uppercut
Example Sentences
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Much to the fans' delight, he asserted himself in the opening round, snapping a jab to the body before ripping in stinging uppercuts that clearly troubled TKV.
From BBC
Edwards evaded two more takedown attempts in the final round and caught Usman with an uppercut, but took a hit to the body as his title defense went down to the wire.
From Seattle Times
Fury landed terrific uppercuts in the sixth, but then he was also deducted a point for holding.
From BBC
Crawford landed three straight uppercuts to the chin, wobbled him with a couple shots to the body and then landed the decisive blow that put down Avanesyan.
From Seattle Times
Barrett, 29, made a bright start and he dropped Rakhimov in round four with an uppercut but his high output proved to be his downfall as the contest entered the latter stages.
From BBC
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