Post by The Sandmen on Jul 16, 2014 9:30:55 GMT -5
Josh Barnett is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Oleg Taktarov is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Barnett and Russian Bear move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Oleg Taktarov tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Josh Barnett jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Oleg Taktarov
that nearly tags Barnett.
Josh Barnett fakes a move and moves laterally.
Barnett fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Oleg Taktarov didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear tries to close his guard around Barnett
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Russian Bear tries to close his guard around Barnett
He succeeds!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Barnett struggles on the ground and tries to break Oleg Taktarov's guard...
Josh Barnett is in Russian Bear open guard now
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Good looking punches from Josh Barnett on the ground
They could take their toll on Russian Bear.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett storms over Russian Bear with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Barnett doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Russian Bear's face with his elbows!
Russian Bear's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Oleg Taktarov's Right cheek
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett tries to pass to half guard...
Oleg Taktarov can't prevent his opponent from passing. Barnett looks to work from half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett pushes Russian Bear's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Barnett who is in full mount! Russian Bear is in trouble now!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Russian Bear is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Barnett's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Barnett
Russian Bear tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Barnett doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Russian Bear's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Oleg Taktarov. 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.
Several good body shots
land on Russian Bear.
Nice punch by Josh Barnett
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Russian Bear's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Oleg Taktarov 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.
Barnett grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Barnett
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett pushes Oleg Taktarov against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Barnett jumps and tries to free his leg! Russian Bear doesn't allow this but Josh Barnett is able to get half guard here.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett tries to pass Oleg Taktarov's guard...
Oleg Taktarov's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Barnett tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Russian Bear from the side mount!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov 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 Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Oleg Taktarov manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Barnett positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Russian Bear's being punished here!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Barnett drills Oleg Taktarov's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Oleg Taktarov's Nose
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett tries to pass Oleg Taktarov's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Barnett, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Josh Barnett fires an unorthodox punch to Russian Bear's torso
that hits its mark.
Hard blow to Russian Bear's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Oleg Taktarov's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barnett.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Barnett drills Oleg Taktarov's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Barnett tries to escape from closed guard...
Barnett struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett isolates Oleg Taktarov's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Russian Bear's eyes...
That Arm Triangle from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Oleg Taktarov is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett pushes Russian Bear's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Barnett who is in full mount! Russian Bear is in trouble now!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Josh Barnett aggressively and repeatedly punches Russian Bear.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Barnett rolls Oleg Taktarov to his stomach and takes his back!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear
Terrible one sided match... Russian Bear was not ready to fight a fighter of Josh Barnett caliber.
Oleg Taktarov doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Barnett's moves.
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear
Barnett tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Russian Bear! Barnett has one hook in and keeps working!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with one hook in
Barnett has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Russian Bear.
Nicely done! Barnett now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with two hooks in
Russian Bear tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Barnett a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Russian Bear's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with two hooks in
Barnett is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Russian Bear, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Barnett moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with two hooks in
Josh Barnett slides his arm under Oleg Taktarov's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Oleg Taktarov's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Josh Barnett by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:29 Round 2
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/20 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Statistics: Oleg Taktarov
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Barnett brought it. Nice to see. Unless you are Oleg.
Oleg Taktarov is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Barnett and Russian Bear move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Oleg Taktarov tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Josh Barnett jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Oleg Taktarov
that nearly tags Barnett.
Josh Barnett fakes a move and moves laterally.
Barnett fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Oleg Taktarov didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear tries to close his guard around Barnett
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Russian Bear tries to close his guard around Barnett
He succeeds!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Barnett struggles on the ground and tries to break Oleg Taktarov's guard...
Josh Barnett is in Russian Bear open guard now
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Good looking punches from Josh Barnett on the ground
They could take their toll on Russian Bear.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett storms over Russian Bear with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Barnett doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Russian Bear's face with his elbows!
Russian Bear's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Oleg Taktarov's Right cheek
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett tries to pass to half guard...
Oleg Taktarov can't prevent his opponent from passing. Barnett looks to work from half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett pushes Russian Bear's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Barnett who is in full mount! Russian Bear is in trouble now!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Russian Bear is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Barnett's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Barnett
Russian Bear tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Barnett doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Russian Bear's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Oleg Taktarov. 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.
Several good body shots
land on Russian Bear.
Nice punch by Josh Barnett
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Russian Bear's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Oleg Taktarov 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.
Barnett grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Barnett
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett pushes Oleg Taktarov against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Barnett jumps and tries to free his leg! Russian Bear doesn't allow this but Josh Barnett is able to get half guard here.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett tries to pass Oleg Taktarov's guard...
Oleg Taktarov's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Barnett tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Russian Bear from the side mount!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov 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 Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Oleg Taktarov manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Barnett positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Russian Bear's being punished here!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Barnett drills Oleg Taktarov's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Oleg Taktarov's Nose
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett tries to pass Oleg Taktarov's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Barnett, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Josh Barnett fires an unorthodox punch to Russian Bear's torso
that hits its mark.
Hard blow to Russian Bear's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Oleg Taktarov's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Barnett.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Barnett drills Oleg Taktarov's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Barnett tries to escape from closed guard...
Barnett struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett isolates Oleg Taktarov's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Russian Bear's eyes...
That Arm Triangle from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Oleg Taktarov is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Russian Bear
Josh Barnett pushes Russian Bear's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Barnett who is in full mount! Russian Bear is in trouble now!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Josh Barnett aggressively and repeatedly punches Russian Bear.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Barnett rolls Oleg Taktarov to his stomach and takes his back!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear
Terrible one sided match... Russian Bear was not ready to fight a fighter of Josh Barnett caliber.
Oleg Taktarov doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Barnett's moves.
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear
Barnett tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Russian Bear! Barnett has one hook in and keeps working!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with one hook in
Barnett has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Russian Bear.
Nicely done! Barnett now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with two hooks in
Russian Bear tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Barnett a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Russian Bear's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with two hooks in
Barnett is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Russian Bear, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Barnett moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Barnett is in rear mount over Russian Bear with two hooks in
Josh Barnett slides his arm under Oleg Taktarov's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Oleg Taktarov's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Josh Barnett by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:29 Round 2
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/20 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Statistics: Oleg Taktarov
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Barnett brought it. Nice to see. Unless you are Oleg.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!