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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Doroteo Arango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arango comes to the ring accompanied by The Lion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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197 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doroteo Arango! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humpty Dumbrowski! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dumbrowski throws a series of punches but Arango avoids them all with ease. Dumbrowski lands a body shot.
Arango lands a head shot. Dumbrowski tries to keep at a distance but Arango has taken the fight into the clinch. Arango misses with a punch on the inside.
Dumbrowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dumbrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Dumbrowski's coach down at ~KT-MMA~ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dumbrowski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Arango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dumbrowski blocks a body shot from Arango. Arango misses with the head strike.
Dumbrowski scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dumbrowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arango has a couple of punches blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dumbrowski. Dumbrowski misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dumbrowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arango backwards. Dumbrowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dumbrowski misses with a punch to the body.
Arango letting Dumbrowski take a breather here. Arango tries to throw a body punch but Dumbrowski avoids it by throwing Arango back against the ropes. Dumbrowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arango avoids the elbow strike from Dumbrowski, against the ropes.
Dumbrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Arango's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Dumbrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dumbrowski throws a head punch that misses. Arango blocking some punches.
Arango misses with the head strike.
Dumbrowski prevents a body shot from Arango. Arango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dumbrowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Dumbrowski. Arango dodges an elbow strike from Dumbrowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dumbrowski. Dumbrowski is working Arango over against the ropes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dumbrowski lands an elbow that stopped Arango in his tracks for a moment. Dumbrowski is looking to control Arango's arms but Arango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dumbrowski has his back to the ropes. Arango struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumbrowski controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Arango misses with a body punch.
Arango misses with the head strike.
Arango prevents a body shot from Dumbrowski. Arango struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumbrowski controls his hands.
Dumbrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arango misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumbrowski. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humpty Dumbrowski dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dumbrowski jabs Arango to the body, keeping him at a distance. Doroteo Arango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dumbrowski keeps the fight on the outside. Dumbrowski jabs at Arango's body. Arango pushes Dumbrowski up against the ropes in a clinch. Dumbrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Dumbrowski gets through Arango's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Humpty Dumbrowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Dumbrowski can't find room to land a body shot as Arango controls the action.
Dumbrowski blocking some punches.
Dumbrowski scores with a shot to the side of Arango's head. Arango has a couple of punches blocked by Dumbrowski.
Arango throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumbrowski. Dumbrowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arangos head. Arango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dumbrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Arango uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Arango misses with a body punch.
Arango misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arango misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumbrowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Arango misses with the head strike.
Dumbrowski is working Arango over against the ropes. Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dumbrowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Arango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dumbrowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arangos head. Dumbrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A right hand to the body from Dumbrowski.
Arango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dumbrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Arango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arango makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Dumbrowski blocks an uppercut.
Arango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Dumbrowski.
Arango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dumbrowski working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Dumbrowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dumbrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumbrowski misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumbrowski. Dumbrowski lands with a light punch inside. Arango misses with some punches.
Arango tries a body shot but Dumbrowski blocks it.
Dumbrowski lands an uppercut. Arango misses with the head strike.
Arango struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumbrowski controls his hands.
Dumbrowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arango is keeping busy. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dumbrowski. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arango. Dumbrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arango's elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humpty Dumbrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arango misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arango tries to clinch there but Dumbrowski circles away.
Arango doesn't manage to clinch there - Dumbrowski circles away.
Arango is looking to clinch. Arango takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dumbrowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Dumbrowski lands with a good body shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Arango looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The fighters circling - Arango throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arango moves in looking to clinch but Dumbrowski pushes him off. Arango tries to move into range but Dumbrowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Dumbrowski lands a right hook to the body.
Dumbrowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dumbrowski lands with a nice body punch. Dumbrowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arango has time to react. Dumbrowski cracks Arango with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Dumbrowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arango sets himself, and Dumbrowski steps forward looking for the clinch! Arango avoids it this time. Arango is looking to clinch but Dumbrowski is avoiding it.
Arango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
Humpty Dumbrowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Dumbrowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arango back to the ropes. Dumbrowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Arango walks into a jab. Dumbrowski throws a good cross that connects.
Arango tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dumbrowski keeps the fight on the outside. Dumbrowski wants to counter the offense by Arango and move into the clinch position. Dumbrowski lands a lovely overhand right. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fight stays on the outside here - Arango looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dumbrowski tries to counter by closing the distance. Doroteo Arango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arango takes one to the chin there. Arango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Dumbrowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Arango's head. Dumbrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Arango tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dumbrowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Arango wants to clinch. Dumbrowski scores with a jab to the jaw. Arango takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight! Humpty Dumbrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Dumbrowski 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humpty Dumbrowski! Humpty Dumbrowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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