Courtney Tailor vs. Emily DiDonato

Results: Lookout!; Story: Fates

Courtney Tailor: 23 years old, 5’8”, 11-7 since 2017, Odds & Ends Fight Studio

Emily DiDonato: 28 years old, 5’10”, 17-6 since 2017, Fates Boxing

Before:

A big fight at lightweight tonight as Fates’ Emily DiDonato takes on Courtney Tailor from Odds & Ends. Both girls may be on the newer side to the FCBA, but they have both taken the division by storm, and this fight has very clear title implications. Whoever wins immediately becomes a viable contender, and may well be at the front of the line depending on some of the other results tonight.

The two girls come in for their press conference. They lock eyes, staring straight at the other, before they are coerced into their respective seats.

“I don’t care what Emily’s record is,” Courtney says, “She is going up against the next big thing in the lightweight division, and I’m taking names and not taking any prisoners. She can take her brunette Sports Illustrated model physique and go home, because she’s had her time. Tonight is going to be the night I expose her for the has-been that she is.”

Emily picks up her microphone, “A has-been? I’m back in SI this year, which is much better than you. And when I knock your overconfident self out tonight, I’m going to be punching a ticket to the title match, and I don’t care if I have to go against my stablemate in Taylor Swift or Girls Friday’s Kendall Jenner to win that title. I have worked so hard for this, and nothing will stand in my way. Including you.”

Tailor laughs, “Funny, whenever you get close to the big goal you choke. Last November, my stablemate Adriana Lima destroyed you and prevented you from getting that title shot. This month will be no different – new decade, same Emily who can’t finish.” Tailor smirks.

We’ll see,” Emily retorts.

“Really? As I recall, that’s basically what you told Kate Upton and she flattened your pathetic boobs in the JMDD title match. Something, I might add, you don’t even have the ASSETS for.” Tailor cackles as she finishes her insult.

“Oh, you evil-“ Emily gets up but security gets between the two girls before they can start fighting. It will have to wait until the fight.

The arena is buzzing with excitement as the match is announced and the girls make their ways to the ring. Courtney Tailor emerges from the back first, wearing a red sports bra with white gloves and has red trunks with white trim. Emily DiDonato comes out next and has elected to wear a orange sports bra with matching spandex bottoms and blue gloves. Both girls bristling as the ref talks to them, and when they refuse to touch gloves, the ref just calls for the bell.

Round 1:

The bell rings and both girls charge out of their respective corners, wasting no time in firing off powerful punches. DiDonato takes a blow on her chin from Tailor before placing two straights right into Courtney’s face, hitting her nose with the first and then her mouth with the second. Courtney drops backwards and resets, but now the taller Emily is able to use her longer reach, and the brunette beauty goes right back to the blonde’s face before switching over to Courtney’s body, seemingly taking special care to pound Tailor’s rack as DiDo drives Tailor into the ropes with a right-left combo. Tailor squirming in the ropes as DiDonato pounding on the blonde’s body. Courtney gets enough room to connect with a big right to Emily’s jaw and knocks her backwards, allowing the younger girl to escape from the ropes. The two girls exchange in some heavy back-and-forth exchanges until the bell. The two don’t separate until the referee gets between them and sends them to their corners. DiDonato takes the opening round wide, much to the delight of the Fates corner.

Round 2:

If Emily thought she was fighting a pushover, she was sorely mistaken as Courtney charges out of her corner and catches Emily by surprise by feinting left and then throwing a big right that wobbles Emily and the follow-up left sends the brunette’s butt into the ropes, keeping her upright and saving her from an embarrassing knockdown early. Tailor bounds across the ring and hammers away on the model, pounding her as DiDonato struggles to clinch, but eventually does so and holds on for dear life. The ref gets between the girls and gets them apart. DiDonato has a busted lip from the exchange and a look of bewilderment in her eyes as she’s not used to having someone be this physical with her this early on. Courtney senses Emily’s discomfort and goes right back after her, but get preempted by a right jab from Emily, who’s just trying to keep the Texan at a distance. Tailor nevertheless keeps up her pursuit until the bell, even if she takes a bit more from DiDonato than she dishes back. Tailor practically prances to the Odds & Ends corner as DiDo is a bit breathless coming back to the Fates corner, and the battle between the top tier brunette and top tier blonde is all tied up.

Round 3:

The third round starts off slower than the previous two as the two girls settle down, prowling for a weakness in their opponent’s defenses. Courtney strikes first, baiting Emily with a high punch aimed for her head before thumping the brunette model’s chest, knocking Emily back slightly. Courtney steps up and throws a right, but Emily ducks the blow and slams a right of her own into the blonde’s mouth before thumping two blows off of Tailor’s rack in response to her earlier blows. The Texan snarls as the Goshen Goddess advances and uses her extra reach to tag Courtney, finally getting into a rhythm and dissecting the shorter girl’s defenses. Emily makes the most of her tall frame, using her legs to quickly cover distance and strike out with her long arms, popping Courtney in the mouth seemingly whenever the brunette wanted to do so until the bell rings. Emily stares Courtney down after the bell rings before the ref sends the girls to their corners, and Emily takes this one, wide.

Round 4:

Both girls seem to be settling down into their rhythms as they start the fourth – Emily looking to use her height and body size to get advantages while Courtney looks to land haymakers. The two girls trade blows evenly for the first minute, with Tailor starting off the action with a big left after she works herself in close, but DiDo comes back with a right that creates some separation between the girls and she starts to work her reach with her jab. Slide right, jab, drop back. Slide right, jab, drop back. Slide right – and get nailed with a straight left from Courtney that gets followed up with by a right that gets to Emily’s chin, moving her backwards as DiDonato went to the well one too many times and Courtney made her pay. Tailor advances and pounds body, seemingly intent on giving Emily a bruised purple tattoo up her body as Tailor hammers the brunette from her stomach up to her chest and ribs as Emily has the air driven out of her lungs with each blow. The bell rings and DiDo is breathing heavily while Tailor has a mischevious smile on her face after the blonde Texan takes the round, once again evening things all up.

Round 5:

Emily gets a talking to from the Fates trainers in the corner before the fifth round starts and she hangs back at the start of the round, cautiously evaluating Courtney. The blonde Texan advances, keeping her guard up, and once she’s in Emily’s range, the New York brunette lets two jabs fly, the first breaking through Courtney’s guard and the second bouncing off of it and the brunette is exposed. Tailor takes advantage of Emily’s vulnerable position and connects with a right straight to Emily’s mouth. Courtney then pounds a left into Emily’s chest and Emily squirms in discomfort as on comes Courtney with a big right – no, Emily dodges the blow and absolutely smokes Courtney with a left. Tailor is stunned with a blank expression on her face until DiDo smashes a right into her jaw and Courtney staggers back into the ropes and on comes the Goshen Goddess! Emily pounding away on Courtney as the blonde gives up her body and covers up. DiDonato is absolutely thumping Courtney, driving lefts and rights all across her ribs and rack as Tailor desperately hangs on until the bell. Emily stops her blows at the bell, but stands in front of Courtney until the referee steps in when it looks like the two will get into an outright brawl and sends the two girls to their corners. DiDonato wins the round, and you can tell by the way she’s nodding in the Fates corner and listening intently that she thinks she senses a victory.

Round 6:

DiDonato charges out of her corner and opens with a big right swing and absolutely clocks the Texan in her jaw, rocking Tailor backwards. Emily quickly closes the distance with her long legs and throws a big right hammer that Courtney dodges and the Texan plunges leather into Emily’s midriff, driving the air out of the Goshen Goddess’ lungs with an audible groan, forcing the brunette to bend over. Tailor nails Emily’s head while the SI model is in a vulnerable position and sends her staggering into the ropes. DiDonato bounces off the ropes and right into Tailor. Both girls work, short, quick jabs into the other’s body, and Courtney works Emily back into the ropes. Tailor unleashes a barrage of fast blows that pepper the brunette’s body from her stomach to her head as Emily struggles to clinch and Courtney pounds two rights into Emily’s chin before the brunette girl clinches. Tailor wriggles around and gets her arms free enough to hit DiDo in her rack before Emily pulls her in again and holds her until the ref breaks the two girls apart at the buzzer.

“How do you like that, b*tch?” Tailor yells as soon as the two are separated, knowing that she unquestionably got the better of her opponent the previous round.

“I’m going to knock you out,” Emily screams back as the referee gets between the two to prevent any inter-round fisticuffs.

Round 7:

Courtney is out of the Odds & Ends corner quickly and with an unbridled fire of determination in her eyes while Emily is wincing as she steps out of the Fates corner. Tailor coming out strong, bobbing to her left and right as she works her punches, tagging DiDonato’s chin and Emily legs go wobbly! Tailor pounces, hammering rights and lefts into Emily’s chest and ribs when DiDo covers up, knocking the brunette around the ring. Courtney batters Emily backwards until the brunette plants her feet and throws a right that catches Courtney right in the nose. DiDonato throws a left hook – but it only connects with the air as Tailor dodges the blow and now Emily’s head is wide open! Courtney slams a left punch straight into the brunette’s mouth and follows up with a quick right-left to Emily’s jaw, knocking her head from left to right and down goes Emily! Tailor takes an extra second to go to her corner as she stares at her knocked-down opponent and the referee starts to count over the prone Emily. DiDo shakes her head as she pushes herself up to her knees at five and all the way up on her feet at eight. Her lip is busted open again and while she tells the ref she’s good to go, her face tells the story of a woman who has taken some serious punishment. The ref looks at Emily again and lets the fight resume.

Tailor charges at DiDonato and feints left only to smack the brunette with a right and Emily is staggered again. DiDo wobbly on her feet and Tailor launches a straight that barely misses the New Yorker’s head. Emily pounces with a big right of her own that skids off of Tailor’s jaw and Courtney comes back with an uppercut that clips Emily’s chin and knocks her into the ropes! Emily looking to cover up but Courtney smashes her punches straight through Emily’s gloves and the brunette takes a big right to the chin that nearly drops her. Her arms sag and the blonde Texan digs massive punches into the SI model’s rack and body and head. Emily is sagging into the ropes with no response as Tailor is pounding her AND THE REF STEPS IN AND SHIELDS EMILY! It’s over and your winner by a vicious TKO7 upset, Courtney Tailor!

After:

“Told ya, b*tch!” Tailor screams as she walks back to her corner. Meanwhile, Tailor’s punches may have been the only thing keeping DiDonato up as the second that Tailor was stopped the brunette just collapsed onto the canvas. Courtney takes a second to pose and blow kisses to the crowd, but quickly returns her attention to her vanquished foe. Emily is barely conscious and the brunette is holding her right arm across her chest and ribs as she’s propped herself up against the ropes, but her face registers a look of fear as Courtney bends over her.

“Oh, hon, don’t be surprised,” Courtney says in a coddling voice. “You know that you can’t compete with real girls like me, whether that’s at lightweight or JMDD. And speaking of girls, mine are looking for someone to smother.” Emily starts to protest but is cut off by Tailor’s chest pressed against her face. DiDonato’s arms move around for a bit, slapping the blonde Texan’s back, but Emily is just too drained of energy and her body slumps. Courtney gets up, admires her handiwork, taking time to pose over her vanquished opponent before yelling, “Taylor Swift! Kendall Jenner! I don’t care which of you gals wins tonight. I just beat the next girl in line and ended her hopes. Take notice.” Tailor then prances out of the ring as the Fates staff goes over to tend to the fallen DiDonato.

“She was nothing but hype. Nothing.” Courtney says into a slew of microphones after a statement victory that may well catapult her career. “Look, she’s nothing more than a model who has an above-average face and body, and owes her career to SI. I exposed her for the fraud that she is and saved the FCBA universe from having to watch her fight for the title. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to start training for my next victim.” Tailor marches out of the press conference to flashing cameras and columnists who hope to be covering the next big thing in the lightweight division.

Several minutes later, a still shocked and drained Emily DiDonato wanders into the press room to a flurry of photos. DiDonato sits down and lets out of a long sigh before speaking, “First off, I’m going to set the b*tch straight. Otherwise, tough loss and I have to look towards the next one.” Emily seems to be done with her statement and reporters start blurting out questions.

“Will you ever be able to get into the title picture again?”

“Have you peaked?”

“Is Fates exclusively defined by Taylor Swift now and not you?”

The questions keep on coming and Emily seems overwhelmed for the first time in a long while. She shakes her head and gets up, wiping her eyes on the way out.

Courtney Tailor comes through with a statement win while Emily DiDonato suffers a crushing defeat, raising the question of whether or not she actually is good enough to get an opportunity at the title, or if she will forever be the hard luck fighter who can never get it done.