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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 Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair comes to the ring accompanied by Ready to Die. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 cm
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216 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. St Clair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor. St Clair throws a leg kick and Tantor counters by clinching up. A hook to the body from St Clair.
St Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
St Clair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Tantor lands a shoulder strike. A hook to the body from St Clair.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tantor lands with a light punch inside. St Clair breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Tantor - just one landing. Tantor thows a body shot but no joy. St Clair misses with a low kick.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses. St Clair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tantor has time to react. St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily. Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Clair moves forwards but Tantor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut. A cross from St Clair lands. Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks St Clair off balance momentarily. Tantor connects with a leg kick. St Clair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. St Clair connects with an inside leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! St Clair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick. Tantor scores with a spinning back kick! St Clair throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Clair. Tantor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Clair's head backwards. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Clair. Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Clair lands a nice looking body shot.
St Clair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Tantor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Clair back to the ropes. Tantor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Clair.
Tantor misses with a leg kick. Tantor lands the left hand. Tantor stuns St Clair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Tantor throws a solid leg kick but St Clair takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tantor. Tantor is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tantor closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends St Clair crashing to the mat! St Clair uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
St Clair is rocked! St Clair looks for the body kick but Tantor saw that one coming. Oh St Clair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! St Clair with a hook. St Clair seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Clair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tantor counters with a slapping leg kick. St Clair throws a head kick but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tantor cracks the inside of St Clair's front leg. St Clair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from St Clair. An inside leg kick from Tantor misses. St Clair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Clair. That did some damage! Tantor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. St Clair is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! St Clair moves out of range of the body kick. That kick from Tantor tenderised St Clair's leg. St Clair is trying to keep his angry face on. Tantor throws a chopping leg kick but St Clair manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Tantor closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tantor throws a series of punches but St Clair avoids them all with ease. Tantor digs a good hook to St Clair's body.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tantor connects with a body shot. St Clair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. St Clair throws a nice looking combination but Tantor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tantor connects with a solid leg kick. Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks St Clair off balance momentarily. St Clair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is getting worse. Tantor throws a hook but St Clair blocks it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. St Clair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tantor engages and cracks St Clair with a massive lead left hook - St Clair tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tantor is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Almu Tantor! After winning the bout, Almu Tantor 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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