Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional

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who fought in the

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and

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promotions. Turner was the

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

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and former British Heavyweight boxing champion,

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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

. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut against American former

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fighter

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

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

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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

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styles. 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 Med 1

(Full-Contact) *1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Med 1

-91 kg (Full-Contact) *1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland Med 2

(Full-Contact) *1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria Med 1

(Light-Contact)

Ju-Jitsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...

*2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Med 2

(Teams) *2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Med 1

(Individual) *2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Med 2

(Teams) *2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Med 1

(Individual) *1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK Med 3

* 1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany Med 2

*1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Med 1

(Teams) *1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Med 1

(Individual) *1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Med 2

(Teams) *1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Med 1

(Individual) *1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France Med 1

*1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Med 2

(Teams) *1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Med 1

(Individual) *1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Med 1

(Teams) *1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Med 1

(Individual)

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*1996 British Schools champion

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*1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion

Professional kickboxing record

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