ESPN SATURDAY NIGHT BOXING
Posted by Lookout! Boxing & Vassago on November 7, 2015, 12:42 pm
BEFORE: "I'm just like those Jaguars. Nobody takes them seriously even when they win because they've got 'failure' written all over them!", Jacksonville-born Ashley Greene tells Erin Andrews in her pre-fight interview, "There's so much going on in the bantamweight I'm not exactly shocked nobody takes me seriously but I will just keep digging and one day I'm gonna get there all the way to the top! The Claire Holt way!"
While Greene targets a miraculous run to the divisional elite, things look completely different for the BBU veteran Alesha Dixon who posts a lacklustre winning record of 1 from 12 entering tonight's contest. She last tasted glory in September of last year when she hammered Shelley Hennig but keeps serving as the proverbial punchbag ever since then losing eight on the spin (nine if you count BBU). Still, the feisty attitude that led her to the bantamweight title back in Europe prevents her from quitting the US market and she vows to upset the Odds & Ends brunette tonight to rescue her nose-diving prospects.
Ashley Greene wears a bright green bandeau bikini and silver gloves. Dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Alesha Dixon wears a lacy black basque top, red knickers and gloves. Black hair tied in a high ponytail on top of her head. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.
Round 1:
Cue in Ms Feisty in the early going as Dixon goes all-in to stagger her highly touted rival with a jabbing combo between the mitts and snaps Greene's head back forcing her into unexpected retreat. The wild swingin' continues thereafter and Alesha scores more clean punches to assume full control however she doesn't really sink Ashley so early in this fight and loses her precision as the time goes by. Still, Greene remains on the back foot and tries to simply clinch the singer rather than respond in some vicious manner and allows Alesha to clean out her tummy as a late switch injects more confidence into the BBU veteran who hammers the ribcage so frantically the ref has to flex some muscle to drag her away at the bell. Ashley just gives her a long stare and waves her glove indicating that didn't hurt her whatsoever.
Round 2:
Alesha comes out swinging again but lacks the initial touch to sink the actress on her knees and when the overhand response catches her on the nose we have a brand new fight with Greene rocking the veteran back & forth amid a flyweight-like leather bashing. Dixon's seen in all across the pond and wants to deliver immediate vengence but keeps getting picked off by the facial assault and struggles to stretch her elbows. This give Greene more room to work with and she dishes out a late midsection punishment to freeze the singer in the middle of the park before a fine uppercut just bursts through Alesha's mitts and slams her on the chin, rocking the English veteran back to the ropes. Thankfully for her, the clock expires and prevents a looming Odds & Ends barrage. A quick chest bump off follows and Ashley wants to make this personal or simply blow Dixon's fuse.
Round 3:
Patience was never Alesha's calling card and she romps into a jabbing fury to outwork the actress in close range and find that big punch on the mouth that sags Greene on her heels with a loud whimper. This only fuels the singer's determination and the ammount of punches does the trick even if the precision isn't there, a looping series nails Ashley on the temples and wobbles her onto the ropes where she has to cover up to withstand the English menace; Dixon leans on her and almost headbutts in the proccess, no openings upstairs sends her into a breadbasket punishment to keep Ashley trapped in the corner. More loud yelps from the younger of the two girls who simply can't punch herself back from the precarious position and when she misses a swinging hook, Dixon catches her on the jaw with a late uppercut to stumble Greene to the side and fully restore the English pride. Dixon's on a real mission here and on course to upset the Odds & Ends order of merit!
Round 4:
More aggression required from Greene who can't wait to maul the singer into exhaustion anymore as Dixon threatens to take over the fight with more powerful jabs to the face. Ashley's guard struggles to embrace the overzealous offensive tactics but as she shuts Alesha off in the middle of the ring on the minute mark, she switches low to punish Dixon's liver area and applies a much needed clinch. After a sluggish bump off Dixon jumps into immediate leather frenzy but for once falls short of the younger brunette's footwork and gasses out into a fruitless pursuit thereafter. Greene works herself back via a composed counterpunching effort; she lands plenty of single hand jabs in the closing minute and even if Dixon refuses to drop her menacing stance, she's unable to shrug Greene off for good and perhaps we have a real fight on our hands now? Still, it's the singer ahead after four rounds.
Round 5:
Dixon comes flying from her stool and she's really up for some facial bash again as she clubs Greene's face with a quick left/right combo before driving a follow up on the navel to bend the actress moaning. She briefly loses her focus though and spikes the exposed kidneys to earn the younger brunette a respite and when the battle resumes, Ashley moves on with a jabbing series to match Alesha's intensity and both women now give themselves no quarter in a mindless bash that has Dixon bleeding from a busted up mouth come the two minute mark. Greene piles on the facial pressure and even when the singer gives her a nasty gash under the left eye, the punches just stack up on Alesha's cheeks and snaps her head back repeatedly come the dying seconds to purge the Odds & Ends offense to the point Dixon must yield real estate and almost trips over her own feet in a quick escape. Bell.
Round 6:
Ashley moves into a higher gear and makes Alesha miss really badly in the opening minute, that's the worst start of any round for the BBU veteran for which she pays a heavy prize as Greene rocks her on the counter with a left/right combo on the temples. Alesha aches in discomfort but more importantly lowers her guard too much and endures an uppercut frenzy that shatters her chin and knocks her head about for the best period of twenty seconds... Bruising display of confidence from the actress who reels the helpless opponent back to the ropes and begins to mug the jugs as well completing the singer's misery.... Alesha's moaning volume increases at will and Ashley hands her more facial misery thumping brutal jabs straight up the alley turning the guard into mincemeat... Dixon's head snaps back like crazy and there's just no defence to speak of anymore as the actress bats the home run and slams one hook on the ear too many pulling the plug on the English veteran... DIXON CRASHES DOWN ON HER KNEES before wobbling again and rolling down on her side... hear those bells ringing in her ears? She's counted out while lying on her back and that's a shocking turn of events after so much promise in the early rounds! KO6 Ashley Greene!!!
AFTER: Many fans and pundits gathered in the arena believe Alesha simply let her opponent of the hook and Ashley had no business winning this fight! But she did thumping the English singer in heavy fashion in the sixth round which was enough to destroy all the momentum carried from the first half of the bout. Things are looking really bleak for Dixon who's destined to have a worse record than the Detroit Lions this season and she might just say hello to the first winless campaign of her professional career. What a sharp contrast to the Beevers' Babes stablemate Michelle Keegan's rise to the JMD championship throne in recent weeks!
Alesha simply can't catch a break in FCBA but on the other hand she showed enough resistance and determination to leave Ashley Greene scratching her head over those elite prospects. It was a routine win for the Odds & Ends brunette but hardly a division-shaking statement. Is Claire Holt impressed? The internal pecking order won't be threatened for a while and Greene understands she needs to perform much better if she's poised to take over the Alpha status in the foreseeable future. Well, she sort of understands: "They haven't fork'd Blake Bortles yet so I'm not quite done as a hot prospect either! I still have plenty to showcase around the place and I don't need people whining left and right after I WON the damn fight!"
Final result: Ashley Greene def. Alesha Dixon KO6.
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