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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Where Is My Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden walks into a jab.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Turner blocks a jab.
Durden checks a leg kick.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Durden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Durden's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Durden gets full guard.
Turner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turner preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Durden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Durden's legs - danger averted.
Durden seems keen to control Turner's posture.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner postures up.
Durden controlling the position.
Durden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Turner scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Durden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Durden postures up.
Turner wants to sweep here but Durden controlling him for the moment.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner pushes down on Durden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turner prevents Durden from improving his position.
Durden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turner's back!
Turner fending off the submission attempt from Durden.
Turner preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Durden.
Turner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden slows the pace down in half guard.
Durden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turner is just riding it out for now. Durden eventually gives up the hold.
Turner looking for submissions off his back.
Durden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turner tries to reverse the position but Durden maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turner slips a jab from Durden.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Durden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Durden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Turner scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Durden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turner wants to control but Durden is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden wants to control but Turner postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Durden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Durden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands an elbow.
Turner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Durden tries to improve position but can't.
Durden takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Turner working the ground and pound from side control.
Turner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Turner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Durden to see if he's OK.
Durden sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Durden's temple.
Durden felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Durden is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
Durden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Durden is trying to keep Turner in close.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner postures up.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Durden wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Gap Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durden is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durden is on top in guard.
Durden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Turner trying to get back to full guard but Durden takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to reverse the position but Durden maintains control.
Durden looking to control but Turner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Durden's attempts to control the action.
Durden with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Durden trying to control but Turner is having none of it.
Turner is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap 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.
Turner cracks Durden with an open hand slap.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Durden throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Turner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner gets a takedown into half guard.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head.
Durden wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
Turner is thwarting Durden's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Durden defends it well.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Durden gets back to full guard.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Durden controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Durden is trying to hold Turner in close to prevent damage but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turner is nestled in close to Durden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durden keeping control of the position.
Durden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Durden working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Durden looking to control.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner works over Durden with some ground and pound from guard.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durden is on top in guard.
Turner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turner tries to bench press Durden off him but Durden keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Nice shot by Durden.
Durden throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Durden's guard.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Durden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Durden looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Turner wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Durden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking for a triangle here but Durden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Durden tries to move to mount but Turner blocks the move with his legs.
Turner struggling a bit here.
Durden advances nicely into full mount.
Turner is trying desperately to improve position.
Durden looking for a guillotine from mount but Turner is having none of it.
Turner is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Durden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
Turner tries to reverse the position but Durden maintains control.
Durden tries to control but Turner wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Turner is in real trouble.
Turner wants to escape the position.
Turner staying busy and making it hard for Durden to control.
Turner tries to escape the position.
Durden trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Turner doesn't escape.
Turner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Well, with Durden on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Turner is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durden trying to control momentarily.
Durden keeps control of the position easily here as Turner tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Durden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Durden's ribs.
Durden throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
A big left from Durden misses.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durden swivels and escapes.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at Durden's knee but Durden avoids it well.
Durden cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durden on his heels. He'll look to pass Durden's guard now, I'm sure.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Durden.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Turner won't allow Durden to sweep him here.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durden's head.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Durden is adopting a defensive guard.
Turner is in close to Durden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durden is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner wants to sweep here but Durden controlling him for the moment.
Turner has his foot on Durden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durden works his way back into a safe position though.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner trying to strike off his back.
Durden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turner keeping full guard, as Durden tries to pass.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is pushing down on Turner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turner is fighting to maintain full guard but Durden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Durden controlling the pace.
Turner trying to control here.
Durden seems to be working for a kimura but Turner defends the submission attempt.
Turner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Durden is trying to control the action in half guard but Turner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durden trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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 Gap Turner.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Gap Turner wins by unanimous decision!
Gap Turner retains his lightweight title!
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