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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 1134 p4p, 2141 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 91 p4p, 159 weight class). Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hotel California (Spanish Mix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 15 - 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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Asch connects with a single shot there.
Gomez drives through and clinches with Van Asch against the ropes.
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 breaks the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Van Asch jabs at Gomez's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Van Asch down.
Gomez cracks Van Asch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomez throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Van Asch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Asch loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Van Asch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch takes one to the chin there.
Crunch! Van Asch slams his shin into Gomez's torso.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
Gomez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Asch's head.
Van Asch throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez drives through and clinches with Van Asch against the ropes.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
Van Asch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Asch trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Van Asch wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Asch holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks with his arms.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez connects with a single shot there.
Van Asch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Asch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomez at a distance.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomez tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Gomez 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.
Gomez throws out a leg kick but Van Asch moves out of range and Gomez only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Asch lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomez moves out of range as Van Asch strikes.
Van Asch misses with a head kick.
Gomez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Asch lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Asch under the eye.
Van Asch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Asch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Asch on the side of the head.
Gomez misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Asch. That one must have hurt.
Gomez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Asch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Van Asch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Koos Van Asch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Van Asch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Van Asch finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez misses the jab.
And Van Asch counters with a quick kick to the body but Gomez blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez punishes Van Asch's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez clobbers Van Asch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Asch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomez blocks the body kick.
Van Asch works the jab nicely.
Van Asch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch looks to throw a body kick
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Asch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Van Asch misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
Van Asch is looking to counter punch.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Asch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Asch prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez lands with a right to the head.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Van Asch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Van Asch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Asch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Van Asch throws a shot to the body.
Gomez tries to move into range but Van Asch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomez gets a clinch.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez tries a body shot but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Asch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Van Asch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez pushes Van Asch up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Van Asch.
Van Asch lands an uppercut.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez has Van Asch pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Asch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Asch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomez lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Pedro Gomez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Van Asch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
A short right from Van Asch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Asch fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Gomez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Van Asch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Asch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
A hook to the body from Van Asch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Asch.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Van Asch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Van Asch looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Gomez lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Asch throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Gomez misses
and Van Asch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez moves out of range of the body kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Asch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomez on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Gomez rushes Van Asch and presses him up against the ropes.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Gomez misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Asch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Asch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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