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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jessie Ortega! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Narvaez! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ortega scores with a jab to the head.
Narvaez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ortega misses the shot to the body. Ortega throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez. Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
Narvaez takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ortega missing with a left hand there. Narvaez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ortega lands with a cross. Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Narvaez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Narvaez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narvaez takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortega lands with an overhand left. Ortega scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rafael Narvaez has been cut. Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Narvaez misses its intended target. Ortega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Ortega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narvaez momentarily.
Narvaez moves out of range as Ortega strikes. Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it. Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega. Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez. Ortega goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ortega misses with a straight right. Ortega throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it. Ortega lands a head shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ortega misses with an uppercut. Narvaez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Nice shot lands for Ortega. Nice defenses there by Narvaez. Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortega rather than just go for the knockout. Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ortega misses the jab. Ortega misses the jab. Ortega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narvaez. Narvaez circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ortega misses with a few strikes there.
Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range. Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Ortega. Ortega throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega connects with a jab. Ortega misses the shot to the body. A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target. Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Ortega scores with a nice strike. Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez. Ortega cracks Narvaez with a right hand to the side of the head. Ortega sizes up Narvaez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ortega looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega. Narvaez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it. It looked like Ortega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet. An attempted straight right counter from Ortega misses the target. Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet. Ortega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Narvaez throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range. Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Ortega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Narvaezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie Ortega dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rafael Narvaez's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Narvaez misses. Ortega misses with a wild body shot. Narvaez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ortega lands a nice shot that snaps Narvaez's head back.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narvaez can do to turn this around? Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ortega throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortega. Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Jessie Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ortega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Narvaez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Narvaez slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ortega misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Ortega misses the target. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortega. Ortega avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Ortega misses with a hook. Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away. Ortega misses with a straight right. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses. Ortega misses with a straight left. Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Narvaez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Ortega swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Ortega throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range. Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away. Ortega lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ortega lands a really nice looking cross but Narvaez seems unphased.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy. Narvaez slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range. Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Narvaez throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily. A little feinted left hand from Ortega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Ortega misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming. A little jabbing left from Narvaez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab. Narvaez throws out a counter right but Ortega avoids it with no problem. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ortega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ortega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortega. Narvaez swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega cracks Narvaez with a right hand to the side of the head. A jab from Ortega does it's job there. Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range. Narvaez throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily. Narvaez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Ortega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Ortega throws a big shot that misses. A nice side step and Narvaez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Ortega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ortega looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely. Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ortega misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming. Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Some wild striking there from Ortega.
A nice side step and Narvaez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. 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! Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jessie Ortega is winning the standup battle so far. Narvaez slips a straight right by Ortega. Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez. A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet. Ortega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie Ortega dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rafael Narvaez's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narvaez. Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Ortega. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses. Nice defenses there by Narvaez. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses. Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Ortega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ortega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narvaez circles away quickly and effectively. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses. Ortega lands with an overhand left. Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Narvaez throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range. Narvaez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ortega throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily. Ortega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Narvaez's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortega throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range. Narvaez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega. Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega. Ortega connects with the punch. Narvaez misses the shot to the body. Ortega looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely. Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range. A little jabbing left from Narvaez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ortega misses with a looping right. Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A nice side step and Narvaez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Ortega scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortega lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Narvaez slips under a jab from Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ortega misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming. Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega. Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away. Narvaez misses the shot to the body. Ortega misses with a body shot.
Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab. A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses. Ortega misses with a wild body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot. Ortega with a nice cross. Ortega misses the jab. Narvaez walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Narvaez takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses. Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ortega throws a right hand that Narvaez ducks under and follows up with a left that Narvaez also avoids with ease. Ortega jabbing away but nothing is landing. A swing and a miss from Ortega. Narvaez throws a hook but Ortega blocks it. Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
A big left from Ortega misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ortega throws a big shot that misses. A swing and a miss from Ortega. Ortega connects with the punch. Ortega avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range. Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses. Narvaez blocks a jab. It seemed like Narvaez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ortega misses with an uppercut. Rafael Narvaez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ortega throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Jessie Ortega showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ortega 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Ortega!
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energy
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RATING
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