PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 54 p4p, 10 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 51 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KING of the FALL. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Gauthier St. Georges told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Diggs
vs
St. Georges

184 cm
29
174 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

182 cm
29
162 lbs
24 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs cracks St. Georges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diggs's head.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
We've been told by Diggs's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diggs throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Diggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
Diggs 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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.

St. Georges has taken the fight to the clinch.
St. Georges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.

It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Diggs. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
St. Georges lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diggs blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Diggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Diggs moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
A big right from St. Georges misses.

St. Georges clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Diggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Diggs takes an elbow to the temple.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and St. Georges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diggs thinking.

St. Georges pushes Diggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Diggs has had enough of the clinch but St. Georges keeps him there for the moment.

Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Diggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Diggs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St. Georges if he has to take too many more of those.
Diggs swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Orlando Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Diggs sets himself, and St. Georges steps forward looking for the clinch! Diggs avoids it this time.
Diggs throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St. Georges clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the cage.
St. Georges tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
Diggs tries to circle away but St. Georges has him pinned against the cage.
St. Georges lands a right hand.
Diggs takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Diggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggs avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
St. Georges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from St. Georges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diggs or not.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs takes an elbow to the forehead.

Orlando Diggs's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs lands with a light punch inside.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.

Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Diggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diggs is out of range and St. Georges settles back down.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Diggs.
Diggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St. Georges slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
Diggs takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
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 Orlando Diggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diggs moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Diggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs clobbers St. Georges with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
Diggs scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
St. Georges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diggs scrambles back to his feet.
St. Georges scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggs should have avoided that one.
Diggs scores with a hook.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Diggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St. Georges is defended easily by Diggs.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Diggs throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diggs sets himself, and St. Georges steps forward looking for the clinch! Diggs avoids it this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St. Georges. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
A lazy left from Diggs finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
It seemed like St. Georges was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Diggs moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
St. Georges cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
St. Georges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
Diggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggs to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggs misses with a hook.

St. Georges moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
St. Georges tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Diggs gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Diggs blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a hook to the side of the head.

Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diggs is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggs looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
Diggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
Diggs is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
Diggs swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diggs. Diggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diggs throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges dips to his left and cracks Diggs with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
Good exchange - Diggs coming out on top.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diggs connects with a single shot there.
Diggs connects with a single shot there.
Diggs throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Diggs's defenses.
Diggs misses with a wild combination.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diggs jabs St. Georges to the body, keeping him at a distance.

St. Georges clinches.
A body shot lands from St. Georges.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Diggs.

Diggs manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Diggs.
Diggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Diggs.
St. Georges defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges moves out of range of the leg kick from Diggs.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diggs lands with an overhand left.
Diggs connects with a jab.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
Diggs blocks a jab.
A left lands for St. Georges.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
St. Georges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diggs jabs St. Georges right on the nose. St. Georges blinks but takes it well.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Diggs swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.

St. Georges moves into the clinch.
A short right from Diggs.
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 creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from St. Georges - that landed with a thud.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from St. Georges.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diggs pushes St. Georges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
A body shot lands from St. Georges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Diggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to get back to striking at distance but St. Georges won't allow it.
Diggs is looking to break free of the clinch but St. Georges has double underhooks.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Diggs blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Diggs gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diggs blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Diggs cracks St. Georges with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

St. Georges has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.

Diggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges connects with the punch.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Diggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggs down.
St. Georges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St. Georges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
Diggs misses the jab.
Diggs throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggs in his tracks.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St. Georges throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gauthier St. Georges just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs scores with a kick to the body.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by St. Georges.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
Diggs swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Diggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by St. Georges as he checks the leg kick.
Diggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Diggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggs finds it's way round the side to connect with St. Georges's head.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
St. Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. St. Georges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Diggs walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges connects with a nice looking jab.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges blocks the body kick.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
Diggs misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
St. Georges connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St. Georges avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
A big right from Diggs misses.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St. Georges.
Diggs scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from St. Georges.
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 scores with a punch to the head.
St. Georges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggs.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St. Georges defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges wants to counter the offense by Diggs and move into the clinch position.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
A clash of legs there as St. Georges blocks the low kick.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Diggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggs down.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St. Georges defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges tries to counter with a clinch but Diggs shakes him off and moves away.
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 Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
St. Georges with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat.
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges throws a shot to the body.
Diggs lands a two punch combo.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St. Georges wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from St. Georges misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Diggs wants to slow St. Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs scores with a hook.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
St. Georges cracks Diggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diggs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
The crowd cheers as St. Georges lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diggs doesn't seem phased though.

St. Georges closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Diggs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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 checks a low kick from Diggs.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diggs scrambles back to his feet.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges slips a jab from Diggs.
St. Georges steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diggs.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St. Georges throws a counter combo.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Diggs moves out of range easily.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs lands a nice hook to St. Georges's body. St. Georges takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.
Diggs throws a good cross that connects.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Diggs.
Diggs stuffs the takedown.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws an off balance right hand
and St. Georges counters with a one-two to the body.
Diggs lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggs connects with a body shot that sends St. Georges's belly button to the back.
St. Georges misses with a takedown attempt - Diggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orlando Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier St. Georges.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs 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 St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diggs missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges lands the left hand.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from St. Georges misses.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

St. Georges shoots in and gets a takedown into Diggs's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looking to control.
Diggs is adopting a defensive guard.
Diggs is looking to stand up but St. Georges isn't so interested in that idea.
Diggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
Diggs being controlled here, momentarily.

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 Orlando Diggs.
I think Diggs 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Orlando Diggs!
Our winner, Orlando Diggs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.