Elena Santarelli vs Toni Garrn
(Italy vs Germany)
(4-7, 4 KO vs 3-0, 3 KO)
Results: BBU: Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Toni Garrn continues her steady rise through the welterweight ranks as she stakes on veteran Elena Santarelli tonight. The Italian's record hardly inspires elite praise however she thumped Garrn's latest victim Peta Todd not once but twice in her career and BBU TV's Georgie Thompson believes she's a genuine upgrade on the German's path to ultimate success. The Barclaycard Arena audience has no doubts who's the superior woman between these two models yet Elena ignites some bad blood as she refuses to touch gloves with the fellow blonde and launches a vocal tirade in her native tongue which lasts all the way until we hear the opening bell.

Elena Santarelli wears a navy blue bikini set and silver gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Toni Garrn wears a red bikini set and black gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a loose bun at the back of her head. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division.

Round 1:
Toni silences the Italian rival with her initial charge and she really puts some oomph into her jabbing which forces Elena into a quick cover. However there's more to come from the German when she unloads her hooking power and splits Elena's guard at will literally tearing into her face with so much venom it even leaves the partisan crowd stunned! Ugh! Elena needs to react and fast but she simply gets wrapped into a spot of bother well inside the opening minute and can only sidestep away from danger instead of dishing out a proper punishment. Meanwhile Garrn is apparently keen to bash her face right in here and keeps hassling the subdued Italian around the ring for remainder of the round that quite frankly proves to be a whitewash. Toni works overdrive to secure a lightning quick KO but Santarelli holds her ground even though she looks rattled here at the bell.

Round 2:
Elena allowed Toni's extreme punching to take over during the opener but it's her turn to work some hooking magic as she leaps straight at the fellow blonde and tries to take her head off herself. Toni eats a couple of nasty hooks on the nose and suddenly struggles to connect with the counter-punching response which only fuels the older woman's production. Ugh! Some crisp shots now split the German's guard and the crowd witnesses a true turn-around until the local favorite manages to clinch the Italian come the final minute. Both women decide to step back and adjust their stance thereafter but Georgie Thompson thinks there's plenty being left on the table and Garrn in particular should have steamed through Elena's suspicious guard during the final stretch.

Round 3:
It's all about power hitting early in the third again but this time it's the Italian who tries her luck in more productive fashion while the German skims off the top of her shoulder. Toni's lips take a quick pounding which allows Elena to really dominate the opening minute; she wobbles the prospect with a one-two on the temples to boot and suddenly Garrn appears to be hurt! Santarelli whacks her straight up the middle and clips the boobs in the proccess as well but misfires the intended put away shot which allows the younger blonde to clinch her into safety. The ref has a hard time enforcing the rules of conduct here which gives Garrn extra time to recover and when Elena misses more hooking swings in mid-range she responds with a nasty left/right combo on the chin followed by a big shot straight to the breasts. Ugh! Elena loses her footing but stays upright... however her gloves are too slow to raise and she gets NAILED by a vicious hook on the nose that leaves her sagging at the bell.

Round 4:
Elena rushes into another high-octane assault but the lanky German blocks off the initial onslaught before digging more juice to the older blonde's body. Ugh! Santarelli begins to leak too much punches during the opening minute and gets staggered onto her heels while Toni picks her off from close range. She eats a couple of single shots in response but drives forward with more success; she traps the Italian onto the ropes come the final minute and just wades into her body after outworking her over the top. Elena's scattered attacks find thin air most of the time and another big hook on the nose makes her gurgle in disdain at the bell. Cue in more uncensored Italian vocabulary!

Round 5:
Santarelli is so determined to get back at the German she literally walks into a hooking blaze early in the fifth and Toni rattles her into a swollen reality when she cuts her up above the left eye before adding a nasty hook on the lips. Ugh! Elena gets rooted to the spot and misses woefully wide of the mark while Toni cracks a vicious uppercut from the left and adds a hook to the ear that drops the older model into spasms. Oi, Elena! The veteran can't catch her breath anymore and gets SMOKED with a right cross on the nose that puts her FLAT DOWN ON HER BACK!!! The Hamburg audience roars in delight while Elena tries to recover from this ominious experience. She battles back upright at seven but gets caught in immediate hooking barrage that bounces off her face with no proper defense in sight... no love given here from the referee who allows Garrn to finish off her prey... and the German prospect duly pounces on the opportunity as she blasts Santarelli into a jelly mess, the veteran slips down against the ropes and gets wrenched onto her backside with nothing but clean punches knocking her into semi-unconsciousness. KO5 Toni Garrn!!!

AFTER: Toni waves her glove in delight as Elena's head slumps down and leaves the defeated Italian sitting against the ropes. Georgie Thompson reckons Garrn isn't quite there yet to make a proper noise among the welterweight elite contenders but she's put away both Peta Todd and Elena Santarelli this season already and can easily book more challenging fights now. Maybe she shouldn't look at girls like Josephine Skriver or Mathilde Gohler yet but these two seem obvious future rivals for the high-flying German.

During her post-fight interview with Georgie Thompson Toni dismisses the idea of fighting Sarah Brandner anytime soon: "I didn't join BBU to become the best welter in Germany. I want to be the best welter in Europe, period. Sarah's just an overrated bimbo from Bavaria. I'm not interested in testing her out. You'll just have to wait and see what I do next. I'm a freelance talent who doesn't reveal much to the British media!" (laughs).

Final result: Toni Garrn def. Elena Santarelli KO5.