Mimi Perkins vs Asuka Kuramochi
(The Bondi Babes vs Front Street Japan trialist)
(5-4, 5 KO vs 2-1)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: The Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have completely hijacked Asuka Kuramochi's progress in the last two years and she has to accept any challenge out there before it's too late to recover from the schedule drama. She remains on trial with Front Street Japan and one might argue this will be a trial by fire tonight inside the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne where she's set to lock horns with the local favorite Mimi Perkins who eyes a beach boxing return during the upcoming Australian summer but first wants to shake off the proverbial rust. Bondi Babes manager Kylie Minogue claims there will be no mercy shown for the Japanese tourist however it's Asuka who refuses to touch gloves with the Aussie model that suddenly raises the grudge stakes before the opening bell.

Mimi Perkins wears a crimson red lingerie underwear & white gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Asuka Kuramochi wears a black bikini set & yellow gloves. Long black hair loose & straight. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Asuka tries to upstage the local favorite and moves in to deliver a quick jabbing pounce but Mimi weathers the early storm and swings a meaningful response over the top which triggers a hectic tussle in the center of the ring. Both girls engage in a crowd-pleasing slugfest which doesn't exactly follow Ayako Hamada's plan but the Front Street Japan manager can celebrate a good spell once Asuka starts to pick the fellow brunette off downstairs. Mimi opens too many holes around her elbows and gets spiked sideways before Asuka slams a left hook on the chin to slump her on the ropes. Ugh! That sudden turn of events silences the Melbourne crowd while the Japanese tourist keeps pounding away to drop Perkins behind a desperate earmuff come the bell.

Round 2:
Mimi tries to recover from that below par opening round but Asuka rides a confident jabbing wave and beats the Aussie model by the numbers early in the second round again. She drills through the cleavage to really put Mimi on notice and displays superior footwork to escape the head-hunting response. The crowd cheers on for Mimi who just can't catch the fast moving actress on the fly. She spends majority of the round in a fruitless pursuit and gets whacked up the chimney once Kuramochi applies the slugging pressure again. Kylie Minogue gets a little worried in the Bondi Babes corner while Asuka barrels Mimi down to the corner to slump her on jelly knees following another body assault drive.

Round 3:
More Aussie drama in the third as Mimi gets caught by a quick uppercut series and stumbles to the side while the Japanese tourist pummels her to the body and backs her onto the ropes with relative ease. Ugh! One might argue who exactly struggles with rustiness here as Mimi has to clinch the older brunette just to stay afloat but still gets spiked around the elbows and has to lock Asuka in a standing headlock to earn herself more respite down the stretch. Messy action all around as Perkins refuses to let go before dropping some quick shots around the liver area before Kuramochi finally shakes her off and goes for the one-two power assault. She nails the subdued model on the chin before thumping a left cross on the nose that tears a small gash across the ridge.

Rounds 4 & 5:
Mimi finally manages to stop the Japanese charge and knocks significant leather into Asuka's face during another slugging tangle. The older brunette tries to swing back at her foe at first but then thinks better off it and forces Perkins into a lenghty jabbing pursuit that still allows the judges for some home cooking. Asuka enjoys the superior mobility but she's not gonna win the judges over on the road fighting like that however the plan must be to lure Mimi into a counter-punching trap outright. Sarah Cumming believes Mimi can derail all those ideas once she nails Kuramochi with a proper piledriver but that one doesn't come in the fourth... or fifth round either. Asuka might not have the top power supply in the business but she leaves the Aussie campers visibly frustrated at half-distance.

Round 6:
Melbourne fans expect Mimi to carry on with her comeback but she walks into a sudden jabbing haze early in the sixth and suffers more cuts as Asuka works the speed dial delivery before drilling through the model's solar plexus. Uh-oh! Mimi spins to the side with a whimper and gets boxed into the corner where Asuka drops a crippling series on her navel before another huge uppercut shatters the jaw and DROPS PERKINS FOR THE COUNT!!! Disaster in the making for the local fans as Mimi cuts a visibly shaken figure during the count and even though she manages to beat it at seven Asuka is ready to blow her away.... she squares up to the plate and keeps pounding away while Mimi remains trapped on the turnbuckle and offers no resistance anymore! Kylie Minogue just won't throw in the towel so Asuka switches Mimi's lights out instead! Arms go numb and collapse by the side so the Aussie model doesn't even register the last punch that knocks her out! KO6 Asuka Kuramochi!!!

AFTER: Talk about a mild upset here in the Marvel Stadium as the Japanese tourist claims a valuable scalp and drops the talented Mimi Perkins in dead meat fashion. Kylie Minogue didn't see that coming whatsoever and argues with Lauryn Eagle over the training schedule but the Bondi crew simply has to roll on with the beach boxing plan or else the Herbert twins will steal all the headlines for the rest of the year.

Meanwhile Ayako Hamada officially promotes Asuka to the Front Street Japan roster and vows to run another Jewels PPV within the next few weeks to kickstart the post-pandemic boxing action in the Pacific region again. Stay tuned for more details!

Official Result: Asuka Kuramochi def. Mimi Perkins KO6.