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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 7937 p4p, 707 weight class) and Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 5720 p4p, 582 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
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217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zahabi St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
Noel tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Noel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Noel counters with a right hand to the body.
Noel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St. Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Noel does no damage.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Noel throws a head kick that misses.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
St. Georges swats away the attempt to clinch by Noel.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to clinch.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noel is looking to score with low kicks.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Georges lands a head shot.
Noel keeps the fight on the outside.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Noel.
Despite the aggression on St. Georges's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
A right-left combo lands from St. Georges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but Noel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Noel wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.
Zahabi St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noel doesn't manage to clinch there - St. Georges circles away.
St. Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges clinches up with Noel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Noel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noel lands a shot to the body.
St. Georges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noel or not.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zahabi St. Georges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noel has St. Georges up against the ropes in a clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noel prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Zahabi St. Georges has been cut.
A body shot lands from St. Georges.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St. Georges blocks it with crossed arms.
St. Georges gets through Noel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Georges is trying to stall.
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges throws a head kick but Noel moves out of range.
Noel throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Noel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges looks to land a body kick but Noel moved away.
St. Georges wants to clinch up but Noel keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
Noel 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. Georges is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noel rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel feints a jab promting St. Georges to slip. Noel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St. Georges slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zahabi St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
St. Georges scores with a nice body kick.
St. Georges wants to clinch but Noel slips to the side
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
St. Georges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of Noel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Noel moved out of range nicely.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noel connects with a crisp jab.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noel's sensitive parts.
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. Georges throws a leg kick but Noel moved away.
Chubby Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Noel misses its target.
Noel fails to land with a series of punches.
Noel checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Noel.
Noel tries to keep at a distance but St. Georges has taken the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noel's elbow.
St. Georges takes a shot to the head.
St. Georges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Noel lands but St. Georges takes it in his stride.
St. Georges keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel tries a head kick but it misses.
St. Georges flicks out a counter leg kick but Noel steps away.
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Noel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if St. Georges can turn it around.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zahabi St. Georges will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zahabi St. Georges's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noel throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Noel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for Noel's leg but Noel calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the body
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges misses with a double jab.
St. Georges with a jab.
Noel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges jabs Noel right on the nose. Noel blinks but takes it well.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noel staying out of range there.
Noel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Noel tries to clinch up.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Chubby Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St. Georges throws a low kick but Noel avoids it.
St. Georges tries to work over Noel's front leg with a kick but Noel checks it.
Noel avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
It looked like Noel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Noel down.
Noel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noel blocks the body kick.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges throws a jab when Noel was well out of range.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Noel.
Noel looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
Noel throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Noel's leg. Noel is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel scores with a three punch combo!
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!
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Noel's defenses.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noel.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
Noel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St. Georges throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noel on the side of the head.
St. Georges moves into range and clinches up with Noel.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zahabi St. Georges seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Noel.
Noel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but St. Georges blocks with his arms.
Noel lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges trying to control the position but instead, Noel has worked for underhooks and has pushed St. Georges into the ropes.
St. Georges misses with a punch to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but St. Georges blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zahabi St. Georges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St. Georges has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zahabi St. Georges!
Zahabi St. Georges tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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