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Event:
CWC Fight Night 1
Date: Sep 15, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 12 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 24 losses; Ruben Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gagnon. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gagnon (4) vs (0) Gracie
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gagnon swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (4) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie passes Gagnon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gagnon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gagnon.
Gagnon trying to control the position.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie pushes down on Gagnon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
My spies in Rivers Edge Gym inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gagnon is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gagnon avoid being mounted?#T1#
Gracie is trying to control. Gagnon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gagnon wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Gagnon defends it.
Gagnon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gagnon is holding on to half guard well.
Gagnon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gagnon sees it coming and defends easily.#T2##SUB#
Gagnon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gagnon tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gagnon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gagnon.#T3#
Gagnon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving.
Gagnon trying to control the position.
Gracie stands and throws Gagnon's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gagnon (4) vs (5) Gracie
Gagnon is looking for a sweep.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Gagnon keeping his opponent close.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagnon keeps working.
Gagnon is trying to get back to half guard.
Gagnon is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gagnon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T5#
Gracie tries to move to mount but Gagnon blocks the move with his legs. #SUB2#
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie working away.
Gagnon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gagnon's legs. #T6#
Gagnon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gagnon (4) vs (7) Gracie
Gagnon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gagnon wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gagnon tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gagnon (4) vs (10) Gracie
Gracie controlling the position well here. Gagnon rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gagnon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T7##SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well. #SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Gagnon is defending well.
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie prevents Gagnon from improving his position.#T8#
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gagnon is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gagnon (4) vs (13) Gracie
Gracie looking to control but Gagnon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gagnon has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Gagnon (4) vs (16) Gracie#T9#
Gracie struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gracie gets his hands free as Gagnon looks to control. #SUB2#
Gagnon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB2#
Gracie is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Gagnon has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gracie has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Gagnon taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gracie doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ruben Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Ruben Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CWC 316 - Prelims
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 18 losses; Claudio Ty! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 11 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Ty tries to keep at a distance but Gagnon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gagnon wants a takedown but no success here.
Gagnon is trying to drag Ty to the mat but Ty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gagnon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Claudio Ty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.#TD2#
Ty is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gagnon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ty to the mat. Ty regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ty (0) vs (2) Gagnon#SUB2#
Gagnon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ty is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ty has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (2) vs (2) Gagnon#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ty defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Ty is stalling in the full guard.
Gagnon wants to sweep but no luck.
Gagnon is trying to control the position but Ty postures up.
Ty is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Gagnon working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Gagnon working for a triangle but Ty defends it easily.
Gagnon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ty's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (2) vs (4) Gagnon
Gagnon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Gagnon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
Ty is pulling down on Gagnon's head to control his posture.
Gagnon is pushing down on Ty's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ty is fighting to maintain full guard but Gagnon has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Ty is defending against the submission attempts here by Gagnon.
Ty wants to get back to full guard.#T5##SUB2#
Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura but Ty is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gagnon to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Gagnon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ty is trying to get back to full guard.#T6#
Ty is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gagnon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gagnon's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ty (6) vs (4) Gagnon
Ty is riding his opponent, not letting Gagnon buck him off.
Gagnon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ty avoiding Gagnon 's attempts to control his hands.
Ty biding his time, controlling Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to break free.
#T7#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ty controlling the positon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Ty just sinks the hooks in.
Ty is riding his opponent, not letting Gagnon buck him off.
Gagnon is trying to break free.
#T8#
Gagnon is still trying to improve position.
Gagnon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ty biding his time, controlling Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to escape but Ty has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gagnon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T9#
Gagnon wants to control his opponent's hands but Ty gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon is really stuck here.
Gagnon just trying to survive but Ty is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ty keeps control of the position easily here as Gagnon tries to buck him off.
Gagnon wants to escape the position.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Ty manages to sink in the hooks.
Ty is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#T10#
Gagnon rolls, trying to escape but Ty keeps control of the position.
Gagnon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gagnon breaks Ty's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (6) vs (6) Gagnon
Ty wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T11#
Ty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gagnon manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (8) vs (6) Gagnon#SUB2#
Ty avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ty defends well.#T12#
Ty looking to pass the guard.
Gagnon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gagnon for as long as he can get away with.
Gagnon is trying to keep Ty in close.
#T13#
Gagnon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ty is one step ahead there.
Ty controlling from the top position.
Gagnon trying to control the position.
#T14##SUB2#
Gagnon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gagnon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gagnon is looking to sweep but instead, Ty has passed into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagnon trying to hold on to Ty's head to control him but Ty postures up.
Ty prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty takes the fight on points by 8 to 6.
During a confident post fight interview, Claudio Ty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CWC 314 - Fiso vs Jan
Date: Jul 24, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 38 losses; Mike Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gagnon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gagnon wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Schultz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gagnon to the ground. Schultz is now in Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (0) Gagnon
Schultz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schultz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gagnon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schultz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schultz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schultz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gagnon for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Gagnon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schultz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gagnon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schultz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
Gagnon is trying to keep Schultz in close.
Gagnon controlling the position.
Schultz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gagnon looking to control.
Schultz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gagnon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (2) Gagnon#T3#
Gagnon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schultz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (4) vs (2) Gagnon
Gagnon pulls Schultz in close to prevent any damage.
Gagnon controls Schultz momentarily but Schultz frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gagnon holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
Schultz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schultz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T5##SUB2#
Gagnon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schultz defends it easily.#SUB2#
Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schultz looking to pass the guard.
Gagnon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schultz controls from within his opponent's guard. #T6#
Schultz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gagnon is trying to hold Schultz in close to prevent damage but Schultz has managed to pass into half guard.
Schultz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gagnon wants to control but Schultz is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T7#
Schultz tries to pass to full mount but Gagnon defends it.
Schultz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gagnon won't allow Schultz to pass to mount.
Schultz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gagnon is trying is best to control the position here.
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Schultz is very close to passing his half guard.#T8#
Schultz trying to control from half guard but Gagnon is working away.
Schultz wants to free his trapped foot but Gagnon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gagnon moves into full guard.
Gagnon working a defensive guard here.
Gagnon trying to control the position here. #T9#
Schultz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gagnon is trying to hold Schultz in close to prevent damage but Schultz has managed to pass into half guard.
Schultz is taking a breather. Gagnon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gagnon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Schultz jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (7) vs (2) Gagnon
Schultz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.#T10#
Schultz taking a breather here.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.
Gagnon is looking for a sweep.#T11#
Schultz controls the position.
Gagnon is looking to regain half guard here but Schultz keeps moving and retains side control.
Schultz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagnon keeps working.
Gagnon tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz controlling from side mount.
Gagnon is looking to reverse the position.
Gagnon is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it. #T12#
Schultz controls the position.
Schultz advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Schultz (9) vs (2) Gagnon
Schultz fails to move to back control.
Gagnon is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Gagnon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Schultz tries to pass to full mount but Gagnon defends it. #T13#
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
Schultz stalling.
Schultz prevents Gagnon from improving his position.#T14#
Schultz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gagnon trying to control but Schultz postures up.
Gagnon tries to roll over but Schultz keeps him under control.
Gagnon trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagnon won't allow Schultz to pass to mount.
Schultz prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schultz takes the fight on points by 9 to 2.
Mike Schultz made sure to mention his sponsor, UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
CWC 313 - Prelims
Date: Jul 17, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gagnon tries to clinch but Czarny Z Garbowa is having none of it.
Czarny Z Garbowa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gagnon tries to avoid it but Czarny Z Garbowa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gagnon to the ground. Gagnon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gagnon leaves Czarny Z Garbowa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gagnon is trying to defend but Czarny Z Garbowa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Czarny Z Garbowa (2) vs (0) Gagnon
Gagnon trying to control from the bottom.
Gagnon tries to roll over but Czarny Z Garbowa keeps him under control.
Gagnon has his hands clasped together around Czarny Z Garbowa's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa is keen to just control but Gagnon is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Czarny Z Garbowa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gagnon is just riding it out for now. Czarny Z Garbowa eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to work for an arm triangle but Gagnon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T1#
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Czarny Z Garbowa is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well.
Gagnon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Czarny Z Garbowa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gagnon wants to control but Czarny Z Garbowa is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2#
Czarny Z Garbowa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gagnon! Score +3 for passing guard: Czarny Z Garbowa (5) vs (0) Gagnon
Czarny Z Garbowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gagnon is working to get back to half guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to take his opponent's back but Gagnon doesn't allow it.
Gagnon wants to hold on but Czarny Z Garbowa pushes him away.#SUB#
Czarny Z Garbowa has hold of Gagnon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gagnon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Czarny Z Garbowa controlling his opponent.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries to control but Gagnon wriggling away.
Gagnon wants to hold on but Czarny Z Garbowa pushes him away.#T3#
Gagnon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Czarny Z Garbowa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Czarny Z Garbowa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gagnon wants to control but Czarny Z Garbowa is having none of it.
Czarny Z Garbowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gagnon prevents Czarny Z Garbowa from taking his back.
Czarny Z Garbowa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gagnon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4#
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass to mount but Gagnon is defending the position.
Czarny Z Garbowa works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Czarny Z Garbowa (8) vs (0) Gagnon
Gagnon tries to improve position but can't.
Czarny Z Garbowa works to advance to full mount. Gagnon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Czarny Z Garbowa (10) vs (0) Gagnon
Czarny Z Garbowa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to control but instead Gagnon manages to regain half guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Gagnon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Czarny Z Garbowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now.
Czarny Z Garbowa slips nicely into half guard.
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is defending well.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Czarny Z Garbowa is controlling well.
#SUB#
Czarny Z Garbowa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gagnon defend it? Czarny Z Garbowa steps over the head and cranks it - Gagnon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Czarny Z Garbowa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
After winning the bout, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CWC 296 - Jackson vs Priest
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 9 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 9 losses; Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Scaletta moves into the clinch.
Scaletta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scaletta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gagnon smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Gagnon takes the fight into the clinch.
Gagnon fails to pull guard.
#TD2#
Scaletta jumps guard and drags Gagnon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Gagnon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scaletta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gagnon has managed to get both his arms back between Scaletta's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Scaletta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Scaletta controls Gagnon momentarily but Gagnon frees himself.
Gagnon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gagnon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scaletta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gagnon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scaletta controls Gagnon momentarily but Gagnon frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Gagnon pushing down on Scaletta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep. Gagnon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gagnon is pressing down on Scaletta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scaletta is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gagnon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Scaletta tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gagnon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luc Gagnon!
After winning the bout, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CWC 295 Pavlov vs Sakaraba
Date: Feb 13, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 10 losses; Mark Merel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 9 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Merel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Merel (2) vs (0) Gagnon
Merel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel preventing the sweep.
Merel looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
Merel wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.#T1#
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel tries to free his leg and advance position but Gagnon is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Merel has gone for a leg lock! Gagnon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Merel's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merel (2) vs (2) Gagnon
Gagnon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Merel looking for a sweep. Not yet Merel, not yet. #T2#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Merel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gagnon controls the pace.
Merel keeping full guard, as Gagnon tries to pass.
Gagnon trying to control but Merel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Gagnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Merel is retaining full guard.
Gagnon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Merel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Merel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gagnon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Merel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merel (4) vs (2) Gagnon
Merel is looking to advance position but Gagnon won't allow it. #T4#
Gagnon gets full guard.
Merel postures up.
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel looking to sit in guard and control but Gagnon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merel (4) vs (4) Gagnon
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Merel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon looking to pass the guard.
Merel working a defensive guard here.
Gagnon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T5#
Gagnon pushes down on Merel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gagnon trying to mount his opponent but Merel defends it.
Merel wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gagnon is looking to take a break and control but Merel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura but Merel is defending well.
Gagnon is thwarting Merel's attempts to control the position.#T6#
Merel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gagnon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gagnon's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Merel (8) vs (4) Gagnon#SUB#
Gagnon defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Merel's arms. #SUB#
Gagnon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Merel gets his way!
#SUB#
Merel looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
Gagnon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#T7##SUB#
Merel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gagnon has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB#
Gagnon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Merel. #SUB#
Gagnon showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Merel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T8#
Gagnon wants to control his opponent's hands but Merel gets his hands free. #SUB#
Gagnon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB#
Merel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gagnon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gagnon for a finish. #SUB#
Merel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB#
Gagnon showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Gagnon is in a bad position with Merel working for a choke. Gagnon manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merel (8) vs (6) Gagnon#T9#
Gagnon wants to pass the guard but Merel is keeping the position.
Merel keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Merel pulls Gagnon in close to prevent any damage.
Gagnon passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Merel (8) vs (9) Gagnon#T10#
Gagnon trying to control the action but Merel is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Merel has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Gagnon tries for a kimura but Merel is defending well. #T11#
Merel is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Merel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gagnon wants to control but Merel is keeping him busy.
Merel is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T12##SUB2#
Gagnon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Merel, who protects the arm well.
Merel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gagnon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gagnon is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Merel is working away.
Gagnon has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Merel (8) vs (11) Gagnon#T13#
Merel is desperately trying to improve his position but Gagnon has a good base and remains in mount.
Gagnon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gagnon is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Merel is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Merel (8) vs (14) Gagnon
Merel wants to escape the position.
Gagnon avoiding Merel 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Merel is in a bad position with Gagnon working for a choke. Merel manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merel (10) vs (14) Gagnon#T14#
Merel wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.
Merel is pushing down on Gagnon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gagnon is fighting to maintain full guard but Merel has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Merel is trying to work for a kimura but Gagnon is defending well.
#SUB#
Merel is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Merel trying to mount his opponent but Gagnon defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gagnon wins on points by 14 to 10.
After winning the bout, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CWC 294 - Pavlov vs Jackson
Date: Feb 07, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 32 losses; Vito Mazzini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mazzini stuffs the takedown attempt from Gagnon. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Mazzini drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gagnon sprawls and moves away.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mazzini changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mazzini is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Mazzini circles away and we're back to standing.
Vito Mazzini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Gagnon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mazzini defends it nicely.
Mazzini half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD#
Mazzini looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gagnon! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Mazzini (4) vs (0) Gagnon
Mazzini trying to control the position but Gagnon is working away.
Mazzini tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gagnon! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mazzini (6) vs (0) Gagnon#T1#
Gagnon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mazzini controlling from mount.
Mazzini pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mazzini moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Mazzini (9) vs (0) Gagnon
Mazzini wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy.#SUB#
Gagnon fending off the submission attempt from Mazzini. #SUB#
Mazzini working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #T2##SUB#
Mazzini looking for the choke but no joy.
Gagnon trying to control the hands but Mazzini breaks the grip.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Gagnon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mazzini.
#SUB#
Gagnon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gagnon tries to roll but Mazzini sticks to his back.
#SUB#
Mazzini working for the choke.
Will Mazzini go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#T4#
Mazzini wants to control the position but Gagnon frees himself and scrambles - Mazzini manages to regain control in side control.
Gagnon stops Mazzini from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mazzini in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mazzini trying to control the position but Gagnon is working away. #T5#
Mazzini laying and praying for a moment but Gagnon takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gagnon wants to control but Mazzini is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gagnon has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Mazzini wants to work for an arm triangle but Gagnon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T6##SUB#
Mazzini seems to be working for a kimura but Gagnon defends the submission attempt.
Gagnon wants to get back to full guard.
Gagnon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Mazzini tries to pass.
Mazzini trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gagnon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (9) vs (2) Gagnon#T7##SUB#
Mazzini looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gagnon has picked Mazzini up and slammed him! Mazzini can't keep hold of the triangle and Gagnon manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mazzini (9) vs (5) Gagnon
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazzini keeps working. #SUB2#
Gagnon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mazzini rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gagnon's guard! Nice work there by Mazzini! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (11) vs (5) Gagnon
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Mazzini tries to pass.
Gagnon has Mazzini pulled in close to control his posture. #T8#
Mazzini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mazzini stays in close to Gagnon's body and controls the position.
Mazzini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Mazzini is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T9#
Mazzini wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving.
Mazzini wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.
Mazzini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mazzini wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.#T10#
Mazzini sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gagnon's guard.
Gagnon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mazzini passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gagnon! Score +3 for passing guard: Mazzini (14) vs (5) Gagnon
Mazzini trying to control but Gagnon is having none of it.
Mazzini looking to take Gagnon's back but Gagnon rolls and after a scramble, Gagnon ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Gagnon to escape a tricky position. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (14) vs (7) Gagnon#T11##SUB#
Mazzini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gagnon defends well.
Mazzini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazzini looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T12#
Gagnon trying to control but Mazzini is working from the bottom.
Mazzini wants to sweep here but Gagnon controlling him for the moment.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Mazzini keeps moving. #SUB#
Mazzini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Mazzini.
Mazzini controls Gagnon momentarily but Gagnon frees himself. #T13#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gagnon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mazzini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mazzini has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (16) vs (7) Gagnon
Mazzini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mazzini looking to pass the guard. #T14#
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Mazzini stopping the sweep attempt from Gagnon.
Mazzini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gagnon pulls Mazzini in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazzini is looking to pass into half guard but Gagnon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gagnon is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (16) vs (9) Gagnon
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Mazzini.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mazzini takes the fight on points by 16 to 9.
A relieved looking Vito Mazzini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CWC 290 - New York
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 6 losses; Arthur Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kincaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kincaid fails with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gagnon. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gagnon (4) vs (0) Kincaid#SUB#
Gagnon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kincaid gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kincaid has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gagnon sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1##SUB#
Gagnon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kincaid gets back to full guard.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kincaid tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Gagnon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Kincaid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kincaid is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (4) vs (2) Kincaid
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Gagnon trying to keep a closed guard but Kincaid is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now.
Kincaid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kincaid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving.
My spies in HELLsinki inform me that Kincaid has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kincaid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gagnon's guard.
Kincaid wants to take a breather but Gagnon is having none of it.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Kincaid is controlling well.
Kincaid is controlling the pace.
Gagnon trying to hold on to Kincaid's head to control him but Kincaid postures up.
#T5#
Kincaid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gagnon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kincaid wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.
Gagnon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kincaid has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gagnon (4) vs (5) Kincaid
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Kincaid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T6##SUB2#
Kincaid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kincaid trying to control the position but Gagnon is working away.
Kincaid tries to move to mount but Gagnon blocks the move with his legs.
Gagnon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gagnon (4) vs (7) Kincaid#T7#
Kincaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gagnon is looking to escape.
Gagnon is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid looking to control but Gagnon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kincaid controlling the position easily from mount. #T8##SUB2#
Kincaid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kincaid wants to take Gagnon's back here but Gagnon is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kincaid looking to control but Gagnon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kincaid controlling his opponent.
Kincaid wants to control the pace but Gagnon is squirming around nicely. #T9##SUB2#
Kincaid is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gagnon is surviving well by controlling Kincaid's body position as best he can.
Gagnon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gagnon trying to control but Kincaid postures up.
Kincaid wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
Kincaid content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Kincaid is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gagnon is just riding it out for now. Kincaid eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Kincaid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T10##SUB2#
Kincaid is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kincaid looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kincaid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kincaid wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy. #T11#
Gagnon is controlling Kincaid's trapped leg to prevent Kincaid from advancing to side control.
Kincaid wants to pass to mount but Gagnon is defending the position.
Kincaid content to control rather than advance.
Gagnon is doing well to control the position and prevent Kincaid from advancing to side control.
Gagnon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kincaid passes into half guard. #T12#
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Kincaid sits in half guard.
Gagnon trying to control but Kincaid postures up.
#SUB2#
Kincaid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gagnon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kincaid working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gagnon's thigh. Gagnon counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kincaid looking to sit in guard and control but Gagnon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (6) vs (7) Kincaid#T13#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gagnon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kincaid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gagnon has managed to get both his arms back between Kincaid's legs - danger averted.
Gagnon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Kincaid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kincaid looking to control.
Gagnon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T14#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kincaid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Kincaid keeps moving.
Gagnon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kincaid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Kincaid has his foot on Gagnon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gagnon works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kincaid wins on points by 7 to 6.
A victorious Arthur Kincaid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
CWC 288 - Montreal
Date: Dec 26, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Amir Ziyaeddin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ziyaeddin enables Gagnon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ziyaeddin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ziyaeddin (0) vs (2) Gagnon
Ziyaeddin wants to sweep but no luck.
Ziyaeddin trying to keep a closed guard but Gagnon is proving a slippery customer.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving. #SUB#
Ziyaeddin looking for a guillotine here but Gagnon defends easily.
Ziyaeddin wants to sweep but no luck.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziyaeddin is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Gagnon trying to control from half guard but Ziyaeddin is working away.
Ziyaeddin is looking for a sweep. Gagnon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura but Ziyaeddin is defending well.
Ziyaeddin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gagnon is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ziyaeddin defends it well.
Ziyaeddin tries to roll over but Gagnon keeps him under control.#T2#
Ziyaeddin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ziyaeddin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gagnon trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the position here.
Ziyaeddin keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the position here. #T3##SUB2#
Gagnon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gagnon looking to sit in guard and control but Ziyaeddin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ziyaeddin (2) vs (2) Gagnon
Ziyaeddin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now.
Ziyaeddin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ziyaeddin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gagnon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ziyaeddin stays in close to Gagnon's body and controls the position. #T4#
Gagnon pulls Ziyaeddin in close to his closed guard and prevents Ziyaeddin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ziyaeddin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ziyaeddin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gagnon can't keep his opponent in guard - Ziyaeddin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Ziyaeddin is working for a kimura but Gagnon is defending it quite comfortably.
#T5#
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Ziyaeddin sits in half guard.
Ziyaeddin passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ziyaeddin (5) vs (2) Gagnon
Gagnon trying to remain calm as Ziyaeddin controls from the top position.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
Gagnon is looking to reverse the position.#T6##SUB#
Ziyaeddin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziyaeddin in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB#
Ziyaeddin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gagnon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ziyaeddin's guard! Nice work there by Gagnon! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ziyaeddin (5) vs (4) Gagnon#T7#
Ziyaeddin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gagnon won't allow Ziyaeddin to sweep him here.
Gagnon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gagnon wants to pass the guard but Ziyaeddin is keeping the position.
Ziyaeddin controls Gagnon momentarily but Gagnon frees himself.
Ziyaeddin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ziyaeddin (7) vs (4) Gagnon#T8#
Gagnon pulls Ziyaeddin in close to prevent any damage.
Ziyaeddin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziyaeddin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyaeddin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ziyaeddin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now. #T9#
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Ziyaeddin from controlling successfully.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Ziyaeddin tries to pass.
Gagnon working a defensive guard here.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Ziyaeddin from controlling successfully. #T10#
Ziyaeddin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now.
Ziyaeddin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T11#
Ziyaeddin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gagnon trying to control the position here.
Ziyaeddin content to stall in guard here.
Gagnon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T12#
Ziyaeddin passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ziyaeddin (10) vs (4) Gagnon
Ziyaeddin is looking to take a break and control but Gagnon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin takes a little break here. Gagnon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SUB#
Ziyaeddin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gagnon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ziyaeddin but great work by Gagnon. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ziyaeddin (10) vs (8) Gagnon#T13#
Ziyaeddin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gagnon is looking to take a break and control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
Ziyaeddin gets back to full guard.
Gagnon trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the position but Gagnon postures up.
Ziyaeddin pulls Gagnon in close to prevent any damage. #T14#
Ziyaeddin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gagnon is now in half guard.
Ziyaeddin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ziyaeddin works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Ziyaeddin looking for a guillotine here but Gagnon defends easily.
Ziyaeddin keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagnon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziyaeddin takes the fight on points by 10 to 8.
Amir Ziyaeddin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CWC 287
Date: Dec 19, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 11 losses; Claudio Ty! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ty. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ty (4) vs (0) Gagnon
Ty controls the position.
Ty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gagnon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ty is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Ty wants to free his trapped foot but Gagnon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ty prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
Ty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ty trying to mount his opponent but Gagnon defends it.
Ty is controlling the pace.
#T2#
Ty trying to pass the guard but Gagnon defending well. #T3#
Gagnon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ty is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ty controlling the pace. #T4#
Ty is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ty wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.
Ty stands and throws Gagnon's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ty (7) vs (0) Gagnon#T5#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gagnon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ty is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gagnon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.#T6#
Gagnon is looking for a sweep.
Ty content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ty tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gagnon's legs.
Ty trying to control the position but Gagnon is working away. #T7#
Gagnon looks to move to half guard but instead Ty has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ty (9) vs (0) Gagnon
Ty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gagnon is looking to escape.
Gagnon is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ty has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ty (12) vs (0) Gagnon
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T8#
Ty trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gagnon doesn't escape. #T9#
Gagnon turns into Ty and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (12) vs (2) Gagnon
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ty holds on and takes a little breather.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gagnon keeps trying to improve his position.#T10#
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Ty keeps moving.
Ty is controlling Gagnon's posture.
Ty keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Ty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gagnon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ty swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T11#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ty trying to control the position.
Gagnon trying to control but Ty is working from the bottom.
Ty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gagnon is one step ahead there.
Gagnon is pushing down on Ty's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ty is fighting to maintain full guard but Gagnon has managed to sneak the leg through.#T12#
Ty wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Ty is working from the bottom.
Ty tries to roll over but Gagnon keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
#T13##SUB2#
Gagnon is working for a kimura but Ty is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is working for an americana but Ty has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gagnon was thinking about the submission.
Gagnon trying to control but Ty is working from the bottom.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T14#
Gagnon stays in close to Ty's body and controls the position.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Ty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gagnon defends it easily.
Gagnon is pushing down on Ty's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ty is fighting to maintain full guard but Gagnon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ty is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
Claudio Ty thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CWC 286 UK
Date: Dec 12, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Gagnon and move into the clinch position.#TD#
Gagnon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gagnon (2) vs (0) Silva#SUB#
Gagnon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Gagnon is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gagnon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T1#
Gagnon wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gagnon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gagnon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gagnon.
#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
Silva wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Gagnon wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gagnon moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gagnon (5) vs (0) Silva#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
Gagnon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Gagnon is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T5#
Gagnon wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well. #SUB#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to roll over but Gagnon keeps him under control.#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gagnon.
Silva trying to hold on to Gagnon's head to control him but Gagnon postures up.
#T6#
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gagnon to get the leverage.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva tries to roll over but Gagnon keeps him under control.
Silva gets full guard.#T7#
Gagnon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard. #SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well. #SUB#
Gagnon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gagnon is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
Gagnon wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. #T8#
Silva wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Gagnon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Gagnon advancing to mount.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Gagnon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gagnon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Gagnon eventually gives up the hold.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.#T9#
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Gagnon is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Gagnon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gagnon wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gagnon prevents Silva from improving his position.
Gagnon trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away. #SUB#
Gagnon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T10#
Gagnon trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it. #SUB#
Gagnon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T11#
Well, if Gagnon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Gagnon's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Gagnon is very close to passing his half guard.#T12#
Gagnon trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it. #SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
Gagnon stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T13#
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gagnon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
Gagnon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T14#
Silva keeping full guard, as Gagnon tries to pass.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (5) vs (2) Silva
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagnon has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gagnon takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
An out of breath Luc Gagnon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 284 LV
Date: Nov 28, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Charles Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Gagnon drives through with a takedown into Murdock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gagnon (2) vs (0) Murdock
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
Gagnon looking to sit in guard and control but Murdock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (2) vs (2) Murdock
Murdock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murdock is still trying to improve position.
Gagnon seems keen to control Murdock's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Murdock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Murdock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
Murdock is continuing to stall.
Murdock won't allow Gagnon to sweep him here.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Murdock tries to pass.
Murdock won't allow Gagnon to sweep him here. #T3#
Murdock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gagnon is pulling down on Murdock's head. It's preventing any offense from Murdock, at least for the moment.#T4#
Murdock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdock wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.
Gagnon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T5#
Murdock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murdock tries to free his leg and advance position but Gagnon is retaining full guard.
Gagnon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murdock tries to free his leg and advance position but Gagnon is retaining full guard. #T6#
Murdock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Murdock tries to pass.
Gagnon is pulling down on Murdock's head to control his posture.
Murdock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T7#
Gagnon has Murdock pulled in close to control his posture.
Murdock content to stall in guard here. #T8#
Murdock is looking to pass into half guard but Gagnon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gagnon is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (4) vs (2) Murdock
Murdock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
Gagnon wants to pass the guard but Murdock is keeping the position.
Gagnon passes into half guard. #SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
#T9#
Gagnon is keen to just control but Murdock is a slippery customer.
Gagnon prevents Murdock from improving his position.
Murdock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Murdock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murdock looking to control.
#T10##SUB#
Gagnon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murdock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gagnon has Murdock in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (4) vs (4) Murdock
Murdock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gagnon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (6) vs (4) Murdock#T11#
Gagnon trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Murdock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gagnon looking to pass the guard.
Murdock controlling Gagnon's posture.
Murdock wants to sweep here but Gagnon controlling him for the moment. #T12#
Gagnon looking to pass the guard.
Murdock trying to control the position here.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Murdock.#T13#
Murdock trying to keep a closed guard but Gagnon is proving a slippery customer.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
Gagnon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gagnon won't allow Murdock to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murdock is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (6) vs (6) Murdock
Murdock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now. #T14#
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon trying to control the position here.
Murdock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murdock's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Gagnon gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Gagnon takes the fight on points by 7 to 6.
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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Event:
CWC 250
Date: Aug 15, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 23 losses; Vito Mazzini!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gagnon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mazzini swivels and escapes.
Gagnon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gagnon fails with the takedown.
Mazzini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gagnon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mazzini pinned against the cage. Mazzini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mazzini as he avoids it easily.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Mazzini sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD2#
Mazzini drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gagnon (0) vs (4) Mazzini
Mazzini is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gagnon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini taking a break here but Gagnon is having none of it and regains half guard. #T1#
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Mazzini sits in half guard.
Mazzini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gagnon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mazzini wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
Mazzini might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gagnon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Mazzini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gagnon is staying active underneath Mazzini, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Mazzini prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
Mazzini controlling the action here.
Gagnon wants to control but Mazzini is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Mazzini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagnon keeps working.
Gagnon is concentrating on defense, preventing Mazzini from advancing position.
Mazzini is looking to take a break and control but Gagnon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mazzini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4##SUB2#
Mazzini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gagnon sees it coming and defends easily.
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Mazzini sits in half guard.
Mazzini controlling the pace.
Mazzini wants to take a breather but Gagnon is having none of it.
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Mazzini sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T5##SUB2#
Mazzini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gagnon is just riding it out for now. Mazzini eventually gives up the hold.
Mazzini performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T6#
Mazzini is trying to control the action in half guard but Gagnon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mazzini is taking a breather. Gagnon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mazzini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gagnon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T7#
Mazzini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gagnon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon tries to get to full guard but Mazzini has control of the leg.
Mazzini is controlling the pace.
Mazzini works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gagnon (0) vs (7) Mazzini#T8#
Mazzini looking to control but Gagnon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Mazzini looking to secure an arm triangle but Gagnon defends it well.
Mazzini looking to control but Gagnon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Mazzini goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gagnon turns into him and now he's in Mazzini's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gagnon (2) vs (7) Mazzini#T9##SUB2#
Mazzini has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gagnon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mazzini has tightened it up now! Gagnon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vito Mazzini!
Vito Mazzini thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CACC 245
Date: Aug 08, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Eduardo Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gagnon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Gagnon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gagnon (2) vs (0) Cunha
Cunha desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cunha trying to control but Gagnon postures up.
Gagnon prevents Cunha from improving his position.
Cunha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gagnon is working away from the top position though.
Cunha has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gagnon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura but Cunha is defending well.
#T1#
Cunha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cunha.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunha is keeping the position for now.
Cunha is trying to control the position but Gagnon postures up.
Cunha tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Gagnon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cunha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunha pulls Gagnon in close to prevent any damage.
Gagnon advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gagnon (5) vs (0) Cunha#T2#
Gagnon trying to control the action but Cunha is working from the bottom.
Gagnon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cunha's legs.
Cunha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gagnon working away.
Gagnon wants to control but Cunha is keeping him busy.
Cunha is trying to improve his position.
Cunha keeps trying to improve his position.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Cunha is working away. #SUB#
Cunha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gagnon's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gagnon! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Cunha has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). 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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Event:
CWC 235
Date: Aug 01, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Valentin Saric! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Saric has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Saric has clasped his hands together around Gagnon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Saric (4) vs (0) Gagnon
Saric trying to control the action but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saric moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Saric (6) vs (0) Gagnon
Gagnon prevents Saric from taking his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric tries to push Gagnon's head away but Gagnon is holding on tight.
Saric tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
Saric wants to control but Gagnon has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Saric sits in half guard.
Saric has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gagnon wants to control but Saric is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saric trying to pass the guard but Gagnon defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saric sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saric is trying to control. Gagnon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Saric tries to pass to full mount but Gagnon defends it.
Gagnon is concentrating on defense, preventing Saric from advancing position.
Saric controlling the pace.
Saric trying to control the action but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Gagnon won't allow Saric to pass to mount. #T3##SUB2#
Gagnon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saric not doing much here.
Saric works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (9) vs (0) Gagnon
Gagnon tries to improve position but can't.
Saric working away.
Saric wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
Saric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T4#
Gagnon trying to remain calm as Saric controls from the top position.
Saric wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.
Saric is looking to take a break and control but Gagnon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saric tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T5#
Saric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagnon keeps working.
Saric is staying tight to Gagnon's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB#
Saric is trying to get an arm triangle but Gagnon is defending well.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.
Saric tries to advance to mount but Gagnon denies him.
Saric is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T6#
You can see the frustration on Gagnon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saric trying to control the action but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Saric passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gagnon! Score +2 for reaching mount: Saric (11) vs (0) Gagnon
Saric takes Gagnon's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Gagnon is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Saric (14) vs (0) Gagnon
Gagnon wants to control his opponent's hands but Saric gets his hands free.
Saric is looking to control Gagnon but Gagnon is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gagnon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T7#
Gagnon is looking to control Saric's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gagnon avoid being mounted?
Saric uses his free foot to push down on Gagnon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gagnon. Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (17) vs (0) Gagnon
Saric is trying to control here but Gagnon has managed to regain half guard.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Saric seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Saric is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T8#
Saric seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gagnon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Saric is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well.
Saric seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gagnon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gagnon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gagnon wants to sweep here but Saric controlling him for the moment.
Gagnon can't keep his opponent in guard - Saric advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
#T9#
Saric is trying to control the action in half guard but Gagnon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
Saric takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gagnon wants to get back to full guard.
Gagnon wants to control but Saric is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gagnon is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Saric is staying active.
Still in half guard, Saric seems content to control.
Saric trying to pass the guard but Gagnon defending well. #T10#
Saric is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Saric is working for a submission of some sort.
Saric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagnon keeps working.
Saric is thwarting Gagnon's attempts to control the position.
Saric looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T11#
Gagnon is staying active underneath Saric, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saric with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Saric sits in half guard.
Saric controlling the action here. #T12#
Gagnon is holding on to half guard well.
Saric sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saric trying to control the action but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Gagnon wants to control but Saric is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Gagnon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saric controlling the pace. #T13#
Gagnon is staying active underneath Saric, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saric not doing much here.
Saric is just content to waste time from the top position. Gagnon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Saric trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saric sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gagnon's guard.
Saric wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is defending well. #T14##SUB#
Saric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gagnon sees it coming and defends easily.
Saric trying to pass the guard but Gagnon defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagnon is not content to let Saric control the position.
Saric tries to pass to full mount but Gagnon defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saric takes the fight on points by 17 to 0. |
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Event:
CWC 225
Date: Jul 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Eduardo Cunha! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Gagnon drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cunha (0) vs (2) Gagnon
Cunha seems keen to control Gagnon's posture.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunha is keeping the position for now.
Cunha controlling the position.
Cunha seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cunha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gagnon controls the pace.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunha is keeping the position for now.
Cunha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cunha (2) vs (2) Gagnon
Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Cunha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gagnon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cunha has managed to get both his arms back between Gagnon's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Cunha content to stall in guard here.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cunha passes Gagnon's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Gagnon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cunha trying to control from Gagnon's half guard. Gagnon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cunha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cunha wants to pass the guard but Gagnon is keeping the position.
Gagnon is adopting a defensive guard.
Gagnon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gagnon, not yet. #T3#
Cunha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gagnon being controlled here, momentarily.
Cunha trying to control but Gagnon is working from the bottom. #T4#
Gagnon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunha is one step ahead there.
Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunha trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gagnon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cunha (2) vs (4) Gagnon
Gagnon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cunha's guard. #SUB2#
Gagnon seems to be working for a kimura but Cunha defends the submission attempt.
Cunha wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
#T5##SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cunha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gagnon.
Gagnon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cunha trying to control from the bottom.
Cunha wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Gagnon wants to work for an arm triangle but Cunha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gagnon wants to take a breather but Cunha is having none of it.
Cunha is pressing down on Gagnon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cunha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunha is keeping the position for now. #T6#
Cunha has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
Gagnon looking to pass the guard.
Cunha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Cunha.
Gagnon being controlled here momentarily.
Cunha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gagnon is one step ahead there.
Gagnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunha is retaining full guard.
Gagnon trying to control but Cunha is working from the bottom.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunha is keeping the position for now. #T7#
Cunha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gagnon stands and throws Cunha's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cunha (2) vs (7) Gagnon
Cunha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gagnon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cunha tries to get to full guard but Gagnon has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Gagnon seems to be working for a kimura but Cunha defends the submission attempt.
Cunha tries to get to full guard but Gagnon has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Cunha is defending against the submission attempts here by Gagnon.
Cunha tries to roll over but Gagnon keeps him under control.#T8#
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunha keeps working.
Cunha trying to control from the bottom.
Cunha is refusing to be controlled, as Gagnon sits in half guard.
Cunha trying to control from the bottom.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Cunha is working from the bottom.
Cunha keeping control of the position.
Gagnon passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cunha (2) vs (10) Gagnon
Cunha wants to hold on but Gagnon pushes him away.#T9##SUB2#
Gagnon working for a guillotine from mount but Cunha is in no mood to give up.
Cunha wants to hold on but Gagnon pushes him away.
Cunha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB2#
Gagnon working for a submission but Cunha is keeping him at bay.
Gagnon wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #SUB2#
Gagnon working for a guillotine from mount but Cunha is in no mood to give up.
Gagnon avoids the attempt from Cunha to control.
Gagnon seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cunha is holding on tight.
Cunha tries to reverse the position but Gagnon maintains control.
Cunha tries to hold on but Gagnon pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T10#
Cunha holds on for dear life.
Gagnon fails to move to back control.
Cunha is desperately trying to improve his position but Gagnon has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB2#
Gagnon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cunha is surviving well by controlling Gagnon's body position as best he can.
Cunha is trying to escape the mount.
Gagnon wants to take his opponent's back but Cunha doesn't allow it.
Cunha has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Cunha (2) vs (13) Gagnon#SUB2#
Cunha fending off the submission attempt from Gagnon.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Cunha fending off the submission attempt from Gagnon. #T11#
Cunha is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cunha defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gagnon is hanging on to Cunha's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Gagnon working for the choke.
Cunha is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cunha is defending well though. Gagnon let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Cunha's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T12##SUB2#
Gagnon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gagnon avoiding Cunha 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Cunha is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cunha trying to control the position but Gagnon manages to sink in the hooks.
Cunha is trying to break free.
#SUB2#
Gagnon has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cunha has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cunha rolls, trying to escape but Gagnon keeps control of the position.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is persistently looking for the submission but Cunha is defending it well.
#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for the RNC. #T13#
Gagnon tries to get the hooks in deep but Cunha pushed the leg off.
Cunha tries to escape but Gagnon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cunha wants to control his opponent's hands but Gagnon gets his hands free.
Cunha is trying to break free.
Cunha wants to control his opponent's hands but Gagnon gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Gagnon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cunha is defending well though. Gagnon let's go of the attempt for now.
Cunha looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A lull in the action here.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cunha knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cunha for a finish. #T14#
I really don't envy Cunha right now.
Gagnon is trying to stick to Cunha's back but Cunha is turning into Gagnon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gagnon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cunha. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cunha (4) vs (13) Gagnon
Cunha trying to control but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Gagnon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunha controlling from the top position.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunha content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gagnon wins on points by 13 to 4.
An out of breath Luc Gagnon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CACC 216
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Giuseppe Turturro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Gagnon tries to keep at a distance but Turturro has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Turturro drags the fight down to the ground.
Gagnon looking to pass the guard.
Gagnon works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Gagnon is working for a kimura but Turturro is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turturro sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but Turturro defending well.
Turturro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Turturro is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Gagnon is working for a kimura but Turturro is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turturro defends it well. #SUB2#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura but Turturro is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turturro manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro is adopting a defensive guard.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Turturro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gagnon won't allow Turturro to sweep him here. #T3##SUB2#
Gagnon has gone for a leg lock! Turturro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gagnon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (2) vs (0) Gagnon
Gagnon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turturro's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (2) vs (2) Gagnon
Turturro managing to control the position.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turturro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4##SUB#
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Gagnon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turturro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turturro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turturro! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Turturro (6) vs (2) Gagnon
Gagnon struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T5#
Turturro working away.
You can see the frustration on Gagnon's face as Turturro controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T6#
Turturro continues to stall.
Turturro working away.#T7#
Gagnon trying to remain calm as Turturro controls from the top position.
More hug and hope from Turturro.
Turturro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T8#
Gagnon tries to bench press Turturro off him but Turturro keeps the position.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gagnon is trying to improve his position.
Turturro in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T9##T10#
Gagnon tries to bench press Turturro off him but Turturro keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Turturro stalls from top position.#T11#
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom here. #T12#
Gagnon isn't going anywhere.
Turturro slows the pace down.
Gagnon is trying to control Turturro's posture but Turturro avoids it. #T13#
Gagnon tries to improve position but can't.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Gagnon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Turturro stalls from top position.
Gagnon manages to get back to half guard.#T14#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
Turturro not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turturro takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
In his post fight interview, Giuseppe Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CACC MacGowan vs Gracie
Date: Jun 13, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Luc Gagnon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gagnon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Vieira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gagnon (0) vs (4) Vieira#SUB2#
Vieira has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gagnon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vieira yanks on the arm and Gagnon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vieira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Vieira!
An out of breath Eduardo Vieira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CACC 200: Ribbler vs Azaryan
Date: May 23, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Michael Garibaldi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nice takedown defense from Garibaldi. No joy for Gagnon on that attempt.
Garibaldi tries to counter by clinching up but Gagnon breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Garibaldi as Gagnon shoots in.
Garibaldi tries to counter by clinching up but Gagnon breaks away and moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Garibaldi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gagnon shoots in looking for a takedown. Garibaldi tries to sprawl out of it but Gagnon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Garibaldi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garibaldi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gagnon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Michael Garibaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.#CL2#
Gagnon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Gagnon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Garibaldi drops back down to his feet.
Garibaldi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gagnon smiles and moves away.
#T1#
Gagnon shoots for a takedown but Garibaldi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gagnon.
Garibaldi tries to counter by clinching up but Gagnon breaks away and moves out of range.
Gagnon looks for a takedown but Garibaldi sprawls well.#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Garibaldi (0) vs (2) Gagnon
Gagnon trying to control but Garibaldi is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Garibaldi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gagnon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gagnon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garibaldi is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Gagnon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garibaldi dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garibaldi (2) vs (2) Gagnon
Garibaldi passes into half guard. #SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gagnon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garibaldi. #SUB#
Garibaldi is working for a submission of some sort.
#T3#
Gagnon is not content to let Garibaldi control the position.
Gagnon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Garibaldi tries to pass. #T4#
Garibaldi trying to control but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Gagnon looking to control.
Garibaldi pushes down on Gagnon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gagnon works his way to full guard. Good work.#T5#
Garibaldi slips nicely into half guard.
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Garibaldi is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Garibaldi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Garibaldi wants to work for an arm triangle but Gagnon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T6##SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well.
Gagnon tries to roll over but Garibaldi keeps him under control.#SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well. #T7##SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Garibaldi is controlling well.
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Garibaldi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T8#
Garibaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garibaldi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gagnon is retaining full guard.
Garibaldi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Garibaldi (5) vs (2) Gagnon
You can see the frustration on Gagnon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Garibaldi swings around for an armbar but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garibaldi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garibaldi (5) vs (4) Gagnon
Garibaldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T9#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Garibaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garibaldi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gagnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Garibaldi is retaining full guard.
Garibaldi working a defensive guard but Gagnon passes into half guard.
Garibaldi is trying to get back to full guard.
Garibaldi wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy.
Gagnon trying to control from half guard but Garibaldi is working away. #SUB2#
Gagnon wants to work for an arm triangle but Garibaldi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T10#
Garibaldi wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garibaldi has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Garibaldi looking for submissions off his back.
Gagnon wants to take a breather but Garibaldi is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
Garibaldi manages to get to full guard.
Garibaldi looking for a sweep. Not yet Garibaldi, not yet. #T11#
Garibaldi is trying to control the position but Gagnon postures up.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garibaldi is keeping the position for now.
Garibaldi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garibaldi (7) vs (4) Gagnon
Garibaldi passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Garibaldi (10) vs (4) Gagnon
Gagnon manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gagnon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garibaldi is working away from the top position though.
Garibaldi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T12##SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well.
Garibaldi stalling away here and it's allowed Gagnon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Garibaldi pushing down on Gagnon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gagnon is looking to control Garibaldi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gagnon avoid being mounted?#T13#
Garibaldi is trying to control. Gagnon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Garibaldi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gagnon sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gagnon defends it well. #SUB#
Garibaldi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gagnon still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gagnon has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Garibaldi (10) vs (8) Gagnon
Gagnon has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Garibaldi (10) vs (10) Gagnon#T14#
Gagnon wants to control the pace but Garibaldi is squirming around nicely.
Garibaldi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Gagnon working for a submission but Garibaldi is keeping him at bay.
Garibaldi tries to reverse the position but Gagnon maintains control.
Gagnon avoids the attempt from Garibaldi to control.
Garibaldi is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Gagnon wants to finish this one by submission but Garibaldi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gagnon.
Garibaldi tries to hold on but Gagnon pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Garibaldi gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Garibaldi takes the fight on points by 11 to 10.
Our winner, Michael Garibaldi, 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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Event:
PFC 262 Blazkov vs Perera
Date: Apr 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Edwards throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range. #TD2#
Gagnon shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Edwards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gagnon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Gagnon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gagnon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edwards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck. #ES#
Edwards has his feet on Gagnon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gagnon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Edwards quickly recovers to half guard.
Edwards manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gagnon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gagnon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Gagnon blocks the leg kick.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Gagnon's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Gagnon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gagnon! But no joy.
Gagnon tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Gagnon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gagnon off to one side. #CL2#
Edwards gets tackled into the cage by Gagnon. Gagnon maintains the clinch.
Edwards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards slows down the pace here.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Gagnon.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon. #T3#
Edwards misses with some punches.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
#BC#
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards jabs at Gagnon's body.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gagnon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gagnon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edwards - the referee stops the clock and Gagnon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edwards. Gagnon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt - Edwards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Edwards with the inside leg kick.
Gagnon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Edwards misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards lands a head shot.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Gagnon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gagnon off to one side.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a good body shot.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Ife Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Gagnon's head back.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.#TD2#
Gagnon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Edwards sprawls well initially but Gagnon persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Edwards manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gagnon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Edwards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon can't break the clinch.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards thuds his shin into the meat of Gagnon's side.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Edwards avoids it really well and circles away.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.#T2#
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Edwards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edwards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gagnon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gagnon is defended easily by Edwards.#T3#
Nice jab there from Edwards.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Edwards.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Gagnon stumbling back into the cage.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gagnon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gagnon fails with the takedown
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gagnon is breathing heavily.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagnon's hands.#T4#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Edwards gets caught napping as Gagnon dives in and scores a takedown. Edwards manages to retain guard.
Edwards is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gagnon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gagnon or not.
Edwards pushes Gagnon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow. #BC#
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards throws a lazy head kick
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Gagnon has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edwards wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gagnon showed some decent athleticism there.
Edwards has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gagnon is on him like a limpet, forcing Edwards back against the cage.#BC#
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagnon shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gagnon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon takes one on the button.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT#It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Gagnon dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Edwards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edwards takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Ife Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Edwards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Gagnon gets a double leg takedown into Edwards's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gagnon throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Gagnon postures up.
Edwards is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gagnon passes into half guard.
Edwards is trying to stand back up but Gagnon is controlling him
#ES#
Edwards kicks Gagnon off and gets back to his feet.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a nice body kick.
#T3#
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gagnon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Edwards sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Nice shot lands for Edwards.
Ife Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Gagnon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edwards tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gagnon is in Edwards's guard.
Edwards pushes Gagnon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
Ife Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Edwards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gagnon.
Edwards connects with a body shot that sends Gagnon's belly button to the back.
Edwards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gagnon under the eye.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edwards cracks Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gagnon shoots in but no luck this time.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Gagnon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Edwards clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ife Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
PFC 259 Petrov vs Sitsongrit
Date: Apr 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boss is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Boss circles away and we're back to standing.
Boss misses with a looping right.
Boss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT#It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Boss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Boss backing away here, and Gagnon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#TD2#
Gagnon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boss was covering up waiting for the punch and Gagnon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Boss manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!#BC#
Boss breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Gagnon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gagnon prevents Boss from getting back to his feet.
Gagnon connects with a couple of short punches.
Boss wants to stand but Gagnon is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Boss keeps moving.
Gagnon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gagnon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gagnon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gagnon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boss has a closed guard, preventing Gagnon from standing up.
Boss wants to stand and escape but Gagnon is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boss punishes Gagnon's body with a nice straight punch.
Boss misses with a series of wild punches.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.#T2#
A punch combination from Boss misses.
Boss throws a series of punches but Gagnon avoids them all with ease.
Gagnon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been told by Boss's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Bagel Boss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boss looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boss keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches.
Gagnon just leaning against Boss, taking a breather. #BC2#
Gagnon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gagnon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Gagnon gets a clinch. #BC#
Boss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagnon defending well as Boss loads up on a big left hand. #TD2#
Gagnon gets the takedown into side control. #T3#
Gagnon tries to stand but Boss is controlling his head. #SU2#
Gagnon stands up and beckons Boss to his feet.
Boss throws a combination that misses
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Gagnon gets the takedown into side control.
Boss explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Boss looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well. #CL2#
Gagnon moves into range and clinches up with Boss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Gagnon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in and gets a takedown into Boss's guard.
Gagnon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES#
Boss pushes Gagnon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Boss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T4#
Boss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boss looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Boss stuffs the takedown attempt from Gagnon. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Boss fails to land with a series of punches.
Boss looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range. #TD2#
Gagnon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boss sprawls well initially but Gagnon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gagnon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gagnon tries to stand and escape but Boss is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Boss uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Boss has a closed guard, preventing Gagnon from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bagel Boss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Boss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gagnon darts in looking for a takedown but Boss gets double underhooks and turns Gagnon into the cage.
Boss throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Boss lands a nice shot to the body.
Boss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boss. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gagnon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boss as he avoids it easily.
Boss throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Boss throws a series of punches but Gagnon moves out of range.
Boss throws a nice looking combination but Gagnon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Boss tries to keep at a distance but Gagnon has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1##BC2#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Boss.
#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in and bounces Boss off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gagnon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gagnon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gagnon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gagnon with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2##ES#
Boss wriggles free and stands up.
Boss tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boss throws a right hand that Gagnon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagnon also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boss throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boss misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Boss.
#CL2#
Gagnon darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.#BC2#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boss scores with a body shot.
#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gagnon working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Boss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boss to regain full guard.
Gagnon throws a big elbow that misses.
Gagnon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boss is proving hard to escape from. #ES#
Boss scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gagnon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
An elbow from Gagnon crashes against the mat.
Gagnon lands a few punches from side control.
We've been informed that Gagnon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gagnon misses with the ground and pound.
Bagel Boss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Gagnon throwing strikes but Boss manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon is looking to reverse the position.
Gagnon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gagnon is trying to stand up here but Boss is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bagel Boss dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Boss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boss throws a combination. Gagnon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boss enables Gagnon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boss manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gagnon wants to get up but he can't break Boss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gagnon throws an elbow that misses. Boss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gagnon's guard. Nice move by Boss!#REVR#
Boss won't allow Gagnon to get back to his feet. #SU#
Boss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gagnon checks a leg kick nicely.
Boss throws a series of punches but Gagnon avoids them all with ease.
Bagel Boss is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Gagnon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boss was covering up waiting for the punch and Gagnon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boss has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gagnon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Gagnon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boss swivels and escapes.
Boss tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boss is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Boss circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gagnon.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Gagnon.
Boss throws a combination that misses
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Boss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boss as he avoids it easily.
Boss throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Boss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boss throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boss misses with a leg kick.
Boss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boss misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boss motions for Gagnon to come forward. Boss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boss wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Gagnon clinches with his opponent.
Boss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Boss breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Boss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boss but Boss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bagel Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Boss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Boss as Gagnon shoots in.
Gagnon fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gagnon.
No joy there for Boss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bagel Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD2#
Gagnon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boss has his feet on Gagnon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gagnon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boss counters with a straight right hand.
Boss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagnon can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Boss.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boss catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boss wants it to stay on the feet.
Boss is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Boss.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boss sprawls well. Boss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bagel Boss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bagel Boss!
A relieved looking Bagel Boss thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
PFC 255 Bapp vs Gormsson
Date: Mar 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Tama Ginty throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Tama Ginty rushes Gagnon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon is trying to push Tama Ginty away but Tama Ginty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
#BC#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Tama Ginty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage. #BC#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Tama Ginty shows good takedown defense.
Tama Ginty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tama Ginty lands a leg kick that knocks Gagnon off balance momentarily.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt - Tama Ginty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon has a takedown stuffed.
Tama Ginty counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tama Ginty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tama Ginty lands with a cross.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Gagnon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tama Ginty did well to prevent Gagnon getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama Ginty wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Gagnon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tama Ginty defending well though.
Gagnon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Tama Ginty is working from the bottom.
Tama Ginty is looking to escape.
We've been hearing that Gagnon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SU#
Gagnon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gagnon shoots in looking for a takedown. Tama Ginty tries to sprawl out of it but Gagnon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tama Ginty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conrad Tama Ginty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Gagnon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tama Ginty manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gagnon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries to circle away but Tama Ginty has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
A head punch on the inside from Tama Ginty fails to land.
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tama Ginty lands a body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon has had enough of the clinch but Tama Ginty keeps him there for the moment.
Tama Ginty lands a shoulder strike.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gagnon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tama Ginty can turn it around.#T4#
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Gagnon is trying to break the clinch but Tama Ginty is controlling him.
Gagnon is trying to break the clinch but Tama Ginty is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gagnon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Gagnon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagnon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon has a takedown stuffed.
Tama Ginty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tama Ginty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gagnon takes a step back to recover.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon tries to move into range but Tama Ginty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Tama Ginty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tama Ginty.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tama Ginty as he jumps to the side.
Gagnon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tama Ginty cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
Gagnon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gagnon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#TD#
Gagnon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon throws an elbow but Tama Ginty slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gagnon with the ground and pound but Tama Ginty regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gagnon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Tama Ginty wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
Tama Ginty is looking to control Gagnon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tama Ginty avoid being mounted?
Tama Ginty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gagnon. #SU#
Gagnon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tama Ginty to get to his feet.
Gagnon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tama Ginty circles away.
Gagnon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tama Ginty loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Gagnon forces Tama Ginty back against the cage and clinches.
Tama Ginty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Tama Ginty works on Gagnon's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Tama Ginty tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tama Ginty fails to land.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon wants to get back to striking at distance but Tama Ginty won't allow it.
#T3#
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand.
#BC#
Gagnon manages to break the clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Tama Ginty. That snapped Gagnon's head back.
Tama Ginty looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with an outside leg kick.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gagnon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tama Ginty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gagnon somewhat.#T4#
Tama Ginty throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Tama Ginty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Tama Ginty clinches up with Gagnon and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tama Ginty.
#BC#
Gagnon breaks from the clinch.
Tama Ginty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon walks into a left hand.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab.
Gagnon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tama Ginty defends well and Gagnon ends up having to push Tama Ginty into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Tama Ginty scores with a hook to the body. Gagnon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gagnon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD#
Gagnon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tama Ginty is trying to defend but Gagnon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gagnon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tama Ginty to regain full guard.
Tama Ginty is trying to control the position but Gagnon postures up.
Gagnon throws an elbow that misses. Tama Ginty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gagnon's guard. Nice move by Tama Ginty!#REVB#
Tama Ginty is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty trying to control but Gagnon is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Gagnon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tama Ginty has passed into half guard!
Tama Ginty perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gagnon tries to kick Tama Ginty off but Tama Ginty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SU2#
Tama Ginty decides to stand up. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gagnon moves out of range as Tama Ginty throws a body kick.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
Tama Ginty throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tama Ginty but Tama Ginty pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Gagnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tama Ginty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Gagnon avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conrad Tama Ginty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Tama Ginty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow. #BC#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gagnon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tama Ginty throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty is having none of it.
Tama Ginty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Gagnon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tama Ginty throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tama Ginty is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tama Ginty is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Tama Ginty circles away and we're back to standing.#T4#
Gagnon shoots in looking for a takedown but Tama Ginty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gagnon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tama Ginty with the inside leg kick.
Tama Ginty connects with a jab.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping right.
Tama Ginty throws a nice looking combination but Gagnon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tama Ginty looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Tama Ginty slams his shin into Gagnon's torso.
Tama Ginty tests Gagnon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gagnon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tama Ginty to score with a decent uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tama Ginty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Tama Ginty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tama Ginty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Tama Ginty!
Our winner, Conrad Tama Ginty, 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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Event:
PFC 249 Blazkov vs Laine
Date: Feb 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Gagnon moves to clinch but Jabbar breaks away
and Jabbar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Jabbar is having none of it. #CL2#
Gagnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jabbar.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Jabbar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabbar prevents the takedown attempt.
Jabbar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Gagnon controls his hands.
Jabbar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jabbar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Jabbar pulls guard successfully.
Jabbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabbar working a defensive guard here.
Jabbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabbar, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gagnon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jabbar counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Jabbar pushes him off.
Gagnon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jabbar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jabbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jabbar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Gagnon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar pushes Gagnon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Jabbar.
Jabbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabbar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gagnon or not.
Jabbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabbar tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabbar misses with a body punch.
Jabbar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Jabbar throws a head punch that misses. #T3##TD#
Jabbar pulls guard effortlessly.
Jabbar controlling the position.
Jabbar looking to control.
Jabbar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jabbar looking to control.
Gagnon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Jabbar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gagnon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jabbar looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Gagnon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jabbar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabbar.
Jabbar misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Jabbar.
Gagnon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Muhammad Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Jabbar working aggressively here.
#TD#
Jabbar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jabbar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gagnon wants to stand but Jabbar is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been informed that Gagnon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jabbar has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabbar dominated that round.
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!#R2#
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Jabbar pushes him off.
Jabbar throwing a counter right hand but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabbar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Gagnon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Gagnon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jabbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Jabbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Gagnon darts in and clinches Jabbar up against the cage.
Gagnon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jabbar is defending well.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Jabbar.
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gagnon.
Muhammad Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Jabbar working aggressively here.
Jabbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Jabbar has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Muhammad Jabbar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jabbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabbar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Jabbar pushes Gagnon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabbar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabbar misses with some punches.
#TD#
Jabbar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gagnon uses from the top position. #SUB#
Jabbar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gagnon is aware though and is defending well.
Jabbar pulls Gagnon in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gagnon is one step ahead there. #T2#
Jabbar trying to keep a closed guard but Gagnon is proving a slippery customer.
Gagnon tries to stand but Jabbar is controlling from the bottom.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.
Jabbar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jabbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagnon can do to turn this around?#T3##CL2#
Gagnon moves into the clinch.
Jabbar scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Jabbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabbar misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Gagnon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jabbar keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Jabbar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
Jabbar tries to get to full guard but Gagnon has control of the leg.
Jabbar wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jabbar is controlling Gagnon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabbar is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabbar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gagnon tries to clinch there but Jabbar circles away.
Gagnon wants to clinch
and Jabbar counters with a left to the body. #CL2#
Gagnon has Jabbar up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Jabbar manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Jabbar stops Gagnon from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar is looking to advance position but Gagnon won't allow it. #T1#
Jabbar is just content to waste time from the top position. Gagnon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jabbar trying to control but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Jabbar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jabbar trying to move into half guard but instead Gagnon has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jabbar has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
Muhammad Jabbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabbar trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Gagnon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jabbar has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gagnon is looking to defend but Jabbar has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gagnon! Jabbar pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gagnon taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Muhammad Jabbar!
Muhammad Jabbar thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
PFC 239 Aiken vs Sitsongrit
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
Gagnon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
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.#CUT#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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R2#
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs. #CL#
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. #BC2#
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. #T1#
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. #KD#
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.#T2#
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.#CUT#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.#T3#
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.#CL#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.#CUT#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. #ROC#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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Event:
PFC 234 Golovkin vs Finn
Date: Dec 27, 2020 |
#R1#
Gagnon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith digs a good hook to Gagnon's body.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Gagnon moved away.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Gagnon's belly button to the back.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses the jab.
Gagnon connects with a crisp jab.
Gagnon is looking to score with low kicks.
Gagnon throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Gagnon throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Gagnon only half commits.
Gagnon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gagnon. Gagnon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Gagnon's torso.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Smith.
Gagnon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T1#
Gagnon moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gagnon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gagnon works the jab nicely.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagnon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Smith.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Gagnon shrugs it off though.
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!
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon with a jab.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gagnon connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Gagnon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gagnon blocks it well.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Gagnon misses with a double jab.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
Gagnon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a head kick but Gagnon moves out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gagnon.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Smith takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Gagnon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Gagnon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagnon lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gagnon if he has to take too many more of those.
Gagnon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gagnon.
Gagnon walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Gagnon. #T1#
Smith slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Gagnon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gagnon tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
Smith cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
Gagnon misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Gagnon catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gagnon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Smith lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Smith replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gagnon blocks it well.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Smith misses.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Smith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gagnon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith stuns Gagnon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gagnon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Gagnon sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Gagnon misses the jab.
Smith swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gagnon throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Gagnon misses.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon misses with a head kick.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gagnon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon swinging wildly here.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.#T4#
Gagnon throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gagnon takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith avoids the head kick by Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
Gagnon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws out a leg kick but Gagnon moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Gagnon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Gagnon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gagnon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith slips under a jab from Gagnon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Gagnon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon lands a jab-cross combination.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gagnon throws a good cross that connects.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Gagnon.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gagnon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
Smith throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Gagnon throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gagnon blocks the body kick.
#T1#
Smith tries to work over Gagnon's front leg with a kick but Gagnon checks it.
Gagnon slips a jab from Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Gagnon throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Gagnon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a head kick that misses.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith lands a nice hook to Gagnon's body. Gagnon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Gagnon. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagnon lands an overhand right.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gagnon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Gagnon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Gagnon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gagnon misses with a wild combination.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Gagnon lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Gagnon thumps Smith with a low kick.
Gagnon blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Gagnon thumps Smith with a low kick.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gagnon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Gagnon throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gagnon really felt that one!
Gagnon scores with a leg kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a head kick.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
Gagnon walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Gagnon moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Gagnon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Gagnon settles back down.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
Gagnon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luc Gagnon.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
A very excited looking Luc Gagnon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
PFC 226 Terranova vs Boretti
Date: Nov 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Gagnon drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Gagnon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
#CUT#That has opened up Luc Gagnon's cut even more.
Knox lunges at Gagnon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gagnon's hand.
A punch lands to the side of Gagnon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Gagnon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from Knox
and Gagnon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T2#
Gagnon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Knox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gagnon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Gagnon.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Knox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gagnon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T3##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Gagnon has knocked Knox down with a huge combo! Gagnon steps away and waves a wobbly Knox back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Archibald Knox has been cut.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Gagnon cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox scores with a kick to the midsection.
Knox throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox throws a head kick that half lands.
Knox checks a low kick from Gagnon.
It looks like Knox has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archibald Knox will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Knox tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox misses with a body kick.
And Gagnon responds with a good body kick, but Knox manages to step out the way in time.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Knox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gagnon manages to circle out of the way.
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gagnon throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Gagnon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Gagnon's head.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Knox.#T2#
Gagnon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gagnon tries to land a body kick
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#The cut above Luc Gagnon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whack! Knox lands a heavy head kick that drops Gagnon. The ref tackles Knox to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gagnon was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Archibald Knox!
Archibald Knox made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Switched it up , my manager is class. Camara is 2nd string - we are Convicted. Good night.'. |
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Event:
PFC 220 Nielsen vs Joy
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Tama Ginty misses.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gagnon checks a leg kick.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tama Ginty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Nice body kick there by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Tama Ginty lands with a straight right. Gagnon didn't see that one coming.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gagnon.
Tama Ginty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Tama Ginty lands.#T1#
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon throws a big counter head kick but Tama Ginty avoids it with no problem.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tama Ginty, as that shot connected.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tama Ginty to score with a decent uppercut.
Tama Ginty slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
It looks like Tama Ginty has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty lands with a cross.
Tama Ginty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gagnon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T2#
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama Ginty with a nice calf kick.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon scores with a hook.
Tama Ginty blocks a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon lands a glancing blow to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
Tama Ginty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tama Ginty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping left.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagnon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tama Ginty walks into a left hand.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Tama Ginty.#T4#
Gagnon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tama Ginty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tama Ginty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gagnon. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tama Ginty.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a sloppy body shot
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Tama Ginty is rocked!
Gagnon knocks out Tama Ginty with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Gagnon before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Gagnon picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Gagnon!
During a confident post fight interview, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
PFC 214 Perera vs Kemp
Date: Oct 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza slips a jab from Gagnon.
Gonza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonza throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Gagnon.
Gonza connects with a right hand. Gagnon shakes it off.
Gonza connects with a crisp jab.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gagnon's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Gonza. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gonza throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Gonza scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonza.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Gonza cracks Gagnon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonza has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gagnon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonza misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gagnon eats them both and turns towards Gonza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gonza scores with a leg kick.
Gonza throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Gonza.
Gagnon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gagnon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gonza throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.#T2#
Gonza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
A left lands for Gonza.
Gonza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonza throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Gonza slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Gonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza misses with a body shot
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonza. That snapped Gagnon's head back.
A head kick by Gagnon misses
and Gonza counters with a left to the body.
Gonza throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonza catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gonza just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonza throws out the jab.
Gonza misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon lands with a right hand.
Gonza throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon misses with a body kick.
Gonza misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gonza ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonza counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonza.
Gonza sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonza lands with a nice combination. Gagnon backs away looking to recover.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
Gonza connects with a looping right hand.
Gagnon misses with a wild combination.
Gonza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Gonza moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon swings widly with a right hand
and Gonza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonza.
Gonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon feints and then cracks Gonza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gonza down.
Gonza looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza 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.#R2#
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonza.
Gonza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagnon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Gonza.
Gonza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonza misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonza lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonza throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
A combination from Gonza does no damage.
Gonza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon throws a hook but Gonza avoids it easily.
Gonza looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Gonza tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Gagnon. Those never looked like landing.
Gonza was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gagnon tries to bum rush Gonza with a series of wild strikes but Gonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonza scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonza misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.#T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Gonza.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonza as he connects with a hook.
Gonza connects with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonza.
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!
Gonza with the inside leg kick.
Captain Gonza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Gonza catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gonza connects with the punch.
Gonza moves out of range as Gagnon throws a body kick.
Gonza throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
Gonza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonza throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.#T3#
Gonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon swings for the body but Gonza moves out of range.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonza throws a right hand that misses
and Gonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonza to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gagnon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Gonza connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonza swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Gagnon slips a jab from Gonza.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gagnon takes a swing at Gonza's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Gonza lunges at Gagnon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gagnon's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Gonza.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gonza avoids a kick to the body.
Gonza throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonza.
Gagnon fails to land with a series of punches.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Gonza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A low kick lands for Gonza.
Gagnon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gonza scores with a nice right hand.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gonza misses with a body punch
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gonza misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonza.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonza connects with a crisp jab.
Gonza misses with an uppercut.
Gonza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gagnon misses with a body punch
and Gonza counters with a low kick, right behind Gagnon 's knee. #T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonza.
Gonza scores with a jab to the head.
Gagnon swings for the body but Gonza moves out of range.
Gonza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonza throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gonza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gonza connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Gonza.
Gonza swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.#T2#
Gonza misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Gonza down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon ducks right into an uppercut from Gonza.
Gonza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gagnon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gonza avoids it.
Gonza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagnon momentarily.
Gagnon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
A jab from Gonza does it's job there.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonza throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T3#
Gonza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon looks for the body kick but Gonza saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonza! But no joy.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonza. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonza scores with a jab.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonza can pounce on him.
Gonza misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Gonza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonza moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Gagnon catches Gonza right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 throws a leg kick but Gonza sees it coming and moves out of range. #T4#
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonza moves away.
A little jabbing left from Gonza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonza.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonza.
Gonza takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gagnon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gagnon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonza lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Gonza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Gonza!
A very excited looking Captain Gonza rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
ICS 56
Date: Sep 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Gagnon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gagnon lands with a nice body punch.
Gagnon connects with a right hand. Terranova shakes it off.
Terranova has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Terranova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Terranova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Terranova.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terranova misses with a few strikes there.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
No joy there for Gagnon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T1#
Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terranova thinking.
Terranova swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Terranova misses with a two punch combination.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova connects with a jab.
Gagnon throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Terranova throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
A jab from Terranova misses. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terranova misses with a leg kick.
Terranova checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terranova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gagnon misses the body punch
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gagnon's knee momentarily.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Terranova throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3#
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terranova misses with a looping right.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Terranova.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gagnon.
Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
Gagnon avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Terranova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Gagnon.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Gagnon checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Terranova misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Terranova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Terranova misses with a hook.
Terranova is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Terranova throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Terranova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gagnon circles away quickly and effectively.
Terranova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
A head kick misses from Terranova.
Terranova lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terranova misses with a leg kick
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terranova misses with a body shot
and Gagnon counters with a left and a right that stings Terranova.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Terranova swinging wildly here.
Gagnon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Terranova seems unphased.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gagnon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terranova misses with a hook.
Terranova thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Gagnon tries to land a leg kick but Terranova saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Terranova.
Terranova avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Terranova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Terranova throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Terranova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Gagnon tried to counter with a leg kick but Terranova avoided it.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terranova fails to land with a series of punches.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon cracks Terranova with an open hand slap.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
As Terranova backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gagnon drops his hands momentarily and Terranova takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T2#
Terranova misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Terranova is predictable there
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terranova misses with a double jab.
Terranova throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Terranova lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagnon's head.
Terranova misses with a hook
and Gagnon counters with a three punch combo that has Terranova backing up. Terranova nods at Gagnon to acknowledge the strikes.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a right hand to the body.
Terranova scores with a body shot.
Terranova takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Terranova just manages to avoid it.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
Terranova swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
#T3#
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
Terranova lands a right hook to the body.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon lands the left hand.
Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagnon's hands.
Terranova misses with a two punch combination.
Terranova misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon tried to counter with a leg kick but Terranova avoided it.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Terranova.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Terranova down.
Terranova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terranova.
Terranova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gagnon checks it well.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
As Terranova backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Gagnon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Terranova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Terranova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terranova throws a wild body kick that Gagnon sees coming a mile off.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Terranova coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terranova throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Terranova.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab.
Gagnon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Terranova.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Jab from Terranova.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Terranova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Terranova throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Terranova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Terranova missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gagnon moves out of range of the leg kick from Terranova.
Terranova darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.#T2#
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
A big left from Terranova misses.
A big left from Terranova misses.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Terranova swinging wildly here.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Terranova has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Terranova misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gagnon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gagnon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Terranova moves out of range of the leg kick from Gagnon.#T3#
Gagnon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gagnon checks a leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terranova throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Terranova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Terranova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gagnon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terranova is looking to score with low kicks.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova lands a jab to Gagnon's midsection.
Terranova misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Ciro Terranova is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Terranova moves out of range.
Gagnon lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Gagnon.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gagnon lands with a right hand.
Terranova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.
Terranova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Terranova drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gagnon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terranova.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terranova tries to land a body kick
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ciro Terranova.
Well Terranova has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova! |
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Event:
ICS 53
Date: Aug 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon is looking to score with low kicks.
Boretti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Matteo Boretti has been cut.
Boretti lands with a shot to the body.
Boretti missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
Boretti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
Gagnon lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boretti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boretti slips a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to bum rush Boretti with a series of wild strikes but Boretti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boretti scores with a kick to the body.
Gagnon dodges the punch combination from Boretti.
Gagnon misses with a hook
and Boretti counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Boretti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon scores with a nice right hand.
Boretti throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti checks a leg kick.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
As Gagnon backs off Boretti throws a huge counter combo but Gagnon manages to avoid it all.
Boretti throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boretti misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.#T3#
A head kick misses from Gagnon.
Boretti throws a counter combo.
Boretti loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Gagnon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Gagnon does it's job there.
Boretti swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Boretti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boretti lands a front kick.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Boretti's head but Boretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boretti misses with a kick to the body
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagnon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
A low kick from Gagnon is predictable there
and Boretti counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteo Boretti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Boretti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT2#It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Boretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boretti throws a nice head kick!
Boretti misses with a jab to the body
and Gagnon counters with a leg kick.
Boretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Gagnon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gagnon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Boretti lands with a hook. Gagnon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Boretti.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Boretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boretti doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Boretti.
Matteo Boretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gagnon scores with a leg kick.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.
Boretti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Boretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boretti.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
Boretti throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boretti misses with a looping right.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Boretti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boretti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon scores with a nice strike.
Boretti takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Boretti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#KD#
Gagnon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boretti sprawling to the canvas! Boretti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gagnon finish him?!
#ROC#Boretti is rocked!
Gagnon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boretti's sensitive parts.
Boretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Gagnon finish him?
Boretti lands with a nice combination. Gagnon backs away looking to recover.
Boretti seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
Boretti unleashes a big counter combination but Gagnon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gagnon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boretti swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T4#
Boretti misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon misses the jab.
A jab from Boretti misses.
Gagnon scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Gagnon. That snapped Boretti's head back.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Gagnon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boretti counters with a left to the body.
Gagnon swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Boretti to counter with a crisp jab.
Boretti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagnon's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Boretti throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a looping left.
A solid body kick from Boretti.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagnon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1-2. Gagnon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boretti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gagnon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Boretti checks the leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a three punch combo!
Gagnon ducks right into an uppercut from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Boretti misses
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Boretti misses with a hook
and Gagnon counters with an outside leg kick.
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Boretti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boretti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gagnon.
Matteo Boretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gagnon lands with a right hand.
Boretti lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Boretti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gagnon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gagnon. Gagnon obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Boretti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti tries to move into range but Gagnon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
Boretti throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Boretti's defenses.
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti throws a fast counter high kick but Gagnon manages to duck under it in time.
Boretti throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T4#
Boretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Boretti down.
Boretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boretti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti cracks Gagnon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Boretti looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti connects with the punch.
Gagnon digs a good hook to Boretti's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luc Gagnon.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
A relieved looking Luc Gagnon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
ICS 47
Date: Jul 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Gagnon.#ROC2#Salvador is rocked!
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Salvador's shoulder, as Salvador tries to avoid the shot. #KD2#
Gagnon cracks Salvador with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Salvador looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gagnon finish him?
Oh Salvador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon finds Salvador's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Salvador flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Gagnon lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Salvador will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Gagnon!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ICS 43
Date: Jul 05, 2020 |
#R1#
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. #CUT#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.#T1#
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.
#T2#
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.
#T3#
Gagnon drops his hands momentarily and Arundel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #CUT#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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CUT#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. #T3#
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.
#T4#
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!#R4#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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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ICS 39
Date: Jun 14, 2020 |
#R1#
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.
#T1#
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. #CL#
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.
#T2#
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
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.#T3#
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.
#CL#
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!#CUT#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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#CL#
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
#T1#
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.
#BC2#
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!
#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.#CL#
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.#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #CL#
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.
#BC2#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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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Event:
ICS 32
Date: May 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marinov tries to land a body kick
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marinov.
Marinov loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Gagnon unleashes a big counter combination but Marinov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gagnon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
We've been told by Marinov's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gagnon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marinov can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gagnon throws out a counter right but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Marinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T1#
Gagnon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marinov backs up against the cage.
Marinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marinov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marinov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gagnon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marinov to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Marinov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Marinov is rocked!
Gagnon sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Marinov's defenses. It connects perfectly with Marinov's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Gagnon!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
ICS 25
Date: Apr 19, 2020 |
#R1#
OnYerKiester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
We've been told by OnYerKiester's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Exceptional that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gagnon lands a lovely overhand right.
OnYerKiester is looking to slow Gagnon down with leg kicks.
OnYerKiester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OnYerKiester misses with a straight left.
OnYerKiester connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gagnon. Gagnon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OnYerKiester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
OnYerKiester throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
Gagnon moves out of range as OnYerKiester strikes.
OnYerKiester throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from OnYerKiester.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OnYerKiester moves away.
OnYerKiester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
OnYerKiester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
OnYerKiester works Gagnon's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Gagnon slips under a jab from OnYerKiester.
Gagnon walks into a straight right hand from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
OnYerKiester throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon counters with a left and a right that stings OnYerKiester.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
OnYerKiester tries to clinch
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gagnon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by OnYerKiester there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OnYerKiester misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from OnYerKiester.
Good standup being displayed there by OnYerKiester as he connects with a hook.
OnYerKiester connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gagnon. Gagnon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gagnon tries to bum rush OnYerKiester with a series of wild strikes but OnYerKiester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
OnYerKiester scores with a jab to the jaw.
PutinYa OnYerKiester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon misses with a head kick.
OnYerKiester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
OnYerKiester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
OnYerKiester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
OnYerKiester thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
Nice straight punches there by OnYerKiester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OnYerKiester looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
OnYerKiester scores with a jab to the head.
OnYerKiester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gagnon duly obliges.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but OnYerKiester is just out of range.#T3#
OnYerKiester throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but OnYerKiester slips the punch.
OnYerKiester throws a quick inside leg kick.
OnYerKiester dodges the punch combination from Gagnon.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OnYerKiester throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
OnYerKiester misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
OnYerKiester scores with a nice right hand.
OnYerKiester misses with a lunging right hand
and OnYerKiester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OnYerKiester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from OnYerKiester misses.
OnYerKiester connects with a leg kick. Gagnon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OnYerKiester lands with an uppercut that bounces Gagnon off the cage and back into range.
OnYerKiester moves out of range of the body kick from Gagnon.
OnYerKiester throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#KD2#
Gagnon lands a left and a right that send OnYerKiester crashing to the mat, dazed. Gagnon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
OnYerKiester is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Gagnon.
Oh OnYerKiester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OnYerKiester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OnYerKiester seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OnYerKiester throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand. #KD2#
Gagnon cracks OnYerKiester with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! OnYerKiester looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gagnon finish him?
OnYerKiester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gagnon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
OnYerKiester thuds his shin into the meat of Gagnon's side.
Gagnon walks forward, straight into a front kick from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
PutinYa OnYerKiester is winning the standup battle so far.
OnYerKiester throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
OnYerKiester throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OnYerKiester.
Gagnon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but OnYerKiester blocks it well.
OnYerKiester tries to bum rush Gagnon with a series of wild strikes but Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OnYerKiester just misses with a punch to the body.
OnYerKiester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from OnYerKiester misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OnYerKiester throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon looks to land a combination but OnYerKiester avoids it well.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses OnYerKiester's front leg but catches the back leg as OnYerKiester tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon cracks OnYerKiester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OnYerKiester swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
OnYerKiester misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Gagnon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon swinging wildly here.
OnYerKiester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks. #KD2#
Gagnon cracks OnYerKiester with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! OnYerKiester looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gagnon finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OnYerKiester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
OnYerKiester scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Gagnon.
Gagnon slips a jab from OnYerKiester.
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OnYerKiester was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
OnYerKiester misses with a body punch
and Gagnon counters with a series of strikes that really hurt OnYerKiester! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Rick's Rumble 9
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Redfist only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Redfist clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Gagnon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike.
Redfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfist is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redfist digs a right hand underneath Gagnon's ribcage. Gagnon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
A short right from Redfist on the inside.
Redfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Redfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redfist lands a good knee to the midsection. Gagnon won't want to take too many of those.
Gagnon is breathing heavily.
A short right from Redfist on the inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfist works on Gagnon's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redfist.
Redfist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Redfist lands a nice knee to the body.
Redfist scores with a shoulder strike.
Redfist scores with a hook to the body.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfist lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redfist.
Redfist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gagnon managing to block the knees to the body from Redfist.
Redfist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Redfist.
Redfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon is leaning against Redfist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Redfist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gagnon is defending well for now.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Redfist avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the ropes.
Gagnon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redfists head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redfist.
Gagnon tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Redfist blocks it.
#T2#
Redfist pushes Gagnon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Redfist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Gagnon is blocking nicely.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Redfist avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the ropes.
Redfist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gagnon.
Redfist misses with a knee to the head.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon managing to block the knees to the body from Redfist.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Redfist.
Gagnon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Redfist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gagnon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Redfist landing knees to the head.
Gagnon tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Redfist tries to land knees in the clinch but Gagnon avoids the damage to the body.
Redfist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gagnon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Gagnon is blocking nicely.
Gagnon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Redfist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gagnon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Redfist can turn it around.
Redfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gagnon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Gagnon avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Redfist blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Redfist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redfist lands a left hand.
Redfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfist lands a shot to the body.
Redfist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gagnon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Redfist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Redfist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfist tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Redfist back against the ropes.
Redfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Redfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Redfist fails to land.
Gagnon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Redfist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Redfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Redfist.
Gagnon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Redfist.
Redfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gagnon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfist lands a nice uppercut.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Redfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Redfist. #T2#
Gagnon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redfist lands an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Redfist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfist has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfist's elbow.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redfist gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon digs a right hand underneath Redfist's ribcage. Redfist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfist pushes Gagnon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redfist swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the side of Redfist's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redfist lands a shoulder strike.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist 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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redfist to score with a decent uppercut.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon swings for the body but Redfist moves out of range.
Redfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redfist scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Gagnon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gagnon scores with a body shot.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Redfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redfist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagnon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagnon there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfist throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist throws a head kick that Gagnon semi-blocks.
#ROC2#
Gagnon is rocked!
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Oh Gagnon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redfist connects with a quick right hand that sends Gagnon tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sortek Redfist!
A very excited looking Sortek Redfist rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
CEC Grande vs Jernit 3
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Wolff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gagnon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wolff scores with a jab.
Wolff checks a low kick from Gagnon.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolff throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Gagnon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagnon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wolff staying out of range there.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Wolff takes one on the button.
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!
Wolff checks a low kick from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a nice hook to Wolff's body. Wolff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
A swing and a miss from Wolff.
Gagnon cracks Wolff with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Gagnon misses. #T1#
Wolff slips a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Wolff.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolff tries to score with a low kick but Gagnon moves his leg out of the way.
Wolff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wolff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Wolff ducks down to avoid it.
Wolff was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wolff defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon walks into a left hand.
Wolff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolff misses with a leg kick.
Wolff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
Wolff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wolff connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Wolff swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon swings for the body but Wolff moves out of range.
A head kick from Wolff lands but Gagnon takes it in his stride.
Gagnon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
#T2#
Gagnon throws a shot to the body.
Wolff tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
Wolff checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolff cracks the inside of Gagnon's front leg.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolff is looking to slow Gagnon down with leg kicks.
Wolff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Wolff scores with a spinning back kick!
Wolff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick from Wolff.
Wolff slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Wolff looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Gagnon clinches up against the cage.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
A short right from Wolff.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wolff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
#T3#
A short left from Gagnon.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Gagnon manages to pull guard.
Gagnon tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wolff controls the pace.#SUB#
Gagnon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gagnon wants to hit a switch here but Wolff passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gagnon there!
Gagnon regains half guard.#T4#
Gagnon trying to control but Wolff postures up.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Wolff is controlling well.
#SUB#
Gagnon looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wolff pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wolff avoids the attempt from Gagnon to control.
Wolff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gagnon is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Wolff misses with a leg kick.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Wolff.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Wolff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolff.
Gagnon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
A combination from Wolff does no damage.
Wolff throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wolff. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wolff looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Wolff is having none of it.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wolff is looking to slow Gagnon down with leg kicks.
Gagnon misses the jab.
Wolff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Wolff is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#T1#
Gagnon misses with a double jab.
Wolff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Wolff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wolff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wolff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Wolff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolff lands with an overhand left.
Gagnon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wolff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolff wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Wolff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Wolff throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon blocks a leg kick.
Gagnon swings for the body but Wolff moves out of range.
Wolff tries a quick counter leg kick but Gagnon is wise to it.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolff's head backwards.
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 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gagnon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Wolff.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolff missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolff moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
Wolff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wolff, right into the meat.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wolff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wolff throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolff tries to score with a low kick but Gagnon moves his leg out of the way.
Wolff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Wolff throws a chopping leg kick but Gagnon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Gagnon scores with a jab to the head.
Gagnon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolff misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Wolff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolff replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gagnon blocks it well.
Crunch! Wolff slams his shin into Gagnon's torso.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gagnon. That did some damage!
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Wolff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wolff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Wolff responds with a good body kick, but Gagnon manages to step out the way in time.
Wolff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff pushes Gagnon away with a front kick.
Gagnon looks to land a combination but Wolff avoids it well.
Gagnon misses with a two punch combination.
Gagnon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff misses with a hook.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wolff throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Wolff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.#T4#
Gagnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Gagnon coming out on top.
A combination from Wolff does no damage.
Wolff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagnon throws a shot from downtown. Wolff moves away and avoids it.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Wolff avoids the punch easily.
Wolff throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.
Wolff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolff motions for Gagnon to come forward. Wolff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wolff.
No joy there for Gagnon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolff wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
#R3#
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Wolff moved out of range.
Wolff tries to score with a low kick but Gagnon moves his leg out of the way.
Wolff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Wolff.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gagnon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Wolff.
Gagnon wants to land a leg kick but Wolff is out of range.
Gagnon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolff walks into a stiff left hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Wolff looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Wolff's shoulder, as Wolff tries to avoid the shot.
Wolff is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wolff keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolff lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagnon's head.
Wolff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Wolff.
That kick from Wolff tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Gagnon slips a straight right by Wolff.
Gagnon connects with a crisp jab.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Wolff moves out of range.
Wolff cracks Gagnon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wolff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wolff throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Gagnon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolff.
Wolff scores with a hook.
Wolff defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Wolff slips the punch.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Wolff.
Wolff scores with a nice right hand.
Wolff misses with a body kick.#T2#
Wolff is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolff.
Wolff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gagnon.
A bone on bone clash there as Gagnon blocks the leg kick.
Wolff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolff avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolff throws out a leg kick but Gagnon moves out of range and Wolff only half commits.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
Wolff is looking to land body kicks.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gagnon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gagnon blocks a jab.#CL#
Gagnon moves into the clinch.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff tries to break free but Gagnon pushes him back against the cage.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
#T3#
Gagnon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolff controls his hands.
Gagnon prevents Wolff from breaking the clinch.
Gagnon lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wolff.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnon. #BC2#
Wolff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolff sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gagnon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Wolff.
Wolff scores with a spinning back kick!
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gagnon. That did some damage!
Wolff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Wolff saw that one coming.
Wolff tries a head kick but it misses.
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wolff throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Wolff misses with a low kick. #T4#
Gagnon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolff.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Wolff lands a jab.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Wolff avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon misses with a leg kick.
Wolff scores with a nice right hand.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gagnon. That did some damage!
Gagnon throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Wolff.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gagnon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wolff missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagnon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gagnon takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wolff connects with a solid leg kick.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolff scores with a punch to the head.
Gagnon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomäus Wolff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wolff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomäus Wolff!
Bartholomäus Wolff decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
King of the Mountain Rd1 Part1
Date: Jan 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Piano cracks Gagnon with a good jab.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Piano misses with a combination
and Gagnon counters with a right hand to the body.
Piano looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon throws out a counter right but Piano avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Piano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gagnon doesn't seem phased though.
Piano misses with a head kick.
Piano throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD#
Piano lands a big right hand that sends Gagnon crashing to the mat! Piano stays standing though and waves Gagnon back to his feet!#ROC#
Gagnon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano misses with a right hand
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Piano stuns Gagnon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piano throws a monster overhand right that drops Gagnon! Piano follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Piano !
In his post fight interview, Rick Piano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
CEC 686
Date: Dec 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Gagnon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gagnon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knox tries to clinch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gagnon cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Gagnon gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
Knox leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Gagnon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon connects with the punch.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Gagnon.
Gagnon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Gagnon.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Knox walks into a jab.#CL#
Knox rushes Gagnon and presses him up against the cage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
A short right from Gagnon on the inside.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagnon lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Knox.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards. #TD2#
Gagnon drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Gagnon has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Knox should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gagnon has tightened it up now! Knox should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon vs Toivonen 4
Date: Oct 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch combination from Toivonen misses.
Gagnon takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Toivonen misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toivonen throws out the jab.
Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.
Toivonen looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
A left lands for Toivonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Gagnon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toivonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Toivonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Toivonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toivonen looks winded!
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a left and a right that stings Toivonen.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely. #T2#
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand. #KD#
Gagnon cracks Toivonen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gagnon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Toivonen to stand back up!#ROC#
Toivonen is rocked!
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Gagnon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gagnon down.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Gagnon is looking to wear down Toivonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Good standup being displayed there by Toivonen as he connects with a hook.
Gagnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Toivonen throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Toivonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T4#
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toivonen.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toivonen wants to slow Gagnon down by chopping away at his legs.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon throws a shot from downtown. Toivonen moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen scores with a head kick.
#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Toivonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Toivonen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
Toivonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
Toivonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gagnon has time to react.#ROC2#
Gagnon is rocked!#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toivonen throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Toivonen lands with a hook. Gagnon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Toivonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toivonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toivonen is looking to slow Gagnon down with leg kicks.
Toivonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gagnon has time to react.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toivonen.#T2#
Toivonen catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gagnon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagnon's head.#CUT2#
Jeez, Luc Gagnon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Toivonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.#T3#
Toivonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gagnon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gagnon moves out of range of the leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a crisp jab.
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 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen is the new middleweight champion!
Pekka Toivonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon vs Tama Ginty
Date: Sep 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Tama Ginty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Tama Ginty has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon swings for the body but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Gagnon throws a sloppy head kick and Tama Ginty moves out of range easily.
Gagnon misses with a leg kick
and Tama Ginty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Gagnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tama Ginty scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
#TD#
Gagnon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Tama Ginty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tama Ginty scores with the left hand. Gagnon knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Tama Ginty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
Tama Ginty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. Gagnon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gagnon jabs at Tama Ginty's body.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gagnon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tama Ginty scrambles back to his feet.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Tama Ginty's front leg but catches the back leg as Tama Ginty tries to avoid it.
Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tama Ginty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tama Ginty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gagnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Gagnon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tama Ginty, pushing him back against the cage.
Gagnon lands a right hand.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries to work over Tama Ginty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Gagnon pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Gagnon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tama Ginty is aware though and is defending well.#SU2#
Tama Ginty gets to his feet. Gagnon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tama Ginty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T3#
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Tama Ginty slips a straight right by Gagnon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama Ginty. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty scores with a punch to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty takes one to the chin there.
Tama Ginty's corner calls for a 1-2. Tama Ginty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Tama Ginty wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Tama Ginty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gagnon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
Tama Ginty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gagnon on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gagnon lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
A lazy left from Tama Ginty finds it's target.
Gagnon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tama Ginty counters with a low kick, right behind Gagnon 's knee.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tama Ginty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Gagnon catches Tama Ginty right on the button with a cross.
Tama Ginty ducks right into an uppercut from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gagnon slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Tama Ginty seems unphased.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tama Ginty is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gagnon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Tama Ginty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tama Ginty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tama Ginty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Gagnon backing away here, and Tama Ginty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Gagnon.
Nice defenses there by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Gagnon moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gagnon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gagnon misses with a straight right. #T1#
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tama Ginty moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Tama Ginty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tama Ginty there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tama Ginty.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tama Ginty checks a leg kick. #CL#
Gagnon has closed the distance and engaged Tama Ginty in a clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon digs a right hand into Tama Ginty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tama Ginty's gas tank.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty takes a shot to the head.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
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!
Tama Ginty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tama Ginty pushes Gagnon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Tama Ginty gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon goes for a takedown attempt but Tama Ginty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left lands for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Jab, jab by Tama Ginty - just one landing.
Tama Ginty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tama Ginty walks into a jab.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
Tama Ginty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gagnon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama Ginty scores with a spinning back kick!
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.#T4##CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Tama Ginty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tama Ginty after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage.
Tama Ginty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luc Gagnon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tama Ginty blocking some punches.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Tama Ginty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Tama Ginty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tama Ginty is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tama Ginty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Tama Ginty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tama Ginty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
A cross from Gagnon lands.
Tama Ginty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tama Ginty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gagnon with a body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tama Ginty can pounce on him.
Tama Ginty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some wild striking there from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Gagnon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty 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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tama Ginty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Tama Ginty seems unphased.
#T1#
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon lands a jab to Tama Ginty's midsection.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
Gagnon misses with a low kick as Tama Ginty jumps back.
Tama Ginty misses with a leg kick.
Tama Ginty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a lazy uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon digs a good hook to Tama Ginty's body.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Gagnon clinches. #T2#
Good body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gagnon fails to pull guard.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tama Ginty.
A short right from Gagnon on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagnon jumps guard but Tama Ginty stands there with Gagnon around his waist. Gagnon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gagnon pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tama Ginty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tama Ginty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
#T3#
Tama Ginty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon lands with a right to the head.
Gagnon lands with a light punch inside.
Tama Ginty prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty scores with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Gagnon pulls guard effortlessly.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tama Ginty controls the pace.#SU2#
Tama Ginty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T4#
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!
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Tama Ginty seems unphased.
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gagnon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gagnon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tama Ginty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Tama Ginty scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Gagnon scores with a punch to the head.
Gagnon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tama Ginty thumps Gagnon with a low kick.
Tama Ginty throws a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon throws a hook but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Tama Ginty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tama Ginty misses with a kick to the body
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama Ginty. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Gagnon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
Gagnon throws a hook but Tama Ginty avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty throws a chopping leg kick but Gagnon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
And Tama Ginty responds with a good body kick, but Gagnon manages to step out the way in time.
Tama Ginty lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gagnon blocks a leg kick.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gagnon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Tama Ginty's head but Tama Ginty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tama Ginty cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.#T2#
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon feints and then cracks Tama Ginty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tama Ginty down.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon misses with a body punch
and Tama Ginty counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy right hand. Tama Ginty should have avoided that one.
Tama Ginty swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Tama Ginty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Tama Ginty pushes him off.#T3#
Jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Tama Ginty misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Tama Ginty ducks down to avoid it.
Tama Ginty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Tama Ginty wants to slow Gagnon down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
Some bone on bone action there as Tama Ginty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tama Ginty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon lands with a straight right. Tama Ginty didn't see that one coming.
Tama Ginty dips to his left and cracks Gagnon with an uppercut!
Gagnon slips a jab from Tama Ginty.#T4##CL#
Gagnon moves into range and clinches up with Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon wants a takedown but no success here.
Gagnon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tama Ginty walks away with a smile on his face. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Tama Ginty looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Tama Ginty throws out a powerful jab.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping left.
Tama Ginty is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Gagnon misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Tama Ginty's shoulder, as Tama Ginty tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon scores with a leg kick.
Gagnon defending well as Tama Ginty loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a wild body kick that Gagnon sees coming a mile off.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty keeps the fight on the outside.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Tama Ginty finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tama Ginty wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Tama Ginty slips the punch.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon lands a head shot.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gagnon, as that shot connected.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Gagnon.
It seemed like Tama Ginty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Tama Ginty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Tama Ginty misses.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Gagnon counters with a low kick, right behind Tama Ginty 's knee.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Gagnon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tama Ginty throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon scores with a nice strike.#T2#
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon scores with a jab. Tama Ginty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Tama Ginty's head back.
Gagnon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tama Ginty tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Gagnon coming out on top.
Tama Ginty thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gagnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.#T3#
Tama Ginty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a right hook to the body.
Tama Ginty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping right.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gagnon swats away the attempt to clinch by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Tama Ginty looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Tama Ginty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tama Ginty throws a head kick that misses.
Tama Ginty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tama Ginty tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Tama Ginty misses with a straight right.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tama Ginty.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gagnon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Luc Gagnon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon Vs Toivonen 2
Date: Aug 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gagnon duly obliges.
Toivonen lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toivonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagnon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen misses with a looping right.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Toivonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Toivonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toivonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Toivonen.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toivonen. Toivonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pekka Toivonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toivonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
As Toivonen looks to move away, Gagnon throws a big counter combo but Toivonen just gets out of the way.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Toivonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Toivonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toivonen thinking.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Gagnon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Gagnon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Toivonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3#
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Toivonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Toivonen's head back.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen misses the body punch
and Gagnon counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toivonen. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen slips a jab from Gagnon.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that misses.
As Toivonen backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gagnon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toivonen lands a jab to the head.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Toivonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Toivonen tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Gagnon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toivonen under the eye.
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toivonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toivonen misses the body punch
and Gagnon counters with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toivonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Toivonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toivonen.#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Toivonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gagnon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good exchange - Toivonen coming out on top.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Toivonen throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
A cross from Gagnon lands.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick.
Toivonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toivonen swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Toivonen throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Toivonen loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Toivonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon moved away.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen takes one to the side of the head.
Gagnon connects with a 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!
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toivonen - that will leave a mark!
Gagnon throws the kick towards the body but Toivonen avoids it.
Toivonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toivonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon cracks Toivonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gagnon, as that shot connected.
Toivonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
Toivonen misses the jab.#T2#
Toivonen throws a low kick but Gagnon moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gagnon!
Toivonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen walks into a straight right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen misses with a looping left.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toivonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toivonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Toivonen misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Toivonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Gagnon jabs Toivonen right on the nose. Toivonen blinks but takes it well.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toivonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses.
Toivonen tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toivonen misses with a body shot
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toivonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Gagnon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.#T4#
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Toivonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toivonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gagnon. That snapped Toivonen's head back.
Gagnon lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Gagnon blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagnon.
Good exchange - Gagnon coming out on top.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toivonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon dips to his left and cracks Toivonen with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen lands the left hand.
Toivonen lands a head shot.
Gagnon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
#T1#
Gagnon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Toivonen connects with a jab.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body. Gagnon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Toivonen sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gagnon lands a nice looking body shot.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toivonen looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
Toivonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.#T2#
Nice jab there from Toivonen.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Toivonen throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Gagnon with that takedown attempt.
Gagnon thumps Toivonen with a low kick.
Toivonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon tries to score with a low kick but Toivonen moves his leg out of the way.
Gagnon jabs Toivonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Toivonen catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivonen.
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.#TD#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toivonen keeps working.
Well, if Gagnon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gagnon is looking to take a break and control but Toivonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Gagnon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Toivonen wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gagnon.
Toivonen works Gagnon's body with a nice hook.
Toivonen connects with a single shot there.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toivonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pekka Toivonen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toivonen on the side of the head.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Toivonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Toivonen throws a chopping leg kick but Gagnon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
Toivonen throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toivonen scores with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gagnon checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Toivonen walks into a jab.
Gagnon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon lands a jab to Toivonen's midsection.
Toivonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick by Toivonen misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toivonen thinking.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivonen.
Toivonen looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Toivonen finds it's target.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Toivonen.
Gagnon thumps Toivonen with a low kick.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toivonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Toivonen takes one to the side of the head.
Gagnon tries for a takedown but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick.
Gagnon moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gagnon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen takes one to the chin there.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Toivonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a series of strikes. Toivonen will be more careful next time no doubt. #CUT#
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toivonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Toivonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gagnon connects with the punch.
Toivonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Toivonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gagnon is able to avoid easily.#T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Toivonen down.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands the left hand.
Toivonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagnon's head.
Toivonen lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat.
Gagnon connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Gagnon thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Gagnon lands a two punch combo.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon had his way with Pekka Toivonen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Toivonen's ribs.
Toivonen throws out a powerful jab.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gagnon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toivonen lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gagnon colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Toivonen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gagnon is left battered and dazed whilst Toivonen and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
A relieved looking Pekka Toivonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
EMPLA8
Date: Jul 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Gagnon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Gagnon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gagnon.
I was talking to Gagnon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head. #BC#
Gagnon breaks from the clinch.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gagnon finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gagnon dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Gagnon misses with an uppercut
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon lands a head shot.#T2#
Gagnon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Graves.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Gagnon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gagnon, as that shot connected.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Graves wants to clinch up but Gagnon keeps it at a distance.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Graves back to the cage. Gagnon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Graves moves into the clinch.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves prevents Gagnon from breaking the clinch.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but Graves has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Graves looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Graves is rocked!
Graves gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gagnon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Graves is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
Luc Gagnon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon Vs Toivonen
Date: Jun 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Toivonen thumps Gagnon with a low kick.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen scores with a push kick.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon lands a jab to Toivonen's midsection.
Toivonen misses with a double jab.
Gagnon is looking to clinch but Toivonen is avoiding it.
Toivonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gagnon lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
Gagnon jabs Toivonen right on the nose. Toivonen blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Gagnon throws a chopping leg kick but Toivonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.#CL#
Gagnon pushes Toivonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gagnon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toivonen misses with some punches.
Toivonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Gagnon manages to break the clinch.
Toivonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon jabs Toivonen right on the nose. Toivonen blinks but takes it well.
Gagnon connects with a solid leg kick.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Gagnon tries to land a body kick
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Toivonen misses with a body kick. #CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toivonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toivonen lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon tries to work over Toivonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Toivonen.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but Toivonen has him pressed against the cage.
Toivonen blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Toivonen lands a body punch.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Toivonen.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gagnon.
Toivonen working aggressively here.
Toivonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toivonen misses with the head strike.
Gagnon lands a body shot.
Gagnon can't break the clinch.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Toivonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toivonen's elbow.
Toivonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toivonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4##BC#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toivonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toivonen checks it well.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon wants to clinch up but Toivonen keeps it at a distance.
Toivonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toivonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Gagnon. Beautiful body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Toivonen blocks the leg kick.
Gagnon 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 lands with a right hand.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
Nice jab there from Toivonen.
Toivonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Gagnon connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon clobbers Toivonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toivonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gagnon under the eye.#T1#
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen moves forwards but Gagnon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toivonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toivonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Toivonen moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
It seemed like Toivonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon scores with the left hand. Toivonen knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Toivonen tries to score with a low kick but Gagnon moves his leg out of the way.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Toivonen pushes him off.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen moves forwards but Gagnon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Toivonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon throws an off balance right hand
and Toivonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
A head kick by Toivonen misses
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Gagnon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toivonen can do to turn this around?
Gagnon is working Toivonen over against the cage.
Toivonen tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Toivonen back against the cage.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Gagnon.
Toivonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Luc Gagnon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gagnon.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toivonen's elbow.
Toivonen is trying to break the clinch but Gagnon has him pressed against the cage. #T4#
Gagnon lands a right hand.
Toivonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Toivonen fails to land.
Toivonen is working Gagnon over against the cage.
Toivonen tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Toivonen back against the cage.
Toivonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Gagnon manages to pull guard.
Gagnon has Toivonen pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Toivonen delivers a nice body kick.
Gagnon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen throws a counter combo.
Toivonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gagnon.
Toivonen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon checks the leg kick.
Toivonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from Toivonen lands.#T1#
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Toivonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gagnon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Toivonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toivonen checks it well.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
A slow jab from Toivonen misses its intended target.
Gagnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toivonen shapes to counter with a head kick.#T2#
Gagnon tries to score with a low kick but Toivonen moves his leg out of the way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toivonen - that will leave a mark!
Gagnon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toivonen. Toivonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Gagnon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gagnon.
Toivonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon tries to land a leg kick but Toivonen saw it coming and moves away.
Toivonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
Toivonen slips under a jab.
Toivonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gagnon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T3#
Gagnon throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Toivonen throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toivonen.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Toivonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon jabs at Toivonen's body.
A big left from Toivonen misses.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen walks into a stiff left hand from Gagnon.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Gagnon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toivonen! But no joy.#T4#
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toivonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gagnon.
Gagnon moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen throws a head kick that misses.
Gagnon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Toivonen checks it.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a left to the body.
Toivonen slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Toivonen lands an overhand right.
Toivonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gagnon misses with a jab to the body
and Toivonen counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! Gagnon slams his shin into Toivonen's torso.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen jabs at Gagnon's body.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Gagnon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toivonen! But no joy.
Gagnon wants to clinch.
Toivonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Toivonen ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen thuds his shin into the meat of Gagnon's side.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
#T2#
Gagnon connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toivonen swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Toivonen swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Gagnon misses with the combination.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gagnon scores with a nice head shot.
Gagnon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Toivonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Gagnon is wise to it.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
Toivonen feints a counter leg kick.
Toivonen misses with a hook.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Toivonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Toivonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gagnon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toivonen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gagnon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gagnon blocks the body kick.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Toivonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Toivonen tries to avoid it.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon had his way with Pekka Toivonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Toivonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toivonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon tries a low kick but Toivonen avoids it.
Toivonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Gagnon.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toivonen, right into the meat.
#CL#
Gagnon drives through and clinches with Toivonen against the cage.
Gagnon fails to pull guard.
Gagnon is looking to break free of the clinch but Toivonen has double underhooks. #T1#
Gagnon lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toivonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Gagnon. Those never looked like landing.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Gagnon.
Toivonen checks the leg kick.
Toivonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gagnon with a body shot.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Toivonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Toivonen throws a leg kick which misses Gagnon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gagnon tries to avoid it.
Gagnon lands a glancing blow to the side of Toivonen's head.
Pekka Toivonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Gagnon sizes up Toivonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gagnon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
A little jabbing left from Toivonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Toivonen cracks Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toivonen works the jab nicely.
Toivonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
Toivonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gagnon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Toivonen doesn't seem phased though.
Toivonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gagnon if he has to take too many more of those.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Toivonen is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Gagnon as he connects with a hook.
Toivonen throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toivonen counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Luc Gagnon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
EMP Graves Vs Gagnon
Date: May 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Gagnon lands with a good body shot.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon checks a leg kick nicely.
Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Gagnon lands a body shot.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.#T1#
Graves throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
#T2##CL#
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagnon, pushing him back against the cage.
Gagnon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Gagnon breaks from the clinch.
Gagnon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon misses the body punch
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks. #CUT#
That has opened up Luc Gagnon's cut even more.
Gagnon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon scores with a counter punch that sends Graves to the canvas! Gagnon smells blood - he's punishing Graves with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Graves has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Luc Gagnon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
EMP Araujo vs Lemieux
Date: May 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Marley looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gagnon finds it's way round the side to connect with Marley's head.
Buffalo Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
Marley is looking to clinch but Gagnon is avoiding it.
Marley misses the jab.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.#CL2#
Marley clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Gagnon is trying to force a seperation but Marley has the dominant position.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon is working Marley over against the cage.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Gagnon takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Marley.
Gagnon lands with a light punch inside.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gagnon. #TD#
Gagnon jumps into guard, dragging Marley to the mat.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marley controls the pace.
Gagnon controlling Marley's posture. #T2#
Gagnon controls Marley momentarily but Marley frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving.
Marley controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Gagnon working for a triangle but Marley defends it easily.
Gagnon working a defensive guard here.
#T3#
Marley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gagnon keeping full guard, as Marley tries to pass. #SUB#
Gagnon working for a triangle but Marley defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marley is trying to control. Gagnon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gagnon has his hands clasped together around Marley's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marley tries to stand and escape but Gagnon is controlling the position.
Marley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marley is keen to just control but Gagnon is a slippery customer.
Gagnon gets back to full guard.
Gagnon tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Marley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley wants to get up but he can't break Gagnon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buffalo Marley will probably get the nod.
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!
#R2#
Marley tries to clinch there but Gagnon circles away.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Marley manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Marley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gagnon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Gagnon breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon jabs at Marley's body.
A big right from Marley misses.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Gagnon walks into a jab.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gagnon moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gagnon throws a chopping leg kick but Marley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Nice shot by Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Marley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gagnon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Gagnon slips a jab from Marley.
Gagnon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marley lands a nice looking body shot.
Buffalo Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gagnon ducks right into an uppercut from Marley.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL2#
Marley moves into the clinch successfully.
Marley tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon is trying to break the clinch but Marley is controlling him.#T3#
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Gagnon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Marley closes the distance and pushes Gagnon back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley working aggressively here.
#BC#
Gagnon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marley tries to clinch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Marley misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a nice leg kick.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley throws a leg kick
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Marley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marley throws an elbow but it misses.
#TD#
Gagnon decides to pull guard.
Marley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marley passes into half guard.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Marley is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley 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.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
A good leg kick by Marley.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat.
Gagnon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gagnon on the side of the head.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gagnon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley lands a body shot.
#CL2#
Marley instigates a clinch.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Gagnon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Nice elbow from Marley.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon lands a right hand.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Gagnon blocks with his arms.
Gagnon dodges an elbow strike from Marley.
Marley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gagnon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gagnon lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Gagnon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagnon.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check. #CL2#
Marley clinches. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Marley misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
Gagnon gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Gagnon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley misses with a hook to the body
and Gagnon counters with a big right hand! Oh Marley is in trouble here! Gagnon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Our winner, Luc Gagnon, 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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Event:
EMP Steve vs Gagnon
Date: Apr 13, 2019 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Gagnon tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gagnon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon slips a jab from Steve.
Gagnon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve misses with a looping right.#T1#
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagnon's head.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Nice shot by Steve.
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!
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve misses with a hook
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steve jabs at Gagnon's body.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Gagnon.
Steve lunges at Gagnon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gagnon's hand. #T3#
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
As Steve looks to move away, Gagnon throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.#T4#
Steve misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Steve backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon walks into a left hand.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a combination. Gagnon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Steve lands a jab.
Gagnon misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gagnon doesn't seem phased though.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Gagnon lands with an overhand left.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Steve misses with a combination
and Gagnon counters with a left to the body.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Steve avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a two punch combo.
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gagnon counters with a big head kick but Steve shrugs it off.
Steve misses the jab.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon scores with a nice strike.
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Steve jabs at Gagnon's body.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Chris Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagnon doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Steve.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve lands with a straight right. Gagnon didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve scores with a jab. Gagnon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Steve misses with a looping left.
Gagnon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
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!
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Steve catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
#T3#
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gagnon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gagnon scores with a hook.
Steve takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gagnons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gagnon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Steve.
Gagnon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve misses with a jab to the body
and Gagnon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gagnon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Gagnon slips a jab from Steve.
Gagnon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gagnon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gagnon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gagnon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Steve.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.#T1#
Nice shot by Gagnon.#CUT#
That has opened up Chris Steve's cut even more.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.#T3#
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon slips a jab from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T4#
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Steve backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve digs a good hook to Gagnon's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Gagnon scores with a four punch combination!
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon. #T1#
Steve throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Chris Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.#T3#
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Steve thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a good low kick that Steve was not able to check.
Gagnon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steve cracks Gagnon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagnon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT#
The cut above Chris Steve's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gagnon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Steve looks to move away, Gagnon throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gagnon. Gagnon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Steve.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Steve!
Chris Steve is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Chris Steve thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EMP Steve vs Bulletowich
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
A countering left hand to the body from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.#CL2#
Gagnon clinches with his opponent.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
#TD2#
Gagnon pulls guard. #SUB2#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toivonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toivonen is pushing down on Gagnon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gagnon is fighting to maintain full guard but Toivonen has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gagnon tries to get to full guard but Toivonen has control of the leg. #T1#
Gagnon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
Gagnon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toivonen pulls his head out easily.
Gagnon wants to sweep but Toivonen has passed to side control!
Gagnon trying his best to control but Toivonen has mounted him.
Gagnon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gagnon wants to hold on but Toivonen pushes him away.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position but Toivonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Gagnon keeps trying to improve his position.
Toivonen content just to control the position here.
Gagnon wants to control but Toivonen is having none of it.#T3#
Gagnon is desperately trying to improve his position but Toivonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Gagnon is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toivonen pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB2#
Gagnon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gagnon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for subs off his back but Toivonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gagnon wants to control but Toivonen passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
That's time! Toivonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A shot to the body from Toivonen misses
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Gagnon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toivonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gagnon finds it's way round the side to connect with Toivonen's head.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gagnon thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Gagnon cracks Toivonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Toivonen ducked under it nicely.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toivonen 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.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gagnon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen tries to land a body kick
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toivonen misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Toivonen's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Gagnon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toivonen throws a head kick that misses.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toivonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Gagnon.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toivonen throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Toivonen ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Toivonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2#
Toivonen throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Toivonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toivonen tests Gagnon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toivonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Gagnon in the body.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Toivonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Toivonen.
Gagnon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toivonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Toivonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gagnon cracks the inside of Toivonen's front leg.
Toivonen cracks Gagnon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Toivonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Toivonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toivonen defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen throws out a leg kick but Gagnon moves out of range and Toivonen only half commits.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gagnon cracks Toivonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toivonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toivonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gagnon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
Gagnon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen motions for Gagnon to come forward. Toivonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
Gagnon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gagnon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gagnon lands an overhand right.
Gagnon jabs Toivonen right on the nose. Toivonen blinks but takes it well.
Gagnon dips to his left and cracks Toivonen with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Toivonen throws the kick towards the body but Gagnon avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toivonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gagnon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gagnon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been told by Toivonen's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Toivonen throws a chopping leg kick but Gagnon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Gagnon lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
A little feinted left hand from Toivonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toivonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a left hand
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Toivonen.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toivonen's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toivonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toivonen throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.
Toivonen scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Gagnon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Toivonen doesn't seem phased though.
Toivonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gagnon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toivonen with a nice cross.
Luc Gagnon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gagnon defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.
Toivonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toivonen throws the kick towards the body but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon checks the leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a hook to the body. Toivonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Toivonen misses its intended target.
Toivonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon scores with a jab. Toivonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gagnon lands an overhand right.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Toivonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
Toivonen wants to slow Gagnon down by chopping away at his legs.
Toivonen throws out a leg kick but Gagnon moves out of range and Toivonen only half commits.
Gagnon lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Toivonen moves out of range.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen is looking to counter punch.
Toivonen is looking to land body kicks.
Toivonen connects with the punch.
Toivonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#
That has opened up Luc Gagnon's cut even more.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Gagnon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toivonen's calf.
Gagnon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Gagnon connects with a nice looking jab.
Toivonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gagnon misses the jab.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
A big left from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toivonen, as that shot connected.
Gagnon tries to work over Toivonen's front leg with a kick but Toivonen checks it.
Toivonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gagnon just manages to avoid it.
Gagnon tries to move into range but Toivonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toivonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Toivonen.#ROC#
Gagnon is rocked!#T4#
Toivonen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Gagnon takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Toivonen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Gagnon bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon vs Murhaa
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Gagnon throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagnon.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Gagnon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a right hand that Gagnon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagnon also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab from Gagnon.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gagnon is able to avoid easily.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Gagnon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Gagnon moves his leg out of the way.
Gagnon scoring well with a low kick there.
Gagnon throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Gagnon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
Gagnon throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagnon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa is looking for the big counter here.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Despite the aggression on Murhaa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gagnon misses with a body shot
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa walks into a stiff left hand from Gagnon.
Good standup being displayed there by Gagnon as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
Gagnon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gagnon.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Gagnon.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
Murhaa with a jab.
Gagnon slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a wild combination.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Gagnon steps away.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
A punch combination from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murhaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Gagnon in the body.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a hook.#TD#
Gagnon dives in and scores a takedown into Murhaa's guard.#SUB#
Gagnon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murhaa dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Murhaa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gagnon isn't going anywhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon wants to control but Murhaa postures up.
Murhaa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gagnon's shoulder. That is not cool. #T1#
Gagnon tries to bench press Murhaa off him but Murhaa keeps the position.
Gagnon gets back to half guard.
Gagnon is looking to control Murhaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gagnon avoid being mounted?
Gagnon is pressing down on Murhaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murhaa content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon trying to control the position.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Gagnon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhaa defends well.
Murhaa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gagnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Gagnon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Gagnon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murhaa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murhaa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3##SUB#
Gagnon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murhaa passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon is looking for a sweep.
Gagnon is not content to let Murhaa control the position.
Gagnon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murhaa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gagnon manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Gagnon has his foot on Murhaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murhaa works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gagnon working for a triangle but Murhaa defends it easily.
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Gagnon working for submissions but it's allowed Murhaa to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Gagnon checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Gagnon clinches up with Murhaa and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Murhaa works over Gagnon's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Gagnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa dodges the punch combination from Gagnon.
Murhaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Gagnon walks into a jab.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa wants to slow Gagnon down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagnon momentarily.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa motions for Gagnon to come forward. Murhaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Gagnon clinches with his opponent.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Murhaa. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Gagnon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Murhaa is not content to let Gagnon control the position. #SUB#
Gagnon is trying to get an arm triangle but Murhaa is defending well.
Gagnon wants to take a breather but Murhaa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gagnon.
Gagnon trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom. #T3#
Gagnon pushing down on Murhaa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura but Murhaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gagnon to get the leverage. #SUB#
Gagnon looking for a submission but Murhaa manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murhaa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a triangle but Murhaa pushes his legs off easily.
Murhaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murhaa is pushing down on Gagnon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gagnon is fighting to maintain full guard but Murhaa has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Gagnon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murhaa pulls his head out easily.
Murhaa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ispa Murhaa just about did enough to take it.
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!
#R4#
Gagnon 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.
Murhaa misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Gagnon lands with an uppercut that bounces Murhaa off the cage and back into range.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to counter by clinching up but Murhaa breaks away and moves out of range.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Gagnon drives through and clinches with Murhaa against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Gagnon has Murhaa pressed against the cage, preventing Murhaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gagnon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T1#
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon is working Murhaa over against the cage.
Gagnon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gagnon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gagnon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhaa.
Gagnon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gagnon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gagnon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gagnon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Gagnon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Gagnon lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Gagnon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gagnon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Murhaa can't break the clinch.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Gagnon has double underhooks.
Gagnon lands an uppercut.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Gagnon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch but Gagnon improves position.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Luc Gagnon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3#
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Gagnon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murhaa walks away with a smile on his face. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon blocks a leg kick.
Gagnon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gagnon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Gagnon moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Gagnon throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murhaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon shoots in for a double leg but Murhaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Gagnon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon connects with the punch.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Gagnon moves his leg out of the way.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Gagnon lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Gagnon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the body.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gagnon checks it well.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon had his way with Ispa Murhaa in that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa jabs Gagnon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
Gagnon tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhaa avoided it.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gagnon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Gagnon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gagnon with a body shot.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a two punch combination.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Gagnon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gagnon tries to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
Gagnon moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Gagnon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Gagnon lands with an overhand left.
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Gagnon's body.
Gagnon checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.#T3#
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gagnon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murhaa's calf.
Gagnon lands with a right hand.
Murhaa takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon wants to clinch.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murhaa but Murhaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
Gagnon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Gagnon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ispa Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luc Gagnon.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Luc Gagnon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon vs Graves
Date: Jan 26, 2019 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Graves.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
#KD#
and Gagnon counters with a left hand that sends Graves to the canvas! #ROC#
Graves is rocked!
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 stops Graves from standing up.
Graves is still in real trouble! Can Gagnon finish him?
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graves is keeping the position for now.
Gagnon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gagnon stalling.
Graves seems to have recovered his senses.
Gagnon is trying to control. Graves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Graves is looking to escape.#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gagnon to get the leverage.
Gagnon is controlling the pace.
Graves pushes Gagnon off looking to stand but Gagnon dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
Gagnon is taking a breather. Graves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graves tries to roll over but Gagnon keeps him under control.
Graves desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gagnon controlling the action here.#ES2#
Graves has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gagnon is on him like a limpet, forcing Graves back against the cage.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Gagnon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves moves away from the strike by Gagnon. #T3#
Graves misses with a body shot.
Gagnon misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a right hand to the body.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon slips a jab from Graves.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon scores with a body shot.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves looks winded!
Gagnon throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Graves misses with a right hand
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Graves moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Graves.
Gagnon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nick Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Graves connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Gagnon throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves staying out of range there.#T2#
Gagnon lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Gagnon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a left hand
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves lands a jab to Gagnon's midsection.
Nice body punch from Graves. #T3#
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Graves cracks Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Graves slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.#T4#
Graves slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Graves scores with a jab.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Gagnon's belly button to the back.
Graves takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Graves 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon throws a big counter combination but Graves scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves checks a low kick from Gagnon.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Graves backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.#T1#
Graves throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Graves throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon throws an off balance right hand
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand. #T2#
Graves lands the left hand.
Graves throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Graves defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon swinging wildly here.
Graves misses with a double jab.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Graves throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gagnon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.#T3#
Gagnon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Graves.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Gagnon tries to work over Graves's front leg with a kick but Graves checks it.
Graves cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nick Graves just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves misses with a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Graves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gagnon with a body shot.
A big left from Gagnon misses. #T1#
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Graves's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagnon doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Graves got wobbled bad by a big combination! Gagnon presses forward with punches and knees until Graves stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Graves closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Pekka vs Steve
Date: Dec 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Smith throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Gagnon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Gagnon dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Decent striking displayed by Gagnon there.
Smith is looking to slow Gagnon down with leg kicks.
Gagnon with a jab.
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gagnon connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab.
Gagnon tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Smith throws a counter high kick but Gagnon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon misses the jab.
Gagnon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand. #CL#
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2#
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Gagnon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon connects with a single shot there.
Gagnon takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Gagnon shrugs it off though.
Gagnon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gagnon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gagnon wants to clinch.
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Gagnon lands.#T3#
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Gagnon's belly button to the back.
Gagnon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagnon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Gagnon blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Gagnon there.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.#CL#
Smith forces Gagnon back against the cage and clinches.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Gagnon drops back down to his feet.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
#T4#
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon. #TD2#
Gagnon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Smith scores with a one two! Gagnon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gagnon misses the jab.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Gagnon scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gagnon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gagnon moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Gagnon.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
#T2#
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Gagnon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Gagnon pulls guard successfully.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Gagnon is trying to control the position but Smith postures up. #SUB2#
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Gagnon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Gagnon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Gagnon is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Gagnon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Gagnon throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Gagnon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
A short left from Smith.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Gagnon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand.
#T1#
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Gagnon tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gagnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gagnon controls his hands.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gagnon takes a shot to the head.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Gagnon scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Jab by Gagnon.
Gagnon thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luc Gagnon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Gagnon.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#CL#
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagnon, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Gagnon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gagnon is trying to get back to full guard.
Gagnon is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joe Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gagnon wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Gagnon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith is looking to stall here but Gagnon recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon really dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Gagnon tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gagnon to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Gagnon checks it.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Gagnon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gagnon lands a right hand.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagnon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gagnon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gagnon throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Gagnon shrugs it off.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gagnon dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gagnon jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
A short uppercut from Gagnon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a right hand.
Gagnon lands a shot to the body.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Luc Gagnon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gagnon misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Smith moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon lands a head shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith staying out of range there.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a head kick but Gagnon moves out of range.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
Gagnon cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Jab by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Gagnon drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Smith. #TD2#
Gagnon manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gagnon will feel that in the morning.
Gagnon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Smith misses.
Gagnon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gagnon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gagnon just manages to avoid it.#T1#
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a counter high kick but Gagnon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gagnon jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Gagnon.
Gagnon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gagnon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2#
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Smith.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gagnon lands with a right to the head.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gagnon. #T3#
Smith prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon is working Smith over against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
#TD2#
Gagnon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Luc Gagnon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Smith controls Gagnon momentarily but Gagnon frees himself.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gagnon's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gagnon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gagnon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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TGC 80
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sideman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sideman throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range. #CL2#
Sideman instigates a clinch.
Gagnon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sideman fails to land.
Gagnon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sideman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards. #BC2#
Sideman manages to break the clinch.
Sideman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gagnon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sideman checks the leg kick.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sideman drops his hands momentarily and Gagnon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gagnon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Sideman moved out of range.
Gagnon throws a leg kick that misses.
Sideman lands with a cross.
Sideman cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
Sideman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sideman checks a leg kick.
Gagnon takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gagnons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sideman misses with a hook.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Sideman moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman tries to clinch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon slips a jab from Sideman.
Sideman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sideman.
A short body shot lands from Sideman as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Gagnon.
Sideman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sideman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gagnon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sideman can turn it around.#T3#
Sideman gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman effectively controlling the action here.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Sideman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sideman smiles and moves away.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gagnon jabs Sideman right on the nose. Sideman blinks but takes it well.
Sideman is looking to clinch. #CL#
Gagnon forces Sideman back against the cage and clinches.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Gagnon pulls Sideman into guard.
Sideman looking to pass the guard. #T4#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gagnon is trying to keep Sideman in close.
Sideman won't allow Gagnon to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Sideman from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sideman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sideman tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Gagnon catches Sideman right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gagnon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sideman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gagnon rather than just go for the knockout.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Gagnon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Gagnon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideman doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Gagnon.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Sideman closes the distance and pushes Gagnon back into the cage.
Gagnon scores with a shoulder strike.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
A frustrated look appears on Sideman's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
Gagnon lands a hook that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
A nice left hand lands by Sideman.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Sideman tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman misses with a straight right.
A jab from Sideman misses.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideman.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sideman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman connects with a body shot.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Donk. Gagnon catches Sideman right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Sideman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gagnon slips a jab from Sideman.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sideman closes the distance but Gagnon moves to the side
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sideman throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon connects with a body shot.
Sideman tries to clinch up.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gagnon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Sideman wants to counter the offense by Gagnon and move into the clinch position.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
Sideman moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Sideman throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Sideman tries to clinch up but Gagnon circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon sizes up Sideman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Sideman misses.
Sideman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman.
Sideman moves forwards but Gagnon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Some wild striking there from Gagnon.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sideman.#T4#
Sideman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
Sideman slips under a jab.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Sideman throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Sideman's shoulder, as Sideman tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sideman throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Sideman throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman 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 lands a lovely overhand right.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Gagnon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Sideman scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Sideman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1-2. Gagnon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Gagnon there.
Sideman tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon slips a jab from Sideman.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sideman at a distance.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Sideman rushes Gagnon and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
A short body shot lands from Gagnon as the two fighters clinch.
Gagnon lands with a short shot to the head.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Gagnon lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gagnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sideman takes a shot to the head.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Sideman.
A left hand lands to the body for Gagnon.
Sideman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Gagnon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnon.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Sideman.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sidemans head.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Gagnon rushes Sideman and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land. #T3#
Sideman is trying to maintain a safe position but Gagnon gets an underhook and turns Sideman into the cage.
Sideman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gagnon.
A short right from Gagnon.
Sideman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gagnon throws a jab when Sideman was well out of range.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Sideman with a hook.
Sideman lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman punishes Gagnon's body with a nice straight punch.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Luc Gagnon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Gagnon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Sideman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gagnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sideman can do to turn this around?
Sideman looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Sideman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Sideman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gagnon to score with a decent uppercut.
Sideman throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Sideman's head but Sideman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sideman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sideman, as that shot connected.
Sideman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman doesn't manage to clinch there - Gagnon circles away.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sideman throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denny Sideman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
An out of breath Luc Gagnon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
Gagnon misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobb sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagnon's hands.
Cobb throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon jabs Cobb right on the nose. Cobb blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gagnon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T1#
Cobb slips a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cobb lands with a good body shot.
Gagnon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobb moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Cobb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gagnon tries to move into range but Cobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagnon lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Cobb slips under a jab.#T2#
Cobb takes one to the chin there.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobb.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb misses with the combination.
Marciano Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gagnon throws a one two combo.
#CL#
Gagnon clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Gagnon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobb walks away with a smile on his face. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gagnon scores with a nice head shot.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Cobb misses.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gagnon connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.#T3#
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon dodges the punch combination from Cobb.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Cobb. No joy for Gagnon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Gagnon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cobb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cobb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cobb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gagnon slips under a jab.#T4#
Gagnon misses the jab.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Gagnon misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
Cobb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gagnon throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Gagnon throws a right hand that misses
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Cobb throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Gagnon thuds his right hand into Cobb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cobb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cobb cracks Gagnon with an open hand slap.
Cobb checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.
Gagnon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagnon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagnon is looking to clinch.
Cobb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a right hand that Gagnon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagnon also avoids with ease.
Gagnon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Cobb.
Gagnon moves to clinch but Cobb breaks away
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Gagnon connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Gagnon cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up with Cobb, looking for a takedown. Gagnon pushes Cobb against the cage but Cobb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marciano Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Cobb.
Cobb slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL#
Gagnon darts in and clinches Cobb up against the cage.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Cobb manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
Cobb slaps away a takedown attempt from Gagnon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon shoots in for a double leg but Cobb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T3#
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gagnon slips a jab from Cobb.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cobb.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobb blocks the leg kick.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gagnon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gagnon misses with a low kick as Cobb jumps back.
Cobb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Cobb moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gagnon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Gagnon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb jabs at Gagnon's body.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobb is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Cobb circles away and we're back to standing.
Cobb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gagnon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobb avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobb blocks the leg kick.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobb under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobb as he connects with a hook.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Gagnon misses with a hook
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Cobb appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb lands a jab to Gagnon's midsection.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Gagnon lands a head shot.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Gagnon throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Cobb both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Cobb looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
No joy there for Gagnon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon misses with a hook
and Cobb counters with a series of strikes. Gagnon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt - Cobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Gagnon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gagnon to score with a decent uppercut.
Gagnon takes one on the button.
Cobb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb really 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.
#R4#
Gagnon takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Cobb. No joy for Gagnon on that attempt.
Gagnon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Gagnon misses
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cobb backs up against the cage.
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 misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gagnon clobbers Cobb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Gagnon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobb is out of range and Gagnon settles back down.
Cobb leaves Gagnon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Gagnon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a double jab
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Gagnon scores with the left hand. Cobb knows he should have avoided that one.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Cobb seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Jab by Gagnon.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon walks into a straight right hand from Cobb.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Cobb jabs Gagnon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cobb slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Sloppy strikes from Gagnon. Those never looked like landing.
Gagnon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donk. Gagnon catches Cobb right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobb throws a right hand that Gagnon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagnon also avoids with ease.#T4#
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Gagnon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon dodges the punch combination from Cobb.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb dips to his left and cracks Gagnon with an uppercut!
Cobb slips under a jab.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cobb jabs at Gagnon's body.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobb as he jumps to the side.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gagnon tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gagnon with a poor takedown
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb throws a series of punches but Gagnon avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Gagnon throws a sloppy body shot
and Cobb counters with a three punch combo that has Gagnon backing up. Gagnon nods at Cobb to acknowledge the strikes.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gagnon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Gagnon throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Gagnon misses with a body punch
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon wants to clinch.
Gagnon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cobb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Cobb.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Gagnon throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gagnon takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gagnon works Cobb's body with a nice hook.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gagnon or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobb, which made it look bad.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagnon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jab by Cobb.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T4#
Cobb with a nice cross.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cobb.
Cobb dips to his left and cracks Gagnon with an uppercut!
Cobb stuffs the takedown attempt from Gagnon. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Cobb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gagnon. Gagnon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cobb sprawls well. Cobb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marciano Cobb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cobb winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb is the new middleweight champion!
Marciano Cobb bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
TGC 72 Hepple v Kleinschmidt 2
Date: Sep 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Gagnon moves into the clinch.
Gagnon looking for a takedown.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head. #TD2#
Gagnon pulls guard effortlessly.
Cobb wants to stand but Gagnon is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Gagnon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cobb has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gagnon is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Cobb wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gagnon's closed guard. He's half up but Gagnon has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gagnon pivots and extends the arm, Cobb falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gagnon! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TGC Crucible 27
Date: Jul 25, 2018 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Dean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gagnon doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Gagnon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dean with a body shot.
Gagnon throws a leg kick
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Dean takes the fight into the clinch.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Gagnon controls his hands.
#BC#
Dean breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Dean.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagnon looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gagnon. #CL#
Dean rushes Gagnon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dean blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dean smiles and moves away.
Gagnon digs a good hook to Dean's body.
#T1#
Dean digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dean with a body shot.#CL#
Dean forces Gagnon back against the cage and clinches.
Gagnon trying to stall but Dean improves his position.
#TD2#
Gagnon pulls Dean into guard.
#SUB2#
Gagnon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dean defends it easily.
Dean passes Gagnon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gagnon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dean in particular looking to stall.#T2#
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Gagnon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dean defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gagnon is trying to keep Dean in close.
#T3#
Gagnon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gagnon, not yet. #SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gagnon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Gagnon working for a triangle but Dean defends it easily.
Gagnon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean wants to control from the top but Gagnon keeps moving. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dean passes into side control.
Gagnon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dean scoring with punches from side control.
Dean tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gagnon manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gagnon wants to get back to full guard.
Gagnon manages to get to full guard.
Gagnon wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Dean pushes Gagnon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Gagnon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagnon can do to turn this around?
Dean tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow. #BC#
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Gagnon wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Gagnon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gagnon.#T1#
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Gagnon clinches with his opponent.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2#
Gagnon jumps guard.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Gagnon looking to control.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Gagnon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Gagnon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gagnon controlling the position.#T2#
Dean sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dean defends well.
Gagnon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gagnon is working away from the top position though.
Dean is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Gagnon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dean is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
TGC 64: Hepple vs Melodies
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon is looking to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Cobb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Cobb scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Cobb moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Gagnon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#TD#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb keeping hold of Gagnon's head, controlling as best he can.
Gagnon stops Cobb from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cobb is trying to stand up here but Gagnon is controlling him well. #T2#
Gagnon is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it. #SUB#
Gagnon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cobb is just riding it out for now. Gagnon eventually gives up the hold.
Cobb is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Gagnon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gagnon passes to full mount! #T3#
Gagnon is looking to work his way around to Cobb's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gagnon controlling from mount.
Cobb really wants to buck Gagnon off and get back to his feet. #SUB#
Gagnon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gagnon avoids the attempt from Cobb to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gagnon won't let Cobb get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #SUB#
Gagnon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cobb has worked his arm free - good work by Cobb!
Cobb wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cobb struggling a bit here.
Cobb stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb is trying to buck Gagnon off.#SUB#
Gagnon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cobb, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Gagnon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Cobb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gagnon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon. #T1#
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Marciano Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Gagnon fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobb digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
Cobb defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Cobb.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Marciano Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon feinted with a counter takedown.
Gagnon with a poor takedown
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Cobb tests Gagnon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Cobb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Gagnon moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Gagnon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Gagnon thuds a left hand into Cobb's body.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagnon doesn't seem bothered though.
Gagnon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Cobb lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
Cobb throws out a powerful jab.
Gagnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Cobb slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Cobb tests Gagnon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Cobb. No joy for Gagnon on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Cobb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon scores with a body shot.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb clobbers Gagnon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Gagnon avoids them all with ease.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Gagnon blocks a jab.#T1#
Gagnon lands a jab.
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gagnon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Cobb's head back.
Gagnon scores with a nice head shot.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Gagnon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Gagnon feinted with a counter takedown.
Cobb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gagnon at a distance.
Nice jab there from Cobb.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Cobb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cobb connects with a right hand. Gagnon shakes it off.
Gagnon tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gagnon dives in and grabs Cobb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cobb pushes down on Gagnon's head and hops out.
A nice side step and Cobb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
#T3#
Gagnon connects with a crisp jab.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Gagnon.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Gagnon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gagnon cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobb is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Cobb circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cobb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gagnon.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Gagnon throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagnon.
Cobb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gagnon lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
#TD#
Gagnon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gagnon content to stall in guard here.
Cobb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon passes into half guard.
Gagnon is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marciano Cobb just about did enough to take it.
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.
#R4#
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobb momentarily.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon lands with a shot to the body.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Gagnon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gagnon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cobb's head.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gagnon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up with Cobb, looking for a takedown. Gagnon pushes Cobb against the cage but Cobb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Cobb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cobb works the jab nicely.
Gagnon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cobb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a right hand.
Gagnon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon slips a jab from Cobb.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
#T3#
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Cobb's defenses.
Gagnon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Gagnon misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Cobb stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cobb wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon walks into a jab.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Cobb.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
#R5#
Cobb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagnon momentarily.
Gagnon misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Gagnon has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Gagnon is working for takedown but Cobb is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gagnon. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Cobb tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Cobb tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
#BC2#
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb slips under a jab.
A left and a right from Cobb both land. Nice combination.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gagnon finds it's way round the side to connect with Cobb's head.
Cobb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Gagnon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon cracks Cobb with an open hand slap.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobb sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Gagnon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
A shot to the liver by Gagnon. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon. #T4#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Gagnon swings widly with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a series of strikes. Gagnon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Gagnon tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb scores with a nice right hand.
Gagnon throws a sloppy body shot
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marciano Cobb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cobb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb is the new middleweight champion!
Marciano Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
TGC 60: Gagnon vs Maybetter
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Maybetter's head but Maybetter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Maybetter misses.
Maybetter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Maybetter.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon digs a good body shot into Maybetter's ribs.
Maybetter tries to bum rush Gagnon with a series of wild strikes but Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maybetter misses with a straight left.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Maybetter.
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Maybetter's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Maybetter misses its intended target.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Gagnon clinches up with Maybetter and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Gagnon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Gagnon scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Maybetter misses with a punch on the inside.
Maybetter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gagnon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maybetter being controlled against the cage.
Maybetter prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maybetter lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
A short right from Gagnon on the inside. #TD#
Gagnon pulls guard.
Gagnon managing to control the position.
Maybetter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2#
Gagnon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maybetter manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Maybetter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon forces his way into half guard.
Gagnon wants to advance to full mount but Maybetter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maybetter wants to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gagnon throwing strikes from guard but Maybetter blocks nicely.
Gagnon stands and throws Maybetter's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
Gagnon tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maybetter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gagnon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gagnon advances to full mount.
Gagnon looking to control but Maybetter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gagnon fails to take his opponent's back.
Maybetter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Maybetter tries to lock up and control but Gagnon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maybetter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T4#
Maybetter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#SUB#
Gagnon working for a guillotine from mount but Maybetter is in no mood to give up.
Maybetter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gagnon forces the positional change into back control. #SUB#
Gagnon working for the choke.
Gagnon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Maybetter trying to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in full control for now.
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.
#R2#
Maybetter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon is looking to wear down Maybetter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheers as Gagnon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maybetter doesn't seem phased though.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Maybetter avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Gagnon.#TD#
Gagnon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gagnon is trying to move to mount but Maybetter reverses beautifully and ends up in Gagnon's guard.
Maybetter is fighting to break Gagnon's control of his arms but Gagnon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Gagnon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Maybetter is defending well. Gagnon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Maybetter has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gagnon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
TGC 56: Mikhasevich vs Gagnon
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Gagnon lands with an overhand left.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikhasevich loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Mikhasevich's defenses.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Mikhasevich shows good takedown defense.
Gagnon works over Mikhasevich's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Gennady Mikhasevich has been cut.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Gagnon is looking for the big counter here.
Mikhasevich defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Mikhasevich seems unphased.
#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T1#
Gagnon is looking to advance position but Mikhasevich won't allow it.
Gagnon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but Mikhasevich defending well.
Gagnon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mikhasevich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mikhasevich pushes Gagnon off looking to stand but Gagnon dives back in and keeps control.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Gagnon is working for a submission of some sort.
Mikhasevich is refusing to be controlled, as Gagnon sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gagnon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at True North Fight Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gagnon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3##SUB2#
Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Gagnon wants to work for an arm triangle but Mikhasevich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gagnon tries to pass to full mount but Mikhasevich defends it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gagnon cracks Mikhasevich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gagnon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich connects with a jab.#T4#
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Mikhasevich scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Gagnon scores with a takedown into Mikhasevich's guard.
Mikhasevich wants to stand and escape but Gagnon is having none of it.
Mikhasevich keeping full guard, as Gagnon tries to pass.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhasevich keeping full guard, as Gagnon tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Gagnon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon tries to advance to mount but Mikhasevich denies him.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikhasevich keeps working. #SUB2#
Gagnon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mikhasevich has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gagnon but great work by Mikhasevich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon tries to buck Mikhasevich off but Mikhasevich is having none of it.#SU#
Mikhasevich decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gagnon to his feet.
Mikhasevich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mikhasevich.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Mikhasevich's defenses.
Gagnon scores with the left hand. Mikhasevich knows he should have avoided that one.
Gagnon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gagnon throws a combination that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gagnon with a hook.
Mikhasevich staying out of range there.
Mikhasevich lands a jab.
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
Mikhasevich throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhasevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mikhasevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice body shot.
Gagnon has his takedown stuffed
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Mikhasevich.
Gagnon shoots and misses
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Mikhasevich slips the punch.
Gagnon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3##TD2#
Gagnon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gagnon won't allow Mikhasevich to get back to his feet.
Mikhasevich keeping full guard, as Gagnon tries to pass.
Gagnon trying to control but Mikhasevich is working from the bottom.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gagnon passes into half guard.
Gagnon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mikhasevich's thigh. Mikhasevich counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T4#
Gagnon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gagnon throws an elbow that misses. Mikhasevich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gagnon's guard. Nice move by Mikhasevich!#REVR#
Gagnon is trying to control the position but Mikhasevich postures up. #SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mikhasevich defends well.#SUB2#
Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Gagnon misses with a hook
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Mikhasevich misses.
Mikhasevich lands a body shot.
Gagnon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mikhasevich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mikhasevich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mikhasevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gagnon swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich stuffs the takedown attempt from Gagnon. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Mikhasevich misses with a looping right.
Gagnon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
A shot to the body from Gagnon misses
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Mikhasevich ducks down to avoid it.
Mikhasevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gagnon showed some decent athleticism there.
Gagnon sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Gagnon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2#
Gagnon is taking a breather. Mikhasevich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mikhasevich is trying to stand up here but Gagnon is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
Gagnon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gagnon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Gagnon is just content to waste time from the top position. Mikhasevich takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Luc Gagnon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mikhasevich wants to stand up but Gagnon is controlling him.
Gagnon forces his way into half guard.
Gagnon wants to pass to mount but Mikhasevich is defending the position.
Gagnon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mikhasevich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gagnon looks to land a strike but Mikhasevich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mikhasevich wants to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gagnon looking to sit in guard and control but Mikhasevich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Mikhasevich clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Mikhasevich slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Gagnon.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Mikhasevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Mikhasevich tries to move into range but Gagnon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gagnon misses with a body shot
and Mikhasevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhasevich's shoulder, as Mikhasevich tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Gagnon throws out a powerful jab.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.#CL2#
Mikhasevich tries to keep at a distance but Gagnon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mikhasevich is trying to break the clinch but Gagnon is controlling him.
Gagnon taking a breather.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mikhasevich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhasevich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikhasevich takes a shot to the head. #TD2#
Gagnon pulls Mikhasevich into guard.
#T2#
Gagnon wants to control the position but Mikhasevich says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gagnon wants to control but Mikhasevich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gagnon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gagnon wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Gagnon is looking for a triangle here but Mikhasevich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#SU#
Mikhasevich stands up.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Mikhasevich circles away.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
#T3##TD2#
Gagnon scores with a takedown into Mikhasevich's guard.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mikhasevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gagnon wants to pass the guard but Mikhasevich is keeping the position.
Mikhasevich keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mikhasevich is retaining full guard. #T4#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gennady Mikhasevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Gagnon looks to clinch
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Mikhasevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gagnon.
Mikhasevich looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Gagnon lands a right hook to the body.
#TD2#
Gagnon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gagnon lands in his opponent's guard.
Mikhasevich wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gagnon manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Mikhasevich tries to kick Gagnon off but Gagnon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gagnon wants to work for an arm triangle but Mikhasevich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gagnon is trying to control the action in half guard but Mikhasevich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Mikhasevich tries to kick Gagnon off but Gagnon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gagnon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gagnon trying to control but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Gagnon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T2#
Gagnon takes Mikhasevich's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mikhasevich is in trouble. #SUB2#
Mikhasevich fending off the submission attempt from Gagnon.
Gagnon trying to control.#T3#
Mikhasevich is trying to stand back up. #SUB2#
Gagnon looking to break Mikhasevich's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mikhasevich remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gagnon will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Mikhasevich preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gagnon. #SUB2#
Gagnon looking for the choke from the back.
Mikhasevich trying to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in full control for now. #SUB2#
Gagnon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#T4##SUB2#
Mikhasevich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for the RNC. #SUB2#
Gagnon working for a choke but Mikhasevich is defending well.
Mikhasevich is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gagnon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TGC 52: Reaper vs Mikhasevich
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Wild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Wild misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Wild throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD2#
Gagnon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wild knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gagnon on the ground.
Gagnon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wild is not content to let Gagnon control the position.
Wild seems a little lost for a moment, as Gagnon dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon in side control, throwing shots but Wild defends.
Gagnon tries to advance to mount but can't. #T1##SUB2#
Gagnon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gagnon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gagnon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wild's coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2#
Gagnon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gagnon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gagnon staying calm.
Gagnon misses with the ground and pound.#T2#
Gagnon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
What's Wild going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#SUB2#
Gagnon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Gagnon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wild is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wild is looking for a sweep.
Wild on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wild tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Wild looking for a sweep but Gagnon has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wild tries to lock up and control but Gagnon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wild is looking to improve his position but Gagnon isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon moves to take his opponent's back. #SUB2#
Wild showing good submission defense here.
#SUB2#
Gagnon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #T4#
Gagnon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gagnon wants to control but Wild manages to buck him off and is now in Gagnon's guard! Nice work there by Wild!
Gagnon pulls Wild in close to prevent any damage.
Gagnon is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gagnon is trying to keep Wild in close.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gagnon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wild takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Wild throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon lands the left hand.
Gagnon jabs at Wild's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Wild.
Wild throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wild sprawls well. Wild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Wet Wild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wild.
Wild throws an off balance right hand
and Wild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luc Gagnon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gagnon throws a hook but Wild blocks it.
Wild misses with an uppercut.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon punishes Wild's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Wild.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Gagnon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wild tries to move into range but Gagnon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Wild circles away.
A jab from Gagnon does it's job there.
Gagnon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wild momentarily.
Gagnon's coach down at True North Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gagnon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
And Gagnon tries to counter it with a takedown but Wild pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Wild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon lands a nice looking body shot.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wild manages to avoid it.
Wild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wild connects with a single shot there.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Wild misses with a looping right.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Wild looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Wild throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Wild on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wild lands a nice shot to the body.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon wants to clinch up but Wild keeps it at a distance.
Gagnon lands the left hand.
Gagnon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
Wild keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Wild's head but Wild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon misses with a left hand
and Wild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 big left from Wild misses.
Wild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
And Gagnon tries to counter it with a takedown but Wild pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wild enables Gagnon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wild manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gagnon stands and throws Wild's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wild gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Wild misses with a double jab
and Gagnon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gagnon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Nice cross by Gagnon.
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wild connects with a body shot.
Wild throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Wild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Wild ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wild misses with a straight right.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon misses with a hook
letting Wild counter with a right hand. #T1#
Wild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon connects with a jab.
Gagnon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wild.
Wild avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon walks into a straight right hand from Wild.
A swing and a miss from Wild.
Wild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagnon throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
Wild throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the body.
#TD2#
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wild napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon is looking to take a break and control but Wild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wild is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Gagnon in side control, throwing shots but Wild defends. #SUB2#
Gagnon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wild is looking for a sweep.
Gagnon is looking to take a break and control but Wild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gagnon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3#
Wild is not content to let Gagnon control the position.
Wet Wild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wild prevents Gagnon from moving into mount.
Luc Gagnon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gagnon working away.
Gagnon taking a breather here. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gagnon has knee on belly momentarily but Wild bucks him off and regains half guard.
Gagnon trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The adventures of Gagnon the control monster continue. Boring.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gagnon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
PFF 26 Gagnon Vs Nurmy
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Gagnon clinches up against the cage.
Gagnon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurmy tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the side of Nurmy's head.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmy fails to land.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Nurmy.
Gagnon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD2#
Nurmy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gagnon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gagnon could be in trouble here!
Gagnon can't escape the position.
Nurmy lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Gagnon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at True North Fight Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nurmy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gagnon tries to escape but Nurmy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nurmy is punishing Gagnon with some ground and pound. #CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.#T1#
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nurmy.
Gagnon tries to escape but Nurmy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nurmy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gagnon rolls, trying to escape but Nurmy keeps control of the position.
Can Gagnon hold on?! Nurmy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nurmy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Nurmy connects with a big shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Nurmy is trying to stick to Gagnon's back but Gagnon is turning into Nurmy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nurmy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gagnon.
Gagnon advances to half guard.
Nurmy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Nurmy has his foot on Gagnon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gagnon works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gagnon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T2#
Gagnon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gagnon throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Nurmy is looking for a triangle but Gagnon pushes his legs off easily.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Nurmy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gagnon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gagnon's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Gagnon advances to half guard.
Well, if Gagnon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmy keeps working.
Gagnon prevents Nurmy from improving his position.
Gagnon moves into full mount! Nurmy won't be happy about that!
Nurmy is looking to get to half guard.
Nurmy has given up his back here.
#T4##SUB#
Gagnon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Nurmy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gagnon's arms.
Nurmy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gagnon tries to get the hooks in deep but Nurmy pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Gagnon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nurmy is defending well though. Gagnon let's go of the attempt for now.
Nurmy trying to control the action but Gagnon just sinks the hooks in.
Gagnon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Nurmy showing good submission defense here.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Nurmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Gagnon gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Nurmy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagnon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmy misses with a straight left.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmy breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmy seems unphased.
Nurmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Gagnon lands a big right hand that sends Nurmy crashing to the mat! Gagnon stays standing though and waves Nurmy back to his feet!#T1#
Nurmy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but Gagnon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luc Gagnon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalabib Nurmy.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.#KD#
Gagnon sends Nurmy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gagnon is motioning to the referee to let Nurmy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Nurmy is rocked!
Gagnon closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Nurmy out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Gagnon!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
PFF 21w Gagnon vs Pinkman
Date: Feb 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Pinkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinkman's head.
Pinkman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gagnon at a distance.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#
It looks like Jesse Pinkman has been cut.
Gagnon throws a combination that misses
and Pinkman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#
Pinkman is rocked!#T1#
Pinkman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinkman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Pinkman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Pinkman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gagnon misses with a combination
and Pinkman counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gagnon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinkman.#CL2#
Pinkman instigates a clinch.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman misses with some punches.
Gagnon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Pinkman blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Pinkman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gagnon is looking to control Pinkman's arms but Pinkman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gagnon has his back to the cage.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Pinkman won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Pinkman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinkman. #T3#
Pinkman gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnon.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon controlling the action here for a moment.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinkman misses with some punches.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Pinkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pinkman.
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 misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Gagnon wants to stall.
Pinkman lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Gagnon clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman lands a nice uppercut.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinkman's elbow. #TD#
Gagnon manages to pull guard.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pinkman taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Gagnon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pinkman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gagnon tries to improve position but can't.
Gagnon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pinkman wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
Pinkman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gagnon wants to get back to full guard.
Pinkman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pinkman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pinkman wants to take a breather but Gagnon is having none of it.
Gagnon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pinkman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pinkman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagnon is keeping the position for now.
Gagnon being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinkman's head backwards.#T3#
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pinkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman clobbers Gagnon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman with a nice cross.#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman throws a shot to the body.
#T4#
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinkman should have avoided that one.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinkman misses with some punches.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Gagnon pulls Pinkman into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pinkman controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Gagnon scores with a jab. Pinkman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gagnon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gagnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinkman lands a nice hook to Gagnon's body. Gagnon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinkman lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Pinkman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Pinkman stuns Gagnon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gagnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pinkman lands an overhand right.
Gagnon takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Pinkman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gagnon swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Pinkman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pinkman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinkman! But no joy.#CL#
Gagnon pushes Pinkman up against the cage in a clinch.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Pinkman lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Pinkman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Gagnon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pinkman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pinkman wants to control but Gagnon is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Pinkman wants to pass to mount but Gagnon is defending the position. #SUB#
Gagnon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinkman slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Pinkman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gagnon is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinkman is looking to take a break and control but Gagnon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gagnon trying to control here.
Gagnon is not content to let Pinkman control the position.
Pinkman trying to control the pace.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Pinkman is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkman is controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pinkman is looking to stall here but Gagnon recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jesse Pinkman just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pinkman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gagnon misses the jab.#CL#
Pinkman tries to keep at a distance but Gagnon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinkman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnon.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Gagnon.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinkman tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Pinkman back against the cage.
Gagnon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinkman controls his hands.
Gagnon wants a takedown but no success here.
Gagnon tries to stall but Pinkman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gagnon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Gagnon is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinkman gets an underhook and turns Gagnon into the cage.
Pinkman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Gagnon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinkman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinkman's elbow.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gagnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Pinkman blocks it.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Pinkman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman works on Gagnon's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pinkman.
Gagnon tries to work over Pinkman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinkman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Gagnon stalling.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Pinkman blocks it.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Pinkman holds him up against the cage and eventually Gagnon drops back down to his feet.
Gagnon tries to work over Pinkman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Pinkman avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Gagnon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinkmans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman misses with some punches.
Pinkman misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon is looking to clinch.
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pinkman sprawls and moves away.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinkman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
A little jabbing left from Pinkman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
Gagnon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagnon doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinkman.
Gagnon defending well as Pinkman loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinkman. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches.
Pinkman is leaning against Gagnon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon can't find room to land a body shot as Pinkman controls the action.
Gagnon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Pinkman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Pinkman blocks it.
Gagnon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon is struggling to control the position.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
#T3#
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon jumps guard but Pinkman stands there with Gagnon around his waist. Gagnon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinkman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinkman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gagnon tries for a takedown but Pinkman manages to get underhooks.
Gagnon takes a shot to the head.
Gagnon can't find room to land a body shot as Pinkman controls the action.
Gagnon misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
A nice left hand lands by Pinkman.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Pinkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gagnon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gagnon jumps guard but Pinkman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinkman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinkman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gagnon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinkman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman is the new middleweight champion!
Jesse Pinkman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PFF 18 Hole vs Steve
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Gagnon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mma throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Gagnon counters by clinching up.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Mma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Gagnon manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Gagnon looking for a guillotine here but Mma defends easily.
Mma is looking to stand up but Gagnon won't let him.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Gagnon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gagnon prevents Mma from standing back up.
#SUB#
Gagnon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mma tries to kick Gagnon off in order to stand up. Gagnon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Mma is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gagnon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mma parries the strikes from Gagnon easily there. Gagnon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mma to escape.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mma keeps working.
Mma wants to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Gagnon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mma being controlled for a moment.
Mma is trying to get back to his feet.
Gagnon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mma is trying to buck Gagnon off.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Mma is working away.
Mma pushes Gagnon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gagnon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gagnon wants to control but Mma is keeping him busy.
Mma is trying to buck Gagnon off.#SUB#
Gagnon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mma wants to get back to his feet.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Mma is working away.
Gagnon prevents Mma from escaping the position.#T3#
Mma is being controlled here.
Gagnon advances nicely into full mount.
Gagnon won't let Mma get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gagnon tries to control but Mma wriggling away.
Mma is trying to stand.
Gagnon trying to control but Mma is having none of it.
Gagnon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gagnon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mma has left one of his arms exposed and Gagnon doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mma screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
Luc Gagnon made sure to mention his sponsor, Phantom Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Event:
PFF 15w Gagnon vs Delaney
Date: Jan 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon. #CL#
Gagnon gets a clinch.
Gagnon lands an uppercut.
Gagnon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Delaney blocks it.
Delaney tries to circle away but Gagnon has him pinned against the cage.
Gagnon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delaney walks away with a smile on his face. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Delaney misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Gagnon gets a double leg takedown into Delaney's guard.
Gagnon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gagnon prevents Delaney from getting back to his feet.
Gagnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Delaney is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Delaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Delaney keeping full guard, as Gagnon tries to pass.
Gagnon trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
Delaney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gagnon is controlling him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Delaney blocks a jab.
Delaney stuns Gagnon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gagnon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delaney swivels and escapes.
Delaney lands a nice looking body shot.
Delaney throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Delaney ducks down to avoid it.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delaney! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Delaney.#CL#
Gagnon clinches.
Gagnon pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Gagnon rushes Delaney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gagnon has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Delaney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Delaney avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Delaney looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Delaney misses with a looping right.#T3#
Good exchange - Delaney coming out on top.
Gagnon throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delaney under the eye.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Delaney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Delaney circles away.
A jab from Delaney misses.
Gagnon lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Delaney's head but Delaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Gagnon has managed to clinch.
Delaney prevents a body shot from Gagnon. #TD#
Gagnon jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Gagnon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T4#
Delaney stopping the sweep attempt from Gagnon.
Gagnon is trying to keep Delaney in close.
Delaney wanted to stand there but Gagnon had control of the position.
Gagnon wants to control the position but Delaney says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Delaney tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gagnon controls his leg.
Delaney is thwarting Gagnon's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon 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.
#R2#
Delaney throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Gagnon dives in and scores a takedown into Delaney's guard.#ES2#
Delaney pushes Gagnon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon is looking to clinch.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Gagnon moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Gagnon as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Gagnon. #BC2#
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
James Keziah Delaney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delaney staying out of range there.
Gagnon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Delaney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Delaney catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delaney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Gagnon darts in and clinches Delaney up against the cage.
Gagnon tries for a takedown but Delaney manages to get underhooks.
Delaney tries to break free but Gagnon pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
A short right from Gagnon.
Delaney is looking to break free of the clinch but Gagnon has double underhooks.
Gagnon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Delaney up against the cage.
Gagnon pushes Delaney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delaney is looking to break free of the clinch but Gagnon has double underhooks.
Gagnon keeps control of Delaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Gagnon gets through Delaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon keeps control of Delaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gagnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?#TD#
Gagnon gets control of Delaney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gagnon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Delaney wanted to stand there but Gagnon had control of the position. #SUB#
Gagnon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delaney is aware though and is defending well.#T2#
Gagnon trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon trying to control the position.
Delaney is looking to stand up but Gagnon won't let him.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but instead Delaney has moved into half guard.
Gagnon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delaney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delaney's back!#T3##SUB#
Gagnon looking to break Delaney's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Delaney remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gagnon will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Delaney trying to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in full control for now. #SUB#
Delaney showing good submission defense here.
Delaney looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gagnon.
#SUB#
Gagnon looking for the choke from the back.
Will Gagnon go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gagnon wants to control but Delaney manages to buck him off and is now in Gagnon's guard! Nice work there by Delaney! #T4#
Gagnon has a closed guard, preventing Delaney from standing up. #SUB#
Gagnon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delaney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delaney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gagnon wants to control the position but Delaney says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gagnon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delaney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delaney's back!#SUB#
Gagnon is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Gagnon missing with a left hand there. Delaney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delaney lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Delaney misses the target.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delaney misses with a straight right.
Delaney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gagnon.
Delaney punishes Gagnon's body with a nice straight punch.
Delaney thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon misses the jab.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Delaney ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1##CL#
Gagnon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gagnon slowing the pace effectively.
Gagnon is struggling to control the position.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike.
Gagnon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delaney's efforts to push away.
Gagnon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delaney wants to break free but Gagnon has control.
#BC2#
Delaney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delaney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gagnon under the eye.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
James Keziah Delaney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delaney.
Delaney misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delaney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delaney throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon tries to clinch up but Delaney circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Delaney throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon takes a swing at Delaney's ribcage but misses.
Delaney misses with an uppercut.
Delaney misses with a looping left.
Delaney looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Delaney slips the punch.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delaney.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Delaney pushes him off.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gagnon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gagnon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delaney was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Delaney is just out of range.
A cross from Delaney lands.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Gagnon moves into the clinch.#T3#
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delaney's elbow.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaney.
Gagnon has Delaney pressed against the cage, preventing Delaney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Gagnon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Delaney uses from the top position. #SUB#
Gagnon looking for a guillotine here but Delaney defends easily.
Gagnon is trying to control the position but Delaney postures up.
Gagnon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delaney is one step ahead there.
Delaney wants to stand but Gagnon is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
Gagnon controls Delaney momentarily but Delaney frees himself. #SUB#
Delaney is sitting in close to Gagnon's body. Gagnon has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Delaney is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Delaney is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gagnon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
Luc Gagnon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
PFF 12W - Montgomery vs Gagnon
Date: Dec 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montgomery appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Montgomery cracks Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Montgomery's head coaches at Big dawg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Gagnon rushes Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gagnon stalling.
Gagnon jumps guard but Montgomery stands there with Gagnon around his waist. Gagnon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage.
Gagnon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montgomery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Montgomery is trying to maintain a safe position but Gagnon gets an underhook and turns Montgomery into the cage.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montgomery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jason Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Montgomery - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gagnon taking a breather.#T2##BC#
Montgomery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Jab from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon walks into a straight right hand from Montgomery.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery needs to keep his hands up - Gagnon had a free shot at his head there.
Jason Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montgomery. Montgomery circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Montgomery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montgomery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montgomery swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Montgomery missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Gagnon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gagnon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montgomery's efforts to push away.#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage.
Gagnon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Gagnon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Montgomery up against the cage.
Gagnon is working Montgomery over against the cage.
Gagnon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gagnon is working Montgomery over against the cage.
Gagnon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montgomery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Gagnon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Gagnon has double underhooks.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jason Montgomery is winning the standup battle so far.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Montgomery.
Jason Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montgomery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gagnon! But no joy.
Montgomery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gagnon's head backwards.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Montgomery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montgomery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Gagnon.
Gagnon has Montgomery pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Montgomery manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gagnon tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery tries to break free but Gagnon pushes him back against the cage.
Montgomery lands a left hand.
Gagnon scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Montgomery is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
#T2#
Gagnon struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Gagnon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gagnon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Montgomery! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gagnon is unloading with more strikes now! Montgomery drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Luc Gagnon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jason Montgomery was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm still sexier than you!'.
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Event:
KFC 36: Potter vs Cobb
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Jo thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gagnon cracks Jo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Jo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Gagnon successfully pulls guard.
Jo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Jo from controlling successfully.
Jo chips away with some ground and pound.
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jo controls the pace.#SUB#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Gagnon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jo frees his head nicely. Oh but Gagnon has switched to an armbar! Jo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luc Gagnon thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 44: Revolution
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Gagnon instigates a clinch. #TD#
Gagnon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McCartney is trying to keep an underhook but Gagnon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McCartney felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gagnon is trying to control. McCartney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Gagnon seems to be working for a kimura but McCartney defends the submission attempt.
Gagnon stops McCartney from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gagnon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McCartney is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luc Gagnon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luc Gagnon made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Austin McCartney spoke after the fight, saying 'Aw, nuts.'.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 37: Death
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Parker slips a straight right by Gagnon.#CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Gagnon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gagnon is trying to drag Parker to the mat but Parker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Gagnon decides to pull guard.
Gagnon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gagnon tries to get out of the position.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Gagnon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Gagnon working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1##SUB#
Gagnon looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Parker has picked Gagnon up and slammed him! Gagnon can't keep hold of the triangle and Parker manages to pass to side control!
Parker controlling from side mount.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.
Parker controlling the position from side mount.
Gagnon tries to bench press Parker off him but Parker keeps the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagnon keeps working.
Gagnon is trying to improve his position.
Gagnon is working hard here to advance position.
Parker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gagnon wants to control but Parker postures up.#T3#
Gagnon is not content to let Parker control the position.
Gagnon sneaks back into half guard.
Parker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parker is continuing to stall.
Gagnon trying to control but Parker postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Donk. Parker catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
#CL#
Parker tries to keep at a distance but Gagnon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon tries to score a body lock takedown but Parker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parker stops a takedown attempt from Gagnon.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Gagnon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gagnon is struggling to control the position.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gagnon fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Gagnon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
Gagnon can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#TD#
Gagnon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #SUB#
Gagnon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Parker is surviving well by controlling Gagnon's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker regains half guard.
Parker wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Gagnon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parker is just riding it out for now. Gagnon eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.#T1#
Gagnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker trying to control the position.
Gagnon passes Parker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gagnon is trying to control the action in half guard but Parker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker gets full guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
Gagnon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Gagnon wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position.
Parker is controlling Gagnon's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Gagnon has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Gagnon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Alex Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gagnon off the cage and back into range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Gagnon moves into the clinch.
Gagnon tries for a takedown but Parker manages to get underhooks.
Gagnon taking a breather.
Parker lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT2#
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Gagnon gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Parker gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gagnon is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Parker!
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 24: Big Day
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Gagnon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Gagnon jumps guard.
#SUB#
Gagnon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ketchum frees his head nicely. Oh but Gagnon has switched to an armbar! Ketchum is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luc Gagnon made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Paz looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Paz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Gagnon pulls guard. #SUB2#
Gagnon has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Paz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gagnon has tightened it up now! Paz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Amped Performance logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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