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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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223 lbs
24 - 12 - 2 |
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225 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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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
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Armstrong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ferrari is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Ferrari 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.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Ferrari has managed to clinch.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong looking to throw knees to the head but Ferrari is blocking nicely.
Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ferrari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari has had enough of the clinch but Armstrong keeps him there for the moment.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but Ferrari blocks with his arms.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari looking to stall.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferrari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferrari misses with a knee to the head.
Armstrong misses with a knee strike.
Ferrari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferrari scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armstrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferrari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ferrari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong misses with a knee strike.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Ferrari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ferrari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferrari!
Ferrari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Ferrari tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Ferrari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Armstrong on the side of the head.
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Armstrong back into the ropes.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the side of Ferrari's head.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Ferrari has the Thai clinch. Ferrari obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Armstrong's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Xavier Armstrong has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Armstrong.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari works the jab nicely.
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
Mario Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Armstrong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferrari checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari has managed to clinch.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but Ferrari blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ferrari - that landed with a thud.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferrari can't break the clinch.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferrari avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
Ferrari wants to break free but Armstrong has control.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferrari's elbow.
Ferrari dodges an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferrari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Armstrong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferrari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armstrong lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Armstrong as Ferrari tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Armstrong's face.
Armstrong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari lands a left hand.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferrari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Ferrari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ferrari creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Armstrong crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Armstrong face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ferrari takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mario Ferrari!
A relieved looking Mario Ferrari 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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