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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 25 p4p, 70 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 4 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caunt. Caunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caunt moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Barbosa defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Caunt moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Caunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Caunt lands.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Caunt stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Caunt misses.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Caunt catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Caunt.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Caunt feints a counter leg kick.
Caunt scores with a nice body kick.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caunt.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
That has opened up Dick Caunt's cut even more.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Caunt works the jab nicely.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Caunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Caunt.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Caunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Dick Caunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt slips a jab from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Caunt counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Caunt to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Caunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caunt misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Caunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Caunt's ribs.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Caunt avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Caunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa cracks Caunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Caunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body kick there by Caunt.
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice body shot.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Caunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Caunt is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Caunt's head.
Dick Caunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Caunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Edson Bidon Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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