Sandra Kubicka vs Irina Shayk

Sandra Kubicka vs Irina Shayk
(Poland vs Russian Federation)
(6-2, 6 KO vs 2-9, 2 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: The European Cup kicks off in grudge fashion with the centuries-old rivalry between Poland and Mother Russia. Sandra Kubicka might be based in Miami for several years now but she wants the White Eagle to fly tonight against "those damn bolsheviks". No subtitles required to understand she absolutely hates Irina Shayk's guts here helped by the fact the Russian fellow model has struggled for results big time over the past few seasons and perhaps made the Euro Cup line-up merely by default due to lack of better options available. Apparently Vita Sidorkina has withdrawn from the event upon hearing the news of Kubicka being chosen as the Polish entry instead of Joanna Krupa so one has to assume Vita hasn't quite gotten over her loss to Sandra back in November 2019 just yet.

Barbara Palvin on twitter: "I should have been picked instead of this Russian cow!" #RussianFraud #HungariansDoItBetter

Sandra enjoys a much bigger support among the Dublin crowd as the Republic of Ireland has been flooded by Polish immigrants in the last decade or so, Everyone loves the Irish folks back in Poland and Sandra can feel very much at home surrounded by a sea of white & red that has taken over certain sections of the National Stadium tonight.

Sandra Kubicka wears a red bikini set with a White Eagle painted on both cups and white gloves. Long dyed blonde hair tied in a curled ponytail. Irina Shayk wears a blue bikini set with red trim & red gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curled ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Heavy slugging from the opening minute but such is the grudge reality when it comes to Polish-Russian conflicts, Sandra sticks her mitts into Irina's face but meets an equally vicious response and the brunette just keeps landing those shots better in the opening minute making the younger model look very unstable on her feet down the stretch. Head-hunting galore continues much to the crowd's delight but Sandra begins to leak even more punches as Shayk bangs one clean shot after another and bends the blonde to the side rattling her on the left temple. Kubicka can't find her footwork fast enough and gets clobbered around the ring thereafter until she runs out of real estate and sags on the ropes while Irina keeps plugging along in high-octane fashion and seemingly tries to knock her head off! All Mother Russia in the final minute as Irina splits the Pole's mitts and gives her a visible fat lip before another nasty hook on the temple spins Sandra into loud spasms at the bell.

Round 2:
Irina races from her corner to resume the punishment of the hatred Polish girl and gets vocal as she lands more shots on each temple but fails to follow through with the intended money shot on the chin and gets whacked on the nose herself as Sandra pushes off her heels and drills the brunette's jaw instead. Irina takes a couple of steps back but wants to restore control ASAP only for the Pole to SMOKE her with another brutal hook on the ear moments later. Uh-oh!! Irina is HURT!!! She staggers back with a quiet whimper and can't raise her gloves fast enough while Kubicka NAILS her with a brutal left/right combo on the chin before adding another nasty punch on the nose. Triple treat for the White Eagles as Shayk goes limp and cries out in pain before SHE COLLAPSES DOWN ON HER BACK and bursts into spasms alltogether. Ugh! That last punch could have well fractured her nose and she sits up at five looking in all sorts of bother here! Blood starts pouring from the damaged nostrils and she makes no genuine effort to make a recovery anymore! Brutal KO2 Sandra Kubicka!!!

AFTER: Shocking finish to this bout as Irina basically whitewashed Sandra in the opening round only to exit stage left after suffering a nasty nasal injury in the second. She's escorted back to the locker room for medical evaluation even before the official verdict is announced so she's spared any post-fight mayhem from the victorious blonde who prefers to play along with the large Polish fanbase in the Irish audience instead! How about that one, folks? This has been a truly vicious start to the European Cup tournament and Sandra openly cheers for Lorena Rae to beat up Olga Kurylenko in the next fight so that she can pour more misery on a fellow model she knocked out in June of last year already. If Poland vs Russia has centuries-old beef involved then Poland vs Germany follows the very same pattern. The game is on!

Later that night the Russian entourage confirms that Irina Shayk has indeed suffered a hairline fracture of her nose and will be out of action for the next three-to-four weeks.

Official Result: Sandra Kubicka def. Irina Shayk KO2.