EUROPEAN Kickboxing champion Natalie Bee destroyed her Portuguese challenger in a night of home success at Bournemouth's Littledown Centre.
The 26-year-old from Bournemouth forced a sixth round stoppage after her fitness and relentless workrate overwhelmed Sandra Ernano on Sunday, March 16.
Before the fight former world title challenger Ernano had warned Bee should look out for her right hand - but she hardly got a punch in and the ref called as halt after yet another pummelling on the ropes.
Natalie, a personal trainer whose fitness is one of her key weapons from said: "The world titles what I want, and hopefully it will be June - whoever they put up, bring it on."
The 14-fight event was labelled "Absolute Adrenaline - Vendetta" and was put on by Bournemouth's Bulldog Sports, and home fighters dominated.
Former world champion Mo Kargbo won by a gut wrenching kick to the solar plexus of his Portuguese opponent Marco Coelho.
The ebullient 38-year-old from Christchurch saluted the fans from the corner and said afterwards: "He was a hard guy, I hit him with good punches but I didn't go down.
"I was trying hard to knock him out, but when I relaxed it came."
One of the bravest displays of the night came from Bournemouth's 21-year-old Simon Millward who faced the amateur world champion and rising professional star Qasim The Dream' Nisar.
The 18-yeat-old Nisar from Sheffield has been compared to Amir Khan, and his height and reach advantaged was too much for Millward, who tried to fight his way out of every attack rather than back down.
A counter punch from nowhere sent Millward sprawling, knocked out cold and out for the count, but after few puffs of oxygen and a check from the doctors, 21-year-old Millward was back up.
Millward acknowledged his opponent's skill afterwards but was justifiably proud of his own performance.
Seventeen-year-olds Daniel Winstanley and Ireland's Paul Huish fought a ferocious draw in the junior category of the Five Nations title.
Scott Pooley from Poole Ju-Jistsu won a Mixed Martial Arts local derby over Lee Mullholland from Bulldog in front of a raucous crowd.
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