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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 18475 p4p, 23403 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 174 p4p, 132 weight class). La Croix comes to the ring accompanied by Ca Plane Pour Moi. Upchurch has chosen Quit Lyin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch throws a shot from downtown. La Croix moves away and avoids it.
La Croix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
La Croix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
La Croix scores with a jab.
La Croix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Croix misses with a few strikes there.
Upchurch is looking for the big counter here.
Upchurch has La Croix up against the ropes in a clinch.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
La Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Croix lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that La Croix shrugs off.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
A short right from Upchurch.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Croix is breathing heavily.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Upchurch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped La Croix in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nero La Croix has been cut.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix lands a knee to the head.
La Croix throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Croix avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Upchurch.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
La Croix avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Upchurch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right from La Croix.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from La Croix.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
La Croix lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Upchurch.
La Croix scores with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from La Croix.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but La Croix avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix working Upchurch over with knees to the body.
La Croix working aggressively here.
La Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Croix avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
La Croix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upchurch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
La Croix ducks under a wild hook from Upchurch.
A slow jab from Upchurch misses its intended target.
A left lands for Upchurch.
Upchurch rushes La Croix and presses him up against the ropes.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
La Croix lands an elbow inside that Upchurch shrugs off.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Croix working aggressively here.
La Croix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Upchurch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from La Croix fails to land.
La Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for La Croix.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch is breathing heavily.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix lands an elbow inside that Upchurch shrugs off.
The cut above Brian Upchurch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, La Croix scores with a nice short uppercut.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into La Croix's ribcage.
La Croix throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
La Croix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
La Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Croix managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
La Croix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
A short right from La Croix.
La Croix works on Upchurch's body with a couple of short punches.
La Croix managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
La Croix lands a body punch in the clinch.
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brian Upchurch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
La Croix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
La Croix blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
La Croix lands with a right to the head.
Brian Upchurch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
La Croix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La Croix lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Upchurch to the canvas! Can Upchurch beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Upchurch was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! La Croix is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
Nero La Croix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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