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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Norris (ranked 1406 p4p, 189 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 1457 p4p, 195 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Gallagher enters the cage!
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191 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher works the jab nicely.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gallagher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice uppercut.
Gallagher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Gallagher tries to tie him up.
Gallagher is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Norris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Norris throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
It looks like Frank Gallagher has been cut.
Norris avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris slowing the pace effectively.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Norris avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gallagher's brow.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher lands a right hand.
Gallagher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
A head punch on the inside from Gallagher fails to land.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gallagher misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris clinches.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Norris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gallagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Norris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gallagher doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Gallagher coming out on top.
Norris tries to work over Gallagher's front leg with a kick but Gallagher checks it.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Norris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallagher rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norris throws an elbow that misses.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Gallagher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gallagher lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mason Norris has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gallagher throws a head punch that misses.
Norris misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallagher.
Gallagher digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norris's brow.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Gallagher stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Gallagher will probably get the nod.
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!
Gallagher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norris is out of range.
Norris misses with a body shot
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Norris checks a leg kick.
Norris scores with a hook.
Norris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gallagher is out of range and Norris settles back down.
It seemed like Gallagher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher tries to work over Norris's front leg with a kick but Norris checks it.
Gallagher cracks Norris with a good jab.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Despite the aggression on Gallagher's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris forces Gallagher back against the cage and clinches.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Gallagher stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Norris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher throws a right hand that misses
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
It looked like Norris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gallagher, right into the meat.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gallagher lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norris lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norris, as that shot connected.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallagher jabs Norris right on the nose. Norris blinks but takes it well.
Gallagher thumps Norris with a low kick.
Norris blocks a jab.
Norris throws a big counter combination but Gallagher scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gallagher thuds his right hand into Norris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gallagher finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Gallagher throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gallagher thinking.
Norris lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Gallagher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Norris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Gallagher connects with the punch.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gallagher sizes up Norris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gallagher sizes up Norris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norris throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Norris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Gallagher blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norris to score with a decent uppercut.
Norris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
Norris looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
A nice side step and Gallagher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris is looking to counter punch.
Gallagher connects with a looping right hand.
Gallagher tries to clinch up.
Gallagher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gallagher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gallagher.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Norris ducks right into an uppercut from Gallagher.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Gallagher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Gallagher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gallagher checks it well.
Gallagher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gallagher connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gallagher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher has managed to clinch.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallagher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris lands an elbow just above Gallagher 's eye.
Norris stalling.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris 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!
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Norris tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a nice uppercut.
Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher lands a really nice looking cross but Norris seems unphased.
Norris throws a leg kick
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Norris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norris doesn't seem bothered though.
Norris swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallagher struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Mason Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris blocks an elbow strike.
Norris pushes off an throws an elbow but Gallagher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gallagher scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Gallagher.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gallagher is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallagher has his back to the cage.
Mason Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Gallagher, against the cage.
Norris lands an elbow just above Gallagher 's eye.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gallagher's defenses.
Gallagher misses with an elbow over the top.
Gallagher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Gallagher in his tracks for a moment.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
Gallagher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Gallagher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the head.
Gallagher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gallagher is rocked!
Gallagher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gallagher cracks Norris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Frank Gallagher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gallagher 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gallagher!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Gallagher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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