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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 1404 p4p, 2733 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 108 p4p, 196 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saputra's choice of entrance music: Truckin'. 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
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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 23 - 16 - 3, 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch throws the kick towards the body but Saputra avoids it.
Van Asch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Asch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Van Asch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saputra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Asch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saputra's knee momentarily.
Van Asch throws a push kick but Saputra slaps the foot to one side.
Van Asch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saputra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saputra let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saputra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Asch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy right hand. Saputra should have avoided that one.
Saputra misses with a hook to the body
and Van Asch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saputra.
Saputra 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.
Van Asch looks for the body kick but Saputra saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Saputra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good exchange - Saputra coming out on top.
Van Asch lands with a good body shot.
Van Asch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saputra. Saputra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saputra missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saputra stuns Van Asch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saputra misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a left to the body.
Van Asch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saputra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Asch.
Saputra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Asch counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Saputra throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saputra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saputra lands a slapping body shot.
Saputra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Saputra throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saputra throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch throws a shot from downtown. Saputra moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saputra ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
That's time! Van Asch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saputra missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a hook but Saputra blocks it.
Frendy Saputra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Van Asch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saputra misses with a hook
and Van Asch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Van Asch misses.
Jab, jab by Saputra - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Asch is just out of range.
Van Asch throws an off balance right hand
and Saputra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Asch throws a right hand that Saputra ducks under and follows up with a left that Saputra also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saputra misses with a jab to the body
and Van Asch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saputra's knee momentarily.
Van Asch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saputra.
Van Asch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Saputra.
Saputra ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch looks for the body kick but Saputra saw that one coming.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Saputra throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a low kick, right behind Saputra 's knee.
Saputra misses with a right hand
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Saputra throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saputra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saputra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Asch connects with an inside leg kick.
Saputra missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Asch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saputra on the side of the head.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saputra cracks Van Asch with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saputra throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Frendy Saputra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saputra.
Saputra misses with a shot to the body
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Van Asch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saputra can do to turn this around?
Saputra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Asch. That one must have hurt.
Saputra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saputra takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saputra misses the body punch
and Van Asch counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputra misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Saputra misses with a shot to the body
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that stops Saputra in his tracks momentarily.
Saputra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Asch.
Saputra misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
Saputra misses with a hook to the body
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Asch connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Asch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Asch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saputra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Asch!
Van Asch connects with a body shot that sends Saputra's belly button to the back.
Saputra 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.
Van Asch connects with a body shot.
Saputra walks into a left hand.
Van Asch lands with a slapping head kick.
Saputra misses with a body shot
enabling Van Asch to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Asch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saputra manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Asch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
After winning the bout, Koos Van Asch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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