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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutch has chosen feuer frei as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu cracks Dutch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papu.
Abu Papu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutch wants to clinch.
Papu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dutch moves out of range of the strikes.
Dutch tries to clinch up.
Dutch tries to clinch but Papu moves out of range.
Papu lands a jab-cross combination.
Papu lands a slapping body shot.
Dutch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dutch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Dutch misses.
A head kick misses from Dutch.
Papu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu throws a front kick aimed at Dutch's knee but Dutch avoids it well.
Papu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dutch.
Dutch rushes Papu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Papu tries to land a knee to the head but Dutch blocks with his arms.
Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papu is looking to slow Dutch down with leg kicks.
Dutch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papu.
Papu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dutch takes a step back to recover.
Dutch wants to clinch.
Dutch misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Papu.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch clinches.
Dutch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papu breaks from the clinch.
Dutch clinches.
Papu works on Dutch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dutch takes a shot to the head.
Dutch breaks the clinch.
Papu scores with a body shot.
Papu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dutch misses with a low kick.
Papu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dutch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dutch cracks Papu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dutch misses with an uppercut. Papu saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abu Papu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dutch tries to clinch up but Papu circles away and keeps his distance.
Dutch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Papu throws a low kick but Dutch avoids it.
Dutch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papu lands a jab.
Papu connects with a looping right hand.
Dutch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papu blocks a head kick by Dutch.
Dutch misses with a body shot.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dutch slips under a jab from Papu.
Papu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu lands with a cross.
Papu throws a push kick but Dutch slaps the foot to one side.
Dutch misses with a hook.
Dutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papu manages to avoid it.
Papu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutch was well out of range. Poor timing from Papu.
Dutch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Papu throws a shot to the body.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Papu finds it's way through Dutch's defenses.
Papu throws a push kick but Dutch slaps the foot to one side.
Papu throws a leg kick
and Dutch counters with a big head kick but Papu shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papu stuns Dutch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Papu is predictable there
and Dutch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dutch.
Nice shot by Papu.
Papu misses the shot to the body.
Papu tests Dutch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Papu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papu throws a leg kick but Dutch checks it.
Papu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dutch misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch blocks a low kick nicely.
Papu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dutch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abu Papu is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Papu dominated that second round.
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.
An inside leg kick from Papu misses.
Dutch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dutch moves into the clinch successfully.
Dutch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papus head.
Dutch misses with an elbow over the top.
Papu can't find room to land a body shot as Dutch controls the action.
Dutch manages to break the clinch.
Papu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papu scores with a shot to the body.
Dutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papu manages to avoid it.
Dutch misses with a straight left.
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutch moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Papu misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu misses with a low kick.
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Papu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dutch clinches.
Dutch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papu's face.
Dutch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papu lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Papu fails to land.
Papu works on Dutch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dutch lands a damaging elbow.
Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dutch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dutch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papu.
Dutch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papu avoids the body shot from Dutch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papu jabs at Dutch's body.
Papu misses with a body shot.
Papu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Papu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Papu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papu with a nice cross.
Dutch fails to land with a series of punches.
Papu keeps the fight on the outside.
Papu throws a series of strikes that have Dutch backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Papu.
A big right from Papu misses.
Papu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dutchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Papu clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dutch wants to clinch
and Papu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dutch's knee momentarily.
Papu lands a lovely overhand right.
Dutch avoids the body shot from Papu.
Dutch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Papu lands a jab-cross combination.
Papu moves away from the strike by Dutch.
Papu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Papu loads up on a big right hand but Dutch slips the punch.
Dutch checks the leg kick.
Papu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dutch is able to avoid easily.
Dutch tries to clinch up.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dutch moves away.
Dutch tries to land a front kick but Papu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Papu lands a lovely overhand right.
Papu throws a leg kick
and Dutch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dutch throws a lazy right hand but Papu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papu takes a swing at Dutch's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papu.
Dutch misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dutch.
Papu scores with a sloppy right hand. Dutch should have avoided that one.
Papu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dutch tries to clinch but Papu is having none of it.
Dutch misses the jab.
Dutch throws a front kick aimed at Papu's knee but Papu avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Papu, right into the meat.
Dutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papu manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papu scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Papu. That's going to slow Dutch down.
Papu scores with the left hand. Dutch knows he should have avoided that one.
Dutch misses with an uppercut
and Papu counters with a low kick, right behind Dutch 's knee.
Papu throws a shot to the body.
Dutch throws a lazy head kick
and Papu counters with a nice leg kick.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dutch misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Papu.
Dutch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papu.
Dutch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dutch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Papu had his way with Dark Dutch in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dutch tries to move into range but Papu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutch just misses with a punch to the body.
Dutch throws a head kick but Papu moves out of range.
Papu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dutch momentarily.
Dutch walks into a straight right hand from Papu.
Dutch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dutch checks a leg kick nicely.
Dutch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dutch moves away.
Papu blocks a head kick by Dutch.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dutch moves away.
Dutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dark Dutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dutch does it's job there.
Dutch lands with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Papu finds it's target.
Nice shot by Papu.
Papu jabs Dutch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Papu throws the kick towards the body but Dutch avoids it.
Dutch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Papu.
Papu blocks a jab.
Dutch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dutch blocks a low kick nicely.
Papu lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Papu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutch was well out of range. Poor timing from Papu.
Papu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dutch.
Dutch wants to clinch.
Papu looks to land a combination but Dutch avoids it well.
Papu misses with a wild combination.
Dutch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Papu scoring well with a low kick there.
Dutch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dutch under the eye.
Dutch tries to clinch there but Papu circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dutch. That's going to slow Papu down.
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 Abu Papu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Papu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Papu!
An out of breath Abu Papu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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