Paige VanZant made her return to motion after almost three years on the sidelines — all while dedicating that time to boxing training — to face Elle Brooke in the principle occasion of Misfits 15 in Houston, Texas.
And whereas many anticipated “12 Gauge” to have the higher hand towards Brooke within the boxing match, it didn’t precisely pan out that means. Within the very first spherical, Brooke was content material with working her jab, with VanZant was a bit extra aggressive attempting to pop off some combos. However the largest punch of the spherical was when Brooke clipped the previous Final Combating Championship (UFC) star with a proper hooked that dropped her.
After shaking off the cobwebs, VanZant was the aggressor, however she didn’t precisely have the facility in her punches to do a lot to Brooke. And that was the story of the combat, each women had some shining moments however one by no means actually pulled away to persuade the judges they’d executed sufficient to win the combat. In the long run, the bout was scored a split-draw.
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VanZant has not had her hand raised in victory in her final three fights, with two losses coming beneath the Bareknuckle FC banner. The 2 women have said they’d be open to to the rematch to settle the rating, and because it was a enjoyable little brawl I wouldn’t be too stunned to see them run it again earlier than the yr is over.
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