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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Turner (ranked 1066 p4p, 55 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 1015 p4p, 46 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by Next Episode by Dr. Dre. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia slips under a jab from Turner.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Turner.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia is trying to keep Turner in close.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia 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 slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Turner's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turner slips a straight right by Garcia.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia is quick to defend against it.
Turner slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Garcia slips under a jab.
A jab from Turner misses.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia is quick to defend against it.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia 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.
Garcia looking for a sweep but Turner has passed into full mount! Oh no!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner working Garcia over with strikes here.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia won't allow Turner to pass to mount.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Josh Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia 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 wants to escape the position.
Garcia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Turner is defending well though. Garcia let's go of the attempt for now.
Garcia is persistently looking for the submission but Turner is defending it well.
Garcia looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Garcia's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Garcia throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Turner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Garcia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garcia misses with a head shot.
Garcia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josh Turner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner staying out of range there.
Garcia throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Turner.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Turner wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Turner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Turner lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Turner scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Turner trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
Turner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is still trying to improve position.
Turner looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turner wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Turner has a good base and remains in mount.
Turner avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Turner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
Turner content just to control the position here.
Turner trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Turner trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Josh Turner!
A relieved looking Josh Turner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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