile, in fact the Foxes lass rides a counterpunching mojo down the stretch and upsets the free agent with a left-handed piledriver that knocks Allen right back to the ropes where she struggles to display her mobility and gets shoves into the corner where Leigh-Anne punishes her with a heavy jabbing rally as the round concludes somewhat against the script.

Round 2:
Pinnock's been guilty of some quiestionable match-making and serves as Jade Thirlwall's guinea pig according to some gossip-thirsty reporters but she stands her ground early in the second again as Allen's rapid fire approach meets a stubborn defense and frustrates the older brunette. Louisa keeps going forward though but make next to nothing count as she bounces off Pinnock's guard repeatedly and fails to embrace another counterpunching drill that stacks her up in the middle of the ring and enables the Little Mix singer to plough in a midsection assault that renders her opponent immobile come the final minute. Allen's defense hasn't been tested much against ranked minnows like Edwards and Nelson and it's perhaps no wonder the Southampton girl looks subpar at best while Leigh-Anne lays into her gut at the bell.

Round 3:
Frankie Cocozza is suddenly more busy exploring Tulisa's cleavage as he pulled her away from Pinnock's corner but the Little Mix brunette is doing mighty fine all by herself as she crashes into the fellow singer's face with a heavy hooking approach and clearly takes over the command in the ring. 'Foxes' as she's known is having a terrible time staying out of Leigh-Anne's range and trips over her own feet as she tries to duck to safety, a piercing hook nails her on the liver area and bends across the ropes before Pinnock flies in with a left/right combo that shatters her lips into visible swelling. Louisa aches and groans behind the high guard but gets whacked to the body regardless and simply fades away into irrelevance come the bell with the younger brunette piling on the pressure and silencing the pro-Allen NEC audience for good.

Round 4:
'Foxes' is looking for answers here as she deploys a strategic retreat in order to see out Pinnock's uptempo approach. However the Little Mix lass is all over her within the one minute mark again and simply lays into her body before wrenching her on the vulnerable liver area as well. Louisa bends forward and accidentally bangs her head off Pinnock's shoulder, she loses her balance and as she tries to jump back, there's no response and Leigh-Anne weighs in an uppercut blast that finds the jaw SENDING THE OLDER BRUNETTE FLYING DOWN ON THE CANVAS with a loud "Oh my Gosh!" squeal! Ugh! Talk about making a statement here! Frankie C. switches his attention from Tulisa's cleavage over to the ring and urges his girl "to finish the damn tramp off" now while Allen remains shocked over the knockdown reality. She beats the count at eight but keeps blinking like she's standing in the headlights or something. Thankfully the clock is on her side and she spends the remaning seconds beckpedalling to safety as Leigh-Anne hurls insults at her behaviour before laughing out at the bell: "She's all mine now!"

Round 5:
Allen's ego is about to take a massive blow here but give the brunette some credit, she comes out firing for the fifth as if the knockdown never happened and buries the Little Mix lass under a steady jabbing assault to secure the early tangle upper-hand. However she's unable to hurt the Wycombe fighter and gets clinched in the center of the ring; a lenghty struggle for position dominates the second minute until Pinnock sticks her mitts into her opponent's midsection again and reels 'Foxes' back to the ring. Louisa makes an ill-advised swing over the top instead of running the clock down and meets a bloody solution when Leigh-Anne smacks her on the hitherto swollen lips to secure a familiar red-seeping nightmare. This really caves Louisa in and she gets pummelled to the corner hand over proverbial fist with Pinnock's shots glued to her body. Ugh! Even Georgie Thompson cringes in the booth and there are visible marks all over Allen's ribcage at half-distance.

Round 6:
Louisa is just not in the physical shape to fend off the Little Mix heat anymore as she gets trapped in the center of the ring with Leigh-Anne thumping through her guts in brutal lumberjack fashion. Oi, Foxes! Allen slumps forward against her rival's torso but can't even clinch the rampant Pinnock who keeps delivering the beef and basically chops Louisa in half come the one minute mark. If the older brunette had a regular coach in her corner, a towel throw would have ended her nightmare here already but she's hammered into a complete exhuastion instead. Eyes closed, bloody lips desperately gasping for air... and the legs simply give way under the Leigh-Anne's barrage... LOUISA SLIDES DOWN ON HER KNEES and bends her head against the canvas... she then rolls into embrional position and makes no effort to beat the otherwise slow count! KO6 Leigh-Anne Pinnock in Little Mix-pride saving fashion!!!

AFTER: Louisa's attempt to sweep the Little Mix crew is now officially over and one has to wonder if Jade Thirlwall will even bother to answer the bell for the anticipated finale sometime next year. Georgie Thompson finds extra pleasure in her "poor man's Cher Lloyd" predictions and wonders if these two can actually meet in the ring in case Thirlwall goes all arrogant with her intended full-time American foray. "I've been told Jade is chasing the kind of exposure Cheryl Cole and Lily Collins enjoy, I mean what's the point of her having a go at 'Foxes' other than shattering her confidence once and for all?"

This question won't be answered tonight as the banged up Louisa heads for a private session with Foxes' manager Cocozza instead, Leigh-Anne drags her from the ring by the ankles and then carries her off to the locker room with the help of stablemate Tulisa. The poor girl is simply too dazed to fight back and accepts the explicit scenario that will no doubt make tabloid headlines next week again. So, what else is new with Frankie and his Foxes, huh?

Final result: Leigh-Anne Pinnock def. Louisa Allen KO6.