Chapter 169: Slaying the Titan
From the moment Alex and Svetlana had called each other out, and agreed to fight one another, the internet was lit ablaze. Perhaps it was Alex’s newest ability, [Innate Charisma], but the denizens of the internet went at one another like a pack of rabid wolves.
There were three distinctive groups that formed in response to this proposed fight. First, there were the delusional feminists. Whether male or female, these idiots actually believed that the female contender legitimately had a chance of beating a man in a fight, let alone a man of such renowned violence as Alex.
Then there was the second group, which was formed of mostly men who had a more traditional mindset. This was, of course, in spite of the fact that traditional women were an endangered if not outright extinct species in the United States. And it was these men who decried Alex the loudest, believing it was not only dishonorable but outright scummy for a man like him to lay his hands on a woman.
And finally, there was the third group, who were probably the most rational of all, despite the fact that they were eagerly looking forward to a woman getting her ass beat by a man. Their take on this whole thing was that we now lived in an egalitarian society where women had equal rights. And equal rights meant equal fights. Thus, if a woman was stupid enough to throw hands with a man, the man should be able to throw them right back, and not have to suffer any consequences.
These three groups had generated so much buzz, that there was now more anticipation for this proposed street fight between the soon to be new woman’s straw weight champion of the UFC, and an unranked contender of the Ultimate Fighting Challenge’s light heavyweight division, then there was for the actual card that these fighters would both be fighting on.
And while Svetlana continued to run her mouth on a tour of podcasts, and on her social media accounts. Alex remained quiet about everything. The only videos he posted were his training footage leading up to the next UFC event that he was fighting in. And some of the content he was obligated to make on behalf of his sponsors.
For every video he made, there were comments by his many women, especially those in South Korea, who did their best to cheer their man on. Sakura being the most vocal, making shameful comments like. “Keep working hard, daddy!” In fact, the young gyaru was in every comment section she could find viciously defending Alex against those harpies who sought to tear him apart for his alleged sins against woman kind.
Alex would always respond to his women’s comments with something shameless, much to the chagrin of his detractors. While at the same time he didn’t even tag Svetlana with what were clearly videos that displayed an intense training program, One that even most professional fighters would become exhausted from.
Which was the idea of him abstaining from drugs, tobacco, and alcohol during the two month long fight camp he was participating in. These were three things that Alex was renowned for abusing. And yet he went cold turkey on them all, as if he were not the least bit addicted to any of the three notorious substances.
Comments began to flood the internet that Alex had managed to shrug off alcohol and tobacco, one of which was the most addictive substance known to man, as if he had simply decided to stop eating an unhealthy snack. Leaving one of his fans to ask just how strong his will was. To which Alex responded with only one word: iron.
Eventually, the day came for Alex’s fight with his next opponent. A man who was ranked number 10 on UFC’s Light Heavyweight rankings. Normally, a man with only two or three fights in the promotion would not be able to fight a ranked opponent so quickly. But those who broke out into superstardom seldom had to pay the same dues as the average fighter. And Alex was one of the biggest topics on the internet these last few months.
Naturally, the more controversy Alex started, the more popular he became, and the more popular he became, the more sponsors flooded to his side. He even was given part ownership of a supplement company in exchange for acting as the face of their company.
This company heavily relied on an all-natural “Viking” gimmick, claiming that their supplements were some old Norse form of boosting testosterone. Whether these claims were true or not, didn’t really matter. It seemed to hook most young men on the product, and with Alex being the face of their company, they saw their sales skyrocket.
Thus, there was an enormous amount of buzz surrounding Alex as he walked out to the cage to another heavy metal song. The chorus rang throughout the arena to the cheers of 30,000 drunken fans. And today Alex had chosen a power metal song named after the world tree. To go with his supplement company’s Viking aesthetic.
Eventually Alex arrived in the cage, where he performed his usual menacing stare while rolling his wrists. An action he had adopted from a legend of the sport long before his time. And soon enough, the fight began.
As for the Alex’s opponent, he was a massive man, standing at six foot six, and just barely making weight at 205 pounds. If Alex had to guess, this man was easily 245 lbs or even 250 when he wasn’t cutting weight.
Yet regardless of this titanic figure, who, though only two inches larger than Alex, seemed to somehow dwarf him. Alex still boldly rushed towards the center of the cage with a flying superman punch that landed clean on his opponent’s jaw, dropping the man to the floor the moment he was struck. The crowd went wild, believing this may very well be the fastest knockout in UFC history, As Alex quickly climbed on top of the man and pummeled his face with his elbows.
But the finish eluded Alex. Perhaps the ref was giving the fighter a chance to be a “warrior, ” or simply the fact that Alex’s opponent wasn’t fully unconscious. But whatever was the reasoning, the crowd was astonished that despite the heavy blows, the man eventually protected himself long enough to recover.
Alex was incredibly pissed that he didn’t break a record with that punch, and because of this, he got a little reckless as he violently tried to finish his opponent, rather than focus on maintaining a dominant position. Alex recklessly hammered the man’s face with elbows and punches. Or at least he attempted to, but his opponent protected his face with his forearms.
And eventually the man did the unthinkable as he reversed their positions with an elevator sweep. Sending Alex into the guard position. Where his opponent then began to return the favor that Alex had previously shown him. Landing extremely heavy blows onto Alex’s face as he did so.
It was an exciting first round, and many people in the various illegal livestreams began to revel in Alex’s supposed fall from grace. Scoffing at how quickly the tables were turned. But despite their jeers, Alex continued to protect himself as he skillfully scooted his back against the cage and made his way to his feet. He had done thus even though he suffered from the enormous pressure he was under, and the strikes that managed to get through his defense.
Now backed against the cage, the two men clinched up, where Alex landed some heavy elbows to his opponents face, cutting him open, and spilling his blood over himself and Alex. Alex then managed to reverse the position yet again, where he was now the one pushing his opponent into the cage. The two men were locked together. Both were attempting not to get dumped onto the ground, while also landing elbows, punches, and knees at the same time.
The first round ended in a close call. In fact, nobody really knew how the judges would score it if such a violent fight even made it to the scorecards. Despite this, both men were smiling, with Alex’s opponent giving him a slight pat on the back between rounds. Though the cameras didn’t pick it up, the guy checked Alex’s gloves to make sure there were no hidden secrets contained within them, before telling Alex something before they were finally forced back to their corners.
“Every strike you land has some serious fucking damage!”
Alex returned to his corner, where he sat down on the bench and received some water and ice. Meanwhile, Vanessa, who was in his corner, was lecturing him about his grappling. And how to make sure he doesn’t end up on in the bottom position again.
“Nice job getting back to your feet there, but Alex, you can’t be overeager with a guy like Vitaliy when you’re on the ground. He’s a former Sambo world champion, and he also has a black belt in both judo and Jiu-Jitsu! It’s amazing that you even managed to get back to your feet! But whatever you do, don’t let it happen again!”
Upon hearing this, Alex nodded his head, and soon enough, the break between rounds was over. Vanessa shoved Alex’s signature fanged mouth guard back into his mouth and told gave him some words of encouragement.
“Go get him, you big beautiful monster!”
Vanessa had not even known what she herself was saying and was simply enthralled in the fight as Alex stepped forward and entered the center of the cage once more, where he challenged the Ukrainian fighter to another round of mutual combat.
Vitaliy threw a combo of his own, and had actually managed to land some heavy shots on Alex. So far in the fight, it was just the beginning of round two, and yet the number of strikes exchanged between these fighters was over a hundred. Though Alex did his best to protect himself from his opponent, and managed to land more strikes altogether, including significant strikes. He had to admit that Vitaliy was his first real test in the cage.
The man was able to stand toe to toe with Alex, despite the initial knockdown at the beginning of the fight. Where the Ukrainian giant managed to trade one blow for every two that Alex landed. Every attempt at the clinch resulted in a battle, as the two men punched, elbowed, and kneed one another as if it were a Muay Thai fight rather than an MMA fight.
And after clinching up yet again for the third time in the second round, Vitaliy tried to smash Alex with a Judo throw. But Alex defended the attempt, and immediately fought for control with his hands, while landing a few knees and elbows of his own. Eventually gaining a superior position, which was the Thai plum grip.
Alex then broke Vitaliy’s posture and attempted to throw some knees to the man’s bloodied head. One of which landed, and though it stunned the man, he had managed to grab hold of Alex’s leg during his next knee, and attempted a single leg takedown. Which Alex masterfully defended, before following up his sprawl with a beautiful knee to the man’s sternum, followed by a cross and an uppercut. Both of which landed.
The Ukrainian Sambo champion continued to fight with Alex on the feet, despite the fact that both men looked like they had just been in a chainsaw accident. Vitaliy and Alex Threw everything they could at one another in a legendary display of violence and masculinity. Until once more the two of them were clinched up. Where Alex broke away from the clinch with a spinning elbow that finally dropped his elite opponent to the ground like a sack of potatoes.
Alex was just about to follow up with another elbow onto the man’s unconscious face when the referee pushed him away, waving off the fight as he did so. The crowd went wild at the vicious knockout which had occurred after yet another brutal and bloody fight, between two savages who simply did their best to trade blows until one of them went to sleep.
Meanwhile, Vanessa stared in silence. It was as if the world had slowed down around her. The only thing she could see was Alex’s back as he stared at his unconscious opponent, like a literal god of war who had just slain a mighty titan.
Finally, for the first time in Alex’s career, he actually showed his opponent some respect, rather than dancing around his comatose body like a jackass. Instead, he knelt down next to the Sambo world champion, checking to see if the man was okay. And once Vitaliy came through, Alex shook his hand and patted him on his back. Comforting the giant of a man over his defeat and thanking him for the privilege of a fight.
“That was the best fight of my life…. One day I will tell my children about this day, and they will tell their children. Good fight brother!”
Though Vitaliy was staggered and concussed, having just been knocked out cold by one of the most brutal elbows in UFC history, he smiled and shook Alex’s hand. Eventually, the two men stood in the center of the cage, clapping. Despite the fact that Alex’s hand was raised in the end, both men seemed to be on good terms, as they shook hands and patted each other on the back.
Still, Alex’s victory over Vitaliy would enter the highlight reels of the internet. Where it would spark the flame that Alex had ignited with his incendiary comments. But it also had another unintended effect.
The level of violence and determination that Alex showed, against a man who Vanessa had previously believed was well beyond Alex’s level, had caused the Brazilian muscle mommy to fall head over heels for him. Especially after he finally decided to show some proper sportsmanship after his victory.
[Vanessa is amazed by the determination and sportsmanship you showed in your fight]
[+25 Affection from Vanessa!]
[Vanessa’s Affection: 100/100]