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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 335 p4p, 50 weight class) and Mason Norris (ranked 309 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
32 - 25 - 2 |
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186 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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
32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with an uppercut. Guns saw that one coming.
Norris moves away from the strike by Guns.
Guns backing away here, and Norris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Norris misses with a straight left.
Guns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Guns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guns tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris punishes Guns's body with a nice straight punch.
Norris misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Guns misses the target.
Guns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guns.
Guns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mason Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Guns tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guns throws a combination. Norris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guns there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris slips under a jab from Guns.
Norris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guns is out of range and Norris settles back down.
Guns connects with a jab.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Guns - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Guns.
Guns scores with a shoulder strike.
Guns presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guns stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guns throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Norris misses with a straight right.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Guns does it's job there.
Norris connects with a leg kick. Guns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guns lands a front kick.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris lands a jab to the nose.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Norris looks for the body kick but Guns saw that one coming.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a nice head kick!
Guns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guns throws a jab when Norris was well out of range.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick
and Guns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guns lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Guns.
Norris lands with a right hand.
Guns has managed to clinch.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Guns is struggling to control the position.
Guns scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Guns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris avoiding damage as Guns throws knees to the body.
Norris tries a body shot but Guns blocks it.
Guns breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Guns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guns misses with a kick to the body.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guns misses with an uppercut.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Norris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guns throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Nice cross by Guns.
Guns is looking to chop away at Norris's legs.
Guns backing away here, and Norris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Guns lands with a cross.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
Norris lands a body shot.
Mason Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Guns slips the punch.
Guns misses with a looping left.
Guns moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorris.
Guns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guns moves out of range as Norris strikes.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guns.
Jab from Norris.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guns. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Guns.
Guns avoids the elbow strike from Norris, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guns.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Guns avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Guns tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guns can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Guns controls his hands.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris looking to stall.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norris pushes Guns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns blocks an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Guns breaks from the clinch.
Norris tries to clinch but Guns is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Guns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Norris misses.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns lands a nice looking body shot.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
Norris misses with a body kick.
Guns checks the leg kick.
Guns clinches with his opponent.
Guns holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris slips a straight right by Guns.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Guns moved out of range.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Guns throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guns throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Guns's front leg but catches the back leg as Guns tries to avoid it.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Guns clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Guns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a body shot.
Guns presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Guns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norris.
Guns clinches.
Guns struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
I was talking to Guns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Guns.
Guns blocks an elbow strike from Norris.
Guns gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Guns lands a shoulder strike.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mason Norris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Guns there.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Norris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guns duly obliges.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Guns lands but Norris takes it in his stride.
Norris is looking to chop away at Guns's legs.
Norris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guns throws an overhand right that lands on Norris's shoulder, as Norris tries to avoid the shot.
Norris throws a right hand that Guns ducks under and follows up with a left that Guns also avoids with ease.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Guns is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Norris finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris slips a straight right by Guns.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris misses with a straight left.
Guns jabs at Norris's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guns checks a low kick from Norris.
Guns tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris lands a two punch combo.
Norris connects with a crisp jab.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Norris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Norris throws a head kick but Guns moves out of range.
Norris throws a push kick but Guns slaps the foot to one side.
Norris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Guns throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris's sensitive parts.
Guns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norris's head.
Norris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guns throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Guns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guns throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norris swinging wildly here.
Norris scores with the left hand. Guns knows he should have avoided that one.
Norris connects with the punch.
Guns scores with a jab to the body.
Guns clinches up with Norris and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Guns.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guns misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guns.
Norris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Guns, against the cage.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guns lands a body punch.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Guns controls his hands.
Guns works on Norris's body with a couple of short punches.
Big Guns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Guns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norris takes one to the side of the head.
Guns throws a right hand that misses
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Guns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.
Guns misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Guns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris doesn't seem phased though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat.
Guns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Guns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris's head backwards.
Guns misses with a body shot.
Guns lands with an overhand left.
Norris is rocked!
Norris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norris sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guns thumps Norris with a low kick.
Guns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Guns swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Guns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Big Guns.
I think Norris 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Norris!
A less than humble Mason Norris 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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