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21/12/2038
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Merrill Bayard vs James Gilmour

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Canada-Quebec promoted show at Centre Étienne Desmarteau - Ice Rink Jean Trottier, Montreal,  taking place on 29/11/2038:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Merrill Bayard (7 - 0) who hails from Quebec City, Canada and James Gilmour(6 - 20(1) - 1) from Mississauga, Canada.  Bayard weighed in at 107 pounds and 11 ounces, while Gilmour weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Briant Sarraute, and the three ringside judges are Destin Dauphin, Nicholas Prior and Michael Oliver.  

Round 1: 

Bayard lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bayard lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Bayard gets on the inside and lands a solid left hook.  
Bayard lands a jab.  
Gilmour advances into close range.  Bayard connects with a right uppercut.  Bayard wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gilmour dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Gilmour gets on the inside.  Bayard connects with a right hook.  
Bayard gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Gilmour is on target with a right hook.  Bayard clinches his opponent.  Bayard is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bayard manages to force Gilmour into the corner.  Bayard hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Bayard advances into close range and lands a left hook.  Bayard holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Bayard pushes his forearm into Gilmour's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Bayard steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Bayard steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to Gilmour's body.  
Gilmour hits home with a left hook.  
Bayard hits home with a left hook.  
Bayard connects with a right hook.  
Bayard steps inside.  Gilmour throws a left hook, but Bayard clinches his opponent.  Bayard tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Gilmour behind the head. Bayard tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Gilmour's kidney. 
Bayard walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Bayard drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Gilmour's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Gilmour's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Gilmour's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Bayard lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bayard is on target with a left hook.  
Bayard throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bayard digs in a left hook to Gilmour's body.  
Gilmour advances into close range.  Bayard digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bayard hits home with a left uppercut.  
Bayard lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Gilmour closes the distance.  Bayard lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard is on target with a left hook.  
Bayard throws a left hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Bayard ties up his opponent.  Bayard leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bayard drives a stinging left uppercut into Gilmour's body.  
Bayard gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gilmour lands a left hook.  
Bayard walks his opponent into a corner.  Bayard drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Gilmour's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Bayard is on target with a firm right hook to Gilmour's ribs.  
Bayard finds the target with a solid jab.  
Bayard gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Bayard forces Gilmour to back into the ropes.  Bayard lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Bayard lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bayard lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bayard drives a sharp right hook into Gilmour's body.  
Bayard feints a jab, but Gilmour is not fooled and is on target with a right hook.  
Bayard gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging left hook.  Bayard holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Bayard pushes his forearm into Gilmour's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Bayard is on target with a firm right hook.  
Bayard forces Gilmour to back into the ropes.  Bayard lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a sharp left hook.  
Bayard is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Bayard connects with a firm left hook.  
Bayard lands a right uppercut to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Bayard feints a cross, and then lands a cross to Gilmour's body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Bayard is looking to close the distance and is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Bayard lands a stinging left uppercut.  
Bayard drives a right hook into Gilmour's ribcage.  
Bayard lands a right uppercut.  
Bayard closes the distance.  Bayard pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a stinging left hook.  
Bayard lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  Bayard clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Bayard pushes his forearm into Gilmour's face.  The referee warns Bayard and breaks the clinch.  
Bayard manages to force Gilmour into the corner.  Bayard lands a sharp jab.  
Bayard closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gilmour is on target with a left hook.  
Bayard lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bayard quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Gilmour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Gilmour gets on the inside.  Bayard lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard is on target with a right hook.  
Bayard walks Gilmour onto the ropes.  Bayard lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Bayard closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Bayard feints a right, and then lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard is on target with a firm right hook to Gilmour's body.  
Gilmour tries to land a left hook, but Bayard sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Gilmour's ribs.  
Bayard advances into close range.  Bayard sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Bayard hits home with a sharp right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Bayard steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Bayard lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Bayard lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bayard closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bayard is on target with a cross.  
Bayard lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bayard steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Bayard digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Bayard tries to land a right hook, but Gilmour sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bayard digs in a right uppercut to Gilmour's body.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Bayard lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Gilmour steps inside.  Bayard pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Bayard advances into close range and hits home with a stinging left uppercut.  
Bayard advances into close range and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Bayard lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Bayard lands a firm right hook.  
Bayard closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Gilmour's ribcage.  
Bayard digs in a firm right hook to Gilmour's body.  
Bayard steps inside.  Bayard pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Bayard lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Bayard ties up his opponent.  Bayard is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bayard digs in a right hook to Gilmour's ribs.  
Bayard closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Bayard lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a left hook.  
Bayard lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bayard hits home with a right hook.  
Gilmour attempts to land a jab, but Bayard blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Bayard steps inside and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bayard closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bayard drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Bayard is on target with a left uppercut.  
Bayard is on target with a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Gilmour tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gilmour closes the distance.  Bayard connects with a sharp right hook.  
Bayard lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Bayard hits home with a stinging left uppercut.  
Bayard pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bayard lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Gilmour advances into close range.  Bayard lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bayard hits home with a sharp left uppercut.  Bayard clinches his opponent.  Bayard tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Gilmour behind the head. 
Bayard lands a sharp right hook.  Bayard clinches his opponent.  Bayard is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Bayard sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Bayard lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Gilmour's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 7 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Bayard lands a right uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Gilmour closes the distance.  Gilmour pivots from in front of his opponent.  Bayard lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Gilmour walks Bayard down, trapping him on the ropes.  Gilmour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bayard lands a left hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Bayard is on target with a right uppercut.  
Bayard manages to force Gilmour onto the ropes.  Bayard pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Gilmour's liver.  
Bayard connects with a firm left hook.  Bayard throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Gilmour time to recover.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Bayard lands a firm left hook.  
Bayard lands a stinging left hook.  
Gilmour is looking to close the distance.  Bayard lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bayard connects with a left hook.  
Bayard lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Bayard hits home with a solid left hook.  
Bayard closes the distance and drives a left hook into Gilmour's body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Bayard: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Gilmour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Quebec City, Canada.... Merrill Bayard

Fight Statistics
Bayard: 
Total Punches Thrown: 340                           
Total Punches Landed: 217                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 139                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 117                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 78                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 323                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 210                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7                             

Gilmour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 117                           
Total Punches Landed: 10                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 102                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1