ELLE BROOKE fought to an epic draw against Paige VanZant despite scoring a big knockdown.
The pair of OnlyFans stars headlined on Misfits 15 in Houston, Texas and put on a thriller over five rounds.
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Brooke, 26, got off to the perfect start by putting VanZant, 30, on the seat of her pants with a huge right hand in the opener.
But ex-UFC contender VanZant used her experienced to claw back to a split-decision draw. – which was slammed by Brooke’s boxer pal Ebanie Bridges who was ringside.
VanZant said afterwards: “I said it would be a tough fight, the whole camp. I knew how tough she was, I took the fight for a reason.
“I was excited, I watched her past fights, I knew it would be tough. It is what it is. it sets up the perfect rematch.”
Brooke believed she did enough to nick a win on the cards but credited former bare-knuckle boxer VanZant for her resilience.
She said: “I think I started strong but one of Paige’s best assets is she doesn’t let a bad round affect the next one. I think if anything she got stronger at the end of the fight whereas I dipped.”
After being floored in round one, VanZant came out in the second and landed a big left hook, but took one in exchange.
Brooke scored with a flurry of shots in the third round to leave VanZant needing to turn things around in the final four minutes.
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But the American rallied back in the fourth and fifth with the busier work between the two to take the bout to the cards.
And after all three judges failed to separate the pair, both called for a rematch.
VanZant said: “I signed a multi-fight contract for a reason, so yeah it looks like we’re going to do it one more time in Dubai, it sounds like.”
And Brooke added: “I mean it’s one of those things, you have to rewatch it because when you’re in there you’re getting hit but you’re also hitting.
“I don’t think I’m experienced enough to think, ‘I’m 100 per cent winning this.’
“But because of the knockdown I can see me winning it but I’ll have to watch it back.
“I was just saying to Paige, we now we get a big money rematch! This is perfect.”
Misfits Boxing co-founder Mams Taylor – manager to YouTuber-turned boxer KSI – revealed the rematch will be run back in the UK, not Dubai, as VanZant believed.
Taylor confirmed: “We’re going to see them back in the ring in the UK.
“Elle came out here on Paige’s turf, now Paige is going to return the favour in the UK.
“It was decided in that very ring moments after the announcement of it being a draw. They both want it. Let’s run it back.”