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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1679 p4p, 216 weight class) and Oglek Tomar (ranked 20871 p4p, 767 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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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
16 - 6 - 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomar avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Tomar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Tomar misses.
Atunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Tomar moved out of range nicely.
Tomar throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Tomar throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Atunes takes a swing at Tomar's ribcage but misses.
Tomar blocks a jab.
Tomar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomar avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tomar misses.
Atunes tries to counter by clinching up but Tomar breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Tomar blocks a jab.
Tomar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Tomar ducks down to avoid it.
Tomar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomar works Atunes's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Tomar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes. That did some damage!
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Tomar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Atunes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomar.
Tomar misses with a straight right.
Tomar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomar. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomar takes one on the button.
Atunes thows a leg kick but Tomar checks it
and Tomar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Atunes scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes tries to clinch but Tomar is having none of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atunes.
Tomar loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Atunes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tomar manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar swats away the attempt to clinch by Atunes.
A big left from Atunes misses.
It seemed like Tomar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes misses with a wild combination.
Atunes tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
Tomar thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tomar scores with a nice strike.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomar.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Tomar's head but Tomar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atunes takes one to the chin there.
Tomar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Tomar jabs at Atunes's body.
Tomar loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oglek Tomar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tomar missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Tomar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Atunes works Tomar's body with a nice hook.
Tomar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tomar tries to work over Atunes's front leg with a kick but Atunes checks it.
Atunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atunes scrambles back to his feet.
Oglek Tomar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomar.
Tomar misses with a looping right.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes motions for Tomar to come forward. Atunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Atunes backs off Tomar throws a huge counter combo but Atunes manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes defending well as Tomar loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Tomar moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tomar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomar scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Tomar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Tomar missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes tests Tomar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Nice jab there from Tomar.
Atunes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Atunes walks into a straight right hand from Tomar.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tomar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Tomar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Tomar 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is looking to chop away at Tomar's legs.
Tomar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tomar cracks the inside of Atunes's front leg.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Tomar's belly button to the back.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Tomar's shoulder, as Tomar tries to avoid the shot.
Tomar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomar lands with an uppercut that bounces Atunes off the ropes and back into range.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomar throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes throws a head kick but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Tomar avoids a kick to the body.
Tomar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes has closed the distance and engaged Tomar in a clinch.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tomar.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oglek Tomar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tomar slips under a jab from Atunes.
Oglek Tomar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomar.
A cross from Atunes lands.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tomar tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tomar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Tomar tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range.
Atunes lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomar connects with a leg kick. Atunes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tomar throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomar doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomar misses with a straight right.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomar's hands.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Tomar jumps back.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomar wants to land a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Tomar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomar circles away.
Tomar moves away from the strike by Atunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Tomar lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomar connects with a nice looking jab.
Atunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomar, right into the meat.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Tomar avoids nicely.
Tomar throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomar.
Tomar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Tomar cracks Atunes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atunes.
Leonardo Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
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.
I think Tomar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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