Bella Thorne versus Evangeline Lilly (Bantamweight Title)

Bella Thorne – Bantamweight Champion
(22, 5’8, 120 lbs, 30:9 FCBA, The Dollhouse)
Vs.
Evangeline Lilly - Challenger
(40, 5’5, 121 lbs, 63:32 FCBA, Lookout! Boxing)


BEFORE:
And now, the fight we’ve all been waiting for: a highly-anticipated rematch between two elite Bantamweights at the top of their game. Bella Thorne speaking to reporters backstage first, as is her right as the reigning champion:

"People think I'm taking a huge risk… I'm f*cking NOT. Evangeline is an awesome fighter - one of the best, for sure. But if she can beat me again, then by all means, she deserves to be the f*cking champion. She’s not going to though. I'm just BETTER at this point in my career - the first in my stable to win a title belt and then the first one again to win both the JMD and Bantamweight straps. I don’t f*cking have to prove I belong here tonight - I already have! Evangeline should move on to dominate at Cougar - that’s what I think. The Bantamweight division is for us 20-year-olds to dominate. And I'm the best in this division. I respect Evangeline as a fighter and as a woman, so I gave her what might be the last title shot of her career. But with all due respect, Lilly, I'm not losing my title to a 40-year-old. That's for f*cking sure."

Evangeline slightly amused at the other end of the table, and who wouldn’t be, with a girl almost half your age throwing thinly-veiled insults in your direction. What’s worse is that the stakes couldn’t be higher tonight: Lilly’s clock is definitely ticking, and there are indeed only a few years left for the aging actress to accomplish the impossible.

“If I cared about what Bella thought of me, I wouldn’t be sitting here before you now,” Lilly says with a little scorn in her voice. “The fact is that Lookout! took a chance with me, at my age, and look what I’ve accomplished: over 20 fights in the past two years alone, and tonight, I’m competing for my SEVENTH Bantamweight title. Can you imagine that Bella?”

Lilly hears the loud scoff from Thorne's corner and chooses to ignore it. “The fact is my opponent tonight is a little scared…a little worried of what will happen in the ring tonight. I can sense it, easily. I already knocked Bella out last year, and from what I’ve seen, she’s still the same brazen, inexperienced girl who lets her temper get the better of her. Bella, I respect you for not avoiding me and giving me the title shot after our previous fight. But I’m not here to be nice - I’m here to take the title away from you. So let’s see what you’re gonna do about it.”

There’s wild scraping of chairs on the floor as Thorne has heard enough, gets up from her chair and proudly placing her title belt on her shoulder before marching over to Evangeline, who immediately stands up to confront the younger Thorne as both women touch foreheads in an intense staredown! Wow! These two look ready to settle it right here right now but security is here to make sure we’ll all have to wait a little bit longer as both women are escorted backstage without any further scuffling taking place.

Later in the arena, blinding silver light as Evangeline is first to make her way down the ramp, a calm and collected look as she shadow boxes in a blue sports bra and black trunks, a pair of dark blue gloves on her hands, dark hair in a tight bun. The gorgeous brunette as impressive as always, still looking as fit as ever despite being 40 years old now. She smiles for the cameras before mounting the steps and taking her place in her corner, bending last minute stretches before her big moment.
Thorne's entrance a hundred times more extravagant, orange flashes of light accompanied by rainbow-coloured streamers as the Bantamweight champion makes her grand entrance. Thorne strikes a sexy pose on stage with her tongue extended, lifting her Bantamweight title belt in the air before strutting down the ramp accompanied by Carmen Electra and Kristanna Loken whilst carrying BOTH her Bantamweight title over one shoulder and the diamond-encrusted JMD bra on the other. The fans clearly loving this young wild champion as the noise in the arena reaches peak levels, with Bella stopping to take selfies with a few fans along the way before finally reaching the ring, effortlessly climbing inside for some more posing in the center of the ring.

Moments later, the referee calls both ladies to the center to explain the rules. It’s a tense staredown made worse when neither woman offers a shake of the hand. They’re sent back to corners and immediately get into fighting positions. HERE we go with ten rounds of Bantamweight action! This here’s for the Bantamweight title!

ROUND 1:
Bella will wants to show the world that the last match between them was a total fluke, so she starts off by aggressively RUNNING at Lilly, wanting to assert her dominance as champion from the very start. Perhaps she’s also thinking of shocking her foe into early submission, and it starts off as highly effective! Lilly grunts as the redhead devil PLOWS into her like a fiery dust storm gone wild, Thorne's punches flying in all directions as Bella TAKES whatever targets are presented to her! Evageline forced to cover up and move, hiding her face behind arms but the rest of her frame still getting peppered, bent over from invasive blows. She takes another flurry to the side of her head, gets backed into the ropes early and the only option left is to clinch up with Thorne so that she doesn’t get overwhelmed. This of course frustrates Bella, whose overzealousness made her sloppy and caught in Lilly’s clutches whilst they struggled for leverage on the ropes. The champion spends the last minute trying to break free of Lilly’s arms wrapped around her torso, with Lilly using her bigger frame to smother the Doll into the ropes and negate her offense. No matter - when the bell rings and the referee is forced to step in to separate both women, Bella Thorne is still the one who comes out on top!

ROUND 2:
It’s really a rematch between old and new as Evangeline’s steady movements forward, left and right have her at odds with the wild and thrashing Bella, who continues her antics in the second of running circles around the challenger and jabbing at her continuously. Lilly still not fighting back that much, biding her time for the right moment to strike. But that just leaves Thorne with plenty of wiggle room to rack up early points as she hopes to wear the older woman down. Another quick strike to the face has the crowds on the edge of their seats, with Thorne packing power of her own, driving Lilly back a couple of steps. But Lilly folds her arms quickly over her face again, like an ocean spilling into the holes in her own defence, then flies into action herself with a straight hand shot towards Bella’s nose. Bella avoids that one narrowly as it slips past her hair. But the followup hook from Evangeline is going nowhere but true, CONNECTS with the champion’s chin and ALMOST swivels Bella’s head right off there and then!! OUCH! This is why Bella has to be extra cautious in this second face-off! Rest of the round sees the shaken Thorne backing away and hiding behind her arms, with Lilly moving forward slow and steady, trying to tighten the noose around the neck but gets stopped too early by the referee at the bell.

ROUND 3:
What the hell is Lilly doing? Could the 40-year-old really be out of her element here? Some kind of screw loose? She spends most of the round standing still and getting peppered by Bella’s punches. Bella sticking with her old strategy of hit-and-run, but this time, she keeps her distance and moves even more like a blur, using her youthful energy to the max as she lands shot after shot into Evangeline’s midsection, her arms, then rinse and repeat. Evangeline covering her vulnerable face but it’s not going to be of much use if she keeps giving away points like this, allowing the youngster to dictate the action. It seems like even her own corner is frustrated with her by the last minute, shouting at Lilly’s back to turn up the heat, which she finally attempts. But Bella just too fast for her, now out of range, meaning Lilly keeps getting her cheek packed in from the redhead’s long-range jabs. Not the best round for the former champion - let’s hope she has some sort of long-term strategy moving forward - if not, this might be one of the shortest matches of her career.

ROUND 4:
Well, we spoke too soon, because Evangeline repeats the same mistakes as the previous round but exacerbates it by trying to chase down Thorne in the opening minute. Thorne is having none of it, running away from the bigger woman and continuing to slip her gloves past Lilly’s guard and into her lips. Evangeline taking plenty of unnecessary punishment but that’s the pressure to catch up for ya. End result is the older woman is looking hella tired by the second minute, keeping her back to the ropes and panting hard, once more allowing Bella to crowd in close to batter her body with punches. This might well be Bella Thorne's time to shine as she senses an opportunity to put the challenger away once and for all, rushes in suddenly to RAM another combo into Lilly’s arms, then SMACK into the side of the head. Evangeline knocked left and right, ragdolled on the ropes, but still holding onto her marbles, finally takes a large swing back at Thorn. But the champ ducks in the nick of time, scoots out of harm’s way. The Bantamweight champ laughs her way back to corner at securing this shutout round. And if the rest of the fight goes this way as well, this might be the easiest title defence yet for Ms Thorne!

ROUND 5:
RIGHT HOOK FROM LILLY as Bella SWERVES outta the way, but just barely! Well, that escalated kinda quickly, no? Thorn having rushed at Lilly from the opening bell, but lo and behold, Lilly also springing forward into action, before STUNNING the champ with a right cross outta nowhere and WHAM! into Bella’s waiting arms. Luckily, Bella had the sense to bring her guard together at the last possible moment. If not, that one punch would’ve clotheslined her off her feet and DOWN to the canvas. Nonetheless, Bella shocked to her core, suddenly finds herself defending from a resurgent Lilly, who must have been playing it cool all this time, only to step on the accelerator when Bella was least expecting! Lilly moving like someone twenty years younger, good lord, as she hounds the champion with punches left and right, left and right, some stuffed hard into her abs before she takes further pot shots into the side of Bella’s head. Bella KNOCKED about, suddenly forced to take another three steps back. She manages to survive by the time the bell rings, but just barely, the Doll’s eyes wide with semi-surprise, mouth hanging open as she stumbles back to corner. That turned 180 degrees fast, didn’t it!?

ROUND 6:
And the pain for Bella Thorne just keeps on coming! Thorne assuming that surely must have been it last round - that Evangeline was SURELY at her wit’s end and running on fumes after that last stunt she pulled? But no, both girls meet dead center and THROW DOWN for a good minute, with Bella thinking she can go toe-to-toe with a weakened woman, and Lilly out to prove her dead wrong! Wild slaps of leather gloves into the cheek as more fists are slammed into every inch of face they can find. Thorne sending in sheer quantity as she jab jabs RAMS leather into Lilly’s lips, but Lilly takes the powerful approach and SWIVELS the champ’s head clean to the right, then another left hand connecting, until a third hook to Bella’s face is JUST TOO MUCH for the redhead to handle. Thorne sways on her feet before she’s THROWN OFF of them by a final hook to the chin!! AAARGGH!! Evangeline securing the first KNOCKDOWN of the evening as she flings the Bantamweight champion clean off the canvas like a chew toy! Thorne lands on her side with a THUD, immediately groans as she struggles to turn herself over. She’s probably wondering what kind of freight train just ploughed into her. Evangeline with a small, cocky smile as she pumps one of her fists on her way back to corner, little sympathy in her eyes as she watches Bella rise slowly back up, one foot at a time, until finally recovering by the count of 8 to fight another round. Quite a scare right there regardless as this fight continues!

ROUND 7:
Lilly looking dangerous all of a sudden, a far cry from her earlier, more passive state. None more worried than the champ herself, as Thorne recovers from her earlier shock knockdown and now moves her feet with an intent to evade. Evangeline not gonna make things easy of course, keeps charging forward at sporadic intervals, hoping to score a final and lasting knockout blow that would kill Bella’s and the Dollhouse dreams in an instant. But the Doll doing her groundwork, staying focused as she stays ahead one step at a time, slamming jabs into Evangeline’s oncoming face to further dissuade her advance. Lilly brazenly charging forward, also thinking this fight is all good and over, then gasps out loud when it’s her turn to have her nose turned upwards and back, one of Bella’s fists stinging inwards hard. All that venom suddenly leaving Lilly as she goes reeling back for a moment, and what else can Bella do but POUNCE?! Thorne taking a HUGE risk as she bangs another fist off the forehead, with Lilly desperately covering up all parts of her with a groan. Another one-two spanking blows to the tummy has the older woman bent over and wide open for a sudden WHAMM across the face, AND DEAR LILLY CRUMPLES TO CANVAS!! Good lord! What a payback as it’s Evangeline Lilly’s turn to get sent down to all fours, with Bella raising her hands into the air as her chest heaves in and out! KNOCKDOWN as Thorne reignites her hopes of winning this rematch! Lilly sputtering, shaking her head and body trembling as she wills herself back up. It’s been a grueling back-and-forth contest thus far, and it looks like neither girl is backing down without a couple of knockdowns under their belt!

ROUND 8:
Lilly shocked by the champion’s sudden comeback, back to playing it safe as both ladies circle and jab at the head for the first minute alone. Thorne however never really been the most patient type, starts amping the action as soon as she smells blood and assumes Lilly’s permanently injured. Lilly gets pushed back step by step, groaning as the late barrage of punches come sailing in suddenly from Bella, who treats the challenger like a punching bag back at the Dollhouse gym. She keeps her distance like she’s been taught, shooting in punches into the Lookout star’s body, pounding on those abs as Bella tries to make a statement of how this 40-year-old can’t possibly compete with someone like her. Lilly gets absolutely eaten alive this round, yet, despite taking loads of punishment still somehow doesn’t seem like she’s in danger of going down anytime soon. A moment on the ropes has Lilly staggered by a stiff hook that lands on the side of the ear, rattling her briefly, but Thorne gets wrapped up in a clinch again, and by this point, both girls are simply seen leaning hard into each other whilst digging fists into the stomach or simply pinning each other down to the ropes in order to survive the last minute.

ROUND 9:
Evangeline surely defying the odds as she pushes inch by inch towards the finish line. Win or lose, it’s gonna be an achievement on its own for the Lookout! starlet to have made it this far. Not like Bella cares, of course. One can only wonder what’s going on inside the champion’s head - part of her must be fuming for failing to put away an older woman at this late stage of the fight. Bella looks to try and remedy that shortcoming, however, sallies forward at the bell and already pestering Evangine with punches, forcing the brunette to cover up her face and try and weather the abuse. But smart pundits will also notice that Evangeline’s no lame duck at this point - the challenger is aiming more swings returned to Bella’s head, with hooks thrown out of nowhere and without much warning. Thorne for the most part manages to avoid, until a third hook is just too fast, for even her. Lilly catches her on the side of the head and rattles her bad, with Thorne groggy on feet and looks set to collapse right there and there on the canvas, but SOMEHOW still wills herself to stay afloat. Thorne narrowly avoids another swing from Lilly, whose punches are also growing sloppy this late in the fight. Ladies look almost relieved when the bell finally rings, as they take their last breather in corners before we head into the final round!

ROUND 10:
This is it!! Everything’s on the line as both girls throw what’s left of their arsenals! Points in this contest are almost even by our count, which means that either of these competitors will need this final round to surge ahead. Bella drawing on her reserves and RUSHING forward, hoping to use her youthful stamina to make it across the finish line by a nose. Lilly back to covering up but it may not be the best strategy at this point - she winds up taking loads of damage from just the sheer quantity of punches Bella is firing towards her. Thorne knows how to cross the finish line if she can keep up the accuracy of her punches and score all over Lilly’s body and arms. That is, of course, if she doesn’t get hit in return. Lilly most definitely not going to let her opponent go so easy, and the Lookout star seems to be opting for a clean knockout rather than play the numbers game, even this late in the game. A sudden SWERVE from Lilly sails inches from Bella’s face as the champ moves her torso backwards in a fluid motion. Thorne still grunting out loud however as a follow-up low hook packs into her side, Lilly immediately following that with a straight hand slammed into her chest. BELLA STUNNED TO THE SPOT, mouth open as she clutches both arms over her body! Lilly fans roaring as the challenger pours in what she has left! This MUST be her moment to shine as the older woman swivels more red hair to the side, with Bella grunting when her head pushes one side to the next, almost powerless as another hook sends spittle into the air, and worst, Thorne herself GOES FLYING OFF HER FEET!! HOLY-- There she goes, crashing sideways and then lying sprawled on the ground with both arms limp and loose above her head! Wow! The champion is down and out!!! Bella not moving at all as the referee starts the slow count to the inevitable outcome, with Lilly herself barely stumbling back to her corner before the referee hits the 10-count, WAVING his arms frantically over a very defeated Bella Thorne!! IT’S ALL OVER!

Official Decision: Evangeline Lilly defeats Bella Thorne via KO10! Evangeline Lilly is the NEW Bantamweight champion!!

AFTER:
The NEW Bantamweight champion falling to her knees, a huge smile on her face as the arena explodes! Evangeline Lilly makes history tonight, beating poor Bella Thorne yet AGAIN to become the newly crowned, seven-time Bantamweight champion of the FCBA! An amazing achievement for someone who just two years ago was in danger of being released from her now-defunct stable! Lilly breaking down in tears as she’s handed the Bantamweight belt by the ring officials. She soaks in the tears as her fans in the stadium start to chant her name - one that will surely go down in the history books.

Bella Thorne getting checked over by medics in the meantime, her eyes still squeezed shut and knocked out cold on her side, her lips still kissing canvas in steady exhalations of both pain and relief. She certainly had a good run with the Bantamweight belt, beating back all sorts of young top challengers only to fall to someone almost 20 years her senior tonight.

Still, the bad blood exists between these two rivals - they might be years apart in terms of age but it was quite clear from the beginning that they didn’t like each other. And now, no reason still for them to show any affection. Lilly largely ignoring Bella even as the Doll is brought back to life by smelling salts, the look of pain that floods the Doll’s face is punishment enough, as she’s forced to watch her precious belt being hoisted by another woman across the ring. Thorne turns to Carmen quickly, asks to leave the ring, fighting back tears and camera flashes as she’s helped up the ramp and backstage, leaving the newly crowned champion to revel in her achievement!