Emma Roberts versus Jessica Lowndes (Flyweight Title)

Vs.

Jessica Lowndes (Challenger)
(35, 5’3, 65:26:1 FCBA, Lioness Club of America)

Results: Lookout!; Story: Caspian & The Dollhouse

BEFORE:
"Ms. Princess of the Beach" here has earned her title shot fair and square, I'll give her that,” Flyweight champion Emma Roberts speaks first during the pre-fight presser, but somehow her words don’t seem as sincere as her chosen tone. “But my title and this belt is the real deal, unlike her dumb made up title that's fought over by a bunch of dumb hoes. I'm giving her the shot today because I still don't have her name on my list of victims, and it's about freaking time I fixed that. I wish you good luck Jess, but the REAL champion is going to punch all the air out of you and your fake tits today.” Emma smirks and pets her championship belt resting on the table in front of her. “This beauty isn't going anywhere."

And there you have it, folks, the REAL Ice Queen, who has probably never complimented a single soul in her life besides her own. For Roberts, this bout will mark her third title defense, and one can’t blame her, really, for wanting to hold onto the belt, given how long (and hard) she’s labored before finally seizing it.

Across the room, Lioness Alpha Jessica Lowndes doesn’t look too impressed with the smaller blonde’s words, however, given her own impressive track record in the ring. She probably sees the Dollhouse superstar as a desperate champion trying to cling onto the top prize for dear life, and that only makes her more likely to be dethroned.

"I mean...Didn't I already kick your ass before, Emma? TWICE? Where is all this confidence coming from?” Lowndes laughs, which draws a scowl from Roberts. “Look, you've had your fun, defended your title twice against mediocre competition and all... but...you know...you’re fighting a REAL threat this time. Everything comes to an end, and I'm definitely ending your title run today, sorry not sorry. Your insults only drive me to go harder on you. Can't wait to get that belt off your smug ass."

The staredown moments later is understandably intense, with both fighters striding up to each other and posing with their fists raised up high and aimed for the chin and cheek. The height differential is a little noticeable, with Jessica’s two inches on the champ having factored into her winning the first two fights before. But just like Roberts said, there’s a first time for everything, and just as how she won the Flyweight straps, the pundits have her at a slight favorite today in defending her title.

Much later, we’re back in the beach and both competitors are squared up at opposite ends of the ring, fists up and fighting stances on stand-by. In the challenger’s corner, Jessica Lowndes has gone all black in a black bikini, matching black gloves, her dark hair braided. In the opposite corner of the sandy ring, The champion - Roberts is clad in a pink and white bikini, wearing white gloves, her long blonde hair in a pretty bun as she bounces in place staring murder at Lowndes from across the ring, eager to get her 3rd title defense started and over with as quickly as possible.


There’s the wave of the referee’s hand, and HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Flyweight action! This here’s for the Unified Flyweight title!

ROUND 1:
Emma MUST win this third clash between these two hellcats, knowing full well that the Lioness fighter has bested her twice before. She starts off slow, choosing caution instead of rushing in and asserting herself like she usually prefers. However, Lowndes has anticipated this, and decides to use the champion’s hesitancy against her, along with her longer reach advantage, to just pummel the Ice Queen with a constant stream of jabs, left and right combos just sinking into her arms from the opening minute, quite confident that she ain’t gonna swerve in to get in close and in her face. As a result, Roberts’ strategy of staying clear sort of backfires, as she keeps eating shots off her tummy, and when she moves her guard low to protect, to her face as well, with the super fluid and veteran fighter like Lowndes able to swap her stance on the fly and let her fists sail in fast and stinging. Late round, however, and Roberts gets the memo, starts throwing counter-punches in tandem with the challenger’s attacks, snarling after she takes another right hand squished to the lips but then POWERS a right cross through and through -- SMACK! It lands clean on Jessica’s nose, which snaps her head back, and then sneaks in a couple more whacks to the body before the bell rings to end the opening round. Definitely not the performance she’d initially expected, with the challenger taking it close still.

ROUND 2:
A little unused to seeing Roberts so disciplined and defensive, but that’s her intelligence right there, able to adapt and swapt her tactics to meet the demands of the situation. She fends off a few more combos early on, with Lowndes still rubbing her nose and coming in a little more cautiously as well, with the first minute actually seeing Roberts able to not just block her incoming attacks, but then counter with low hooks that thud off Lowndes’ toned stomach and ribs, earning several scowls from the Lioness. But the brunette’s also a cunning operator, allowing her body to soak up the punishment before planting a straight cross right to the Ice Queen’s kisser, rocking her head back with an UGH! More follow-up strikes just chase Roberts backwards, with Lowndes again relying on her superior reach to land more punishment before Emma can get out of range and cover. So far, things don’t look too swell for the champ, who finds this third fight again slipping away from her bit by bit. Only this time, it’s much, much worse, with the actual title belt left on the line. Emma’s solution is to play the game even more defensively, turtling up and protecting her head from incoming fire, but this just emboldens Lowndes to pick up the pace of her attacks, and almost DRIVE the champ into the ropes before the bell rings. Roberts is seen and heard scowling to her corner on her return, both at their lack of direction and flawed strategy that has seen her lose two rounds in a row now.

ROUND 3:
This lack of close quarters engagement is still jarring, with Lowndes making several, sudden forays into Emma’s space, but the champ chooses to simply skirt the ropes and keep her distance, and where necessary, absorb the challenger’s punches with her raised, locked arms. The audience ain’t used to seeing the Ice Queen caring so much about not getting hit, and are themselves getting restless from what they expected to be an all-out slugfest. Well, cry Roberts a freakin’ river, with the only thing on her mind being ultimate victory over her foe and another title defense firmly under her belt. Slowly, her patience pays off, as she’s better able to snap punches back into Lowndes’ face, blocking the Lioness’ attacks both high and low before responding just when she wasn’t expecting: a low hook smacked to the tummy to stun, another wild haymaker sent high and connecting with the side of her head to dazzle. Late in the round, however, Lowndes herself grows frustrated with the lack of progress, and begins to throw even MORE aggression at the problem, with mixed results. Flurry after flurry flies in to Emma’s face, with several ending up snapping into her forehead and body, and though arguably the Lioness takes loads more punishment in return, the Dollhouse champ ends the third with another ripping and roaring right hand that catches her clean on the jawline, making her steady uncontrollably. Best round so far for Roberts, but the road is still long and bumpy ahead.

ROUND 4:
Long-term strategy here has Lowndes not just running out of steam from her constant chasing, but beginning to question if the energy expenditure is worth the effort if she keeps getting dinged by big punches back. Roberts makes each of her rushes and advances costly enough, continuing to rock in sudden swings outta nowhere, landing her shots when Lowndes just ain’t paying attention, another left hand swung to the temple, which gets intercepted, which is then is followed by a right swing to the body packed into the ribs, bending her at the waist and again sending her stumbling to the side with a groan. Her patience is slowly paying off, with Roberts looking to even the scoreboards by the end of the fourth, then slowly deciding when it’s time to pounce back and dominate. One can almost tell that the Ice Queen is itching to do just that, having to control her moments and suppress her rage for the time being. But if it allows her to land more punches in the long-run, all she needs to do is stay the course. Final minute and Lowndes has had enough of playing around as well, choosing to mirror the Doll’s movements and keep herself at arm’s length, falling back on her longer reach to trade leather with her from afar. She lands a few jabs to Emma’s face but they aren’t nearly enough to turn the tide, and Roberts walks away with another big round of sweet redemption.

ROUND 5:
If slow and steady wins the race, then Roberts is looking to be one hell of a hot snail. At least for the opening minute, she stays away, and the problem is, Lowndes does exactly the same thing, with the two competitors only trading the occasional jab from afar and appearing more than content to catch their breaths and recuperate for now. The crowd is getting restless once more, and perhaps Emma herself is considering if now’s the time to strike and make her comeback statement. Slowly, she pushes forward, several steps taken, flicking that right hand out towards Jessica’s head, hoping to beat her back. But Lowndes has other ideas, backing away, yes, but slowly also deliberately drawing the champion in, even taking a couple of punches straight to her lips and cheek to sell the show, before suddenly pivoting forward -- POW! A right hand sails back and through, catching Roberts clean on her face! The glove disappears into half of her cheek, which gets turned to the side, with the Doll’s expression still registering the shock! OUCH! ALL DOWNHILL FOR HER after, as Lowndes roars after her, laying into the poor girl with more clefting lefts and rights, short, snappy hooks crashing into the sides of her head, then packed low into the waistline in alternate fashion, each wicked combo pushing the battered blonde closer towards the ropes! All Roberts can do is use the ropes for support and cover up, as Lowndes POURS in the punches in the final seconds of the round, doing her utmost best to try and send the champ down to the sand! But thankfully, Roberts stays afloat, looking worse for wear when the bell finally rings and Lowndes has to be pulled off by the referee. There’s both rage and weariness on her face, her cheeks having turned a bright shade of pink from the abuse, as she stumbles back to her corner, breathing hard. She’s managed to survive this setback, but it’s such a shame indeed, with her recent efforts to turn the tide having borne fruit, until they didn’t!

ROUND 6:
One thing’s for sure: Emma Roberts needs to do something else if she wants to stake her comeback in the second half of this fight, and fighting with a purely defensive posture ain’t gonna win you any matches for too long, especially against a wiley opponent like Lowndes. First minute and we see more than a few clashes, especially after the relatively slower pace of the first five. Lowndes tries to rush the Doll down again but meets a hailstorm of returning fists, with Roberts hoping to surprise the challenger and plant unexpected leather into her face and body. But of course, this also leaves herself exposed to return fire, and after the initial shock of Lowndes taking a couple of stiff thumps to her sides and arms, the Lioness gets into a swerving and groovin’ motion of weaving her head and upper torso, slipping past another of Roberts’ overhands that’d threatened to take her head off if it landed. Instead, the Princess of the Beach slowly begins to outpunch our champion, jolting Emma’s head to the side with another rocking hook to the cheek, another one rising up from her hip-level and landing clean as f*ck to the side of her jawline, making her WOBBLE uncontrollably! Ouff! Roberts is suddenly stunned, FIGHTING back for dear life, backing away but continuing to hammer and pound back, hoping to keep her foe at bay, but Jessica Lowndes WANTS this win badly, ignoring the punches and JUST KEEPS COMING IN! A step-in uppercut to the stomach cuts the Ice Queen in half, folding her over with a loud houfff, with Emma’s eyes snapping open and her mouthpiece left sticking between her lips, before ANOTHER hook swivels her head clean about, before sending the rest of her CRASHING down to all fours by the ropes!! It’s one heck of a KNOCKDOWN for Jessica Lowndes!

What a performance so far from the challenger, who has systematically dismantled the champion’s strategy before our eyes! She’s beaten Roberts at her own game at every step of the way, and utilized her strengths to secure a knockdown and no doubt another wide performance here in the sixth. Roberts ain’t out yet, for sure, but her eyes are flashing with rage and uncertainty as she struggles to push herself back off the sand, all her tactics and efforts to play it safe thus far left her in shambles, as the Lioness skirted around them with ease to push herself into a more-than-comfortable lead on the scoreboards, EVEN if the Doll manages to survive this knockdown attempt. Slowly, she gets back up, taking as much time as she can take before steadying herself by the count of 8. Roberts growling at the referee after he stupidly asks her if she intends to continue, before stepping back and shrugging, signaling for the final minute of the round to commence!

Murder flashing in Lowndes’ eyes as HERE SHE COMES, looking to mop up and call it a night with a 3rd victory against The Ice Queen! A heavy barrage of strikes pounds in from the resumption of the bell, with Lowndes throwing caution to the wind as she pummels away at the shorter blonde’s frame, alternating between wide swings for the fences and hooks aimed for her head, before reaching under her protective arms to sink more leather into her braced tummy. But Roberts has been in tougher spots before, and she grits her teeth and holds onto her marbles, aiming to protect her chin from more damage whilst weathering those body attacks with her braced taut abs. Sure, she’s getting the stuffing beaten out of her, folded over repeatedly with her butt pressed to the ropes in the final seconds, with Lowndes just gleefully packing leather into her navel and sides, hoping it’ll be enough to send the blonde down again. But no cigar - Roberts stays upright and breathing hard, her face twisted in a snarl, as the two gals are forced to return to their corners for the final quarter of this championship bout!

ROUND 7:
Dollhouse corner looking worried as hell for their fighter, with Emma’s spirit leaving her body the more rounds she concedes to the challenger. The score is lopsided at this point, and they know that she’ll need to not just dig deep to survive the remaining three rounds, but absolutely DOMINATE if she doesn’t want to leave the decision about the fate of the belt up to the judges. Roberts knows this fact well enough herself, snapping at her corner after they attempt again to give her direction, huffing that she’ll do it her f*cking way from now on. Lowndes watches the spectacle from across the ring with a growing smirk, and as the bell rings, it’s clear that the Lioness challenger is prepared to finish this fight and finally win her 2nd flyweight title after 9 long years. She CROSSES the ring with surprising speed, those lean legs striding forward and immediately pounding away on Roberts’ arms and body with left-right-left combos, seeking to pin her down to the ropes and beat the last vestiges of fight from her withering frame. But the tenacious Ice Queen isn’t done yet. Roberts lets out several grunts as she backs away, locking her arms and once more protecting her face and head, but also occasionally shooting out short, snappy return jabs that catch Lowndes clean on the nose, the first time shocking the Lioness as her head snaps back, but the second, third, and fourth time suddenly driving home the point her opponent ain’t quite finished with her just yet. Lowndes in turn is having difficulty breaking down her last defenses and scoring with bigger, fight-ending punches, each of her crosses or uppercuts packed into Emma’s arms and guard, dinging the Dollhouse girl with a jolt and shudder to the side, but never breaking them apart, allowing Roberts to quickly reset and regroup, then rock her back with her own ammunition. Bell rings and it’s Lowndes who looks stunned and red-faced, looking as though she’s put in her absolute ALL into trying to end this fight here and now, only to come out short. Roberts allows herself a little cheer and shout as she returns to her corner, having not just weathered the storm, but taken the round wide. She needs to keep this level of one-sided scoring up for the remaining 3 rounds if she hopes to return to the winner’s column, though!

ROUND 8:
We’re in the eighth and both girls are still standing, with what started as a dominating opening for Jessica Lowndes now been thrown wide open, the Lioness heaving with exhaustion and definitely coming out of the corner a whole lot more slowly. Roberts in fact is the fighter who looks spurred on, both to seize advantage of her opponent’s vulnerable sluggishness by slamming combos into her face that rock her about and back, and though Lowndes puts up a fight of her own, it looks like she really needed a few more minutes of rest after the previous two rounds because her punches seem to lack the same power and purpose as before, as they ram into the champ’s face but do little to deter her from asserting herself as the new aggressor here. Roberts perhaps is running on pure adrenaline, suddenly seeing her chance to pounce and just like her foe before in the last round, puts it ALL on the line. She hammers away at the Lioness’ toned midsection, occasionally going up high to rock another hook into her guard, bit by bit throwing her further into disarray and panic, the body punches soon adding up as Jessica’s body lurches forward from each strike, threatening to throw her downwards with her legs trembling badly. Snarling, Emma keeps up the pressure, just getting iN HER FACE and letting her fists do the shouting, snatching more leather at every inch of her frame that isn’t protected, before slowly pushing her arms out of the way and delivering nastier shots across her face and temple to send her spiraling into the ropes, the brunette’s body spinning and spinning on failing heels. Lowndes has just a minute left on the clock if she wants to survive this and make it to the ninth, but she gets NAILED by another hook to the temple, which literally JOLTS her head and upper torso over the top rope clean, eyes rolling into the back of her head as she begins to SINK downwards to the sand! But not before the Ice Queen CONTINUES pounding away at her gorgeous face, snarling as she batters Jessica the entire way DOWN! It’s a brutal, return KNOCKDOWN for Miss Roberts, who lets out an adrenaline-filled shout and ROAR, before strutting back to the neutral corner! The referee rushes in to start the count, but Lowndes looks completely OUT LIKE A LIGHT, lying face down near the ropes, eyes closed, her once pretty face battered and glued to the sand, arms resting lifelessly on the sand above her head, her cheek pressed down and a long line of spittle pooling at her puckered lips as her gumshield flops out of her mouth! Lowndes is finished and the ref knows it as he waves his arms calling for the bell! It’s OVER via KO8! The Ice Queen retains!

Official Result: Emma Roberts defeats Jessica Lowndes via KO8! Emma Roberts is STILL the Flyweight champion!

AFTER:
A loud mixture of cheers and boos echoing throughout the beach - Lowndes fans in utter shock as their fighter lies motionless on the sand after dominating a large portion of this fight and looking to be on her way to her 2nd ever title win.

Not if you ask Roberts, who admittedly looks utterly exhausted as she leans against the ropes for support, trying to keep herself from going down to the sand too after going all out to finally take this dangerous challenger down.

The Ice Queen takes a few moments of hanging on to the top rope to fix her breathing, all the while maintaining a cocky ‘I won’ smirk on her pretty yet heavily bruised face, before she finally lets go of the ropes and raising her right arm in triumph, to the loud cheers of her fans all around!

Roberts takes a victory lap around the sandy ring, grabbing her championship belt from her team along the the way and coming to a stop when she reaches Lowndes beaten form on her way back. The victorious Emma places her white boot on Jessica’s upper back, applying pressure and cruelly crushing the Lioness Alpha’s torso down to the sand, causing Jessica to wake up ever so slightly, moaning softly under Emma’s boot as the Ice Queen takes her victory pose, one arm on her hip and the other raising her championship belt up high to the cheers of her ecstatic fans! “Guess I’m also the new Princess of the Beach now.” She sneers down with a smirk at the semi-conscious Lioness, before suddenly changing her mind. “Actually Jess, I’ll let you keep your little pathetic made up title. Don’t EVER say I’m not nice.”

And with that, another successful title defense is in the books for Emma Roberts. And as the Lioness team rushes in to take care their slowly awakening fighter, Emma is already on her way out of the ring, all smiles as she celebrates with her team, her belt proudly resting on her shoulder while she makes her way backstage, completely ignoring any kind of attempt from reporters to get a few words out of her about today’s fight. That’s the Ice Queen for you folks – Emma rarely has time for useless pleasantries!

Join us again next month for Emma’s 4th title defense! Who will be the next lucky (or unlucky, based on Jessica’s current condition...) girl? Stay tuned to the FCBA to find out!