This match has been agreed and will take place under MMA rules in May.

Sounds good. Which show will this be at?

Ultimate Force Show Doncaster Dome May 19th.

thanks mate.

Why is Gary fighting the ref John Blackledge...that just aint fair.I know John has a good kung fu and kickboxing background....but come on!

Gary are you taking a break from K1 to further your MMA career? If so K1's loss is MMA's gain. Good luck mate.

Any pics/records of both guys?

I think Gary has mixed and matched both careers so far very successfully, so I doubt he will be turning his back on K1

Gary is a good fighter /i have only seen two of his fights.....If only he was not so arrogant and hard to approach im sure he would have done better in the sport

;)))))

Ya got google Rich?

Tom Blackledge's Professional MMA Record

Name: Tom Blackledge
Weight Category: Heavyweight
Team: Wolfslair Gym

Total Fights: 13
Professional MMA Record: 4-4-0 (1 NC)
Semi-Professional MMA Record: 1-0-0
Amateur MMA Record: 0-1-2

Weight: 105 kg (231 lbs)
Height: 6'2"
Gender: Male

Country: United Kingdom
Town: Wigan
County: Greater Manchester










Gary Turner's record::

Name: Gary Turner
Nickname: ‘Smiler’
Age: 36
Date of Birth: 2 September 1970
Current Fighting Weight: 105kg

Disciplines: Judo, Traditional Ju-jitsu, Lau Gar Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Sport Ju-jitsu, Thai Boxing, Boxing

Grades:


Black Belt 2nd Degree Kickboxing, 1st Dan Judo, 1st Dan ju-jitsu
Judo:British Open 1997 (Competitor)
British Schools Champion 1996
British Schools Judo Team 1996/7

Shootfighting:
1992 Won the Golden Dragon Cup, Rimini, Italy
Rings rules record: 1 win, 1 draw

Major International Championships, Ju-Jitsu and Kickboxing:


1993 WAKO European Championships,
Bulgaria, Bronze (Light Continuous Kickboxing)

1995 WCJJO World Championships,
Auckland, Gold Individual, Gold Teams
WAKO European Championships,
Helsinki, Silver (Full Contact)

1996 ISJA World Championships,
West Virginia, Gold Individual, Silver Teams
WAKO World Championships,
Kiev, quarter-final (Full Contact Kickboxing)

1997 JJIF European Championships, Paris
WAKO European Championships,
Belgrade, Gold (Full Contact Kickboxing)

1998 WAKO World Championships,
Poland, Gold (Full Contact Kickboxing)
ISJA World Championships,
Vancouver, Gold Individuals, Silver Teams
WCJJO World Championships,
Reno, Gold Individual, Gold Teams
JJIF World Championships, Berlin, Silver

1999 JJIF European Championships, Leeds, Bronze

2000 ISJA World Championships,
Leeds, Gold Individual, Silver Teams

2001 WCJJO World Championships,
Jersey, Gold Teams, Silver Individual

Professional kickboxing:


1991 Defeated Richard Smith 2nd round KO,
Heavyweight Low Kick (3 round match)

1994 WKA Intercontinental Super cruiserweight Title,
Kevin Morton, lost points (10 round match)

1995 WAKO British Heavyweight Title, Low Kick,
Ian Morgan, won 2nd Round TKO (7 round match)

1995 WKA British Super-cruiserweight Title, Full Contact,
Ricky Nicholson, won points (7 round match)

1996 WAKO Low Kick Bout, Ian Morgan,
won 2nd Round KO (7 round match)

1996 WAKO British Super-cruiserweight Title, Full Contact,
Lee Swaby, won on points (7 round match)

1997 WAKO Commonwealth Heavyweight Title, Full Contact,
Gordon Minors, Draw (10 round match)

1997 WAKO European Heavyweight Title, Full Contact,
Leroy Tomski, won 2nd Round KO (10 round match)

1997 WAKO Prestige Fight, Tacci Edhem, Heavyweight Full Contact,
Macedonia, won on points (5 round match)

1998 Exhibition Fight, Superheavyweight Full Contact,
Montenegro - un-judged (5 round match)

2000 WAKO European Heavyweight Title Defence, Full Contact,
Cyprus, lost on points (10 round match)

2001 WAKO World Super-cruiserweight Title, Full Contact,
Augusto Sporano, Trieste in Italy, lost on points (12 round match)

2005 WPKC World Heavyweight Title, Kickboxing,
Winterthur Fight Night / Switzerland - defeated Azem Maksutaj by unanimous decision

K-1:


2000 Battle of Britiain, Lost to Matt Skelton, points

2001 Britain v Japan event, individual fight, defeated Tyrone Herod, points

2002 Battle of Britain, Lost to Mark Russell, lost on split points

2002 K1 Max Event, individual fight, defeated Rob Lloyd, points

2003 Battle of Britain Champion,
1st round defeated Kenny Gayle points,
2nd round defeated Simon Dimitrious,
final defeated Gordon Minors TKO

2003 Andy Hug Memorial, Basel, Switzerland.
Defeated Kucukulan, Turkey, 2nd Round TKO.
Then stepped in to take the place of Larry Lindwall who broke his hand,
and fought Bjorn Bregy, Switzerland, and lost on points.

2003 K1 Spain, Barcelona. Defeated Daniel Perez, Spain, points.
Lost to Alexander Ustinov, points.

2004 Draw vs. K-1 USA Champion Michael McDonald

2004 Last man standing, London. Defeated Jerrel Venetiaan (Holland) by unanimous decision




2004 RINGS Holland, lost by decision vs Badr Hari (Holland) - please see for yourself since the scorekeepers didn't pay attention!




2005 K-1 Scandinavia finalist

The first fight for Gary in the tournament was versus Topie Helin, a very tough Finish fighter. Gary won by decision (1-2)


The second fight was versus Wisam Feeley and Feeley hardly realized what happenend to him! Turner by decision (1-2)


In the final, Gary had to face the 120Kg. Swiss 'ROCK', Björn Bregy.


Gary lost this match by decision and Bregy became 2005 K-1 Champion of Scandinavia

2005 Swiss Fight Night September 24th. Gary defeated Azem Maksutaj (Switzerland) by unanimous decision and became the new World Heavyweight Champion WPKC 2005


2005 German K-1(rules) Final, October 29th. at the Oberwerth Sporthalle in Koblenz, Gary defeated Gregory Tony (France) (throwing towel) - Tony didn't answer bell for the 4th.round


2006 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006, March 3rd. at the Nationwide Arena, Columbus Ohio - USA, Gary defeated Carter Williams (USA) by unanimous decision after 5 rounds.


2006 Swiss Fight Night 2006, Luzern, Switzerland /June 3rd. , Gary defeated Hadec (Croatia) by TKO in the second round.

2006 St.Petersburg, FL.- USA / September 9th. 2006, Gary Turner vs. American legend Rick Roufus DRAW, at the event of Master Mehrdad Khan.

2006 St.Petersburg, FL.- USA / December 8th. 2006, Gary Turner defeated Samir "Sandman" Saif by unanimoius decision at the event of Master Mehrdad Khan.


Also:

5 x British Heavyweight Ju-Jitsu Champion
Captain of the Great Britain Ju-Jitsu Squad 1998 - 2001
Experienced Light-continuous Kickboxing Competitor 1989 - 1994
Numerous FSK Individual Heavyweight Championship wins
3x FSK Grand Heavyweight Champion
Numerous regional tournaments

Yeah, Noi I was talking to a guy who used to train Ju jitsu with Gary said he was simply stunning on the ground. If was 100kgs heavier and 100 times better I'd love to take him for spar.

Lol at Noi666

What is the point of posting a tiny bit of Toms career record alongside every interclub that Gary has ever done?

Just because Tom doesnt publish his submission wrestling career doesnt mean he doesnt have one. He is fighting this sunday in the £10,000 tournament in London. No guarantees of winning but at the same it is an invitation only thing and he is in it!

Mike Bisping has a sport Ju Jitsu career as long as his arm but he chooses to keep it quiet it as it is kind of irrelevant in MMA.

Dont blame me....blame something on google/sherdog(?) advertising it....

Actually blame Westwood...he told me to do it!!!!!

As I was saying, I know fk all about either guys, I was asking for someone with "an inside line" to give us the stats! ;)

I think this has the potential to be a top notch fight.

Gary has got top class striking skills, Tom has the ground game.

FWIW, I don't see a lot of interclubs on Garys record, but I do see plenty of tough opponents

Dave: How did Tom do yesterday?

Oh yeah....didnt really see much difference between the ju-jitsu and MMA stuff yesterday, apart from striking on the ground...

Whats the difference between "sport ju-jitsu" and MMA?





(ps: Theres no such thing as a stupid question....only stupid people!
....and I dont want to be one)


:))) LOL

Sport ju jitsu...has limited contact strikes,kind of like light continuous karate,but with a limited time on the ground to grapple i believe.

Yeah, there's three forms of sport ju-jitsu on the world scene.

ISJA light continuous kickboxing with ground fighting and submissions
WCJJO light continuous kickboxing with ground fighting and submissions
IJJF traditional karate crossed with traditional judo.

I competed at all three. All three were real fun, and all had different challenges.

My records above have been copied from my website. I don't hide anything that I've done, I've always been open and honest. Though Dave, not that many interclubs on it, lol, unless you count the bit at the bottom about my FSK results, lol!

But, putting things in perspective, Tom has fought more at MMA than me. And what I did was in 1991 and mid 90's. And I've never been in the cage. And grappling without a gi is far different than having one on. Everyone talks about his ground game but then fail to mention that he sparked his last opponent with a head kick in 10 seconds, so I'm also wary of his great striking!

Tom will bring his A game. I hope to too. Then the crowd will have some fun!

Smiler

:)

Heard Jeff Monson won the grapp;ing tournie

any more on this?