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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the ring accompanied by abu theme. Jean Claude Van Halen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
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195 cm
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148 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
8 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Halen cracks Papu with a good jab.
Van Halen connects with an inside leg kick.
Papu throws a body punch but Van Halen moves out of range.
Van Halen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Halen throws a lazy uppercut
and Papu counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Halen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papu.
Van Halen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Halen misses with a body kick.
Papu keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Van Halen finds it's way through Papu's defenses.
Papu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Halen throws a right and a left that Papu avoids nicely.
Papu moves out of range as Van Halen strikes.
Van Halen blocks a leg kick.
Papu throws a low kick, looking for Van Halen's leg but Van Halen calmly moves out of range.
Van Halen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Halen throws a leg kick
and Papu counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Halen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papu is keeping busy.
Papu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu lands a left hand.
Papu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Halen lands an overhand right.
Van Halen is looking to slow Papu down with leg kicks.
Van Halen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Halen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Halen finds it's way round the side to connect with Papu's head.
Papu moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Halen.
Van Halen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papu was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Halen.
Van Halen 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.
Van Halen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Halen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Halen misses with a leg kick
and Papu counters with a right hand to the body.
Papu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Halen in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Halen throws a hook but Papu avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Papu. Beautiful body shot.
Van Halen throws a hook but Papu avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Papu coming out on top.
Papu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Halen was well out of range. Poor timing from Papu.
Papu jabs Van Halen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Papu scores with a jab to the body.
Papu is looking to wear down Van Halen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Halen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papu.
Van Halen avoids the head kick by Papu.
Van Halen just misses with a punch to the body.
Papu thows a body shot but no joy.
Papu slips a straight right by Van Halen.
Papu lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Halen just misses with a punch to the body.
Papu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Van Halen.
Papu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Halen thumps Papu with a low kick.
Van Halen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papu tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Claude Van Halen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Halen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papu.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Halen.
Van Halen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papu.
Papu looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Halen is just out of range.
Van Halen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Halen misses the jab.
Van Halen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papu fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Halen in the body.
Van Halen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Papu counters by moving into the clinch.
Papu is leaning against Van Halen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papu lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Papu.
Papu breaks the clinch.
Papu wants to slow Van Halen down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Halen throws a hook to the side of Papu's head but Papu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Papu.
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!
Van Halen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Halen.
Papu slips a straight right by Van Halen.
Papu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Halen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papu under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Halen. Papu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Papu.
Van Halen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Papu dips to his left and cracks Van Halen with an uppercut!
Papu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Papu as he connects with a hook.
Papu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papu moves away from the strike by Van Halen.
Papu has Van Halen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Halen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Papu tries a body shot but Van Halen blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Halen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Halen throws a leg kick but Papu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Halen is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy left from Papu finds it's target.
Van Halen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Papu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Papu lands with a light punch inside.
Papu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papu swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Halen.
Van Halen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papu jabs at Van Halen's body.
Van Halen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Papu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Halen.
Van Halen throws a jab when Papu was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Papu. Van Halen shrugs it off 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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Halen misses the target.
Papu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Halen.
Papu scores with a nice strike.
Papu lands with a straight right. Van Halen didn't see that one coming.
Van Halen throws a lazy right hand but Papu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Van Halen.
Papu slips a jab from Van Halen.
The fighters circling - Van Halen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Halen counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Papu.
Papu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Halen.
Van Halen throws a right hand that Papu ducks under and follows up with a left that Papu also avoids with ease.
Van Halen misses with a low kick.
Van Halen with a jab.
Papu misses with a body shot.
Van Halen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papu checks a low kick from Van Halen.
Papu scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen tries to keep at a distance but Papu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Halen gets through Papu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Papu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Papu.
Papu breaks from the clinch.
Van Halen checks a leg kick.
Papu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Halen.
Papu scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Papu.
Papu misses with a low kick.
Papu connects with a nice looking jab.
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 jabs Van Halen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Papu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Halen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Halen throws a hook but Papu avoids it easily.
Papu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Halen's sensitive parts.
Papu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Van Halen.
That kick from Papu tenderised Van Halen's leg. Van Halen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Papu tenderised Van Halen's leg. Van Halen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Halen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papu lands with a hook. Van Halen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Halen is rocked!
Papu throws a series of strikes that have Van Halen backpedaling.
Van Halen is still on wobbly legs! Can Papu finish him?
Papu avoids the body shot from Van Halen.
Van Halen throws an off balance right hand
and Papu counters with a leg kick.
Van Halen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Papu sizes up Van Halen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Halen walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abu Papu!
A relieved looking Abu Papu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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