Posted by Simguy on 2/15/2003, 8:16 am.
        
 
Before: Thiessen overjoyed at the prospect of a Spears fight - it's the fight she most wanted to make coming off the beach. When asked about strategy, Thiessen is direct: "I'll be tummy-checking her all night long - every round. I'll be putting her butt in the ropes and working her over. She's tried hard to change her image in the ring, but I won't believe it until she's stood up to my punching." Spears more than a little irritated at the suggestion she can't take it inside from Tiffani. "I think she's been out in the sun too long. Anybody who's seen my progression knows I can slug it out with the very best girls in this division if I have to. Last time I checked, Thiessen wasn't one of them." Tiffani in pale blue push up, navy boy cut trunks, white shoes, Brittany in pink push up, black boy cut trunks, white shoes.

During R1: Britney taking a look-see, dancing on the outside, but Tiffani upsets the plans with a wide, searching hook to the tits. Brit takes the bait, outraged at the jug-swipe - she leans in cheek to cheek and these girls stand each other up to rumble. Girls are taking turns, getting off with sexy-short chugging work underneath - hup-hup-hup-hup rhythm as they churn to gut and jug, then taking their beating in return as the opponent answers in kind. Furious give and take, but Spears quick hands and strong legs proving decisive - she's backing Tiffani up, outworking her, landing the extra punch - and they keep going past the bell. Britney pumped, yelling in Tiffani's face as the ref pushes them apart - heaving chests, glaring eyes all around.

R2: Tiffani's got Britney brawling - that's the good news for TAT fans. Bad news is, Britney's getting the better of the grueling trade toe to toe. Girls are taking turns getting underneath and shouldering the other back, stepping forward with short, clubbing strokes, all shoulder and torso-twist on the strokes. Girls keep jutting their chins over one another's shoulder, hoisting in the leather downstairs, curling into jug, occasionally clipping chin when the opponent leans to far forward. Thiessen doing damage, but out punched in close quarters and Britney lets her hear it - Spears ramming Tiff's pre-fight words right down brunette throat.

R3: Ramming, butting, body on body slugging continues - jugs are mugged heartlessly as the girls lean in over one another's shoulders and shrug in the leather. Angry tears streaming down both sets of cheeks - its mindless trading to the bra as both ladies get their digs in. Tiff doubles up a hook, and then hunkers down low with her shoulder. Britney shrugging back tightly clipped lefts and rights, reaching under her girl's arms to body her back.  Result is another round goes to Spears as the girls keep gnawing away after the bell - ref working hard to pry them apart.

R4: Spears trainer losing it, grabbing Britney's tanned thighs and yelling "What's the point of having these if you ain't gonna use 'em? Box this cow and you win this fight - are you listening to me!" Britney responds, creating distance with her legs, showing Tiff the jab - brunette with the right at her cheek, left across her gut tries to close the gap. No jab from Thiessen - she's just trying to walk in - Britney no longer cooperating. Classy blonde stuff - Spears stepping back, potshotting the lead right, cuffing and poking the jab, turning at the ropes and opening up fresh canvas. Thiessen trudging forward, catching on her face - final moments Spears lands a beautiful fade out, rock-in lead right hand pop on the jaw - Thiessen all shook up, wobbly butt. Tiff covers up heart as Britney helps herself to paunch with greedy body punching at the bell.

R5: Britney just cruising - lumping Tiff up and loving it. Spears easing back behind her jab, walking Tiffani into that jolting straight right from the shoulder, then sidestepping her sweet with a little push in the shoulder. Thiessen game, coming forward, but ineffective - she's making it too easy for Spears to potshot, pivot away. Back to back shutouts Britney - Tiffani swelling up, looking punished as she drops her 5th straight.

R6: Tiff breaks up the no hitter. Thiessen finally jabbing with Spears, gets into range without getting touched up and lands some hard right hands upside Spears head to get Britney running. Tiff swatting away with wide hooks, hounds Britney rope-side, bulls in on blonde and starts to work off Spears' chest. Tiffani working methodically - she'll reach her left under Brit's right, plug home bludgeoning rights to breasts and belly, then reach the right under Brit's left, dig home the left. Spears suffering, butt on the ropes, not answering back. Tiffani's looking good, crowd eating it up, and Britney's hurting at the bell.

R7: Tiffani banging away with hard right hands over Britney's jab to get Spears off her toes - Britney fades to the ropes, digs in, and Thiessen sets up shop. Tiffani keeps grinding away, head under Britney's chin, reaching alternate arms around Britney's body while banging her with the free hand. Spears grimacing, fighting back in spots - she can still churn it up with flurries as she leans forward, but she can't get her butt off the ropes. Tiffani slugs on past the bell by bodying up and taunting Spears up close - Britney writhing to get the hated brunette off her.

R8: Britney ramshackle, hands low - she's dancing a bit, looking to swat and cuff, maybe take a round off - Tiffani's got other ideas. Thiessen is walking Britney down, hands up around her cheeks, punching hard, straight shots over Britney's jab and right hands. Spears mistimes a one-two, leaves the 'one' out there and Tiff crashes in over the top with a bashing right hand. BRITNEY GOES DOWN! Spears stunned, wilting to her knees - Tiffani shouting in triumph as she glares down. Spears takes 8, puts her dukes up - and gets tackled hard into the ropes as Thiessen SAILS on in! Tiffani tuff on Brit, chug-chug-chugging to gut, buckling Britney forward, then just keeping up the steady shoulder-churning beat. Thiessen hard eyed as she stares out into the crowd over Britney's back, fists just stuffing and digging, working Britney's tummy, scrubbing her jugs. Spears is beaten groggy bell to bell - Thiessen laying it on thick way late as the ref jumps in with a warning.

R9: Britney clinging to her lead, eyes hollow, mouth open - hungry Tiff Thiessen climbs on for more. Spears unable to keep her distance - she's reaching her left arm under Tiff's right, trying to shoulder the brunette back, but Tiffani keeps working. Thiessen punching inside and out Britney's extended left, bringing fresh tears to blonde eyes as that bra is HAMMERED flat. Tiff mauling & beating Brit along the ropes. Tiff stands blonde up in the corner and goes at her with mindless ferocity. Another Thiessen round ends as the brunette piles on past the bell, Spears sagging into the turnbuckle holding on for dear life.

R10: OH Tiff scorches Britney a shearing counter right hand over the jab, swiveling blonde head and drawing a shout from the crowd! Thiessen bulling in with her shoulder and swinging away to gut - she's just leaning forward, letting her hands go underneath. Spears soaking it up, then digging in and SHE starts slugging back, halting Tiffani's advance AND BACKING HER UP! Spears showing tough down the stretch, grinding heads with Tiffani, hup-hup-hupping to jug as both girls lean forward to work. Tiffani surging in the final minute, taking little half steps back to let Brit fall in and picking her up brutally with the right uppercut. It’s Hammer and tongs after the bell, as girls scrap away on wide spread legs. Sensational brawl comes back a one point duke: TIFFANI AMBER THIESSEN!

After: TAT bawling tears of joy - roaring up off the beach to hand defeat to one of the brightest stars in the firmament. Spears is bawling tears of shock, tugging her manager's shirt with pleading hands and begging for an immediate rematch. This thing ALL Britney through 5, she was beating Tiffani inside and out - breaking the brunette down and looked to be rolling to a 10-0 rout when Tiff drew a line in the canvas. Tiffani not discouraged with Britney's early success inside, found a way to force Britney back in there and continued to work her hard. Knockdown in the 8th the whole fight - what a contest!