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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Newton (ranked 1697 p4p, 62 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 3490 p4p, 124 weight class). Ulysses Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to clinch up.
Newton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton scores with a three punch combo!
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton throws a big counter combination but Grant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Grant misses with a body punch
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant walks into a left hand.
Grant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton misses with a low kick as Grant jumps back.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton lands a jab-cross combination.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Newton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Newton lands with a nice combination. Grant backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Newton pushes him away.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton walks into a left hand.
It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Newton.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Newton back into the cage.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Newton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Newton lands a head shot.
Newton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant wants to clinch but Newton slips to the side
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant drops his hands momentarily and Newton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newton cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant wants to clinch
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Newton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant drops his hands momentarily and Newton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newton has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grant fails to pull guard.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Newton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Newton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grant closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
Grant darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Newton.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Grant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Newton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Newton pushes him away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grant.
Newton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eddie Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Newton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant lands with a straight right. Newton didn't see that one coming.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Grant blocks a leg kick.
Newton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grant but Grant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newton cracks Grant with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eddie Newton's cut is getting worse.
Grant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Newton counters with a crisp one two that drops Grant! Newton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grant to his feet! Grant is in big trouble!
Grant is rocked!
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
It looked like Newton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Newton with a jab.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Newton finish him?
Grant looks up at the clock. Bad move! Newton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Grant. Newton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Newton!
Our winner, Eddie Newton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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