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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 4684 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Bambam Yagan (ranked 373 p4p, 148 weight class). Narvaez comes into the arena with Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 34 - 18 - 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez digs a good hook to Yagan's body.
Narvaez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yagan in his tracks.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Narvaez connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Yagan fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Narvaez misses the target.
Narvaez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narvaez blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Yagan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narvaez lands with a hook. Yagan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez misses with a hook.
Narvaez slips a jab from Yagan.
Yagan with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Yagan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narvaez lands the left hand.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Yagan is looking to clinch but Narvaez is avoiding it.
Yagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yagan walks into a straight right hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Narvaez punishes Yagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Narvaez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yagan.
Nice cross by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yagan lands a shot to the body.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yagan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagan lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yagan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yagan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yagan misses with the head strike.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Yagan misses with some punches.
Yagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez digs a right hand underneath Yagan's ribcage. Yagan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yagan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narvaez gets through Yagan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Yagan as the two fighters clinch.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Yagan misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan digs a right hand underneath Narvaez's ribcage. Narvaez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narvaez lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Yagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yagan as the two fighters clinch.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yagan backwards.
Yagan throws a head punch that misses.
Yagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez blocks a body shot from Yagan.
Yagan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yagan working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Narvaez.
Yagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Narvaez.
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
Yagan lands an uppercut.
Yagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez throwing a counter right hand but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Yagan throws a head kick but Narvaez moves out of range.
Yagan throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narvaez swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
Yagan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narvaez's head.
Yagan moves out of range as Narvaez strikes.
Narvaez misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Yagan fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Narvaez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yagan doesn't manage to clinch there - Narvaez circles away.
Yagan tries to clinch up but Narvaez circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narvaez misses with a lunging right hand
and Yagan counters with a thumping low kick.
Yagan 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.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Narvaez.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yagan.
Narvaez throws a looping overhand right but Yagan ducks down to avoid it.
Yagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Yagan looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Narvaez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yagan takes one on the button.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yagan.
Narvaez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narvaez throws a shot from downtown. Yagan moves away and avoids it.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a sloppy body shot
and Yagan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Narvaez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yagan slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan takes the fight into the clinch.
Yagan lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yagan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Narvaez pushes Yagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
A short right from Yagan on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body.
Narvaez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
Yagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez lands an uppercut.
Yagan lands an uppercut.
Yagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yagan tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Yagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yagan fails to land.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Yagan lands an elbow just above Narvaez 's eye.
Yagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Yagan works on Narvaez's body with a couple of short punches.
Yagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yagan.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Yagan blocks it.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan misses with an elbow over the top.
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yagans head.
Narvaez tries to work over Yagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez pushes Yagan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Yagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez lands a shot to the body.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
Yagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bambam Yagan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Narvaez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Narvaez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yagan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Narvaez misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yagan! But no joy.
Yagan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez forces Yagan back against the cage and clinches.
Yagan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Narvaez's head.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yagan backwards.
Yagan lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yagan fails to land.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Yagan to work.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Yagan on the inside.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Yagan.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
Yagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Yagan blocks it.
A short right from Yagan.
Yagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
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!
A hook to the body from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Narvaez misses with a punch on the inside.
Yagan lands with a right to the head.
Yagan tries a body shot but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan working aggressively here.
Yagan misses with an elbow over the top.
Yagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Yagan lands a body punch.
Yagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagan.
A head punch on the inside from Yagan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yagan.
Yagan throws a head punch that misses.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yagan.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Bambam Yagan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yagan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Yagan.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
Yagan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yagan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Yagan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yagan lands an elbow just above Narvaez 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan working aggressively here.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yagan's elbow.
Yagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yagan lands with a left to the head.
Yagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bambam Yagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yagan 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bambam Yagan!
An out of breath Bambam Yagan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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