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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair comes to the ring accompanied by Ready to Die. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from St Clair.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from St Clair.
Murphy avoids the body shot from St Clair.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - St Clair circles away.
St Clair appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
Murphy throws the left hand but St Clair avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Clair.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but St Clair seems unphased.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. St Clair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Clair scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Clair throws a quick counter kick to the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Clair moves away.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Murphy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy clinches.
St Clair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
St Clair manages to break the clinch.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy forces St Clair back against the ropes and clinches.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Clair trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Clair into the ropes.
Murphy tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Clair up against the ropes.
St Clair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Clair circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Clair uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St Clair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Clair.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Clair swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy jabs St Clair right on the nose. St Clair blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Clair on the side of the head.
St Clair misses the jab.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and St Clair counters with a big head kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
St Clair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Murphy darts in and clinches St Clair up against the ropes.
St Clair wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
St Clair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Clair working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy blocks a body shot from St Clair.
Good body shot from St Clair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Clair misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Clair checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from St Clair on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Clair throws a lazy body kick
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but St Clair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Clair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
St Clair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops St Clair 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.
St Clair is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but St Clair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
St Clair has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
St Clair misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy gets through St Clair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh St Clair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cedric Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Clair wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy is working St Clair over against the ropes.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
Murphy has St Clair pressed against the ropes, preventing St Clair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
St Clair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
St Clair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and St Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy avoids the head kick by St Clair.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from St Clair.
St Clair throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy tests St Clair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
St Clair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
St Clair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St Clair slips under a jab.
Murphy wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy throws a head kick but St Clair moves out of range.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murphy blocks a head kick by St Clair.
St Clair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St Clair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Clair connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Clair misses with a body kick.
St Clair ducks into a a hook from Murphy 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!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Clair swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Clair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy tries to clinch but St Clair moves out of range.
St Clair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St Clair avoids the body shot from Murphy.
St Clair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy moves to clinch but St Clair breaks away
and St Clair counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
St Clair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy 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.
Nice body punch from St Clair - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on St Clair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
St Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a left hand.
St Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Murphy.
St Clair working hard to break the clinch.
St Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Clair.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Lewis St Clair's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cedric Murphy!
A relieved looking Cedric Murphy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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