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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Narvaez won't allow it.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Narvaez as he jumps to the side.
Narvaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narvaez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narvaez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Narvaez stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Jenkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jenkins working away.
Narvaez is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Narvaez can't do much from the bottom here.
Narvaez gets back to half guard.
Narvaez wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Narvaez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Narvaez trying to keep a closed guard but Jenkins is proving a slippery customer.
Narvaez looking to control but Jenkins passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenkins's back!
Narvaez thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jenkins just trying to survive but Narvaez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Narvaez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jenkins has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jenkins wants to control his opponent's hands but Narvaez gets his hands free.
Will Narvaez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throwing strikes and Jenkins squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Narvaez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenkins is looking to escape.
Narvaez lands a nice shot to the head.
Narvaez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jenkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Narvaez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throwing strikes here but Jenkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Narvaez unloads with some shots from mount but Jenkins bucks and avoids them well.
Narvaez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Narvaez landing strikes from the mount.
Narvaez controlling his opponent.
Narvaez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Narvaez wants to clinch.
Narvaez misses with a double jab.
Narvaez misses with the combination.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narvaez looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Narvaez's waist but Narvaez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Narvaez throws a push kick but Jenkins slaps the foot to one side.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narvaez is looking to clinch.
Narvaez moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
A punch combination from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins cracks Narvaez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael Narvaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Narvaez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thurgood Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Narvaez.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins walks into a jab.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narvaez is looking to land body kicks.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narvaez throws out the jab.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
Narvaez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narvaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rafael Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Narvaez feints a jab promting Jenkins to slip. Narvaez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jenkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Narvaez clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Narvaez checks a leg kick.
Jenkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Narvaez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Narvaez.
A punch lands to the side of Jenkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Narvaez misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jenkins takes one to the chin there.
Narvaez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins cracks Narvaez with a nice body shot.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Jenkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Narvaez is leaning against Jenkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narvaez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Narvaez tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narvaez on the side of the head.
Narvaez tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Narvaez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez misses with a double jab.
Jenkins dives in and grabs Narvaez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Narvaez pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out.
Narvaez misses with a double jab.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Thurgood Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Narvaez fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Narvaez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
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.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.
Narvaez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Rafael Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkins sprawls well. Jenkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Narvaez gets slowly back to his feet.
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins thumps Narvaez with a low kick.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Narvaez tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Narvaez to the ground. Narvaez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narvaez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jenkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Narvaez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Narvaez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Narvaez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rafael Narvaez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. Jenkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Narvaez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thurgood Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narvaez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Narvaez lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Narvaez works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narvaez lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
Jenkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Narvaez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narvaez 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Narvaez!
Rafael Narvaez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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