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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 7 p4p, 20 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Dick Caunt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Caunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Caunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Caunt.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Caunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt 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 walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
Barbosa moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Caunt throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Caunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
Caunt tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a shot to the body.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Caunt.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Caunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caunt. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Barbosa's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Caunt lands with a good body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Caunt has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caunt will feel that in the morning.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Caunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caunt misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt looks to land a combination. Barbosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa works Caunt's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Caunt lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Caunt misses with a hook
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Caunt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a series of strikes. Barbosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt'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.
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caunt, as that shot connected.
Caunt clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Caunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Caunt is predictable there
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Caunt throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Caunt lands a jab.
Caunt lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
A left lands for Caunt.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caunt.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt retains his featherweight title!
Dick Caunt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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