Posted by Simguy on 2/25/2005 

Before: Heated prefight - rookie fighters on a collision course for some time now and emotions are running high. "I've been calling Hilarie out for over a year," says Davidson. "She's hidden behind her management, her agent, her publicist - anything to keep from having to deal with me. I was willing to fight her in the WB cafeteria if I had to, so I'm just going to say it: Hilarie Burton's scared to face me. I don't think she really wants this fight but she can't keep putting the fans off. Everyone wants to see me step up and kick her bony blonde ass and I'm glad I'm finally getting the chance."

Hilarie pursing her lips, shaking her head throughout. "If I was scared of anything," Burton responds, "it was of seriously hurting Amy in the ring. I'm sorry, but just look at us. I held my own with Demi Moore. I've got the height, the class - what does Amy have? I didn't want this fight because Amy Davidson has nothing to offer - I don't learn anything from taking her apart, I don't get any respect for doing it. Basically, I'm fighting her to separate myself from her. I'm sorry Amy, but I'm a future champion in this division: you're a future spit bucket girl."

Davidson held back as Burton's jibe sinks in deep, burns hot. Amy in baby blue push up and panties - Hilarie in black pushup, black and red plaid trunks.

During R1: Amy charging out recklessly, crouching with hands at her temples, lunging in, then looping shots up at Hilarie's face. Burton awkward, stepping back, leaning away, hands chest high - she's being stampeded early. Midway through, Davidson's headlong assault catches up to Burton's reeling retreat: swinging redhead lefts and rights clang away to chin as Hilly's backing up and BURTON'S DOWN! Amy's forward mo causes her to trample sprawled blonde: bare feet stomp thigh, outstretched left bicep as Burton groans in protest. Blonde up dishelved, wide-eyed 8 and ON COMES AMY! Davidson pinning her ears back - barrels into Hilarie's chest and comes up swinging. Burton dukes tight at temples, teeth gritted as she rides it out: Davidson belting away teeth bared, stroking lefts and rights wide to head and shoulders, buffetting Burton senseless to the bell. Angry pushing and shoving - taunting from Davidson to Burton: "Who's spit-bucket girl NOW, Hilarie? HUH?" Syren calming shook-up blonde during the break, telling Hilarie, "Give me jabs Hill, back her up - you can do it - she's right there for you..."

R2: Burton overwhelmed again by Amy's kamikaze rushes. Davidson without fear, throwing herself at Hilarie, brazenly swinging from her hips, trying to cash in Burton's chin once again. Hilarie scattered around the ring, reeling backwards, unable to get her feet set or unpack the jab. Midway through, Davidson's relentless pressure pays off again as she finally steps into a bashing right, clapping left to jaw, sprawling Burton goggle-eyed at the ropes. Hilarie hurt again, but it's a wake-up call as rangy blonde FINALLY starts punching. Amy storming in and getting caught a rigid right uppercut on the chops, then scrubbed a rangy left/right across the face as Burton brawls off the ropes. Hammer and tongs - Hilarie finally spreading her feet wide and getting into Amy with some swinging leverage: Davidson still in range however, crouching behind a high guard and answering back with clubbing lefts and rights to long blonde ribcage. Spirited punching after the bell - both ingenues snarling, hotblooded as ref busts it up.

R3: Hilarie stalking forward, now intercepting Amy the pounding jab - Davidson charging in, gets stacked up, rejected as Burton turns the tide. Rangy rights scrape home - Burton driving in with power off the right foot, back with the ringing hook - Davidson taking punches off her face and backing up in confusion. Rubbing, scraping lefts and rights force Amy ropeside - arms crossed, staring into punches - blood starting to seep from nostrils as blonde STRAPS 'em in! Burton snarling, moving from piston-style scrubbing to searing right crosses, ripping left uppercuts - feet wide, rangy leverage pouring from Hilarie's sinewy long lines and DAVIDSON'S HURT! Amy stunned, trying to cover up, but just standing there a helpless target as BURTON HAMMERS AWAY! Blonde unleashed - fists, slender limbs just tearing away at the face and chin, plus she's even able to lean in and get plugging left hands flat against Amy's ribs. REF STEPS IN! Davidson busted up, blubbering, not answering back - she's a trembling wreck as official gathers her up, shelters her from further abuse. Hilarie lifting mitts and bellowing angrily: TKO3 Hilly Burton.

After: Davidson still crying, getting gloves removed when BURTON SPINS HER AROUND AND PULLS HER AWAY FROM HER TRAINER! Kaley Cuoco held back by ringside security, BSE suits shouting "WHAT THE HELL?" at Syren: shrug, cold 'them's-the-breaks' glare from TE head trainer who makes no move to stop the humiliation. Hilarie slinging her right arm around Davidson's neck, left hand thrust high as blonde whoops it up, parades devastated redhead for an ingenue-to-ingenue walk, posing for grinning BLONDE! mag photogs: Amy desolate as it all sinks in.

Postfight, outraged Tractorpull reporters want to know the skinny: "I had to separate myself from Amy," shrugs unrepentant Hilarie. "She's not in my league at all, so it confuses the fans when she calls me out, but she has no business talking about me. You know - I discussed the walk with Cat Bell beforehand and she said it was my call but that she understood my reasons for wanting to do it. I had a chance to break Amy's spirit for good and all, so I took it."

Syren also tapped for comment. "Hilarie's a young fighter - she sees how a lot of the veterans treat each other and maybe she got a little carried away tonight. Normally, showing a girl up after a fight isn't the TE way and I WILL speak to her about this, but when you have a lesser fighter trying to ride a better fighter's coat-tails - you gotta shake that fighter loose. I'm not totally condoning it, but I understand why it was important to Hilarie to put her foot down on Amy in this case." High-handed TE attitude and cold-hearted dismissal from Burton scalding Davidson near term, but seeds of future redhead discontent have been sown: no telling what crop might arise.