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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1670 p4p, 216 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 3675 p4p, 395 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
22 - 12 - 3 |
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183 cm
34
178 lbs
15 - 22 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Excellent 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
22 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Kennedy.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Kennedy's torso.
Kennedy walks into a left hand.
Kennedy lands a head kick. Atunes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes 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.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
Kennedy looks to clinch
and Atunes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kennedy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennedy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy closes the distance and pushes Atunes back into the ropes.
Kennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kennedy taking a breather.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kennedy looking to stall.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the ropes and back into range.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Atunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kennedy punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Atunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a counter combo.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kennedy throws a counter combo.
Leonardo Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kennedy just manages to avoid it.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Kennedy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Kennedy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice body shot.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Atunes.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kennedy's hands.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Kennedy throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy 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.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy flicks out a counter leg kick but Atunes steps away.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Kennedy had a free shot at his head there.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Atunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
Nice body kick from Atunes.
Kennedy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the ropes and back into range.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes tries to work over Kennedy's front leg with a kick but Kennedy checks it.
Atunes moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kennedy has Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atunes as Kennedy tries to tie him up.
Kennedy tries to circle away but Atunes has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes stalks Kennedy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kennedy's face. Kennedy staggers backwards, shaken.
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kennedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kennedy lands a right hook to the body.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Kennedy is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kennedy tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Kennedy sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kennedy, as that shot connected.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Kennedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kennedy 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 misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy gets a clinch.
Atunes looking to stall.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennedy's efforts to push away.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Atunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
In his post fight interview, Leonardo Atunes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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