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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Gagnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is tribal entrance. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Excellent 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoine Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Gagnon parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gagnon to escape.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson throws an elbow but Gagnon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Gagnon's face as Johnson controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gagnon to escape.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gagnon is avoiding damage well.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gagnon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gagnon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gagnon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gagnon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow but Gagnon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gagnon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gagnon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gagnon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gagnon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gagnon manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Gagnon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson clobbers Gagnon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gagnon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Antoine Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gagnon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antoine Gagnon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gagnon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson is leaning against Gagnon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gagnon is breathing heavily.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gagnon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Gagnon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Gagnon wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gagnon is rocked!
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gagnon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Johnson is unloading with more strikes now! Gagnon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Johnson!
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