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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunson Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bunson Turner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner with a hook.
Bernie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernie shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bernie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner misses with a hook. Bernie ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bernie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bernie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Turner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bernie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Turner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernie is keeping the position for now.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Bernie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bernie looking to control.
Bernie is looking for a triangle here but Turner uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Turner just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bernie tries to bench press Turner off him but Turner keeps the position.
Turner working away.
Bernie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bernie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bernie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner decides to stand back up.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bernie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turner receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bernie avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Bernie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Bernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bernie will feel that in the morning.
Bernie is breathing heavily.
Bernie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turner tries to bum rush Bernie with a series of wild strikes but Bernie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Bernie saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner with a jab.
Bernie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a series of punches but Bernie avoids them all with ease.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Bernie moved out of range.
Bernie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Bernie defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Bernie with that takedown attempt.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bernie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bernie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Turner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Turner has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunson Turner dominated that 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.
Turner drops Bernie with a left and a right! Oh, Bernie is hurt - Turner dives into side control looking to finish!
Bernie is rocked!
It looks like Bad Boy Bernie has been cut.
Turner taking a breather here.
Oh Bernie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernie seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bernie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bernie wants to control but Turner postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bernie some visible discomfort.
Turner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bernie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernie seems a little lost for a moment, as Turner dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bernie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turner controlling the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bunson Turner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bernie swinging wilding here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bernie.
Bernie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner is pulling down on Bernie's head. It's preventing any offense from Bernie, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bernie manages to get himself to full guard.
Turner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Bernie.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turner trying to control but Bernie is working from the bottom.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bunson Turner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bernie counters with a shoot takedown. Turner fights it but they end up in guard.
Turner trying to control the position here.
Turner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bernie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernie stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunson Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bad Boy Bernie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Bernie moves away and avoids it.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Bunson Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bernie counters with a head kick. That will keep Turner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bernie shoots in but Turner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bernie misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner slow jab from Bernie misses its intended target.
Bernie tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Turner misses
and Bernie counters with a nice body kick.
Bernie staying out of range there.
Bernie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernie manages to avoid it.
Bernie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Bernie moved out of range.
Bernie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Bernie with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Turner. No joy for Bernie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Bernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Bernie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Turner misses.
Bernie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turner pinned against the cage. Turner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bernie slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernie.
Bernie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bernie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner cracks Bernie with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernie connects with a high kick.
Turner misses with a hook. Bernie ducked under it nicely.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner misses the jab.
Bernie tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Bernie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Bunson Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bad Boy Bernie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Bernie moved out of range nicely.
Bernie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bernie wants to stand and escape but instead Turner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control but Bernie is working from the bottom.
Bad Boy Bernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernie looking for a guillotine here but Turner defends easily.
Bernie being controlled here, momentarily.
Bernie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turner manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunson Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunson Turner!
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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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