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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 30 p4p, 6 weight class) and Katu Partio (ranked 237 p4p, 31 weight class). St. Georges's entrance music is Jiu Jitsu. A fine choice. Partio has chosen Sininen sunnuntai as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
22 - 5 - 1 |
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157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body. Partio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Partio.
Partio thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Partio 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.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St. Georges with a jab.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Partio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
Partio digs a good body shot into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Partio pushes him off.
St. Georges slips a jab from Partio.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Partio lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Partio lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
St. Georges lands an elbow just above Partio 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Georges.
Partio breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Partio tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Partio manages to avoid the attempt.
Partio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St. Georges pinned against the cage. St. Georges gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Partio at a distance.
St. Georges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Partio.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Partio takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Partio throws a one two combo.
Partio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
A big left from Partio misses.
Partio moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
Partio misses with a looping right.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges connects with a single shot there.
Partio catches St. Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Partio there.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Partio breaks away and moves out of range.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Partio.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Partio throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
A big right from Partio misses.
St. Georges clinches with his opponent.
Partio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Partio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges slips a jab from Partio.
Partio connects with a nice looking jab.
Partio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Partio is able to avoid easily.
Partio feints the counter takedown.
Partio thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 is looking to clinch but Partio is avoiding it.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Partio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Partio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Partio.
Partio scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio lands with a cross.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Partio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Partio throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Partio swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges tries to clinch up
and Partio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St. Georges slips a jab from Partio.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from St. Georges finds it's target.
Partio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St. Georges had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Partio moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
Partio feints the counter takedown.
St. Georges takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partio lands a jab to St. Georges's midsection.
Partio missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katu Partio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Partio moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges slips a jab from Partio.
Partio lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Partio lands a right hook to the body.
Partio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Partio lands with a nice body punch.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Partio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Partio breaks away and moves out of range.
Partio scores with a nice right hand.
Partio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Partio lands with a right hand.
Katu Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Partio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and St. Georges tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Partio.
St. Georges drops his hands momentarily and Partio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
Partio lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Partio.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
St. Georges instigates a clinch.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St. Georges seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Partio checks a low kick from St. Georges.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Partio! But no joy.
St. Georges throws a nice looking combination but Partio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Partio.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Partio's head back.
Partio scores with a body shot.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges punishes Partio's body with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges scores with the left hand. Partio knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Partio lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Partio.
Partio looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Partio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gauthier St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partio keeps the fight on the outside.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio cracks a nice hook into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Partio lands a jab to the nose.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
St. Georges thinks about countering with a body kick.
Partio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Partio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St. Georges's guard.
St. Georges pushes Partio off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges throws a jab when Partio was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Partio swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio thuds his right hand into St. Georges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Partio slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Partio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Partio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Nice shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges catches Partio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Partio moves out of range of the leg 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.
Partio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Partio missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
Partio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St. Georges manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St. Georges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Partio looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Partio circles away.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Partio.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
St. Georges lands with a right hand.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partio throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Partio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Partio misses.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Partio moves out of range.
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Partio.
Partio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Partio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio scores with a sloppy right hand. St. Georges should have avoided that one.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Partio looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Partio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St. Georgess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Partio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Partio manages to circle out of the way.
Partio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Partio pushes him off.
Partio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Partio pushes him off.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
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!
Partio throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges connects with a nice looking jab.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St. Georges moves out of range as Partio strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Partio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Partio moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Partio lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Partio.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Partio finds it's way through St. Georges's defenses.
Partio throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Partio dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Partio.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Partio avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Partio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St. Georges was covering up waiting for the punch and Partio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
Partio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St. Georges manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Partio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St. Georges defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio misses with a hook.
Partio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Partio throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Partio misses with a straight left.
St. Georges rushes Partio and presses him up against the cage.
St. Georges keeps control of Partio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Partio digs a right hand into St. Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Georges's gas tank.
St. Georges working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Partio is working for takedown but St. Georges is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
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 with a short shot to the head.
Partio wants to get back to striking at distance but St. Georges won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Partio.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good work by Partio as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gauthier St. Georges did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for St. Georges.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Partio moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges wants to clinch up but Partio keeps it at a distance.
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
St. Georges swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Partio checks a leg kick.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Partio tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio slips a jab from St. Georges.
Good exchange - St. Georges coming out on top.
A jab from Partio misses.
Partio misses with a looping right.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges counters with a nice body kick.
Partio throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Partio.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Partio's front leg but catches the back leg as Partio tries to avoid it.
St. Georges's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Partio, pushing him back against the cage.
Partio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Partio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St. Georges smiles and moves away.
Partio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
St. Georges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Partio doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Partio manages to circle out of the way.
St. Georges throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
Partio throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Partio looks for a takedown but St. Georges sprawls well.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the body
and Partio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Partio misses with a looping right.
St. Georges scores with a hook.
St. Georges takes one on the button.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio scores with a shot to the body.
Partio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St. Georges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio lands with a right hand.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the body
letting Partio counter with a right hand.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
Partio tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Georges cracks the inside of Partio's front leg.
St. Georges cracks Partio with an open hand slap.
Partio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Partio misses.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Partio misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
As Partio tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Partio manages to avoid the attempt.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Partio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
Partio misses with a hook to the body
and St. Georges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Partio avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Partio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
Gauthier St. Georges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partio is trying to break the clinch but St. Georges is controlling him.
Partio lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
A short right from St. Georges.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St. Georges slips a jab from Partio.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges moves into the clinch successfully.
Partio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
Partio lands a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partio misses with the head strike.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges scores with a one two! Partio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
St. Georges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
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!
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Georges cracks Partio with a good jab.
Partio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Partio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Partio.
Partio throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Partio misses with a series of wild punches.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Partio needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
Partio closes this distance looking for a takedown but St. Georges circles away.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
Partio looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Partio checks a low kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
Partio tries to keep at a distance but St. Georges has taken the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Partio blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
Partio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gauthier St. Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katu Partio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside.
Partio working aggressively here.
St. Georges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Katu Partio has been cut.
Partio misses with some punches.
Partio lands an uppercut.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio tries to break the clinch but St. Georges is controlling the position.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Georges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
Partio is trying to push St. Georges away but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St. Georges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Partio lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio is looking to break free of the clinch but St. Georges has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
Partio blocks the elbow strike.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Partio back against the cage.
St. Georges lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
Partio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Partio takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Partio to score with a decent uppercut.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partio dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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