1. Lily Collins vs Katherine McNamara (Flyweight)

(Results: Lookout!, Words: Caspian)

1. Lily Collins vs Katherine McNamara (Flyweight)

Lily:
(28, 5’6, 112, 15:3 FCBA, VIXENs)


Katherine:
(22, 5’4, 0:1 FCBA, Free Agent)


BEFORE:
Ms Lily Collins is certainly *the* one to beat in recent times, coming of a victory over potential hall-of-famer Natalie Portman and then *another* win over Danielle freakin’ Campbell. It seems like the only one who can take this girl down is Vanessa Hudgens her-devilsome-self. The pair were set to clash one more time this year, until Collins turned around and decided to face… Katherine McNamara… of all people instead? Pundits left scratching their heads at this odd choice, especially with plenty of speculation that Collins should be going for the gold at this point in her career, and not beating up some easy, unknown redhead.

“I’d beg to differ on that assessment, thank you very much…” McNamara insisting with a wag of her finger to silence her critics. “Easy and unknown? It’s not like ‘Lily Collins’ rings any bells either, you know? Far from shying away from a challenge, I relish it. It’s an excellent way to test myself against a future number one contender.”

Lily of course remaining defiant in the face of such criticism, shouting back at a reporter in the audience when he asks her a similar question.

“I get to pick my f*cking opponents. Not you. F*cking me. And if I want to punch Katherine’s face in over and over, that’s my prerogative.”

Testy testy, though we’d certainly empathise with her situation, her one true enemy that is Vanessa Hudgens currently preoccupied with plenty of nemeses of her own.

Girls face off for the cameras but it proves to be uneventful for once. Lily in a red bikini and black leather gloves, whereas Katherine in a faded pink lace bra and panties, drawing plenty of hoots and whistles. HERE we go with the opening bout of the night and ten rounds of Flyweight action!

ROUND 1:
McNamara looking like hot stuff in the opening round, and we’re not just talking about her hair. She jumps forward with repeated thrusts of her fists forward, stunning Lily on the forearms early on. Bet the Brit hadn’t expected to be in the fight of her life so soon, so badly! Collins refusing to cede the round so easy, however, coming back with rapid strikes to the redhead’s nose later in the round, which snaps the head back at awkward angles, bringing tears and yelps to McNamara’s lips. Lily hellbent on not letting her opponent run freely, but even she can't compete with her opponent’s early offensive charm. The results come in at the end of three minutes: and Kat taking the first round by a small margin! Who knows? Maybe this girl *does* have what it takes to beat the odds?!

ROUND 2:
One thing good about Lily Collins is her adaptability and cunning. The girl is fit as f*ck but of course will always pale in comparison to the sturdier, heavier girls in her weight class. The Brit makes up for the shortcomings by having the intelligence (and meanness) of a fox. She’s mixing up her attacks in the second round, charging forward at the bell and stunning McNamara with some jabs to the face. Redhead reeling and defending, but looks pressured as she prepares for an onslaught… which doesn't come… Lily scooting backwards, goading the American with two fists gesturing inwards. Kat obliging, trying to return the favour with jabs of her own, which quickly turn into power crosses. Of course, Collins not letting anything through, fully prepared to absorb, before resuming her assault as though nothing happened. We’re not gonna lie - Kat looking like a cat being played with here by her own prey, but at least she’s taking the punches on her guard instead of the face. By the time the dust settles, the crowd is praising the redhead for some equal efforts in there, able to hang and bang back with someone as dangerous as Collins is no joke.

ROUND 3:
Katherine proving to be Lily’s equal thus far, but of course we’re still only in the third round, and stranger things have happened before. Lily sticking to her bait-and-switch strategy here, first holding back and allowing Kat to come to her. Katherine flicking jabs her way, trying to set up something even more powerful, but before she can pull back to swing a hook into the head, Lily’s just f*cking faster, JAMS a right hand up into the redhead’s chin, sending her head backwards and torso stacked upwards, before a right hook CATCHES the girl right on the cheek and BLOWS her clean to one side!! OUCHIE!! It’s all downhill for Kat all of a sudden as she scrambles to stay on her feet at this point… Lily on her in an instant, defying the deafening roar of the crowd and just concentrating her mitts on the redhead’s torso and guard! Bell rings before she can come full circle, however, taking the round wide but failing to put her girl down this round! Audience still on their feet, hooting and cheering, as Lily gulps breaths back to corner - a good effort for her but we wonder if she’s underestimating Katherine’s stamina here...

ROUND 4:
But honestly, Katherine not looking any better as we start the fourth, hunched over and her body clearly working in overtime. And we’re not even pass the middle mark of this fight yet! To Lily Collins, it’s a walk in the park as she saunters forward to finish off her handiwork. Left and right hooks start landing in unison on the guard, as Kat’s like a leaf in the wind, being blown about as it directs and commands! Bad showing for the redhead and she needs to do something quickly. Suddenly, there’s a gurgle from the clinch as an uppercut chops into the chin, and then ANOTHER lands square, and suddenly, it’s Lily’s head getting SNAPPED back to kingdom come! UGHH. Collins forgetting that her little foe still has some bite in her! Those double shots really rocked her hard and she’s forced to pause the attack. Katherine taking a deep breath of her own before launching herself after her, paying her back with shots down the middle of forearms before drilling her fists into the tummy! Girls end up in a sloppy clinch by the end of these three minutes, both taking and receiving, but end result is Lily Collins blubbering in her opponent’s arms, drawing wheezing breaths. What-ever happened to her so-called dominance? Ms Hudgens must certainly be laughing her ass off backstage at this debacle!

ROUND 5:
Suddenly it doesn't look so crazy anymore that McNamara might win this. Of course, pundits conjecturing that that combination was based on pure luck, and it was part-error on Collins’ for underestimating her opponent. Well, let’s see what happens next. Girls showing some hesitation into the first minute, not daring to fly forward and eat another unlucky haymaker to the cranium. Lily surprisingly recovered sufficiently enough to start jabbing constantly at Kat’s head, forcing her to focus on her fast hands. It’s testament to Lily’s resolve in this fight - she’s been through HELL of a lot worse, we know. And suddenly, Katherine looks raw, green, and out-matched, quickly getting driven backwards about the ring from the constant stream of punches. She’s taking punishment on her body, chest with those errant hands that slip in to land on the nose and lips. A right hand hand sails in from the side and BANGS off the chin hard - THAT’S IT!! MCNAMARA’S WOBBLING!! Roar from the crowd but nary a sound from Lily’s mouth as she just barrels forward into her, continuing to land punches left right center!! A last combi of repeated uppercuts to her belly leaves Katherine gasping! Her knees shake and she DROPS to the canvas!! Referee hovers over the poor girl but she ain't stirring from that fetal position on the ground! IT’S OVER!

Official Decision: Lily Collins defeats Katherine McNamara via KO5!

AFTER:
The result of this match simply a confirmation of our suspicions: Collins continues to dominate her opponents, whoever and whenever they come! What's more in doubt is what the vicious Brit plans to do about her status in the near future? Does she want the gold? Does she want to reach #1? Or does she simply want another shot at Hudgens?

Suddenly, the question seems to be answered on her behalf, because HERE. COMES. HUDGENS. Good lord! Has she been waiting all along in the rafters?? Lily grimacing as she doesn’t expect an attack from behind, and before the crowd’s ROAR manages to tip her off to something off, Vanessa already barrelling into her from behind, hammerfist into the back of the head sending Collins reeling down to canvas clutching at the back. Hudgens endures some booing with a grin, before continuing the ambush with more hard stomps down into Collins’ rolling frame, particularly into her solar plexus.

“That’s what you GET, you fat wh*re!” Hudgens shouting down, before getting caught in the midsection with an extended foot from Collins, doubling her over with a HOOUFFF.

Lily with a look of rage as she struggles to stand back up, grabbing a fistful of Hudgens’ hair but gets a fist buried into her midsection before she can exact more punishment on the Lookout starlet. They exchange rapid fists to the body, but Lily is just too far spent coming off five rounds with McNamara - she sinks to her knees with a groan after another fist disappears into her tummy. Hudgens grinning again, shimmying her bronzed abs too close to the Brit’s lips for comfort.

HANG ON - WHAT THE HELL IS THIS - the crowd’s volume on the sudden rise yet again! Before Hudgens knows what’s going on, her head pulled back with a shriek as Emma freakin’ Watson comes to her fellow Brit’s unlikely rescue!! This brawl just became a THREE-WAY, folks! Hudgens squirming as she’s spun around and then KNEED in half by a piercing knee-lift to the sternum, Ms Watson seeming intent on having her own revenge after the last time these two fought resulted in another unfortunate loss for the Brit.

For now though, there’s no denying who’s the one really in charge: Ms Watson standing victorious over two of her hated rivals writhing on the ground. There’s certainly no sympathy for Lily Collins either, stablemate or not, with Emma not missing the chance to plant a foot on her chest and mock down at her face for not being tough enough.

Well, this certainly wasn’t the way we expected this opening fight to go!