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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between iLike Turtles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Gillette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Gillette is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, iLike Turtles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robin Gillette!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtles throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillette.
A jab from Turtles finds it's way through Gillette's defenses.
Turtles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turtles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Turtles does no damage.
Turtles lunges at Gillette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gillette's hand.
Turtles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gillette is looking for a sweep.
Gillette really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turtles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A lull in the action here as Turtles stalls from top position.
Turtles trying to control the position but Gillette is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillette gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtles landing punches.
Turtles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turtles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turtles lands a big shot there that rocks Gillette but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turtles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turtles with the ground and pound from mount.
Turtles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtles trying to control but Gillette is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. iLike Turtles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Turtles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turtles throws a right hand that Gillette ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillette also avoids with ease.
Turtles swinging wilding here.
Turtles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gillette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gillette blocks a jab.
Turtles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turtles throws a series of punches but Gillette moves out of range.
Gillette throws a lazy uppercut
and Turtles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turtles shoots in looking for a takedown. Gillette tries to sprawl out of it but Turtles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gillette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gillette moves in looking to clinch but Turtles pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtles gets a takedown into half guard.
Turtles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Turtles is tying to control. Gillette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gillette tries to get to full guard but Turtles has control of the leg.
Turtles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turtles connects with a nice short shot to Gillette's temple.
Turtles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gillette works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turtles forces his way into half guard.
Gillette is looking to improve his position.
Turtles thows a huge punch but Gillette dodges it nicely.
Turtles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turtles wants to take a breather but Gillette is having none of it.
Turtles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
iLike Turtles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gillette tries to clinch up
and Gillette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Turtles does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Turtles.
Turtles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gillette backs up against the cage.
Turtles throws a right hand that Gillette ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillette also avoids with ease.
Turtles shoots in and drives through. Gillette sprawls well.
Robin Gillette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turtles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gillette!
Turtles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turtles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gillette is looking to escape.
Turtles dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillette is bucking up trying to escape but Turtles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gillette tries to hold on but Turtles postures up.
Gillette sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Turtles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gillette keeps working.
Gillette is trying to stand.
Gillette is breathing heavily.
Turtles is taking a breather. Gillette 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.
Gillette wants to improve his position but Turtles is controlling well.
Turtles uses his free foot to push down on Gillette's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gillette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtles working the ground and pound effectively.
Gillette is looking to get to half guard.
Turtles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gillette can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turtles controlling from mount.
Turtles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Turtles tries to control but Gillette wriggling away.
Turtles content just to control the position here.
Turtles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Turtles in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gillette is looking to get to half guard.
Turtles content just to control the position here.
Turtles lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turtles could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. iLike Turtles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Turtles misses with a series of wild punches.
Gillette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gillette wants to clinch but Turtles slips to the side
and Turtles counters with a single leg into guard. Gillette didn't expect that.
Gillette is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turtles trying to control but Gillette is working from the bottom.
Turtles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turtles is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
iLike Turtles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turtles has managed to clinch.
Turtles is trying to break free.
Gillette tries to break the clinch but Turtles is controlling the position.
Gillette tries to break the clinch but Turtles is controlling the position.
Gillette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turtles lands a shot to the body.
Gillette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gillette swings for the body but Turtles moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turtles.
Turtles has Gillette up against the cage in a clinch.
Turtles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turtles avoiding damage as Gillette throws knees to the body.
Gillette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turtles taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillette is looking to control Turtles's arms but Turtles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gillette has his back to the cage.
Gillette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gillette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turtles throws a series of punches but Gillette avoids them all with ease.
Gillette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turtles.
Turtles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turtles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillette.
Turtles scoring well with a low kick there.
Gillette throws a series of punches but Turtles moves out of range.
Gillette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Turtles scores with a four punch combination!
Turtles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gillette counters with a left and a right that stings Turtles.
Turtles is looking to slow Gillette down with leg kicks.
Turtles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turtles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtles throws a series of punches but Gillette avoids them all with ease.
Gillette darts in trying to clinch
and Turtles counters with a single leg into guard. Gillette didn't expect that.
Turtles wants to control from the top but Gillette keeps moving.
Turtles stays in close to Gillette's body and controls the position.
Turtles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gillette for as long as he can get away with.
Gillette wants to stand and escape but Turtles is having none of it.
Turtles wants to control from the top but Gillette keeps moving.
Gillette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtles stops Gillette from standing up.
Turtles controlling from the top position.
Turtles trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillette wants to stand and escape but Turtles is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gillette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turtles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turtles lands a body shot.
Turtles fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillette misses with a combination
and Turtles counters with a nice uppercut.
Turtles misses with a wild body shot.
Turtles connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gillette counters with a series of strikes. Turtles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turtles fails with a takedown attempt.
Turtles misses with a two punch combination.
Gillette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gillette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turtles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gillette counters with a good low kick that Turtles was not able to check.
Turtles moves out of range as Gillette throws a body kick.
Turtles drives through and clinches with Gillette against the cage.
Gillette breaks from the clinch.
Turtles throws a series of punches but Gillette avoids them all with ease.
Gillette closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turtles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robin Gillette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gillette takes a swing at Turtles's ribcage but misses.
Gillette takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
iLike Turtles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turtles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... iLike Turtles!
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hype
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RATING
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