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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 401 p4p, 16 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 1666 p4p, 39 weight class). St. Georges comes to the ring accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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34
199 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Diaz cracks St. Georges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St. Georges connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Diaz onto his butt! Diaz bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
St. Georges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Diaz avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.
Diaz staying out of range there.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz 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.
Good work by St. Georges as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz catches St. Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
St. Georges pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and St. Georges settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz connects with a beautiful left hand that drops St. Georges onto his butt! St. Georges bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Diaz cracks St. Georges with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! St. Georges is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and St. Georges is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! St. Georges could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Neil Diaz!
Neil Diaz 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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hype
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