Post by The Sandmen on Apr 1, 2014 15:29:45 GMT -5
Josh Barnett looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Alexander while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Houston Alexander is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Josh Barnett and Houston Alexander touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander tries a hook to the body
and hits Barnett ribs hard
Josh Barnett tries a hook to the body
and hits Alexander ribs hard
Superb haymaker by Barnett
that lands on Alexander's face like a cannon ball!
Josh Barnett fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alexander's chin
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alexander goes down.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Houston Alexander! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Houston Alexander doesn't defend himself!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Alexander is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
Houston Alexander gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett tries to improve position.
Alexander adjusts and closes his guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett tries to free his leg
Josh Barnett uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alexander's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Josh Barnett goes for an americana!
Alexander breaks free.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Josh Barnett looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Houston Alexander takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Houston Alexander fakes a punch and launches himself over Barnett!
Nice move by Alexander who clinches and pushes Barnett against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Houston Alexander embrace and tries to move away...
Houston Alexander pushes Barnett forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett grab one of Houston Alexander's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Houston Alexander landed hard on his back
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Barnett is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Houston Alexander launches an up-kick intended for Josh Barnett's head...
It lands flush with Josh Barnett's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Barnett is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Alexander tries to hit Josh Barnett with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Barnett dodges that
Barnett is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Alexander tries to hit Josh Barnett with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Barnett dodges that
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Houston Alexander. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Houston Alexander is on his feet again.
Josh Barnett charges at Alexander throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Alexander is rocked!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Houston Alexander's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barnett.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Terrible one sided match... Alexander was not ready to fight a fighter of Josh Barnett caliber.
Barnett positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alexander's being punished here!
Alexander's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Barnett is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alexander misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
Barnett breaks the closed guard of Houston Alexander and moves to half guard
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander 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 side mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Houston Alexander manages to switch to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett has seen better days.
Barnett launches a barrage of elbows over Alexander's face!
Houston Alexander blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett tries to open Alexander's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Josh Barnett. Alexander is unable to cover himself now!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Alexander measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.
Hard blow to Barnett's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Barnett is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Barnett and Alexander circle around the center of the cage.
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Houston Alexander
Great move by Barnett who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander is launching some bone breaking punches to Barnett's ribs while in the clinch.
Barnett blocks.
Houston Alexander gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett is holding Houston Alexander's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Houston Alexander loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Barnett is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Josh Barnett hooks Alexander's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Houston Alexander manages to kick Barnett away and scrambles on top!
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Alexander
He succeeds!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Houston Alexander cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to show some ground skills
Josh Barnett put Alexander in half guard.
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Alexander's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alexander tries to cover his face,
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Houston Alexander pushes Barnett's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Alexander who is in full mount! Barnett is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Josh Barnett tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Barnett is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett looks to posture up and open Houston Alexander's guard...
Josh Barnett forces Houston Alexander to open his guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett tries to move to full mount
Barnett's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander 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.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Barnett launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Houston Alexander is not able to stop Alexander ground skills and Josh Barnett moves to side mount!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Barnett is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Barnett is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Houston Alexander, who is barely covering up!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander 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 side mount over Houston Alexander
Barnett tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alexander pushes Josh Barnett and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Houston Alexander takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Brilliant combination from Josh Barnett
that forces Alexander to try and defend better.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Alexander throws a low kick
Josh Barnett blocks.
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alexander
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Barnett blocks Houston Alexander's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Josh Barnett gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander 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 Alexander
Josh Barnett pushes Alexander's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Barnett who is in full mount! Alexander is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Houston Alexander gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Josh Barnett tries to pass to half guard...
Houston Alexander can't prevent his opponent from passing. Barnett looks to work from half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Houston Alexander.
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Round 3
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Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Houston Alexander
Alexander counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
A right hand from Houston Alexander
surprises Barnett!
Josh Barnett goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
Barnett seems staggered and Houston Alexander runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right cheek
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Houston Alexander 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!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Barnett steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Josh Barnett launches an up-kick intended for Houston Alexander's head...
It lands flush with Houston Alexander's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Alexander launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Alexander launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Alexander moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Alexander pushes Josh Barnett and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alexander is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alexander moves back and takes a deep breath.
Houston Alexander is setting up a throw
No dice, Barnett breaks free.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett gets control of Houston Alexander's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Houston Alexander shakes him off and staves off danger.
Houston Alexander takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Barnett tries to grapple
He puts Alexander in a double underhook!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett is launching some bone breaking punches to Alexander's ribs while in the clinch.
Alexander blocks.
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Houston Alexander tries to take advantage...
Alexander tries to take Josh Barnett to the ground from the clinch...
Barnett shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Barnett catches an ankle and Alexander is tripped to the mat!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Houston Alexander looks to counter!
Barnett is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Alexander positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Barnett's being punished here!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Houston Alexander in his guard...
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Barnett measures the resilience of Alexander's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alexander blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Houston Alexander tries to take advantage...
Houston Alexander aggressively and repeatedly punches Barnett.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in 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 4:15 in the 3 round
Houston Alexander swings...
hard impact to Barnett's face!
Josh Barnett throws a looping left hand...
Alexander moves aside and dodges.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alexander moves back and takes a deep breath.
Josh Barnett throws a combo
Houston Alexander ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Barnett swings again, only to get countered once more! Barnett is looking bad here!
Barnett has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Alexander has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Alexander tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alexander is clinching with Barnett.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Josh Barnett.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Alexander moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Barnett's thigh!
Houston Alexander circles around Barnett
Alexander fires low kicks
punishing Barnett's legs repeatedly.
Not a desiderable position that Barnett is in now. Houston Alexander is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Some nice shots from Houston Alexander
that stun Barnett.
Barnett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Barnett has a small cut in his Right cheek
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Barnett stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Houston Alexander is coming in again!
Houston Alexander attempts to cut off Barnett with punches
Barnett reels from the strikes.
The ref pulls off Houston Alexander! Barnett seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Barnett's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Houston Alexander by TKO (Punches) at 0:59 Round 4
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/29 (62%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 501 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 22/31 (71%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/30 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 488 s
I didn't totally know what to expect from this one, to be honest. But this was a really good fight. Houston hit Josh with some good shots, then Josh took over for a while, doing good damage, taking control of the fight. He worked some ground, did some sub and GnP damage, and looked in control. But he got tired. And that was his major downfall. Houston had a little more left going into the 3rd and used that to take full control, then the 4th to finish up. Really, a good back and forth fight. Doubt anything will top it tonight, but when Brock vs. Overeem is your main event, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!
Ferocious staredown by Alexander while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Houston Alexander is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Josh Barnett and Houston Alexander touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Houston Alexander tries a hook to the body
and hits Barnett ribs hard
Josh Barnett tries a hook to the body
and hits Alexander ribs hard
Superb haymaker by Barnett
that lands on Alexander's face like a cannon ball!
Josh Barnett fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Alexander's chin
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alexander goes down.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Houston Alexander! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Houston Alexander doesn't defend himself!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Alexander is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
Houston Alexander gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett tries to improve position.
Alexander adjusts and closes his guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett tries to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett tries to free his leg
Josh Barnett uses some of his skill by jumping out of Alexander's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Josh Barnett goes for an americana!
Alexander breaks free.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Josh Barnett looks to mount Houston Alexander...
Houston Alexander takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Houston Alexander fakes a punch and launches himself over Barnett!
Nice move by Alexander who clinches and pushes Barnett against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Houston Alexander embrace and tries to move away...
Houston Alexander pushes Barnett forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett grab one of Houston Alexander's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Houston Alexander landed hard on his back
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Barnett is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Houston Alexander launches an up-kick intended for Josh Barnett's head...
It lands flush with Josh Barnett's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Barnett is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Alexander tries to hit Josh Barnett with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Barnett dodges that
Barnett is standing while Alexander is on the ground on his back
Alexander tries to hit Josh Barnett with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Barnett dodges that
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Houston Alexander. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Houston Alexander is on his feet again.
Josh Barnett charges at Alexander throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Alexander is rocked!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Houston Alexander's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barnett.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Terrible one sided match... Alexander was not ready to fight a fighter of Josh Barnett caliber.
Barnett positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alexander's being punished here!
Alexander's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Barnett is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alexander misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
Barnett breaks the closed guard of Houston Alexander and moves to half guard
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander 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 side mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Houston Alexander manages to switch to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett has seen better days.
Barnett launches a barrage of elbows over Alexander's face!
Houston Alexander blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Josh Barnett tries to open Alexander's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Josh Barnett. Alexander is unable to cover himself now!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Alexander measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.
Hard blow to Barnett's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Barnett is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Barnett and Alexander circle around the center of the cage.
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Houston Alexander
Great move by Barnett who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander is launching some bone breaking punches to Barnett's ribs while in the clinch.
Barnett blocks.
Houston Alexander gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett is holding Houston Alexander's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Houston Alexander loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Barnett is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Josh Barnett hooks Alexander's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Houston Alexander manages to kick Barnett away and scrambles on top!
Houston Alexander is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett tries to close his guard around Alexander
He succeeds!
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Houston Alexander cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Houston Alexander is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to show some ground skills
Josh Barnett put Alexander in half guard.
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Alexander's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alexander tries to cover his face,
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Houston Alexander pushes Barnett's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Alexander who is in full mount! Barnett is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Josh Barnett tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Barnett is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett looks to posture up and open Houston Alexander's guard...
Josh Barnett forces Houston Alexander to open his guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett tries to move to full mount
Barnett's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander 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.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Barnett launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Houston Alexander is not able to stop Alexander ground skills and Josh Barnett moves to side mount!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Barnett is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Barnett is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Houston Alexander, who is barely covering up!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander 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 side mount over Houston Alexander
Barnett tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alexander pushes Josh Barnett and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Houston Alexander takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Brilliant combination from Josh Barnett
that forces Alexander to try and defend better.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Alexander throws a low kick
Josh Barnett blocks.
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alexander
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Barnett blocks Houston Alexander's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander 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.
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Houston Alexander's guard...
Josh Barnett gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander 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 Alexander
Josh Barnett pushes Alexander's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Barnett who is in full mount! Alexander is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Houston Alexander gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Alexander
Barnett steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Josh Barnett tries to pass to half guard...
Houston Alexander can't prevent his opponent from passing. Barnett looks to work from half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Houston Alexander.
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Round 3
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Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Houston Alexander
Alexander counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
A right hand from Houston Alexander
surprises Barnett!
Josh Barnett goes with a looping right hand while Houston Alexander jumps back and jabs
Barnett seems staggered and Houston Alexander runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right cheek
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Houston Alexander 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!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Barnett steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Josh Barnett launches an up-kick intended for Houston Alexander's head...
It lands flush with Houston Alexander's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Alexander launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Alexander launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Alexander is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Alexander moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Alexander pushes Josh Barnett and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alexander is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alexander moves back and takes a deep breath.
Houston Alexander is setting up a throw
No dice, Barnett breaks free.
Alexander clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett gets control of Houston Alexander's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Houston Alexander shakes him off and staves off danger.
Houston Alexander takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Barnett tries to grapple
He puts Alexander in a double underhook!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett is launching some bone breaking punches to Alexander's ribs while in the clinch.
Alexander blocks.
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Houston Alexander tries to take advantage...
Alexander tries to take Josh Barnett to the ground from the clinch...
Barnett shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Barnett catches an ankle and Alexander is tripped to the mat!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Alexander
Barnett tries to escape from the closed guard
Josh Barnett any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Houston Alexander looks to counter!
Barnett is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Alexander positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Barnett's being punished here!
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Houston Alexander in his guard...
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Houston Alexander is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Barnett measures the resilience of Alexander's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alexander blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Houston Alexander tries to take advantage...
Houston Alexander aggressively and repeatedly punches Barnett.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Houston Alexander is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander keeps good control and remains in 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 4:15 in the 3 round
Houston Alexander swings...
hard impact to Barnett's face!
Josh Barnett throws a looping left hand...
Alexander moves aside and dodges.
Alexander decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alexander moves back and takes a deep breath.
Josh Barnett throws a combo
Houston Alexander ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Barnett swings again, only to get countered once more! Barnett is looking bad here!
Barnett has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Alexander has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Alexander tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alexander is clinching with Barnett.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Josh Barnett.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Alexander moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Barnett's thigh!
Houston Alexander circles around Barnett
Alexander fires low kicks
punishing Barnett's legs repeatedly.
Not a desiderable position that Barnett is in now. Houston Alexander is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Some nice shots from Houston Alexander
that stun Barnett.
Barnett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Barnett has a small cut in his Right cheek
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Barnett stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Houston Alexander is coming in again!
Houston Alexander attempts to cut off Barnett with punches
Barnett reels from the strikes.
The ref pulls off Houston Alexander! Barnett seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Barnett's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Houston Alexander by TKO (Punches) at 0:59 Round 4
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/29 (62%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 501 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 22/31 (71%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 17/30 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 488 s
I didn't totally know what to expect from this one, to be honest. But this was a really good fight. Houston hit Josh with some good shots, then Josh took over for a while, doing good damage, taking control of the fight. He worked some ground, did some sub and GnP damage, and looked in control. But he got tired. And that was his major downfall. Houston had a little more left going into the 3rd and used that to take full control, then the 4th to finish up. Really, a good back and forth fight. Doubt anything will top it tonight, but when Brock vs. Overeem is your main event, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!