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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 146 p4p, 32 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 22 p4p, 3 weight class). Turner has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gusmao eats them both and turns towards Turner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Turner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
As Turner tries to get set, Gusmao tries to push him back and clinch up but Turner manages to avoid the attempt.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Gusmao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Gusmao blocks the body kick.
Gusmao throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
A slow jab from Gusmao misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gusmao.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusmao throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Gusmao tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Gusmao misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Gusmao. That snapped Turner's head back.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turner.
Turner trying to control the position but Gusmao is working away.
Turner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gusmao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao is looking to regain half guard here but Turner keeps moving and retains side control.
Gusmao wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusmao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Gusmao dodges the ground and pound from Turner.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Gusmao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gusmao tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turner working the strikes but Gusmao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusmao keeps working.
Turner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gusmao's thigh. Gusmao counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner wants to control from the top but Gusmao keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Gusmao lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gusmao's hands.
Gusmao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gusmao throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gusmao's head backwards.
Gusmao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gusmao. That did some damage!
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Gusmao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
Nice cross by Turner.
Gusmao throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gusmao defends it well.
Gusmao tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner with a hook.
Henrique Gusmao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Gusmao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Gusmao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusmao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gusmao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gusmao throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gusmao thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Gusmao lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into range.
Turner cracks Gusmao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner misses with a hook.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gusmao on the side of the head.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Gusmao is out of range.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Gusmao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gusmao.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
That's time! Gusmao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turner swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gusmao wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gusmao manages to avoid it.
Turner has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Gusmao moves out of range easily.
Gusmao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner clobbers Gusmao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Gusmao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
A bone on bone clash there as Gusmao blocks the leg kick.
As Turner tries to get set, Gusmao tries to push him back and clinch up but Turner manages to avoid the attempt.
Gusmao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Elgin Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Gusmao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gusmao doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Gusmao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner misses with a hook.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusmao thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Gusmao throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Gusmao counters by clinching up.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Gusmao scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Gusmao swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gusmao backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.
Nice elbow from Gusmao.
A shot in the inside from Gusmao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner lands a shoulder strike.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Turner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Gusmao's head.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Gusmao.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao prevents a body shot from Turner.
Gusmao lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
Gusmao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gusmao.
Gusmao pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gusmao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Gusmao.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Gusmao is pressed up against the cage. Turner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gusmao down to the mat. Gusmao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turner.
Gusmao punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusmao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gusmao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gusmao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turner manages to circle out of the way.
Gusmao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gusmao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Gusmao throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gusmao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gusmao doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner slips under a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turner connects with a leg kick.
Turner lands with a right hand.
Turner misses with a takedown
and Gusmao moves into the clinch.
Turner blocks an elbow strike.
Gusmao swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner slips a jab from Gusmao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gusmao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusmao throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner looks to land a combination but Gusmao avoids it well.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gusmao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gusmao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner with a nice calf kick.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gusmao takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Gusmao saw that one coming.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gusmao is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Gusmao finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner'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.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Gusmao slips the punch.
Gusmao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Gusmao down.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Gusmao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gusmao misses with a straight left.
Gusmao moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gusmao.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Gusmao tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gusmao on the side of the head.
Gusmao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turner.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Gusmao's belly button to the back.
Turner has a takedown stuffed.
Turner fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao pushes Turner away with a front kick.
Gusmao just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Gusmao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner lands with a straight right. Gusmao didn't see that one coming.
Turner is looking to slow Gusmao down with leg kicks.
A jab from Gusmao does it's job there.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Turner takes a swing at Gusmao's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner cracks Gusmao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gusmao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two 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!
Gusmao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but Gusmao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elgin Turner.
Gusmao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gusmao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Turner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner cracks Gusmao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner scores with a jab.
Gusmao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gusmao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turner avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gusmao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gusmao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusmao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Gusmao throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner with the counter takedown but Gusmao avoids it easily.
Gusmao scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gusmao. That's going to slow Turner down.
Gusmao loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Gusmao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with a body shot.
Turner sizes up Gusmao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
Gusmao throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gusmao's sensitive parts.
Turner takes a swing at Gusmao's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a chopping leg kick but Gusmao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Gusmao misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusmao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turner just manages to avoid it.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Gusmao throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gusmao is out of range.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner with the counter takedown but Gusmao avoids it easily.
Turner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gusmao counters with a straight right hand.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
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.
A shot to the liver by Gusmao. Beautiful body shot.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Gusmao moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner sizes up Gusmao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner slips under a jab.
Gusmao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Gusmao slips the punch.
That kick from Turner tenderised Gusmao's leg. Gusmao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gusmao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusmao. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner motions for Gusmao to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gusmao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Gusmao throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gusmao throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner lands a jab.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a hook but Gusmao blocks it.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Gusmao.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gusmao throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner thuds a left hand into Gusmao's body.
Turner tries a low kick but Gusmao avoids it.
Gusmao is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Gusmao lands with an overhand left.
A solid body kick from Turner.
Gusmao looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Turner catches Gusmao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Gusmao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gusmao scrambles back to his feet.
Gusmao works the jab nicely.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Gusmao takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gusmao momentarily.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gusmao's hands.
Turner cracks Gusmao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner throws a body punch but Gusmao moves out of range.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Gusmao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gusmao misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Gusmao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Turner.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner working aggressively here.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Turner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Gusmao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusmao keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turner is rocked!
Gusmao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turners head.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Gusmao finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turner scores with a shoulder strike.
Gusmao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusmao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Gusmao.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
Turner blocks the elbow strike.
Gusmao lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
Gusmao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Turner to his knees! Gusmao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao is the new lightweight champion!
Henrique Gusmao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Elgin Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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