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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Barrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Barrington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Tokyo, Tommy Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Barrington!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrington tries to clinch up but Gun circles away and keeps his distance.
Gun has his takedown stuffed
and Barrington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barrington.
Gun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gun looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrington defends well.
Gun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gun is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barrington lands in his opponent's guard.
Gun really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gun pulls Barrington in close to his closed guard and prevents Barrington from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barrington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gun has control of Barrington's left arm, preventing Barrington from doing any damage.
Gun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gun has a closed guard, preventing Barrington from standing up.
Gun is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barrington defends it easily.
Barrington stopping the sweep attempt from Gun.
Gun has a closed guard, preventing Barrington from standing up.
Gun looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun is controlling Barrington's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Gun wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barrington slaps away a takedown attempt from Gun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barrington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gun sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gun is trying to control Barrington's posture but Barrington avoids it.
Gun is trying to improve his position.
Barrington wants to stand but Gun has his arm trapped.
Gun tries to buck Barrington off but Barrington is having none of it.
Gun struggling a bit here.
Barrington wants to control but Gun is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gun manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrington is trying to control. Gun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gun wants to improve his position but Barrington is controlling well.
Gun is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun trying to control but Barrington postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Gun will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barrington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gun is defended easily by Barrington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrington tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrington clinches up against the cage.
Gun tries to score a body lock takedown but Barrington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gun blocks it with crossed arms.
Gun is working for takedown but Barrington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gun wants a takedown but no success here.
Barrington ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barrington no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barrington wants to stand and escape but Gun is having none of it.
Barrington keeping moving, preventing Gun from controlling successfully.
Gun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gun stands and throws Barrington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barrington tries to improve position but can't.
Tommy Gun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barrington sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barrington can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barrington some visible discomfort.
Gun controls the position from side control.
Gun trying to control the position but Barrington is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Barrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrington is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gun working away.
Gun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barrington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gun grinds an elbow into Barrington's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Barrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun trying to control the position but Barrington is working away.
Barrington is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gun dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gun dives in and grabs Barrington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrington pushes down on Gun's head and hops out.
Barrington tries to clinch up
and Gun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gun trying to control but Barrington is working from the bottom.
Gun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gun wants to control from the top but Barrington keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Gun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gun shoots for a takedown but Barrington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gun scores a takedown into full mount!
Gun lands with some strikes.
Gun cracks Barrington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barrington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gun 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a big elbow.
Barrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gun jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barrington manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
Gun is putting a hurting on Barrington here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gun moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gun is looking to take a break and control but Barrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gun is controlling him well.
Gun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gun working the body and head with strikes.
Gun is chipping away with strikes.
Gun working the body and head with strikes.
Tommy Gun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun controlling the position.
Gun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barrington for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rick Barrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrington is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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