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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 5941 p4p, 50 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 20713 p4p, 61 weight class). Upchurch has chosen Quit Lyin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch wants to clinch up but Bitetti keeps it at a distance.
Upchurch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch moves into the clinch successfully.
Bitetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bitetti as the two fighters clinch.
Bitetti can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Bitetti pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Upchurch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitetti blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Bitetti avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bitetti managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bitetti's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti trying to control the position but instead, Upchurch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bitetti into the ropes.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitetti breaks the clinch.
Upchurch wants to clinch up but Bitetti keeps it at a distance.
Upchurch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Upchurch has closed the distance and engaged Bitetti in a clinch.
Bitetti slows down the pace here.
Bitetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bitetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitetti throws a quick counter kick to the body but Upchurch avoids it.
Bitetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch clinches up against the ropes.
Bitetti avoiding damage.
Bitetti pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitetti avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bitetti avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Bitetti can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Bitetti avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Upchurch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitetti backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upchurch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bitetti lands a body punch.
Bitetti manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bitetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bitetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bitetti is looking to counter with head kicks.
Upchurch moves into the clinch successfully.
Bitetti has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bitetti's defenses.
It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
Upchurch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Bitetti blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitetti blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch gets through Bitetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bitetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch tries to clinch but Bitetti is having none of it.
Upchurch rushes Bitetti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Bitetti.
Upchurch lands a right hand.
Bitetti trying to control the position but instead, Upchurch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bitetti into the ropes.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitetti.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Bitetti.
Bitetti looking to stall.
Bitetti blocks an elbow strike.
Bitetti tries to stall but Upchurch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitetti avoids the damage to the body.
Bitetti lands a left hand.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bitetti's defenses.
Bitetti tries to break the clinch but Upchurch is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bitetti fails to land.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Bitetti dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bitetti has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitetti avoids the damage to the body.
Bitetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitetti is defending well for now.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitetti lands a body shot.
Upchurch tries to throw a body punch but Bitetti avoids it by throwing Upchurch back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bitetti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Upchurch is keeping busy.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Upchurch misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Upchurch tries to clinch but Bitetti is having none of it.
As Upchurch looks to move away, Bitetti throws a big counter combo but Upchurch just gets out of the way.
Upchurch swings for the body but Bitetti moves out of range.
Upchurch wants to clinch.
Bitetti gets tackled into the ropes by Upchurch. Upchurch maintains the clinch.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitetti.
Bitetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bitetti's brow.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but Bitetti blocks it.
Bitetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bitetti managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Upchurch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bitetti takes an elbow to the temple.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitetti is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Upchurch as Bitetti tries to tie him up.
Bitetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitetti tries to break free but Upchurch pushes him back against the ropes.
Bitetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bitetti.
Bitetti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Bitetti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Upchurch is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bitetti can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Upchurch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitetti dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bitetti misses with some punches.
Sanderlei Bitetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Bitetti.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Sanderlei Bitetti's cut is getting worse.
Upchurch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitetti's elbow.
Bitetti tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
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 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bitetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bitetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bitetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Upchurch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bitetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Upchurch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Upchurch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Upchurch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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