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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Pleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bayot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Pleman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Bayot's chin.
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193 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Pleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bayot!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pleman moves away.
Bayot throws a jab when Pleman was well out of range.
Pleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Pleman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bayot misses with a wild body shot.
Bayot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bayot breaks from the clinch.
Pleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayot.
Bayot throws a poor cross that misses
so Pleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bayot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pleman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John Bayot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayot misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Bayot.
Bayot throws a combination that misses
and Pleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bayot's head.
Bayot tries to kick Pleman off but Pleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleman trying to mount his opponent but Bayot defends it.
Pleman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bayot defends it well.
Bayot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pleman.
Bayot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pleman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayot looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bayot trying to control but Pleman postures up.
Pleman looks to land a strike but Bayot avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleman stops Bayot from standing up.
Pleman wants to pass the guard but Bayot is keeping the position.
Bayot wants to get back to his feet but Pleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pleman wants to pass the guard but Bayot is keeping the position.
Pleman distracts Bayot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bayot keeping moving, preventing Pleman from controlling successfully.
Bayot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleman.
Bayot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleman.
Pleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Pleman lands a couple of digs.
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!
Pleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bayot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pleman wants to pass the guard but Bayot is keeping the position.
Pleman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bayot misses with a looping right.
Pleman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bayot.
Pleman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Pleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bayot cracks Pleman with an open hand slap.
Bayot misses with a head kick.
Pleman avoids the body shot from Bayot.
Bayot fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pleman is defended easily by Bayot.
Bayot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayot swings for the body but Pleman moves out of range.
Bayot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayot has closed the distance and engaged Pleman in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pleman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pleman slowing the pace effectively.
Bayot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayot throws a looping overhand right but Pleman ducks down to avoid it.
Bayot misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Bayot lands but Pleman takes it in his stride.
A big left from Bayot misses.
Bayot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleman moves out of range as Bayot strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Bayot misses.
Pleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayot.
Bayot lands with a nice combination. Pleman backs away looking to recover.
John Bayot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Bayot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bayot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Pleman with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pleman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Pleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Bayot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bayot throws out a loose jab but Pleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bayot.
Pleman defending well as Bayot loads up on a big left hand.
Bayot 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bayot!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayot is looking to clinch.
Pleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pleman wants to clinch.
Bayot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pleman.
Bayot feints a jab promting Pleman to slip. Bayot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pleman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bayot lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayot staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bayot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bayot takes a swing at Pleman's ribcage but misses.
Bayot misses with a wild body shot.
John Bayot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pleman fails with the takedown.
Pleman closes the distance and clinches up with Bayot, looking for a takedown. Pleman pushes Bayot against the cage but Bayot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bayot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pleman counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Bayot. Beautiful body shot.
Bayot defending well as Pleman loads up on a big left hand.
Bayot tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayot tries to work over Pleman's front leg with a kick but Pleman checks it.
A cross from Bayot lands.
Pleman blocks a jab.
Bayot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pleman.
Bayot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pleman is looking to clinch but Bayot is avoiding it.
Bayot misses with a hook. Pleman ducked under it nicely.
Pleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Bayot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Pleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayot lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bayot.
A big right from Bayot misses.
Bayot misses with a head kick.
Bayot throws a nice looking combination but Pleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bayot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pleman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bayot's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pleman is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bayot as he works his way to full guard.
Bayot wants to stand and escape but Pleman is having none of it.
Pleman looking to pass the guard.
Gray Pleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pleman is working hard here to advance position.
Pleman trying to move into half guard but instead Bayot has managed to sweep!
Pleman is working an open guard so Bayot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bayot misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Bayot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bayot is pushing Pleman's head away, looking to escape. Pleman manages to hold on to the position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleman trying to control the position but Bayot is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bayot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bayot is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Bayot.
I think Bayot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bayot!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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