As soon as Dash stood up, he saw Petrov, who was just a few meters away, raising his guard and receiving a punch heading towards his chest.
Pum!
Dash's gaze turned cold; his thoughts aligned with the force and speed of the opponent, but what caught his attention the most was Petrov's resilience.
"Ya!"
As Petrov tried to launch himself forward again, Dash threw a powerful kick that forcefully hit his opponent's leg and made him step back. With limited possibilities of close-range attacks, winning required focusing on long-range attacks.
But at that moment, after his first kick, Dash's concentrated face showed a hint of surprise as he saw Petrov still able to move, and that was indeed a pleasant surprise.
The speed of those trained in Sambo is terribly fast but comes in bursts, a sudden burst of speed to take down their enemies and dominate the fight on the ground.
Right after his first kick, when Dash thought his hit was strong enough to hold Petrov for a few minutes, he ran towards him, covering his face and preparing to throw powerful punches.
Pum!
The power of Petrov's punches was extremely worrying; Dash had to deflect the first attack without taking it directly, or he could break some bones in the process.
Taking control of Petrov's first attack, Dash knew there was no time to retreat. Moreover, to the amazement of the crowd, the fighting style he now wanted to adopt was one where he had to be faster and hit specific points.
"I got you…" Dash muttered, and as soon as he took a step forward, his hands, like whips, began to strike at a speed that even Petrov couldn't match.
While Dash's painful punches hit his opponent's body, Petrov, who knew he shouldn't take too much damage, threw a punch that collided with Dash's dodging head, and another one was heading towards his face.
But at that moment, Dash tilted his body, and with his elbow, he hit Petrov's ribs three times.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The same hit three times causes damage; Petrov felt this, and unexpectedly, he quickly retreated backward, falling to the ground slowly and deliberately.
But before Petrov even touched the ground, Dash, ignoring the pain in his body, took a step forward, changed the position of his fists, and to prevent Petrov's advance, he had thrown a kick in the air.
Pum!
This mistake was not common, but Dash, who knew that it would only bring him advantages, changed the position of his feet, exerted force in his legs, and suddenly, a kick so strong that it would knock out an animal impacted Petrov's head.
Crack!
The broken jaw of Petrov was clearly heard by those closest; everyone was aware that a man couldn't easily face such a kick.
"Broken jaw…"
That familiar sound was clearly from Petrov's jaw, making many celebrate even more as a smaller person had taken down a much larger and muscular man.
But Petrov didn't want to surrender; he needed the money to achieve his dreams, and it wasn't the time to throw the fight just for a broken jaw.
Dazed, with a bloody mouth and fists still tightly clenched, Petrov looked at Dash, who also had blood on his cheek, and raised his fists even higher.
"In this chaos, it's better to surrender…" Dash thought, and seeing that his opponent had no intention of surrendering, he advanced once again.
"Ya!"
Pum! Pum! Pum!
With a serene expression on his face, Dash's hands began to impact Petrov's body, but he wasn't unscathed in the process.
It may not be known, but neck punches are the most painful, especially when they hit the ribs.
After witnessing this brutal confrontation, many spectators were thrilled to know that there was still a fight.
But as Dash gave more punches, he felt more tired; he had to save his best martial arts for the other fights, so he had to be much more precise in this thing that wasn't making it easy for him.
Just when Petrov wanted to launch himself at Dash to try to dominate the fight on the ground, that gave Dash the opportunity to attack Petrov's leg directly once again, but he continued forward, wanting to win this fight.
With no way out, Dash focused on hitting Petrov's forehead over and over again without stopping until he had fallen to the ground.
Under the astonished looks of the spectators, Dash's elbow brutally impacted Petrov's forehead, and waiting for it to stop was his only thought.
Once again, one attack after another was launched mercilessly, and Dash's desperate gaze focused only on causing pain.
"Your victory is my victory!" That sentence he told Devon back then shone in Dash's mind, who stepped back a bit overwhelmed by all that blood and seeing Petrov on the ground.
"Dash Hale is the winner!"
The auditorium exploded in applause and cheers as they realized that the victory had been totally decided.
Dash looked at the roaring crowd from his vantage point on the combat arena, while an ironic look shone in his eyes before shifting his gaze.
When he jumped off the platform, Santiago approached and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Will he be okay?" Dash looked at Petrov being taken out on a stretcher and asked slightly affected.
"He'll be okay, rest."