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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 1218 p4p, 1151 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 79 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lvavatai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Can Get It If You Really Want. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lvavatai .
Van Asch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lvavatai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lvavatai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Lvavatai misses.
Lvavatai moves out of range of the body kick from Van Asch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai misses with a looping left.
Van Asch throws a fast counter high kick but Lvavatai manages to duck under it in time.
Lvavatai misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Lvavatai .
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lvavatai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lvavatai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lvavatai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lvavatai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Lvavatai .
Van Asch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Asch thows a body kick. Lvavatai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lvavatai slips a jab from Van Asch.
Lvavatai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lvavatai .
Van Asch loads up on a big right hand but Lvavatai slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lvavatai misses the target.
We've been hearing reports that Lvavatai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lvavatai misses with a looping right.
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lvavatai !
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Lvavatai misses.
Lvavatai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lvavatai looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Lvavatai looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Van Asch.
A low kick lands for Van Asch.
A big right from Van Asch misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Asch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai lands with an overhand left.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai throws a right hand that misses
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Van Asch looks to score with a jab to the body but Lvavatai is just out of range.
Lvavatai throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a right hand to the body.
Lvavatai lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Asch off the cage and back into range.
Van Asch misses the jab.
Van Asch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Lvavatai .
Lvavatai throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Asch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lvavatai misses with a two punch combination.
Lvavatai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Asch throws a big counter head kick but Lvavatai avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lvavatai .
Van Asch defending well as Lvavatai loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Lvavatai misses.
Van Asch misses with the combination.
Lvavatai looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lvavatai slips under a jab.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
Van Asch raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Asch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lvavatai counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Asch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lvavatai .
A nice side step and Van Asch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Lvavatai is predictable there
and Van Asch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lvavatai cracks Van Asch with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but Lvavatai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Asch cracks Lvavatai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lvavatai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai misses with a double jab.
Lvavatai works the jab nicely.
Lvavatai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lvavatai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Lvavatai misses.
Lvavatai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Asch tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Asch misses the target.
Lvavatai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Asch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Lvavatai backs off Van Asch throws a huge counter combo but Lvavatai manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Van Asch.
Lvavatai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lvavatai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lvavatai scores with a jab. Van Asch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lvavatai misses with a straight right.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lvavatai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Asch.
Lvavatai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Asch can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai scores with a jab. Van Asch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lvavatai throws a series of punches but Van Asch moves out of range.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Lvavatai .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
Lvavatai throws a leg kick
and Van Asch counters with a head kick that drops Lvavatai to the mat! Lvavatai scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lvavatai is rocked!
Lvavatai jabs Van Asch right on the nose. Van Asch blinks but takes it well.
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lvavatai lands a really nice looking cross but Van Asch seems unphased.
Lvavatai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a good, hard body kick but Lvavatai shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lvavatai scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lvavatai misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lvavatai scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Asch should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Van Asch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lvavatai has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Asch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lvavatai misses with a hook
and Van Asch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Asch.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lvavatai .
Van Asch misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Lvavatai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Asch throws a fast counter high kick but Lvavatai manages to duck under it in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that second round.
That's time! Lvavatai 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lvavatai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Asch clobbers Lvavatai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lvavatai misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Asch circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lvavatai drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Van Asch follows Lvavatai to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koos Van Asch!
A victorious Koos Van Asch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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