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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Than Asos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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277 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Excellent boxer
Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Than Asos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asos tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Asos moves away and avoids it.
Asos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asos is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Asos is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Henderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Asos tries to clinch up.
Asos doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Asos is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Asos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Than Asos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asos wants to clinch
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Asos tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson cracks Asos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asos tries to clinch up
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Asos in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike from Asos.
Henderson tries to break free but Asos pushes him back against the ropes.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Asos won't allow it.
Asos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Asos lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bobby Henderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson wants to break free but Asos has control.
Nice elbow from Asos.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Asos is controlling the position.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Asos has the dominant position.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asos prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Asos keeps him there for the moment.
Asos lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
That has opened up Bobby Henderson's cut even more.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asos has him pressed against the ropes.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Henderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asos tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Asos avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asos moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asos is looking to clinch.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asos moves away.
Asos wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Asos won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asos lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Bobby Henderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henderson tries to circle away but Asos has him pinned against the ropes.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson tries to break free but Asos pushes him back against the ropes.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
Asos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asos tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Asos's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asos thinking.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws out a counter right but Asos avoids it with no problem.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Henderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asos tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Asos wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Asos.
Henderson rushes Asos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the ropes.
Than Asos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asos doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
As Asos backs off Henderson throws a huge counter combo but Asos manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Asos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Asos has double underhooks.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Asos is controlling the position.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Asos won't allow it.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Asos has the dominant position.
Henderson wants to break free but Asos has control.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike from Asos.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Asos keeps him there for the moment.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Asos is controlling him.
Asos lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Asos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Asos has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Asos has the dominant position.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Asos keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Asos has double underhooks.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson tries to break free but Asos pushes him back against the ropes.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Asos is controlling him.
Henderson tries to circle away but Asos has him pinned against the ropes.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Asos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henderson can turn it around.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Asos tries to clinch
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Asos backing up. Asos nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asos tries to clinch
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asos wants to clinch.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson throws out a counter right but Asos avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asos tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson jabs at Asos's body.
Asos wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henderson! But no joy.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asos tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henderson! But no joy.
Asos tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Asos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Asos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asos doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson gets a clinch.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asos has him pressed against the ropes.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson wants to break free but Asos has control.
Asos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bobby Henderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Henderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Than Asos!
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