Ben Rothwell did something that no man before him has ever done - he was able to submit Josh Barnett. Rothwell continued his unlikely title push with a gogo choke win over Barnett in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 18, and you can check out the video highlights here.
Here's Dallas Winston's play-by-play of that fateful second round:
R2: Rothwell fires with both hands while cautiously closing distance. Barnett defending well but he's being cornered too easily and often by Rothwell. Barnett, with his back on the fence, forces a clinch to buy some space, then separates. Grazing left hand sweeps across the pocket for Barnett. Rothwell answers with a low kick, then a short uppercut.
Glancing right to the body from Barnett. Rothwell crams a left through his guard. They trade short shots at close range. Barnett jabs to the body and whiffs with a big overhand right. Quick left kick lands to the body for Barnett. Rothwell leans over and shuffles forward behind a wall of short, snapping rights. They clinch with Barnett pursuing a single, and Rothwell snaps the head down with a powerful front headlock, then amazingly rolls Barnett onto his back with a topside guillotine. Shockingly, the experienced submissionist taps out.
Ben Rothwell defeats Josh Barnett by submission (guillotine) R2