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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 23003 p4p, 22002 weight class) and Litticius Nugetio (ranked 133 p4p, 141 weight class). Upchurch comes to the ring accompanied by Quit Lyin. Litticius Nugetio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Upchurch instigates a clinch.
Upchurch throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nugetio is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nugetio.
Nugetio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Nugetio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Nugetio avoids the damage to the body.
Nugetio lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Nugetio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch working Nugetio over with knees to the body.
Nugetio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nugetio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nugetio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Nugetio in his tracks for a moment.
Nugetio can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Nugetio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nugetio.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nugetio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Upchurch avoids it.
Upchurch blocks an uppercut.
Nugetio blocks an uppercut.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Nugetio tries to land knees in the clinch but Upchurch avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Litticius Nugetio has been cut.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio misses with a body punch.
Nugetio lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nugetio.
Upchurch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nugetios head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nugetio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nugetio controls his hands.
Nugetio pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch can't find room to land a body shot as Nugetio controls the action.
Nugetio blocking some punches.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Nugetio.
Upchurch misses with the head strike.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Upchurch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nugetio backwards.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Nugetio.
Nugetio blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio missing with knees to the body.
Nugetio lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nugetio.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nugetio.
Nugetio tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Litticius Nugetio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Upchurch.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugetio misses with a straight right.
Upchurch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugetio.
Upchurch clinches up with Nugetio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nugetio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch missing with a left hand there. Nugetio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugetio throws a body shot but no joy.
Nugetio scores with the left hand. Upchurch knows he should have avoided that one.
Nugetio misses with a hook. Upchurch ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch closes the distance but Nugetio moves to the side
and Nugetio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Upchurch misses with a head kick.
Nugetio throws out a counter right but Upchurch avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Upchurch lands.
Upchurch slips a straight right by Nugetio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Upchurch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugetio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nugetio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nugetio cracks Upchurch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Upchurch throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Upchurch connects with a single shot there.
Nugetio dodges the punch combination from Upchurch.
Brian Upchurch is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Upchurch.
Upchurch scores with the left hand. Nugetio knows he should have avoided that one.
Nugetio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Upchurch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nugetio momentarily.
Upchurch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugetio cracks Upchurch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upchurch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Upchurch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nugetio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nugetio throws a chopping leg kick but Upchurch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Upchurch moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nugetio blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Nugetio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nugetio controls his hands.
Nugetio lands a shoulder strike.
Nugetio lands a body shot.
Nugetio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Nugetio.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Nugetio.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nugetio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Nugetio managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nugetio is keeping busy.
Nugetio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Nugetio is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Nugetio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Litticius Nugetio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Upchurch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nugetio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to move into range but Nugetio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Nugetio misses the target.
Nugetio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nugetio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Upchurch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nugetio misses with a body shot.
Upchurch drops his hands momentarily and Nugetio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nugetio throws a body punch but Upchurch moves out of range.
A big left from Upchurch misses.
Nugetio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Upchurch scores with a leg kick.
Nugetio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Upchurch scores with a punch to the head.
Upchurch throws a jab but it's blocked by Nugetio.
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!
Upchurch jabs at Nugetio's body.
Upchurch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Nugetio.
Nugetio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nugetio lunges at Upchurch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Upchurch's hand.
A head kick misses from Upchurch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
Nugetio loads up on a big right hand but Upchurch slips the punch.
It looked like Upchurch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Nugetio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Upchurch throws a nice looking combination but Nugetio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nugetio moves out of range of the strikes.
Nugetio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nugetio there.
Upchurch slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Upchurch. Nugetio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nugetio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nugetio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Upchurch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Upchurch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nugetio lands with a right hand.
Nugetio misses with a hook. Upchurch ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugetio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Upchurch is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Upchurch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugetio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Upchurch cracks Nugetio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nugetio.
A telegraphed right hand from Nugetio misses the target.
Nugetio throws out a powerful jab.
Upchurch clinches.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Nugetio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nugetio.
Nugetio avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Nugetio blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nugetio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch blocks an uppercut.
Nugetio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Upchurch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Litticius Nugetio.
I think Nugetio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Upchurch!
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