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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ulriksen (ranked 13296 p4p, 803 weight class) and Jack Major (ranked 7279 p4p, 700 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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38
202 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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195 cm
36
210 lbs
5 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ulriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulriksen misses with a straight left.
Major lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Major misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulriksen moves into the clinch successfully.
Major looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Major is trying to break free.
Ulriksen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Major up against the cage.
Ulriksen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ulriksen is thwarting Major's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen not doing much here.
Major keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen controlling the action here.
Ulriksen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Major wants to control but Ulriksen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ulriksen controlling the pace.
Major won't allow Ulriksen to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulriksen lands a nice short elbow.
Major wants to control but Ulriksen is keeping busy.
Ulriksen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major is trying to get back to full guard.
Ulriksen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ulriksen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Ulriksen seems content to control.
Major trying to control but Ulriksen postures up.
Ulriksen not doing much here.
Major has hold of Ulriksen's hands but Ulriksen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ulriksen working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulriksen slows the pace down in half guard.
Ulriksen is thwarting Major's attempts to control the position.
Major is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ulriksen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ulriksen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Major is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ulriksen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Major can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Major is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ulriksen landing punches.
Ulriksen with good strikes from the mount here!
Ulriksen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Ulriksen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ulriksen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Major is rocked!
Ulriksen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Major scores with a one two! Ulriksen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ulriksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Major can do to turn this around?
Major throws a combination that misses
and Ulriksen counters with a thumping low kick.
Major misses with a wild combination.
Jack Major seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Major instigates a clinch.
Ulriksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ulriksen goes for a takedown attempt but Major pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ulriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Major moves away.
Major is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Major does no damage.
Major shoots in looking for a takedown but Ulriksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Major's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen closes the distance and clinches.
Ulriksen pulls guard successfully.
Major is fighting to break Ulriksen's control of his arms but Ulriksen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ulriksen has his foot on Major's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Major works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Major must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ulriksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Major's guard.
Ulriksen won't allow Major to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Death Valley Training Facility inform us that Major has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Major trying to control the position.
Ulriksen cracks Major with a solid left hand.
Ulriksen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ulriksen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen connects with a couple of short punches.
Ulriksen scoring with some ground and pound.
Ulriksen preventing the sweep.
Ulriksen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ulriksen postures up in Major's guard and throws a big left but Major blocks it.
Ulriksen landing some decent shots from guard.
Ulriksen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ulriksen controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen connects with a couple of short punches.
Major is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ulriksen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Major swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ulriksen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ulriksen trying to control but Major is working from the bottom.
Ulriksen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ulriksen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ulriksen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Major's head.
Ulriksen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Major has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ulriksen has passed into side control.
Major tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ulriksen grinds an elbow into Major's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulriksen lands a nice forearm strike.
Ulriksen lands a few punches from side control.
Major on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen 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. This is the final round!
Ulriksen fails with the takedown.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Major lands an overhand right.
Major looks to land a combination but Ulriksen avoids it well.
Ulriksen shoots in for a double leg but Major sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ulriksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Major fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ulriksen.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown but Major shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulriksen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Major.
Major throws a right and a left that both miss.
Major throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ulriksen.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Major as he avoids it easily.
Major moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Major misses with the head strike.
Major breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulriksen feints and as Major raises his hands in defense, Ulriksen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen stops Major from standing up.
Ulriksen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Major wants to stand but Ulriksen is controlling the position.
Ulriksen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ulriksen distracts Major with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ulriksen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Victor Ulriksen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ulriksen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ulriksen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Major is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ulriksen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Major works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Major is trying to control the position but Ulriksen postures up.
Ulriksen is stalling in the full guard.
Ulriksen passes into half guard.
Ulriksen lands strikes from half guard.
Ulriksen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Major really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ulriksen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ulriksen working over Major with some ground and pound. Major looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ulriksen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Major has hold of Ulriksen's hands but Ulriksen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Major is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ulriksen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ulriksen working over Major with some ground and pound. Major looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ulriksen content to control rather than advance.
Major keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ulriksen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulriksen lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ulriksen in particular looking to stall.
Jack Major has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Ulriksen.
Ulriksen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ulriksen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulriksen lands a nice short elbow.
Ulriksen slips a nice elbow through Major's hands, connecting with Major's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Ulriksen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ulriksen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Ulriksen!
An out of breath Victor Ulriksen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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