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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Souza (ranked 2002 p4p, 230 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 1148 p4p, 62 weight class). Souza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gwen Stefani-Luxurious. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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148 lbs
6 - 3 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Souza shoots in and bounces Caunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caunt has control of Souza's left arm, preventing Souza from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt pulls Souza in to control the position.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Caunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souza looking for subs off his back but Caunt has passed one foot through into half guard.
Caunt prevents Souza from improving his position.
Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Souza wants to control but Caunt passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza seems a little lost for a moment, as Caunt dominates the positioning.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Caunt postures up.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Caunt happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Caunt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Souza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Caunt to regain full guard.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza throws a strike but Caunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souza wants to hit a switch here but Caunt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Souza there!
Souza gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caunt stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Ritchie Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Caunt lands with a good body shot.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt dodges the punch combination from Souza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Caunt digs a good hook to Souza's body.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souza dives in for a single leg takedown but Caunt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caunt - that will leave a mark!
Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Caunt defends well and Souza ends up having to push Caunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Caunt scores with a body shot.
Caunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dick Caunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Caunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caunt holds on and takes a little breather.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caunt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caunt pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caunt counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Caunt tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Caunt counters with a two punch combo.
Souza swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Caunt works the jab nicely.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
A cross from Caunt lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souza.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Caunt counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Souza looks for a takedown but Caunt sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caunt defends it nicely.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt counters with a body kick.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caunt counters with a nice body shot.
Ritchie Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caunt.
Both fighters circling a little - Caunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Souza misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caunt.
Caunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Caunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Souza's torso.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Caunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Souza shrugs it off.
Caunt with a hook.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Caunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Caunt thows a body kick. Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caunt stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Caunt.
Ritchie Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caunt lands a really nice looking cross but Souza seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Caunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Souza tries for a takedown but Caunt circles away easily
and Caunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Caunt cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Souza.
Caunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Caunt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Caunt punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caunt counters with a left and a right that stings Souza.
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caunt scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Ritchie Souza was interviewed post fight and said 'That dude is on PED's he needs to be tested ASAP. Cheater...'.
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RATING
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