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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gica Ionescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Barnett !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gica Ionescu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ionescu misses with a few strikes there.
Barnett throws a nice looking combination but Ionescu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ionescu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ionescu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnett feints and as Ionescu raises his hands in defense, Barnett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barnett looking to sit in guard and control but Ionescu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnett wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ionescu is now in half guard.
Barnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ionescu decides to stand and escape the position.
Barnett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ionescu gets caught napping as Barnett dives in and scores a takedown. Ionescu manages to retain guard.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Ionescu is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ionescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ionescu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gica Ionescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ionescu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnett needs to keep his hands up - Ionescu had a free shot at his head there.
Gica Ionescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ionescu did well to prevent Barnett getting side control.
Ionescu pushes Barnett off and gets back to his feet.
Ionescu tries to sprawl but Barnett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Ionescu wants to get back to his feet.
Ionescu kicks off Barnett and gets to his feet.
Barnett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ionescu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Ionescu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett stops Ionescu from standing up.
Ionescu has his feet on Barnett 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ionescu lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ionescu.
Barnett tries to bum rush Ionescu with a series of wild strikes but Ionescu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ionescu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ionescu connects with a right hand. Barnett shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ionescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ionescu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ionescu swinging wildly here.
Barnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ionescu.
Ionescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Ionescu. Those never looked like landing.
Ionescu throws a series of punches but Barnett avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Ionescu blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gica Ionescu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Barnett finds it's target.
Barnett throws a looping overhand right but Ionescu ducks down to avoid it.
Barnett feints and as Ionescu raises his hands in defense, Barnett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ionescu wants to stand but Barnett is controlling the position.
Ionescu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ionescu has Barnett pressed against the cage.
Barnett tries to circle away but Ionescu has him pinned against the cage.
Barnett has Ionescu pushed against the cage.
Ionescu trying to control the position but instead, Barnett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionescu into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett wants the takedown. Ionescu is fighting it off but Barnett persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ionescu's guard against the cage.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Ionescu keeps moving.
Ionescu kicks Barnett off and gets to his feet.
Barnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ionescu has one foot on Barnett 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ionescu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ionescu duly obliges.
Ionescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ionescu misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ionescu does no damage.
Barnett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnett tries to stand and escape but Ionescu actually recovers to full guard.
Ionescu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ionescu quickly recovers to half guard.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Ionescu is defending well.
Ionescu has one foot on Barnett 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ionescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gica Ionescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ionescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnett is just out of range.
Ionescu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ionescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ionescu throws a jab when Barnett was well out of range.
Ionescu gets caught flat footed, as Barnett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ionescu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ionescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnett tries to clinch there but Ionescu circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnett , right into the meat.
Barnett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ionescu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Barnett is trying to stall.
Ionescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ionescu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ionescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ionescu quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Barnett dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ionescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Ionescu misses with a few strikes there.
Barnett gets the takedown into side control.
Ionescu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnett trying to control the position but Ionescu is working away.
Barnett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ionescu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ionescu is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ionescu is not content to let Barnett control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ionescu throws Barnett to one side and escapes!
No joy there for Ionescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ionescu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ionescu has a closed guard, preventing Barnett from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ionescu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ionescu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnett as Ionescu tries to tie him up.
Barnett tries to throw a body punch but Ionescu avoids it by throwing Barnett back against the cage.
Ionescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnett .
Ionescu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Ionescu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ionescu sprawls well initially but Barnett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnett seems to be working for a kimura but Ionescu defends the submission attempt.
Ionescu pushes Barnett off looking to stand but Barnett dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ionescu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Barnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ionescu.
Ionescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnett feints and as Ionescu raises his hands in defense, Barnett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ionescu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ionescu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ionescu!
Ionescu really wants to buck Barnett off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 as a draw!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Fedor Barnett !
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Gica Ionescu!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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