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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 24436 p4p, 2848 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 160 p4p, 53 weight class). Upchurch's entrance music is Quit Lyin. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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187 cm 30 235 6 - 1 - 1 |
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181 cm 38 186 20 - 8 - 1 |
World class boxer Insanely flexible
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World class boxer Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brah looks to land a combination but Upchurch avoids it well. Upchurch throws a good cross that connects.
Upchurch connects with a crisp jab. Upchurch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Brah is looking to clinch but Upchurch is avoiding it.
Brah has Upchurch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brah avoids it. Brah trying to control the position but instead, Upchurch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brah into the ropes. Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym. A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land. Upchurch lands a damaging elbow. Upchurch looking to slow down the pace here. Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top. Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Upchurch lands an elbow just above Brah 's eye. A short right from Upchurch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch. Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brah looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round. Upchurch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Upchurch pushes Brah back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Brah controls his hands.
Upchurch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brah's face.
It looks like Edgy Brah has been cut. Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Upchurch.
Upchurch pushes Brah back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Brah misses with a punch on the inside.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Brah's ribcage. Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Brah shrugs off. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. Brah won't want to take too many of those. Upchurch presses Brah against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short uppercut from Upchurch. A body shot lands from Upchurch.
Upchurch pushes Brah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside. Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brah backwards. Brah takes a shot to the head. Upchurch is leaning against Brah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brah takes a shot to the head. Upchurch is leaning against Brah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Brah takes an elbow to the temple.
Brah is rocked! Upchurch lands a knee to the body.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle. Upchurch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Upchurch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brah's face.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brah or not. A right hook to the body lands for Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brah backwards. Upchurch lands an elbow inside. Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Brah's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Upchurch lands an elbow inside. Nice elbow from Upchurch. Brah is still on wobbly legs! Can Upchurch finish him? Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Brah is blocking nicely.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Upchurch. Brah seems to have recovered his senses. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges. Upchurch landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head. Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Brah in his tracks for a moment. Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Brah in his tracks for a moment. Upchurch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brah's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A knee to the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Upchurch. Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch. Brah managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brah's defenses. Brah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it. Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Brah's ribcage. A short left from Brah. Upchurch lands an elbow just above Brah 's eye. Brah throws a head punch that misses. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges. Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Upchurch scores with a nice short uppercut. Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. Brah won't want to take too many of those. A short left from Upchurch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Upchurch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Upchurch lands with a left to the head. Upchurch lands a right hand. Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch dominated that round. The cut man is working on Edgy Brah's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Upchurch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Upchurch throws a right and a left that both miss. Upchurch cracks Brah with an open hand slap. Upchurch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brah can do to turn this around? Brah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Upchurch paws at him with a jab and circles away. Upchurch scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Upchurch finds it's target. Brah gets tackled into the ropes by Upchurch. Upchurch maintains the clinch. Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Brah avoids the damage to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch. Brah avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Brah misses with some punches.
Brah working aggressively here.
Upchurch with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle. Brah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Brah controls his hands.
Brah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brah is breathing heavily. Upchurch lands a shoulder strike. Brah misses with a hook from the clinch. Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brah misses with some punches.
Brah avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch. Brah struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Brah lands with a light punch inside. Upchurch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchurch. Brah takes a knee to the side of the body. Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head. Brian Upchurch has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short right from Upchurch. Upchurch lands a damaging elbow. Upchurch working Brah over with knees to the body. Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Brah crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Brah face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Upchurch takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
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