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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 2289 p4p, 577 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 286 p4p, 72 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phetboonme's choice of entrance music: Iron Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rijn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phetboonme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Rijn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phetboonme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Rijn misses with a body kick.
Van Rijn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phetboonme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Rijn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Rijn throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phetboonme pushes Van Rijn away with a front kick.
Phetboonme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Van Rijn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Rijn is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phetboonme.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn blocking some punches.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Rijn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Phetboonme can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phetboonme is working Van Rijn over against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn scores with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Phetboonme looking to stall.
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick but Phetboonme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Phetboonme walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Rijn.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Rijn as he connects with a hook.
Phetboonme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Rijn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Rijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phetboonme can do to turn this around?
Van Rijn throws a low kick but Phetboonme avoids it.
Van Rijn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Van Rijn's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rijn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phetboonme lands the left hand.
Phetboonme looks for the body kick but Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Van Rijn jabs at Phetboonme's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme ducks right into an uppercut from Van Rijn.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Van Rijn's head.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Van Rijn avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the head.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
A hook to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a left hand.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rijn working hard to break the clinch.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
Phetboonme lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
Van Rijn trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Van Rijn as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
That's time! Van Rijn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phetboonme scores with a hook to the body. Van Rijn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Rijn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rijn manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme instigates a clinch.
Phetboonme presses Van Rijn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phetboonme pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme tries to stall but Van Rijn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phetboonme has time to react.
Van Rijn scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn throws a right hand that misses
and Phetboonme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rijn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme misses with a kick to the body.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Rijn's sensitive parts.
Van Rijn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head.
Phetboonme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kongchai Phetboonme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Van Rijn as he checks the leg kick.
Van Rijn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phetboonme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phetboonme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phetboonme dips to his left and cracks Van Rijn with an uppercut!
Van Rijn throws a leg kick which misses Phetboonme's front leg but catches the back leg as Phetboonme tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rijn. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rijn throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Van Rijn misses.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rijn there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phetboonme crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Rijn - the referee stops the clock and Phetboonme gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Rijn. Phetboonme manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Rijn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kongchai Phetboonme just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rijn works over Phetboonme's head and body with a nice combination.
Phetboonme misses with a kick to the body.
Phetboonme avoids the body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
Phetboonme is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Van Rijn.
It seemed like Phetboonme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Phetboonme misses.
Van Rijn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phetboonme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Van Rijn - just one landing.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phetboonme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Rijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Van Rijn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phetboonme! But no joy.
Van Rijn blocks a leg kick.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rijn missing with a left hand there. Phetboonme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rijn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Van Rijn's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rijn.
Phetboonme walks into a jab.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Phetboonme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mike Van Rijn is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rijn throws a poor cross that misses
and Phetboonme counters with a series of strikes. Van Rijn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Rijn swinging wildly here.
Phetboonme closes the distance and pushes Van Rijn back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phetboonme tried to score with a low kick but Van Rijn checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Phetboonme misses.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme moves out of range as Van Rijn strikes.
Van Rijn lands a slapping body shot.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
Phetboonme tried to score with a low kick but Van Rijn checks it.
Phetboonme needs to keep his hands up - Van Rijn had a free shot at his head there.
Van Rijn looks to land a combination but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Phetboonme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Van Rijn avoids it.
Van Rijn throws a body kick that misses.
And Phetboonme responds with a good body kick, but Van Rijn manages to step out the way in time.
Van Rijn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Van Rijn 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Rijn on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn scores with a sloppy right hand. Phetboonme should have avoided that one.
Van Rijn looks to land a combination. Phetboonme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phetboonme lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn had his way with Kongchai Phetboonme in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Phetboonme misses the target.
Van Rijn looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
Phetboonme lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Rijn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Rijn lands with a nice body punch.
Van Rijn blocks the body kick.
Phetboonme is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Rijn thuds a left hand into Phetboonme's body.
Van Rijn throws a wild body kick that Phetboonme sees coming a mile off.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Rijn lands with a hook. Phetboonme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Van Rijn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Van Rijn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn jabs Phetboonme right on the nose. Phetboonme blinks but takes it well.
Phetboonme misses with a hook.
Phetboonme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Van Rijn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Rijn scores with a nice head shot.
Phetboonme walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme tries to work over Van Rijn's front leg with a kick but Van Rijn checks it.
Phetboonme tries to land a leg kick but Van Rijn saw it coming and moves away.
Van Rijn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Rijn scores with a hook to the body. Phetboonme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick
and Phetboonme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phetboonme clinches.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phetboonme trying to stall but Van Rijn improves his position.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phetboonme tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rijn uses good head movement 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!
Nice body punch from Van Rijn - that landed with a thud.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Van Rijn cracks Phetboonme with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Phetboonme looking to stall.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Mike Van Rijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
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 Mike Van Rijn.
I think Van Rijn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
Mike Van Rijn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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