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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 2020 p4p, 240 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 2119 p4p, 247 weight class). Dock's entrance music is The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. A fine choice. Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Gallagher enters the cage!
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200 lbs
16 - 26 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
Gallagher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dock misses with a leg kick.
Dock misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dock has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
Gallagher stalling in the clinch.
Dock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gallagher blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dock's brow.
Dock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dock dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher leaning against his opponent.
Gallagher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Gallagher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gallagher. Beautiful body shot.
Dock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Dock tries to keep at a distance but Gallagher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gallagher scores with a shot to the side of Dock's head.
Gallagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher controlling the action here for a moment.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher clinches with his opponent.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Dock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dock avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher effectively controlling the action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Dock.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gallagher avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Dock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dock scores with a head kick. Gallagher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dock's head backwards.
Dock doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Dock throws a leg kick
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dock walks into a stiff left hand from Gallagher.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dock is looking to chop away at Gallagher's legs.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Dock avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Dock.
Dock throws the kick towards the body but Gallagher avoids it.
Dock scores with a head kick.
Dock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dock throws a lazy body kick
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Gallagher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gallagher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Dock.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob Dock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dock is breathing heavily.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dock circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Dock moved out of range.
Gallagher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallagher managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallagher is defending well for now.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
Dock takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bob Dock has been cut.
Dock with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dock dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Dock's head back.
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.
The cut man is working on Bob Dock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Dock.
Frank Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dock delivers a nice body kick.
Dock throws a chopping leg kick but Gallagher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gallagher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Dock.
Gallagher moves into the clinch.
Gallagher avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
Gallagher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallagher misses with an elbow strike.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallagher is defending well for now.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dock throws a body kick that misses.
Gallagher moves into the clinch.
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!
Gallagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dock looks to land a body kick but Gallagher moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Dock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Gallagher backs away, Dock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gallagher lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Dock's head but Dock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dock is rocked!
Gallagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gallagher! But no joy.
Oh Dock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallagher has managed to clinch.
Dock seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Dock.
Gallagher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gallagher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Gallagher managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallagher misses with a hook. Dock ducked under it nicely.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dock misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher moves out of range as Dock throws a body kick.
Dock lands a head kick!
Gallagher with a hook.
Dock ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Dock lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dock throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Dock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gallagher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gallagher feints with a jab and clips Dock right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Dock is sent crashing into the canvas and Gallagher leaps in for the kill! Dock tries to get to his feet but Gallagher is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Dock is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
A relieved looking Frank Gallagher 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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