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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 6023 p4p, 23558 weight class) and Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 525 p4p, 667 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zahabi St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges swings for the body but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar misses with a double jab.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Talboteasar slips the punch.
St. Georges has closed the distance and engaged Talboteasar in a clinch.
Talboteasar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St. Georges in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Talboteasar.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges breaks from the clinch.
Talboteasar checks the leg kick.
Talboteasar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Talboteasar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Talboteasar throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
A big right from Talboteasar misses.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Talboteasar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Talboteasar slips under a jab from St. Georges.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar misses with a body shot.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talboteasar can pounce on him.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
Talboteasar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Talboteasar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St. Georges on the side of the head.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Talboteasar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Talboteasar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Talboteasar tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Talboteasar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar blocks a jab.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Talboteasar both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Talboteasar lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talboteasar missing with knees to the body.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talboteasar.
It looks like Zahabi St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talboteasar.
St. Georges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Talboteasar lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
St. Georges presses Talboteasar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St. Georges managing to block the knees to the body from Talboteasar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the ropes.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges works on Talboteasar's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Talboteasar fails to land.
St. Georges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talboteasar tries to land knees in the clinch but St. Georges avoids the damage to the body.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
St. Georges manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Talboteasar tries to land knees in the clinch but St. Georges avoids the damage to the body.
St. Georges has had enough of the clinch but Talboteasar keeps him there for the moment.
St. Georges gets through Talboteasar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Talboteasar.
A body shot lands from St. Georges.
St. Georges works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talboteasar looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St. Georges is looking to break free of the clinch but Talboteasar has double underhooks.
St. Georges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Talboteasar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talboteasar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St. Georges managing to block the knees to the body from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar blocking some punches.
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 tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talboteasars head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talboteasar defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges moves out of range as Talboteasar strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zahabi St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zahabi St. Georges's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges takes a swing at Talboteasar's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Talboteasar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Talboteasar moves out of range easily.
Talboteasar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Talboteasar.
St. Georges thows a body kick. Talboteasar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talboteasar throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Talboteasar misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Talboteasar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Talboteasar 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Talboteasar.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges swings for the body but Talboteasar moves out of range.
St. Georges defending well as Talboteasar loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
Talboteasar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Talboteasar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talboteasar misses with a body shot.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Talboteasar circles away.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talboteasar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talboteasar throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Talboteasar circles away.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Talboteasar lands a nice uppercut.
Talboteasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Talboteasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talboteasar wants to break the clinch but can't.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the ropes.
St. Georges is trying to push Talboteasar away but Talboteasar has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
St. Georges lands a right hand.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Talboteasar.
St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talboteasar missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talboteasar throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
St. Georges cracks Talboteasar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talboteasar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talboteasar moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar feints a jab promting St. Georges to slip. Talboteasar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St. Georges slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Talboteasar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Talboteasar slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talboteasar throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Talboteasar tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Talboteasar manages to avoid the attempt.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
St. Georges swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talboteasar throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Talboteasar pushes him off.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zahabi St. Georges's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
Talboteasar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talboteasar thuds a left hand into St. Georges's body.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talboteasar throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talboteasar misses with a looping right.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Talboteasar.
St. Georges is looking to slow Talboteasar down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Talboteasar is just out of range.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Talboteasar saw that one coming.
Talboteasar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talboteasar blocks a jab.
Talboteasar just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Talboteasar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Talboteasar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Talboteasar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Talboteasar.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
Talboteasar lands with a right hand.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talboteasar can pounce on him.
St. Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talboteasar scores with a three punch combo!
St. Georges moves out of range as Talboteasar strikes.
Talboteasar misses with a looping right.
It looked like St. Georges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talboteasar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Talboteasar manages to circle out of the way.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Talboteasar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talboteasar.
St. Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talboteasar takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
Talboteasar lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Talboteasar.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
St. Georges misses with a jab, cross combination.
St. Georges lands with a slapping head kick.
Talboteasar throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges jabs Talboteasar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Talboteasar as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges closes the distance but Talboteasar moves to the side
and Talboteasar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St. Georges closes the distance and pushes Talboteasar back into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Georges.
Talboteasar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
St. Georges manages to break the clinch.
Talboteasar blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St. Georges misses with a wild combination.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
Talboteasar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a head kick but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Talboteasar is having none of it.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talboteasar.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talboteasar misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Talboteasar circles away.
Talboteasar misses with the combination.
Talboteasar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar misses the jab.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zahabi St. Georges.
I think St. Georges has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Zahabi St. Georges!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Camulius Talboteasar!
The fight ends as a draw!
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