Gary Turner (fighter)

Gary Turner
Born	(1970-09-02) 2 September 1970 (age 54)
Other names	Smiler
Nationality	English
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Division	Heavyweight (kickboxing) Heavyweight (MMA)
Style	Kickboxing
Team	Team Gary Turner
Rank	1st Degree black belt in Judo 1st Degree black belt in Ju-Jitsu 2nd Degree black belt in Kickboxing[1]
Kickboxing record
Total	40
Wins	28
Losses	10
Draws	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	7
Wins	4
By knockout	4
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By decision	1
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion, Julius Francis.

Mixed martial arts career

Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA again until 2007 when he joined Cage Rage. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round.

He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer Julius Francis before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.

Titles

Gary is a 10-time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of martial arts styles.^[2]

Pro Kickboxing

• 2006 W.P.K.C. super heavyweight world champion +95 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix runner up
• 2004 K-1 Battle of Britain champion
• 2003 K-1 Battle of Britain champion
• 1997 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight European champion -94 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1996 W.A.K.O. Pro super cruiserweight British champion -88 kg (Low-Kick)
• 1995 W.K.A. super cruiserweight British champion -90 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1995 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight British champion -94 kg (Low-Kick)

Amateur Kickboxing

• 1997 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Gdansk, Poland (Full-Contact)
• 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -91 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (Full-Contact)
• 1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria (Light-Contact)

Ju-Jitsu

• 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK (Teams)
• 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK (Individual)
• 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK (Teams)
• 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK (Individual)
• 1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK
• 1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany
• 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA (Teams)
• 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA (Individual)
• 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada (Teams)
• 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada (Individual)
• 1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France ^{[citation needed]}
• 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA (Teams)
• 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA (Individual)
• 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (Teams)
• 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (Individual)

Judo

• 1996 British Schools champion

Shootfighting

• 1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion

Professional kickboxing record

Pro Kickboxing Record

28 Wins, 10 Losses, 2 Draws[3][4]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2008-10-05	Loss	Tyrone Spong	K.O. Events "Tough Is Not Enough"	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Doc Stop)	1	1:05
2006-12-08	Win	Samir Seif	Shin Do Kumaté XI[5]	Tampa, FL, USA	Decision	3	3:00
2006-09-09	Draw	Rick Roufus	Shin Do Kumaté X[6]	Tampa, FL, USA	Decision Draw	3	3:00
2006-03-03	Win	Carter Williams	Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006	Columbus, OH, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2005-10-29	Win	Gregory Tony	K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany	Koblenz, Germany	TKO (Corner Stop)	3	3:00
2005-09-24	Win	Azem Maksutaj	Fight Night Winterthur[7][8]	Winterthur, Switzerland	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins Maksutaj's W.P.K.C. K-1 rules super heavyweight world title +95 kg.
2005-05-21	Loss	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Final	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight was for K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 tournament title.
2005-05-21	Win	Wisam Feyli	K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Semi Final	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2005-05-21	Win	Topi Helin	K-1 Scandinavia GP '05, Quarter Final	Stockholm, Sweden	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2004-12-12	Loss	Badr Hari	Rings Fightgala "Born Invincible"	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2004-04-24	Win	Daniel Waciakowski	Pain and Glory[9]	Birmingham, England, UK	TKO	2
2004-02-22	Win	Nick Sheppard	K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Final	Wolverhampton, England, UK	KO (Leg Kick)	1
Wins K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 tournament title.
2004-02-22	Win	James Zikic	K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Semi Final	Wolverhampton, England, UK	Ext.R Decision	4	3:00
2004-02-22	Win	Steve Jones	K-1 Battle of Britain 2004, Quarter Final	Wolverhampton, England, UK	TKO (Corner Stop)	2
2003-08-20	Loss	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 Spain GP '03, Semi Final	Barcelona, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-08-20	Win	Daniel Perez	K-1 Spain GP '03, Quarter Final	Barcelona, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-05-30	Loss	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World GP '03 Basel, Semi Final	Basel, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
2003-05-30	Win	Hasan Kuzucular	K-1 World GP '03 Basel, Reserve Fight	Basel, Switzerland	KO	2
2003-04-13	Win	Gordon Minors	K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Final	Birmingham, England, UK	TKO (Doc Stop)	1	0:15
Wins K-1 World GP 2003 Prelim. UK tournament title and qualifies for reserve fight at K-1 World GP '03 Basel.
2003-04-13	Win	Simon Dimitrious	K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Semi Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	3	3:00
2003-04-13	Win	Kenny Gayle	K-1 World GP '03 Prelim. UK, Quarter Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	3	3:00
2002-11-17	Win	Rob Lloyd	K-1 UK MAX 2002, Super Fight	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	5	3:00
2002-03-24	Loss	Mark Russell	K-1 World GP '02 Prelim. UK, Quarter Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2001-?-?	Loss	Augusto Sparano	Trieste Sport Show[10]	Trieste, Italy	Decision	12	2:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact super cruiserweight world title -88 kg.
2000-11-19	Win	Tyrone Herod	K-1 UK Global Heat 2000	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision	3	3:00
2000-04-16	Loss	Matt Skelton	K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000, Quarter Final	Birmingham, England, UK	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2000-?-?	Loss			Cyprus	Decision	10	2:00
Loses W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-?	Win	Tacci Edhem		Macedonia	Decision	5	2:00
1997-?-?	Win	Leroy Tomski		England, UK	KO	2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight European title -94 kg.
1997-?-?	Draw	Gordon Minors		England, UK	Decision Draw	7	2:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O. Pro full-contact heavyweight Commonwealth title -94 kg.
1996-?-?	Win	Lee Swaby		England, UK	Decision	7	3:00
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick super cruiserweight British title -88 kg.
1996-?-?	Win	Ian Morgan		England, UK	KO	2
1995-?-?	Win	Ricky Nicholson		England, UK	Decision	7	2:00
Wns W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight British title -90 kg.
1995-?-?	Win	Ian Morgan		England, UK	TKO	2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro low-kick heavyweight British title -94 kg.
1994-?-?	Loss	Kevin Morton		England, UK	Decision	10	2:00
Fight was for W.K.A. full-contact super cruiserweight intercontinental title -90 kg.
1991-?-?	Win	Richard Smith		England, UK	KO	2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

7 matches	4 wins	2 losses
By knockout	4	1
By decision	0	1
Draws	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	4–2–1	Valdas Pocevicius	Decision (split)	NG 4: Noc Gladiatora 4	25 April 2009	3	5:00	Dubrovnik, Croatia
Loss	4–1–1	Mostapha al-Turk	TKO (submission to punches)	Cage Rage 25	8 March 2008	1	3:19	London, England
Win	4–0–1	Julius Francis	TKO (submission to punches)	Cage Rage 23	22 September 2007	2	2:17	London, England
Win	3–0–1	Edson Claas Vieira	TKO (corner stoppage)	Cage Rage 22	14 July 2007	2	5:00	London, England
Win	2–0–1	Tank Abbott	TKO (punches)	Cage Rage 21	21 April 2007	1	2:31	London, England
Draw	1–0–1	Lee MacGuinness	Draw	Total Fight KRG 5	3 October 1999	2	5:00	Buckinghamshire, England
Win	1–0	Joe Akano	KO	Night of the Samurai 3	7 March 1999	2	N/A	Milton Keynes, England

References

1. (c) Gary Turner. "Home - Gary 'Smiler' Turner". garyturner.co.uk.
2. "Gary Turner - Primex (Shows titles - note that some dates e.g. W.A.K.O. have been corrected)". homepages.primex.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
3. "fighter's profile - Gary Turner (K-1 record only)". fansofk1.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
4. "Shin Do Kumate' X Results (Fight against Duke Roufus - gives Turner record of 27-9)". shindokumate.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
5. "Shin Do Kumaté XI Results". shindokumate.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
6. "Shin Do Kumate' X Results". shindokumate.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
7. "Turner takes 12th title". getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
8. "Fight Night - Svájc / eredmények - Fight.hu (Hungarian language)". getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
9. "www.thefightgame.tv". thefightgame.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
10. "Kick Boxing a Trieste (Italian language)". artimarziali.org. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

External links

• Gary Turner at Sherdog
• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-24)