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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 965 p4p, 599 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 141 p4p, 81 weight class). Asakura comes into the arena with JJBA - Giorno's Theme blaring out of the sound system. Barbosa has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyson Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Asakura dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Asakura.
Asakura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Antonio Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Asakura has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Asakura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asakura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asakura lands with a short shot to the head.
Asakura lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asakura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asakura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asakura's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa is working Asakura over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asakura.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Asakura controls the action.
Asakura looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Asakura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Asakura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Asakura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Asakura swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Asakura.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Asakura misses with some punches.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asakuras head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asakura.
Asakura tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Asakura controls the action.
Asakura lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Asakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Asakura misses.
Antonio Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Asakura catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Asakura avoids them all with ease.
Asakura is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Asakura moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asakura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asakura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa works on Asakura's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Asakura.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa is leaning against Asakura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Asakura seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
Asakura blocking some punches.
Asakura misses with the head strike.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asakura prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa presses Asakura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa pushes Asakura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asakura is breathing heavily.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asakura lands an uppercut.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Asakura scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Barbosa'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.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
Asakura looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asakura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa clinches.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asakura lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barbosa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Asakura.
Asakura lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Asakura.
A right hook to the body lands for Barbosa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Asakura.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa is working Asakura over against the cage.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
Asakura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asakura tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa pushes Asakura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Asakura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asakuras head.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Asakura controls his hands.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asakura's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa presses Asakura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Asakura controls the action.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Asakura controls the action.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
Barbosa cracks Asakura with a nice body shot.
Asakura prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asakura, pushing him back against the cage.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asakura.
Asakura misses with some punches.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Asakura takes a shot to the head.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asakura's elbow.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asakura misses with a knee strike.
Asakura lands a left hand.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asakura lands a left hand.
Asakura wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Asakura connects with a knee to the head.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Asakura.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asakura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa is working Asakura over against the cage.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa works on Asakura's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa works on Asakura's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa works on Asakura's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa is leaning against Asakura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asakura or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbosa jabs Asakura right on the nose. Asakura blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Asakura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa has Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Asakura clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
Asakura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura working aggressively here.
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asakura scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asakura, pushing him back against the cage.
Asakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asakura prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asakura lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Asakura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asakura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Asakura.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asakura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asakura tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa gets through Asakura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asakura blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
Barbosa pushes Asakura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asakura misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Barbosa.
Antonio Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Asakura.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asakura.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asakura manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asakura clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asakura misses with some punches.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
Asakura misses with the head strike.
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Asakura has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asakura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Asakura.
Tyson Asakura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa gets through Asakura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Barbosa!
Antonio Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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