Ivana Baquero vs Jessica Jane Clement
(Girls Friday vs PageThrees)
(7-2, 6 KO vs 7-8, 7 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: This is a clash between two (un)disputed stable flyweight leaders however Ivana Baquero has lost a bit of her momentum with Elizabeth Henstridge beating her to the divisional title challenge recently. Alas Henstridge couldn't wrestle the straps away from Cheryl Cole so the Catalan babe still hopes to be granted her opportunity later this season backed by a five-fight winning streak that includes a gruesome decision over Jenna Coleman last June. Meanwhile Jessica Jane Clement's record is somewhat misleading since her recent defeats came at the hands of current FCBA & BBU JMD champions, Demi Rose Mawby and Holly Hagan respectively and the Sheffield brunette is more than capable of upsetting Baquero's title ambitions tonight according to Denise van Outen.

There's plenty of bad blood between these two brunettes during the press conference, Ivana channels her Latin hot temper and vows to rearrange Jessica's face so bad, she could only be recognized by her multiple tattoos for the next few days but the glamour model promises to make the Catalan stunner cry in the ring and Denise van Outen suspects we might see some dirty tricks from both sides especially that PageThrees aren't exactly known for their fair trade. Coach Samantha Fox doesn't deny these claims and tells Denise that she's got a special plan lined-up to upstage the Baquero hype so let's go down ringside to find out what she's talking about!

Ivana Baquero wears a yellow bikini set and brown gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Jessica Jane Clement wears a red bikini set with black trim and white gloves. Long raven-black hair tied in a high ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Both girls charge at each other from the start and deliver a proper head-hunting assault to immediately raise the noise level inside the Cardiff Arena. Jessica's punches prove to be more successful as she rocks Ivana's head back repeatedly and outworks the Catalan actress in close range before stuffing her with a nasty hook on the boobs. Ugh! Ivana's not familiar with the JMD route and squeals in discomfort while Jessica cranks up the striking volume and pummels her back into the ropes where she assumes total control. She buries the prospect under a solid jabbing barrage and allthough Ivana's guard prevents her from getting busted up wholesale, she's unable to mount a recovery and sinks on shaky knees come the bell. Coach Sam Fox leads the PageThrees applause and Jessica is visibly animated after such a fine start to this bout as well.

Round 2:
Clement launches another high-octane jabbing assault but Ivana refuses to back off from another close range tangle and lands several clean shots onto the older brunette's face. There's no stopping Jessica from coming forward though and both girls dish out classic flyweight punishment aimed at nothing else but total destruction of the other competitor. Ugh! Jessica scythes Ivana's lips and knocks her head back however soaks up a nasty combo on the nose in response and begins to scowl in pain herself. Ivana switches low to drill some Yorkshire tummy only to get head-butted in the proccess as Clement leans on her and eventually wrestles onto the ropes down the stretch. Baquero slips through to punish the glamour model's kidneys and this forces referee into some action but another wild hooks staggers Clement after the command and Ivana rallies back into contention to leave PageThrees corner fuming at the bell.

Round 3:
Ivana jumps into a hectic jabbing route to display supreme agility and keeps the otherwise aggressive model back in mid-distance. She lands a couple of nasty hooks on Clement's nose and the Sheffield lass struggles to match the Catalan's intensity while getting harpooned to the body thereafter. Baquero channels some elite talent by dancing around her opponent and while Jessica tries to blast her straight up the alley, she soaks up too many clean punches to make her effort count and circles back when she begins to feel the midsection heat. Ivana doesn't hassle her around the ring outright but teases her with some Spanish vocabulary and when another Clement attack bounces off the high-guard, she loops a left cross in response and tags the model's nose before a clubbing shot on the rack spins her back into PageThrees corner where Sam Fox pounds the turnbuckle in frustration.

Round 4:
Jessica rips a fine cross to halt the early Baquero charge in the fourth and enforces a close range tussle but this time she camps around Ivana's midsection and actually lands a stray knee in the groin to bend the actress into immediate spasms. "You bytch!", Ivana doesn't wait until the ref takes action and slams a left hook on the model's eye but Clement just lets it fly herself and tears into Baquero's solar plexus to wobble her back onto the ropes. Ivana seems hurt and doesn't have the speed neccessary to escape the follow up but what is the referee doing anyway? He should have lectured the Sheffield lass long time ago and now Clement rains punches on the hurting Catalan brunette and knocks her head back on speed dial. Ivana gets shoved deep into the ropes and can barely land a punch as Jessica barks in her efforts to destroy the elite prospect. So much for that Jenna Coleman scalp as Ivana's left brow ridge succumbs to the vicious ordeal and begins to swell badly once the bell rings and saves her from more punishment. Girls Friday coach Lauren Berlingeri is furious over what happened here and signals for Eva Carneiro to patch up the wounds while Clement twerks some booty to please the Cardiff audience and tells coach Fox "She's got that bytch at her mercy now!"

Round 5:
Ivana needs additional time to recover from the quick beating she took in the fourth but Jessica keeps her honest with more menacing jabs before a few single hooks punish the Catalan actress to the body again. However Clement struggles to connect with a proper JMD-like assault and keeps grazing the flesh too often to add to the punishment and possibly break Ivana's resilience. It's still enough to leave little room for the judges to work with as the backpedalling Baquero tries to simply stat afloat. She bangs several single punches up the middle but Clement outworks her on the long run and cracks a belting hook on the liver area to reel her onto the ropes and come the bell it's all getting a little hot for the Girls Friday camp as Baquero can only clinch the older brunette to avoid more trouble.

Round 6:
Clement might be ahead on points at half-distance but she hasn't actually send Baquero down yet and when she becomes too hectic with her jabbing rush early in the sixth, she looks a little too desperate for Denise van Outen's liking. Ivana regains her footwork superiority and lures the glamour model into a counter-punching trap which ignites the head-hunting bash come the second minute. Jessica works around the swollen brow ridge but eats a nasty hooking dose on her lips and wobbles to the side when Baquero hauls in a vicious combo on the temples. She drops to her heels but doesn't have the pace to escape any further and Ivana whacks her on the boobs with a half-uppercut drive that leaves Clement exposed for the first time in a while. A quick slant then pierces her lips and makes her gasp for air before another uppercut blast on the chest dumps her onto the ropes in the closing seconds. Baquero yells out in delight and delivers more jabs up the middle to keep the Sheffield model neutralized at the bell. She yells at Sam Fox to zip it and that wins her few laughs around the front section but Jessica looks downright annoyed right now instead and tries to understand why Ivana hasn't checked out of this fight yet.

Round 7:
Ivana has found her groove again and looks to be riding a second wave to eat into Jessica's scorecards lead with sublime jabbing that splits the model's guard all too often early in the seventh. Meanwhile the hitherto impressive Clement begins to lose her breath and show signs of fatigue that affects her execution. Baquero outworks her repeatedly now and sticks more juice upstairs to increase the swelling on the lips before another switch downstairs bends Clement into proper spasms. She uppercuts the exposed rack as well and Jessica has to clinch her in order to escape more punishment but Baquero gives her another Spanish earful and shoves her back before blasting her with a vicious cross on the nasal ridge. Clement trips back to the ropes with a loud whimper and her gloves are too slow to provide cover anymore so Ivana crashes down onto her face again and tears a bloody patch on the nasal ridge to complete an impessive rout and leave the Sheffield vixen gasping for air when the clock expires.

Round 8:
Eva Carneiro's fitness regime must be light years away from whatever the PageThrees are doing since Ivana looks night & day better then her opponent now and channels more head-hunting juice to stagger a visibly tired model in the center of the ring. Jessica tries to stay back in mid-distance but wobbles onto her heels underneath the onslaught and it's hammer time for Baquero who barks with every punch she lands onto her rival's face. Clement's moans are getting louder and louder and she succumbs to the pressure when the Catalan brunette nails her with a brutal uppercut on the jaw. Ugh! Jessica stumbles forward and since she can't apply the clinch in time, Ivana turns from the hip to slam one hook on the nose too many... CLEMENT HALF-SPINS AND JACK-KNIVES TO HER KNEES moments later and it's a tough one for the PageThrees entourage as Jessica bends her head against the canvas and moans her heart out in the proccess. Ivana struts back to her corner and simply enjoys the sight of the fellow brunette suffering badly now. Jessica tries to get up but wobbles down on her backside and signals to her corner she can't catch her breath anymore so only rolls down on her back and gets mercilessly counted out!!! KO8 Ivana Baquero!!!

AFTER: It's another gruesome victory for the Catalan babe who still finds enough steam to shout back at Samantha Fox in the opposite corner. She then approaches the fallen Jessica Jane who buries her face behind the gloves but remains unresponsive to the taunting. Ivana shakes her head in disgust and dismisses the model as "punchbag slut" however Denise van Outen reckons this is just another case of Clement choking away a potential signature win. One has to question the PageThrees fitness schedule aimed at blitzing destruction in most cases and if only Eva Carneiro got involved with someone like Jessica then the Sheffield sexpot would be equally as successful as Ivana Baquero. Alas it's the 'Shannara Chronicles' starlet who enjoys the big win tonight which firmly keeps her in the thick of elite flyweight battle while Clement has to soak up another painful defeat that simply doesn't do her overall status any justice.

Final result: Ivana Baquero def. Jessica Jane Clement KO8.