Post by The Sandmen on Jun 26, 2020 17:12:46 GMT -5
Josh Barnett is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Travis Browne is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Barnett is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Barnett leads with a punch
Travis Browne evades but whiffs with a counter.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Travis Browne
Great move by Barnett who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Barnett doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Travis Browne embrace and tries to move away...
Travis Browne pushes Barnett forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Barnett gets hold of a leg and trips Hapa to the mat!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Barnett tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hapa leans and gets Josh Barnett's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Hapa looks to be in very good shape.
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) is cheering him!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett looks to mount Travis Browne...
Travis Browne takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Barnett tries to escape from closed guard...
Barnett struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Barnett shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Hapa is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Hapa tries to show some ground skills
Barnett uses his strength to keep Barnett at a disadvantage
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett looks to pass to mount...
Barnett slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Travis Browne.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett suddenly holds Travis Browne's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Hapa can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Hapa is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
2:25 Round 1 and Barnett is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Travis Browne shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Travis Browne breaks that americana attempt!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett suddenly holds Travis Browne's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Hapa can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Not a desiderable position that Barnett is in now. Travis Browne is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Travis Browne is looking to pass Josh Barnett's guard...
Josh Barnett has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Crippling lock!
Travis Browne lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Josh Barnett doesn't break the lock and Travis Browne is running out of time!
Travis Browne cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Travis Browne doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Travis Browne. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Barnett and Hapa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Barnett moves backwards and Travis Browne is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Tremendous strikes from Hapa!
Barnett blocks with confidence
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Hapa.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Travis Browne's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barnett.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Travis Browne has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Travis Browne keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to escape from the full mount...
Barnett struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Travis Browne is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Barnett creates enough space to control Travis Browne's leg.
Travis Browne is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Josh Barnett has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Hapa shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
A solid combination from Travis Browne
mostly hits air.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Hapa.
Hapa has a small cut in his Left eye
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett looks to pass to mount...
Barnett slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Travis Browne.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Hapa cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Barnett can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Travis Browne creates enough space to control Josh Barnett's leg.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett isolates Travis Browne's left arm looking for an armbar...
Travis Browne manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Josh Barnett lost his dominant position.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
As the fight continues it seems that Travis Browne is taking the best of the fight.
Travis Browne tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Hapa
He succeeds!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Hapa tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Barnett leans and gets Travis Browne's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Hapa is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Travis Browne moves to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Barnett grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Barnett moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Barnett tries to jump to side mount.
Travis Browne closed his guard around Josh Barnett.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Hapa measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Josh Barnett looks to mount Travis Browne...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll on the ground...
Barnett knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett was tooling Travis Browne for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Travis Browne lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Travis Browne gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Travis Browne tries a middle kick
Josh Barnett blocks and steps away.
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett isolates Travis Browne's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Travis Browne is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Travis Browne tries to turn away and scramble out. Josh Barnett takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Travis Browne spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hapa is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett tries to pass to half guard...
Travis Browne can't prevent his opponent from passing. Barnett looks to work from half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Barnett launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Travis Browne rolls over himself and stands up while Josh Barnett rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Josh Barnett. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Josh Barnett keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Barnett, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Barnett is holding Travis Browne's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Hapa measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Josh Barnett looks to mount Travis Browne...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Hapa tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Barnett is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett isolates Travis Browne's right arm looking for an armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Travis Browne manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Josh Barnett lost his dominant position.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Hapa
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Barnett
Blocked by Barnett.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett tries an armbar from the bottom!
Travis Browne breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Travis Browne is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to trap Travis Browne in his guard.
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Travis Browne positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Barnett covers himself well
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Barnett attempts a triangle from bottom! Travis Browne slips out. Barnett quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Travis Browne slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Travis Browne. 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 Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Travis Browne is measuring Barnett with his jab.
Barnett isn't fazed.
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Solid shot from Josh Barnett to the body.
Hapa blocks in time.
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hapa goes down.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Barnett tries to move to full mount
Barnett succeeds
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Travis Browne efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Hapa tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Deep breaths from Travis Browne who tries a hammer punch to Barnett's ribs.
Barnett blocks those punches
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Barnett tries to get a side mount...
Hapa wraps his leg around Josh Barnett leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett tries to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Barnett is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hapa's being punished here!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett catch Travis Browne's right arm and tries a kimura
Barnett is locking that kimura...
Travis Browne holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Travis Browne shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
That Americana from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Barnett is locking that Americana...
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Travis Browne breaks that americana attempt!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett sits high on Travis Browne's chest and pulls his leg underneath Hapa's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Hapa tries to roll out. He's too quick for Josh Barnett and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Barnett and it cost him top position.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Crippling lock!
Hapa tries to break the lock slamming Josh Barnett against the mat!
Josh Barnett doesn't allow Travis Browne to escape. He is tightening the Kimura
That Kimura from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Hapa tries to break the lock slamming Josh Barnett against the mat!
Josh Barnett doesn't allow Travis Browne to escape. He is tightening the Kimura
Hard blow to Hapa's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
After a couple of slams, Hapa loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Winner is Josh Barnett by Submission (Kimura) at 3:39 Round 3
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 1/9 (11%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 10/10 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 610 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 3/11 (27%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/21 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 610 s
Browne should have all the skills to dismember Josh. Instead, he had none of the skills, and did nothing, and died a horrible death. Terrible.
Travis Browne is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Barnett is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Barnett leads with a punch
Travis Browne evades but whiffs with a counter.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Travis Browne
Great move by Barnett who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Barnett doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Travis Browne embrace and tries to move away...
Travis Browne pushes Barnett forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Barnett gets hold of a leg and trips Hapa to the mat!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Barnett tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hapa leans and gets Josh Barnett's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Hapa looks to be in very good shape.
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) is cheering him!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett looks to mount Travis Browne...
Travis Browne takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Barnett tries to escape from closed guard...
Barnett struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Barnett shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Hapa is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Hapa tries to show some ground skills
Barnett uses his strength to keep Barnett at a disadvantage
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett looks to pass to mount...
Barnett slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Travis Browne.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett suddenly holds Travis Browne's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Hapa can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Hapa is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
2:25 Round 1 and Barnett is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Travis Browne shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Travis Browne breaks that americana attempt!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett suddenly holds Travis Browne's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Hapa can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Not a desiderable position that Barnett is in now. Travis Browne is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Travis Browne is looking to pass Josh Barnett's guard...
Josh Barnett has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Crippling lock!
Travis Browne lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Josh Barnett doesn't break the lock and Travis Browne is running out of time!
Travis Browne cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Travis Browne doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Travis Browne. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Barnett and Hapa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Barnett moves backwards and Travis Browne is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Tremendous strikes from Hapa!
Barnett blocks with confidence
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Hapa.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Travis Browne's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barnett.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Travis Browne has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Hapa
Barnett is in closed guard... Hapa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Travis Browne is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Travis Browne in his guard...
Travis Browne keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Travis Browne is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to escape from the full mount...
Barnett struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Travis Browne is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Barnett creates enough space to control Travis Browne's leg.
Travis Browne is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Josh Barnett has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Hapa shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
A solid combination from Travis Browne
mostly hits air.
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Hapa.
Hapa has a small cut in his Left eye
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett looks to pass to mount...
Barnett slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Travis Browne.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Hapa cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Barnett can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Travis Browne creates enough space to control Josh Barnett's leg.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett isolates Travis Browne's left arm looking for an armbar...
Travis Browne manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Josh Barnett lost his dominant position.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
As the fight continues it seems that Travis Browne is taking the best of the fight.
Travis Browne tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Hapa
He succeeds!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Hapa tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Barnett leans and gets Travis Browne's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Hapa is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Travis Browne moves to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Barnett grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Barnett moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Barnett tries to jump to side mount.
Travis Browne closed his guard around Josh Barnett.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Hapa measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Josh Barnett looks to mount Travis Browne...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll on the ground...
Barnett knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett was tooling Travis Browne for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Travis Browne lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Travis Browne gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Hapa measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Travis Browne attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Travis Browne tries a middle kick
Josh Barnett blocks and steps away.
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett isolates Travis Browne's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Travis Browne is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Travis Browne tries to turn away and scramble out. Josh Barnett takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Travis Browne spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hapa is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett tries to pass to half guard...
Travis Browne can't prevent his opponent from passing. Barnett looks to work from half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Barnett launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Travis Browne rolls over himself and stands up while Josh Barnett rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Josh Barnett. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Barnett is holding Travis Browne's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Josh Barnett keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Barnett, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Barnett is holding Travis Browne's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Travis Browne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Hapa measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Travis Browne gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Josh Barnett looks to mount Travis Browne...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Hapa tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Barnett is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett isolates Travis Browne's right arm looking for an armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Travis Browne manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Josh Barnett lost his dominant position.
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Hapa
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Travis Browne is in open guard over Barnett
Hapa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Barnett
Blocked by Barnett.
Hapa misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett tries an armbar from the bottom!
Travis Browne breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Travis Browne is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to trap Travis Browne in his guard.
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Travis Browne positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Barnett covers himself well
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Barnett attempts a triangle from bottom! Travis Browne slips out. Barnett quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Travis Browne slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Travis Browne. 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 Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Travis Browne is measuring Barnett with his jab.
Barnett isn't fazed.
Barnett is trying to counter now!
Solid shot from Josh Barnett to the body.
Hapa blocks in time.
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hapa goes down.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Hapa
Barnett tries to move to full mount
Barnett succeeds
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Travis Browne efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Hapa tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Deep breaths from Travis Browne who tries a hammer punch to Barnett's ribs.
Barnett blocks those punches
Hapa clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Barnett tries to get a side mount...
Hapa wraps his leg around Josh Barnett leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Hapa
Josh Barnett tries to pass Travis Browne's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Travis Browne
Barnett is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hapa's being punished here!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett catch Travis Browne's right arm and tries a kimura
Barnett is locking that kimura...
Travis Browne holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Barnett is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Travis Browne shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
That Americana from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Barnett is locking that Americana...
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Travis Browne breaks that americana attempt!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Travis Browne
Josh Barnett sits high on Travis Browne's chest and pulls his leg underneath Hapa's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Hapa tries to roll out. He's too quick for Josh Barnett and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Barnett and it cost him top position.
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Crippling lock!
Hapa tries to break the lock slamming Josh Barnett against the mat!
Josh Barnett doesn't allow Travis Browne to escape. He is tightening the Kimura
That Kimura from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Hapa tries to break the lock slamming Josh Barnett against the mat!
Josh Barnett doesn't allow Travis Browne to escape. He is tightening the Kimura
Hard blow to Hapa's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
After a couple of slams, Hapa loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Winner is Josh Barnett by Submission (Kimura) at 3:39 Round 3
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 1/9 (11%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 10/10 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 610 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 3/11 (27%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/21 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 610 s
Browne should have all the skills to dismember Josh. Instead, he had none of the skills, and did nothing, and died a horrible death. Terrible.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!