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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bravo Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Aces High as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bravo Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes lands a high kick!
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bravo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atunes scores with a jab. Bravo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bravo swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Bravo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
Bravo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bravo's hands.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Bravo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a head kick that half lands.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Bravo takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Bravo misses.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Bravo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes tries a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Atunes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Atunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Bravo walks into a jab.
Atunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bravo.
Bravo throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bravo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Bravo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes scores with a kick to the body.
Atunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bravo slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bravo misses.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bravo.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo tries to keep at a distance but Atunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bravo as Atunes tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Atunes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes tries to stall but Bravo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bravo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atunes tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Bravo tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
Bravo lands a jab to the nose.
Bravo tried to score with a low kick but Atunes checks it.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
A cross from Bravo lands.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes clinches up against the ropes.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Bravo.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Atunes stalling in the clinch but Bravo improves position.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bravo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Bravo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravo controls his hands.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Leonardo Atunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bravo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bravo Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bravo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bravo misses the target.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bravo on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bravo. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes forces Bravo back against the ropes and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bravo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling the position.
Bravo gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
Atunes stalling in the clinch but Bravo improves position.
Atunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bravo up against the ropes.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Bravo blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Bravo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes trying to stall but Bravo improves his position.
Atunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Atunes blocks the leg kick.
Bravo throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Bravo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bravo tries to avoid it.
Bravo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atunes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Atunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bravo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Leonardo Atunes.
Well Atunes 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
Leonardo Atunes 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.
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