Street Fighter ‘Bar Fights‘ put on by Gootecks and Ryan Gutierrez went down at Jake’s in Pasadena over the weekend.  The tournament and exhibition was an overwhelming success as for the turnout of people.  Ryan sent out a teaser video weeks before the event explaining how the showcase would be full of people watching Street Fighter pro-level players ‘Ed Ma’ and ‘Combofiend’ defend their honor as masters of the recently released Capcom gem.  Fans and players from all over the city gathered for a chance to take on the champs and each would-be contender fell as quickly as they arrived.  The tournament area was in the backroom of Jake’s and was filled to capacity.  As an all-ages event – kids surrounded the players and cheered them on like a scene from the film Fight Club.  The rest of the building had pool tables and spectators in attendance and eventually the venue had to start turning people away as they attendance grew.

We had a chance to chat briefly with Peter who goes by the nick-name ‘Combofiend’ (one of the pro-players) who was very calm and confident.  When asked about giving challengers a ‘break’ on the matches – he insisted that no quarter would be given as he wants young players to realize the types of challenges one would face in the real world as a competitive gamer.  The entire event was video-taped and streamed over the internet – expect to see more of these pop up in your neck of the woods!  Additional media can be found at – www.getyourtournament.com