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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1194 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Holden Easterly (ranked 149 p4p, 237 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Easterly !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Easterly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Easterly has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Easterly rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Easterly .
Easterly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easterly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Easterly tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Easterly back against the cage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
A body shot lands from Easterly .
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterly throws a head punch that misses.
Easterly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Easterly throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa jumps guard and drags Easterly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly stands up from Barbosa's guard - Easterly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Easterly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Easterly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterly .
A big left from Easterly misses.
Easterly moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Easterly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Easterly lands an overhand right.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Easterly jumps back.
It seemed like Easterly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Easterly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Easterly wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Easterly lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easterly checks the leg kick.
Easterly misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Easterly .
Easterly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Easterly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Easterly throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa slips a jab from Easterly .
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Easterly . That did some damage!
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Easterly on the side of the head.
Easterly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Easterly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Easterly avoids a kick to the body.
Easterly blocks the body kick.
Easterly throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Easterly slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Easterly lands.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Easterly .
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Easterly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Easterly clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterly .
Easterly throws a head punch that misses.
Easterly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easterly 's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Easterly dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Easterly misses with some punches.
Easterly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easterly cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Easterly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Easterly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Easterly if he has to take too many more of those.
Easterly slips under a jab from Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a jab when Easterly was well out of range.
Easterly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterly scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Good shot there by Easterly .
Easterly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Easterly misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Easterly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easterly manages to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a swing at Easterly 's ribcage but misses.
Easterly wants to clinch.
Easterly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Easterly is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Easterly ! But no joy.
Easterly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Easterly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws a jab when Easterly was well out of range.
Easterly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Easterly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbosa.
Easterly rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holden Easterly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Easterly moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easterly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Easterly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Easterly coming out on top.
Easterly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Easterly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Easterly .
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Easterly . That did some damage!
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
and Easterly counters with a series of strikes. Barbosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Easterly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Easterly sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Easterly .
Easterly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Holden Easterly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Easterly checks the leg kick.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Easterly avoids it.
Barbosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Easterly throws out the jab.
A big right from Easterly misses.
Some wild striking there from Easterly .
Easterly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Easterly avoids them all with ease.
Easterly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Easterly .
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Easterly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Easterly avoids it.
Easterly slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Easterly avoids the punch easily.
Easterly moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Easterly misses with a looping left.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Easterly .
Barbosa tries to clinch but Easterly is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Easterly . Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Easterly .
Easterly thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Easterly 's shoulder, as Easterly tries to avoid the shot.
Easterly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Easterly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Easterly .
Easterly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Easterly tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Easterly throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Easterly thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Easterly lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Easterly lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Easterly checks it.
A little jabbing left from Easterly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa looks to clinch
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Easterly misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Easterly counters with a stiff right hand.
Easterly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Easterly loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Easterly staying out of range there.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Easterly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Easterly lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Easterly .
Easterly cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Easterly .
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Easterly .
Easterly works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Easterly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Easterly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Easterly lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Easterly misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Easterly throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Easterly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Easterly misses.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Easterly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Easterly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Easterly lands a body shot.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Easterly slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Easterly feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Easterly slips a straight right by Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Easterly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Easterly .
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterly misses with some punches.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Easterly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Easterly finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Easterly checks it.
Easterly misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Easterly checks the leg kick.
Easterly misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Easterly misses the target.
Easterly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Easterly avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Easterly throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Easterly lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easterly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Easterly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick.
Easterly lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Easterly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa jabs Easterly right on the nose. Easterly blinks but takes it well.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Easterly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Easterly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa moves out of range as Easterly strikes.
A combination from Easterly does no damage.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Easterly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Easterly .
Easterly throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Easterly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook but Easterly blocks it.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Easterly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Easterly cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Easterly .
Easterly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Easterly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Easterly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easterly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Easterly !
Easterly 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Easterly duly obliges.
Easterly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Easterly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Easterly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easterly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Easterly misses.
A punch lands to the side of Easterly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab.
Easterly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Easterly .
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterly slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Easterly moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Easterly has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Easterly 's defenses.
Easterly working aggressively here.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Easterly .
Easterly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Easterly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Easterly scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Easterly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Easterly ! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Easterly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Easterly delivers a nice body kick.
Easterly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Easterly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Easterly 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Easterly !
Holden Easterly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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