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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bunson Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Chico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bunson Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Chico!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chico's head backwards.
Nice sprawl there from Turner as Chico shoots in.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Chico ducks down to avoid it.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Turner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turner lands a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner cracks Chico with a solid left hand.
Turner content to stall in guard here.
Turner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chico throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Turner slips nicely into half guard.
Turner thows a huge punch but Chico dodges it nicely.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chico is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chico keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chico with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chico is trying to get back to full guard.
Chico looks gassed!
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Chico's head.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turner is taking a breather. Chico 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.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chico has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner breaks from Chico's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunson Turner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner clinches.
Turner tightens his grip and picks Chico up, before dumping him to the ground. Chico manages to land in guard.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chico looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turner passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner happy to just control the position for now.
Chico is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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.
Turner stands up and beckons Chico to his feet.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Turner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chico takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Turner decides to stand back up. Turner steps back and let's Chico get back to his feet.
Chico walks into a stiff left hand from Turner.
Chico ducks right into an uppercut from Turner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chico quickly recovers to half guard.
Turner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chico wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Chico on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Chico's temple.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Turner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Turner controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chico takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turner is landing with some decent strikes but Chico is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Turner landing punches.
Turner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chico in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turner cracks Chico with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunson Turner dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turner cracks the inside of Chico's front leg.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bunson Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner controlling from mount.
Turner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turner landing punches.
Chico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Chico but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chico can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Turner unloading with bombs!
Turner breaks from Chico's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chico in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turner controlling from the full mount.
Turner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chico can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Chico that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner controlling from mount.
Turner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chico is in a horrible position here. Turner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner dominating with strikes here.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Chico looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turner landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner landing punches.
Turner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chico in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bunson Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner is landing with some decent strikes but Chico is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner landing strikes from the mount.
Frank Chico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunson Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunson Turner!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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