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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcy lee Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner comes into the arena with Eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gideon Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy lee Torres!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Torres throws a combination that misses
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner clinches.
Turner tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner lands a head shot.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Torres's belly button to the back.
Torres looks gassed!
Turner connects with a single shot there.
Torres throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Torres manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Torres's brow.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Turner prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turner prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Torres wriggles free and stands up.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Turner both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner closes the distance and pushes Torres back into the cage.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turner.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Turner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gideon Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a body kick that stops Torres in his tracks momentarily.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Gideon Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Turner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Turner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Torres wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.
Turner unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand up.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Turner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.
Torres sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Torres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Torres pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
so Turner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turner prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Torres is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turner won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Turner works over Torres with some ground and pound from guard.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turner is controlling him.
Turner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres kicks Turner off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torres.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turner's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Turner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a leg kick.
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet.
Turner lands some shots froms side control.
Turner working the ground and pound.
Torres pushes Turner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Turner is working Torres over with some ground and pound from side control.
Turner working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner working the ground and pound.
Torres is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Check out the look on Turner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Turner looks up at the clock and then as Torres takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Turner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to buck Turner off.
Turner lands a few punches from side control.
Turner working the ground and pound.
Torres is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Turner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Turner landing strikes.
Torres tries to escape but Turner is in control.
Turner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Turner cracks Torres with a big right hand but Torres just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Torres is pushing Turner's head away, looking to escape. Turner manages to hold on to the position though.
Turner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Torres takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working the strikes but Torres uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Turner on that attempt.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darcy lee Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torres tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torres tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
Gideon Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darcy lee Torres.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turner.
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown but Turner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Torres's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance and pushes Torres back into the cage.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres really wants to buck Turner off and get back to his feet.
Torres is in a horrible position here. Turner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Torres wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Turner!
In his post fight interview, Gideon Turner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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