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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gay Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pedretti (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 Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gay Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felipe Pedretti!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Barr.
Pedretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedretti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barr counters with a takedown into side control.
Barr controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedretti is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barr connects with a decent elbow.
Pedretti wants to get back to his feet but Barr drags him back down.
Barr decides to stand back up.
Barr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedretti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barr clinches with his opponent.
Barr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Barr is just out of range.
Barr clinches.
Pedretti manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr scores with a decent looking hook.
Pedretti throws the left hand but Barr avoids the punch easily.
Barr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pedretti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barr is controlling him.
Pedretti looks winded!
Barr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pedretti is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedretti is working an open guard so Barr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barr shoots in and gets a takedown into Pedretti's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pedretti, up you get!
Barr tries to clinch up but Pedretti circles away and keeps his distance.
Barr tries to clinch but Pedretti moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr clinches with his opponent.
Pedretti prevents the takedown attempt.
Barr decides to pull guard.
Barr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pedretti wants to get back to his feet.
Barr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pedretti!
Barr controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr landing shots from mount.
Barr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barr working Pedretti over with strikes here.
Barr controlling the position easily from mount.
Pedretti is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pedretti has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pedretti is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barr cracks Pedretti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Barr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barr shoots in and bounces Pedretti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pedretti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barr is controlling him.
Gay Barr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pedretti wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barr manages to pass to side control.
Pedretti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barr wants to free his trapped foot but Pedretti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Barr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pedretti can do to turn this around?
Pedretti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr tries to clinch there but Pedretti circles away.
Pedretti throws a right and a left that Barr avoids nicely.
Pedretti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barr.
Barr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pedretti keeping moving, preventing Barr from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gay Barr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barr shoots in looking for a takedown. Pedretti tries to sprawl out of it but Barr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pedretti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedretti misses with a right hand
and Barr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barr postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pedretti to stand up.
Barr drives through and clinches with Pedretti against the cage.
Pedretti being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr is trying to pull guard but Pedretti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barr manages to pull guard.
Barr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pedretti won't allow Barr to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barr holds on and takes a little breather.
Barr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pedretti stacks Barr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pedretti!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedretti decides to stand up, so the ref orders Barr to his feet.
Pedretti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barr counters by clinching up.
Barr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedretti misses with a combination
and Barr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barr trying to control the pace.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Barr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pedretti throws a combination that misses
and Barr counters with a takedown into side control.
Barr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedretti keeps working.
Barr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pedretti is trying to buck Barr off.
Pedretti prevents Barr from improving position.
Pedretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr trying to control the action but Pedretti is working from the bottom.
Barr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedretti keeps working.
The ground and pound from Barr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedretti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barr.
Barr happy to just control the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pedretti is trying to get back to his feet.
Pedretti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pedretti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barr tries to advance to mount but Pedretti instead regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedretti wants to get back to his feet.
Barr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pedretti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pedretti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barr trying to pass the guard but Pedretti defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedretti wants to get back to his feet.
Barr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pedretti wants to get back to his feet.
Barr escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pedretti is trying to defend but Barr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Felipe Pedretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gay Barr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gay Barr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barr 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gay Barr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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