For the second week in a row, Penn State's Mory Diane fought against a defending national champion from the United State's Military Academy.

Unlike his first match of the season, Diane would win on Saturday, defeating the country's premier collegiate fighter at the 175-pound weight class.

The fight was one of three victories out of the five total bouts that the Penn State team fought this weekend at the University of Maryland Invitational.

Diane was fighting a weight class down from the previous week when he fought at 185 pounds, and his style of fighting showed that he had been fighting a weight class up, as he fought with much more power than his opponent, Army's Jacob Ovidu.

The fight came on the invitational's main card, and Diane was all business by the first bell. Upon entering the ring, he signaled to the corner with his family and friends, much to their delight.

Right before the bell tolled, Penn State head coach Ed Davis had some inspirational words for Diane.

"Your father is sitting over there," Davis said to Diane. "He gave you everything you had. Now give him the next six minutes."

The insightful, illuminatory speeches are part of Davis' specialty.

"He always gives you some stuff out of the blue to get you psyched, and you're just like 'You know what? Yeah.' And it works," said 140-pounder Anthony Liotta.

It obviously worked for Diane, who made Ovidu miss a lot with his bobbing style. Ovidu was the only fighter who had beaten Diane coming into this season. The defeat was suffered at last year's regional championships.

The fact that he had beaten Diane before and that he was the defending national champion could have had a mental effect on some fighters, but Diane was immune to such mental weakness.

"When I get in there, it is all equal. I go in there and I do what I have to do. If I thought about that, I would be lot more stressed going in," Diane said.

During the fight, Diane did a good job of disheartening his opponent, and Ovidu showed it.

"When you look in his eyes and see that he is frustrated, you know you are doing well," Diane said.

Diane was sure to follow his game plan going into the fight. It is important for boxers to make muscle memories of the moves and combinations they want to utilize during the fight.

"You have to do stuff like that until you do not even think about doing it anymore," Diane said. "If you don't, there are a lot of times when you have good combos planned, but when you are in there you don't even think about it. Then afterwards, you think to yourself 'Oh man, why didn't I use that?'"

Penn State's other two victories came to fighters with greatly contrasting styles. Joe McDonald won his fight with thunderous blows, while Ian McGroarty's victory was a very tactical, technical win. Both boxers are undefeated thus far this season.

During McDonald's fight, there were certain times when he was getting showered with powerful hits, but each time he just stepped back, shook his head and went back to deliver the same beating he had received.

McGroarty was fighting the same opponent he had beaten the week before. This meant that he would have to be cautious because his foe had knowledge of McGroarty's style.

"Ian is one of the most technical fighters we have on this team," Davis said. "It is really interesting to see him fight and how he attacks his opponent."

Also fighting were 132-pounder Jake Winowich and Liotta. Liotta held his own against one of the top fighters in his weight class but lost on a close decision.

Winowich also had a close fight. "I felt like he won the first round, then I won the second round, and the third round was pretty even, so I don't know."

All these fighters are scheduled to fight this coming weekend at Gettysburg.

And this week Diane should get a break because there are no more national champions for him to fight.