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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Barrett (ranked 685 p4p, 6168 weight class) and Davi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sato staying out of range there.
Barrett with a jab.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sato moves away from the strike by Barrett.
Barrett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barrett digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Sato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato misses with a right hand
and Barrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato slips a jab from Barrett.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Barrett's head but Barrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett takes the fight into the clinch.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato gets through Barrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrett jumps into guard, dragging Sato to the mat.
Barrett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sato manages to get himself to full guard.
Barrett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Barrett from controlling successfully.
Sato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrett passes Sato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett passes to full mount!
Sato defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barrett.
Barrett unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett takes Sato's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sato is in trouble.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Barrett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sato is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrett controlling well, preventing Sato from escaping the position.
Sato is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barrett gets his way!
I would not like to be Sato right now.
Barrett tightening his grip on Sato, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Sato's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Barrett is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sato has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Barrett missing with punches from the back.
Barrett tightening his grip on Sato, looking for the choke.
Sato avoids the strikes from Barrett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Barrett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barrett lands a right hook to the body.
Barrett misses with a straight left.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato jabs Barrett right on the nose. Barrett blinks but takes it well.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Barrett scores with a punch to the head.
Blake Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Sato.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrett doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barrett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barrett darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Barrett.
Barrett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sato walks away with a smile on his face. Barrett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrett scores with a hook.
Sato digs a good hook to Barrett's body.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Barrett had a free shot at his head there.
Sato throws a hook but Barrett blocks it.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett takes the fight into the clinch.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato misses with some punches.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Barrett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sato just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrett pushes Sato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barrett tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Barrett scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.
Sato misses with some punches.
Barrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett pulls guard successfully.
Barrett trying to control the position here.
Blake Barrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrett's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrett is on top in guard.
Barrett passes Sato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Sato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barrett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sato!
Barrett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barrett looking to finish with strikes here!
Barrett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barrett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barrett 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sato to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sato shrugs it off.
Barrett is working for a guillotine from mount but Sato frees his head quite easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sato can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barrett wants to control the pace but Sato is squirming around nicely.
Barrett unloading with bombs!
Barrett manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sato to take his back!
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!
Barrett is working the ground and pound. Can Sato escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Barrett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Sato misses.
Barrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Barrett lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sato in his tracks.
Barrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Barrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Barrett slips a jab from Sato.
Barrett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrett with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Barrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Barrett's head but Barrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Barrett's shoulder, as Barrett tries to avoid the shot.
Barrett misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Barrett lands a really nice looking cross but Sato seems unphased.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Barrett moves away and avoids it.
Barrett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barrett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrett.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett jumps guard and drags Sato to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrett is on top in guard.
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!
Sato keeping moving, preventing Barrett from controlling successfully.
Sato is trying to keep Barrett in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrett cracks Sato with a solid left hand.
Barrett slips nicely into half guard.
Sato is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Barrett jumps into side control!
Barrett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barrett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett advances nicely into full mount.
Barrett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barrett is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sato has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Barrett throwing strikes here but Sato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barrett tries to control but Sato wriggling away.
Barrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
Sato avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barrett.
Sato tries to lock up and control but Barrett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sato taking shots to the head.
Barrett controlling his opponent.
Barrett continues to stall.
Barrett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davi Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake Barrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barrett punching from mount but Sato doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Barrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrett 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Blake Barrett!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Blake Barrett!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Blake Barrett!
Blake Barrett wins by unanimous decision!
Blake Barrett made sure to mention his sponsor, Sweet Leaf Supplements in his post fight interview.
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