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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eobard Thawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda's entrance music is ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eobard Thawne!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda defending well as Thawne loads up on a big left hand.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Thawne keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Thawne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thawne misses with a wild combination.
Arboleda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thawne throws a series of punches but Arboleda avoids them all with ease.
Thawne misses with a wild body shot.
Thawne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
A nice side step and Thawne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thawne gets tackled into the cage by Arboleda. Arboleda maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Eobard Thawne has been cut.
Thawne has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thawne.
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Thawne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thawne is trying to force a seperation but Arboleda has the dominant position.
Thawne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thawne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda staying out of range there.
Arboleda moves out of range as Thawne strikes.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Thawne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arboleda.
Thawne lands a lovely overhand right.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Thawne is avoiding it.
Thawne missing with a left hand there. Arboleda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arboleda rushes Thawne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thawne breaks from the clinch.
Thawne scores with a decent looking hook.
Arboleda moves out of range of the body kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thawne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thawne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Thawne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arboleda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thawne manages to circle out of the way.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne misses with a looping left.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thawne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thawne misses the shot to the body.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Thawne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Thawne keeps it at a distance.
Thawne blocks a head kick by Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Thawne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thawne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thawne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thawne looks to score with a jab to the body but Arboleda is just out of range.
Arboleda is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thawne lands a body shot.
Arboleda moves out of range as Thawne strikes.
Arboleda throws a big counter combination but Thawne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Arboleda moves to clinch but Thawne breaks away
and Thawne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thawne scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Thawne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda throws a head kick that Thawne semi-blocks.
Thawne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arboleda.
Thawne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Arboleda dodges the punch combination from Thawne.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Thawne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arboleda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thawne counters with a nice body shot.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thawne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thawne missing with a left hand there. Arboleda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thawne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arboleda manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a head kick but Thawne moves out of range.
Thawne misses the shot to the body.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thawne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda gets a clinch.
Thawne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thawne wants to break free but Arboleda has control.
Arboleda trying to control the position but instead, Thawne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arboleda into the cage.
Thawne tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Arboleda prevents Thawne from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Thawne tries to circle away but Arboleda has him pinned against the cage.
Arboleda working Thawne over with knees to the body.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Thawne's ribcage.
Thawne avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Thawne tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Thawne breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Thawne circles away.
Thawne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to counter the offense by Thawne and move into the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thawne tries to keep at a distance but Arboleda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thawne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arboleda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Thawne tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Thawne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Thawne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thawne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arboleda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arboleda throws a leg kick but Thawne moved away.
Arboleda moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Thawne dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arboleda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda pushes off an throws an elbow but Thawne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thawne has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Thawne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thawne breaks the clinch.
Arboleda has closed the distance and engaged Thawne in a clinch.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Thawne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thawne is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
Thawne throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Thawne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thawne misses with a wild combination.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Thawne slips to the side
and Thawne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arboleda connects with a leg kick. Thawne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Thawne is avoiding it.
Arboleda moves out of range of the strikes.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Arboleda slips a jab from Thawne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawne scores with a sloppy right hand. Arboleda should have avoided that one.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Thawne is avoiding it.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Thawne keeps it at a distance.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Thawne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arboleda is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thawne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thawne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thawne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thawne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arboleda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thawne is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Thawne can't break the clinch.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda can't find room to land a body shot as Thawne controls the action.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Thawne blocks it.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawne tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thawne is breathing heavily.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thawne's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Arboleda.
Thawne avoids the elbow strike from Arboleda, against the cage.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thawne avoids it.
Thawne managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Thawne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne is having none of it.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Thawne circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Thawne circles away.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thawne counters with a left to the body.
Thawne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arboleda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Arboleda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Arboleda throws a leg kick
and Thawne counters with a straight right hand.
Arboleda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thawne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eobard Thawne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Thawne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thawne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Thawne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arboleda doesn't seem phased though.
Thawne lands a nice hook to Arboleda's body. Arboleda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thawne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arboleda moves into range and clinches up with Thawne.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Thawne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Thawne's ribcage.
Thawne lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thawne breaks from the clinch.
Thawne circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thawne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arboleda clinches up with Thawne and pushes him back against the cage.
Thawne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thawne is trying to break free.
Thawne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda missing with a left hand there. Thawne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thawne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Thawne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arboleda misses with a kick to the body.
Thawne throws out a counter right but Arboleda avoids it with no problem.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda backing away here, and Thawne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
It seemed like Thawne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a hook but Thawne avoids it easily.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Thawne throws out a counter right but Arboleda avoids it with no problem.
Thawne misses with a hook.
Thawne throws a hook to the side of Arboleda's head but Arboleda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
Arboleda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thawne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thawne, as that shot connected.
Arboleda moves into range and clinches up with Thawne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thawne tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Arboleda trying to stall but Thawne improves his position.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thawne manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thawne counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Arboleda.
Thawne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arboleda has time to react.
Arboleda connects with the punch.
Thawne swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Despite the aggression on Thawne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Arboleda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne moves out of range.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda closes the distance and pushes Thawne back into the cage.
Thawne is trying to push Arboleda away but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thawne avoids it.
Arboleda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arboleda throws an elbow but misses.
Thawne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Thawne keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Thawne pushes him off.
Thawne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arboleda moves away.
Thawne keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Thawne misses.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda throws a leg kick which misses Thawne's front leg but catches the back leg as Thawne tries to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Thawne is having none of it.
Thawne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thawne! But no joy.
Arboleda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eobard Thawne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thawne 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eobard Thawne!
During a confident post fight interview, Eobard Thawne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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