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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 13 p4p, 126 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 3 p4p, 18 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patriot on the side of the head.
Caunt lunges at Patriot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patriot's hand.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patriot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patriot misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Patriot blocks the leg kick.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Patriot sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patriot. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patriot is out of range and Caunt settles back down.
Patriot throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt with a nice calf kick.
Patriot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Patriot misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Patriot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patriot dips to his left and cracks Caunt with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patriot connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
Caunt lands a nice hook to Patriot's body. Patriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot by Patriot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patriot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patriot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Patriot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Patriot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Patriot walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caunt defending well as Patriot loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Caunt.
Caunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patriot slips under a jab from Caunt.
Patriot throws a counter combo.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot misses with an uppercut.
Caunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Patriot wants to slow Caunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Patriot connects with the punch.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Patriot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patriot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt misses the jab.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patriot checks it well.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Patriot.
Caunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Patriot.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Caunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patriot.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patriot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Patriot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patriot looks to land a combination but Caunt avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patriot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Patriot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patriot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Caunt misses with a hook.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Patriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Caunt misses with a hook. Patriot ducked under it nicely.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patriot misses with a series of wild punches.
Patriot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patriot scrambles back to his feet.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Caunt takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Patriot saw that one coming.
Patriot slips under a jab from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Patriot throws a leg kick that misses.
Caunt cracks Patriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Patriot saw that one coming.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Patriot blocks the body kick.
Patriot throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt 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.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Patriot looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Patriot avoids it.
Patriot throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt feints and then cracks Patriot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patriot down.
Caunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patriot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Patriot throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Patriot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patriot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caunt throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot throws a nice looking combination but Caunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Patriot throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Caunt 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.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patriot throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Patriot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt pushes Patriot away with a front kick.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot lands with an uppercut that bounces Caunt off the cage and back into range.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Caunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt cracks Patriot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patriot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caunt tests Patriot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Patriot counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a good cross that connects.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Patriot's leg. Patriot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patriot moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Patriot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Patriot's knee but Patriot avoids it well.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Patriot's torso.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Jab by Patriot.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Patriot scores with a hook.
Patriot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caunt.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Caunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Caunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patriot will feel that in the morning.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Patriot blocks the low kick.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patriot, as that shot connected.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Patriot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Patriot is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a good jab.
A jab from Patriot does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt misses with a wild combination.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Patriot moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Patriot just misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Patriot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Patriot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caunt moves forwards but Patriot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Patriot's torso.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patriot scores with a decent looking hook.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Patriot moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Patriot with a nice cross.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Patriot connects with the punch.
Caunt scores with a body shot.
Caunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot lunges at Caunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caunt's hand.
Patriot misses with a two punch combination.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Patriot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Patriot.
A big right from Patriot misses.
A jab from Patriot misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Patriot moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caunt.
Caunt takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Patriot throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patriot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt slips a jab from Patriot.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Patriot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patriot checks a leg kick.
Patriot scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Patriot.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Patriot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
A jab from Patriot finds it's way through Caunt's defenses.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Patriot.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Patriot scores with the left hand. Caunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patriot's sensitive parts.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Patriot off balance momentarily.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patriot throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patriot misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a jab to the body.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range.
Patriot defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Patriot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Some bone on bone action there as Patriot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Caunt cracks Patriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patriot's head backwards.
Patriot takes a swing at Caunt's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot misses the jab.
Patriot misses with a two punch combination.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick from Caunt, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gorgon Patriot.
I think Caunt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gorgon Patriot!
Our winner, Gorgon Patriot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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