Post by The Sandmen on Apr 9, 2015 16:25:59 GMT -5
Jon Fitch looks very relaxed.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Barnett is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Fitch is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Barnett is smart enough to block that one.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
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.
Fitch grab one of Josh Barnett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Jon Fitch throw Barnett to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Fitch is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Fitch moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Barnett is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Fitch struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Barnett's guard...
Barnett doesn't want to free his opponent and Fitch continues in closed guard
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Fitch 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 Jon Fitch's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Josh Barnett overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fitch pulls his arm out of danger.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Fitch 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Jon Fitch storms over Barnett with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Barnett's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean allows Barnett time to recover... 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 Jon Fitch's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jon Fitch shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fitch
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Josh Barnett's ribs!
Josh Barnett's ribs shows the damage! Jon Fitch is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett grab one of Jon Fitch's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Fitch done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Barnett misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch grab one of Josh Barnett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Jon Fitch throw Barnett to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Fitch is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Fitch moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Josh Barnett is on his feet again.
Fitch moves forward looking for some action
Jon Fitch shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Barnett doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jon Fitch embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Barnett who put distance between them
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Barnett sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Barnett won't budge, forcing Fitch to pull guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 closed guard over Fitch
Fitch 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 Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 closed guard over Fitch
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Jon Fitch has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Fitch
Barnett is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Barnett
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Barnett's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Fitch
Jon Fitch storms over Barnett with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Barnett's face with his elbows!
Barnett's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right eye
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Fitch fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Josh Barnett's arm and tries an armbar!
Barnett hold his own hand and breaks Fitch's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Jon Fitch.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Barnett isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Josh Barnett lost his dominant position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Barnett
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Barnett's ribs.
Barnett is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Barnett
Jon Fitch pushes Josh Barnett against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Fitch jumps and tries to free his leg! Barnett doesn't allow this but Jon Fitch is able to get half guard here.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Barnett
Terrible one sided match... Barnett was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Barnett from the side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Jon Fitch has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Barnett can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Barnett moves forward looking for some action
Josh Barnett shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch to Josh Barnett ribs and the tries to trip him
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Jon Fitch tries to open Barnett's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jon Fitch. Barnett is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Fitch delivers a few accurate elbows!
Barnett is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Barnett has a small cut in his Left cheek
Fitch is in rear mount over Barnett
Barnett has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Barnett with one hook in
Josh Barnett's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Jon Fitch isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Barnett locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Jon Fitch unil he can pull his arm free! Fitch lost his dominant position.
Fitch misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Fitch tries to use some of his tricky moves but Fitch's is smart enough to counter him.
Fitch is in rear mount over Barnett with one hook in
Jon Fitch slides his arm under Josh Barnett's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Josh Barnett pushes up and slides Jon Fitch's arm over his chin.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Josh Barnett uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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.
Fitch fires low kicks
punishing Barnett's legs repeatedly.
That punishment by Jon Fitch has left Barnett staggered! Jon Fitch should try push forward now and finish this!
Barnett stumbles backwards staggered and Jon Fitch launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Barnett is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Jon Fitch turns out the lights for Barnett! What an astonishing KO by Fitch!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Punches) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 22/34 (65%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Fitch got takedowns very aggressively and effectively. Josh never caught up.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Barnett is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Fitch is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Barnett is smart enough to block that one.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
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.
Fitch grab one of Josh Barnett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Jon Fitch throw Barnett to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Fitch is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Fitch moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Barnett is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Fitch struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Barnett's guard...
Barnett doesn't want to free his opponent and Fitch continues in closed guard
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Fitch 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 Jon Fitch's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Josh Barnett overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fitch pulls his arm out of danger.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Fitch 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Jon Fitch storms over Barnett with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Barnett's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Chin
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean allows Barnett time to recover... 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 Jon Fitch's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jon Fitch shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fitch
Barnett shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Josh Barnett's ribs!
Josh Barnett's ribs shows the damage! Jon Fitch is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Barnett grab one of Jon Fitch's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Fitch done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Barnett misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch grab one of Josh Barnett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Jon Fitch throw Barnett to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Fitch is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Fitch moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Josh Barnett is on his feet again.
Fitch moves forward looking for some action
Jon Fitch shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Barnett doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jon Fitch embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Barnett who put distance between them
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Barnett sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Barnett won't budge, forcing Fitch to pull guard.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 closed guard over Fitch
Fitch 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 Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 closed guard over Fitch
Josh Barnett is looking to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Jon Fitch has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Fitch
Barnett is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Barnett
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Barnett's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Fitch
Jon Fitch storms over Barnett with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fitch doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Barnett's face with his elbows!
Barnett's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right eye
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Fitch fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Josh Barnett's arm and tries an armbar!
Barnett hold his own hand and breaks Fitch's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Jon Fitch.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Barnett isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Josh Barnett lost his dominant position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Barnett
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Barnett's ribs.
Barnett is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Barnett
Jon Fitch pushes Josh Barnett against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Fitch jumps and tries to free his leg! Barnett doesn't allow this but Jon Fitch is able to get half guard here.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Barnett
Terrible one sided match... Barnett was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Barnett from the side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Jon Fitch has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Barnett can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Barnett moves forward looking for some action
Josh Barnett shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch to Josh Barnett ribs and the tries to trip him
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Jon Fitch tries to open Barnett's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jon Fitch. Barnett is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Barnett
Fitch delivers a few accurate elbows!
Barnett is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Barnett has a small cut in his Left cheek
Fitch is in rear mount over Barnett
Barnett has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Barnett with one hook in
Josh Barnett's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Jon Fitch isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Barnett locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Jon Fitch unil he can pull his arm free! Fitch lost his dominant position.
Fitch misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Barnett is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Fitch tries to use some of his tricky moves but Fitch's is smart enough to counter him.
Fitch is in rear mount over Barnett with one hook in
Jon Fitch slides his arm under Josh Barnett's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Josh Barnett pushes up and slides Jon Fitch's arm over his chin.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Josh Barnett uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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.
Fitch fires low kicks
punishing Barnett's legs repeatedly.
That punishment by Jon Fitch has left Barnett staggered! Jon Fitch should try push forward now and finish this!
Barnett stumbles backwards staggered and Jon Fitch launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Barnett is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Jon Fitch turns out the lights for Barnett! What an astonishing KO by Fitch!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Punches) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 22/34 (65%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Fitch got takedowns very aggressively and effectively. Josh never caught up.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!