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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Fanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollux Ulysses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollux Ulysses will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 The Island, Gaston Fanta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pollux Ulysses! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ulysses lands a jab to the head.
Fanta throws a lazy right hand but Ulysses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fanta scoring well with a low kick there.
Ulysses lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ulysses throws an overhand right that lands on Fanta's shoulder, as Fanta tries to avoid the shot. Ulysses dips to his left and cracks Fanta with an uppercut! Fanta moves into the clinch successfully.
Fanta pushes Ulysses back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fanta working aggressively here.
Ulysses looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Fanta working aggressively here.
Ulysses slowing the pace effectively. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fanta tries to throw a body punch but Ulysses avoids it by throwing Fanta back against the cage. Ulysses wants to get back to striking at distance but Fanta won't allow it.
Ulysses wants to stall.
Fanta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ulysses is working Fanta over against the cage. Ulysses is leaning against Fanta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A nice left hand lands by Fanta.
Fanta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round. Fanta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Fanta misses with a body punch.
Ulysses scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ulysses gets through Fanta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ulysses lands a left hand.
Fanta looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Fanta.
Ulysses lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fanta backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fanta. Ulysses scores with a hook to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Fanta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fanta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ulysses blocks a body shot from Fanta. Fanta misses with a short punch on the inside. Fanta tries to throw a body punch but Ulysses avoids it by throwing Fanta back against the cage. Ulysses displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fanta up against the cage. Ulysses is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Ulysses. Ulysses is trying to force a seperation but Fanta has the dominant position. Ulysses stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fanta swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulysses uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Ulysses. Ulysses lands a hook to the side of the head. Fanta misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Ulysses lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fanta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulysses lands a body shot. Ulysses lands a nice uppercut. Ulysses scores with a shot to the side of Fanta's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fanta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulysses's elbow. Fanta tries to throw a body punch but Ulysses avoids it by throwing Fanta back against the cage. Ulysses softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Fanta lands a nice uppercut. Ulysses lands a hook to the side of the head. Ulysses blocks an uppercut.
Ulysses misses with a body punch.
Fanta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ulysses. Still in the clinch, Ulysses scores with a nice short uppercut. Fanta working aggressively here.
Fanta tries a body shot but Ulysses blocks it.
Ulysses wants to stall.
Fanta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ulysses backwards. Ulysses lands a hook to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ulysses scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fanta struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulysses controls his hands.
Ulysses wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fanta tries to work over Ulysses's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ulysses tries to work over Fanta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ulysses tries to break the clinch but Fanta is controlling the position. Fanta misses with the head strike.
Fanta throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulysses. Fanta takes a shot to the head. Fanta cracks Ulysses with a nice body shot. Fanta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulysses's elbow. Ulysses blocks an uppercut.
Fanta misses with a short punch on the inside. Ulysses is looking to break free of the clinch but Fanta has double underhooks. Fanta can't find room to land a body shot as Ulysses controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fanta. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ulysses tries to circle away but Fanta has him pinned against the cage. Ulysses pushes Fanta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ulysses blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fanta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Fanta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Fanta misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollux Ulysses dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fanta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulysses manages to avoid it. Nice straight punches there by Ulysses. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ulysses. Ulysses clobbers Fanta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fanta is rocked! Fanta misses the shot to the body. Oh Fanta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Fanta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Ulysses closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Fanta! Ulysses dives in looking to finish! Fanta is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pollux Ulysses!
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hype
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