Post by The Sandmen on Aug 26, 2014 14:00:50 GMT -5
Shogun Rua doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Josh Barnett looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Shogun Rua has fight Josh Barnett 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shogun 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.
Barnett moves forward looking for some action
Josh Barnett shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Barnett shoots and grab both of Shogun Rua's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Barnett lifted Shogun's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Shogun is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Barnett tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around Barnett
He is not able to do it
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Barnett tries to jump to side mount.
Shogun Rua closed his guard around Josh Barnett.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Barnett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Shogun Rua efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun 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 full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun 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 Shogun
Josh Barnett tries to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Josh Barnett passes momentarily but Shogun Rua sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett tries to open up Shogun with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Shogun blocks a few elbows and now Josh Barnett will have to look for another option here.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shogun leans and gets Josh Barnett's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett struggles on the ground and tries to break Shogun Rua's guard...
Shogun doesn't want to free his opponent and Barnett continues in closed guard
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Barnett is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Shogun decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Shogun moves back and takes a deep breath.
Barnett is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Josh Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shogun Rua sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A punch from Josh Barnett
gets blocked by Shogun.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Shogun!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Barnett from the ground!
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Shogun is able to break the lock.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun attempts a triangle from bottom! Josh Barnett slips out. Shogun quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Josh Barnett slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Josh Barnett. 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 Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Josh Barnett!
Shogun is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Shogun has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Shogun
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun tries to take Josh Barnett down... Barnett stumbles backwards and Shogun Rua launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Barnett's jaw!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Barnett's face while in the clinch!
Barnett can't take many more shots like those!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Shogun, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Josh Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shogun Rua sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun Rua tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Barnett ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Shogun launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Shogun tries to grapple
He puts Barnett in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Barnett clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Barnett hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun launches a knee!
Shogun Rua hits Barnett's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Barnett hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Josh Barnett pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Josh Barnett
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett tries to break the clinch... Shogun Rua launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Barnett stumbles backwards and Shogun Rua shoots an incredible takedown!
Shogun is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Barnett's jaw!
Shogun Rua steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Barnett's Nose is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua attempts a sweep single...
Shogun Rua catches Josh Barnett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shogun.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Barnett
Not a desiderable position that Barnett is in now. Shogun Rua is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shogun 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 Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) is cheering him!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Josh Barnett's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Barnett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Nose
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Barnett's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Josh Barnett's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Barnett has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (Damage) at 2:28 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 13/20 (65%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Gotta say...I am not happy with this stoppage. Part of that, though is that the fight was really even leading up to a minute before the end, then Rua took over. I would have really liked Josh to get a second wind and get back into this one. He was doing pretty well, despite what the stats imply.
Josh Barnett looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Shogun Rua has fight Josh Barnett 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Shogun 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.
Barnett moves forward looking for some action
Josh Barnett shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Barnett shoots and grab both of Shogun Rua's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Barnett lifted Shogun's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Shogun is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Barnett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Barnett tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around Barnett
He is not able to do it
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Barnett tries to jump to side mount.
Shogun Rua closed his guard around Josh Barnett.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Barnett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Shogun Rua efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun 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 full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun 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 Shogun
Josh Barnett tries to pass Shogun Rua's guard...
Josh Barnett passes momentarily but Shogun Rua sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett tries to open up Shogun with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Shogun blocks a few elbows and now Josh Barnett will have to look for another option here.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shogun leans and gets Josh Barnett's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Shogun
Barnett struggles on the ground and tries to break Shogun Rua's guard...
Shogun doesn't want to free his opponent and Barnett continues in closed guard
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Barnett is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Shogun decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Shogun moves back and takes a deep breath.
Barnett is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Josh Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shogun Rua sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A punch from Josh Barnett
gets blocked by Shogun.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Shogun!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Shogun dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Barnett from the ground!
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Shogun
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Shogun is able to break the lock.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun attempts a triangle from bottom! Josh Barnett slips out. Shogun quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Josh Barnett slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Josh Barnett. 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 Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Josh Barnett!
Shogun is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Shogun has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Shogun
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun tries to take Josh Barnett down... Barnett stumbles backwards and Shogun Rua launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Barnett's jaw!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Barnett's face while in the clinch!
Barnett can't take many more shots like those!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Shogun, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Josh Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shogun Rua sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Josh Barnett gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun Rua tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Barnett ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Shogun launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Shogun tries to grapple
He puts Barnett in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Barnett clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Barnett hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun launches a knee!
Shogun Rua hits Barnett's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Barnett hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Josh Barnett pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Josh Barnett
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett tries to break the clinch... Shogun Rua launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Barnett stumbles backwards and Shogun Rua shoots an incredible takedown!
Shogun is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Barnett's jaw!
Shogun Rua steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Barnett's Nose is beginning to swell
Shogun Rua attempts a sweep single...
Shogun Rua catches Josh Barnett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shogun.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Barnett
Not a desiderable position that Barnett is in now. Shogun Rua is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shogun 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 Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) is cheering him!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Josh Barnett's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Barnett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Nose
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Barnett measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Barnett's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Josh Barnett's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Barnett has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Shogun Rua by TKO (Damage) at 2:28 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 13/20 (65%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Gotta say...I am not happy with this stoppage. Part of that, though is that the fight was really even leading up to a minute before the end, then Rua took over. I would have really liked Josh to get a second wind and get back into this one. He was doing pretty well, despite what the stats imply.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!