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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 101 p4p, 203 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 15 p4p, 29 weight class). Gagnon has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Gagnon finds it's target.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa cracks Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Gagnon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gagnon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Gagnon slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Gagnon there.
Gagnon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gagnon with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gagnon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
Gagnon lands a jab to the nose.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Gagnon scores with a one two! Murhaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Gagnon misses with a head kick.
Gagnon lands with a kick to the temple. Murhaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa rushes Gagnon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gagnon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gagnon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa works on Gagnon's body with a couple of short punches.
Gagnon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Gagnon catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.
Gagnon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Murhaa slips a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murhaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gagnon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGagnon.
Murhaa cracks Gagnon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gagnon cracks Murhaa with an open hand slap.
Gagnon lands with a kick to the temple. Murhaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gagnon misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon blocks the body kick.
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon misses with a leg kick.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Gagnon scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Gagnon misses.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Murhaa misses its target.
Gagnon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa moves out of range as Gagnon throws a body kick.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Gagnon's head back.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Murhaa moves out of range.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Gagnon misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Gagnon.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Gagnon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Murhaa gets a clinch.
Gagnon tries to break the clinch but Murhaa is controlling the position.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa pushes Gagnon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon breaks the clinch.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Gagnon thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
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!
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Gagnon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gagnon throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gagnon duly obliges.
Murhaa lands a left and a right that send Gagnon crashing to the mat, dazed. Murhaa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Gagnon lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gagnon. Gagnon obviously looking to wear him down.
Gagnon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gagnon throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murhaa moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon misses with a few strikes there.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Gagnon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gagnon's head backwards.
That has opened up Luc Gagnon's cut even more.
Gagnon scores with a hook.
Luc Gagnon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crunch! Gagnon slams his shin into Murhaa's torso.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gagnon throws a combination that misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Gagnon moved away.
Gagnon lands with a right hand.
Gagnon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Murhaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagnon tries to keep at a distance but Murhaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gagnon is looking to break free of the clinch but Murhaa has double underhooks.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Murhaa tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
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.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa is working Gagnon over against the cage.
Murhaa is pushing Gagnon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but Gagnon pushes him off.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gagnon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gagnon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Gagnon misses with a two punch combination.
Murhaa scores with a head kick. Gagnon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa lands a head kick. Gagnon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
The cut above Luc Gagnon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon walks into a left hand.
Gagnon is rocked!
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gagnon is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Murhaa walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gagnon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Murhaa swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gagnon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhaa!
Our winner, Ispa Murhaa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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