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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1293 p4p, 135 weight class) and Petsakai Kiatmookao (ranked 20222 p4p, 444 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsakai Kiatmookao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatmookao misses with a body shot.
Kiatmookao just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rijn misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kiatmookao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiatmookao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatmookao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiatmookao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiatmookao 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.
A clash of legs there as Van Rijn blocks the low kick.
Kiatmookao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Rijn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Rijn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiatmookao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiatmookao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rijn throws out the jab.
Van Rijn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Rijn moves into range and clinches up with Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn has Kiatmookao pressed against the ropes, preventing Kiatmookao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiatmookao backwards.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Kiatmookao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiatmookao breaks the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a body punch but Kiatmookao moves out of range.
Kiatmookao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiatmookao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiatmookao controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Kiatmookao manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Rijn, right into the meat.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiatmookao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kiatmookao misses with an uppercut. Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Van Rijn moves in looking to clinch but Kiatmookao pushes him off.
Van Rijn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiatmookao back to the ropes. Van Rijn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Rijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiatmookao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Rijn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick
and Van Rijn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiatmookao looks to throw the jab but Van Rijn is out of range.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Rijn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rijn lands a left hand.
Van Rijn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiatmookao's efforts to push away.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Kiatmookao pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao breaks the clinch.
Kiatmookao is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiatmookao manages to circle out of the way.
Kiatmookao moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Rijn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rijn tries to counter by clinching up but Kiatmookao breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.
Van Rijn wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn checks a leg kick.
Van Rijn staying out of range there.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao misses the shot to the body.
Van Rijn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiatmookao manages to circle out of the way.
Kiatmookao is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Rijn is looking to wear down Kiatmookao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiatmookao at a distance.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiatmookao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rijn. Kiatmookao does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kiatmookao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rijn scores with a nice body kick.
Van Rijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rijn scores with a head kick.
Kiatmookao tries to land a front kick but Van Rijn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn checks a leg kick nicely.
Kiatmookao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Rijn misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiatmookao misses the target.
Van Rijn misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiatmookao is able to avoid easily.
Kiatmookao delivers a nice body kick.
Kiatmookao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Rijn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiatmookao throws a wild body kick that Van Rijn sees coming a mile off.
Kiatmookao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatmookao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn lands an overhand right.
Kiatmookao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Rijn moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kiatmookao throws an elbow but misses.
Petsakai Kiatmookao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatmookao is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Kiatmookao controls the action.
Kiatmookao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiatmookao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiatmookao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao wants to clinch up but Van Rijn keeps it at a distance.
Mike Van Rijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiatmookao moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn lands with a kick to the temple. Kiatmookao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kiatmookao misses with a kick to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a right hand.
Kiatmookao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiatmookao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiatmookao tries to land a front kick but Van Rijn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Rijn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kiatmookao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Rijn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Rijn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield 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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