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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 124 p4p, 524 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 10 p4p, 44 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Koos Van Asch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Asch tests Hohenthal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hohenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Asch is just out of range.
Van Asch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hohenthal missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Hohenthal avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Van Asch scores with a nice head shot.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Hohenthal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot.
Hohenthal has his takedown stuffed
and Van Asch counters with a left to the body.
Van Asch 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Asch pinned against the cage. Van Asch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Asch feints a counter leg kick.
Hohenthal throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Hohenthal slips a straight right by Van Asch.
Van Asch connects with a leg kick.
Hohenthal is looking to wear down Van Asch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hohenthal is defended easily by Van Asch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Asch lands a jab to Hohenthal's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Van Asch.
Hohenthal avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a leg kick
letting Hohenthal counter with a right hand.
Hohenthal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Koos Van Asch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Asch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Asch dodges the punch combination from Hohenthal.
An inside leg kick from Van Asch misses.
Hohenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Asch throws an overhand right that lands on Hohenthal's shoulder, as Hohenthal tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hohenthal misses.
Van Asch swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hohenthal throws a lazy right hand but Van Asch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal feints and as Van Asch raises his hands in defense, Hohenthal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Asch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hohenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Asch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hohenthal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Asch is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Asch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hohenthal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Asch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohenthal trying to control but Van Asch is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal looking to pass the guard.
Van Asch keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Van Asch wants to sweep here but Hohenthal controlling him for the moment.
Hohenthal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Asch's head.
Van Asch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hohenthal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hohenthal throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koos Van Asch will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Asch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hohenthal misses with a jab to the body
and Van Asch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hohenthal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Asch counters with an outside leg kick.
Hohenthal jabs Van Asch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Asch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Hohenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Van Asch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Asch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hohenthal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Asch lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Hohenthal fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Asch takes a swing at Hohenthal's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Asch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hohenthal somewhat.
Hohenthal misses with a looping left.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Asch is refusing to be controlled, as Hohenthal sits in half guard.
Van Asch tries to roll over but Hohenthal keeps him under control.
Hohenthal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal drops an elbow to the side of Van Asch's head.
Hohenthal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hohenthal passes to full mount!
Van Asch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but Van Asch defending well.
Hohenthal is thwarting Van Asch's attempts to control the position.
Van Asch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but Van Asch defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Asch is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hohenthal wants to take a breather but Van Asch is having none of it.
Van Asch moves into full guard.
Van Asch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch pushes down on Hohenthal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hohenthal tries to roll over but Van Asch keeps him under control.
Hohenthal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Asch stopping the sweep attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal is working hard here to advance position.
Van Asch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hohenthal's guard.
Hohenthal working a defensive guard here.
Van Asch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hohenthal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Asch is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hohenthal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
Van Asch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hohenthal's head backwards.
Hohenthal fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Hohenthal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Koos Van Asch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hohenthal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Asch doesn't seem bothered though.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown but Van Asch shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hohenthal has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a hook but Hohenthal avoids it easily.
Van Asch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hohenthal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hohenthal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hohenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Asch counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Asch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hohenthal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Asch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Asch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Asch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hohenthal is defended easily by Van Asch.
Van Asch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a low kick, looking for Hohenthal's leg but Hohenthal calmly moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hohenthal as he connects with a hook.
Hohenthal misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Asch. That's going to slow Hohenthal down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch digs a good hook to Hohenthal's body.
Van Asch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hohenthal is able to avoid easily.
Van Asch thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hohenthal if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a nice looking combination but Van Asch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Hohenthal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Hohenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Van Asch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
Hohenthal scores with a takedown into Van Asch's guard.
Van Asch is trying to control the position but Hohenthal postures up.
Hohenthal slips nicely into half guard.
Hohenthal is trying to control. Van Asch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal working the head and body with strikes.
Hohenthal trying to control from half guard but Van Asch is working away.
Hohenthal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hohenthal is thwarting Van Asch's attempts to control the position.
Van Asch is looking for a sweep. Hohenthal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Asch is doing well to control the position and prevent Hohenthal from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Hohenthal.
Van Asch tries to get to full guard but Hohenthal has control of the leg.
Van Asch keeps trying to improve his position.
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!
Hohenthal is thwarting Van Asch's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Asch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hohenthal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hohenthal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Asch's guard.
Van Asch wants to get back to his feet but Hohenthal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Asch pulls Hohenthal in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Asch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Asch looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Asch, not yet.
Van Asch has his foot on Hohenthal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hohenthal works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands a couple of elbows.
Hohenthal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Van Asch keeps moving.
Hohenthal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Asch's head.
Lennart Hohenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohenthal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hohenthal looking to pass the guard.
Hohenthal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Asch's head.
Hohenthal landing with the ground and pound.
Van Asch keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Hohenthal controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Asch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohenthal is in close to Van Asch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Asch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Van Asch wants to get up but he can't break Hohenthal's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Asch is fighting to break Hohenthal's control of his arms but Hohenthal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hohenthal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hohenthal has control of Van Asch's left arm, preventing Van Asch from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hohenthal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Asch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hohenthal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Asch passes into half guard.
Van Asch wants to stand up but Hohenthal is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hohenthal tries to get to full guard but Van Asch has control of the leg.
Van Asch is pressing down on Hohenthal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hohenthal is holding on for now.
Hohenthal trying to control but Van Asch postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hohenthal is not content to let Van Asch control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hohenthal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Asch throws out the jab.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
Van Asch misses with a jab to the body
and Hohenthal counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Van Asch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch lands with a straight right. Hohenthal didn't see that one coming.
Van Asch scores with a body shot.
Hohenthal cracks Van Asch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal misses with a jab to the body
and Van Asch counters with a low kick, right behind Hohenthal 's knee.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hohenthal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hohenthal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hohenthal looking to pass the guard.
Hohenthal throws a big right hand that misses.
Hohenthal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hohenthal chips away with some ground and pound.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Asch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Van Asch keeps moving.
Van Asch trying to control the position here.
Hohenthal passes Van Asch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hohenthal wants to control but Van Asch is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal slows the pace down in half guard.
Hohenthal working the head and body with strikes.
Van Asch trying to control from the bottom.
Hohenthal prevents Van Asch from improving his position.
Hohenthal is keen to just control but Van Asch is a slippery customer.
Van Asch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal trying to control the action but Van Asch is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Van Asch trying to hold on to Hohenthal's head to control him but Hohenthal postures up.
Hohenthal prevents Van Asch from improving his position.
Hohenthal lands strikes from half guard.
Hohenthal not doing much here.
Hohenthal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohenthal content to control rather than advance.
Van Asch looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennart Hohenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hohenthal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Lennart Hohenthal 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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