Post by The Sandmen on Jun 6, 2012 14:06:22 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Josh Barnett chants all around the place!
Tank Abbott looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Josh Barnett glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Josh Barnett attempts to cut off Tank with punches
Tank reels from the strikes.
Tank's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Tank
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Tank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Josh Barnett pushes Tank forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Tank grab one of Josh Barnett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Barnett done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Barnett looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tank Abbott's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
A wicked punch by Tank Abbott
rocks Barnett!
Tank Abbott goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Barnett seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Tank has a small cut in his Left cheek
Tank Abbott attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Barnett wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Barnett moves forward and holds Tank
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett struggles and launches a few punches to Tank's head
Those punches are hitting! Tank covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Tank pushes Josh Barnett againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Barnett tries to block Tank Abbott punches...
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank takes a break to breathe while holding Josh Barnett.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Tank Abbott goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
Tank seems staggered and Josh Barnett runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Nose
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Tank!
Nice move by Barnett who clinches and pushes Tank against the cage
Tank Abbott 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 Tank Abbott
The fighters are clinching.
Tank takes a break to breathe while holding Josh Barnett.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Josh Barnett swings...
...no good.
Tank throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Barnett's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
That punishment by Tank Abbott has left Barnett staggered! Tank Abbott should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett looks rattled! Tank Abbott sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Josh Barnett is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left cheek
Josh Barnett seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tank Abbott!
Tank is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Barnett tries to hit Tank Abbott with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Tank dodges that
Tank is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Tank moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Josh Barnett is on his feet again.
Tank steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A left hook from Tank
grazes the chin of Barnett.
Barnett's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
Nice punches from Tank Abbott.
Barnett staggers backwards. Tank wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Barnett's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right eye
Tank Abbott attempts a sweep single...
Tank Abbott catches Josh Barnett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tank.
Tank Abbott is in closed guard over Barnett
Tank delivers a few accurate elbows!
Barnett is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The ref pulls off Tank Abbott! Barnett seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Barnett's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Barnett has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Tank Abbott by TKO (Elbows) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 7 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 10/19 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 28 s
I had this for Tank in the first round or Josh in the 3rd. Tank back to form, Barnett has some rust to work out, after having been out for a while. Hopefully he gets back in the groove and can be a threat in the division soon. Cause right now, he is as threatening as a baby kitten. With AIDS.
Tank Abbott looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Josh Barnett glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Josh Barnett attempts to cut off Tank with punches
Tank reels from the strikes.
Tank's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Tank
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Tank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Josh Barnett pushes Tank forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Tank grab one of Josh Barnett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Barnett done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Barnett looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tank Abbott's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
A wicked punch by Tank Abbott
rocks Barnett!
Tank Abbott goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Barnett seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Tank has a small cut in his Left cheek
Tank Abbott attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Barnett wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Barnett moves forward and holds Tank
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett struggles and launches a few punches to Tank's head
Those punches are hitting! Tank covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Tank pushes Josh Barnett againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Barnett tries to block Tank Abbott punches...
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank takes a break to breathe while holding Josh Barnett.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Tank Abbott goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
Tank seems staggered and Josh Barnett runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Nose
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Tank!
Nice move by Barnett who clinches and pushes Tank against the cage
Tank Abbott 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 Tank Abbott
The fighters are clinching.
Tank takes a break to breathe while holding Josh Barnett.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Josh Barnett swings...
...no good.
Tank throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Barnett's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
That punishment by Tank Abbott has left Barnett staggered! Tank Abbott should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett looks rattled! Tank Abbott sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Josh Barnett is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left cheek
Josh Barnett seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Tank Abbott!
Tank is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Barnett tries to hit Tank Abbott with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Tank dodges that
Tank is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Tank moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Josh Barnett is on his feet again.
Tank steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A left hook from Tank
grazes the chin of Barnett.
Barnett's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
Nice punches from Tank Abbott.
Barnett staggers backwards. Tank wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Barnett's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right eye
Tank Abbott attempts a sweep single...
Tank Abbott catches Josh Barnett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tank.
Tank Abbott is in closed guard over Barnett
Tank delivers a few accurate elbows!
Barnett is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The ref pulls off Tank Abbott! Barnett seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Barnett's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Barnett has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Tank Abbott by TKO (Elbows) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 7 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 10/19 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 28 s
I had this for Tank in the first round or Josh in the 3rd. Tank back to form, Barnett has some rust to work out, after having been out for a while. Hopefully he gets back in the groove and can be a threat in the division soon. Cause right now, he is as threatening as a baby kitten. With AIDS.