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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Gajtkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbaro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fight - Future World Music. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Barbaro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Barbaro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Gajtkowski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbaro.
Barbaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Gajtkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gajtkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gajtkowski swings for the body but Barbaro moves out of range.
Barbaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbaro misses the shot to the body.
Gajtkowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gajtkowski duly obliges.
It looks like Joe Barbaro has been cut.
Barbaro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gajtkowski throws a series of punches but Barbaro moves out of range.
Barbaro is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Barbaro misses.
Gajtkowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbaro scores with a decent looking hook.
Bartosz Gajtkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gajtkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbaro throws a left that rocks Gajtkowski and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Barbaro dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gajtkowski regain composure!
Gajtkowski is rocked!
Gajtkowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gajtkowski is still in real trouble! Can Barbaro finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gajtkowski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Barbaro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajtkowski is trying to escape the mount.
Gajtkowski is still trying to improve position.
Gajtkowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbaro content just to control the position here.
Gajtkowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barbaro looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbaro lands with some strikes.
Gajtkowski is trying to escape the mount.
Barbaro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gajtkowski tries to reverse the position but Barbaro maintains control.
Gajtkowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbaro controlling his opponent.
Gajtkowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gajtkowski wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajtkowski gets full guard.
Barbaro wants to control from the top but Gajtkowski keeps moving.
Barbaro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gajtkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gajtkowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbaro's guard.
Gajtkowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbaro is retaining full guard.
Gajtkowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barbaro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gajtkowski has Barbaro in his guard.
Gajtkowski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barbaro has picked Gajtkowski up and slammed him! Gajtkowski can't keep hold of the triangle and Barbaro manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barbaro continues to stall.
Gajtkowski is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Barbaro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barbaro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gajtkowski tries to bench press Barbaro off him but Barbaro keeps the position.
Gajtkowski is trying to work for a sweep but Barbaro has mounted him!
Barbaro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gajtkowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barbaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Barbaro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gajtkowski throws a right and a left that Barbaro avoids nicely.
Gajtkowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gajtkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe Barbaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gajtkowski misses with a two punch combination.
Barbaro drops Gajtkowski with a right and a left! Barbaro comes rushing in but Gajtkowski regains his composure and manages to keep Barbaro in guard.
It looks like Bartosz Gajtkowski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gajtkowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barbaro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barbaro gets to his feet - Gajtkowski follows without any prompting.
Gajtkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro throws out a powerful jab.
Barbaro gets a clinch.
Barbaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gajtkowski backwards.
Gajtkowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gajtkowski can do to turn this around?
Gajtkowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gajtkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbaro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some wild striking there from Gajtkowski.
No joy there for Barbaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gajtkowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbaro scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajtkowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gajtkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbaro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Gajtkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gajtkowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbaro tries to clinch but Gajtkowski is having none of it.
Gajtkowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gajtkowski shoots in for a double leg but Barbaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbaro lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gajtkowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gajtkowski throws a leg kick but Barbaro sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Barbaro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gajtkowski.
Barbaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbaro with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro connects with a big uppercut there that sends Gajtkowski tumbling to the ground! Barbaro follows him down into his guard.
Barbaro passes into half guard.
Gajtkowski wants to get back to full guard.
Barbaro trying to control from half guard but Gajtkowski is working away.
Gajtkowski is looking to improve his position.
Gajtkowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbaro controlling the action here.
Gajtkowski wants to improve his position but Barbaro is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Further stalling from Barbaro.
More hug and hope from Barbaro.
Gajtkowski is looking for a sweep. Barbaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbaro stands up and beckons Gajtkowski to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barbaro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barbaro slips a jab and a cross from Gajtkowski.
Gajtkowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gajtkowski misses with a wild combination.
Gajtkowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbaro tries to sprawl out of it but Gajtkowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbaro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gajtkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Barbaro tries to bum rush Gajtkowski with a series of wild strikes but Gajtkowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gajtkowski throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbaro lands with a shot to the body.
Barbaro cracks Gajtkowski with an open hand slap.
Gajtkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbaro is just out of range.
Gajtkowski swings for the body but Barbaro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gajtkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbaro.
Barbaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gajtkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gajtkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbaro rushes Gajtkowski and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barbaro.
Barbaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gajtkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Barbaro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Barbaro's head coaches at Xtreme HGH Fight Club (best in Amsterdam) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gajtkowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbaro rather than just go for the knockout.
Gajtkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Barbaro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbaro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bartosz Gajtkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbaro throws an overhand right that drops Gajtkowski like a sack of potatoes! Barbaro dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Barbaro!
A victorious Joe Barbaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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