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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Than Asos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Orosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Than Asos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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215 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Orosco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orosco keeps the fight on the outside.
Asos is looking to clinch.
Orosco replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Asos blocks it well.
Asos is looking to clinch but Orosco is avoiding it.
Orosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Orosco misses with a few strikes there.
Asos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Asos tries to clinch up but Orosco circles away and keeps his distance.
Asos moves in looking to clinch but Orosco pushes him off.
Asos is looking to clinch but Orosco is avoiding it.
Asos is looking to clinch.
Orosco 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.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Orosco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Asos backs off Orosco throws a huge counter combo but Asos manages to avoid it all.
Asos wants to clinch up but Orosco keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orosco looks to land a combination. Asos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Asos blocks the body kick.
Orosco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Asos fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asos is looking to clinch.
Asos tries to clinch up but Orosco circles away and keeps his distance.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orosco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orosco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos is looking to clinch but Orosco is avoiding it.
Orosco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Orosco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asos tries to clinch up.
Asos tries to clinch
and Orosco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Asos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asos tries to clinch but Orosco is having none of it.
Orosco wants to counter with a clinch but Asos pushes him away.
Orosco throws a wild body kick that Asos sees coming a mile off.
Orosco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch but Orosco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orosco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orosco lands a slapping body shot.
Asos wants to clinch.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orosco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asos tries to clinch but Orosco moves out of range.
Asos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orosco replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Asos blocks it well.
Asos wants to clinch.
Orosco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asos wants to clinch up but Orosco keeps it at a distance.
Asos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orosco wants to counter with a clinch but Asos pushes him away.
Orosco misses with a body kick.
Asos tries to clinch but Orosco is having none of it.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Orosco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orosco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Orosco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Asos tries to clinch up.
Orosco keeps the fight on the outside.
Orosco is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Orosco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orosco wants to counter with a clinch but Asos pushes him away.
Asos tries to clinch up but Orosco circles away and keeps his distance.
Billy Orosco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orosco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orosco.
Asos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orosco has Asos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orosco avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the ropes.
Orosco tries to land a knee to the head but Asos blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orosco's brow.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orosco avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Orosco avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orosco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Orosco lands a knee to the body.
Asos avoiding damage as Orosco throws knees to the body.
Orosco dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orosco stalling the fight.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Orosco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orosco's brow.
Orosco landing knees to the body.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orosco blocks the elbow strike.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but Asos blocks it.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
Orosco effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Orosco.
Orosco misses with a knee to the head.
Orosco lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orosco misses with an elbow strike.
Orosco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asos.
Orosco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orosco blocks an elbow strike from Asos.
Orosco dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Orosco stalling.
Orosco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orosco tries to land knees in the clinch but Asos avoids the damage to the body.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Orosco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asos.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but Asos blocks it.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orosco's brow.
Orosco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orosco avoiding damage.
Orosco lands a good knee to the midsection. Asos won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Orosco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Asos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asos is looking to clinch.
Asos tries to clinch up but Orosco circles away and keeps his distance.
Orosco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orosco moves into the clinch successfully.
Orosco avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the ropes.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Billy Orosco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orosco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orosco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orosco lands an uppercut.
Orosco throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orosco obliges.
Orosco working Asos over with knees to the body.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Orosco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Orosco working Asos over with knees to the body.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Orosco throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orosco's brow.
Asos managing to block the knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orosco's brow.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orosco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asos is defending well for now.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Orosco avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the ropes.
Orosco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orosco trying to land knees to the body.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Orosco.
A short body shot lands from Orosco as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Orosco.
Orosco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orosco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asos blocks it with crossed arms.
Orosco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asos avoiding damage as Orosco throws knees to the body.
Orosco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asos managing to block the knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco tries to land a knee to the head but Asos blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asos blocks an elbow strike from Orosco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orosco dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Orosco lands a right hand.
Orosco stalling.
Asos managing to block the knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Orosco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Asos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orosco lands a good knee to the midsection. Asos won't want to take too many of those.
Orosco avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Orosco blocks the elbow strike.
Orosco misses with an elbow strike.
Orosco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Asos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Orosco lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Orosco really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Orosco looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Asos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orosco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Asos wants to clinch up but Orosco keeps it at a distance.
Orosco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asos tries to clinch but Orosco is having none of it.
Orosco clinches with his opponent.
Orosco tries to land knees in the clinch but Asos avoids the damage to the body.
Asos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orosco misses with a knee to the head.
Orosco dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Orosco.
Asos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orosco lands an uppercut.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Asos.
It looks like Billy Orosco has been cut.
Asos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orosco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Orosco lands a knee to the body.
Orosco effectively controlling the action here.
Orosco scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco lands a nice knee to the body.
Orosco stalling in the clinch.
Orosco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orosco tries to land a knee to the head but Asos blocks with his arms.
Orosco has Asos pushed against the ropes.
Orosco trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orosco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asos is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Asos avoiding damage as Orosco throws knees to the body.
Orosco avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the ropes.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
Orosco blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orosco's brow.
Orosco cracks Asos with a nice body shot.
Orosco pushes Asos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Orosco crunches a lovely knee into Asos's ribcage.
Asos avoiding damage as Orosco throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Orosco dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Billy Orosco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Asos is looking to clinch but Orosco is avoiding it.
Than Asos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Orosco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Orosco raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Orosco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orosco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Orosco thinks about the counter body kick.
Asos wants to clinch.
Asos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Orosco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orosco unleashes a big counter combination but Asos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orosco pushes Asos away with a front kick.
Than Asos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asos tries to clinch there but Orosco circles away.
Orosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
Asos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orosco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Orosco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orosco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orosco closes the distance and clinches.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Orosco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Orosco landing knees to the body.
Orosco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Orosco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Asos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orosco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asos is defending well for now.
Orosco blocks the elbow strike.
Orosco avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Orosco blocks an elbow strike.
Orosco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asos blocks it with crossed arms.
Orosco avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Orosco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Orosco trying to land knees to the body.
Asos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orosco misses with a knee strike.
Orosco misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Orosco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orosco is pushing Asos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orosco avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Orosco dodges an elbow strike from Asos.
Asos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orosco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Orosco.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Orosco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asos is defending well for now.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Orosco.
Orosco tries to land a knee to the head but Asos blocks with his arms.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but Asos blocks it.
Billy Orosco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orosco scores with a shot to the side of Asos's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Orosco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orosco 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 44:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Orosco!
Billy Orosco opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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