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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ready to Die. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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216 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Clair lands a nice shot that snaps Ferrari's head back.
Ferrari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St Clair thuds his shin into the meat of Ferrari's side.
We've been informed that St Clair 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.
Ferrari has St Clair up against the ropes in a clinch.
St Clair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferrari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Clair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferraris head.
St Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Ferrari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Clair blocks it with crossed arms.
St Clair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by St Clair.
St Clair lands a body shot.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Clair has had enough of the clinch but Ferrari keeps him there for the moment.
St Clair working aggressively here.
St Clair misses with some punches.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Ferrari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair lands a shoulder strike.
St Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferrari.
St Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Ferrari.
St Clair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferrari misses with a series of wild punches.
St Clair lands a really nice looking cross but Ferrari seems unphased.
St Clair misses with a body kick.
Ferrari instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from St Clair.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for St Clair.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Clair.
St Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Clair.
St Clair avoids the elbow strike from Ferrari, against the ropes.
Ferrari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Clair is defending well for now.
A short left from St Clair.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but St Clair blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair misses with the head strike.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Clair blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Clair.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but St Clair blocks with his arms.
St Clair has had enough of the clinch but Ferrari keeps him there for the moment.
Ferrari takes a shot to the head.
St Clair is leaning against Ferrari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Clair is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferrari has double underhooks.
St Clair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Clair pressing his opponent against the ropes.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but St Clair blocks it.
St Clair lands a left hand.
A short left from Ferrari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lewis St Clair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Clair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
St Clair looks low and kicks high, catching Ferrari right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferrari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Clair counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick by Ferrari misses
and St Clair counters with a leg kick.
St Clair misses with a low kick.
Mario Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari jabs St Clair right on the nose. St Clair blinks but takes it well.
Ferrari rushes St Clair and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
St Clair gets through Ferrari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Ferrari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
St Clair takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Clair cracks Ferrari with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Clair as Ferrari tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrari tries to break the clinch but St Clair is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Clair.
St Clair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Clair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Clair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Clair counters with a stiff right hand.
St Clair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick and St Clair moves out of range easily.
St Clair throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Clair. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari is looking to clinch.
St Clair tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferrari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St Clair.
Ferrari is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. St Clair doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Ferrari crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Ferrari's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Lewis St Clair!
After winning the bout, Jon Lewis St Clair thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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