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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbaro comes to the cage accompanied by Fight - Future World Music. Jax Teller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Teller.
A low kick from Teller misses
and Barbaro counters with a nice body kick.
Barbaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teller in his tracks.
Teller misses with a hook.
Teller feints and then cracks Barbaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbaro down.
Teller throws a series of punches but Barbaro avoids them all with ease.
Barbaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Teller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbaro just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Teller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbaro - the referee stops the clock and Teller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbaro. Teller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbaro is just out of range.
Teller throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Teller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head kick misses from Teller.
Barbaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbaro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Barbaro.
Barbaro cracks Teller with a good jab.
Teller swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbaro.
Teller throws a leg kick but Barbaro moved away.
Good work by Teller as he checks the leg kick.
Barbaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbaro misses with a straight left.
Teller misses with a low kick.
Barbaro cracks Teller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teller counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Joe Barbaro has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Barbaro misses.
Teller takes one to the chin there.
Teller throws a hook but Barbaro blocks it.
Barbaro avoids a kick to the body.
Teller misses with a low kick as Barbaro jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Barbaro.
Barbaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Teller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barbaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbaro lands a jab to the head.
Teller lands with a cross.
Barbaro ducks under a wild hook from Teller.
Barbaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jax Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller slips under a jab.
Barbaro scores with a three punch combo!
Teller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbaro blocks a leg kick.
Barbaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Teller eats them both and turns towards Barbaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barbaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teller throws out the jab.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Barbaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teller. Barbaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbaro avoids a kick to the body.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick and Barbaro moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Barbaro.
Barbaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teller. Teller obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teller. That did some damage!
Barbaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Barbaro misses.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Teller scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Teller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Teller.
Teller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teller throws a low kick but Barbaro avoids it.
Teller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbaro counters with a thumping low kick.
Teller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Teller motions for Barbaro to come forward. Teller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbaro drives through and clinches with Teller against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Teller.
Teller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teller throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbaro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Teller's knee momentarily.
Teller with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Barbaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Barbaro's cut.
That's time! Barbaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbaro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teller circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbaro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Teller is rocked!
Barbaro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbaro finish him?
Barbaro misses with a two punch combination.
Barbaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
Barbaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teller on the side of the head.
Barbaro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teller throws a chopping leg kick but Barbaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbaro drives through and clinches with Teller against the cage.
Barbaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Teller.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller seems to have recovered his senses.
Teller can't find room to land a body shot as Barbaro controls the action.
Barbaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Teller avoids the damage to the body.
Barbaro misses with a knee to the head.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Teller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro trying to control the position but instead, Teller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbaro into the cage.
Barbaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbaro tries a knee to the head but Teller blocks it.
Barbaro looking to throw knees to the head but Teller is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbaro.
Teller blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Teller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbaro backwards.
Teller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Nice elbow from Teller.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Barbaro has a couple of punches blocked by Teller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands an elbow just above Barbaro 's eye.
Barbaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teller blocks it with crossed arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Teller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe Barbaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Teller.
Stalling in the clinch from Teller.
Teller lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe Barbaro's cut is getting worse.
Barbaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teller pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbaro.
Barbaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Teller controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teller.
Teller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teller feints and then cracks Barbaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbaro down.
Barbaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teller checks it well.
Teller checks a low kick from Barbaro.
Teller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbaro throws a hook but Teller blocks it.
Teller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbaro is out of range and Teller settles back down.
Barbaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe Barbaro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barbaro looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller avoids the body shot from Barbaro.
Teller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbaro stalks Teller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teller's face. Teller staggers backwards, shaken.
Barbaro throws a leg kick
and Teller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbaro.
Teller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Teller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbaro is looking to clinch but Teller is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Teller.
Good leg kick by Teller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Barbaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Barbaro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joe Barbaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbaro throws a jab when Teller was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbaro. Teller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teller throws out a leg kick but Barbaro moves out of range and Teller only half commits.
Teller tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbaro misses with a hook. Teller ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Teller.
Teller looks for the body kick but Barbaro saw that one coming.
Barbaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
A slapping body kick lands there for Teller.
Jab by Teller.
Teller moves away from the strike by Barbaro.
Teller defending well as Barbaro loads up on a big left hand.
Barbaro throws a front kick aimed at Teller's knee but Teller avoids it well.
Barbaro tries to clinch but Teller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands with an overhand left.
Teller avoids the body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joe Barbaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teller tries to land a front kick but Barbaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teller blocks a head kick by Barbaro.
Barbaro throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbaro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Teller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbaro thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teller throws a push kick but Barbaro slaps the foot to one side.
Barbaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teller.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teller jabs Barbaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Teller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Teller with a hook.
Barbaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeez, Joe Barbaro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Teller throws a leg kick but Barbaro moved away.
Barbaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro moves out of range of the body kick from Teller.
Teller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barbaro scores with a sloppy right hand. Teller should have avoided that one.
Barbaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Teller lands a big head kick that sends Barbaro tumbling to the mat! Teller takes a step backwards and waves Barbaro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barbaro is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Barbaro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jax Teller!
Jax Teller is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jax Teller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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