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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 2850 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 239 p4p, 185 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Narvaez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hotel California (Spanish Mix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pedro Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Very quick
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Narvaez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Gomez 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.
Gomez takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Narvaez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Narvaez throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Gomez cracks Narvaez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Narvaez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Narvaez misses the jab.
A cross from Narvaez lands.
Narvaez is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Narvaez.
Gomez misses with a low kick as Narvaez jumps back.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Narvaez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Narvaez walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narvaez blocks a low kick nicely.
Narvaez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Narvaez swinging wildly here.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Narvaez wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Gomez's leg but Gomez calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Narvaez misses with a head kick.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.
Narvaez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Gomez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Gomez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narvaez in his tracks.
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Narvaez.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Narvaez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez misses with a straight left.
Gomez flicks out a counter leg kick but Narvaez steps away.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
Narvaez is looking to counter punch.
Narvaez scores with a nice head shot.
Narvaez checks a leg kick.
Narvaez fails to land with a series of punches.
Narvaez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
Narvaez tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narvaez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Narvaez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narvaez in his tracks.
Narvaez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narvaez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez throwing a counter right hand but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez jabs Gomez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez delivers a nice body kick.
Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range and Gomez settles back down.
Narvaez misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narvaez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Narvaez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Narvaez misses with a leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a looping left.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Gomez as he checks the leg kick.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Narvaez misses the target.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Narvaez throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Narvaez misses its intended target.
Gomez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Narvaez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Narvaez misses with a low kick as Gomez jumps back.
Gomez flicks out a counter leg kick but Narvaez steps away.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Narvaez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gomez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Narvaez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Gomez.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
Gomez takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Narvaez.
Donk. Gomez catches Narvaez right on the button with a cross.
Gomez throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomez under the eye.
Narvaez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narvaez. Narvaez obviously looking to wear him down.
Narvaez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Narvaez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Narvaez with a nice calf kick.
Narvaez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Narvaez takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Gomez catches Narvaez right on the button with a cross.
Narvaez moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Nice shot lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Carlos Narvaez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narvaez is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Narvaez with a body shot.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez lands a head kick. Narvaez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Gomez.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
A victorious Carlos Narvaez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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