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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 2389 p4p, 257 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 1838 p4p, 215 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Caunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Smith misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Caunt takes a shot to the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caunt just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Caunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Caunt blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Caunt slowing the pace effectively.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Caunt tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt breaks the clinch.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith blocks a jab.
Caunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Caunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith is looking to clinch but Caunt is avoiding it.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith drives through and clinches with Caunt against the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Caunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith working aggressively here.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt breaks the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Caunt in a clinch.
Caunt works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Caunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Caunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt taking a breather.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with some punches.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Caunt.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caunt digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith rushes Caunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith gets through Caunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caunt.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Caunt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Caunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt lands an uppercut.
Caunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Peter Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Caunt lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Caunt misses.
Smith checks a low kick from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caunt.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Caunt tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Caunt had a free shot at his head there.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Caunt pushes him off.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Caunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Caunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caunt looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Caunt circles away.
Smith moves to clinch but Caunt breaks away
and Caunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith wants to clinch up but Caunt keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Smith tries to clinch up but Caunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Caunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Caunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Caunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Caunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caunt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Caunt in a clinch.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
A short left from Caunt.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Caunt - that landed with a thud.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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