Throwing a doll at someone does NOT warrant a punch to a face, or a beat down.
What you say is true.
It's my guess that she did more than that. She provoked him. She was STUPID to provoke him, no matter how much HE might have deserved to be provoked.
If you provoke someone bigger and stronger, you shouldn't be surprised at his reprisal, deserving or not...and that it HURTS. Being a woman isn't protection. It shouldn't be either. Too many women take advantage of their being not-hittable. Baloney. She dished it out.
It's like teasing an animal. The animal bites back.
Couples like that shouldn't be couples. For some couples, THAT is their relationship. I think it's sick, but not all women are like me.