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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 846 p4p, 101 weight class) and Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1194 p4p, 139 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Blackened Sunrise - Viking Skull. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 cm
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173 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
18 - 6 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan. Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Logan counters with a nice body shot. Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes. Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick. Logan looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range. Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut. Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes. Logan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it. Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it. Logan ducks under a wild hook from Atunes. This has been an exciting period of action! Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Logan. Logan drives through and clinches with Atunes against the cage.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Decent striking displayed by Atunes there. Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes scores with a jab to the body. Logan misses with a straight left. Atunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Atunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Atunes misses with a jab to the body
letting Logan counter with a right hand. Atunes connects with a leg kick. Logan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range. Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick. Logan misses with a straight left. Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Logan takes a step back to recover. Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Atunes lands with a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Logan with a body shot. Leonardo Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Logan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atunes on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Logan seems unphased.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Logan. Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Logan. Logan walks into a left hand. Logan throws a body shot but no joy. Atunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Logan throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily. Logan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Atunes throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range. Logan 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. Atunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target. Atunes misses the shot to the body. Atunes moves forwards but Logan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Logan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. 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 tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily. Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes. Logan throws a big counter combination but Atunes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Logan slips under a jab. Atunes lands with an overhand left. Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes. An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target. Logan tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot. Atunes misses with a low kick.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target. Logan checks a leg kick. Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook. Logan is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Logan throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range. It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes throws a hook but Logan avoids it easily. Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Logan takes a step back to recover. Logan needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there. Atunes scores with a punch to the head. Logan thows a left - swing and a miss! Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Logan on the side of the head. Atunes misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely. It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Atunes misses the body punch and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand! Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively. Atunes gets caught napping as Logan dives in and scores a takedown. Atunes manages to retain guard. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Logan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Logan throwing strikes from guard but Atunes blocks nicely. 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. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch. Atunes feints a counter leg kick. Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Atunes. Logan misses with a looping right. Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab. The fighters circle momentarily. Atunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Atunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride. Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there. Atunes lands a head kick!
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut. Atunes lands with a cross. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Atunes slips under a jab. Atunes throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem. Logan throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it. Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Logan thows a left - swing and a miss! Logan misses with a wild body shot. Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A big left from Logan misses. Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Leonardo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup. Logan looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range. Atunes misses with a low kick as Logan jumps back. Logan scores with a hook. Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes lands with a right hand. Logan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Logan lands with a cross. Logan has a takedown stuffed. Atunes thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Logan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Logan there as he acknowledges the shot. Logan dives in and scores a takedown into Atunes's guard. Logan is looking to stand up but Atunes won't let him. Logan wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving. Logan is looking to stand up but Atunes won't let him. Atunes keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass. Logan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atunes is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Atunes wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Logan rushes Atunes and presses him up against the cage. Logan throws a head punch that misses. Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Logan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Logan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Atunes. Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan. Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Logan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Logan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big left from Logan misses. Atunes moves out of range as Logan strikes. A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick. Logan walks into a straight right hand from Atunes. Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Logan is looking to counter punch. Logan tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Atunes moves out of range of the strikes. Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan throws a sloppy body shot
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand. Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes feints a counter leg kick. Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut. Some bone on bone action there as Logan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Atunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it. Logan misses with a straight right. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Logan 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 Atunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Atunes throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily. Atunes looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely. Logan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Nice uppercut there from Atunes. Logan connects with a nice looking jab.
Logan blocks a jab. Logan throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it. Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Atunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Logan's belly button to the back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Atunes lands a right hook to the body.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Logan throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes. Logan missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Logan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan throws out a powerful jab. Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes. Atunes throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Atunes checks a leg kick. Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan. Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot. Atunes throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem. Logan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Atunes scores with a jab to the body. Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Logan is looking to clinch. Logan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Logan seems unphased.
Logan misses with a left hand and Atunes counters with a good, hard body kick but Logan shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet. Atunes blocks a low kick nicely. Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes. A head kick misses from Atunes. Logan misses with a left hand and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body. Atunes scores with a shot to the body.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Logan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atunes avoids it really well and circles away. Atunes is looking for the big counter here. Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Logan. Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Atunes throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Atunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Logan circles away quickly and effectively. Logan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Atunes lands a front kick. Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes. Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Atunes lands an overhand right. Logan checks a leg kick. Logan misses with a left hand and Atunes counters with a lovely shot to the body. Logan misses with a wild combination.
Logan walks into a left hand. A shot to the body from Atunes misses and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand! Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Logan off balance momentarily. Logan tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it. Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here. Frankie Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
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! Logan slips under a jab from Atunes. Atunes is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks. Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Logan is able to avoid easily. Logan needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there. Atunes misses with a jab to the body
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut. Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Logan counters with a straight right hand. Logan defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand. Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan. Atunes staying out of range there. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy. Atunes looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely. Logan throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it. Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Atunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Logan. Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Atunes misses with the body kick and Logan counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Logan cracks Atunes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Logan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Atunes to stand back up!
Atunes is rocked! Logan misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Leonardo Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Atunes 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes! Leonardo Atunes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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