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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Babin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by make love not war baby. Babin has chosen Nutshot - Team Headkick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jean Pierre Babin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Babin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray pushes Babin up against the cage in a clinch.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babin gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Babin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
Babin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babin's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babin throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Babin only half commits.
Babin misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babin swivels and escapes.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Babin throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Babin throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Babin pushes him off.
Babin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.
Gray tries to clinch up.
Babin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jean Pierre Babin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babin keeps Gray at a distance using the push kick.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Babin circles away.
Gray defending well as Babin loads up on a big left hand.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Babin circles away.
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Babin tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray is looking to clinch but Babin is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray has Babin up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Gray on the inside.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Babin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gray tries to clinch up but Babin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray wants to clinch up but Babin keeps it at a distance.
Babin lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Babin's head but Babin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Babin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Babin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Babin throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Gray misses with some punches.
Babin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Babin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's four 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!
Babin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Babin is retaining full guard.
Babin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babin trying to keep a closed guard but Gray is proving a slippery customer.
Gray throwing strikes from guard but Babin blocks nicely.
Babin trying to control the position here.
Gray preventing the sweep.
Gray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray throws a big right hand that misses.
Babin working a defensive guard here.
Gray 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babin misses with a leg kick.
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 Mr Gray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gray is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babin.
Babin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Babin throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Babin.
A good leg kick by Gray.
Gray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babin, pushing him back against the cage.
Babin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grays head.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Babin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mr Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray prevents a body shot from Babin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Babin throws a head punch that misses.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Babin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Babin is defending well.
Gray fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Babin.
Babin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Babin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gray throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Babin was covering up waiting for the punch and Gray finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Babin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gray.
Gray distracts Babin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Gray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gray sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Babin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Babin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gray passes Babin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gray thows a huge punch but Babin dodges it nicely.
Babin is looking for a sweep. Gray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babin trying to control here.
Gray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babin is staying active underneath Gray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babin is looking for a sweep. Gray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gray is thwarting Babin's attempts to control the position.
Gray lands strikes from half guard.
Gray throwing shots but Babin is blocking nicely.
Babin is looking to control Gray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babin avoid being mounted?
Gray with the ground and pound but Babin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throwing strikes from guard but Babin blocks nicely.
Gray stands up over Babin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Babin is trying to control Gray's posture but Gray avoids it.
Gray with the ground and pound but Babin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Babin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Babin.
Babin has Gray pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gray is one step ahead there.
Babin looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Pierre Babin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babin stuffs the takedown.
Babin throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Babin misses with a body kick.
Babin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Babin takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Babin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Babin connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Babin lands with a nice body kick.
Babin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gray scrambles back to his feet.
Babin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Babin 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.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Babin should have avoided that one.
Babin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babin as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a head kick.
Gray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Babin.
Babin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babin misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Babin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray scores with a takedown into Babin's guard.
Gray wants to control from the top but Babin keeps moving.
Babin managing to control the position.
Babin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin is looking to sweep but instead, Gray has passed into half guard.
Gray is looking for a kimura here.
Babin is concentrating on defense, preventing Gray from advancing position.
Babin has hold of Gray's hands but Gray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Babin is concentrating on defense, preventing Gray from advancing position.
Gray not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gray prevents Babin from improving his position.
Gray trying to mount his opponent but Babin defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin wants to get back to full guard.
Gray trying to control from half guard but Babin is working away.
Babin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Babin keeping full guard, as Gray tries to pass.
Gray is looking to work some ground and pound but Babin has wrist control.
Babin managing to control the position.
Babin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babin trying to keep a closed guard but Gray is proving a slippery customer.
Babin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gray!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Babin really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Babin throws a push kick but Gray slaps the foot to one side.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Babin circles away.
Gray clinches up with Babin and pushes him back against the cage.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babin.
Gray prevents a body shot from Babin.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babin tries to land a front kick but Gray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Babin misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Babin - the referee stops the clock and Gray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Babin. Gray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gray looks for a takedown but Babin sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin connects with a leg kick. Gray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Babin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gray moves to clinch but Babin breaks away
and Babin counters with a nice body kick.
Babin feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Babin throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babin misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Babin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gray if he has to take too many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Babin. Gray shrugs it off though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Babin.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babin misses with the combination.
Babin ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gray checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babin throws a good cross that connects.
Gray tries to clinch there but Babin circles away.
Nice body punch from Babin.
Gray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Babin quickly recovers to half guard.
Gray uses his free foot to push down on Babin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Babin.
Gray unloads with some shots from mount but Babin bucks and avoids them well.
Gray punching from mount but Babin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gray misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Babin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gray.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Gray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Babin tries to hold on but Gray postures up.
Babin gets back to half guard.
Babin is in trouble now - Gray has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Babin?
Gray throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Babin tries to lock up and control but Gray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jean Pierre Babin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babin.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Jean Pierre Babin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babin throws a head kick that Gray semi-blocks.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Gray takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Babin misses its intended target.
Gray throws a leg kick
and Babin counters with a good low kick that Gray was not able to check.
Babin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babin on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Babin's head back.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray tries to clinch but Babin moves out of range.
Babin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babin throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Babin only half commits.
Gray throws a leg kick that misses.
Babin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Babin throws a head kick that misses
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Babin.
Gray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babin avoids it really well and circles away.
Babin misses with a body shot.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Babin moves out of range easily.
Babin circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mr Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Babin defends it nicely.
Gray tries to clinch up but Babin circles away and keeps his distance.
Babin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
An inside leg kick lands from Babin.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Babin moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Babin misses.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by Babin which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babin is looking to chop away at Gray's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin checks a leg kick.
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by Babin which made him look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Babin. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babin misses with an uppercut.
Gray jabs Babin right on the nose. Babin blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babin tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Pierre Babin.
I think Babin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pierre Babin!
Jean Pierre Babin is the new middleweight champion!
Jean Pierre Babin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This eez fight stop trying to hug sissy.'.
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