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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Logic feat. Castro - Ballin. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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156 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller, which made it look bad.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Turner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
A left lands for Miller.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Johnny Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gap Turner.
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Miller stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turner.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Turner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Turner ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miller 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.
Miller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Turner working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Turner wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Miller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Turner walks into a left hand.
Turner slips a straight right by Miller.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Turner throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Johnny Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fails with the takedown.
Johnny Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gap Turner.
Turner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Turner is now in Miller's guard.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Miller has picked Turner up and slammed him! Turner can't keep hold of the triangle and Miller manages to pass to side control!
Miller scores with punches from side control.
Miller laying and praying for a moment but Turner takes advantage and regains half guard.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Turner wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is nestled in close to Turner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turner looking for submissions off his back.
Turner wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miller throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner actively working from the bottom here.
Turner looking for submissions off his back.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turner trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Turner's hands, connecting with Turner's forehead.
Turner is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller is looking to stall here but Turner recovers full guard.
Miller won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Miller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Miller throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Turner on that attempt.
Miller appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnny Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gap Turner.
Miller scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turner under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner gets the takedown into side control.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turner's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into side control.
Miller is putting a hurting on Turner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Turner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Miller winds up and cracks Turner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turner is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turner gets full guard.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turner's head.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnny Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Turner is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gap Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Miller pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Miller!
Johnny Miller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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