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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 63 p4p, 139 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 9 p4p, 21 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 21 - 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 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt connects with the punch.
Caunt needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Caunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Barbosa catches Caunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caunt defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Caunt counters with a body kick that stops Barbosa in his tracks momentarily.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Barbosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa jabs Caunt right on the nose. Caunt blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caunt tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Barbosa's side.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Caunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa just manages to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Caunt scores with a four punch combination!
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Barbosa shrugs it off.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Caunt misses its target.
Barbosa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caunt's head backwards.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Caunt's body.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa 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.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Caunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Caunt moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Caunt.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses the jab.
Caunt slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Caunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Caunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Caunt seems unphased.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Caunt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Caunt throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Caunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice body kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Caunt.
Caunt cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt lands an overhand right.
Caunt pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa lands a two punch combo.
Caunt loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa stuns Caunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Caunt's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Caunt's ribcage but misses.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Caunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a solid body kick.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa tries to land a body kick
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt connects with a jab.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
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 sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Barbosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caunt slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Caunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Caunt lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Caunt's belly button to the back.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Caunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes one on the button.
Caunt slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves forwards but Caunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caunt delivers a nice body kick.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Caunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caunt is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caunt tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barbosa throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
As Barbosa backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Caunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Caunt lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa lands a head kick. Caunt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Caunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa thinks about the counter body kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt scores with a jab.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Caunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Caunt also avoids with ease.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Caunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Caunt lands an overhand right.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and Caunt counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Caunt.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
As Edson Bidon Barbosa got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: He wasn’t expecting that'.
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