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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Gawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Hilo, Rupert Gawne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Barry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry clinches with his opponent.
Barry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gawne lands a shot to the body.
Gawne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barry.
Gawne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gawne could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gawne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barry avoids it.
Gawne managing to block the knees to the body from Barry.
Gawne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barry is trying to force a seperation but Gawne has the dominant position.
Gawne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barry or not.
Gawne works on Barry's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gawne lands an uppercut.
Gawne is pushing Barry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gawne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barry tries to stall but Gawne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gawne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barry breaks the clinch.
Barry shoots in and bounces Gawne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gawne is trying to keep Barry in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry wants to control from the top but Gawne keeps moving.
Gawne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gawne keeping full guard, as Barry tries to pass.
Barry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Barry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barry takes a little break here. Gawne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gawne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gawne pushes Barry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barry working away.
Gawne wants to get back to his feet but Barry drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawne is not content to let Barry control the position.
Barry has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gawne!
Barry trying to control but Gawne is having none of it.
Gawne is looking to get to half guard.
Barry looking to control but Gawne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gawne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barry looking to secure an arm triangle but Gawne defends it well.
Barry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gawne is looking to escape.
Barry looks gassed!
Barry thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barry punching from mount but Gawne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Barry 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.
Barry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gawne.
Barry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gawne sprawls well. Gawne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barry gets slowly back to his feet.
Rupert Gawne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barry throws a head kick that misses.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Gawne swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gawne stuffs the takedown attempt from Barry. Barry gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Gawne.
Barry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rupert Gawne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Barry.
Gawne lands a nice shot to the body.
Gawne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barry doesn't seem bothered though.
Gawne has Barry up against the cage in a clinch.
Gawne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Gawne.
A short body shot lands from Gawne as the two fighters clinch.
Gawne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Gawne.
Gawne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawne is trying to maintain a safe position but Barry gets an underhook and turns Gawne into the cage.
Gawne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gawne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Gawne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barry or not.
Gawne lands a shot to the body.
Gawne stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gawne.
Gawne digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
Gawne lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Gawne as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gawne managing to block the knees to the body from Barry.
A short right from Gawne on the inside.
Gawne digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
Barry wants to get back to striking at distance but Gawne won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gawne.
Gawne prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Gawne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gawne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gawne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gawne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barry takes a shot to the head.
Gawne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gawne smiles and moves away.
Gawne connects with a crisp jab.
Barry ducks right into an uppercut from Gawne.
Gawne throws a series of strikes that have Barry backpedaling.
Barry fails with the takedown.
Gawne clinches up with Barry and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gawne lands a two punch combo.
Barry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gawne drives through and clinches with Barry against the cage.
Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gawne. No joy for Barry on that attempt.
Donk. Gawne catches Barry right on the button with a cross.
Gawne stuffs the takedown attempt from Barry. Barry gets slowly back to his feet.
Gawne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gawne cracks a nice hook into Barry's ribs.
Rupert Gawne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barry misses with a takedown attempt - Gawne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Gawne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gawne misses with a body shot.
Barry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barry prevents Gawne from getting back to his feet.
Barry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gawne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry wants to control from the top but Gawne keeps moving.
Gawne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barry postures up in Gawne's guard and throws a big left but Gawne blocks it.
Gawne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gawne is trying to control the position but Barry postures up.
Barry postures up in Gawne's guard and throws a big left but Gawne blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Gawne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gawne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gawne lands with a nice combination. Barry backs away looking to recover.
Barry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gawne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barry shoots for a takedown but Gawne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barry.
Barry tries to clinch there but Gawne circles away.
Barry moves in looking to clinch but Gawne pushes him off.
Barry is looking to clinch but Gawne is avoiding it.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry lands a head kick. Gawne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gawne cracks Barry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Gawne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gawne is looking to wear down Barry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gawne is fending him off so far but Barry persists. Nope, Gawne circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gawne misses the shot to the body.
Barry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gawne's head.
Barry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gawne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry fails with a takedown attempt.
Rupert Gawne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Barry.
Gawne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barry shoots in for a double leg but Gawne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gawne tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
Gawne lands a nice hook to Barry's body. Barry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barry trying to control the position from guard on top but Gawne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gawne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gawne trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gawne was covering up waiting for the punch and Barry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barry prevents Gawne from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawne keeping moving, preventing Barry from controlling successfully.
Barry thows a big elbow that misses.
Gawne keeping moving, preventing Barry from controlling successfully.
Gawne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gawne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barry on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barry pushes down on Gawne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barry wants to pass to mount but Gawne is defending the position.
Barry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Barry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Barry!
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energy
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