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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Captain Kat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Captain Kat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Kat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kat avoids it.
Kat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Kat lands a knee to the head.
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
Arboleda lands with a light punch inside.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Kat - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arboleda scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arboleda stalling the fight.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kat avoids it.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from Kat.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kat blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Kat is trying to maintain a safe position but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns Kat into the ropes.
Arboleda lands a right hand.
Kat managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat connects with a knee to the head.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kat tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Kat back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
We've been informed that Arboleda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kat tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Kat shrugs off.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Kat blocks it.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda is working Kat over against the ropes.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
Arboleda digs a right hand underneath Kat's ribcage. Kat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kat is breathing heavily.
Arboleda working Kat over with knees to the body.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Kat won't want to take too many of those.
Kat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat landing knees to the body.
Kat looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arboleda lands a lovely overhand right.
Kat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Kat.
Kat tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Kat back against the ropes.
Arboleda stalls.
Kat working Arboleda over with knees to the body.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Kat 's eye.
Arboleda stalling the fight.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Kat is blocking nicely.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kat is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kat misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kat is defending well for now.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but Kat gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Kat missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Arboleda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arboleda stalling the fight.
Arboleda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kat takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat is trying to force a seperation but Arboleda has the dominant position.
Kat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kat is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Kat has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Kat throws knees to the body.
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands with a left to the head.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Kat's ribcage.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Kat blocks with his arms.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Kat in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arboleda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda stalling.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arboleda rushes Kat and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat misses with a body punch.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Kat avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Arboleda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arboleda.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Kat in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda stalls.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Kat blocks with his arms.
Kat is trying to maintain a safe position but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns Kat into the ropes.
Arboleda leaning against his opponent.
Arboleda working Kat over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kat's face.
Arboleda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kat or not.
Arboleda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kat's face.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Kat shrugs off.
Kat takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat is looking to control Arboleda's arms but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kat has his back to the ropes.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Kat 's eye.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
Arboleda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kat scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Kat shrugs off.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Kat throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Kat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arboleda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Kat in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda avoiding damage as Kat throws knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Kat avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arboleda forces Kat back against the ropes and clinches.
Captain Kat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kat tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Kat back against the ropes.
Arboleda lands an uppercut.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Kat avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Kat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Kat tries to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling the position.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Kat tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Arboleda working Kat over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kat takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Kat's ribcage.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Arboleda slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Kat trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kat looking to stall.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Arboleda.
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!
Kat tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Kat.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Kat blocks it.
Arboleda working Kat over with knees to the body.
Kat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda stalling.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Kat is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kat is defending well for now.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Arboleda pushes Kat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Kat dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kat blocks a body shot from Arboleda.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kat avoids it.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kat misses with a punch to the body.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arboleda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Arboleda's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kat.
Come on Arboleda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kat takes an elbow to the temple.
Kat is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kat is trying to maintain a safe position but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns Kat into the ropes.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
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.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Kat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Kat.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arboleda 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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