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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Diamonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamonds has chosen Use your fist and not your mouth - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Willy Diamonds will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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200 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Diamonds! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grant misses with a shot to the body and Diamonds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Grant misses with a hook. Diamonds ducked under it nicely. Diamonds slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant looks to land a combination but Diamonds avoids it well. Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Grant missing with a left hand there. Diamonds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Grant throws a nice outside leg kick. Grant throws a hook but Diamonds avoids it easily. A right-left combo lands from Diamonds. Diamonds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant misses with a right hand and Diamonds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Grant misses with a hook
and Diamonds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamonds.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grant misses with a leg kick. Diamonds misses with an uppercut. A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target. Grant misses with a low kick. Diamonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diamonds lands a nice shot that snaps Grant's head back.
Diamonds thows a left - swing and a miss! Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamonds moves away. Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Diamonds counters with a nice body shot. Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Diamonds dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Diamonds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diamonds slips under a jab from Grant. Grant misses with an uppercut
and Diamonds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Grant misses with a combination
and Diamonds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diamonds slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant throws a hook but Diamonds avoids it easily. A head kick misses from Grant. Diamonds stalks Grant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grant's face. Grant staggers backwards, shaken. Grant feints a jab promting Diamonds to slip. Grant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diamonds slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Grant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diamonds. Diamonds circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Grant sizes up Diamonds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A lazy left from Grant finds it's target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Diamonds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively. Grant tries to bum rush Diamonds with a series of wild strikes but Diamonds uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Grant. Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamonds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Grant misses with a double jab
and Diamonds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Grant thows a left - swing and a miss! Grant misses with a hook. Diamonds ducked under it nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Grant throws out a leg kick but Diamonds moves out of range and Grant only half commits. Grant loads up on a big right hand but Diamonds slips the punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Grant dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Grant lands with a nice combination. Diamonds backs away looking to recover. Grant lands a body shot.
Diamonds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diamonds slips under a jab from Grant. Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diamonds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab. Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A punch combination from Grant misses. Diamonds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant. A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target. Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant throws a hook but Diamonds avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grant throws a nice inside leg kick. Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant throws a poor cross that misses
and Diamonds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Diamonds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diamonds might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Diamonds throws out a powerful jab. Ulysses Grant is winning the standup battle so far. Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooh!!! Grant has knocked Diamonds down with a huge combo! Grant steps away and waves a wobbly Diamonds back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Diamonds is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A punch combination from Diamonds misses. Diamonds is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him? Diamonds is breathing heavily. Grant tries to bum rush Diamonds with a series of wild strikes but Diamonds uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diamonds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Grant circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Diamonds to the canvas! Diamonds doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Grant keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Grant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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