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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 2154 p4p, 23624 weight class) and Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 174 p4p, 384 weight class). Narvaez comes to the cage accompanied by Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Carlos Narvaez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove slips a straight right by Narvaez.
Narvaez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez clinches.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Little Doves head.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little Dove told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Little Dove pushes Narvaez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Narvaez works on Little Dove's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Little Dove.
Little Dove walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narvaez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Narvaez scores with a nice strike.
Narvaez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little Dove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Narvaez, pushing him back against the cage.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Narvaez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Carlos Narvaez has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little Dove pushes Narvaez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Narvaez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Narvaez 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlos Narvaez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narvaez presses Little Dove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Little Dove closes the distance and clinches.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Little Dove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Narvaez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Narvaez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheyenne Little Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Little Dove replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Narvaez blocks it well.
Narvaez moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Narvaez manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
That's time! Narvaez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little Dove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narvaez circles away quickly and effectively.
Narvaez throws a right hand that misses
and Little Dove counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Narvaez drives through and clinches with Little Dove against the cage.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little Dove throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Little Dove takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Little Dove scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little Dove scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Little Dove.
Little Dove lunges at Narvaez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Narvaez's hand.
Little Dove gets tackled into the cage by Narvaez. Narvaez maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little Dove throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Little Dove.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Little Dove waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Narvaez is looking to counter the offense by Little Dove and move into the clinch.
Little Dove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Narvaez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez cracks Little Dove with a right hand to the side of the head.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Little Dove's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Narvaez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little Dove scrambles back to his feet.
Little Dove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little Dove connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narvaez scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little Dove throws a good cross that connects.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Little Dove scores with a one two! Narvaez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Little Dove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Little Dove with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Narvaez does it's job there.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Narvaez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narvaez rushes Little Dove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Narvaez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Little Dove throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narvaez forces Little Dove back against the cage and clinches.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike from Little Dove.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to counter by clinching up but Little Dove breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Little Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little Dove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narvaez.
Little Dove is looking to clinch.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Little Dove.
Narvaez has managed to clinch.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Narvaez.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
Little Dove is rocked!
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Carlos Narvaez retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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