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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gap Turner (ranked 15928 p4p, 576 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 1560 p4p, 182 weight class). Brown has chosen Somebody Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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166 lbs
30 - 36 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 36 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner cracks Brown with a good jab.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Turner misses with a hook.
Gap Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turner to the ground. Brown is now in Turner's guard.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Brown postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
A counter left hand to the body from Turner misses its target.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Turner looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown dives in and scores a takedown into Turner's guard.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown stands up over Turner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
Brown stays in close to Turner's body and controls the position.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner dominated that round.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Turner tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Turner is looking to reverse the position.
Turner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Turner is not content to let Brown control the position.
Turner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown is thwarting Turner's attempts to control the position.
Turner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Turner tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown is looking to advance position but Turner won't allow it.
Turner trying to control but Brown postures up.
Turner landing a few short strikes.
Turner trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner blocks a head kick by Brown.
Turner is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gap Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown 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.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Brown.
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 Gap Turner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Turner wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown slips under a jab.
Turner with a nice cross.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Turner's guard.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Turner wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turner throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Turner.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner is not content to let Brown control the position.
Turner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gap Turner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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