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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 259 p4p, 486 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 32 p4p, 58 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle has managed to clinch.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
A frustrated look appears on Van Asch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Asch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Bickle.
Van Asch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch 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.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bickle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Asch. That did some damage!
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Asch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bickle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Asch - the referee stops the clock and Bickle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Asch. Bickle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch lands a jab to Bickle's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch drops his hands momentarily and Bickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Asch throws a body kick that misses.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Van Asch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Asch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Asch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Bickle takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Van Asch misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Bickle catches Van Asch right on the button with a cross.
Van Asch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bickle tries to clinch but Van Asch is having none of it.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bickle tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Bickle has managed to clinch.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Asch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Van Asch tries to move into range but Bickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Van Asch in a clinch.
Van Asch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van Asch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Van Asch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bickle is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch working a defensive guard but Bickle manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bickle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bickle closes the distance and clinches.
Van Asch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Asch can't break the clinch.
Van Asch can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Asch.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Van Asch.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Van Asch breaks from the clinch.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Asch tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bickle scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch working hard to break the clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Van Asch is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch digs a good body shot into Bickle's ribs.
Van Asch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that round.
That's time! Van Asch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
Van Asch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bickle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Van Asch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a good low kick that Bickle was not able to check.
A clash of legs there as Bickle blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Van Asch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Asch wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bickle! But no joy.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bickle checks a leg kick.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Bickle saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Van Asch lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
Jab, jab by Van Asch - just one landing.
A low kick lands for Bickle.
Bickle tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Van Asch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Van Asch throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Bickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Asch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle.
A leg kick checked by Van Asch.
Bickle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Asch in his tracks.
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!
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle cracks Van Asch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Asch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Asch misses with a body punch
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bickle throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
Bickle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Asch back to the cage. Bickle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bickle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
Van Asch checks a leg kick.
Van Asch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that stops Bickle in his tracks momentarily.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Asch scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Bickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Asch's head backwards.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Asch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch is looking to counter punch.
Van Asch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle closes the distance and pushes Van Asch back into the cage.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Van Asch tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Van Asch defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
Bickle tries to clinch
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Asch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Van Asch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle looks to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Bickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Asch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bickle can pounce on him.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Asch throws a body kick that misses.
Van Asch throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Asch. That snapped Bickle's head back.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bickle lands a leg kick that knocks Van Asch off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle cracks Van Asch with a good jab.
Bickle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Asch lands a nice hook to Bickle's body. Bickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Asch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Bickle.
Bickle jabs at Van Asch's body.
Bickle instigates a clinch.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Van Asch breaks the clinch.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Asch, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Asch is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Van Asch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Bickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Asch moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bickle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Asch.
Bickle scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Asch dips to his left and cracks Bickle with an uppercut!
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Bickle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Asch tries to land a front kick but Bickle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Asch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Van Asch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Asch connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Van Asch moves out of range.
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Van Asch in a clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the body.
Bickle moves out of range as Van Asch throws a body kick.
Van Asch defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle connects with a right hand. Van Asch shakes it off.
Bickle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Asch misses with a jab to the body
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Asch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Asch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Asch throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bickle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Asch blocks a jab.
Bickle scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bickle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bickle.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bickle lands a jab.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Van Asch tries to pull guard but Bickle holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Asch drops back down to his feet.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle pushes Van Asch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Asch throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Bickle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Van Asch controls the action.
Van Asch scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Van Asch blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Tom Bickle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bickle pushes Van Asch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Bickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bickle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bickle!
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