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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the cage accompanied by abu theme. Kulakov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lube-Shparu. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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181 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papu cracks Kulakov with a good jab.
Papu swings for the body but Kulakov moves out of range.
Kulakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Papu.
Papu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papu throws an off balance right hand
and Kulakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulakov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papu doesn't seem bothered though.
Papu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulakov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Papus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kulakov drops his hands momentarily and Papu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Papu avoids them all with ease.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulakov looks to throw the jab but Papu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Kulakov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kulakov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kulakov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papu throws a good cross that connects.
Papu looks to land a right hand but Kulakov moved out of range.
Papu connects with a right hand. Kulakov shakes it off.
Papu lands with a hook. Kulakov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papu lands an overhand right.
Kulakov is rocked!
It looks like Papu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kulakov looks to land a combination but Papu avoids it well.
Papu fails to land with a series of punches.
Papu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulakov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulakov throws a looping overhand right but Papu ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov throws a looping overhand right but Papu ducks down to avoid it.
Papu throws a shot from downtown. Kulakov moves away and avoids it.
Kulakov misses with a hook.
Papu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papu walks into a jab.
Papu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kulakov.
Papu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulakov.
Papu misses with a hook. Kulakov ducked under it nicely.
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Papu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Kulakov finds it's target.
Papu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kulakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papu throwing a counter right hand but Kulakov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Papu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulakov misses with an uppercut
and Papu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Papu counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Kulakov does no damage.
Kulakov misses with a body punch
and Papu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kulakov thinking.
Papu lands with a shot to the body.
Kulakov throws a right hand that Papu ducks under and follows up with a left that Papu also avoids with ease.
It looked like Papu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kulakov does it's job there.
Papu lands with an uppercut that bounces Kulakov off the cage and back into range.
Kulakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papu scores with a nice right hand.
Kulakov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kulakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Papu finish him?
A big left from Kulakov misses.
Papu throws an overhand right that lands on Kulakov's shoulder, as Kulakov tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Kulakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kulakov seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Papu.
Papu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kulakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Kulakov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kulakov lands a jab.
Papu throws a right and a left that Kulakov avoids nicely.
A big right from Papu misses.
Papu dodges the punch combination from Kulakov.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov misses with a combination
and Papu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kulakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Papu stalks Kulakov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kulakov's face. Kulakov staggers backwards, shaken.
Kulakov slips a jab from Papu.
Papu scores with a jab to the body.
Kulakov moves away from the strike by Papu.
Kulakov is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Kulakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papu throws a shot to the body.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulakov walks into a straight right hand from Papu.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kulakov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Papu has got the better of the exchanges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kulakov doesn't seem bothered though.
Papu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kulakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Papu.
A little jabbing left from Kulakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kulakov blocks a jab.
Kulakov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Papu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulakov manages to avoid it.
Abu Papu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Papu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulakov. Papu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papu throws a hook to the side of Kulakov's head but Kulakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kulakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Papu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papu misses with a looping left.
Papu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Papu duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papu missing with a left hand there. Kulakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulakov takes a swing at Papu's ribcage but misses.
Papu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Papu lands a left and a right that send Kulakov crashing to the mat, dazed. Papu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kulakov throws a body punch but Papu moves out of range.
Kulakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papu looks to throw the jab but Kulakov is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov throws a hook to the side of Papu's head but Papu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papu staying out of range there.
Kulakov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulakov can do to turn this around?
Papu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kulakov sprawling to the canvas! Kulakov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Papu finish him?!
Kulakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papu throws out the jab.
Kulakov lands a really nice looking cross but Papu seems unphased.
Kulakov lands a slapping body shot.
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 throws a jab when Kulakov was well out of range.
Papu looks to throw the jab but Kulakov is out of range.
Kulakov throws a counter combo.
A combination from Kulakov does no damage.
Papu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kulakov misses with a looping right.
Papu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kulakov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papu dodges the punch combination from Kulakov.
Kulakov throws an overhand right that lands on Papu's shoulder, as Papu tries to avoid the shot.
Kulakov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Papu lands a jab.
Jab by Kulakov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulakov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kulakov misses with a body shot
and Papu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulakov ducks right into an uppercut from Papu.
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 cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Papu is just out of range.
Kulakov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPapu.
Papu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulakov.
A countering left hand to the body from Kulakov misses.
Papu misses the jab.
Kulakov misses with a combination
and Papu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulakov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Papu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulakov.
Papu defending well as Kulakov loads up on a big left hand.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut. Papu saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Kulakov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Papu doesn't seem phased though.
Papu looks to land a right hand but Kulakov moved out of range.
Papu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kulakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papu missing with a left hand there. Kulakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov misses the shot to the body.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papu.
Papu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Papu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papu plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Kulakov swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Kulakov face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abu Papu!
After winning the bout, Abu Papu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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