The first contest between Clara Norman (Team Bulldog) and Jo Hodgkinson (NRG) was a cracker, with Norman taking the spoils. In the re-match we got an even better match up under KBX rules.

There was quite a lot of social media hype for this one with many thinking that Hodgkinson had progressed massively since their first meeting, and would be favourite to win this time.

However, with the gym doors closed from prying eyes at 6am in the morning, Norman had worked for 6 weeks + specifically for this challenge.

It was true to say that Hodgkinson has made fantastic progress and she came out looking to control the action with her trademark left high kick and a decent push kick. This worked well initially but Normans plan was to give her no space and make every single shot count, and that she did.

Although Norman's work was more solid, there was a concern that Hodgkinsons eye catching kicks would score well. As it was 2 judges scored the round to Norman with the third going even.

In the second Norman was getting into her stride but early on Hodgkinsons kicks were once again strong and effective. But Normans work rate was higher and her punches were hurting. Even so the NRG girl was still right in this contest and she began to force the Bulldog fighter back as her concentration went for a period. One judge went for Hodgkinson in this round with the other two favouring the more solid work of Norman.

The third round was the decider. Norman stepped up, Hodgkinson didn't. The punch combinations now finished with good kicks to the mid-section. The NRG girl had been bleeding from the nose since round one which made things look worse than they were, but now she was being hit cleanly and often.

Once again she rallied with great kicks but Norman was not having it and forced her back again to get the final round on all 3 cards.

The final result was a majority win to Clara Norman, with one judge scoring a draw.

At 2-0 this should now be an end to this rivalry and they can now both move on to other contests!

Dave Giles (Team Bulldog) and Chris Burnley (Phoenix) gave us an absolute war and a contender for fight of the night in their White Collar Boxing contest.

Burnley was totally fired up and came straight at Giles, who stayed calm under pressure. The shots came without a break for the first half minute before Giles settled. There were some shaky moments as anything that connected would surely have ended the bout early.

As Giles came out of the storm he began to connect with body shot combinations which Burnley clearly felt. Despite the early onslaught his work was now more accurate and you could see the fire go out in Burnley's belly (but not his heart).

After a minutes rest the Phoenix fighter came out with the same mission and looked for the early part of the round stoppage. But Giles had it covered and this time traded even more confidently with excellent combinations. 

All that Burnley could do now was find that one punch. He knew that he was behind but looked confident enough to be able to land the shot. Giles in the meantime was racking up the points.

The final round was more of the same. An exhausted Burnley came out with a huge heart and threw everything until he was almost at a stand still. Giles sucked it up and punished him again with body shots. Burnley showed no pain but you knew that he was hurting inside. Despite this they both traded right up to the final bell with Giles taking the decision!

On a very busy night at Executive Stress lll, there were several Bulldog Bloodline fighters appearing on the stacked bill as well as the main Team Bulldog.

Jo Hodgkinson (NRG) was pitched against Clara Norman (Team Bulldog) in a 'Repeat or Revenge' re-match. See full report for details.

Adam Newman (John Whitam Training) faced Tony Johansen (Norway) in an international White Collar Boxing bout.

Newman has made great progress since his debut on Absolute Adrenaline last November. He was in good shape and looked up for the challenge.

However, Johansen was extremely strong and made it hard for Newman to get his shots off. Each time he scored, the Norwegian would back him up with 3 shots in return, setting a pattern for the whole contest.

In the end Newman just didn't do enough, dropping a points decision.

Jamie Drayson (NRG) faced Alex Cox (Phoenix) in an absolute war under White Collar Boxing rules.

The pair stood toe to toe and traded with Cox looking just that little bit slicker in the first round.

It was clear that this pace would begin to tell on both of these novice fighters and sure enough by the middle of the second, Cox was looking ragged. Towards the end of the round he took a series of shots which saw his legs buckle before taking a count. Rising at the count of 6 he was able to survive the last 20 seconds of the round.

Drayson was now in finishing mode and came straight out at Cox in the final round, knocking him down. To be fair Cox made the effort to get up but he was exausted and as his legs gave way again the referee called it all off.

A nice stoppage win for Jamie Drayson.

Craig Jones fought out of his skin against Norwegian Jan Eric Vardal on Executive Stress 3.

In a closely fought contest, the taller Viking made full use of his reach to control the relentless Jones, who attempted to walk through him early on.

Each judge gave the Nowegian the first round but he found it more difficult in the second to hold the Team Bulldog fighter off. Jones worked the body and head constantly with combinations and although Vardal defended well, 2 out of the 3 judges favoured Jones leaving the final round to make the difference.

With everything to fight for, both fighters opened up to try and make sure of the victory. There were moments of pure trading before Vardal went back to solid counter techniques.

Even so the judges were split in the final round, and ultimately the overall contest, with Vardal taking a split decision.

Like Shaun King, Craig Jones will get the opportunity to travel to Norway in April and put this one right.

Congratulations to Jan Eric for a great performance!