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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur's entrance music is Bob Le Bricoleur. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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153 lbs
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148 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen misses with an uppercut
and Van Halen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Halen misses with a low kick.
Van Halen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Halen throws a sloppy head kick and Le Bricoleur moves out of range easily.
Van Halen lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
A jab from Van Halen misses.
Le Bricoleur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Halen.
Van Halen misses with a hook. Le Bricoleur ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Van Halen misses.
Van Halen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Bricoleur.
Van Halen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Bricoleur's head backwards.
Van Halen misses with a double jab.
Van Halen misses with a looping right.
Van Halen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Bricoleur scores with a nice right hand.
Le Bricoleur slips under a jab from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen misses with a hook.
Le Bricoleur throws a sloppy head kick and Van Halen moves out of range easily.
Van Halen throws a hook to the side of Le Bricoleur's head but Le Bricoleur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Bricoleur keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice looking combination but Van Halen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Le Bricoleur.
Sloppy strikes from Le Bricoleur. Those never looked like landing.
Le Bricoleur has Van Halen up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Halen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Le Bricoleur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Le Bricoleur blocks an uppercut.
Van Halen has had enough of the clinch but Le Bricoleur keeps him there for the moment.
Le Bricoleur slowing the pace effectively.
Le Bricoleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Le Bricoleur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Bricoleur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Van Halen avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Halen doesn't seem bothered though.
Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Halen clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Halen tries to circle away but Le Bricoleur has him pinned against the cage.
Van Halen has a couple of punches blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Van Halen tries to break free but Le Bricoleur pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Halen fails to land.
Van Halen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le Bricoleur is keeping busy.
Le Bricoleur tries to land a knee to the head but Van Halen blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Halen wants to break free but Le Bricoleur has control.
Le Bricoleur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Halen walks into a jab.
Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Halen has time to react.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Halen throws the left hand but Le Bricoleur avoids the punch easily.
Le Bricoleur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Halen, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Halen throws a shot to the body.
Van Halen cracks Le Bricoleur with an open hand slap.
Van Halen throws a head kick that misses
and Le Bricoleur counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Halen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and clinches.
Le Bricoleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Halen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Bricoleur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Halen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Halen duly obliges.
Le Bricoleur is rocked!
Van Halen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le Bricoleur has time to react.
Oh Le Bricoleur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Halen throws a hook but Le Bricoleur avoids it easily.
Van Halen looks to land a right hand but Le Bricoleur moved out of range.
Van Halen misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Le Bricoleur.
Van Halen throws a big shot that misses.
Van Halen checks a leg kick.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Halen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Bricoleur.
Van Halen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Halen throws a big shot that misses.
Van Halen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Halen!
Van Halen throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Van Halen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Van Halen avoids them all with ease.
Le Bricoleur staying out of range there.
Van Halen throws a hook but Le Bricoleur avoids it easily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a low kick.
Van Halen misses with a hook. Le Bricoleur ducked under it nicely.
Van Halen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Halen misses the target.
Le Bricoleur moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Bricoleur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Bricoleur seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Halen looks to land a combination but Le Bricoleur avoids it well.
Van Halen throws a hook but Le Bricoleur avoids it easily.
Van Halen misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Halen throws a shot from downtown. Le Bricoleur moves away and avoids it.
Le Bricoleur blocks a jab.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild combination.
Le Bricoleur tries to clinch there but Van Halen circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Halen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le Bricoleur to score with a decent uppercut.
Le Bricoleur checks a leg kick.
Le Bricoleur forces Van Halen back against the cage and clinches.
Van Halen is trying to break the clinch but Le Bricoleur is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Van Halen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Halen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Bricoleur backwards.
Le Bricoleur blocks an uppercut.
Le Bricoleur cracks Van Halen with a nice body shot.
Le Bricoleur will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Halen up against the cage.
Le Bricoleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Van Halen misses.
Le Bricoleur scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Halen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Halen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Halen throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Halen's head.
Van Halen lands a two punch combo.
Van Halen misses the shot to the body.
Van Halen ducks under a wild hook from Le Bricoleur.
Van Halen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Van Halen misses its intended target.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Halen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Halen throws a lazy right hand but Le Bricoleur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Bricoleur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Halen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Halen scores with a shot to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
Le Bricoleur prevents Van Halen from breaking the clinch.
Van Halen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Le Bricoleur has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Halen blocks a body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur manages to break the clinch.
Le Bricoleur misses with a head kick.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Halen throws a lazy right hand but Le Bricoleur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Bricoleur keeps Van Halen at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur walks into a straight right hand from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur slips under a jab from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur lands a head kick. Van Halen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Halen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Van Halen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Le Bricoleur lands.
Le Bricoleur cracks Van Halen with an open hand slap.
Van Halen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Halen misses with a looping right.
Le Bricoleur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Halen.
Van Halen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Halen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Bricoleur scores with a nice strike.
Le Bricoleur connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Halen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab to the nose.
Le Bricoleur moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Halen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jean Claude Van Halen just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Halen misses with a looping left.
Van Halen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Bricoleur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Halen.
Le Bricoleur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Halen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Van Halen misses.
Van Halen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Halen throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Bricoleur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Bricoleur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Halen momentarily.
Van Halen misses with a looping left.
Le Bricoleur clinches with his opponent.
Le Bricoleur blocking some punches.
Le Bricoleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Halen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Halen scores with a big combo that sends Le Bricoleur crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Le Bricoleur flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Van Halen jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Van Halen!
Jean Claude Van Halen gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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