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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cavalho Atunes (ranked 2863 p4p, 5093 weight class) and Puna Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Highwayman- The Highwaymen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Puna Soriano has been cut.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soriano moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Soriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes connects with a leg kick.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Soriano misses its intended target.
Atunes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soriano.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes has Soriano pressed against the cage.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soriano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soriano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soriano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Soriano.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes stalling.
Soriano throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Soriano tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Soriano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atunes.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soriano lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soriano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atunes is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Soriano blocks it.
Atunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atunes avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soriano has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Atunes scores with a knee to the head.
Soriano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soriano tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soriano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Soriano scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Soriano misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atunes digs a right hand into Soriano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soriano's gas tank.
Atunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atunes works on Soriano's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atunes working Soriano over with knees to the body.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soriano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Soriano blocks with his arms.
Soriano misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Soriano on the inside.
Atunes misses with a knee to the head.
Soriano has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Soriano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soriano tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soriano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Soriano blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Soriano fails to land.
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.
Atunes tries to stall but Soriano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soriano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soriano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Atunes.
Atunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soriano throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soriano.
Soriano misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cavalho Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soriano loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soriano lands a body shot.
Soriano throws a right hand that misses
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes misses with a hook to the body
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soriano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soriano throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Soriano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes blocks a head kick by Soriano.
Atunes closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soriano misses with a body punch.
Soriano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes is trying to stall.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes gets through Soriano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soriano throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Atunes.
Atunes tries to stall but Soriano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atunes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Soriano up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Soriano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soriano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Soriano lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Soriano avoids the damage to the body.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Soriano.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soriano is defending well for now.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soriano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soriano missing with knees to the body.
Atunes scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soriano.
Soriano throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Soriano swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Atunes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soriano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soriano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Soriano up against the cage.
Soriano blocking some punches.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Soriano lands a right hand.
Atunes works on Soriano's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atunes.
Soriano prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a knee to the head.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soriano swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soriano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soriano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Soriano blocks it.
Cavalho Atunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Soriano blocks with his arms.
Soriano tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Soriano struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Soriano blocks an uppercut.
Atunes trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soriano blocks it with crossed arms.
Soriano tries a knee to the head but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Soriano blocks it.
Good body shot from Soriano.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Soriano controls the action.
Atunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Soriano gets an underhook and turns Atunes into the cage.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cavalho Atunes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Atunes avoids the head kick by Soriano.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Soriano throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atunes connects with a jab.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soriano slips a straight right by Atunes.
Soriano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soriano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Atunes scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.
Soriano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soriano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Soriano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Soriano shoots for a takedown but Atunes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soriano 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.
Puna Soriano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soriano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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.
Soriano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Soriano misses
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puna Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Atunes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Soriano throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soriano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soriano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soriano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soriano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes lands with a cross.
Atunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soriano throws a head kick that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Soriano.
Soriano tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes catches Soriano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Puna Soriano's cut even more.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick from Soriano.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atunes cracks Soriano with an open hand slap.
Soriano is rocked!
Atunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soriano 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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Soriano is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
The cut above Puna Soriano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soriano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Soriano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soriano seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Soriano fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Atunes.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soriano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cavalho Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soriano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soriano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Soriano misses with a body shot
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cavalho 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cavalho Atunes!
Puna Soriano was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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