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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Vilson (ranked 259 p4p, 34 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 268 p4p, 35 weight class). Vilson comes to the cage accompanied by Haiti Voodoo Music. St. Georges is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Vilson works the jab nicely.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vilson at a distance.
We've been told by Vilson's head coaches at Talu's Boxing Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
St. Georges lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges wants to counter with a clinch but Vilson pushes him away.
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vilson in his tracks.
A big left from Vilson misses.
Vilson misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
Vilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
Vilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Vilson.
Vilson scores with the left hand. St. Georges knows he should have avoided that one.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
St. Georges has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Vilson throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for Vilson's leg but Vilson calmly moves out of range.
Vilson 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.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St. Georges misses with a jab to the body
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges defending well as Vilson loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for St. Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Vilson avoids it well.
Vilson looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
A counter left hand to the body from Vilson misses its target.
Vilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vilson's sensitive parts.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St. Georges is looking to chop away at Vilson's legs.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St. Georges moves out of range as Vilson strikes.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Vilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Vilson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vilson cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Vilson throws a leg kick that is checked
and St. Georges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vilson's knee momentarily.
St. Georges tries to work over Vilson's front leg with a kick but Vilson checks it.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges works Vilson's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges blocks the body kick.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Vilson finds it's target.
Vilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vilson moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
Vilson 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!
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Vilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St. Georges thumps Vilson with a low kick.
Vilson tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Vilson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Vilson avoids it with no problem.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vilson with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Vilson blocks the leg kick.
Vilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Vilson.
Vilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilson.
It looked like Vilson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
St. Georges swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Vilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Vilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges swings for the body but Vilson moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Vilson misses its target.
Vilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Vilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilson scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
St. Georges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Vilson connects with a single shot there.
Vilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Vilson defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vilson misses with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vilson momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Vilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
St. Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vilson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Vilson only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vilson.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Vilson slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St. Georges lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vilson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vilson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St. Georges throws a sloppy body shot
and Vilson counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
St. Georges lands with a hook. Vilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vilson throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - St. Georges finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vilson misses.
Vilson misses with a kick to the body.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Vilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vilson down.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
Vilson throws a front kick that sends St. Georges stumbling back into the cage.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Vilson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
St. Georges pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vilson back to the cage. St. Georges follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vilson scores with a nice head shot.
Vilson jabs St. Georges right on the nose. St. Georges blinks but takes it well.
Vilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
Vilson slips a jab from St. Georges.
Vilson thinks about countering with a body kick.
St. Georges is looking to slow Vilson down with leg kicks.
Vilson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St. Georges. That one must have hurt.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Vilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Vilson throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilson.
Vilson slips under a jab.
Vilson is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
Vilson lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
A low kick from St. Georges misses
and Vilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the body
and Vilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vilson lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
Vilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilson looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Vilson moves out of range easily.
Vilson motions for St. Georges to come forward. Vilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vilson throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from St. Georges misses.
Nice shot by Vilson.
St. Georges lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vilson. That did some damage!
Vilson cracks a nice hook into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vilson throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab, jab by St. Georges - just one landing.
Vilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St. Georges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vilson is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Vilson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Vilson avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Vilson off balance momentarily.
Vilson checks the leg kick.
Vilson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St. Georges finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vilson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but Vilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Vilson throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Vilson misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Vilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilson missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab.
Junior Vilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilson throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Vilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vilson misses the target.
Vilson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Vilson.
Vilson misses with an uppercut.
Vilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Vilson moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilson throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Vilson. Beautiful body shot.
Vilson throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson 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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson lands with a shot to the body.
Vilson throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses
and Vilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vilson connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Vilson throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson tried to counter with a leg kick but St. Georges avoided it.
Vilson avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Vilson there.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for Vilson's leg but Vilson calmly moves out of range.
Vilson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A combination from St. Georges does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Vilson misses its target.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
St. Georges appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vilson blocks a jab.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Vilson avoids it.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Vilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St. Georges doesn't seem bothered though.
Vilson blocks a jab.
Vilson throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges feints a counter leg kick.
Vilson tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges lands a nice hook to Vilson's body. Vilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St. Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilson lands with a nice body kick.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
Vilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
St. Georges moves out of range as Vilson strikes.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Vilson slips the punch.
Vilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Vilson.
Well Vilson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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