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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Narvaez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narvaez lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narvaez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Narvaez keeps the fight on the outside.
Narvaez throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez fails to land the takedown.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rafael Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown jabs Narvaez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Narvaez.
Narvaez has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Brown.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown tries a body shot but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Narvaez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Narvaez's head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez lands a body punch.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Narvaez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Narvaez.
Brown tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narvaez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Narvaez up against the cage.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Narvaez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narvaez misses with a few strikes there.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a looping left.
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!
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Narvaez lands with a light punch inside.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown pushes Narvaez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narvaez keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Narvaez misses the jab.
Narvaez tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narvaez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown slips a jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Narvaez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rafael Narvaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown staying out of range there.
Narvaez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Narvaez gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Narvaez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
Narvaez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Narvaez blocks a body shot from Brown.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown gets through Narvaez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown tries to break free but Narvaez pushes him back against the cage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez throws out a powerful jab.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narvaez rather than just go for the knockout.
Narvaez shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Narvaez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a jab to Narvaez's midsection.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Narvaez forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rafael Narvaez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Brown tries to stall but Narvaez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Narvaez is controlling the position.
Narvaez is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Narvaez blocks a body shot from Brown.
Narvaez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Narvaez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rafael Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
enabling Narvaez to counter with a crisp jab.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Brown tries to bum rush Narvaez with a series of wild strikes but Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Narvaez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Narvaez.
Nice shot lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brown digs a good hook to Narvaez's body.
Narvaez avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Narvaez's belly button to the back.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown pushes Narvaez up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narvaez blocks a body shot from Brown.
A short left from Narvaez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narvaez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narvaez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown cracks Narvaez with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Narvaez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez 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.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Joseph Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narvaez avoids a kick to the body.
Narvaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narvaez throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Narvaez avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Narvaez moves out of range easily.
Narvaez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Narvaez clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Narvaez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Narvaez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Narvaez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Narvaez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Narvaez darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Narvaez has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Narvaez.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narvaez.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown working aggressively here.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narvaez is trying to break free.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez is rocked!
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Oh Narvaez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joseph Brown.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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