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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 1 p4p, 75 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class). Arundel comes into the arena with Shook Ones blaring out of the sound system. Gagnon has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music. Luc Gagnon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon misses with a low kick as Arundel jumps back.
Gagnon throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Arundel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gagnon on the side of the head.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Arundel moves forwards but Gagnon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gagnon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arundel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arundel cracks Gagnon with an open hand slap.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon lands the left hand.
Arundel swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Arundel misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arundel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagnon's hands.
Gagnon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Gagnon misses
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy right hand. Arundel should have avoided that one.
Gagnon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arundel lands a right hook to the body.
Arundel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arundel feints and then cracks Gagnon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gagnon down.
Gagnon cracks Arundel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arundel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Gagnon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arundel cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
Arundel swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick.
Arundel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon drops his hands momentarily and Arundel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Luc Gagnon's cut even more.
Gagnon jabs Arundel right on the nose. Arundel blinks but takes it well.
Gagnon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arundel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arundel.
A jab from Gagnon does it's job there.
Arundel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
Arundel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Arundel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Arundel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arundel tries to bum rush Gagnon with a series of wild strikes but Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gagnon feints a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gagnon.
Arundel blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arundel slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Arundel misses with a left hand
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Arundel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Arundel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arundel throwing a counter right hand but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Gagnon catches Arundel right on the button with a cross.
Arundel checks a low kick from Gagnon.
A quick step to the side and Arundel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arundel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arundel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a front kick aimed at Arundel's knee but Arundel avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Arundel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arundel thinks about countering with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Gagnon.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon cracks Arundel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Arundel cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
A slow jab from Arundel misses its intended target.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Arundel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon connects with the punch.
Gagnon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arundel throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Arundel checks it.
Gagnon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arundel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arundel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arundel takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Arundel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gagnon connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Arundel's defenses.
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gagnon lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Gagnon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gagnon connects with a jab.
Gagnon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gagnon misses with a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gagnon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The cut above Luc Gagnon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luc Gagnon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arundel throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gagnon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Arundel's ribs.
Gagnon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arundel misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Arundel misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gagnon lands with a good body shot.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arundel misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arundel misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arundel's knee momentarily.
Arundel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Arundel down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arundel moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Arundel staying out of range there.
Gagnon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arundel counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arundel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arundel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arundel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arundel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gagnon counters with a low kick, right behind Arundel 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
A slow jab from Arundel misses its intended target.
Arundel throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Gagnon connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Gagnon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gagnon.
A lazy left from Gagnon finds it's target.
Arundel lands the left hand.
Gagnon feints and then cracks Arundel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arundel down.
Gagnon throws a leg kick
letting Arundel counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arundel is able to avoid easily.
Gagnon avoids the head kick by Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon connects with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon lands a jab to the nose.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.
Arundel is looking to score with low kicks.
Gagnon misses with a hook
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arundel checks it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arundel - that will leave a mark!
Arundel misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arundel is able to avoid easily.
Gagnon throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Arundel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gagnon.
Nice shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Arundel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luc Gagnon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arundel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gagnon just manages to avoid it.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Arundel moved out of range nicely.
Arundel looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gagnon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arundel. That did some damage!
Arundel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gagnon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arundels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arundel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arundel misses the jab.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
Arundel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Arundel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Arundel blocks a head kick by Gagnon.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon tries a quick counter leg kick but Arundel is wise to it.
Arundel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arundel scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gagnon.
Arundel missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luc Gagnon just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arundel throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arundel with a jab.
Arundel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arundel moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon scores with a punch to the head.
Arundel misses with a jab to the body
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arundel throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arundel. Arundel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Arundel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel lands with an uppercut that bounces Gagnon off the cage and back into range.
Gagnon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arundel lands a jab.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Arundel misses with a lunging right hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arundel looks to throw a body kick
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arundel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arundel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arundel tries to land a body kick
and Gagnon counters with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arundel throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Arundel misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Luc Gagnon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Arundel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gagnon avoids it.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luc Gagnon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel retains his middleweight title!
Latrobe Arundel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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