Tony
10-11-2009, 08:56
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This weekend, Fedor Emelianenko garnered the attention of the MMA fans across America in his Strikeforce debut on network television.
Unbeknown to many, the man whom he was slated to fight in the heavyweight dream match that evaporated in the fateful few days in July also resurfaced in victorious fashion — albeit in a far more arcane corner of the MMA fandom.
Josh Barnett took the tournament gold in the ultra heavyweight/pessadisimo (over 215 pounds) division among the blackbelts at the World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2009 held at California State University in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 8. In the tournament final, Barnett bested Ralph Gracie pupil, Bruno Paulista.
Paulista had an impressive showing against the larger Barnett — he demonstrated nifty guardwork, locking up Barnett and threatening him with triangle choke from high guard and arm bar via knee bar feint. Despite struggling to pass Paulista’s guard, Barnett defended well against his submission attempts and kept up the pressure throughout the 10 minute contest.
In the end, Barnett received the judge’s nod.
In his own words regarding his victory at the tournament:
Continue reading ‘Josh Barnett wins world jiu-jitsu ‘no-gi’ championship’ (http://mmamania.com/2009/11/09/josh-barnett-wins-world-jiu-jitsu-no-gi-championship/#more-18536)
This weekend, Fedor Emelianenko garnered the attention of the MMA fans across America in his Strikeforce debut on network television.
Unbeknown to many, the man whom he was slated to fight in the heavyweight dream match that evaporated in the fateful few days in July also resurfaced in victorious fashion — albeit in a far more arcane corner of the MMA fandom.
Josh Barnett took the tournament gold in the ultra heavyweight/pessadisimo (over 215 pounds) division among the blackbelts at the World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2009 held at California State University in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 8. In the tournament final, Barnett bested Ralph Gracie pupil, Bruno Paulista.
Paulista had an impressive showing against the larger Barnett — he demonstrated nifty guardwork, locking up Barnett and threatening him with triangle choke from high guard and arm bar via knee bar feint. Despite struggling to pass Paulista’s guard, Barnett defended well against his submission attempts and kept up the pressure throughout the 10 minute contest.
In the end, Barnett received the judge’s nod.
In his own words regarding his victory at the tournament:
Continue reading ‘Josh Barnett wins world jiu-jitsu ‘no-gi’ championship’ (http://mmamania.com/2009/11/09/josh-barnett-wins-world-jiu-jitsu-no-gi-championship/#more-18536)