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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Yves Cachemaille (ranked 1345 p4p, 212 weight class) and Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1361 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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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
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cachemaille will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cachemaille keeps the fight on the outside.
Cachemaille tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Cachemaille's leg. Cachemaille is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes throws a chopping leg kick but Cachemaille manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cachemaille misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Cachemaille moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
Cachemaille swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes defending well as Cachemaille loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cachemaille looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cachemaille is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cachemaille is just out of range.
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes walks into a straight right hand from Cachemaille.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cachemaille checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cachemaille tries to counter by clinching up but Atunes breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick from Cachemaille lands but Atunes takes it in his stride.
Cachemaille scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Cachemaille's head but Cachemaille sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cachemaille slips a straight right by Atunes.
Cachemaille tries to counter by clinching up but Atunes breaks away and moves out of range.
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
Cachemaille misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cachemaille just misses with a punch to the body.
Cachemaille keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cachemaille slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
No joy there for Atunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Atunes thuds a left hand into Cachemaille's body.
A combination from Atunes does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes lands a right hook to the body.
Cachemaille swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cachemaille checks a leg kick.
Atunes cracks Cachemaille with a good jab.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cachemaille momentarily.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cachemaille. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Cachemaille moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cachemaille crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Cachemaille gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Cachemaille manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cachemaille on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Cachemaille.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cachemaille moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cachemaille tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cachemaille moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Cachemaille bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cachemaille throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Atunes.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cachemaille.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cachemaille.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Cachemaille does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cachemaille thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cachemaille is just out of range.
Cachemaille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Cachemaille.
A big left from Cachemaille misses.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Cachemaille steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cachemaille drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws a body shot but no joy.
Cachemaille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Cachemaille.
Atunes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cachemaille is looking to wear down Atunes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Cachemaille connects with a body shot that sends Atunes's belly button to the back.
Cachemaille pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atunes is out of range and Cachemaille settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atunes, as that shot connected.
Cachemaille takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cachemaille tries a head kick but it misses.
Cachemaille dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cachemaille scores with a nice strike.
Cachemaille is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Cachemaille looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Cachemaille checks it.
Atunes 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.
Cachemaille takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cachemaille tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Cachemaille ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes looks to land a combination but Cachemaille avoids it well.
Atunes misses with a body shot
and Cachemaille counters with a good low kick that Atunes was not able to check.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cachemaille.
Cachemaille swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cachemaille moves away.
A head kick misses from Cachemaille.
Atunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cachemaille lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes thuds a left hand into Cachemaille's body.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Cachemaille looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cachemaille walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cachemaille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Cachemaille is out of range.
Cachemaille is looking to counter punch.
Cachemaille staying out of range there.
Cachemaille appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cachemaille uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cachemaille throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atunes.
Jean Yves Cachemaille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes throws a head kick but Cachemaille moves out of range.
Cachemaille scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cachemaille has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Cachemaille tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cachemaille on the side of the head.
Cachemaille is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes lands with a cross.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Cachemaille.
Atunes dips to his left and cracks Cachemaille with an uppercut!
Cachemaille throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atunes 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.
A leg kick checked by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cachemaille tries to work over Atunes's front leg with a kick but Atunes checks it.
Atunes wants to slow Cachemaille down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
Cachemaille misses with a kick to the body
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atunes has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cachemaille fails to land.
Atunes controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Atunes.
Cachemaille lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cachemaille tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Cachemaille scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cachemaille tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cachemaille misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cachemaille lands a right hand.
Cachemaille working aggressively here.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cachemaille's elbow.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes misses with some punches.
Cachemaille has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Cachemaille works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Cachemaille gets an underhook and turns Atunes into the ropes.
Cachemaille lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cachemaille's elbow.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cachemaille's elbow.
Atunes trying to stall but Cachemaille improves his position.
Cachemaille scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cachemaille tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Cachemaille back against the ropes.
Cachemaille misses with the head strike.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Cachemaille controls the action.
Atunes stalling in the clinch but Cachemaille improves position.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Cachemaille.
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cachemaille fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atunes checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonardo Atunes.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
Leonardo Atunes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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