Post by Lookout! Boxing on Mar 28, 2020 2:29:30 GMT -6
Romee Strijd vs Hannah Davis
(Lioness Club vs Fates Boxing)
(8-5, 8 KO vs 3-7, 3 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago
BEFORE: Romee Strijd might not be as highly touted as fellow Lioness welter Brooklyn Decker but she knows those top opportunities will eventually come her way if she just keeps showing up at the right places. Meanwhile Hannah Davis hopes to turn her career around in similar fashion to Emily DiDonato whom the Fates Boxing crew elevated into Top 10 status in a matter of months. Hannah offers a tremendous upside having flashed her jug muggin' brilliance versus Julie Henderson last month but she's got to elbow her way past Ana Beatriz Barros and Behati Prinsloo on the internal Fates pecking order. Quite frankly that could be a tougher challenge than expected so booking the Dutch model for a PPV test of strenght is a high-risk high-reward kind of deal.
Romee Strijd wears a pink bikini set with white trim & white gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Hannah Davis wears a black bikini set & red gloves. Long dark blonde hair tied in a high ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division.
Round 1:
Both girls waste no time in throwing some heavy punches but the revenue is minimal as the high-guards withstand the early test, Hannah tries to pluck some jug muggin' strikes but Romee blasts her over the top in response and suddenly wobbles her to her heels following another crisp strike that finds the jaw. Hannah struggles to adjust her range and gets clobbered back to the ropes where she stalls the younger blonde's progress but still eats several nasty shots in the midsection and bellows out against the ropes while Strijd nails her on the chin with a vicious double to underline her dominance.
Round 2:
Romee keeps swinging those hooks upstairs which makes Hannah look a little hesitant in pulling the slugging trigger; this allows the Dutch blonde to cash in with more clean strikes as she snaps Hannah's head back and tries to trap her in the corner while pushing along with her charging ideas. Hannah responds in half-hearted fashion and struggles to make them count as she eats another double combo on the chin and only clinches the younger blonde into safety. Strijd breaks free and clocks her in the gut before splitting the high guard again before she rattles the American with another head-hunting combo the Fates blonde is unable to embrace without a loud whimper just before the bell.
Round 3:
Romee's suprerior range makes the all important difference as she bounces the reeling American around the ring before she gets too arrogant and taunts Davis to show some juice. Ugh! Hannah loses her temper and makes the Dutch girl pay with a looping cross on the nose that triggers a high-octane blast; both women trade vicious head shots but it's Davis who comes away with the cake when she nails the younger blonde on the boobs and plucks her on the liver area to boot. Ugh! Romee trips back to her heels and swings wide off the mark while Hannah blasts another cross on the nose and tears a small bloody patch on the ridge. Huh! Strijd is furious and yells back at her rival but she runs out of time to produce a proper comeback.
Round 4:
Strijd is furious over that cut across her nasal ridge indeed but she gets sucked into a sudden body assault from Davis who accidentally head-butts her during a feisty close range tussle. She wobbles onto her heels again and gets spun back to the ropes when Hannah lands a nasty uppercut on the chin. Hannah leaps after the Dutch foe and tangles her against the turnbuckle before piling more leather into her midsection which forces Romee to clinch the rejuvenated American. Both girls trade more body blows in the corner but it's Strijd who is seemingly hurting more here as she stumbles to the side at the bell and has Davis seething into her ear before the referee pulls her away.
Round 5:
Hannah keeps blasting Romee straight up the middle and opens that nasal wound even more during the opening minute which just removes confidence from the Dutchwoman. Romee's aggression is replaced by a desperate swinging efforts from mid-range but Davis ploughs into her rack down the stretch and bundles her onto the ropes where she thumps the exposed ribcage as the younger blonde begins to gurgle in pain. Hannah has truly established a dominant position come the two-minute mark and has a field day drilling the subdued foe; Romee swings a forearm into the American's face which earns her a warning from the ref but she fails to escape the precarious spot and eats more harpoons on the belly button which bend her into spasms at the bell.
Round 6:
Romee seeks a one-punch haymaker finish to cover up for the physical damage but Hannah beats her for a slugging precision and knocks more leather into her wounded nose which opens a seeping gash again... Ugh! Romee slumps against the American's shoulder and tries to clinch her into safety but Davis loops a nasty cross on the temple and shoves the Dutch girl off before BLASTING her on the nose again.. Uh-oh! Romee yells out in pain and DROPS TO HER SIDE with her nose bleeding very badly now. Hannah quickly struts to her corner and allthough Strijd gets up at seven however she looks very shaky with blood pouring from her nasal wound. The ref looks her deep in the eye and CALLS THE FIGHT OFF!!! TKO6 Hannah Davis!!!
AFTER: Romee is escorted back to coach Claudia Schiffer in the Lioness corner while Hannah climbs the ropes and begins to salute the cheering audience. Guess another Fates revival script is very much ON and some fans believe Davis offers more upside than stablemates Prinsloo and Barros which sets her on a clear path to become their welterweight leader sooner rather than later!
Official Result: Hannah Davis def. Romee Strijd TKO6.