Post by The Sandman on Oct 6, 2021 11:51:46 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by El Guapo while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Josh Barnett doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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El Guapo and The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Josh Barnett moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
El Guapo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Josh Barnett pushes El Guapo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Bas Rutten embrace and tries to move away...
Bas Rutten pushes The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
El Guapo jump forward with his knee rising
Josh Barnettsaw that coming and move away from danger
Bas Rutten gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to take Bas Rutten to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! El Guapo is with is back on the ground now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over El Guapo
El Guapo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
El Guapo tries to close his guard around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
He succeeds!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster 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 Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia) is cheering him!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Josh Barnett looks to mount Bas Rutten...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Bas Rutten
El Guapo 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!
Bas Rutten is in half guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Bas Rutten realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Bas Rutten's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
El Guapo works on the ground with his fingers over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to escape from the full mount...
Bas Rutten is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Bas Rutten is in side mount over Josh Barnett
El Guapo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Bas Rutten in his guard...
Bas Rutten keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Bas Rutten in his guard...
Bas Rutten keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Deep breaths from Josh Barnett who tries a hammer punch to El Guapo's ribs.
El Guapo blocks those punches
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Bas Rutten rolls Josh Barnett to his stomach and takes his back!
El Guapo is in rear mount over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
El Guapo tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster! El Guapo has one hook in and keeps working!
El Guapo is in rear mount over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster with one hook in
El Guapo has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Nicely done! El Guapo now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
El Guapo is in rear mount over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster with two hooks in
Bas Rutten throws his leg over Josh Barnett's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Bas Rutten's rear naked choke attempt!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster struggles to free himself
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster struggles to free himself
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
El Guapo is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
El Guapo is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Josh Barnett frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Bas Rutten and ends up on top!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Bas Rutten pushes Josh Barnett down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
El Guapo catch Josh Barnett's left arm and tries a kimura
Josh Barnett holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
El Guapo misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Bas Rutten pushes Josh Barnett down and prevents his attempts to escape
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 Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bas Rutten is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
El Guapo steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
A punch from Josh Barnett
gets blocked by El Guapo.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
El Guapo is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's jaw!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for El Guapo, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
El Guapo seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
El Guapo moves backwards and Josh Barnett is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Bas Rutten
El Guapo counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bas Rutten is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Bas Rutten's punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is on the receiving end of a great combo by El Guapo.
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left eye
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
El Guapo sprawls and remains on his feet.
El Guapo decides to launch some tentative punches
Josh Barnett takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Josh Barnett moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Bas Rutten's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Bas Rutten holds Josh Barnett and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
El Guapo attempts a triangle from bottom! Josh Barnett slips out. El Guapo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Crippling lock!
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Josh Rosenthal breaks Bas Rutten's lock! This is over! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (Triangle to Armbar) at 2:37 Round 2
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Rutten submitted Barnett? What now?
Josh Barnett doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
El Guapo and The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Josh Barnett moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
El Guapo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Josh Barnett embrace and tries to move away...
Josh Barnett pushes El Guapo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Bas Rutten embrace and tries to move away...
Bas Rutten pushes The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
El Guapo jump forward with his knee rising
Josh Barnettsaw that coming and move away from danger
Bas Rutten gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to take Bas Rutten to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! El Guapo is with is back on the ground now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in open guard over El Guapo
El Guapo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
El Guapo tries to close his guard around The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
He succeeds!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster 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 Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia) is cheering him!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Josh Barnett looks to mount Bas Rutten...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Bas Rutten
El Guapo 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!
Bas Rutten is in half guard over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Bas Rutten realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Bas Rutten's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
El Guapo works on the ground with his fingers over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster tries to escape from the full mount...
Bas Rutten is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Bas Rutten is in side mount over Josh Barnett
El Guapo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Bas Rutten in his guard...
Bas Rutten keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and trap Bas Rutten in his guard...
Bas Rutten keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Deep breaths from Josh Barnett who tries a hammer punch to El Guapo's ribs.
El Guapo blocks those punches
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Bas Rutten rolls Josh Barnett to his stomach and takes his back!
El Guapo is in rear mount over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster
El Guapo tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster! El Guapo has one hook in and keeps working!
El Guapo is in rear mount over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster with one hook in
El Guapo has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Nicely done! El Guapo now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
El Guapo is in rear mount over The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster with two hooks in
Bas Rutten throws his leg over Josh Barnett's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Bas Rutten's rear naked choke attempt!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster struggles to free himself
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster struggles to free himself
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
El Guapo is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
El Guapo is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Josh Barnett frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Bas Rutten and ends up on top!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Barnett!
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Bas Rutten pushes Josh Barnett down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Josh Barnett
El Guapo catch Josh Barnett's left arm and tries a kimura
Josh Barnett holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
El Guapo misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Bas Rutten pushes Josh Barnett down and prevents his attempts to escape
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 Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bas Rutten is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
El Guapo steps backwards away from Josh Barnett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
A punch from Josh Barnett
gets blocked by El Guapo.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
El Guapo is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster's jaw!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for El Guapo, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
=========================================
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
El Guapo seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
El Guapo moves backwards and Josh Barnett is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Bas Rutten
El Guapo counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bas Rutten is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Bas Rutten's punches
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is on the receiving end of a great combo by El Guapo.
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left eye
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
El Guapo sprawls and remains on his feet.
El Guapo decides to launch some tentative punches
Josh Barnett takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Josh Barnett moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Josh Barnett attempts a sweep single...
Josh Barnett catches Bas Rutten's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster.
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster is in closed guard... El Guapo tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Barnett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Bas Rutten holds Josh Barnett and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Josh Barnett is in closed guard over El Guapo
El Guapo attempts a triangle from bottom! Josh Barnett slips out. El Guapo quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Crippling lock!
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Josh Rosenthal breaks Bas Rutten's lock! This is over! The Baby-Faced Assassin/The Warmaster didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (Triangle to Armbar) at 2:37 Round 2
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Rutten submitted Barnett? What now?
