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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napaaa Ararrim (ranked 4218 p4p, 4219 weight class) and Anhelo Yel (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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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Napaaa Ararrim!
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, Anhelo Yel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yel has Ararrim up against the cage in a clinch.
Ararrim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ararrim controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Ararrim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yel.
Ararrim slows down the pace here.
Ararrim takes a shot to the head.
Yel lands an elbow inside.
Ararrim taking a breather.
Ararrim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ararrim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ararrim obliges.
Yel has a couple of punches blocked by Ararrim.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ararrim missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yel tries to land knees in the clinch but Ararrim avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ararrim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yel fails to land.
Ararrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ararrim tries to stall but Yel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yel blocks an uppercut.
Yel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ararrim.
Ararrim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yel pushes off an throws an elbow but Ararrim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ararrim misses with a punch on the inside.
Ararrim throws an elbow that misses.
Ararrim misses with a knee to the head.
Yel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ararrim tries to work over Yel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yel misses with a body punch.
Yel gets through Ararrim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ararrim lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ararrim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ararrim blocking some punches.
Yel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ararrim.
Yel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ararrim.
Ararrim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yel takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Anhelo Yel has been cut.
Yel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ararrim.
Yel prevents a body shot from Ararrim.
Ararrim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ararrim misses with a punch to the body.
Ararrim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ararrim avoiding damage as Yel throws knees to the body.
Ararrim misses with some punches.
Ararrim managing to block the knees to the body from Yel.
Ararrim scores with a hook to the body.
Yel blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yel misses with some punches.
Ararrim lands with a right to the head.
Ararrim lands a knee to the body.
Ararrim pushes Yel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ararrim lands a nice uppercut.
Ararrim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ararrim avoids it.
Ararrim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ararrim missing with knees to the body.
Yel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ararrim tries a knee to the head but Yel blocks it.
Yel gets through Ararrim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ararrim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ararrim lands with a light punch inside.
Ararrim throws an elbow that misses.
Ararrim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ararrim has a couple of punches blocked by Yel.
Yel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ararrim controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yel.
A nice left hand lands by Ararrim.
Ararrim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ararrim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yel avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yel.
A short right from Ararrim.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Ararrim.
Ararrim scores with a knee to the head.
Yel can't find room to land a body shot as Ararrim controls the action.
Ararrim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ararrim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ararrim controls his hands.
Yel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ararrim backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ararrim looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Ararrim.
Ararrim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Napaaa Ararrim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anhelo Yel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yel moves into range and clinches up with Ararrim.
Ararrim managing to block the knees to the body from Yel.
Ararrim blocking some punches.
Yel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ararrim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ararrim lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ararrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ararrim lands a nice uppercut.
Ararrim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yel has a couple of punches blocked by Ararrim.
Ararrim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ararrim blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yel swings wildly with an uppercut but Ararrim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ararrim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ararrim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yel.
Ararrim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yel can do to turn this around?
Ararrim takes a shot to the head.
Ararrim stalling against the cage.
Ararrim tries a body shot but Yel blocks it.
Yel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ararrim lands a left hand.
Ararrim blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ararrim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yel's brow.
Ararrim is working Yel over against the cage.
Yel has a couple of punches blocked by Ararrim.
Yel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ararrim is defending well for now.
Ararrim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim trying to stall but Yel improves his position.
Yel scores with a shoulder strike.
Ararrim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ararrim lands a hook that snaps the head of Yel backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ararrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Yel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Ararrim.
Ararrim working Yel over with knees to the body.
Yel is breathing heavily.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Napaaa Ararrim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ararrim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yel's defenses.
Ararrim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ararrim is defending well for now.
Yel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ararrim.
Yel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ararrim is defending well for now.
Ararrim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yel blocks an elbow strike from Ararrim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yel lands a good knee to the midsection. Ararrim won't want to take too many of those.
Ararrim working Yel over with knees to the body.
Yel lands an uppercut.
Ararrim misses with an elbow strike.
Yel tries to land knees in the clinch but Ararrim avoids the damage to the body.
Ararrim wants to stall.
Ararrim missing with knees to the body.
Yel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ararrim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yel is defending well for now.
Ararrim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ararrim lands a nice shot to the body.
Yel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ararrim lands a knee to the body.
Yel pushes Ararrim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yel lands with a light punch inside.
Ararrim blocks a body shot from Yel.
Ararrim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ararrim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yel backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ararrim.
Ararrim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ararrim blocks the elbow strike.
Yel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ararrim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ararrim stalling in the clinch.
Ararrim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yel up against the cage.
Ararrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yel - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Napaaa Ararrim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anhelo Yel's cut.
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!
Yel is looking to land body kicks.
Ararrim tries to clinch up but Yel circles away and keeps his distance.
Ararrim has closed the distance and engaged Yel in a clinch.
Ararrim blocks an uppercut.
Yel throws a head punch that misses.
Ararrim misses with a punch on the inside.
Ararrim managing to block the knees to the body from Yel.
Ararrim tries a body shot but Yel blocks it.
Ararrim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yel blocks an elbow strike from Ararrim.
Ararrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ararrim obliges.
Ararrim tries to land knees in the clinch but Yel avoids the damage to the body.
Ararrim pushes Yel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yel lands a body shot.
Yel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ararrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yel tries to throw a body punch but Ararrim avoids it by throwing Yel back against the cage.
Ararrim blocking some punches.
Yel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ararrim misses with a body punch.
Yel missing with knees to the body.
Ararrim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yel missing with knees to the body.
Ararrim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ararrim scores with a shot to the side of Yel's head.
Yel throws an elbow but it misses.
Yel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ararrim.
Yel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ararrim pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ararrim avoiding damage as Yel throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ararrim can't find room to land a body shot as Yel controls the action.
Yel misses with a punch on the inside.
Yel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ararrim backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yel throws an elbow but misses.
Yel pushes Ararrim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ararrim misses with a body punch.
Yel working aggressively here.
Yel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ararrim lands a shoulder strike.
Ararrim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ararrim.
Yel avoiding damage as Ararrim throws knees to the body.
Yel missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yel up against the cage.
Ararrim lands with a short shot to the head.
Yel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ararrim backwards.
Ararrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yel tries to throw a body punch but Ararrim avoids it by throwing Yel back against the cage.
Yel working aggressively here.
Yel misses with the head strike.
Yel presses Ararrim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yel landing knees to the body.
Yel working aggressively here.
Yel misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ararrim.
Yel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ararrim.
Ararrim blocking some punches.
Yel letting Ararrim take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim lands a right hand.
Yel trying to land knees to the body.
Ararrim scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yel misses with a body punch.
Yel tries to land knees in the clinch but Ararrim avoids the damage to the body.
Yel scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ararrim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ararrim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yel backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yel prevents a body shot from Ararrim.
Yel tries to work over Ararrim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yel takes a shot to the head.
Ararrim scores a nice knee to the body.
Ararrim lands a left hand.
Anhelo Yel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ararrim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napaaa Ararrim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ararrim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napaaa Ararrim!
An intense looking Napaaa Ararrim took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '.5, .5, [7, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5]'.
Anhelo Yel was interviewed post fight and said '.5, .5, [9, 10, 10, 9, 9, 5]'.
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