Post by The Sandmen on Jun 21, 2012 16:19:55 GMT -5
Barnett enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Stefan Struve glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Josh Barnett looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Stefan Struve and Josh Barnett touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Josh Barnett and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Barnett moves forward looking for some action
Josh Barnett shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve launches a few hard punches to Josh Barnett's ribs!
Josh Barnett's ribs shows the damage! Stefan Struve is working his opponent ribs!
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Struve looks to be in very good shape.
Struve tries to take Josh Barnett down... Barnett stumbles backwards and Stefan Struve launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Barnett's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Barnett slightly pushes Struve into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Tremendous strikes from Struve!
Some big punches are landing!
Struve looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Struve measures the resilience of Barnett's chin with an uppercut while Barnett lands some great crosses.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
Barnett seems staggered and Stefan Struve runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Josh Barnett and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Stefan Struve
Good shot! Barnett has reasons to be worried.
Barnett and Struve circle around the center of the cage.
Barnett shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Josh Barnett and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Stefan Struve is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Barnett pushes Stefan Struve and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Barnett wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Barnett moves forward and holds Struve
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Barnett is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stefan Struve slightly pushes Barnett into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Struve launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Barnett's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Struve goes down.
Hard blow to Struve's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Barnett
He succeeds!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Terrible one sided match... Barnett was not ready to fight a fighter of Stefan Struve caliber.
Stefan Struve launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Barnett tries to cover his face,
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Stefan Struve's guard...
Stefan Struve has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Barnett is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve tries to better his position on the ground...
Struve is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stand up! This is what Struve's cornermen are shouting. Josh Barnett is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Struve, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Barnett is holding Stefan Struve's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stefan Struve shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett
Struve looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Barnett is on the receiving end of a great combo by Struve.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Stefan Struve!
Barnett is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Stefan Struve leans forwards and tries to grapple with Barnett
Struve shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Josh Barnett pushes away Struve trying to keep the fight at striking range
Struve stumbles backwards and Josh Barnett circles to get the center of the cage
A right hand from Stefan Struve
surprises Barnett!
Stefan Struve was tooling Josh Barnett for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Josh Barnett lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Josh Barnett goes with a looping right hand while Stefan Struve jumps back and jabs
Barnett seems staggered and Stefan Struve runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Struve
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Stefan Struve pushes away Barnett trying to keep the fight at striking range
Barnett doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stefan Struve
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett grapple with Stefan Struve and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stefan Struve managed to maintain his balances and move away from Barnett
Struve shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
A furious flurry of punches from Stefan Struve
puts Barnett in a world of hurt!
Barnett moves backwards and Stefan Struve is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Stefan Struve is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Stefan Struve launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Struve is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Struve moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
Stefan Struve was tooling Josh Barnett for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Josh Barnett lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stefan Struve moves forward looking for some grappling action
Struve has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett grapple with Stefan Struve and tries to hit him with a elbow
Stefan Struve wants nothing to do with him and pushes Barnett away
Barnett misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Struve wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Struve moves forward and holds Barnett
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve circles out and slips free of Josh Barnett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Josh Barnett takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Struve is holding Josh Barnett's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Barnett can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Josh Barnett down and prevents his attempts to escape
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve hovers above Barnett
Good punches to Barnett's body.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Josh Barnett gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stefan Struve can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Stefan Struve tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Struve looks to work from half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to close the guard.
Barnett put Stefan Struve in closed guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Barnett
Stefan Struve looks to posture up and open Josh Barnett's guard...
Stefan Struve forces Josh Barnett to open his guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Struve tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Stefan Struve has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Stefan Struve shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Barnett is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Struve into his guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Barnett
Stefan Struve is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Struve tries to escape from the closed guard
Stefan Struve any adventage in the ground.
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Struve spins out, but Josh Barnett was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Struve is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Stefan Struve. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve launches a rapid series of punches
taking Barnett from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Barnett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Barnett has a small cut in his Right cheek
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stefan Struve can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Struve throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
Barnett wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Barnett moves forward and holds Struve
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Struve who put distance between them
A right hand from Stefan Struve
surprises Barnett!
Stefan Struve is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Struve launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Barnett's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Struve shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Struve tries to grapple
He puts Barnett in a double underhook!
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett tries to breaks Stefan Struve's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Barnett doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve pushes away Barnett trying to keep the fight at striking range
Barnett doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stefan Struve
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Josh Barnett pushes Struve forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve circles out and slips free of Josh Barnett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Stefan Struve tries to bring the fight to the ground
Barnett goes down.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries an armbar from the bottom!
Stefan Struve breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Stefan Struve looks to counter!
Struve tries to move to full mount
Struve succeeds
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve hovers above Barnett
Good punches to Barnett's body.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Struve is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Struve is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Barnett time to recover. Josh Barnett seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Struve is holding Josh Barnett's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground.
Barnett Hyper-extended his arm
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Barnett's face!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Barnett struggles to free himself
Barnett breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve sits high on Josh Barnett's chest and pulls his leg underneath Barnett's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Barnett tries to roll out. He's too quick for Stefan Struve and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Struve and it cost him top position.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Barnett is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to stand up!
Struve doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Josh Barnett efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Struve catch Josh Barnett's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Barnett struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Barnett Hyper-extended his left arm
Crippling lock!
Josh Rosenthal breaks Stefan Struve's lock! This is over! Barnett didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (kimura) at 4:37 Round 3
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 50/60 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 2/14 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/12 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 325 s
Stalemate from hell until near the end of round 2. Then Struve woke the heck up and el-destruckto'ed Barnett.
Stefan Struve glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Josh Barnett looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Stefan Struve and Josh Barnett touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Josh Barnett and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Barnett moves forward looking for some action
Josh Barnett shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve launches a few hard punches to Josh Barnett's ribs!
Josh Barnett's ribs shows the damage! Stefan Struve is working his opponent ribs!
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Struve looks to be in very good shape.
Struve tries to take Josh Barnett down... Barnett stumbles backwards and Stefan Struve launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Barnett's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Barnett slightly pushes Struve into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Tremendous strikes from Struve!
Some big punches are landing!
Struve looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Struve measures the resilience of Barnett's chin with an uppercut while Barnett lands some great crosses.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
Barnett seems staggered and Stefan Struve runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Josh Barnett and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Stefan Struve
Good shot! Barnett has reasons to be worried.
Barnett and Struve circle around the center of the cage.
Barnett shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Josh Barnett and Struve engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Stefan Struve is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Barnett pushes Stefan Struve and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Barnett wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Barnett moves forward and holds Struve
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Barnett is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stefan Struve slightly pushes Barnett into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Struve launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Barnett's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Struve goes down.
Hard blow to Struve's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Barnett
He succeeds!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Terrible one sided match... Barnett was not ready to fight a fighter of Stefan Struve caliber.
Stefan Struve launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Barnett tries to cover his face,
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Stefan Struve's guard...
Stefan Struve has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Barnett is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve tries to better his position on the ground...
Struve is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stand up! This is what Struve's cornermen are shouting. Josh Barnett is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Struve, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Barnett is holding Stefan Struve's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stefan Struve shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett
Struve looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Barnett is on the receiving end of a great combo by Struve.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Stefan Struve!
Barnett is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Stefan Struve leans forwards and tries to grapple with Barnett
Struve shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Josh Barnett pushes away Struve trying to keep the fight at striking range
Struve stumbles backwards and Josh Barnett circles to get the center of the cage
A right hand from Stefan Struve
surprises Barnett!
Stefan Struve was tooling Josh Barnett for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Josh Barnett lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Josh Barnett goes with a looping right hand while Stefan Struve jumps back and jabs
Barnett seems staggered and Stefan Struve runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Struve
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Stefan Struve pushes away Barnett trying to keep the fight at striking range
Barnett doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stefan Struve
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett grapple with Stefan Struve and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stefan Struve managed to maintain his balances and move away from Barnett
Struve shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
A furious flurry of punches from Stefan Struve
puts Barnett in a world of hurt!
Barnett moves backwards and Stefan Struve is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Stefan Struve is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Stefan Struve launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Struve is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Struve moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
Stefan Struve was tooling Josh Barnett for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Josh Barnett lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stefan Struve moves forward looking for some grappling action
Struve has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett grapple with Stefan Struve and tries to hit him with a elbow
Stefan Struve wants nothing to do with him and pushes Barnett away
Barnett misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Struve wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Struve moves forward and holds Barnett
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve circles out and slips free of Josh Barnett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Josh Barnett takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Struve is holding Josh Barnett's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Barnett can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Josh Barnett down and prevents his attempts to escape
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve hovers above Barnett
Good punches to Barnett's body.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Josh Barnett gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stefan Struve can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Stefan Struve tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Struve looks to work from half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to close the guard.
Barnett put Stefan Struve in closed guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Barnett
Stefan Struve looks to posture up and open Josh Barnett's guard...
Stefan Struve forces Josh Barnett to open his guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Struve tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Stefan Struve has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Stefan Struve shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Barnett is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Struve into his guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Barnett
Stefan Struve is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Struve tries to escape from the closed guard
Stefan Struve any adventage in the ground.
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Struve spins out, but Josh Barnett was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Struve is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Stefan Struve. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve launches a rapid series of punches
taking Barnett from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Barnett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Barnett has a small cut in his Right cheek
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stefan Struve can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Struve throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
Barnett wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Barnett moves forward and holds Struve
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Struve who put distance between them
A right hand from Stefan Struve
surprises Barnett!
Stefan Struve is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Struve launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Barnett's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Struve shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Struve tries to grapple
He puts Barnett in a double underhook!
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett tries to breaks Stefan Struve's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Barnett doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve pushes away Barnett trying to keep the fight at striking range
Barnett doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stefan Struve
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Struve doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Josh Barnett pushes Struve forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Struve circles out and slips free of Josh Barnett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Stefan Struve tries to bring the fight to the ground
Barnett goes down.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries an armbar from the bottom!
Stefan Struve breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Stefan Struve looks to counter!
Struve tries to move to full mount
Struve succeeds
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve hovers above Barnett
Good punches to Barnett's body.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Struve is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Struve is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Barnett time to recover. Josh Barnett seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Struve is holding Josh Barnett's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground.
Barnett Hyper-extended his arm
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Barnett's face!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Barnett struggles to free himself
Barnett breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Stefan Struve sits high on Josh Barnett's chest and pulls his leg underneath Barnett's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Barnett tries to roll out. He's too quick for Stefan Struve and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Struve and it cost him top position.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Struve
Barnett is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to stand up!
Struve doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Josh Barnett efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Struve catch Josh Barnett's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Barnett struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Barnett Hyper-extended his left arm
Crippling lock!
Josh Rosenthal breaks Stefan Struve's lock! This is over! Barnett didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (kimura) at 4:37 Round 3
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 50/60 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 2/14 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/12 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 325 s
Stalemate from hell until near the end of round 2. Then Struve woke the heck up and el-destruckto'ed Barnett.