Post by The Sandman on Jun 15, 2021 16:55:27 GMT -5
Curtis Blaydes looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Josh Barnett raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Curtis Blaydes comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Josh Barnett comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Curtis Blaydes attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes catches Josh Barnett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Razor.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Curtis Blaydes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to move on the ground and shows Curtis Blaydes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's being punished here!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has a small cut in his Left eye
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He is not able to do it
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He is not able to do it
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster launches a few weak punches
Razor blocks them effectively.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He is not able to do it
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor moves on the ground
Razor cannot take advantage in the ground
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Barnett
Blocked by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Curtis Blaydes circles around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Barnett and Razor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Curtis Blaydes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is holding Curtis Blaydes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Curtis Blaydes shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster goes down.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is moving on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to counter Razor's moves on the ground.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Razor pulls his arm out of danger.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Josh Barnett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Josh Barnett doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Razor looks to work from half guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett tries to close the guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster put Curtis Blaydes in closed guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Good looking punches from Curtis Blaydes on the ground
They could take their toll on The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's being punished here!
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Good looking punches from Curtis Blaydes on the ground
deflected by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki 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 Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Razor looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Razor, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Razor fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Josh Barnett didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes tries to better his position on the ground...
Razor breaks the closed guard of Josh Barnett and moves to half guard
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Curtis Blaydes throws a flurry of punches at The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster...
A lot of them are hitting The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's face
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Curtis Blaydes looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Josh Barnett takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett is cooling the fight on the ground
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes aggressively and repeatedly punches The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett throws up a triangle attempt!
Curtis Blaydes postures up and breaks the triangle.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Razor's ribs.
Razor is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Barnett rolls Curtis Blaydes to his stomach and takes his back!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Josh Barnett slides his arm under Curtis Blaydes's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Curtis Blaydes pulls down on Josh Barnett's hand and staves off danger
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Razor! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has one hook in and keeps working!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
Razor is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Razor.
Razor uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Razor's ribs.
Razor is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Razor ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Razor misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Razor.
Nicely done! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with two hooks in
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with two hooks in
Nice beating Curtis Blaydes has received.
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with two hooks in
Josh Barnett isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Razor locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Josh Barnett unil he can pull his arm free! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster lost his dominant position.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor 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 Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) is cheering him!
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Curtis Blaydes looks to pass to mount...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Barnett
Crushing shot to Razor's body! He's holding his side
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Curtis Blaydes.
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Round 3
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The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster was not ready to fight a fighter of Curtis Blaydes caliber.
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Razor is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Curtis Blaydes pushes away The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Curtis Blaydes
The fighters are clinching.
Razor tries to dirty boxing while holds The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster against cage
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is aware of his surroundings and scapes from the clinch.
Curtis Blaydes gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Curtis Blaydes jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Curtis Blaydes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Razor tries to close his guard around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
He is not able to do it
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster moves on the ground
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster cannot take advantage in the ground
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Razor is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Razor is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks those punches
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Razor is covering himself! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to force the situation and Razor clumsily gives his back!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to get his arm under Curtis Blaydes's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Curtis Blaydes's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Curtis Blaydes easily defends the attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Curtis Blaydes looks to counter!
Razor has The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is unable to move under Razor control.
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 Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is holding Curtis Blaydes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Curtis Blaydes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Josh Barnett goes for an americana!
Razor breaks free.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
That hit The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor launches a few weak punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks them effectively.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Pitty-pat punches from The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
They're bothering Razor even though they aren't hurting him.
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Forehead
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett looks to mount Curtis Blaydes...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Razor can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks those punches
Razor clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll on the ground...
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Curtis Blaydes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries an armbar from the bottom!
Curtis Blaydes breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Curtis Blaydes looks to counter!
Razor launches a kick to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's thigh
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster checks that kick!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Razor can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Curtis Blaydes tries to better his position on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster holds Curtis Blaydes's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Razor is holding Josh Barnett's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground.
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster works on the ground with his fingers over Razor's face
Razor shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Body shots by Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster covers up.
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to trap Curtis Blaydes in his guard.
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Good looking punches from Curtis Blaydes on the ground
deflected by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Razor clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Josh Barnett rolls him over and takes his back!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Josh Barnett isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Razor locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Josh Barnett unil he can pull his arm free! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster lost his dominant position.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Curtis Blaydes realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Razor is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Razor is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Razor's being punished here!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to pass Curtis Blaydes's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett looks to mount Curtis Blaydes...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Curtis Blaydes shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Curtis Blaydes breaks that americana attempt!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster misses a step and Curtis Blaydes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor launches a few weak punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks them effectively.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Curtis Blaydes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett and Razor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Curtis Blaydes is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Razor should have paced himself better. It looks like he burned himself out.
Razor looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Razor is very hurt. You can see it in how he is moving in the last moments.
Razor steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Curtis Blaydes shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Barnett sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster moves forward and holds Razor
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Curtis Blaydes attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Curtis Blaydes launches a body shot
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is holding Curtis Blaydes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Curtis Blaydes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Razor's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett looks to pass to mount...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Curtis Blaydes.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Razor breaks the lock showing some skills...
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Barnett is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to turn in and scramble out. Josh Barnett timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Curtis Blaydes slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Body shots by Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster covers up.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
Razor tries to jump to side mount.
Josh Barnett jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Razor
Razor launches a few weak punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks them effectively.
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 2:15 in the 5 round
Curtis Blaydes fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Curtis Blaydes tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster won't budge, forcing Razor to pull guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Razor
Josh Barnett looks to posture up and open Curtis Blaydes's guard...
Josh Barnett forces Curtis Blaydes to open his guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in open guard over Razor... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Razor rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Razor is trying to counter now!
Razor tries to stand up!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster doesn't allow him!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks those punches
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Razor tries to close his guard around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
He is not able to do it
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Curtis Blaydes takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Barnett moves forward looking for some grappling action
Razor pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Razor sprawls and remains on his feet.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster clumsily fails here and it's time for Curtis Blaydes to fight back!
Curtis Blaydes tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Josh Barnett swings and Razor has to retreat
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Josh Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown!
Curtis Blaydes sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Curtis Blaydes by Split decision
Statistics: Curtis Blaydes
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 43/102 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1070 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 5/11 (45%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1070 s
Blaydes did more and had more success at doing those more-things, so...yeah. Decent decision, it would seem.
If you have either fighter, and comment on this fight, you can have 2 free points towards their stamina.
Also, +1 judges, for what seems to be a decent decision for once(?)
Josh Barnett raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Curtis Blaydes comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Josh Barnett comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Curtis Blaydes attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes catches Josh Barnett's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Razor.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Curtis Blaydes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett attempts to move to full guard
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to move on the ground and shows Curtis Blaydes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's being punished here!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has a small cut in his Left eye
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He is not able to do it
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He is not able to do it
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster launches a few weak punches
Razor blocks them effectively.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He is not able to do it
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor moves on the ground
Razor cannot take advantage in the ground
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Barnett
Blocked by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Curtis Blaydes circles around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Barnett and Razor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Curtis Blaydes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is holding Curtis Blaydes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Curtis Blaydes shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster goes down.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is moving on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to counter Razor's moves on the ground.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Razor pulls his arm out of danger.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Josh Barnett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Josh Barnett doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Razor looks to work from half guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett tries to close the guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster put Curtis Blaydes in closed guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Good looking punches from Curtis Blaydes on the ground
They could take their toll on The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's being punished here!
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Good looking punches from Curtis Blaydes on the ground
deflected by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki 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 Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Razor looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Razor, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Razor fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Josh Barnett didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to close his guard around Razor
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes tries to better his position on the ground...
Razor breaks the closed guard of Josh Barnett and moves to half guard
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Curtis Blaydes throws a flurry of punches at The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster...
A lot of them are hitting The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's face
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Curtis Blaydes looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Josh Barnett takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett is cooling the fight on the ground
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Curtis Blaydes aggressively and repeatedly punches The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Josh Barnett throws up a triangle attempt!
Curtis Blaydes postures up and breaks the triangle.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Razor's ribs.
Razor is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Barnett rolls Curtis Blaydes to his stomach and takes his back!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Josh Barnett slides his arm under Curtis Blaydes's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Curtis Blaydes pulls down on Josh Barnett's hand and staves off danger
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Razor! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has one hook in and keeps working!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
Razor is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Razor.
Razor uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Razor's ribs.
Razor is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Razor ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with one hook in
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Razor misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Razor.
Nicely done! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with two hooks in
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with two hooks in
Nice beating Curtis Blaydes has received.
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's side.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor with two hooks in
Josh Barnett isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Razor locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Josh Barnett unil he can pull his arm free! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster lost his dominant position.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor 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 Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) is cheering him!
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Curtis Blaydes looks to pass to mount...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Barnett
Crushing shot to Razor's body! He's holding his side
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Curtis Blaydes.
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Round 3
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The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster was not ready to fight a fighter of Curtis Blaydes caliber.
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Razor is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Curtis Blaydes pushes away The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Curtis Blaydes
The fighters are clinching.
Razor tries to dirty boxing while holds The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster against cage
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is aware of his surroundings and scapes from the clinch.
Curtis Blaydes gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Curtis Blaydes jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Curtis Blaydes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Razor tries to close his guard around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
He is not able to do it
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster moves on the ground
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster cannot take advantage in the ground
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Razor is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Razor is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks those punches
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Razor is covering himself! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to force the situation and Razor clumsily gives his back!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to get his arm under Curtis Blaydes's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Curtis Blaydes's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Curtis Blaydes easily defends the attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Curtis Blaydes looks to counter!
Razor has The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is unable to move under Razor control.
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 Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is holding Curtis Blaydes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Curtis Blaydes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Josh Barnett goes for an americana!
Razor breaks free.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
That hit The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor launches a few weak punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks them effectively.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Pitty-pat punches from The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
They're bothering Razor even though they aren't hurting him.
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Forehead
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett looks to mount Curtis Blaydes...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Razor can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to cover his face,
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks those punches
Razor clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll on the ground...
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Curtis Blaydes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries an armbar from the bottom!
Curtis Blaydes breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Curtis Blaydes looks to counter!
Razor launches a kick to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's thigh
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster checks that kick!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Razor can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Curtis Blaydes tries to better his position on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster holds Curtis Blaydes's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Razor is holding Josh Barnett's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett loses balance and goes to the ground.
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster works on the ground with his fingers over Razor's face
Razor shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Body shots by Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster covers up.
Curtis Blaydes is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett attempts to trap Curtis Blaydes in his guard.
Josh Barnett manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Good looking punches from Curtis Blaydes on the ground
deflected by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Razor clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Barnett to fight back!
Razor is in closed guard... The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Josh Barnett rolls him over and takes his back!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in rear mount over Razor
Josh Barnett isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Razor locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Josh Barnett unil he can pull his arm free! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster lost his dominant position.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Curtis Blaydes realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Razor is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to finish with a leg lock!
Razor is able to break the lock.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Razor's being punished here!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Razor
Josh Barnett tries to pass Curtis Blaydes's guard...
Josh Barnett manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett looks to mount Curtis Blaydes...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Curtis Blaydes shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Curtis Blaydes breaks that americana attempt!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster misses a step and Curtis Blaydes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor launches a few weak punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks them effectively.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll on the ground...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Barnett controls the situation despite Curtis Blaydes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett and Razor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Curtis Blaydes is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Razor should have paced himself better. It looks like he burned himself out.
Razor looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Razor is very hurt. You can see it in how he is moving in the last moments.
Razor steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Curtis Blaydes shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Barnett sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster moves forward and holds Razor
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Curtis Blaydes attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Curtis Blaydes launches a body shot
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is holding Curtis Blaydes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Curtis Blaydes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Razor's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett looks to pass to mount...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Curtis Blaydes.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Josh Barnett throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Razor breaks the lock showing some skills...
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Razor tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Barnett is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to turn in and scramble out. Josh Barnett timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Curtis Blaydes slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Body shots by Curtis Blaydes
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster covers up.
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
Razor looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
Razor tries to jump to side mount.
Josh Barnett jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Razor
Razor launches a few weak punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks them effectively.
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 2:15 in the 5 round
Curtis Blaydes fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Curtis Blaydes tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster won't budge, forcing Razor to pull guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over Razor
Josh Barnett looks to posture up and open Curtis Blaydes's guard...
Josh Barnett forces Curtis Blaydes to open his guard.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's cheek from the guard.
Josh Barnett uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in open guard over Razor... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Razor rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Razor is trying to counter now!
Razor tries to stand up!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster doesn't allow him!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Deep breaths from Curtis Blaydes who tries a hammer punch to The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks those punches
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Razor
Razor tries to close his guard around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
He is not able to do it
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Fernando Buesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Curtis Blaydes takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Barnett moves forward looking for some grappling action
Razor pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Razor sprawls and remains on his feet.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster clumsily fails here and it's time for Curtis Blaydes to fight back!
Curtis Blaydes tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Josh Barnett swings and Razor has to retreat
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Josh Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown!
Curtis Blaydes sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Curtis Blaydes by Split decision
Statistics: Curtis Blaydes
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 43/102 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1070 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 5/11 (45%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1070 s
Blaydes did more and had more success at doing those more-things, so...yeah. Decent decision, it would seem.
If you have either fighter, and comment on this fight, you can have 2 free points towards their stamina.
Also, +1 judges, for what seems to be a decent decision for once(?)
