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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 3084 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Chris Smith (ranked 392 p4p, 472 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Barbaro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaro tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbaro shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbaro is defended easily by Smith.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Barbaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith stuns Barbaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbaro closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Barbaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith with a jab.
Barbaro looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
A big left from Smith misses.
It looked like Barbaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Barbaro shoots in.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Barbaro moves into the clinch.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaro.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbaro is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbaro has his back to the cage.
Barbaro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbaro tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbaro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbaro tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to break free but Barbaro pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barbaro stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Barbaro.
Barbaro walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Chris Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Barbaro tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Barbaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Barbaro ducks down to avoid it.
Smith digs a good hook to Barbaro's body.
Barbaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Barbaro throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Barbaro shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbaro wants to clinch.
Barbaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Barbaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith jabs Barbaro right on the nose. Barbaro blinks but takes it well.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbaro.
It looked like Barbaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Barbaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Barbaro's head but Barbaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbaro.
A little feinted left hand from Barbaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barbaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Barbaro defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Barbaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbaro slips under a jab from Smith.
Barbaro throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Barbaro wants to clinch.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Barbaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Barbaro's head but Barbaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbaro's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Barbaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbaro on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbaro doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Barbaro.
Barbaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Barbaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Barbaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No luck for Barbaro with that takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbaro is looking to counter punch.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Barbaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith cracks Barbaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbaro fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbaro darts in trying to clinch
and Barbaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Barbaro shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Chris Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbaro misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Barbaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a combination. Barbaro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barbaro slips under a jab from Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Barbaro fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbaro shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Barbaro didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith passes Barbaro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Barbaro tries to clinch up.
Barbaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Barbaro pushes him away.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbaro.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Barbaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith with a nice cross.
Barbaro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Barbaro moved out of range nicely.
Barbaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbaro moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Barbaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbaro on the side of the head.
Barbaro blocks a jab.
Barbaro moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Barbaro is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Barbaro tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barbaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbaro misses the target.
A left lands for Smith.
Barbaro slips a jab from Smith.
Joe Barbaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbaro.
Barbaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Barbaro's ribcage but misses.
Barbaro tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Barbaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Barbaro misses its intended target.
Barbaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbaro.
Barbaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Barbaro is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws the left hand but Barbaro avoids the punch easily.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbaro dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Barbaro's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a hook but Barbaro avoids it easily.
Barbaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Barbaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbaro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barbaro trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbaro's guard.
Chris Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbaro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Smith!
Chris Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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