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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 31
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upchuk scores with a body shot.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Upchuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throws a head kick but Upchuk moves out of range.
As Snow backs off Upchuk throws a huge counter combo but Snow manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Upchuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Upchuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
Snow avoids the body shot from Upchuk.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Upchuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lathem Upchuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Upchuk.
Upchuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snow swivels and escapes.#CL#
Upchuk tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snow gets through Upchuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upchuk blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Upchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Upchuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Upchuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snow doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Upchuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snow has time to react.
Upchuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Upchuk. Those never looked like landing.
Upchuk throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Upchuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Upchuk.
#T4#
Upchuk throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Upchuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Upchuk misses with a few strikes there.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Upchuk connects with a single shot there.
Snow misses the body punch
and Upchuk counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upchuk throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem Upchuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Upchuk cracks Snow with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Upchuk coming out on top.
Upchuk misses with a hook
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Snow stuns Upchuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchuk lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Upchuk down.
Upchuk misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Upchuk is lucky that one didn't land flush. #T1#
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Upchuk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Upchuk does it's job there.
Snow moves away from the strike by Upchuk. #CL#
Snow moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Upchuk lands a jab to Snow's midsection.
Upchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
Snow works the jab nicely.#CL#
Snow clinches up with Upchuk and pushes him back against the cage.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Snow blocking some punches.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchuk.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lathem Upchuk.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Upchuk misses with a double jab
and Snow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow takes a swing at Upchuk's ribcage but misses.
Snow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Upchuk misses with an uppercut
and Snow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Snow misses the target.
Upchuk lands a body shot.
#T4#
Upchuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Upchuk misses with a wild combination.
Snow lunges at Upchuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Upchuk's hand.
Upchuk scores with a body shot.
Upchuk tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.
Upchuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Snow throws a leg kick which misses Upchuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Upchuk tries to avoid it.
Upchuk misses the body punch
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Upchuk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSnow.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow defending well as Upchuk loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Snow lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Snow darts in and clinches Upchuk up against the cage.
Snow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Upchuk tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow has him pressed against the cage.
Upchuk blocking some punches.
#T1#
Upchuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Upchuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Upchuk.
#CL#
Upchuk gets tackled into the cage by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchuk is trying to stall.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Upchuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lathem Upchuk.#T2#
Upchuk tries to pull guard but Snow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Upchuk misses with the head strike.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Upchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snow tries a knee to the head but Upchuk blocks it.
#BC#
Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow avoids the body shot from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Upchuk moves out of range easily.
Upchuk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snow with a body shot.#CL#
Snow moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchuk tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow pushes Upchuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
#T3#
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but Snow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Upchuk is rocked!
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Upchuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchuk.
Upchuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whack! Snow lands a heavy head kick that drops Upchuk. The ref tackles Snow to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Upchuk was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jon Snow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Upchuk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Pickett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pickett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickett landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pickett.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pickett just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Pickett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pickett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickett throws a series of punches but Upchuk moves out of range.
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Pickett moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
Upchuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickett crunches a lovely knee into Upchuk's ribcage.
Pickett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Upchuk up against the cage.
Pickett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T1#
Upchuk can't break the clinch.
Pickett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Pickett breaks from the clinch.
Upchuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pickett misses with a body kick.
Pickett throws an off balance right hand
and Upchuk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pickett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Upchuk.
Pickett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Upchuk counters with a two punch combo.
Upchuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Pickett drives through and clinches with Upchuk against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Pickett.
#T2#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pickett with a knee to the head.
Pickett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Upchuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pickett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickett lands an elbow just above Upchuk 's eye.
Pickett keeps control of Upchuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pickett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Pickett as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pickett scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Pickett manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Upchuk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pickett misses with a straight left.
Pickett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Upchuk counters with a series of strikes. Pickett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Upchuk looks to land a combination. Pickett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Upchuk wants to clinch
and Pickett counters with a nice body shot.
Upchuk looks winded!#CL#
Pickett pushes Upchuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Pickett landing knees to the head.
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!
Upchuk can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchuk.
Upchuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pickett smiles and moves away.
Pickett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Upchuk.
Brad Pickett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Upchuk blocks the body kick.
Upchuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Pickett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pickett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Upchuk takes a step back to recover.
Upchuk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Pickett.
Upchuk throws a right hand that Pickett ducks under and follows up with a left that Pickett also avoids with ease.
Pickett misses with a hook.#CL#
Pickett darts in and clinches Upchuk up against the cage.
Pickett looking to throw knees to the head but Upchuk is blocking nicely.
Pickett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pickett scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Upchuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pickett tries to throw a body punch but Upchuk avoids it by throwing Pickett back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pickett dominated that round.
That's time! Pickett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Upchuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pickett tries to clinch there but Upchuk circles away.
Pickett dodges the punch combination from Upchuk.
Pickett throws a push kick but Upchuk slaps the foot to one side.
Pickett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Upchuk counters with a two punch combo.
Upchuk throws a right hand that Pickett ducks under and follows up with a left that Pickett also avoids with ease.
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upchuk lands a two punch combo.
Upchuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Pickett.
Upchuk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Upchuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pickett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Upchuk counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Upchuk throws a right hand that Pickett ducks under and follows up with a left that Pickett also avoids with ease.
As Upchuk looks to move away, Pickett throws a big counter combo but Upchuk just gets out of the way.
Upchuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pickett manages to avoid it.
Upchuk slips a straight right by Pickett.
A combination from Upchuk does no damage.
Upchuk is breathing heavily.
A cross from Upchuk lands.
Pickett connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Pickett misses
letting Upchuk counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pickett, right into the meat.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Upchuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pickett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pickett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Upchuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Upchuk letting Pickett take a breather here.
Upchuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pickett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Upchuk or not.
Pickett lands a damaging elbow.
Pickett tries a body shot but Upchuk blocks it.
Upchuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Upchuk working hard to break the clinch.
Upchuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pickett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pickett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pickett lands an elbow inside that Upchuk shrugs off.
Upchuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pickett smiles and moves away.
#T3#
Upchuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pickett misses with a leg kick.
Upchuk unleashes a big counter combination but Pickett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Upchuk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pickett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Upchuk misses with a wild combination.
Upchuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Upchuk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pickett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Upchuk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pickett throws the left hand but Upchuk avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Upchuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pickett misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Pickett. #T4#
Upchuk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pickett counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickett scores with a head kick.
Pickett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC#
Upchuk is rocked!
Pickett scores with a push kick.
Upchuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Pickett finish him?#CL#
Pickett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pickett.
Pickett lands a right hand.
Pickett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Upchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pickett stalling.
Pickett lands a good knee to the midsection. Upchuk won't want to take too many of those.
Pickett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pickett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upchuk can do to turn this around?
Pickett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pickett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brad Pickett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pickett lands an uppercut.
Pickett connects with a knee to the head.
Pickett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Upchuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pickett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Upchuk's face.
Upchuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Pickett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pickett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Upchuk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Upchuk misses with a wild body shot.
Pickett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Upchuk manages to circle out of the way.
Pickett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pickett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pickett thows a body kick. Upchuk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pickett pushes Upchuk away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickett scores with a sloppy right hand. Upchuk should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Pickett.
Pickett scores with a jab. Upchuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Upchuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pickett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pickett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pickett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Upchuk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pickett.
Upchuk misses with a few strikes there.
Pickett connects with a single shot there.
Upchuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lathem Upchuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pickett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pickett wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pickett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pickett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Upchuk.
Pickett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Upchuk throws a right hand that Pickett ducks under and follows up with a left that Pickett also avoids with ease.
Pickett looks for the body kick but Upchuk saw that one coming.
Pickett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Upchuk.
Brad Pickett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Upchuk scores with a nice strike.
Pickett tries to clinch up
and Upchuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pickett thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchuk throws a series of punches but Pickett avoids them all with ease.
Upchuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Upchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Upchuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pickett scores with a head kick. Upchuk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whack! Pickett lands a heavy head kick that drops Upchuk. The ref tackles Pickett to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Upchuk was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brad Pickett!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Banks takes a swing at Upchuk's ribcage but misses.
Banks lands a jab to Upchuk's midsection.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchuk.
Upchuk closes the distance but Banks moves to the side
and Banks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Upchuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Upchuk. #SUB2#
Upchuk is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Banks looks calm but he's in trouble here. Upchuk gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Banks is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Upchuk lets go of the hold and Banks can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lathem Upchuk!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Upchuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naylor.
Upchuk misses with a few strikes there.
Naylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Upchuk.
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Naylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Upchuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naylor keeps control of Upchuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Upchuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Upchuk breaks the clinch.
Upchuk falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Naylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Naylor moves nicely into side control.
Naylor throws a strike aimed at the side of Upchuk's head but Upchuk avoids it well.
Naylor 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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Upchuk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Naylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Upchuk seems a little lost for a moment, as Naylor dominates the positioning.#T1#
Upchuk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Naylor. #SU#
Naylor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lathem Upchuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Upchuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Upchuk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#TD#
Naylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Naylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Naylor controlling the position from side mount.
Upchuk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Naylor. #T2#
Naylor controlling from side mount.
Naylor tries to score with some ground and pound. Upchuk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Naylor is trying to ground and pound but Upchuk uses the momentary lack of control by Naylor to regain half guard.
Upchuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T3#
Naylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Naylor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Naylor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Upchuk because Naylor loaded up on that one.
Naylor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naylor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Naylor looking to finish with strikes here!
Naylor controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Upchuk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Naylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Naylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Naylor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naylor controlling from mount.
Upchuk manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Naylor dominated that round.
That's time! Naylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Upchuk scores with a one two! Naylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tim Naylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Naylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Upchuk, pushing him back against the cage.
Naylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Upchuk walks away with a smile on his face. Naylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Naylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Upchuk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Upchuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Upchuk scores with a one two! Naylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Naylor dodges the punch combination from Upchuk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchuk throws a right hand that Naylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Naylor also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Lathem Upchuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naylor shoots in looking for a takedown but Upchuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Naylor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Naylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Naylor moves into the clinch.
Upchuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Naylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Upchuk throws a right and a left that Naylor avoids nicely.
Naylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Upchuk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tim Naylor has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Upchuk. Those never looked like landing.
Upchuk is breathing heavily.
Naylor has a takedown stuffed.
Upchuk throws a right and a left that Naylor avoids nicely.
As Upchuk tries to get set, Naylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Upchuk manages to avoid the attempt.
Naylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Upchuk.
Naylor throws a nice looking combination but Upchuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upchuk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Upchuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naylor circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Naylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchuk misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Upchuk misses with a double jab.
Naylor misses the shot to the body.
Upchuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Upchuk sprawls and moves away.
Upchuk misses with the combination.
Naylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD#
Naylor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Upchuk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Upchuk wants to get back to his feet but Naylor passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Well, if Naylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3##T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Naylor passes to full mount!
Naylor pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Naylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Naylor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem Upchuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Naylor's cut.
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!
#R3#
Upchuk leaves Naylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Upchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchuk throws a one two combo.
Upchuk throws a series of strikes that have Naylor backpedaling.
Upchuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Naylor throws a head kick but Upchuk moves out of range.
#TD#
Naylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Upchuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naylor not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Upchuk is defending against the submission attempts here by Naylor.
#SUB#
Upchuk is defending against the submission attempts here by Naylor.
#T1##SUB#
Naylor seems to be working for a kimura but Upchuk defends the submission attempt.
Naylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Naylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Upchuk sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Naylor seems content to control.
Upchuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naylor. #T3#
Upchuk trying to hold on to Naylor's head to control him but Naylor postures up.
Still in half guard, Naylor seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Upchuk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Upchuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naylor.
Naylor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Upchuk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Naylor.
Naylor slips a jab and a cross from Upchuk.
Upchuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Upchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Upchuk throws a one two combo.
#TD#
Upchuk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Naylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naylor stays in close to Upchuk's body and controls the position. #T4#
Naylor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Naylor passes Upchuk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lathem Upchuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Upchuk 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lathem Upchuk!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 649 Round 1
Date: Jul 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Upchuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johanessburgson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Upchuk swivels and escapes.
Upchuk lands with a hook. Johanessburgson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Upchuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Johanessburgson circles away.
Upchuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Upchuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Upchuk shoots in for a double leg but Johanessburgson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lathem Upchuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johanessburgson throws a leg kick but Upchuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johanessburgson looks for the body kick but Upchuk saw that one coming.
Upchuk fails with the takedown.
Upchuk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johanessburgson defends it nicely.#T1#
Johanessburgson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johanessburgson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johanessburgson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johanessburgson moves out of range of the body kick from Upchuk.
Upchuk closes the distance and clinches up with Johanessburgson, looking for a takedown. Upchuk pushes Johanessburgson against the cage but Johanessburgson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johanessburgson unleashes a big counter combination but Upchuk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD2#
Johanessburgson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Upchuk quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johanessburgson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Upchuk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johanessburgson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Johanessburgson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Upchuk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Upchuk has closed the distance and engaged Johanessburgson in a clinch.
#TD2#
Johanessburgson manages to pull guard.
Johanessburgson keeping moving, preventing Upchuk from controlling successfully. #T3#
Upchuk postures up.
Upchuk won't allow Johanessburgson to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Johanessburgson looking for a triangle here. Upchuk is fighting it but it looks tight! Johanessburgson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Upchuk is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wictor Johanessburgson!
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