Martha Hunt vs Raffaella Modugno
(United States vs Italy)
(2-4, 2 KO vs 5-1, 5 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Don't be fooled by Martha Hunt's record, she's lost to some of the best welterweights around - on both sides of the Atlantic - and one might argue her schedule was almost unfair by free agent standards but the American remains committed to fighting as tough opposition as possible. Enter Raffaella Modugno, the leggy Italian who was set to elbow her way into a divisional title contention until she was stopped by Alexina Graham back in April. She bounced back brushing the Mersey fan-favorite Abbey Clancy aside but needs a real elite test to prove her upside is truly worth the squeeze.

It's a classic blonde vs brunette rivalry here in the Wembley Arena where the fans are actually divided who is the real favorite. BBU TV's Denise van Outen stays in the blonde camp but warns Martha to look out for those big Italian cannons as Modugno is widely regarded as the harder puncher of the two.

Martha Hunt wears a red bikini set & blue gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a curled ponytail. Raffaella Modugno wears a black bikini set & golden gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curled ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division.

Round 1:
Martha really wants to vent her anger out and jumps into a hectic aerial attack that stuns the otherwise aggressive brunette. Raffaella gets clocked by a couple of big hooks on the mouth and just can't step away in time as the blonde nails her with a vicious follow up straight down the middle. Ugh! Modugno gets outboxed in the center of the ring and slices thin air in response before she drops a meaningful shot... in the groin to actually blow the cover off the feisty American. Martha gets vocal as she seeks more revenge and tears the Italian's high guard to shreds while thumping the fellow model onto the ropes. Raffaella yields real estate and soaks up more hooking menace in the closing stages as Hunt continues to deliver the slugging power to the point she has to be dragged off by the referee at the bell.

Round 2:
More quick-fire aggression from Martha sends Raffaella into a jabbing reboot but the Italian simply can't outmuscle the American in the phone booth and eats more body punches that drop her into visible discomfort down the stretch. Martha maintains the high-octane execution and tries to smack Modugno onto the ropes but gets clinched at the last moment as Raffaella bumps her off in jug-to-jug contact before landing a noteworthy response over the top. Hunt taunts the fellow model verbally and gets away with it as she ducks underneath the aerial blast and drills the brunette's midsection instead. Raffaella avoids getting trapped on the ropes by headlocking the blonde in the center of the ring alas this move earns her an official warning from the ref and Martha still gets the last laugh when she thumps the brunette on the breasts in the closing seconds of the round.

Round 3:
Raffaella has had enough of this blonde domination and decides to slug it right into Martha's face which triggers a dangerous exchange that could turn this fight around at any moment... or just drop the Italian for dead! Hunt takes one nasty hook on the brow ridge but gives it right back to snap the brunette's head back before piercing Modugno's solar plexus as well. She shoves the older model back and reaches out with a quick piledriver only to find thin air as Raffaella spins to the side and whacks the American over the top instead. Ugh! Martha folds forward and eats a quick uppercut blast that reels her onto the ropes where she gets spiked up her cleavage as Modugno digs deep into the breast area and leaves Hunt scowling in pain thereafter. Huh! Kate Upton would be proud of that JMDD rally as the ref has to pull the Italian off her rival while Martha examines her bikini top but she esapes a wardrobe malfunction in the end.

Round 4:
Raffaella tries to double down on the jug muggin' pounce and locks the American into a hectic phone booth where she rips more uppercuts on target to suddenly throw Martha off her stance wholesale. The blonde model looks uneasy getting whacked in the boobs and yields real estate before Modugno stull thumps her onto the turnbuckle where she adds more jug muggin' pressure. Ugh! Martha scythes the brunette over the top but bellows out into loud spasms when the uppercut blast proves too hot to handle and she has to clinch Modugno to halt the beating. However Raffaella shakes her off and drives a left hook into the solar plexus folding the blonde into spasms on the spot. Another harpoon switch pummels the exposed ribcage and leaves Hunt gasping for air at the bell.

Round 5:
Modugno continues on her comeback and tries to plug more leather into the blonde's midsection but she skims off the hip and bumps her chin off the shoulder as Martha rips a piercing series on the boobs herself. Uh-oh! That looks desperate from the American model but she digs her elbow into the brunette's solar plexus and drops more harpoon bombs on target before she beats Raffaella for a quick hook over the top. he tears a small gash under the left eye and triggers a hectic slugging blast as Modugno cries out in pain and responds like she tries to knock Hunt's head off! Both women trade mighty blows until the gash under the brunette's eye gets bigger and Martha still whacks her on the mouth. Uh-oh!! Modugno's knees suddenly go soft and she wobbles forward with a whimper just as the American SMOKES her with a drilling uppercut on the jaw!!! OH NOES.... DOWN GOES RAFFAELLA crashing face-down at the blonde's feet!!! You just don't recover from these kind of punches so even the slowest of counts can't save the Italian pride here! KO5 Martha Hunt!!!

AFTER: Huge win for the American model who plants her foot on the fallen opponent's back and blows kisses to the camera. Working that extremely hard schedule didn't do Martha any favors but tonight's performance might just turn her career around after all. Meanwhile Raffaella's intended title challenge hit another speed bump and she might have to wait for her big opportunity until next season. It's still unclear when Damaris Lewis decides to defend her crown though so even BBU TV's Denise van Outen is unsure how far Modugno drops based on tonight's result!

Official Result: Martha Hunt def. Raffaella Modugno KO5.