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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 1156 p4p, 152 weight class) and Leonardo Atunes (ranked 764 p4p, 106 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169 lbs
45 - 22 - 3 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
21 - 8 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
45 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Boxer down.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Atunes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boxer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boxer moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Shark Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer jabs at Atunes's body.
Boxer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands with a cross.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boxer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boxer is looking to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Boxer pushes Atunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boxer up against the cage.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Atunes.
Atunes tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boxer throws a wild body kick that Atunes sees coming a mile off.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Boxer shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Atunes throws a one two combo.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxer lands a head shot.
Atunes motions for Boxer to come forward. Atunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer tried to counter with a leg kick but Atunes avoided it.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Boxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boxer has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes pushes Boxer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer keeps control of Atunes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Atunes avoiding damage.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Boxer letting Atunes take a breather here.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxer. Boxer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Atunes throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer checks a leg kick nicely.
Boxer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boxer tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxer fakes the leg kick and cracks Atunes in the body.
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 cage so we can get back down to business.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes wants to slow Boxer down by chopping away at his legs.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Boxer seems unphased.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Boxer keeps Atunes at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atunes jabs at Boxer's body.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atunes.
Boxer tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Boxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atunes tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Boxer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer checks a low kick from Atunes.
Boxer connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Atunes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Boxer sees coming a mile off.
Boxer is looking to land body kicks.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Atunes catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer connects with a crisp jab.
Boxer swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
A head kick by Atunes misses
and Boxer counters with a nice body kick.
Boxer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Boxer cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boxer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Boxer's torso.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Boxer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Boxer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boxer duly obliges.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boxer defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick from Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Boxer scores with a shot to the side of Atunes's head.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Boxer lands with a right to the head.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boxer darts in and clinches Atunes up against the cage.
Boxer tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Atunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Atunes in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Leonardo Atunes has been cut.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Good body shot from Boxer.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Atunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Boxer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Atunes throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Boxer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Boxer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer counters with a left to the body.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Atunes.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Boxer's belly button to the back.
Boxer checks a leg kick nicely.
Atunes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Atunes scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Atunes slips a straight right by Boxer.
Atunes tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer lands with a right hand.
Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Atunes's side.
Atunes drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy body kick from Atunes
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atunes eats them both and turns towards Boxer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Boxer down.
Boxer has closed the distance and engaged Atunes in a clinch.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Boxer is looking to control Atunes's arms but Atunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boxer has his back to the cage.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Atunes. That snapped Boxer's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atunes. Atunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Atunes keeps Boxer at a distance using the push kick.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Atunes misses
and Boxer counters with a nice kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Atunes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Atunes throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Atunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boxer doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Atunes.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Atunes scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Kick Boxer.
I think Boxer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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