PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 32 p4p, 4 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 31 p4p, 3 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Douglas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St. Georges
vs
Douglas

182 cm
29
162 lbs
23 - 5 - 1

172 cm
34
160 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Douglas coming out on top.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
Douglas slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges lands a head shot.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Douglas throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Douglas misses.
We've been informed that Douglas 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.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Douglas throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.

St. Georges has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the cage.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Douglas wants to break free but St. Georges has control.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Douglas.
St. Georges slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
Douglas defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.

St. Georges pushes Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges lands a left hand.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
St. Georges lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.

Douglas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St. Georges is trying to defend but Douglas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St. Georges is not content to let Douglas control the position.
St. Georges is doing well to control the position and prevent Douglas from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St. Georges is trying to control but can't.
Douglas wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.
St. Georges wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Douglas prevents St. Georges from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Douglas throwing shots but St. Georges is blocking nicely.
St. Georges is trying to stand back up but Douglas is controlling him
Douglas wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges is looking to escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges is looking to counter the offense by Douglas and move into the clinch.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Douglas slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Douglas.
St. Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Douglas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
St. Georges is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Douglas checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right.
Douglas avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Douglas's belly button to the back.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Douglas tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Douglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Douglas breaks away and moves out of range.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St. Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglas lands a jab.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses

and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown. St. Georges fights it but they end up in guard.
St. Georges is pulling down on Douglas's head to control his posture.
St. Georges wants to stand and escape but Douglas is having none of it.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Douglas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but St. Georges has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges pulls Douglas in close to prevent any damage.
Douglas throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Georges preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douglas landing with the ground and pound.
Douglas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
Douglas is still trying to improve position.
Douglas stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
St. Georges seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Douglas lands with a cross.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Jack Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.

St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas tries to circle away but St. Georges has him pinned against the cage.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas lands a right hook to the body.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

St. Georges forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Douglas breaks the clinch.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Douglas's knee but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas with the counter takedown but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St. Georges scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Douglas manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
St. Georges dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
St. Georges throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
St. Georges works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St. Georges moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.

St. Georges forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

St. Georges moves into the clinch.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Douglas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Douglas lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - St. Georges coming out on top.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Douglas thuds his right hand into St. Georges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from St. Georges misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
Douglas checks a low kick from St. Georges.
No joy there for St. Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas scores with a hook.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas jabs at St. Georges's body.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Douglas looks to land a combination. St. Georges sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St. Georges works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St. Georges takes one on the button.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Douglas catches St. Georges right on the button with a cross.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
St. Georges slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand

and St. Georges counters by clinching up.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
Douglas tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
St. Georges lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Douglas down.

St. Georges has Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas is trying to push St. Georges away but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas keeps St. Georges at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges swinging wildly here.
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St. Georges's head.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Douglas misses with a hook.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas checks the leg kick.
St. Georges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a nice head kick!
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Douglas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Douglas misses.
St. Georges takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs.
Douglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
Douglas throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for St. Georges.
Douglas walks into a jab.
Douglas throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.

St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas feints a counter leg kick.
Douglas digs a good hook to St. Georges's body.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Douglas off balance momentarily.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Douglas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
Gauthier St. Georges is the new lightweight champion!
Jack Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'The judges are corrupt! I should have won that.'.