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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos De Jesus has chosen Without Honor or Humanity as his entrance music. Josh Barnett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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284 lbs
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245 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Santos De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos De Jesus moves out of range as Barnett strikes.
Santos De Jesus checks a low kick from Barnett.
Santos De Jesus tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos De Jesus throws out a loose jab but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos De Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnett.
Santos De Jesus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Barnett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos De Jesus counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnett moves out of range as Santos De Jesus throws a body kick.
Barnett lands with a cross.
Santos De Jesus leaves Barnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnett gets the takedown into side control.
Santos De Jesus is looking to regain half guard here but Barnett keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos De Jesus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnett is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos De Jesus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnett.
Santos De Jesus isn't going anywhere.
Barnett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos De Jesus is trying to control Barnett's posture but Barnett avoids it.
Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos De Jesus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santos De Jesus!
Santos De Jesus tries to lock up and control but Barnett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos De Jesus is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santos De Jesus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos De Jesus is bucking up trying to escape but Barnett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santos De Jesus wants to hold on but Barnett pushes him away.
Barnett controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnett prevents Santos De Jesus from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus wants to hold on but Barnett pushes him away.
Barnett trying to control but Santos De Jesus is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Santos De Jesus has worked his arm free - good work by Santos De Jesus!
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barnett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santos De Jesus down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Jesus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnett off and has taken his back!
Santos De Jesus is hanging on to Barnett's back as he tries to escape.
Barnett is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnett looks for a takedown but Santos De Jesus sprawls well.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Santos De Jesus avoids them all with ease.
Barnett fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos De Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Josh Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos De Jesus looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos De Jesus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Barnett's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Santos De Jesus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santos De Jesus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos De Jesus keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Santos De Jesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Santos De Jesus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Santos De Jesus.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett throws a right and a left that Santos De Jesus avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos De Jesus defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos De Jesus's guard.
Santos De Jesus looking to control.
Santos De Jesus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnett!
Santos De Jesus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Santos De Jesus cracks Barnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnett is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett avoids a series of strikes thrown by Santos De Jesus.
Barnett is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Santos De Jesus lands a big elbow.
Santos De Jesus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
Santos De Jesus avoids the attempt from Barnett to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santos De Jesus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
My spies in Blunt Force Training inform me that Santos De Jesus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Santos De Jesus with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos De Jesus has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos De Jesus throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but Santos De Jesus isn't that keen on the idea.
Barnett tries to hold on but Santos De Jesus postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnett tries to lock up and control but Santos De Jesus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos De Jesus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos De Jesus thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos De Jesus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Santos De Jesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santos De Jesus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnett swinging wildly here.
Santos De Jesus moves in looking to clinch but Barnett pushes him off.
Josh Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos De Jesus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Barnett. Those never looked like landing.
Santos De Jesus throws a low kick but Barnett moves out of range easily.
Santos De Jesus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus misses with a body kick.
Santos De Jesus misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos De Jesus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos De Jesus is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Jesus is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Barnett is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnett passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barnett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos De Jesus can't escape the position.
Barnett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barnett breaks from Santos De Jesus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos De Jesus is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnett has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Santos De Jesus looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Barnett! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josh Barnett!
Josh Barnett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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