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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
47 - 19 - 3 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot keeps the fight on the outside.
Arboleda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot is having none of it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
Arboleda slips under a jab.
Arboleda throws a counter high kick but De Groot was just alert enough to avoid it.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Arboleda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arboleda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Arboleda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot is having none of it.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
As Arboleda backs off De Groot throws a huge counter combo but Arboleda manages to avoid it all.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but De Groot is avoiding it.
Arboleda lands a head kick!
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Groot scores with a jab. Arboleda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arboleda moves to clinch but De Groot breaks away
and De Groot counters with a nice uppercut.
Arboleda wants to clinch but De Groot slips to the side
and De Groot counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arboleda's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Arboleda.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Arboleda moved out of range.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arboleda manages to avoid it.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Groot.
Arboleda pushes De Groot back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot scores with a knee to the head.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Groot missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arboleda pushes De Groot up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Groot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Arboleda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but De Groot blocks it.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Groot misses with an elbow over the top.
Arboleda misses with a punch to the body.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above De Groot 's eye.
A short left from De Groot.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
De Groot misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
De Groot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De Groot dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped De Groot in his tracks for a moment.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Groot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Groot gets through Arboleda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arboleda working aggressively here.
De Groot manages to break the clinch.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Groot thinks about the counter body kick.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
Arboleda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from De Groot.
De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arboleda avoids a kick to the body.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arboleda. That one must have hurt.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Groot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Arboleda's legs.
Arboleda has closed the distance and engaged De Groot in a clinch.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
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.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
Arboleda moves into range and clinches up with De Groot.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. De Groot won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
De Groot is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes.
De Groot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Arboleda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Arboleda tries to tie him up.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Groot obliges.
Arboleda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda keeps control of De Groot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arboleda throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
De Groot blocks an elbow strike from Arboleda.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Arboleda scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groot stalling against the ropes.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
De Groot takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arboleda blocking some punches.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from De Groot.
De Groot tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the ropes.
Arboleda blocks an elbow strike from De Groot.
Arboleda misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Arboleda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Groot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and De Groot counters with a straight right hand.
De Groot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot connects with a single shot there.
Arboleda clinches.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
De Groot is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
Arboleda wants to stall.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda dodges the punch combination from De Groot.
As De Groot tries to get set, Arboleda tries to push him back and clinch up but De Groot manages to avoid the attempt.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
Arboleda has De Groot up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Groot blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda avoids the elbow strike from De Groot, against the ropes.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Groot's defenses.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Some bone on bone action there as Arboleda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Arboleda saw it coming and moves away.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Arboleda misses its target.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Arboleda is looking to counter the offense by De Groot and move into the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot is having none of it.
De Groot keeps the fight on the outside.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De Groot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
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!
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arboleda feints and then cracks De Groot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Groot down.
De Groot misses with a two punch combination.
Arboleda tries to counter by clinching up but De Groot breaks away and moves out of range.
Arboleda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arboleda moves to clinch but De Groot breaks away
and De Groot counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arboleda. That one must have hurt.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but De Groot is avoiding it.
De Groot appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Arboleda's head but Arboleda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danga de danga de dang - Arboleda scores with a four punch combination!
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De Groot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot feints a counter leg kick.
Arboleda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Groot throws a push kick but Arboleda slaps the foot to one side.
Arboleda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De Groot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arboleda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Arboleda wants to clinch
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Groot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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