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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin McCork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Calvin McCork!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCork misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCork scores with a jab to the body.
McCork smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCork misses with a hook
enabling Ulfsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Calvin McCork seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCork has his takedown stuffed
and Ulfsson counters with a two punch combo.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCork throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but McCork sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCork lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ulfsson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ulfsson!
Ulfsson lands with a straight right. McCork didn't see that one coming.
McCork lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from McCork misses.
Ulfsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ulfsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCork throws out a leg kick but Ulfsson moves out of range and McCork only half commits.
Ulfsson ducks under a wild hook from McCork.
Ulfsson looks to land a left hand but McCork moved out of range nicely.
McCork on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ulfsson. Ulfsson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulfsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCork looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCork misses with the combination.
Ulfsson misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ulfsson.
McCork looks winded!
Ulfsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulfsson cracks the inside of McCork's front leg.
Ulfsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCork sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCork thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McCork misses its intended target.
Ulfsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCork.
Ulfsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCork's head backwards.
Ulfsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCork fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ulfsson is out of range.
Ulfsson lands a jab to McCork's midsection.
Ulfsson throws a right and a left that McCork avoids nicely.
McCork misses with a looping right.
Ulfsson looks to score with a jab to the body but McCork is just out of range.
McCork misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson blocks a jab.
McCork swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCork lands with an uppercut that bounces Ulfsson off the cage and back into range.
McCork throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a body kick.
Ulfsson misses the shot to the body.
Ulfsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulfsson misses with an uppercut. McCork saw that one coming.
Ulfsson defending well as McCork loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ulfsson scores with a shot to the body.
Ulfsson connects with a single shot there.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulfsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulfsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCork takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCork tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCork looks to throw the jab but Ulfsson is out of range.
Nice body kick from Ulfsson.
McCork is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ulfsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCork showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson checks a low kick from McCork.
McCork shoots in for a double leg but Ulfsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCork cracks Ulfsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ulfsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ulfsson keeps McCork at a distance using the push kick.
Ulfsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCork eats them both and turns towards Ulfsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson slips under a jab from McCork.
Ulfsson punishes McCork's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Ulfsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ulfsson scores with a nice right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCork might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ulfsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Ulfsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ulfsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCork throws out the jab.
Ulfsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCork moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ulfsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ulfsson.
Ulfsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCork moves out of range of the body kick.
McCork misses with an uppercut. Ulfsson saw that one coming.
Ulfsson thuds a left hand into McCork's body.
Ulfsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCork bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ulfsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ulfsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ulfsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson throws a big shot that misses.
McCork looks for a takedown but Ulfsson sprawls well.
Ulfsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Ulfsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCork tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ulfsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCork somewhat.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin McCork.
Ulfsson lands a left and a right that send McCork crashing to the mat, dazed. Ulfsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ulfsson throws a body punch but McCork moves out of range.
It looks like Calvin McCork has been cut.
McCork looks to land a right hand but Ulfsson moved out of range.
Ulfsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Ulfsson misses.
Ulfsson staying out of range there.
McCork swings widly with a right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a straight right hand.
McCork's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCork shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ulfsson as he jumps to the side.
Ulfsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCork takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCork takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson misses with a double jab.
McCork throws out a loose jab but Ulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulfsson throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ulfsson. Those never looked like landing.
McCork fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCork has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCork.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin McCork.
A swing and a miss from McCork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McCork throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ulfsson lands a left and a right that send McCork crashing to the mat, dazed. Ulfsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McCork is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCork takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCork is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulfsson finish him?
McCork closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ulfsson circles away.
Ulfsson drops McCork with a beautiful combination! McCork stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ulfsson is looking for the KO!
McCork is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ulfsson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! McCork crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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RATING
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