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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Van Der Hayden (ranked 6542 p4p, 23509 weight class) and James King (ranked 585 p4p, 653 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Van Der Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hayden throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Van Der Hayden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King takes one to the chin there.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Van Der Hayden misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Hayden misses with a left hand
and King counters with a nice body kick.
Van Der Hayden tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King scores with a head kick. Van Der Hayden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Der Hayden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden misses with a body shot.
Patrick Van Der Hayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Hayden. Those never looked like landing.
King counters with a body kick.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Hayden's head.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Hayden moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Donk. King catches Van Der Hayden right on the button with a cross.
King lands a head kick. Van Der Hayden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Der Hayden looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Van Der Hayden. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Hayden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Hayden throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Van Der Hayden looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Van Der Hayden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Van Der Hayden shrugs it off though.
A left lands for King.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Hayden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Hayden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Hayden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from King.
Nice defenses there by King.
Van Der Hayden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Van Der Hayden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Hayden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Van Der Hayden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Der Hayden jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Der Hayden misses with a straight left.
Van Der Hayden delivers a nice body kick.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Der Hayden in the body.
Van Der Hayden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Der Hayden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Der Hayden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Hayden. Those never looked like landing.
King slips a straight right by Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Der Hayden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Der Hayden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Van Der Hayden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Van Der Hayden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Der Hayden avoids a punch combination nicely.
King misses with a head kick.
Van Der Hayden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Hayden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Van Der Hayden
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Hayden. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Hayden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Hayden on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Hayden.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Hayden throws out the jab.
King counters with a body kick.
Van Der Hayden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Der Hayden throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Van Der Hayden avoids the head kick by King.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Der Hayden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Der Hayden's head.
Van Der Hayden avoids the head kick by King.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Der Hayden throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Van Der Hayden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Der Hayden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Van Der Hayden misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King lands an overhand right.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Der Hayden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
King moves out of range as Van Der Hayden throws a body kick.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that 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.
A solid body kick from King.
Van Der Hayden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Der Hayden.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King blocks a jab.
King thumps Van Der Hayden with a low kick.
Van Der Hayden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Der Hayden throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King moves out of range as Van Der Hayden strikes.
A left lands for King.
Van Der Hayden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Hayden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King defending well as Van Der Hayden loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Hayden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King lands a head kick!
King lunges at Van Der Hayden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Der Hayden's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Hayden throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Hayden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King scores with a nice strike.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Hayden is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
Van Der Hayden throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Van Der Hayden 's knee.
King lands with a right hand.
Van Der Hayden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Der Hayden throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Der Hayden on the side of the head.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Hayden's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King feints and then cracks Van Der Hayden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Hayden down.
Van Der Hayden is looking to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Van Der Hayden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
King scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Van Der Hayden misses
and King counters with a nice body kick.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Hayden off balance momentarily.
Van Der Hayden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Hayden throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from King.
James King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Hayden. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Hayden thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Der Hayden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from King - the referee stops the clock and Van Der Hayden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says King. Van Der Hayden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Der Hayden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Der Hayden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King lands with a right hand.
Van Der Hayden throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Der Hayden misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by King.
Van Der Hayden takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Hayden.
A head kick misses from King.
It looked like Van Der Hayden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Van Der Hayden closes the distance looking to clinch
letting King counter with a right hand.
King throws a leg kick which misses Van Der Hayden's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Der Hayden tries to avoid it.
Van Der Hayden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Hayden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Van Der Hayden's torso.
Van Der Hayden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King slips a straight right by Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Der Hayden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Van Der Hayden misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a big head kick but Van Der Hayden shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King thuds his shin into the meat of Van Der Hayden's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Van Der Hayden misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
King throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Hayden moves away and avoids it.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King lands with a straight right. Van Der Hayden didn't see that one coming.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden scores with a punch to the head.
Van Der Hayden throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King slips under a jab.
Van Der Hayden takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Van Der Hayden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Der Hayden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King clobbers Van Der Hayden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Hayden slips under a jab.
Van Der Hayden misses the body punch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Hayden's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Van Der Hayden misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Hayden. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Hayden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Hayden just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Van Der Hayden misses with a body shot.
Van Der Hayden throws a lazy body kick
and King counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Der Hayden misses the jab.
Van Der Hayden throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a nice body kick.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Hayden.
King scores with the left hand. Van Der Hayden knows he should have avoided that one.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from King.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Der Hayden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Van Der Hayden 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.
Van Der Hayden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Hayden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Hayden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
King thows a body kick. Van Der Hayden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King avoids the body shot from Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Der Hayden misses the jab.
Van Der Hayden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Hayden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Hayden dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Hayden's head.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Hayden.
Van Der Hayden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King is looking to slow Van Der Hayden down with leg kicks.
Van Der Hayden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Der Hayden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Hayden moves out of range easily.
King throws a head kick but Van Der Hayden moves out of range.
Van Der Hayden just misses with a punch to the body.
King counters with a body kick.
Van Der Hayden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Der Hayden misses with a combination
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Der Hayden just misses with a punch to the body.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a hook but Van Der Hayden avoids it easily.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
King throws a head kick but Van Der Hayden moves out of range.
Van Der Hayden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Hayden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a push kick but Van Der Hayden slaps the foot to one side.
Van Der Hayden throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Hayden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Hayden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Van Der Hayden looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King lands with an overhand left.
Van Der Hayden misses the jab.
Patrick Van Der Hayden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Hayden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Der Hayden tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Hayden misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Hayden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Hayden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King clobbers Van Der Hayden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Van Der Hayden misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Hayden thows a leg kick but King checks it
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Der Hayden throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Van Der Hayden blocks it well.
King lands with a nice body kick.
Van Der Hayden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Hayden takes one to the side of the head.
King thumps Van Der Hayden with a low kick.
Van Der Hayden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Der Hayden misses with a jab to the body
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Der Hayden motions for King to come forward. Van Der Hayden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Hayden.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Hayden throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Van Der Hayden misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Van Der Hayden misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for James King!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for James King!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for James King!
James King wins by unanimous decision!
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