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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanngriğr Koningh (ranked 23965 p4p, 23949 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 109 p4p, 114 weight class). Upchurch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Quit Lyin. Brian Upchurch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanngriğr Koningh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koningh ducks under a wild hook from Upchurch.
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.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Koningh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.
It looks like Sanngriğr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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.
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!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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