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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 4040 p4p, 6504 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 432 p4p, 590 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 30 - 33 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King moves forwards but Van Rijn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Rijn moves out of range of the body kick.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Rijn.
King throws a push kick but Van Rijn slaps the foot to one side.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King looks to land a combination but Van Rijn avoids it well.
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 Rijn throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
King throws a looping overhand right but Van Rijn ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Van Rijn connects with a looping right hand.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Rijn counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rijn takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rijn has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn slips a jab and a cross from King.
King throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the head.
Van Rijn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a lazy right hand but Van Rijn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rijn moves away from the strike by King.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn scores with a leg kick.
King swings for the body but Van Rijn moves out of range.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rijn moves away.
Van Rijn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Rijn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rijn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Rijn wants to clinch.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwayne King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Rijn misses the target.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Van Rijn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Van Rijn lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Van Rijn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Rijn cracks King with a good jab.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Rijn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King misses the jab.
King misses with a hook. Van Rijn ducked under it nicely.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Van Rijn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by King.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rijn momentarily.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King throws a lazy body kick
and Van Rijn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rijn counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn works King's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rijn moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rijn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rijn clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Rijn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Rijn. That's going to slow King down.
Nice defenses there by Van Rijn.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rijn momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Rijn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King throws a nice looking combination but Van Rijn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Van Rijn misses its intended target.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King tries to keep at a distance but Van Rijn has taken the fight into the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Van Rijn has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Rijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rijn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rijn digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Rijn. That snapped King's head back.
A jab from Van Rijn finds it's way through King's defenses.
Van Rijn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from King misses.
Van Rijn misses the jab.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rijn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn slips a jab and a cross from King.
A swing and a miss from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn blocks a head kick by King.
Van Rijn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rijn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Rijn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Rijn tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rijn darts in and clinches King up against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rijn has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Rijn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Mike Van Rijn!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mike Van Rijn!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Mike Van Rijn!
Mike Van Rijn wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Mike Van Rijn 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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