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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 Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair comes to the ring accompanied by Ready to Die. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
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223 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 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
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for St Clair.
St Clair connects with a leg kick. Armstrong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Clair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Armstrong is able to avoid easily.
Armstrong lands a leg kick that knocks St Clair off balance momentarily.
St Clair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong closes the distance but St Clair moves to the side
and St Clair counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Armstrong swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for St Clair. That snapped Armstrong's head back.
St Clair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by St Clair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Armstrong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Clair.
Armstrong misses with a body shot
and St Clair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Clair on the side of the head.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
Armstrong thuds a left hand into St Clair's body.
St Clair throws the kick towards the body but Armstrong avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Clair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Clair looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but St Clair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Clair avoids it.
Armstrong has St Clair pushed against the ropes.
St Clair lands a body punch.
Armstrong prevents St Clair from breaking the clinch.
Armstrong tries to work over St Clair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Clair's elbow.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Clair.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
St Clair manages to break the clinch.
St Clair misses with a double jab.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses.
St Clair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
Armstrong misses with a knee to the head.
Armstrong tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
St Clair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Clair or not.
Armstrong lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Clair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath St Clair's ribcage. St Clair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from St Clair fails to land.
St Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
St Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Clair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Clair throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as St Clair controls the action.
St Clair lands an uppercut.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as St Clair controls the action.
Armstrong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair manages to break the clinch.
St Clair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Clair tries to keep at a distance but Armstrong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong has St Clair pressed against the ropes, preventing St Clair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Clair's elbow.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Clair is trying to stall.
Armstrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
A body shot lands from Armstrong.
St Clair is breathing heavily.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a light punch inside.
St Clair tries to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling the position.
St Clair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
Armstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Clair. That did some damage!
St Clair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Armstrong. That one must have hurt.
St Clair misses with a jab to the body
and Armstrong counters with a low kick, right behind St Clair 's knee.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
St Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xavier Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Armstrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Clair blocks it with crossed arms.
Armstrong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Clair up against the ropes.
Armstrong continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Clair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armstrong has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Clair.
Armstrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Armstrong tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
St Clair taking a breather.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Clair.
Armstrong presses St Clair against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Armstrong as the two fighters clinch.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but St Clair avoids the damage to the body.
Armstrong looking to slow down the pace here.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Clair.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Armstrong as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Armstrong works on St Clair's body with a couple of short punches.
St Clair blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Armstrong.
St Clair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Clair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Clair or not.
Armstrong cracks St Clair with a nice body shot.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as St Clair controls his hands.
Armstrong is stalling here.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
St Clair managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Clair or not.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Clair blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Clair or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head.
Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is getting worse.
Armstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
St Clair is rocked!
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath St Clair's ribcage. St Clair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh St Clair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong pushes St Clair back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
St Clair seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong working St Clair over with knees to the body.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as St Clair controls his hands.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Armstrong.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong drops St Clair on his ass with a big knee up the middle! St Clair 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. St Clair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
St Clair swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Clair is able to avoid easily.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Armstrong clips St Clair with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give St Clair a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
St Clair throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Clair wants to break free but Armstrong has control.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Armstrong thuds his shin into the meat of St Clair's side.
Xavier Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Clair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Armstrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Clair blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
St Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Clair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as St Clair controls the action.
Armstrong digs a right hand into St Clair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Clair's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong landing knees to the head.
Armstrong presses St Clair against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong is leaning against St Clair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Armstrong on the inside.
St Clair blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong tries to work over St Clair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Clair managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Clair tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong digs a right hand into St Clair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Clair's gas tank.
Armstrong lands a good knee to the midsection. St Clair won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Armstrong - that landed with a thud.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Clair tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Clair wants to break free but Armstrong has control.
Armstrong tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing St Clair back against the ropes.
Armstrong tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
St Clair takes an elbow to the temple.
Armstrong lands a right hand.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A right hand to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xavier Armstrong!
Xavier Armstrong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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