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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Davis (ranked 315 p4p, 41 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 70 p4p, 9 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Davis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body kick from Davis.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Davis misses.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
St. Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from St. Georges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
A short right from Davis.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
St. Georges lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges stalling.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
Davis tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
St. Georges drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips under a jab.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
Davis 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.
St. Georges is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis pushes St. Georges away with a front kick.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis misses the jab.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St. Georges - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St. Georges. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Davis motions for St. Georges to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
St. Georges connects with a single shot there.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from St. Georges.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St. Georges cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davis throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Davis throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Davis jabs St. Georges right on the nose. St. Georges blinks but takes it well.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
As St. Georges backs away, Davis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges tries a quick counter leg kick but Davis is wise to it.
St. Georges works the jab nicely.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
Donk. St. Georges catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
Davis slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges 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.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges with a hook.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from St. Georges does no damage.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. St. Georges shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St. Georges cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St. Georges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with a left hand
and St. Georges moves into the clinch.
St. Georges lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the cage.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but St. Georges leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St. Georges lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
A right handed body shot lands from St. Georges.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St. Georges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges lands with a right to the head.
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Davis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davis tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis blocking some punches.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
A right hand to the body from St. Georges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Davis.
St. Georges lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges swinging wildly here.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
St. Georges scores with a spinning back kick!
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis cracks St. Georges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and St. Georges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
St. Georges wants to stall.
Davis tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St. Georges - that landed with a thud.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges works on Davis's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
A short left from Davis.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
Corey Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands a body shot.
St. Georges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from St. Georges! But no joy.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Davis.
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Davis.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
Good work by St. Georges as he checks the leg kick.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
St. Georges slips a jab from Davis.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges works Davis's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
St. Georges jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab.
St. Georges lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St. Georges tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St. Georges throws a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St. Georges.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from St. Georges! But no joy.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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