Avril Lavigne
(37, 5’1 ½, 110 lbs, 54:23 FCBA, The Dollhouse)
Vs.
Hayley Williams
(33, 5’1 ½, 96 lbs, 6:11 FCBA, The Dollhouse)

Results: Lookout!; Story: Caspian & The Dollhouse

BEFORE:
A rare battle of the Dolls as resident punk-princess Avril Lavigne takes on the second rocker of the stable, Paramore’s front lady Hayley Williams. A little surprising, given how both singers are at the twilight of their careers, with Ms Lavigne getting a lot more ring-time over the years than her fellow stablemate.

"I kinda wanted a fight against Av since the moment I joined the Dollhouse, to be quite honest,” Hayley lets out a chuckle first from the press table. “So, I'm glad we're finally doing it. We've been compared a lot, musically, so it's about time we settle our differences with a proper fight, ya know?”

Hayley smiles playfully whilst glancing in Avril’s direction across the room. “The fans have been asking for it for years. My recent results have been pretty shitty, not gonna lie, and I've been taking a lot of time away from boxing for my music and all, but this is a huge chance for me to prove to Carmen that I'm still capable of throwing it down against the teacher's pet, so to speak.”

Hayley gives a knowing smile, before finishing: “I know how Avril fights, we've been doing plenty of sparring behind the scenes over the years. I’ll be going all out on her ass tonight - been working hard and getting back in shape for this fight - I bet she can't compete with this-” Williams pauses to flex some impressive biceps. “So yeah, she better take me seriously in there, OR ELSE!...."

On the other end of the spectrum, the so-called ‘teacher’s pet’ has her own view on things, of course.

"Me and Hayley wanted to fight each other when we first got here, but then my boxing career kinda blew up while hers never really took off...so, I kinda had to focus on climbing the rankings and fighting the best in the league instead. Like, no offence, but she’s totally out of her league here… but Carmen insisted and I guess Hayley has something to prove or whatever… besides, my fans have been wanting to see me beat her since I got here. So, I guess I'll just give’m what they want cuz I'm THAT nice!” Avril says with a haughty laugh.

“Show us your guns too!” a shameless reporter suddenly shouts from the floor, drawing a frown from Lavigne.

"Pffft...f*ck off!" Avril shouts, shooting him a glare before calming herself down. “Yeah… whatever. Guess what, dumbass? Biceps don't win you boxing fights. You'll learn that tonight along with Hayley.” Avril ends the press conference with an eye-roll.

Ladies square off at the podium and it’s the first time we’re seeing these two starlets stare each other down, let alone two Dolls with their arms up and eyes intending harm to one another. Carmen Electra, of course, is in the center, ready to break up any pre-fight action if things get nasty.

Thankfully, both Dolls comply with the instructions and head to their backstage doors for their final preparations. Hours later, Lavigne is first to enter the arena, a trail of pink and white fireworks and pyrotechnics blazing at her back and her newly released single playing throughout the arena. The Canadian is wearing her usual house attire: a black sports bra and short tights, both lined with hot pink stripes, complete with black gloves, her blonde hair in a ponytail as she makes her way to the ring laughing and giggling, high fiving her fans along the way. Up next comes Hayley Williams, and the Paramore frontwoman is equally striking in her baby blue and white camouflage-patterned sports bra, boxing trunks and blue gloves. Paired with that flaming bright orange hair, she looks like a little daredevil ready to make Avril’s life pure hell in that ring.

In the ring, the referee calls this match to commence. The offer to touch gloves from Williams is laughed off by Avril Lavigne, who makes fun of her for even thinking that sort of gesture was ever possible. These two ladies may be stablemates on paper, but it doesn’t mean they’re besties backstage. The referee waves his hand for the bell and HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Flyweight action!

ROUND 1:
Hayley Williams, probably the quickest Dollhouse fighter, is first out of her corner at the opening bell, immediately hoping to pester and pressure Avril back into her own elderly section. Lefts and rights are fired high and low, but Williams seems to be particularly targeting Lavigne’s exposed tummy right from the get-go as the strawberry blonde puts up her arms and keeps moving defensively for now. If you’d think Williams might actually score an upset knockdown in the very first round, however, think again. Lavigne’s also playing to her own strengths, quite literally blasting straight punches into Hayley’s arms whenever she has the chance, making Williams wince and scramble backwards to prevent her head from being taken off. It’s a gamble indeed between two fighters with two very different styles, but for now, Avril appears to steal the round as she continues to retake lost ground, blasting away at her fellow Doll’s arms to take it close.

ROUND 2:
Williams, however, starts employing hit-and-run tactics, this time keeping her body at a comfortable distance before launching flurries towards Avril’s head and body. In particular, her tummy fetish appears to continue unabated, with a lead right hand poking at the face up high to draw Lavigne’s guard from her true target: a left-hand landing smack to the stomach over and over again as Williams draws a sputtering response from her rival. Lavigne’s not liking this treatment, of course, growling out loud as she tries to take return hooks at Hayley’s head, but the more agile girl simply evades her attacks with a swerve here, another there. This time, Williams shows off her speed and strategy and continues pushing Avril back till the final minute, where Avril at least attempts to stand her ground. Wild, blasting action for the final seconds of this round as Lavigne threatens to floor her fellow stablemate with those wide and powerful swings. But they’re mostly missing their targets, with one or two slamming into the arms to finally beat Williams back. For now, of course. Hayley stakes her claim this round as a force to be reckoned with, taking it wide!

ROUND 3:
Hayley continues to abuse, drawing loud gasps of air whenever she flicks a jab into Avril’s face before digging her hook under the arms and into the Canadian singer's paunch. Lavigne seems like she’s barely holding onto her marbles in there, perhaps having underestimated the tenacity and spirit of this fellow stablemate she’s heard very little noise about. That’s all to her own detriment, of course, as Hayley bounces left and right before shooting another flurry of punches in her direction, forcing Avril to cover her face up or get tagged. The middle minute of the round, however, is when things begin to turn: Avril scores with a stiff hook to the chin, which dazzles Williams and makes her a little more cautious. Fine by Lavigne, who begins to shake off the ring rust and wade inwards towards her rival, chopping her own hooks into the arms and paying Williams back with some body-pounding action to her ribs and sides. Bell rings and Williams still takes it close, by our estimates!

ROUND 4:
Mutual dance here in the fourth as both fighters get into the groove of facing each other down for the long haul. In the past, Avril has only tested her mettle against fellow stable star Emma Roberts, and though they’ve all sparred before behind closed doors (or so they say), it doesn’t mean they know each other’s tactics inside and out. Case in point: Williams is suddenly employing power shots to try and end this fight early, landing a cross-hand straight to the middle of the arms but not really doing any damage. She does, however, manage to sneak in a couple of low scoops to Avril’s soft midsection, before getting her own faceful of leather, as Lavigne powers a hook of her own clean into the side of her face! OUCH, either way! Both Dolls take turns punishing the other whenever they get in close, and if Hayley was expecting some miracle to occur to save herself and her fledging boxing career, she doesn’t get it by the time the bell rings!

ROUND 5:
Avril’s slowly gaining lost ground, taking a couple of steps inwards and then holding her territory down with her unshy aggression. Williams tries to stop her advance with the same tactics as before: a flurry to the head here, a low hook aimed for the body to the side. But Lavigne’s a little wiser this time, able to adjust her guard swiftly and fluidly to intercept each attack, before blasting her own punches into Hayley’s pretty face. Williams is the one finding herself having to back down, her head snapped backwards by another one-two combo sent into her lips before a high overhand almost staggers her to the side after it landed on a quickly raised guard. Avril looks focused, hungry as she stalks her fellow Doll down, more and more towards the ropes, but before she can finish her off, the bell rings too soon! Williams looks like she’s in tatters, clinging onto the top rope and breathing hard, but this is what she wanted, no? For one girl to go down in a blaze of glory! Hopefully, that happens in the second half of this fight!

ROUND 6:
Williams, however, doesn’t get too long to regroup. Bell rings and Lavigne’s intent on showing her who’s the real Queen of the Dollhouse stable. Lavigne RUSHES into her space like she owns it, immediately packing punches into her guard and paying her back with strapping hooks that land all over her waistline. Williams is in a world of pain, grunting and eyes wide with panic as she tries to back away and create more space for herself. But no! Avril KEEPS the pressure up every step of the way, huffing and puffing in the American singer’s face and showing her NO quarter! More lefts and rights pump into Hayley's body, drawing more exasperated breaths before the American singer pulls one last trick out of her bag: a sudden clinch from the ropes has Williams wrapping her arms over Avril’s own and shoulders, and the two Dollhouse Flyweights go crashing into the ropes in each other’s embrace! Avril’s growling with malice, eager to finish this fight, but suddenly taking an illegal elbow to the chin, with Hayley using everything at her disposal to turn this fight around! Dazed, it’s Avril’s turn to eat a swift hook across her face, this time getting SPUN into the ropes! AND HERE COMES WILLIAMS, pounding away at her body, drawing sharp gasps of pain before Avril roars out from the ropes with her own hook sent up high, and the end result is both Dolls struggling for dominance in each other’s arms! Good lord! It’s an all-out wild phonebooth exchange between this pair of supposed allies, but Hayley’s must be feeling it’s now or never, outworking Lavigne as she throws everything she has at the blodne with FLURRY of punches to the body that has the Canadian groaning and moaning. Avril’s getting overwhelmed here, quickly leans over on Hayley’s shoulders, initiating an emergency clinch of her own, doing her best to stop the assault and catch her breath to buy herself time as Hayley's breath is hot on her neck. Both fighters simply lean into each other, their arms still grappling at shoulders or tugging at taut biceps, but it’s clear that Williams is expecting the ref to step in and break up the action at any moment. She might just get the knockdown she’s aiming for if Avril has been drained by these two minutes of non-stop action! But just as Hayley grows complacent, Avril suddenly SHOVES her shoulders back, creating just enough space to BASH a right hook clean between the eyes! OUCH!! Hayley’s head gets snapped back and to the side, her mouth still hanging open, in abject agony, as Avril pushes her back off the ropes and WADES INTO WILLIAMS with the intent to punish! Hayley’s in trouble, stumbling back with her arms barely functioning, her face taking lefts and lefts, then rights and rights, with a look of distress growing by the second! And finally, DOWN SHE GOES, with Hayley crumbling to the mat from a final hook sent across her bewildered face - she lands on her side with a loud THUD, before rolling onto her back, completely spreadeagled! It’s a KNOCKDOWN for Avril Lavigne, who spits and sputters an insult down at the fallen American blonde, who's still seeing stars!

This might be it, folks! Referee’s quickly on the case, hovering over the KO’ed Williams, who only manages to lift the back of her head off the mat for a couple of curious seconds before he reaches the end of the 10-count! It’s all OVER!!

Official Decision: Avril Lavigne defeats Hayley Williams via KO6!

AFTER:
A panting Lavigne raising both arms in the air as she circles the ring smiling, clearly relieved after being the favorite to win tonight and doing so with a decisive knockout. The Punk-Princess pays no heed to her fallen stablemate as she continues circling the ring and blowing kisses to her fans while the Dollhouse medical team work on waking up poor Williams.

Avril starts the year strong with 2 straight wins and soon makes her way out of the ring where she’s asked about the fight and her future plans. “Hayley has a lot of spirit, she’s a rocker. But as I said, she’s not in my league and I knocked her the f*ck out to prove it tonight. I wish her a speedy recovery, of course.” Avril giggles. “As for the rest of the year…I just wanna keep kicking ass. My new album is coming out soon and I plan to take down some more bitches to celebrate. Actually, there’s one super-ugly b*tch who’s literally dead if she ever gets in the ring with me again, and her dumb name is Cree. I really hope I get the chance to f*ck her up this year after what she did. Other than that, my goal is another title shot this year. I totally deserve one, don’t ya think?”

The fans cheer loudly in agreement as Avril grins and waves at them before making her way backstage, leaving the slowly recovering Hayley in the ring to wonder where her boxing career is headed. She put up a great fight tonight and showed plenty of spark, but the end result is still the same for the petite rocker, with yet another unfortunate defeat added to her record.