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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thor Skank enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Skank!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Skank ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Skank as he connects with a hook.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skank looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Skank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Skank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skank scores with a hook.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Skank blocks a jab.
Henderson throws a body punch but Skank moves out of range.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Thor Skank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Skank.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Skank is out of range.
Skank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skank throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skank connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skank digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Skank.
Skank throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson throws a hook but Skank blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skank throws out the jab.
Skank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Skank.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skank dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Skank jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skank jabs at Henderson's body.
Skank scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Skank.
Skank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Skank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skank scores with a jab to the body.
Skank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skank.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Skank.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skank.
Skank digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Skank takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skank misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Skank coming out on top.
Skank throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Skank is just out of range.
Skank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Henderson 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson staying out of range there.
Skank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Skank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skank dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Skank misses.
Skank connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skank.
Skank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thor Skank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skank misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Skank.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skank.
Skank cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skank lands a right hook to the body.
Skank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Skank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skank misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Skank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skank swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Skank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Skank scores with a leg kick.
Skank looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Skank throws a big shot that misses.
Skank throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Skank finds it's target.
Henderson throws a jab when Skank was well out of range.
Skank just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Skank takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skank thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.
Skank fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skank.
Skank throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
Henderson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skank throws a lazy uppercut
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skank misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skank attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Skank misses its intended target.
Skank takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a body punch but Skank moves out of range.
Skank moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Skank moves out of range of the strikes.
Skank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Henderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skank backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Skank is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Skank into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Skank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Skank scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Skank is out of range.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Skank throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skank lands a body shot.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skank.
Skank lands a slapping body shot.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Skank lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.
Skank lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skank.
Skank loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skank throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skank. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skank. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Skank throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skank is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Skank.
Henderson tries to bum rush Skank with a series of wild strikes but Skank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson cracks Skank with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Skank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Skank backing up. Skank nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Skank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Skank had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Skank does it's job there.
Skank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Skank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skank.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Skank's shoulder, as Skank tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skank's corner calls for a 1-2. Skank obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Skank finds it's target.
Skank digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Skank with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Skank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skank cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson takes a swing at Skank's ribcage but misses.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skank just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Skank defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Skank scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Skank moved out of range.
Skank throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Henderson misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Skank as he connects with a hook.
Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skank lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skank moves away from the strike by Henderson.
A jab from Skank finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skank lands a nice shot to the body.
Skank scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skank.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skank backs up against the ropes.
Skank lands a head kick that bluckles Henderson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Skank no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skank scores with a kick to the midsection.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thor Skank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skank lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Skank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skank winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Skank!
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