Alyssa Lynch vs Nina Dobrev II

Alyssa:
(24, 5’7, 120, 37:15 FCBA, VIXENs)

Nina:
(32, 5’6, 56:31:1 FCBA, Lioness Club of America)

BEFORE:
It’s been three years since their last match, when Alyssa was offered her very first Bantamweight title shot and came up short, with Nina Dobrev besting her in seven rounds. Back then, of course, Nina was considered the best in the business before surrendering the straps to Demi Lovato. And the rest, they say, is history.

“I could have gone the full ten rounds with Dobrev back then. The referee pulled her off too soon,” Alyssa says first during the earlier press junket. “Now, I’m back and better than ever, while Dobrev just broke her win-streak. So, yeah, I’m confident about tonight.”

“Oh, please. Cyrus KO’ed you back in July. Who the hell loses to Miley Cyrus so easily?” Dobrev fires back from across the room, clearly irritated by the sudden reappearance of a thorn in her side. “Defending my belt against Lynch was one of the easiest feats of my career. If she wants to go another ten rounds to prove who’s better, let’s f*cking go.”

Ladies get down to brass tacks, posing in the ring hours later in their fight attire: Dobrev going for a lacy bra top and semi-see-through undies, complete with a little pink ribbon in the middle of both. She raises a pair of white gloves at the sound of her name. Alyssa’s gone for something similar: a black sports bra that reveals more than usual of her bosom and underboob. She’s also dressed in a pair of white gym shorts, hoisting up red gloves for this contest.

No touch of the gloves between these two, and with a wave of the referee’s hand, HERE WE GO with ten rounds of Bantamweight action!

ROUND 1:
Lots of broken noses and blood free flowing in their last bout. Ladies skirt inwards as though it’s seamless continuation, immediately start throwing combos at the head, followed by sharp prods to the body and chest to get things started. Multiple exchanges erupt here in the opening, with Nina and Alyssa suddenly firing fists off at the head in a rabid frenzy of gasps and grunts, but Dobrev is the slightly more agile gal of the pair, slipping her head to the side to avoid an early uppercut from Lynch before tossing hers to the side with a dull hook across the face. Lynch needs more than aggression if she hopes to outpunch and outwork the former Bantamweight champ. For now, she covers up and goes runnin’, fending off more jab combos from Dobrev right to the bell.

ROUND 2:
Lynch with the comeback here, employing some defensive agility herself when she swerves to avoid an incoming cross from Nina, catching the Lioness across the chin with a return counterhook that sees results. Nina not giving up her lead so easily, however, quickly leaping back into the fray, dipping low to hunt that breadbasket that won her the match last time. Alyssa having anticipated this, also dropping her arms and trying to weather the early assault to her tummy. Dobrev finds little purchase with those rights and lefts bashing at the guard, before she takes another counter-hook to the chin to finally send her reeling backwards. Lynch evens the scoreboards here, as the two brunettes shoot each other dirty looks on the way back to their corners.

ROUND 3:
Ladies moving in a little more cautiously this time, arms up and only firing jabs in when it’s convenient. Alyssa scores early with a couple of sudden lunges at the face, which slam into the arms unexpectedly. Nina, however, quickly rallies, coming back in with a swift feint to the head followed by a low hook that impacts the ribcage. This is how she brought Lynch down the last time, after Alyssa took so much damage to her body that the referee felt she couldn’t continue another three rounds. Lynch winces and growls, cursing herself for keeping such a loose guard. Dobrev smirking back, but not for long, tries the same feint-attack late in the round but gets her face bashed in by an overhand swing by the Vixen. Damage done both ways, though we think Dobrev still did enough early on to edge out a win here.

ROUND 4:
Surprise, surprise. Lynch suddenly going after the former champ’s body, repeating some of her opponent’s tactics as she lunges for the head before swinging under the arms to pack leather to Nina’s toned abdomen. Dobrev initially shocked, backing away with her lips parted, the wind getting rocked from her body as Lynch rushes in to try and pin her down near the ropes. Ladies get into a clinching match several times, arms wrapped around the shoulders and waistline before plugging more leather into the side and center tummy. Sound of the bell and the referee forcibly pulls both competitors apart. Again, we’re dead even in terms of points, with both ladies determined to not give ground!

ROUND 5:
As expected, Nina keeps her distance in the first minute, blocking several forays with her locked arms and then paying Lynch back with a snap uppercut to the chin, which throws the Vixen’s head back with a loud grunt. Lynch getting careless and foolhardy in there, manages to reform her defences just in time for the Dobrev freight train to CRASH into her, grunting as she gets folded over with a low tuck to the tummy before Nina going all out with more hooks and uppercuts slammed into her arms. Alyssa’s in trouble here, getting backed up towards the corner turnbuckle in a similar hellish situation three years ago - the Vixen groans and sputters as she protects her head behind her arms but her ears getting cuffed and bashed side to side, before Dobrev gets in close and carves up that trembling waistline with a never ending stream of lefts and rights! AND DOWN ALYSSA GOES, a final right hand drilled into her body to send her momentarily OFF her feet and down to the ground on all fours!! It’s a KNOCKDOWN for Nina Dobrev!!

The Lioness and former Bantamweight champion has a smug look on her face as she circles back to the neutral corner - she knew this result was a foregone conclusion, and the image before her confirms this: Alyssa sputtering on her knees, one arm cradling her midsection, her legs desperately trying to get back up. Referee’s counting her out by the side, but the Vixen finally pushes herself up by the count of 8. This fight continues!

ROUND 6:
AND HERE COMES NINA, scouring inwards at the bell, her arms already pulled back to deliver the KO blow to the Vixen! Alyssa lets out a shout of pain as she takes the first overhand swing to the middle of her arms, Nina’s attacks continuing to drive her back and threatening to corner her once again on the turnbuckle. But Dobrev has a little more trouble actually landing effective shots this time, her hooks and swings mainly catching Alyssa on the arms, or hitting the air where the other brunette used to be just a second ago. Lynch is hurting, but her training and experience have allowed her to keep up with her foes a little better. She swerves to the side to nicely avoid another of Nina’s swings towards her head, before slowly beginning to toss her own punches back: Nina gets dinged on the chin by a returned hook, before she’s forced to cover up her own body when Lynch takes potshots at her tummy and chest. End of the round and both women have seen better days, breathing hard from opposite sides of the ring!

ROUND 7:
Nina spends the seventh catching her breath in the opening seconds, staying at a distance with her arms fully up. This confounds Alyssa at first, as she was also ready for another mad rush from the Lioness. As they trade jabs to the head and circle, however, Dobrev suddenly breaks ranks and CHARGES, hoping to repeat the same feat three years ago when she TKO’ed Lynch in this very same round! Initial blitz attack to the body gains some traction as Alyssa quickly scrambles back and covers up best she can, but several of Nina’s fast fists slam into her midriff with enough force to make her body lurch forward. But Nina underestimates Alyssa’s resolve when she continues to target the Vixen’s body, then finds it difficult to land more punches with Alyssa’s arms in the way. Instead, Lynch bunches up her cheek with a left-right combo, before quickly following up with a hook across her chest, which stuns Dobrev on the spot! AND HERE COMES LYNCH, barreling in and swinging for broke! Dobrev lets out a shout as takes a hook to the side of the head, her raised arm doing little to weather the impact as she goes stumbling into the ropes! Lynch POUNCES on the wounded girl, alternating between more stiff blows to the head and buried gloves into the pit of the stomach, folding Nina over with her back to the ropes before whipping that pretty head to the side. Finally, Nina’s had enough, groaning as her body gets bent in half from an uppercut drilled into her paunch, eating a cold dish as her feet leave the canvas before she too DROPS down to the canvas, sputtering on all fours!! Alyssa Lynch with the comeback KNOCKDOWN as the Vixen catches her breath on the ropes as well! Dobrev’s face is one of abject pain, however, as she hugs her body and tries to use the ropes to aid in her recovery. But as the referee herds Alyssa back to the neutral corner, starts the count, Nina is having trouble pushing up from her legs, her body just not cooperating! One final thrust upwards leaves her knees wobbling still, and she FALLS back down to the canvas just as the referee hits the count of 10! It’s OVER!!

Official Decision: Alyssa Lynch defeats Nina Dobrev via KO7!

AFTER:
“I told ya! I freakin’ told ya!” Lynch screams to noone in particularly, completely ignoring Nina and running back to her corner with open arms and a wide smile on her face.

She’s receiving pats on the back and warm hugs from her coworkers as though she’d just won the freakin’ Bantamweight title or something. Regardless of what happened, she’s put away a dangerous foe and a former champion in tonight’s contest, which is sure to raise some eyebrows amongst the Bantamweight elite.

Meanwhile, Dobrev is slowly getting tended to by the medics, one glove still cradling her pink-shaded tummy as the Lioness only manages to sit up by the ropes, groaning as an ice pack is pressed into those bruised abs.

Lynch ain’t gloating in the aftermath, barely acknowledging Dobrev with a glare before leaving the arena with her head held high. The two women know deep down inside, however, that this party ain’t over, with backstage assertions to their teams that they wanna go for a third fight when the dust eventually settles.



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(Results: Lookout!, Words: Caspian)