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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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154 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arboleda misses with a kick to the body.
Arboleda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arboleda was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crash has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Arboleda avoids the body shot from Crash.
Arboleda forces Crash back against the cage and clinches.
Crash tries to work over Arboleda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crash has Arboleda pressed against the cage.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash looking to stall.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crash trying to stall but Arboleda improves his position.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crash avoids it.
Crash scores with a hook to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Crash avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Arboleda.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash avoids a wild elbow strike from Arboleda.
Crash throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Crash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arboleda looks to throw a body kick
and Crash counters with a head kick.
Arboleda checks a leg kick nicely.
Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Crash blocks it.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Crash is looking to control Arboleda's arms but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crash has his back to the cage.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Crash's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Arboleda throws an elbow that misses.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crash's defenses.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Crash is blocking nicely.
Crash avoids a wild elbow strike from Arboleda.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Arboleda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Crash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Crash is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash lands a body shot.
Crash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Crash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Arboleda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Arboleda is just out of range.
Arboleda scores with a head kick. Crash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arboleda really felt that one!
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crash connects with a leg kick. Arboleda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a three punch combo that has Arboleda backing up. Arboleda nods at Crash to acknowledge the strikes.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda gets a clinch.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crash tries to stall but Arboleda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Crash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Crash - that landed with a thud.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crash blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Arboleda trying to stall but Crash improves his position.
Crash is pushing Arboleda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crash tries to work over Arboleda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash is struggling to control the position.
Crash breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Crash tried to score with a low kick but Arboleda checks it.
Crash fakes the leg kick and cracks Arboleda in the body.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Crash swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.
Crash throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda misses with a body kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Arboleda looks to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice body shot.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Crash.
Crash throws a leg kick that misses.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crash.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
A low kick from Arboleda misses
and Crash counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arboleda was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
A head kick from Arboleda lands but Crash takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Crash throws a looping overhand right but Arboleda ducks down to avoid it.
Crash 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.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Crash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arboleda.
Skull Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Arboleda motions for Crash to come forward. Arboleda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Skull Crash will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arboleda tries to score with a low kick but Crash moves his leg out of the way.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crash looks for the body kick but Arboleda saw that one coming.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
Arboleda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda tries to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice body shot.
Crash lands a head kick!
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda dodges the punch combination from Crash.
Crash walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arboleda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arboleda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda is looking to land body kicks.
Crash is looking to wear down Arboleda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arboleda's knee momentarily.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda misses with a kick to the body
and Crash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Crash counters with a left and a right that stings Arboleda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Crash circles away.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda pushes Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
Crash tries to stall but Arboleda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda letting Crash take a breather here.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Crash breaks the clinch.
Arboleda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crash counters with a head kick. That will keep Arboleda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arboleda counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crash has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
A very excited looking Skull Crash made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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