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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 1997 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 154 p4p, 121 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Chase the bag (King Von). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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 38 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch connects with a jab.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Asch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson tries to move into range but Van Asch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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.
Van Asch slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Asch motions for Anderson to come forward. Van Asch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Asch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Van Asch.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Van Asch's defenses.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Anderson.
Van Asch tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson 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 slips under a jab.
Van Asch cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Asch counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Van Asch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch lands an overhand right.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Asch scores with a head kick.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson slips a straight right by Van Asch.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Asch misses with a head kick.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the body.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson moves forwards but Van Asch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Asch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Van Asch flicks out a counter leg kick but Anderson steps away.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Anderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses the jab.
Van Asch connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Aschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson connects with the punch.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Anderson.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Van Asch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Asch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping 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!
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
Van Asch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Asch misses with a kick to the body.
Van Asch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Asch's hands.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Van Asch's defenses.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Koos Van Asch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Asch is rocked!
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 Ryan Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson jabs Van Asch right on the nose. Van Asch blinks but takes it well.
Van Asch is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Asch seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson throws a right hand that Van Asch ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Asch also avoids with ease.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Van Asch.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Asch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Asch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch connects with a body shot.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Asch's hands.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Asch works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Van Asch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Asch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Asch throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Van Asch avoids nicely.
Van Asch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Van Asch counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Asch 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
During a confident post fight interview, Koos Van Asch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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