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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 548 p4p, 73 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 389 p4p, 50 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Probong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bodhi Mandala kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
28 - 12 - 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges moves out of range as Probong throws a body kick.
Probong looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
Probong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Probong misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges slips a jab from Probong.
Probong fails with an attempt to clinch.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Probong misses its intended target.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Probong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Probong lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges lands a nice looking kick to the body. Probong takes a step back to recover.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Probong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Probong connects with a leg kick. St. Georges looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges misses the jab.
St. Georges is looking to slow Probong down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probong feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
A big left from Probong misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Probong's leg. Probong is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Probong.
Probong looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probong misses with a low kick.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Probong's calf.
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
Probong delivers a nice body kick.
Probong connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
Probong lands a slapping body shot.
Probong checks a low kick from St. Georges.
Probong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Probong blocks the body kick.
Probong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Probong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probong throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Probong's calf.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Probong moves out of range.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Probong throws a fast counter high kick but St. Georges manages to duck under it in time.
Probong throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Probong.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Probong manages to circle out of the way.
Probong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St. Georges's head backwards.
Good work by Probong as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Probong is out of range.
Probong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to move into range but Probong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Probong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Probong misses the target.
Probong throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Probong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Probong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Probong staying out of range there.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Probong.
Probong misses with a straight left.
St. Georges is looking to counter the offense by Probong and move into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Probong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Probong wants to counter the offense by St. Georges and move into the clinch position.
St. Georges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Probong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St. Georges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Probong checks it well.
Probong blocks a low kick nicely.
Probong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Probong looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Probong.
Probong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges lands a glancing blow to the side of Probong's head.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Probong is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Probong.
Probong throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Probong throws a big shot that misses.
Probong throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Probong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probong throws out a powerful jab.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probong looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Probong there.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Probong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Probong.
St. Georges cracks Probong with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Probong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! St. Georges slams his shin into Probong's torso.
Probong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Probong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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 Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Probong avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Probong just misses with a punch to the body.
Probong throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
Probong 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.
Probong lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Probong moves out of range.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the body.
Probong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges scores with a jab. Probong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Probong's body.
Probong looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
St. Georges tried to score with a low kick but Probong checks it.
Probong avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Probong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Probong fakes the leg kick and cracks St. Georges in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Probong counters with a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probong.
Probong feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
Probong throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Probong tries to land a body kick
and St. Georges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Probong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside that Probong shrugs off.
It looks like Sni Probong has been cut.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Probong.
St. Georges misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to St. Georges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Probong lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Probong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Probong misses the target.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Probong's sensitive parts.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges connects with a right hand. Probong shakes it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Probong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from St. Georges finds it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Probong's front leg but catches the back leg as Probong tries to avoid it.
Probong throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Probong cracks St. Georges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Probong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St. Georges has time to react.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Probong.
Probong looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
Probong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Probong's ribs.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Probong just manages to avoid it.
Probong 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.
Probong misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges is looking to wear down Probong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Probong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Probong momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
Probong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Probong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Probong's shoulder, as Probong tries to avoid the shot.
Probong misses with a straight right.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probong.
Probong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St. Georges.
Probong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St. Georges doesn't seem bothered though.
St. Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gauthier St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
Probong cracks St. Georges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St. Georges. Probong shrugs it off though.
Probong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probong, as that shot connected.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Probong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Probong misses
and St. Georges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St. Georges is looking to chop away at Probong's legs.
Probong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a front kick that sends St. Georges stumbling back into the cage.
Probong lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Probong as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Probong tries a quick counter leg kick but St. Georges is wise to it.
A left lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Probong misses.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Probong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Probong throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges moves out of range as Probong strikes.
Jab by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges is looking to score with low kicks.
Probong scores with a jab.
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 Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sni Probong's cut.
That's time! St. Georges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Probong moves out of range of the body kick.
Probong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Probong's shoulder, as Probong tries to avoid the shot.
Probong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Probong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probong throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
Probong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St. Georges swings for the body but Probong moves out of range.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Probong.
St. Georges moves out of range of the leg kick from Probong.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Probong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Probong.
St. Georges motions for Probong to come forward. St. Georges throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Probong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St. Georges's head backwards.
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probong just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for St. Georges.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Probong.
Nice shot lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Probong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St. Georges. That one must have hurt.
Probong lands with a kick to the ribs.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Probong uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Probong feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
Probong checks the leg kick.
Probong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
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 lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges stuns Probong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St. Georges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 wants to land a leg kick but Probong is out of range.
Probong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St. Georges on the side of the head.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Probong.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body
and Probong counters with a straight right hand.
Probong throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
Nice body kick from Probong.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Probong is able to avoid easily.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Probong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges moves out of range as Probong strikes.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Probong avoids it.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probong throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Probong just manages to avoid it.
Probong misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
Probong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
Probong throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probong.
Probong throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Probong throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probong misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
Sni Probong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probong throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Probong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
Probong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probong throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Probong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Probong throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Probong.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a body shot.
Probong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St. Georges. That one must have hurt.
Jab by St. Georges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by St. Georges there.
Probong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Probong throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Probong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St. Georges cracks Probong with a good jab.
Jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
Probong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Probong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Probong throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sni Probong.
Well St. Georges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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