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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 4522 p4p, 409 weight class) and Kondo Zhan (ranked 5130 p4p, 450 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kondo Zhan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn slips a jab from Zhan.
Zhan with a jab.
Zhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Zhan misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rijn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zhan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zhan throws the left hand but Van Rijn avoids the punch easily.
Van Rijn throws a head kick but Zhan moves out of range.
Zhan misses with an uppercut.
Van Rijn throws a big counter combination but Zhan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that Zhan semi-blocks.
Van Rijn rushes Zhan and presses him up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Van Rijn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zhan stalling in the clinch but Van Rijn improves position.
Zhan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Van Rijn has denied him.
Zhan takes a shot to the head.
Zhan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Rijn is keeping busy.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhan has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Rijn is keeping busy.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhan.
A frustrated look appears on Zhan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhan blocking some punches.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Zhan taking a breather.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Zhan.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Van Rijn.
Zhan wants to stall.
Van Rijn is working Zhan over against the ropes.
Zhan trying to stall but Van Rijn improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn is leaning against Zhan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zhan blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhan throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Van Rijn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zhan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Rijn. Van Rijn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Van Rijn misses.
Zhan misses the jab.
Van Rijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhan.
Van Rijn moves away from the strike by Zhan.
A big left from Van Rijn misses.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhan.
Van Rijn lands with a slapping head kick.
Zhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zhan loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
Zhan throws a looping overhand right but Van Rijn ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zhan.
Zhan swings for the body but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Zhan misses the jab.
Van Rijn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Zhan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses.
Van Rijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhan throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Zhan misses.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
Van Rijn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhan counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhan. That did some damage!
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rijn moves away.
Zhan swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rijn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhan scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Zhan.
Zhan throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
As Zhan tries to get set, Van Rijn tries to push him back and clinch up but Zhan manages to avoid the attempt.
Zhan throws a hook but Van Rijn avoids it easily.
It looked like Van Rijn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Rijn scores with a head kick. Zhan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Kondo Zhan has been cut.
Van Rijn throws a body punch but Zhan moves out of range.
Zhan misses the body punch
and Van Rijn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Zhan tries to break free but Van Rijn pushes him back against the ropes.
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 Kondo Zhan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zhan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rijn finds it's way round the side to connect with Zhan's head.
Zhan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Rijn tries to land a front kick but Zhan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Rijn slips under a jab.
Zhan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Van Rijn.
Mike Van Rijn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhan moves out of range as Van Rijn strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhan! But no joy.
Zhan missing with a left hand there. Van Rijn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rijn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rijn throws out the jab.
Zhan throws out a counter right but Van Rijn avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhan loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Zhan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rijn.
Zhan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhan.
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!
Zhan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhan loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Zhan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhan.
Van Rijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhan circles away.
Zhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rijn manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Van Rijn lands but Zhan takes it in his stride.
Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Zhan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mike Van Rijn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhan trying to control the position but instead, Van Rijn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhan into the ropes.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
A jab from Zhan misses.
Jab, jab by Zhan - just one landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Rijn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rijn clinches up with Zhan and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Van Rijn misses.
Van Rijn missing with a left hand there. Zhan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rijn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Rijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhan can do to turn this around?
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
That kick from Van Rijn tenderised Zhan's leg. Zhan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Rijn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
Zhan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Rijn counters with a nice body kick.
Zhan misses with an uppercut.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rijn.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhan! But no joy.
Van Rijn walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a high kick!
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhan misses with a straight right.
Van Rijn throws a sloppy head kick and Zhan moves out of range easily.
Zhan throws out a counter right but Van Rijn avoids it with no problem.
A head kick from Van Rijn lands but Zhan takes it in his stride.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zhan keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhan moves out of range as Van Rijn throws a body kick.
Van Rijn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhan scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Zhan misses its intended target.
Van Rijn is looking to counter the offense by Zhan and move into the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zhan.
Van Rijn misses with a two punch combination.
Van Rijn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zhan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhan misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses.
Zhan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhan throws a right and a left that Van Rijn avoids nicely.
Zhan looks to throw the jab but Van Rijn is out of range.
Zhan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rijn throws a head kick but Zhan moves out of range.
Zhan scores with a jab. Van Rijn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zhan misses the shot to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a kick to the temple. Zhan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Rijn thumps Zhan with a low kick.
Zhan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Zhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rijn moves away.
Zhan walks into a straight right hand from Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhan keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhan.
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 Kondo Zhan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Rijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up but Zhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Mike Van Rijn is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Zhan.
Zhan throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Zhan throws a jab when Van Rijn was well out of range.
Zhan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Zhan throws a shot from downtown. Van Rijn moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhan misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Rijn lands a head kick!
Van Rijn feints a jab promting Zhan to slip. Van Rijn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zhan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a wild combination.
Zhan avoids the head kick by Van Rijn.
Zhan swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rijn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rijn has him pressed against the ropes.
Zhan is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling him.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Zhan controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zhan blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhan.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Zhan tries to break free but Van Rijn pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
Zhan wants to stall.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Van Rijn lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Zhan misses its intended target.
Zhan lands the left hand.
Zhan swings for the body but Van Rijn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a head kick!
Van Rijn moves out of range as Zhan strikes.
Van Rijn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhan.
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a series of punches but Zhan moves out of range.
Zhan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Rijn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn slips under a jab.
Van Rijn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zhan.
Zhan throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
Zhan throws a hook to the side of Van Rijn's head but Van Rijn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Zhan looks to move away, Van Rijn throws a big counter combo but Zhan just gets out of the way.
Zhan misses the body punch
and Van Rijn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhan throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Rijn cracks the inside of Zhan's front leg.
Van Rijn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rijn manages to avoid it.
Zhan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Rijn.
Zhan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Zhan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhan misses the jab.
Van Rijn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhan circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhan throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhan.
Kondo Zhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Rijn can pounce on him.
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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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