KATE HUDSON VS VALERIE BERTINELLI
Kate in tiger print bikini
Valerie in paisley retro bikini, twist tied top
KO6 Kate Hudson

This fight was largely about hyping Val's weight loss program; she was under no pressure from her money guys to beat Kate, because as they said: "Making your fighting weight is what's important to women - even gals who've never gotten into the game themselves want to know that they can get into fighting shape." But for Bertinelli, victory over Kate Hudson became a training camp obsession - perhaps because the expectations were so low. In a little under 18 minutes, Valerie would have her heart broken en route to a crushing stoppage loss between two very appealing and fan-friendly fighters.

Hudson was note perfect. Going directly at the Bertinelli midsection, Katie wasted no time backing the older woman up and establishing dominance at the ropes. Val was a determined vixen - face grimacing with effort as she blocked punishment and answered back to her foe's firm young torso - but this would not be a night when experience would trump vigour. Kate stayed on her girl - crowding her with head and shoulders; bobbing in front of Val to evade Bertinelli counters; battering the brunette with short, muscular punches - hip to head. No one punch did Valerie in: thudding accumulation would see the brunette's form degrade gradually throughout the bout until Kate was simply working Bertinelli over at will.

A stubby right uppercut stunned Valerie - effectively ending her night - but it would take a series of bloodcurdling hooks in the stomach to finally coax Bertinelli to hands and knees. Battered and used up - Valerie broke down into blubbering tears, unable to accept the verdict as the count passed her by.

For Hudson, a tight, well orchestrated, well executed demolition of an overmatched foe. Kate refused to gloat or torment Valerie: Hudson's worn Val's shoes too often in the past to ever be that callous.