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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 1707 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 110 p4p, 169 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chase the bag (King Von). This should be fireworks!
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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 26 - 18 - 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 38 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Van Asch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Asch lands a head shot.
Van Asch swinging wildly here.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Van Asch counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Van Asch to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Van Asch moves out of range easily.
Van Asch swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Van Asch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Asch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Van Asch misses with a hook.
Van Asch ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Van Asch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Van Asch counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson 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.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Van Asch.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Van Asch to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Asch counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Van Asch misses.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Asch throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Van Asch jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Asch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Van Asch misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Asch avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Van Asch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Van Asch.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
A quick step to the side and Van Asch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson lunges at Van Asch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Asch's hand.
Anderson throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Asch.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson cracks Van Asch with a good jab.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Asch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Asch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Van Asch both land. Nice combination.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
As Anderson looks to move away, Van Asch throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Van Asch lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Asch finish him?
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Asch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Asch doesn't seem bothered though.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Asch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Asch throws a big counter combination but Anderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anderson scores with a jab. Van Asch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Asch works the jab nicely.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Anderson to the mat! Van Asch runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Anderson is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Van Asch's head back.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch scores with a nice strike.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Asch was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Van Asch stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson misses with a left hand
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Van Asch throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Van Asch.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koos Van Asch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Asch is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Koos Van Asch.
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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
Koos Van Asch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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