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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 105 p4p, 16 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 187 p4p, 26 weight class). St. Georges is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like St. Georges was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St. Georges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Lester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
St. Georges takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Lester tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lester throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Lester moved away.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Lester's belly button to the back.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges slips a jab from Lester.
Good leg kick by St. Georges there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges tried to score with a low kick but Lester checks it.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lester's head backwards.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on St. Georges's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Lester down.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Lester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester digs a good hook to St. Georges's body.
Lester connects with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Lester throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lester's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Lester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester scores with a sloppy right hand. St. Georges should have avoided that one.
St. Georges slips a jab from Lester.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lester tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester cracks St. Georges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 connects with a solid leg kick.
St. Georges swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
St. Georges lands with a straight right. Lester didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges lands an overhand right.
St. Georges throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St. Georges throws a one two combo.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester misses with a looping left.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Lester misses.
It seemed like St. Georges was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester cracks a nice hook into St. Georges's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St. Georges to score with a decent uppercut.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St. Georges.
Lester wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St. Georges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St. Georges throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Lester misses with a body shot
and St. Georges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Lester throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
Lester explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges, as that shot connected.
Lester swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
St. Georges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Lester lands an overhand right.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles St. Georges. St. Georges circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lester throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lester scores with the left hand. St. Georges knows he should have avoided that one.
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St. Georges has time to react.
Lester blocks a jab.
St. Georges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester misses with a hook.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Lester quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Lester misses.
A countering left hand to the body from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lester is able to avoid easily.
St. Georges punishes Lester's body with a nice straight punch.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lester connects with the punch.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Gauthier St. Georges's cut even more.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Lester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Lester throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Lester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
St. Georges gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester lands the left hand.
Lester fakes the leg kick and cracks St. Georges in the body.
St. Georges looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lester.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
Lester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook
and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester lands with a right hand.
Lester misses with a looping left.
A left lands for St. Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Lester's body.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester cracks St. Georges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lester!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Lester.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
Lester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
St. Georges wants to slow Lester down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lester blocks a leg kick.
Lester misses the jab.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
Lester misses with a straight left.
St. Georges feints a counter leg kick.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by St. Georges - just one landing.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Lester's knee but Lester avoids it well.
Lester swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lester scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
Lester avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lester checks a low kick from St. Georges.
Lester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St. Georges has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lester.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Lester steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St. Georges. That one must have hurt.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Lester.
St. Georges connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Lester's body.
Lester scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lester's head backwards.
Lester throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester pushes St. Georges away with a front kick.
St. Georges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St. Georges moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Lester.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier St. Georges.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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