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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David McCarthy (ranked 2032 p4p, 234 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 2031 p4p, 233 weight class). McCarthy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
35 - 23 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
David McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner lands a nice hook to McCarthy's body. McCarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCarthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCarthy throws a big counter combination but Turner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Turner cracks McCarthy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner misses with a looping right.
McCarthy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Turner is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner connects with a leg kick. McCarthy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCarthy misses with a head shot. Turner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Turner wants to get back to his feet but McCarthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turner's guard.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCarthy is one step ahead there.
Turner managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy takes one on the button.
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from McCarthy. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Turner tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by McCarthy or perhaps it was just good defense by Turner, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Turner.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by McCarthy as he checks the leg kick.
Turner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCarthy backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turner as he avoids it easily.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner connects with a body shot.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gap Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner lands a nice hook to McCarthy's body. McCarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
David McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCarthy connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCarthy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCarthy rather than just go for the knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner jabs at McCarthy's body.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps McCarthy's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCarthy backs up against the cage.
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCarthy takes one to the side of the head.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCarthy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Turner tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turner tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCarthy somewhat.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
McCarthy closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed McCarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turner throws a series of punches but McCarthy avoids them all with ease.
Turner jabs at McCarthy's body.
McCarthy moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Turner.
McCarthy misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCarthy's hands.
Turner jabs McCarthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turner punishes McCarthy's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCarthy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCarthy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCarthy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Gap Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy looking to score a takedown here. Turner is defending well but McCarthy drives through and ends up in Turner's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner is trying to control the position but McCarthy postures up.
McCarthy wants to get up but he can't break Turner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCarthy is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
McCarthy won't allow Turner to pass to mount.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McCarthy is trying to stand.
Turner is taking a breather. McCarthy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McCarthy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner stalling.
McCarthy trying to control but Turner postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to control the action in half guard but McCarthy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner looks to land a combination but McCarthy avoids it well.
McCarthy attempts a counter takedown but Turner avoids it well and moves away.
Turner swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Turner scores with a jab. McCarthy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCarthy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCarthy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCarthy has his takedown stuffed
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner works McCarthy's body with a nice hook.
David McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a low kick, looking for McCarthy's leg but McCarthy calmly moves out of range.
McCarthy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gap Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gap 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gap Turner!
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energy
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hype
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