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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 22555 p4p, 3566 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 673 p4p, 372 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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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 32 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Van Rijn catches Thu right on the button with a cross.
Thu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Thu tries to land a leg kick but Van Rijn saw it coming and moves away.
Van Rijn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rijn is able to avoid easily.
Van Rijn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn throws out a counter right but Thu avoids it with no problem.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Rijn misses with a few strikes there.
Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Thu in a clinch.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Thu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
Thu throws a leg kick but Van Rijn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Rijn throws a front kick aimed at Thu's knee but Thu avoids it well.
A big right from Thu misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Rijn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Rijn's sensitive parts.
Thu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Rijn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thu looks to land a body kick but Van Rijn moved away.
Van Rijn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thu. Thu obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Thu throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Thu.
Van Rijn throws a hook but Thu blocks it.
Thu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Rijn to score with a decent uppercut.
Thu connects with a jab.
Thu moves away from the strike by Van Rijn.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Rijn. That snapped Thu's head back.
Van Rijn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thu scores with a jab to the body.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn swings for the body but Thu moves out of range.
Van Rijn throws a low kick but Thu moves out of range easily.
Thu throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rijn counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thu.
A slow jab from Van Rijn misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Thu.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rijn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn misses with an uppercut.
Thu throws a jab when Van Rijn was well out of range.
Van Rijn throws out a powerful jab.
Van Rijn 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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Rijn throws a series of punches but Thu avoids them all with ease.
Thu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thu misses with the body kick
and Van Rijn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thu blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rijn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maung Maung Thu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thu lands a head shot.
Thu throws a looping overhand right but Van Rijn ducks down to avoid it.
Thu tries to work over Van Rijn's front leg with a kick but Van Rijn checks it.
Van Rijn tries a quick counter leg kick but Thu is wise to it.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rijn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thu scoring well with a low kick there.
Thu throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rijn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Rijn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thu.
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Rijn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Rijn throws a hook but Thu blocks it.
Maung Maung Thu is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rijn jabs at Thu's body.
Van Rijn staying out of range there.
Thu missing with a left hand there. Van Rijn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rijn throws a lazy right hand but Thu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Thu.
Van Rijn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thu scores with a nice strike.
Van Rijn misses the shot to the body.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thu looks to land a body kick but Van Rijn moved away.
Van Rijn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thu is out of range and Van Rijn settles back down.
Thu jabs at Van Rijn's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Rijn misses with a straight right.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Rijn.
Thu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rijn.
Thu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Rijn just manages to avoid it.
Thu misses with a leg kick.
Van Rijn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thu is out of range and Van Rijn settles back down.
Van Rijn moves out of range as Thu throws a body kick.
Van Rijn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thu.
Thu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Rijn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thu throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rijn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thu breaks from the clinch.
Van Rijn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thu throws out the jab.
Thu connects with a crisp jab.
Thu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Rijn is out of range.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
Thu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Rijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick from Thu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu connects with a body shot that sends Van Rijn's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn checks the leg kick.
Thu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rijn in his tracks.
Thu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Rijn. Van Rijn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn misses with a wild combination.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu lands a body shot.
Van Rijn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu takes a swing at Van Rijn's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thu can pounce on him.
Van Rijn is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick lands for Thu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn connects with a high kick.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.
Mike Van Rijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thu throws a leg kick but Van Rijn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Rijn misses with a hook.
Thu misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Thu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Thu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Rijn on the side of the head.
Thu punishes Van Rijn's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Rijn tried to score with a low kick but Thu checks it.
Van Rijn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rijn takes a swing at Thu's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Rijn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thu.
Both fighters circling a little - Thu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Van Rijn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Rijn connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Rijn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Thu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu lands a leg kick that knocks Van Rijn off balance momentarily.
Thu cracks a nice hook into Van Rijn's ribs.
Thu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rijn. That did some damage!
Thu lands with a hook. Van Rijn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Rijn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick that misses.
Thu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Rijn looks to land a body kick but Thu moved away.
Thu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Rijn throws out a loose jab but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Thu as he connects with a hook.
Van Rijn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thu manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Thu.
An inside leg kick from Van Rijn misses.
Van Rijn throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rijn moves away.
Thu throws a head kick that misses.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rijn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thu, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Maung Maung Thu wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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