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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 377 p4p, 53 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 621 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
15 - 8 - 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
23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Judah's head.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Caunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
Caunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah misses with a hook.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caunt.
Caunt lands with a cross.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah throws a low kick but Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judah throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caunt.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Judah tenderised Caunt's leg. Caunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
A big right from Judah misses.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt scores with a jab to the body.
Judah avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caunt.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Judah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Caunt connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Judah down.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caunt keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caunt.
Judah scores with a hook.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Judah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caunt blocks the body kick.
Caunt throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caunt momentarily.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt misses with a body punch
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Caunt.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Caunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Judah under the eye.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Caunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Caunt with an uppercut!
Caunt misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah counters with a body kick.
Judah blocks a jab.
Caunt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Judah eats them both and turns towards Caunt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Judah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caunt swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
Caunt lands with an overhand left.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Caunt pushes Judah away with a front kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah wants to counter the offense by Caunt and move into the clinch position.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judah lands a jab to the head.
Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Judah, as that shot connected.
Judah misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Caunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judah throws a right and a left that Caunt avoids nicely.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah slips under a jab.
Caunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Judah. Judah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Judah swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt lands a nice looking body kick.
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick.
Caunt checks a low kick from Judah.
Jab by Caunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Judah lands the left hand.
Judah throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judah scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caunt cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caunt misses with a body shot
and Judah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caunt really felt that one!
Caunt with a nice cross.
Judah misses with a hook.
Judah looks to land a combination but Caunt avoids it well.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah lands a jab to the head.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Caunt throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
Caunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Judah misses.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt thumps Judah with a low kick.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Caunt.
Caunt throws a low kick but Judah avoids it.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caunt in his tracks.
Judah slips under a jab from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Judah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt cracks Judah with a good jab.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
Judah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Caunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt slips under a jab from Judah.
As Judah backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Judah misses with an uppercut.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
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!
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Judah throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judah misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caunt is out of range and Judah settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Caunt down.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Judah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caunt misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
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!
Caunt misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Caunt sets himself, and Judah steps forward looking for the clinch! Caunt avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Judah punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Judah looks for the body kick but Caunt saw that one coming.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caunt on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
A punch lands to the side of Judah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Judah blocks the leg kick.
Caunt looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Judah's head.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Caunt sees coming a mile off.
Caunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caunt throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Judah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Judah's head.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Judah blocks the body kick.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caunt.
Judah scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Judah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Caunt throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Caunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
Judah throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Judah's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah.
Judah lands a front kick.
Caunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt scores with a push kick.
Judah throws out a leg kick but Caunt moves out of range and Judah only half commits.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
A less than humble Dick Caunt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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