Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AKF 69 | Akira vs. Kim
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1#
Alexopoulos throws a leg kick but Upchurch moved away.
Alexopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upchurch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alexopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexopoulos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alexopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexopoulos throws a body kick that misses #KD#
and Upchurch counters with a beautiful hook that drops Alexopoulos to the mat! Will Alexopoulos be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Upchurch to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Alexopoulos is up. He looks OK to continue. #CUT#It looks like George Alexopoulos has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexopoulos misses with an attempted mid kick.
George Alexopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexopoulos tries to clinch up
and Upchurch counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Alexopoulos face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
A victorious Brian Upchurch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: AKF FN | Upchurch vs. Chamba
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
The fighters circling - Chamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chamba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Upchurch looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamba is just out of range.
Chamba slips under a jab from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chamba misses with a left hand
and Upchurch counters with a left to the body.
Chamba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Upchurch counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Upchurch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chamba lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chamba throws a lazy uppercut
and Upchurch counters with a straight right hand.
Chamba throws a low kick but Upchurch avoids it.#T1#
Chamba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Upchurch misses the target.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Upchurch.
Upchurch keeps the fight on the outside.
Chamba connects with a body shot.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick and Upchurch moves out of range easily.
Upchurch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Chamba has managed to clinch.
Chamba lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Chamba tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chamba throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
Chamba lands with a short shot to the head.
Chamba presses Upchurch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chamba blocks an elbow strike.
Upchurch takes an elbow to the temple.
Chamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch gets through Chamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Chamba lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch pushes Chamba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Chamba shrugs off.
Chamba pushes off an throws an elbow but Upchurch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gilberto Chamba will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Chamba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upchurch.
Chamba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chamba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Upchurch will feel that in the morning.
Upchurch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chamba.
Chamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Upchurch is just out of range.
Chamba tries to clinch up but Upchurch circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Upchurch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Upchurch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chamba.
Chamba lands a glancing blow to the side of Upchurch's head.
Upchurch dodges the punch combination from Chamba. #T1#
Upchurch throws a jab but it's blocked by Chamba.
Upchurch takes one to the chin there.#CUT2#Brian Upchurch's cut is getting worse.
Upchurch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chamba back to the ropes. Upchurch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Upchurch throws a jab when Chamba was well out of range.
Upchurch avoids the body shot from Chamba.
Upchurch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chamba.
Chamba throws out a loose jab but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchurch works Chamba's body with a nice hook.
Chamba misses with a double jab
and Upchurch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Upchurch avoids the head kick by Chamba.
Upchurch throws a big shot that misses.
Upchurch misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamba.
Chamba takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT#That has opened up Gilberto Chamba's cut even more.#CL2#
Chamba moves into range and clinches up with Upchurch.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chamba's defenses.
Chamba lands an elbow inside.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A knee to the head by Upchurch. #CUT#The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.#R3#
Chamba defending well as Upchurch loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Upchurch.
A jab from Upchurch finds it's way through Chamba's defenses.
Chamba tries to clinch but Upchurch moves out of range.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chamba avoids it.
Chamba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
Brian Upchurch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Upchurch pushes Chamba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Chamba.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
A hook to the body from Chamba.
Chamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Upchurch scores with a hook to the body.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch tries to work over Chamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Upchurch misses with a knee strike.
Chamba prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamba avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chamba avoids it.
Chamba misses with an elbow strike.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upchurch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamba blocking some punches.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
Upchurch avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chamba.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but Chamba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Chamba fails to land.
Chamba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Upchurch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Chamba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upchurch blocking some punches.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chamba tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Chamba back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Upchurch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Chamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Upchurch is looking to slow Chamba down with leg kicks.
Chamba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Upchurch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chamba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchurch.
Chamba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Upchurch.
An attempted straight right counter from Upchurch misses the target.
Upchurch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chamba misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba lands a head kick. Upchurch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Upchurch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.
Chamba is looking to land body kicks.
Upchurch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Upchurch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Upchurch.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Upchurch lands a lovely overhand right.
Chamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Upchurch.
Nice cross by Upchurch.
Upchurch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chamba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chamba lands a jab to the nose.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses
and Upchurch counters with a stiff right hand.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Upchurch has Chamba up against the ropes in a clinch. #T2#
Chamba throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamba avoids the damage 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!
Upchurch pushes Chamba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamba throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chamba is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Upchurch as the two fighters clinch.
Upchurch lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Chamba in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chamba.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch had his way with Gilberto Chamba in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##CL#
Upchurch darts in and clinches Chamba up against the ropes.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch working Chamba over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Chamba.
Chamba throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chamba can do to turn this around?
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Chamba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#Gilberto Chamba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T1#
Chamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gilberto Chamba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Upchurch!
After winning the bout, Brian Upchurch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AKF 62 | Obama vs. Quick
Date: Jul 30, 2022

#R1#
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Upchurch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Upchurch misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Upchurch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchurch scores with a hook.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Upchurch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Upchurch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Upchurch.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Upchurch throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Upchurch slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Upchurch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Upchurch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Upchurch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.#KD2#
Upchurch scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Benedetti to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#CUT2#It looks like Claudio Benedetti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Upchurch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Upchurch's shoulder, as Upchurch tries to avoid the shot.
And Upchurch responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Upchurch thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Upchurch to counter with a crisp jab.
Upchurch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Upchurch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Upchurch's head but Upchurch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Upchurch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Upchurch moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
enabling Upchurch to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Despite the aggression on Upchurch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benedetti throws a hook but Upchurch avoids it easily.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Brian Upchurch should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##KD2#
Upchurch cracks Benedetti with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Benedetti is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Benedetti is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchurch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Upchurch moves out of range.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Upchurch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Upchurch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Benedetti is rocked!
Benedetti misses with a hook #KD2#
and Upchurch counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Benedetti goes down! Will Benedetti beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Oh Benedetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Upchurch should have avoided that one.
Benedetti seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Benedetti ducks into a a hook from Upchurch and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Upchurch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Upchurch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti moves out of range as Upchurch throws a body kick.
Benedetti misses with a combination
and Upchurch counters with a big right hand that sends Benedetti crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Upchurch takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
An out of breath Brian Upchurch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Claudio Benedetti spoke after the fight, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.

Event: AKF 58
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1#
Talboteasar avoids the head kick by Upchurch.
Upchurch slips under a jab.
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Talboteasar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Upchurch.
Nice shot by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of Upchurch's head but Upchurch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Upchurch! But no joy.
Talboteasar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Upchurch's sensitive parts.
Upchurch misses with a hook. Talboteasar ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Talboteasar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talboteasar jabs Upchurch right on the nose. Upchurch blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar thuds a left hand into Upchurch's body.
Nice shot lands for Talboteasar.#CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Jab by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talboteasar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Upchurch's head backwards.#T1#
Upchurch moves forwards but Talboteasar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Upchurch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Upchurch misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Talboteasar, as that shot connected.
Camulius Talboteasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talboteasar moves out of range as Upchurch strikes.
Upchurch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Upchurch blocks it.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
Upchurch thinks about the counter body kick.
Talboteasar misses with a hook
and Upchurch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talboteasar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Upchurch! But no joy.
Upchurch slips under a jab.
Upchurch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Upchurch avoids it easily.
Upchurch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchurch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.#T2#
Talboteasar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talboteasar just misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Talboteasar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talboteasar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talboteasar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Upchurch.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Upchurch ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talboteasar throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Talboteasar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Upchurch throws a poor cross that misses
and Talboteasar counters with a left to the body.
Talboteasar lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Camulius Talboteasar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Talboteasar lands a nice hook to Upchurch's body. Upchurch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talboteasar misses with a hook
and Upchurch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Upchurch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talboteasar.
Upchurch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch moves out of range as Talboteasar strikes.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but Upchurch moves out of range.
Camulius Talboteasar is winning the standup battle so far.
Upchurch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talboteasar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Upchurch.
Talboteasar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upchurch can do to turn this around?#T1#
Upchurch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talboteasar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Upchurch walks into a straight right hand from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Upchurch ducked under it nicely.
Talboteasar misses with a few strikes there.
Talboteasar lands the left hand.
Talboteasar misses with a right hand
and Upchurch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talboteasar throws a poor cross that misses
and Upchurch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut.
Upchurch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talboteasar connects with a body shot.
Upchurch slips under a jab.
Talboteasar throws a lazy right hand but Upchurch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchurch looks to land a right hand but Talboteasar moved out of range.
A punch combination from Talboteasar misses. #T2#
Upchurch misses with a looping left.
Upchurch misses with a wild body shot.
Upchurch lands a jab.
Upchurch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Upchurch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talboteasar blocks a head kick by Upchurch.
Talboteasar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Upchurch throws a hook but Talboteasar blocks it.
Upchurch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Upchurch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Talboteasar finds it's way round the side to connect with Upchurch's head.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but Upchurch is just out of range.
Upchurch walks into a stiff left hand from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar looks to throw the jab but Upchurch is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Camulius Talboteasar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
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!#R3#
Talboteasar looks to land a left hand but Upchurch moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Upchurch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Talboteasar avoids a kick to the body.
Talboteasar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Upchurch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talboteasar thinking.
Talboteasar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Upchurch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talboteasar misses with a combination
and Upchurch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brian Upchurch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talboteasar looks to land a right hand but Upchurch moved out of range.
Upchurch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Talboteasar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with a wild body shot.
Talboteasar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talboteasar blocks a leg kick.
Talboteasar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Talboteasar lands the left hand.#CL2#
Upchurch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Talboteasar dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Talboteasar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Talboteasar's ribcage.
A short right from Upchurch.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talboteasar is defending well for now.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Talboteasar 's eye.
Talboteasar tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talboteasar avoids it.
Talboteasar avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Our sources have told us that Talboteasar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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 uppercut from Upchurch.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T2#
Upchurch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Talboteasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Talboteasar avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talboteasar.
Upchurch taking a breather.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Talboteasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Upchurch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Talboteasar takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Upchurch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talboteasar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camulius Talboteasar!

Event: AKF FN | Wilder vs. Upchurch
Date: Jun 10, 2022

#R1#
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Upchurch avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Upchurch is defending well for now.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch pushes Magomedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Magomedov taking a breather.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Upchurch lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Upchurch looks winded!
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
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 prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov lands a knee to the body. #T1#
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Upchurch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the ropes.
Magomedov tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head. #CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Upchurch with a nice body shot.
Magomedov tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
Magomedov landing knees to the head. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magomedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magomedov presses Upchurch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Upchurch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Upchurch thinks about the counter body kick.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Upchurch tries to keep at a distance but Magomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upchurch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch is breathing heavily.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Magomedov. #T1#
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Magomedov works on Upchurch's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Upchurch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Magomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands. #T2#
Magomedov is looking to control Upchurch's arms but Upchurch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magomedov has his back to the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Upchurch or not.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
A knee to the head by Magomedov. #ROC#Upchurch is rocked!
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchurch seems to have recovered his senses.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Magomedov connects with a quick right hand that sends Upchurch tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!

Event: AKF 53 | Obama vs. Dimitrov
Date: May 21, 2022

#R1#
Upchurch stuns Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Upchurch looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
A right-left combo lands from Diego.
Upchurch throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Diego.
Upchurch throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocking some punches.
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!
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
Diego is working Upchurch over against the ropes.#T1#
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Diego.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch. #CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Upchurch looks winded!
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Upchurch improves position. #T2#
Diego tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Upchurch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upchurch lands a knee to the body.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Diego.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Upchurch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Upchurch swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Diego darts in and clinches Upchurch up against the ropes.
Diego avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Upchurch landing knees to the head.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Diego slowing the pace effectively.
Upchurch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Upchurch. #T1#
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
A short left from Upchurch.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
Upchurch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Upchurch lands a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Diego.
Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego misses with a body punch. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diego digs a right hand into Upchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upchurch's gas tank.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Diego. #CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
And that is 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Diego avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Diego presses Upchurch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Upchurch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards. #T1##BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Upchurch circles away.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Upchurch's sensitive parts.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Upchurch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Upchurch misses.
Upchurch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Diego clinches up with Upchurch and pushes him back against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Diego blocking some punches.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Upchurch's ribcage. Upchurch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego is stalling here.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upchurch.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Diego.

And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
An intense looking Draughn Diego took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '(Mark Hunt voice)Iï¿½d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, thereï¿½s just not many people who can handle me mate.'.

Event: AKF 50 | Turner vs. Scorpion
Date: Apr 30, 2022

#R1#
Obama looks to land a left hand but Upchurch moved out of range nicely.
Obama throws a combination that misses
and Upchurch counters with a right hand to the body.
Upchurch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Upchurch.
Upchurch throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Upchurch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at potato place in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Obama misses.
It looked like Upchurch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obama swings for the body but Upchurch moves out of range.
Upchurch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick by Obama misses
and Upchurch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama swings for the body but Upchurch moves out of range.
Upchurch gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Obama throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Decent striking displayed by Upchurch there.
Obama stuns Upchurch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Upchurch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Upchurch.
Obama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Upchurch. That one must have hurt.
Obama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Upchurch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#KD#
Upchurch lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Obama goes down! The ref sends Upchurch to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Obama is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
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!
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Upchurch was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obama doesn't seem bothered though. #KD#
Obama walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Upchurch rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Obama has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.#ROC#Obama is rocked!
Tom Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama misses with a low kick. #T2#
A low kick from Obama misses #KD#
and Upchurch counters with a nice uppercut that drops Obama onto his backside! Obama bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Upchurch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Upchurch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Upchurch misses with a straight left.
Obama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Upchurch misses with a left hand
and Obama counters with a good low kick that Upchurch was not able to check.
Obama throws a head kick that misses.
Upchurch misses with a combination
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama connects with the punch.
Upchurch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Tom Obama was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Upchurch.
Obama keeps Upchurch at a distance using the push kick.
Obama takes a swing at Upchurch's ribcage but misses.
Upchurch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Upchurch misses with a looping left.
Obama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Upchurch has time to react.
Upchurch throws a right and a left that Obama avoids nicely.
Obama connects with a nice looking jab. #KD2#
Obama drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Upchurch onto his butt! Upchurch pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama connects with a quick right hand that sends Upchurch tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AKF 46 | Akira vs. Morrison
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Dimitrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT2#It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov cracks Upchurch with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.#CL#
Dimitrov clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Dimitrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upchurch blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrov blocking some punches.
Dimitrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upchurch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Dimitrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimitrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Upchurch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimitrov looks to land a combination but Upchurch avoids it well. #T1#
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Upchurch moves away.
Upchurch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov throws a looping overhand right but Upchurch ducks down to avoid it.
Upchurch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL#
Dimitrov instigates a clinch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov is trying to push Upchurch away but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrov.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges.
Upchurch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Upchurch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
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 nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovs head.
Upchurch working Dimitrov over with knees to the body.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Upchurch working Dimitrov over with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
Upchurch is leaning against Dimitrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch pushes Dimitrov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrov in his tracks for a moment.
Upchurch blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrov.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Dimitrov shrugs off. #CUT2#Daniel Dimitrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Upchurch has control. #BC#
Dimitrov breaks the clinch.
Upchurch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimitrov with a nice calf kick.#CL2#
Upchurch moves into the clinch.
And that is 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.#R2#
Upchurch catches Dimitrov napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Dimitrov crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Upchurch raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Upchurch!
After winning the bout, Brian Upchurch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AKF 41 | Lee vs. Elizondo
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Ringnes tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Upchurch.
Ringnes throws a lazy right hand but Upchurch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Upchurch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Upchurch avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Ringnes rushes Upchurch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Ringnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ringnes 's brow.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Ringnes .
Upchurch scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringnes lands an uppercut.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch with a knee to the head. #T1#
Upchurch can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Ringnes lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
Ringnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
A short left from Ringnes .
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Ringnes 's ribcage.
Ringnes looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch works on Ringnes 's body with a couple of short punches.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks with his arms.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
Upchurch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ringnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Upchurch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ringnes can turn it around.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Ringnes shrugs off.
Upchurch misses with a knee strike.
Ringnes misses with a knee to the head.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ringnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but Ringnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Upchurch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ringnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ringnes 's defenses.
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
And that is 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ringnes ducks under a wild hook from Upchurch.
Ringnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ringnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Upchurch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Upchurch just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Upchurch gets tackled into the ropes by Ringnes . Ringnes maintains the clinch.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Ringnes dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Ringnes missing with knees to the body.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Upchurch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ringnes lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringnes blocking some punches.
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Ringnes 's ribcage.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
Upchurch gets through Ringnes 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Upchurch misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a body punch.
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Upchurch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Ringnes 's ribcage.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ringnes avoids it.
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Ringnes 's eye. #T2#
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Ringnes 's eye.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ringnes .
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Upchurch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ringnes has time to react.
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ringnes lands a really nice looking cross but Upchurch seems unphased.
Upchurch misses with a looping right.#CL#
Upchurch takes the fight into the clinch.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks with his arms.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ringnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ringnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Nice elbow from Upchurch. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Upchurch scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Ringnes is rocked!
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ringnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Upchurch finish him?
Upchurch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ringnes .
Upchurch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Upchurch breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ringnes with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ringnes looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ringnes get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
Brian Upchurch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AKF 37 | Turner vs. Backman
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1#
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
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. #T1#
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. #CUT#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. #T2#
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!#R2#
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. #CL#
Upchurch clinches up with Nugetio and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
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. #T1#
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.#CL#
Upchurch moves into the clinch.#T2#
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!#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Nugetio.
A telegraphed right hand from Nugetio misses the target.
Nugetio throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
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!

Event: EK 24 - KT World Series
Date: Nov 28, 2020

#R1#
Umaga avoids the head kick by Upchurch.
Upchurch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Umaga on the side of the head.
Upchurch cracks Umaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Umaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Upchurch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Umaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Umaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Upchurch moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUmaga.
A slapping body kick lands there for Upchurch.
Umaga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Upchurch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Upchurch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umaga moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT2#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upchurch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
Umaga tries to keep at a distance but Upchurch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Umaga stalling in the clinch.
Umaga misses with the head strike. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umaga.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Umaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Umaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Umaga's defenses.
Umaga misses with some punches.
A short left from Upchurch.
Upchurch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
I was talking to Upchurch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Umaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umaga.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Umaga looks winded!
Upchurch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Upchurch with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Iosefa Umaga has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Umaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Upchurch - that landed with a thud. #T2#
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Umaga managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Upchurch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Upchurch.
Upchurch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Umaga misses with an elbow strike.
Umaga working aggressively here.
And that is 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 time! Back to the action!#R2#
Jab from Upchurch.
Brian Upchurch is winning the standup battle so far.#KD#
Umaga ducks into a a hook from Upchurch and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Upchurch throws a right hand that misses
enabling Umaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Upchurch closes the distance but Umaga moves to the side
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Upchurch misses the shot to the body. #KD#
Upchurch drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Umaga onto his butt! Umaga pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#ROC#Umaga is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchurch tries to bum rush Umaga with a series of wild strikes but Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Umaga drops his guard momentarily, allowing Upchurch to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Umaga! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Upchurch takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!

Event: ETERNITY Part XX: All Hollows
Date: Oct 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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. #CUT2#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. #T2#
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.#R2#
La Croix ducks under a wild hook from Upchurch.
A slow jab from Upchurch misses its intended target.
A left lands for Upchurch.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #CUT#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. #T2#
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. #CUT#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.

Event: EK 17: Turnaround
Date: Oct 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego tries to clinch there but Upchurch circles away.
Upchurch looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Upchurch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Upchurch misses the shot to the body.
Upchurch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Upchurch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diego, pushing him back against the ropes.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego takes a knee to the side of the body.
I was talking to Upchurch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego looks winded!
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #T1#
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch lands a right hand.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple.
Upchurch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Upchurch drops Diego on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Diego bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.#ROC#Diego is rocked!
Upchurch connects with a quick right hand that sends Diego tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'.

Event: EK 14_Masters of Disaster
Date: Sep 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koningh ducks under a wild hook from Upchurch.#CL2#
Upchurch drives through and clinches with Koningh against the ropes.
Koningh avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koningh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koningh lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Koningh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Upchurch. #CUT2#It looks like Sanngriðr Koningh has been cut.
Upchurch looking to stall.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Koningh.
Upchurch with a knee to the head.
Koningh trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch lands a body punch.
Koningh tries a knee to the head but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Koningh's head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koningh.
Koningh takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koningh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
Upchurch lands a right hand.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Koningh avoids the damage to the body.
Koningh pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Koningh.
Koningh avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Koningh lands a shot to the body.
Koningh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koningh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch avoiding damage as Koningh throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koningh.
Koningh lands a damaging elbow.
Koningh has Upchurch pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land. #T2#
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Koningh breaks from the clinch.
Upchurch misses the shot to the body.
Upchurch throws a big shot that misses.
Upchurch throws a jab when Koningh was well out of range.
Good exchange - Koningh coming out on top.
Koningh looks to land a left hand but Upchurch moved out of range nicely.
Koningh connects with a right hand. Upchurch shakes it off.
Upchurch takes a swing at Koningh's ribcage but misses.
Koningh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT#That has opened up Brian Upchurch's cut even more.
Upchurch scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch moves away from the strike by Koningh.
Upchurch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koningh counters with a stiff right hand.
Upchurch lands a really nice looking cross but Koningh seems unphased.
Koningh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Upchurch moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Koningh keeps the fight on the outside.
Koningh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Upchurch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Koningh misses the target.
Upchurch just misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koningh throws a big shot that misses.
Koningh takes one to the side of the head.
Upchurch looks to throw the jab but Koningh is out of range.
A slow jab from Upchurch misses its intended target.
Koningh lands a head shot.
Koningh throws a low kick but Upchurch avoids it.
A jab from Upchurch does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch misses with a lunging right hand
and Koningh counters with a straight right hand.
Koningh misses with an uppercut. Upchurch saw that one coming.
Upchurch throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Koningh to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch lands a lovely overhand right.
Upchurch missing with a left hand there. Koningh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Upchurch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2#Koningh is rocked!
Upchurch thuds a left hand into Koningh's body.
Oh Koningh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koningh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koningh missing with a left hand there. Upchurch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koningh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koningh misses with an uppercut.
Upchurch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koningh.
Upchurch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koningh seems to have got his legs back now.
Koningh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#The cut above Brian Upchurch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Upchurch moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Koningh! Upchurch continues to tee off on Koningh, landing with a left and a right! Upchurch connects with a right hand that leaves Koningh sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Upchurch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Upchurch!

Event: RAVEN - III
Date: Jul 25, 2020

#R1#
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. #CL2#
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!#T1#
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. #CUT#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.#T2#
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. #ROC#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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R2#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
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!

Event: RAVEN I
Date: Jun 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Upchurch misses with a straight right.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch misses with a head kick.
Upchurch misses with a low kick.
Krakenbreaker scores with a nice strike.
Krakenbreaker misses with an uppercut.
Upchurch throws a right hand that Krakenbreaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Krakenbreaker also avoids with ease.
Krakenbreaker misses with an uppercut. Upchurch saw that one coming.
Krakenbreaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Upchurch off the ropes and back into range.
Krakenbreaker scores with a jab to the body.
Krakenbreaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krakenbreaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krakenbreaker looks to throw the jab but Upchurch is out of range.
Upchurch scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krakenbreaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Upchurch has time to react.
Krakenbreaker throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Upchurch moves into the clinch.
Upchurch is controlling Krakenbreaker's neck. Upchurch unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Krakenbreaker goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brian Upchurch!

Event: Friday Shootout 3
Date: Apr 24, 2020

#R1##CL#
Upchurch clinches.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Upchurch.
Upchurch cracks Velasquez with a nice body shot.
Velasquez looks winded!
Upchurch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Velasquez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Stipe Velasquez has been cut.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a knee to the body.
Upchurch with a knee to the head.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
A knee to the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch pushes Velasquez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Upchurch lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Upchurch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice shot to the body.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Upchurch. #T2#
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a right hand.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasquez won't want to take too many of those.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch digs a right hand into Velasquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velasquez's gas tank.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Upchurch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Upchurch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off. #ROC#
Velasquez is rocked!
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Upchurch finish him?
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
Upchurch cracks Velasquez on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Velasquez crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Brian Upchurch!

Event: Midweek Meltdown 1
Date: Apr 01, 2020

#R1#
Columbus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Columbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Upchurch throws a wild body kick that Columbus sees coming a mile off.
Columbus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Columbus lands with an overhand left.#CUT#
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch misses with a wild combination.
Columbus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Upchurch. That did some damage!
Columbus on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Upchurch clinches up with Columbus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Columbus misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Columbus has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Upchurch digs a right hand into Columbus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbus's gas tank.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Columbus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Upchurch is defending well for now.
Upchurch is trying to maintain a safe position but Columbus gets an underhook and turns Upchurch into the ropes.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus cracks Upchurch with a nice body shot.#T1#
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Columbus avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Columbus looking to throw knees to the head but Upchurch is blocking nicely.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Columbus.
A right hook to the body lands for Columbus.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Columbus.
Columbus lands an elbow that stopped Upchurch in his tracks for a moment.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Columbus's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Columbus.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Columbus.
Columbus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Upchurch lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Columbus digs a right hand into Upchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upchurch's gas tank.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Columbus avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Columbus lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus lands a body punch.
Upchurch looks winded!
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Upchurch misses with the head strike.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Columbus.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Upchurch avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus lands a body punch.
A short left from Columbus.
Upchurch tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Columbus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Upchurch throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Upchurch has managed to clinch.
Columbus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a body punch.
Upchurch tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Columbus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Columbus lands with a left to the head.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Columbus avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Columbus managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Columbus misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus lands a left hand.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Upchurch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Columbus - that landed with a thud.
Upchurch is breathing heavily.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Columbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Columbus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Columbus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus digs a right hand into Upchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upchurch's gas tank.
Columbus tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upchurch can do to turn this around?
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Columbus digs a right hand underneath Upchurch's ribcage. Upchurch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
Columbus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Columbus connects with a knee to the head.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Columbus.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Columbus.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands an uppercut.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Upchurch is defending well for now.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Columbus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Columbus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Columbus lands a jab.
Upchurch jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Columbus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Columbus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Columbus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brian Upchurch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Upchurch lands a head shot.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus scores with a push kick.
Upchurch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Columbus, right into the meat.
Upchurch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Columbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Columbus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Upchurch.
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Upchurch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upchurch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Columbus scores with a jab.
Columbus cracks the inside of Upchurch's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Columbus.
Brian Upchurch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Columbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Columbus misses with a body kick.
Upchurch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upchurch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Columbus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Upchurch manages to circle out of the way.
Upchurch throws a low kick but Columbus moves out of range easily.
Upchurch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Columbus.
Upchurch just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Upchurch misses with a double jab.
Columbus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Upchurch manages to circle out of the way.
Columbus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Upchurch momentarily.
Scott Columbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CUT#
That has opened up Brian Upchurch's cut even more.
Nice body kick there by Upchurch.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
Upchurch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Columbus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Columbus cracks a nice hook into Upchurch's ribs.
Upchurch wants to slow Columbus down by chopping away at his legs.
Columbus lands with an overhand left.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Upchurch wants to counter with a clinch but Columbus pushes him away.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Columbus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Columbus. Upchurch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Columbus.
Columbus cracks Upchurch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus digs a good body shot into Upchurch's ribs.#CL2#
Upchurch rushes Columbus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Columbus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Columbus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Columbus made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Rick's Rumble 9
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
Upchurch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Upchurch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bystrom scores with a head kick. Upchurch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch throws the left hand but Bystrom avoids the punch easily.
Upchurch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bystrom checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Upchurch closes the distance and clinches.
Upchurch blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bystrom.
Bystrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bystrom avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch misses with a body punch. #BC#
Bystrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Upchurch misses with a right hand
and Bystrom counters with a head kick. That will keep Upchurch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bystrom misses with a head kick.
Upchurch thinks about the counter body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upchurch wants to clinch.
Bystrom lands with a straight right. Upchurch didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Bystrom slips a jab and a cross from Upchurch.
Upchurch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bystrom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Upchurch under the eye.
Bystrom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Upchurch's sensitive parts. #CL2#
Upchurch gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Bystrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bystrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Upchurch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Upchurch throws a hook but Bystrom avoids it easily.
Bystrom throws a head kick that misses.
Upchurch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Upchurch. #CUT2#
It looks like Torkel Bystrom has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Upchurch forces Bystrom back against the ropes and clinches.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Upchurch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bystrom's efforts to push away.
Bystrom avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body. #BC#
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bystrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bystrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Bystrom scores with a head kick. Upchurch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Upchurch swinging wildly here.
Bystrom lands a two punch combo.
Bystrom looks to land a combination. Upchurch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bystrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Bystrom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Upchurch tests Bystrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Upchurch blocks a head kick by Bystrom.
Some wild striking there from Bystrom.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bystrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upchurch wants to counter the offense by Bystrom and move into the clinch position.
Upchurch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Bystrom. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Upchurch clinches. #BC#
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Bystrom tries to keep at a distance but Upchurch has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Torkel Bystrom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bystrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchurch.
Upchurch scores with a one two! Bystrom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Upchurch looks to throw the jab but Bystrom is out of range.
Upchurch is looking to score with low kicks.
Bystrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Upchurch lands a front kick.
Upchurch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Upchurch, right into the meat.
Bystrom moves out of range of the body kick.
Upchurch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bystrom throws out a leg kick but Upchurch moves out of range and Bystrom only half commits.
Upchurch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upchurch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bystrom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bystrom is looking to counter punch.
Upchurch wants to land a leg kick but Bystrom is out of range.
Bystrom thinks about countering with a head kick.
Upchurch tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Upchurch clinches up against the ropes.
Bystrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bystrom misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Upchurch as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bystrom avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Bystrom tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Bystrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but Bystrom blocks it.
Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bystrom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Upchurch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bystrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bystrom managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Bystrom prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Bystrom managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Good body shot from Upchurch.
Bystrom lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bystrom is defending well for now.#BC#
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bystrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Upchurch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bystrom on the side of the head. #CUT2#
Torkel Bystrom's cut is getting worse.
Bystrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Upchurch throws out the jab.
Upchurch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bystrom swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Upchurch closes the distance and clinches.
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bystrom is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Bystrom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bystrom avoids it.
Knees to the body from Upchurch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Upchurch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bystrom avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Bystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
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! This is the final round!
#R3#
Upchurch moves in looking to clinch but Bystrom pushes him off.
Bystrom lands with a kick to the temple. Upchurch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bystrom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bystrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchurch.
Bystrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Upchurch closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Bystrom manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Upchurch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bystrom avoids the damage to the body.
Bystrom lands a right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Upchurch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bystrom lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bystrom.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bystrom pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Upchurch.
A head kick from Bystrom lands but Upchurch takes it in his stride.
Bystrom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T1#
Upchurch throws a right and a left that Bystrom avoids nicely.
Upchurch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bystrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchurch throws an off balance right hand
and Bystrom counters with a nice body shot.
Upchurch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bystrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bystrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Upchurch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bystrom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Upchurch misses.
Upchurch is looking to clinch but Bystrom is avoiding it.
Upchurch lands a jab to Bystrom's midsection.
Upchurch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Upchurch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bystrom misses with a head kick.
Bystrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Bystrom.
A head kick misses from Bystrom.
Upchurch tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Upchurch.
Torkel Bystrom is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Upchurch closes the distance and pushes Bystrom back into the ropes.
Upchurch pushes Bystrom back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bystrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upchurch lands a body shot.
Upchurch keeps control of Bystrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom blocks a head kick by Upchurch.
Bystrom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Upchurch finds it's way round the side to connect with Bystrom's head.
A swing and a miss from Upchurch.
Bystrom swings for the body but Upchurch moves out of range.
Upchurch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bystrom throws a lazy head kick
and Upchurch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bystrom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Upchurch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch dodges the punch combination from Bystrom.
Upchurch misses with a head kick.
Upchurch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bystrom lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Upchurch moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Upchurch.
I think Upchurch 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Upchurch!

Event: AKT 15
Date: Feb 21, 2020

#R1#
Upchurch is looking to clinch but Bystrom is avoiding it.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bystrom lands a head kick. Upchurch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upchurch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bystrom lands a high kick!
Bystrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upchurch.
A head kick misses from Bystrom.
Upchurch blocks a head kick by Bystrom. #CL2#
Bystrom tries to keep at a distance but Upchurch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Upchurch misses with an elbow strike.
Bystrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes.
Bystrom misses with a body punch. #BC#
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bystrom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Upchurch tries to clinch up but Bystrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bystrom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Upchurch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Upchurch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Upchurch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bystrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands. #T1#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch pushes Bystrom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bystrom dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
I was talking to Bystrom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom lands a high kick!
Upchurch tries to clinch up but Bystrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Upchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bystrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bystrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bystrom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Upchurch is out of range.
Upchurch feints a counter leg kick.
Bystrom throws a head kick but Upchurch moves out of range.
Bystrom throws a head kick but Upchurch moves out of range.
Bystrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bystrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Upchurch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bystrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Upchurch does no damage.
A combination from Upchurch does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bystrom backs up against the ropes. #CUT2#
It looks like Torkel Bystrom has been cut.
Upchurch darts in trying to clinch
and Bystrom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2##CL2#
Upchurch has closed the distance and engaged Bystrom in a clinch.
Bystrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bystrom.
Bystrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Upchurch.
Bystrom digs a right hand underneath Upchurch's ribcage. Upchurch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Bystrom.
Bystrom has had enough of the clinch but Upchurch keeps him there for the moment.
Bystrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Upchurch has double underhooks.
Bystrom blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bystrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Bystrom 's eye.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch tries a body shot but Bystrom blocks it. #BC2#
Upchurch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Upchurch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bystrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom jabs Upchurch right on the nose. Upchurch blinks but takes it well.
Upchurch moves in looking to clinch but Bystrom pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Torkel Bystrom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bystrom scores with a head kick.
Torkel Bystrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bystrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bystrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Upchurch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bystrom under the eye.
Upchurch lands a head shot.
Upchurch moves in looking to clinch but Bystrom pushes him off.
Bystrom scores with a body shot.
Bystrom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CL2#
Upchurch pushes Bystrom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchurch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses. #BC#
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Upchurch moves into range and clinches up with Bystrom.#BC#
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom tries to land a front kick but Upchurch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bystrom's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bystrom duly obliges.
Bystrom misses with a body shot.
Upchurch is looking to slow Bystrom down with leg kicks.
Upchurch wants to clinch up but Bystrom keeps it at a distance.
Upchurch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Upchurch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Upchurch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bystrom misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Upchurch gets a clinch. #BC#
Bystrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Upchurch walks into a straight right hand from Bystrom.#CL2#
Upchurch clinches up against the ropes.
Bystrom lands a shoulder strike.
Bystrom is trying to break the clinch but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bystrom.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bystrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bystrom wants to break free but Upchurch has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bystrom's brow.
Brian Upchurch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Bystrom blocking some punches.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Bystrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bystrom lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bystrom's defenses. #T2#
Upchurch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Bystrom.
Still in the clinch, Bystrom scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Bystrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Bystrom.
Bystrom can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Bystrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bystrom keeps Upchurch at a distance using the push kick.
Bystrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Upchurch manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Upchurch has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bystrom.
Bystrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.
Bystrom takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bystrom blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bystrom misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torkel Bystrom dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Bystrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Upchurch is looking to clinch but Bystrom is avoiding it.
Bystrom digs a good body shot into Upchurch's ribs.
Upchurch tries to clinch there but Bystrom circles away.
Upchurch misses with a straight left.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
A punch combination from Bystrom misses.
Upchurch tries to clinch but Bystrom moves out of range.
Bystrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Upchurch tried to score with a low kick but Bystrom checks it.
Upchurch misses with a hook. Bystrom ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bystrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bystrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bystrom throws a counter high kick but Upchurch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bystrom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.#T1##CL2#
Upchurch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bystrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Bystrom throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Upchurch misses with the head strike.
Bystrom blocks the elbow strike.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Bystrom.
Bystrom tries to circle away but Upchurch has him pinned against the ropes.
Bystrom lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Bystrom is blocking nicely.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Upchurch misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Bystrom breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Upchurch takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bystrom's brow. #T2##BC#
Bystrom manages to break the clinch.
Upchurch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Upchurch is looking to clinch.
Bystrom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Upchurch gets a clinch.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bystrom backwards.
Bystrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bystrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bystrom blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Bystrom 's eye.
Bystrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Bystrom breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Upchurch closes the distance and clinches.
Bystrom misses with a punch to the body.
Bystrom misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Upchurch.
I think Upchurch 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: AKT 10 HOF vs HOF
Date: Dec 31, 2019

#R1#
Upchurch tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Upchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Upchurch rushes George and presses him up against the ropes.
George blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. George lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
Upchurch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
George looks winded!
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
George wants to break free but Upchurch has control.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT#
The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Upchurch gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George is trying to break free.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on George's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Upchurch tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Upchurch back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
George is trying to break free.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. George won't want to take too many of those.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
George wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3##BC2#
George breaks the clinch. #CL#
Upchurch has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
George wants to break the clinch but can't.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Upchurch!

Event: AKT 5
Date: Dec 01, 2019

#R1#
Makarenko cracks Upchurch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Upchurch scores with a four punch combination!#CL2#
Upchurch pushes Makarenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Upchurch lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makarenko's brow.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Makarenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Makarenko's head.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makarenko blocks an elbow strike.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Upchurch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.
Upchurch wants to counter with a clinch but Makarenko pushes him away.#CL2#
Upchurch takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Upchurch.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Makarenko tries to stall but Upchurch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Makarenko. #BC2#
Upchurch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makarenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Upchurch's head backwards.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Makarenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Upchurch moves in looking to clinch but Makarenko pushes him off.
Upchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Upchurch wants to clinch.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Upchurch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makarenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makarenko throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Makarenko's ribcage.
Makarenko is breathing heavily.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makarenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch. #T2#
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.
Makarenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Makarenko shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Upchurch.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands with a short shot to the head.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Makarenko shrugs off.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Makarenko's ribcage.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #ROC2#
Makarenko is rocked!#T3##BC2#
Upchurch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Upchurch moves into the clinch successfully.
Makarenko dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Upchurch pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Upchurch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Makarenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Upchurch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makarenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Upchurch moves into the clinch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Makarenko shrugs off.
Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD2#
Upchurch drops Makarenko on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Makarenko bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch feints and then cracks Makarenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makarenko down. #CL2#
Upchurch darts in and clinches Makarenko up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Makarenko with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Makarenko looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Makarenko get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!

Event: RH102
Date: Oct 23, 2019

#R1#
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.#CL2#
Upchurch moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Bitetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #BC#
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.#CL2#
Upchurch has closed the distance and engaged Bitetti in a clinch.
Bitetti slows down the pace here. #BC#
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. #T2##CL2#
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. #BC#
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.
#R2#
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.#CL2#
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. #CUT2#
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.#BC#
Bitetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch tries to clinch but Bitetti is having none of it. #CL2#
Upchurch rushes Bitetti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T1#
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. #CUT#
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T2#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #CUT2#
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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