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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 220 p4p, 226 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 27 p4p, 30 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bulb's choice of entrance music: Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 44 - 23 - 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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bulb looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Bulb catches Caunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Bulb throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Adim Bulb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt throws a lazy head kick
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
Bulb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulb on the side of the head.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bulb throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bulb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
Bulb swings widly with a right hand
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Bulb lands with a cross.
Bulb digs a good hook to Caunt's body.
Caunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bulb.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bulb misses with a body shot
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Bulb.
Jab, jab by Caunt - just one landing.
Caunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bulb. Bulb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bulb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
Bulb tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caunt defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bulb.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Bulb avoided it.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bulb misses with a body punch
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Bulb avoids it.
Caunt misses with the body kick
and Bulb makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caunt really felt that one!
Caunt lands with a straight right. Bulb didn't see that one coming.
Caunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Bulb.
Bulb checks a low kick from Caunt.
Bulb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bulb lands a nice looking body shot.
Bulb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Bulb misses with a body shot
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Bulb throws a lazy body kick
and Caunt counters with a low kick, right behind Bulb 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
A nice leg kick from Bulb, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulb throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bulb missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Caunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Bulb throws a sloppy head kick
and Caunt counters with a three punch combo that has Bulb backing up. Bulb nods at Caunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Bulb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bulb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bulb swings widly with a right hand
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Bulb moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adim Bulb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bulb lands a nice hook to Caunt's body. Caunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caunt connects with a leg kick.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Bulb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bulb's head backwards.
Bulb lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Bulb.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulb.
Bulb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bulb throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Caunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bulb to score with a decent uppercut.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Bulb.
A quick step to the side and Caunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt slips a straight right by Bulb.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Bulb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt misses with a hook.
Bulb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulb counters with a head kick. That will keep Caunt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt cracks Bulb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bulb misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulb misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Bulb shrugs it off.
Bulb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt slips a straight right by Bulb.
Bulb tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adim Bulb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulb lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulb misses with a jab to the body
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulb throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
Bulb throws an off balance right hand
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Bulb moved out of range nicely.
Bulb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Bulb off balance momentarily.
Bulb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caunt will feel that in the morning.
Bulb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with an uppercut.
Caunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bulb throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bulb doesn't seem bothered though.
Bulb throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Bulb walks into a jab.
Caunt dips to his left and cracks Bulb with an uppercut!
Bulb misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a nice body kick.
Bulb cracks Caunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bulb counters with a nice body shot.
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.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bulb looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Bulb throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
Bulb throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Bulb moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bulb misses.
Bulb lands a head kick!
Caunt moves out of range as Bulb throws a body kick.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb misses with a body shot
and Bulb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulb throws a leg kick
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caunt tries to bum rush Bulb with a series of wild strikes but Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb misses the body punch
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Bulb backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Bulb off balance momentarily.
Bulb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulb misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt slips a jab from Bulb.
Caunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bulb just manages to avoid it.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulb's head.
Bulb misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Bulb avoided it.
Bulb throws a leg kick
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulb misses with a right hand
and Bulb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Caunt.
Bulb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bulb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caunt.
Bulb throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Bulb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bulb checks it well.
Caunt jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Bulb is predictable there
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bulb. Bulb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bulb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt lands a nice shot that snaps Bulb's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulb. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bulb.
Caunt checks a low kick from Bulb.
Caunt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bulb misses with a looping left.
Caunt throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Caunt thows a leg kick but Bulb checks it
and Bulb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bulb scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bulb slips a jab from Caunt.
Bulb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bulb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caunt thumps Bulb with a low kick.
Bulb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caunt. That did some damage!
Bulb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bulb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
Bulb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caunt misses with a hook
and Bulb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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