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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 4643 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Leonardo Atunes (ranked 593 p4p, 375 weight class). Caria comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 5, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Atunes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Caria.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Caria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Caria.
We've been informed that Atunes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
Atunes presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria avoids the body shot from Atunes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caria!
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Caria throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Caria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
Caria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Atunes.
Caria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Caria.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caria drops his hands momentarily and Atunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes scores with a jab to the head.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atunes misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely.
Caria wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Atunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
As Atunes backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria connects with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Caria lands.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
Nice cross by Caria.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Caria.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria pushes Atunes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Atunes slips a straight right by Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Atunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caria.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atunes.
Atunes lands a left hand.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caria is able to avoid easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
Caria tries to clinch up but Atunes circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atunes in his tracks.
Caria throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
Atunes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria drives through and clinches with Atunes against the ropes.
Atunes is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caria.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria drives through and clinches with Atunes against the ropes.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atunes.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Atunes.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Atunes takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Atunes wants to break free but Caria has control.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes lands a body punch.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with some punches.
Atunes managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Atunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Atunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Caria gets an underhook and turns Atunes into the ropes.
Caria manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Atunes scores with a four punch combination!
Caria moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes misses the body punch
and Caria counters with a body kick that stops Atunes in his tracks momentarily.
Atunes misses with a body punch
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria wants to clinch.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Atunes checks a leg kick.
Caria pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atunes's face.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
As Atunes backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four 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!
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Caria lands with an overhand left.
Caria misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Caria scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Caria has managed to clinch.
Caria lands a left hand.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Atunes is trying to break free.
Atunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atunes gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
Donk. Atunes catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Caria slips a straight right by Atunes.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caria wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes works Caria's body with a nice hook.
Caria pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Caria wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Caria throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Atunes misses the jab.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Caria has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Atunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
A low kick lands for Caria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atunes checks a leg kick.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Caria.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria clinches.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria lands a left hand.
A short right from Atunes.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Atunes gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caria throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes checks it.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria slips under a jab from Atunes.
Caria tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Atunes.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Caria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Caria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Atunes just manages to avoid it.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Leonardo Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Caria moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Caria lands with a cross.
Caria shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Caria thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Caria's body. Caria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Caria wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes connects with a looping right hand.
Caria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Atunes.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Caria gets a clinch.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caria is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Caria.
Atunes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Caria.
A knee to the head by Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria with a nice calf kick.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Melankomas Caria.
I think Caria 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
During a confident post fight interview, Melankomas Caria thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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