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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 79 p4p, 165 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 11 p4p, 25 weight class). Gagnon has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music. Luc Gagnon 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!
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185 cm 30 199 25 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm 32 186 25 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gagnon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon. Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa. Murhaa connects with a looping right hand.
Gagnon connects with the punch. Murhaa cracks Gagnon with a right hand to the side of the head. Murhaa is looking to clinch. Gagnon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot. Murhaa misses with a wild body shot. Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab. Gagnon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Murhaa misses with a wild body shot. Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gagnon. It looks like Murhaa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Gagnon throws a leg kick that misses. Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Murhaa slips a jab from Gagnon. Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa is wise to it. Murhaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it. Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land. Gagnon tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gagnon's efforts to push away. Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside. A right hand to the body from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage. Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle. Gagnon is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa. Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside. Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there. Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice defenses there by Murhaa. Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it. Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick. A shot to the body from Gagnon misses and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Murhaa lands a jab. Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Murhaa throws a good cross that connects.
Murhaa lands a jab to Gagnon's midsection. Nice cross by Murhaa. Murhaa lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Murhaa moves away from the strike by Gagnon. Murhaa scores with a nice right hand.
Gagnon gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch. Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow. Gagnon lands with a right to the head. Gagnon is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Murhaa working aggressively here.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands an uppercut. Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Murhaa blocks a body shot from Gagnon. Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow. Gagnon tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gagnon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gagnon. Gagnon lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards. Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside. Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa. Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it. Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head. Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body. Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gagnon. Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon lands a hook to the side of the head. Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Murhaa lands a body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Murhaa is looking to clinch but Gagnon is avoiding it.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa. Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it. Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Nice cross by Murhaa. Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there. Gagnon digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gagnon tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa. Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Murhaa has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside. Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body. Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Gagnon breaks the clinch.
Murhaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A leg kick checked by Gagnon. Gagnon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa. Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Murhaa. A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Both fighters circling a little - Murhaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Murhaa lands with a hook. Gagnon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Gagnon down. A jab from Murhaa misses. Ispa Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far. Murhaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A shot to the body from Murhaa misses and Gagnon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murhaa's knee momentarily. Murhaa scores with a jab. Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa. Murhaa tries to clinch but fails miserably and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot. Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab. Murhaa looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well. Gagnon takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses. Murhaa lands a jab to the nose. Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming. Murhaa scores with a jab. Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagnon can do to turn this around? Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gagnon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Murhaa misses with a hook
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket. Gagnon slips a straight right by Murhaa. Gagnon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa. Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body. Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon. Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gagnon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Murhaa tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it. Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it. Murhaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut. That kick from Murhaa tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Murhaa misses with a left hand and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murhaa. Gagnon shrugs it off though. Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gagnon works the jab nicely. Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes. The fight moves into the clinch position. Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa. Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Good shot there by Gagnon. Gagnon lands a head shot. Gagnon checks a leg kick. Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick. Gagnon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose. Gagnon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
Gagnon swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa. Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Gagnon scores with a nice head shot. Murhaa connects with a leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a right hand and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand! Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand. Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Gagnon checks it. Murhaa with the inside leg kick. Murhaa rushes Gagnon and presses him up against the cage. Murhaa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa. Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well. Gagnon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot. Murhaa throws out a powerful jab. Murhaa sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa checks a low kick from Gagnon. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Murhaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gagnon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gagnon throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem. Murhaa jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well. Murhaa throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range. Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon. A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Gagnon's defenses. Gagnon defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand. Gagnon now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Gagnon walks into a jab. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhaa - that will leave a mark!
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon. Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Murhaa scores with a nice strike. A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Murhaa. Murhaa tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it. A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Murhaa. Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it. Murhaa connects with the punch. Gagnon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa misses with a body kick. Murhaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely. Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range. Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Murhaa thumps Gagnon with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range. Gagnon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot. Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Gagnon connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Murhaa! He's out on his feet! Gagnon rushes in and drops Murhaa with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luc Gagnon! Luc Gagnon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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