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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Raider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Ulrich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Raider's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Ulrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Raider!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulrich clinches with his opponent.
Raider jumps guard but Ulrich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Ulrich.
Ulrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Raider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raider blocking some punches.
Raider has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ulrich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ulrich has Raider pressed against the cage, preventing Raider from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ulrich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Calvin Ulrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Raider.
A head punch on the inside from Ulrich fails to land.
Ulrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulrich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raider is working for takedown but Ulrich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ulrich pushes Raider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulrich.
Ulrich misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ulrich.
A short right from Ulrich.
Ulrich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ulrich.
Ulrich lands a left hand.
Ulrich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
Ulrich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raider blocks an uppercut.
Ulrich lands a right hand.
A short right from Ulrich.
Raider is trying to pull guard but Ulrich has him pressed against the cage.
Ulrich lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulrich working aggressively here.
Ulrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulrich is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ulrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ulrich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ulrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulrich scores with a shoulder strike.
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
Ulrich working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ulrich.
Ulrich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ulrich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ulrich lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulrich.
Ulrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulrich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich gets through Raider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulrich lands a right hand.
Raider tries to break free but Ulrich pushes him back against the cage.
Ulrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulrich.
Raider is looking to control Ulrich's arms but Ulrich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raider has his back to the cage.
Ulrich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raider.
Ulrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raider drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ulrich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ulrich clinches with his opponent.
Ulrich misses with some punches.
Ulrich scores with a shot to the side of Raider's head.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ulrich scores with a shot to the side of Raider's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulrich.
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
Ulrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Ulrich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raider is trying to break the clinch but Ulrich has him pressed against the cage.
Raider tries to score a body lock takedown but Ulrich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ulrich misses with the head strike.
Ulrich scores with a shot to the side of Raider's head.
Ulrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ulrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Raider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulrich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Ulrich.
Raider blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raider has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ulrich after a bit of a struggle.
Raider is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Ulrich fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulrich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Ulrich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raider clinches up with Ulrich and pushes him back against the cage.
Ulrich lands with a left to the head.
Raider wants to break free but Ulrich has control.
Raider is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ulrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raider drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ulrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ulrich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulrich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raider is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Ulrich.
Ulrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulrich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ulrich lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raider drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calvin Ulrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Raider.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ulrich.
Raider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulrich avoids it.
Ulrich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich lands a hook that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
A short left from Ulrich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulrich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ulrich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Raider tries to pull guard but Ulrich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raider tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ulrich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Raider takes a shot to the head.
Ulrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ulrich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raider can do to turn this around?
Ulrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Ulrich on the inside.
Ulrich has a couple of punches blocked by Raider.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raider takes a shot to the head.
Ulrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ulrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raider wants to get back to striking at distance but Ulrich won't allow it.
Ulrich has a couple of punches blocked by Raider.
Ulrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ulrich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ulrich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ulrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raider tries to pull guard but Ulrich won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ulrich on the inside.
Raider wants to get back to striking at distance but Ulrich won't allow it.
Ulrich gets through Raider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ulrich.
Ulrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulrich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulrich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulrich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raider is breathing heavily.
Ulrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulrich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raider tries to break free but Ulrich pushes him back against the cage.
Ulrich lands with a left to the head.
Ulrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ulrich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulrich.
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!
Raider takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raider has had enough of the clinch but Ulrich keeps him there for the moment.
Ulrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Raider tries to break free but Ulrich pushes him back against the cage.
Ulrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ulrich fails to land.
Raider blocking some punches.
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
A short right from Ulrich on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ulrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulrich gets through Raider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ulrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ulrich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Ulrich on the inside.
Ulrich lands a right hand.
Ulrich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raider blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Ulrich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ulrich takes the fight into the clinch.
Ulrich lands a right hand.
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
Ulrich lands with a light punch inside.
Ulrich lands a right hand.
Raider is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ulrich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raider tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ulrich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ulrich lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ulrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raider is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ulrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Ulrich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulrich.
Ulrich pushes Raider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raider drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calvin Ulrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Raider.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulrich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulrich lands a nice uppercut.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike.
Raider has had enough of the clinch but Ulrich keeps him there for the moment.
Ulrich lands a left hand.
Ulrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich prevents Raider from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ulrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Ulrich.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ulrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulrich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
Ulrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raiders head.
Ulrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ulrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ulrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulrich lands with a light punch inside.
Ulrich keeps control of Raider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raider lands a nice uppercut.
Ulrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ulrich misses with some punches.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ulrich gets through Raider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ulrich lands a shoulder strike.
Raider tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Ulrich.
Raider is trying to force a seperation but Ulrich has the dominant position.
Ulrich scores with a shot to the side of Raider's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich lands with a right to the head.
Raider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ulrich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
Ulrich prevents Raider from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulrich.
A short right from Ulrich on the inside.
Raider is trying to pull guard but Ulrich has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulrich.
Ulrich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raider's efforts to push away.
Ulrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raider.
Ulrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raider backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulrich.
Calvin Ulrich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raider drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ulrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ulrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Ulrich.
Raider tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ulrich smiles and moves away.
Calvin Ulrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ulrich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ulrich scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulrich working some strikes from top position.
Ulrich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
John Raider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulrich is in close to Raider's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Ulrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ulrich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Ulrich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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