Posted by simguy on 10/25/2009, 9:26 am

BEFORE: "Nobody's happier to see Dani come back than me!" Hilary says in prefight - eyes bright at the prospect of mixing it with D. "I always thought I was THE Dani-buster, you know? But she skulked off without taking her medicine, which kind of set me back in the ring. But now I get to shine on her like I always wanted - I can't wait!" Fishel one of the most hunted celebrity fighters in FCBA history: talk of Dani-busting always gets her nostrils flared. "Hilary talks tuff, but she doesn't know what she's in for," Fishel says at podium. "I set pace in my fights; I go tummy: Hilary has no idea of the pressure she's going to face. I've been in tuff - dozens of times: Hilary's never been tested. I think this fight's going to be a real eye-opener for this girl." Hilary in simple brown bikini; black gloves; blonde tangles loose. Dani in gunmetal blue bikini, white gloves; brunette tangles loose.

During R1: Mirror images: girls weaving side to side on approach, gloves pressed into hollows of the cheek. Dani greets Duff via right roundhouse in the hip; Hilary answers clubbing right in Dani's left shoulder: girls dig in, get to work. Side to side dippin'-n'-bumpin' - girls looking to get angles on one another's flanks, each bouncing heavy leather off offending hips/ribs. Hooks for Dani start taking Hilary in her tummy: Duff answers in kind, snap-bouncing juicy lefts off Fishel's paunch. Dani roams up top via tightly-curled hooks to jug: Hilary snarls, clobbers back righty to jug, finishing up with tight hooks with plenty of shoulder on follow-through. Grunting, panting - girls nudging and rubbing when they're not getting off. Bit by bit it's Hilary: Fishel the girl getting bumped off her stance, then stepped-to as Duff's able to come forward. Stubborn fighting keeps Fishel's back well clear of ropes - but she takes the worst of the first.

R2: Girls weaving on approach - each looking to dip to one side and release hard to opposing flank, getting in behind either elbow. Fishel deliberately breaking off short, flat-knuckle punches to Duff's biceps this round, hammering as Hilary's defences. Dani hooking paunch; putting her left shoulder into Hil's chest and easing her back: Fishel starting to step forward and be bossy. Duff grimacing, getting outworked: Dani bashing away, bumpin'-n'-gruntin' as girls are rarely apart for more than a second or two. No clinching: fighters electing to keep elbows in, crouch-and-cover while the other's punishing her in bruising trade. Bell: Dani digs an extra right hand to Duff's paunch - glaring to let Hilary know what's what as ref jumps in.

R3: Dani's jugs go on sale as Duff bangs rack early. Short, brutal hooks - Duff turning over her left hand tidy, getting the forearm in there, bumping Dani off with the shoulder, walking her down. Fishel's back hits ropes for the first time: she's a flustered beauty, forming earmuff, trying to protect her breasts, but giving up some waistline to do so. Duff hooks paunch; hooks behind right elbow; bashes short right hands to scalp/left flank; bumps the left shoulder; hooks jug tidy. Dani grumpy: she's butt in ropes, getting bullied as Duff just squares away all jiggly and busy. Bell to bell Hilary: Dani can't get her rump off ropes - sponging it tuff from a hardhearted Duff. Bell: Duff got the message from last round - she doesn't stop working Dani until ref physically steps in.

R4: Dani renegotiating - hooking out of her crouch to get after Hilary's tummy. Duff holds her ground, munching body-leather, then banging back: crowd roaring as li'l jigglers plant feet, bob up and down, and swap whack midring. RIGHT HAND, DUFF! Hilary catches Dani a short, chopping overhand right neat to cheek: Fishel stops punching, momentarily stunned...Duff hooks Dani viciously behind right elbow to celebrate. DANI'S CRIPPLED! Fishel in sudden agony - face pinched, elbows tight to her body as she backs away: Duff hopping after with eager eyes. Final-minute bruising for Dani: Duff able to square away again, work the beef via brutal, non-stop bump-n'-slug. Hilary rough with Dani, ragdolling the wilting veteran, breaking her down: ref has to step in after the bell to pull Duff off. "TOO STRONG!" Hilary shouts as official's bundling her away.

R5: Dani frazzled, sullen - she's cranky when Duff hurtles in, tackles her to ropes to set a withering pace. Fishel sluggish...hands at temples, butt in ropes: she's just hunching forward, being stoic as Hilary squares away to work. Duff baring teeth, pinning her ears back: first minute a job of work to beat Dani's flanks/biceps in systematic fashion - just softening Dani up. Second minute - Hilary begins reaching in under Dani's arms, chesting her deep to ropes, actively pulling apart the guard to work tummy/tits via short, shrugging left hooks or uppercuts. Dani groaning, really sponging it up: finally, in the third minute, she swallows her pride, starts tying up Hilary behind the elbows. Bell to bell Duff - she gets a tummy on Dani and really works her over - tucking some insurance right hands into Fishel's midsection late until ref moves in. "YOU'RE LIKE PUDDING!" Duff shouts: Dani hugging her body grumpy.

R6: Duff bouncing in to work...Dani jabs her! Fishel dukes up, weight on front leg - she pumps stick, pivots to her left, showing a little veteran versatility. Duff rebuked - she turns, regroups, attacks...Dani jabs Duff's face back, jabs into her body, then pivots to turn Duff's right flank. Fishel not exactly comfy with the look, but she knows how to box: she's getting off first, forcing Duff to move her feet. By the second minute - Dani's mixing jabs well head and body; to this she adds straight, stubby right hands, often to Hilary's mouthwatering rack. Bell to bell Dani: not a lot of damage done, but she keeps Duff out on the end of stiff, straight punches to stabilize the front.

R7: Dani continues with boxing look: Hilary bending at the waist, weaving, moving her head better. Takes a minute, but Duff finally forces her way inside: they're rubbin' foreheads, bumpin' shoulders again as girls revert to form. In bitter toe-to-toe slugging - slowly but surely - it's Duff! Dani grimacing as Duff gets the better of her, backs her to ropes, jostles her, then works her over. Crowd buzzing: Dani crossing her arms, visibly demoralized as punches hammer off her torso/skull/shoulders. Duff brawny with the left shoulder - just bumping Dani against her crossed guard, then shoveling on the hurt. Sarah Carter tweets from ringside: "Dani's getting her rump roasted thru 7 by Hils. I knew it!"

R8: Dani with arms crossed right over left against her body: she's crouching/bobbing forward, hooking viciously for Hilary's waist. Duff surprised: she's backed up to the apron early, eyes wide at Fishel's still considerable sock. Fishel hammering both flanks - brawny arms shivering as she beats her stocky foe - Dani making a bold bid to turn the tide. Duff suffers for two minutes, but starts placing right uppercuts body and jug on Dani late. Fishel stymied, backed up to midring as Hilary answers stout.

R9: Dani in the crossed arm - bobbing her way forward, hooking hard from the crouch: she backs Duff up again at the open. Stubby right hand to chin catches Duff, knocks her into ropes: Fishel immediately dives in tummy-to-tummy, making Duff take weight. Fishel keeping hips back while pressing head against Duff's shoulder: Dani wants room to chug away downstairs. Duff grimacing, cranky: she struggles to reach underneath and turrrrn Dani into ropes in spirited wrestled sessions. Fishel proves more determined - always wrestling Duff back down in the clinch, pushing and bumping on her, then getting back to stuffing home punches. Thumping stuff: Dani smearing Duff ropeside, smothering her while jamming in leather: poor Hilary just can't get her weight forward. Bell: Dani pressing in on Duff, pushing repeat right hands into paunch until ref takes a hand.

R10: Dani crouching forward in crossed arm...Hilary digs in to receive, using heels of her hands to push Dani in her shoulders, keeping her off. Hilary chucking left uppercuts/left hooks off the push - punches picking Dani up or skidding off her scalp. Fishel slamming back hooks from the crossed arm - batting Hils loud in the flank: Duff ignores it, stands her ground, keeps pushin'-n'-punchin'. Duff doing good work digging in: Dani can't push Hilary back, and she's getting gradually outpunched as Duff retains initiative. Hilary putting 'em together tidy, helping herself to pudgy rack via busy left hands as a bonus. Comes back UD10 Hilary Duff!

After: Dani crestfallen: she's beaten by a self-proclaimed Dani Buster, in a fight fought largely on Dani's own terms. "I powered through her tonight," Duff crows - happy and shiny with her biggest win to date. "We met midring, and she broke...when her back hit ropes that first time, I knew I had her. Her body's not that strong - I knew I was hurting her consistently and wearing her down - and her punches didn't bother me at all. She thinks she's too good shoulder-to-shoulder, but I showed her: nobody's tuff as Hilary Duff when you get on the inside!"