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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 120 p4p, 16 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 321 p4p, 44 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St. Georges's choice of entrance music: Jiu Jitsu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges dips to his left and cracks Yusuke with an uppercut!
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yusuke.
Yusuke misses with a looping left.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Georges.
Yusuke jumps guard but St. Georges turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yusuke breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
St. Georges pushes Yusuke up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yusuke tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Yusuke back against the cage.
Yusuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yusuke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yusuke's sensitive parts.
Yusuke misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yusuke misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yusuke was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Yusuke needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges slips a jab from Yusuke.
St. Georges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Georges pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Yusuke.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Yusuke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yusuke misses with a straight left.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
Gauthier St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Yusuke.
St. Georges lands with a right hand.
Yusuke throws a big shot that misses.
Yusuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Yusuke fails with a takedown attempt.
Yusuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as St. Georges blocks the low kick.
A big right from Yusuke misses.
Yusuke 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.
Yusuke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yusuke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges moves into the clinch successfully.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Georges stalls.
Still in the clinch, Yusuke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yusuke working aggressively here.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Yusuke misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yusuke blocks the elbow strike.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yusuke struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yusuke misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke digs a right hand into St. Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Georges's gas tank.
Yusuke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St. Georges is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fujii Yusuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yusuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yusuke lands with a right to the head.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yusuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuke is looking to control St. Georges's arms but St. Georges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yusuke has his back to the cage.
Yusuke misses with the head strike.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
Yusuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yusuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Yusuke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by St. Georges there.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges lands a right hook to the body.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yusuke takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yusuke.
Yusuke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.
Nice shot lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Fujii Yusuke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Yusuke misses.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Yusuke slips the punch.
It looked like Yusuke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yusuke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yusuke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yusuke misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges works Yusuke's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Yusuke misses.
Yusuke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke scores with a hook to the body. St. Georges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yusuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yusuke scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges throws the left hand but Yusuke avoids the punch easily.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yusuke checks a leg kick.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Yusuke moves out of range.
St. Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yusuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Yusuke throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St. Georges to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yusuke.
Yusuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Yusuke throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
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.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yusuke looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges has closed the distance and engaged Yusuke in a clinch.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
Yusuke blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
A short right from Yusuke.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
Yusuke takes an elbow to the temple.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yusuke is keeping busy.
Yusuke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St. Georges walks away with a smile on his face. Yusuke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fujii Yusuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Yusuke walks forward, straight into a front kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Yusuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Yusuke.
St. Georges doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yusuke throws a head kick but St. Georges moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yusuke has taken the fight to the clinch.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yusuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yusuke lands a right hand.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
St. Georges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from St. Georges.
A short right from Yusuke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yusuke on the inside.
St. Georges trying to control the position but instead, Yusuke has worked for underhooks and has pushed St. Georges into the cage.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Yusuke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yusuke misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuke is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fujii Yusuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St. Georges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yusuke lands with a light punch inside.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
Yusuke pushes St. Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yusuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands with a right to the head.
St. Georges is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! This is the final round!
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yusuke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
Yusuke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yusuke misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Yusuke ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
Yusuke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Yusuke's ribs.
Yusuke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yusuke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Yusuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yusuke misses with a head kick.
St. Georges now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Yusuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
Yusuke lands an overhand right.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Yusuke circles away.
St. Georges lands with a nice body punch.
Yusuke closes the distance and clinches.
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yusuke lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Yusuke successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. St. Georges stacks Yusuke on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by St. Georges!
St. Georges staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke misses with a strike from the bottom.
Yusuke is trying to improve his position.
Yusuke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yusuke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yusuke is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
Yusuke tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Yusuke tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg.
St. Georges looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yusuke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Yusuke moves away
and Yusuke counters with a left to the body.
Yusuke defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges thows a leg kick but Yusuke checks it
and Yusuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
Yusuke misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yusuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
Yusuke attempts a counter takedown but St. Georges avoids it well and moves away.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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energy
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hype
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