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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zumva Keyd (ranked 4917 p4p, 5134 weight class) and Napaaa Ararrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napaaa Ararrim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zumva Keyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Napaaa Ararrim!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keyd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ararrim is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Keyd misses the target.
Ararrim moves in looking to clinch but Keyd pushes him off.
It looked like Keyd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ararrim.
Ararrim clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ararrim.
Ararrim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ararrim has a couple of punches blocked by Keyd.
Keyd prevents a body shot from Ararrim.
Ararrim scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ararrim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ararrim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ararrim is trying to maintain a safe position but Keyd gets an underhook and turns Ararrim into the cage.
Keyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ararrim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ararrim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keyd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyd tries to break the clinch but Ararrim is controlling the position.
Keyd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ararrim has Keyd pushed against the cage.
Ararrim scores with a shoulder strike.
Ararrim lands a nice shot to the body.
Ararrim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ararrim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ararrim looking to throw knees to the head but Keyd is blocking nicely.
Ararrim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keyd wants a takedown but no success here.
Ararrim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ararrim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keyd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyd manages to break the clinch.
Keyd misses the shot to the body.
Keyd misses with a straight left.
Ararrim is looking to clinch.
Keyd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ararrim tries to clinch up.
Ararrim tries to clinch but Keyd is having none of it.
Ararrim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ararrim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keyd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ararrim is looking to clinch.
It looked like Keyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keyd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keyd scores with a sloppy right hand. Ararrim should have avoided that one.
Ararrim darts in and clinches Keyd up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ararrim.
Keyd goes for a takedown attempt but Ararrim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ararrim closes the distance and clinches.
Ararrim gets through Keyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ararrim pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zumva Keyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ararrim instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim lands a knee to the body.
Ararrim lands a right hand.
Ararrim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ararrim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Keyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ararrim stalling the fight.
Ararrim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ararrim tries to throw a body punch but Keyd avoids it by throwing Ararrim back against the cage.
Keyd tries to break the clinch but Ararrim is controlling the position.
Ararrim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ararrim scores with a shoulder strike.
Ararrim tries a knee to the head but Keyd blocks it.
Keyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ararrim smiles and moves away.
Ararrim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Napaaa Ararrim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ararrim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ararrim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keyd.
Knees to the body from Ararrim.
Keyd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ararrim regains guard.
Keyd stops Ararrim from standing up.
Keyd stands up from Ararrim's guard - Keyd perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyd misses the shot to the body.
Ararrim moves out of range as Keyd strikes.
It seemed like Ararrim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ararrim darts in and clinches Keyd up against the cage.
Keyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Ararrim won't allow it.
Keyd wants a takedown.
Ararrim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keyd.
Keyd manages to pull guard.
Ararrim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Keyd, up you get!
Ararrim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ararrim closes the distance but Keyd moves to the side
and Keyd counters with a straight right hand.
Ararrim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ararrim moves in looking to clinch but Keyd pushes him off.
Ararrim darts in trying to clinch
and Keyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keyd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ararrim closes the distance but Keyd moves to the side
and Ararrim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ararrim darts in trying to clinch
letting Keyd counter with a right hand.
Ararrim takes one on the button.
Ararrim wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim darts in and clinches Keyd up against the cage.
Keyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ararrim lands with a right to the head.
Keyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keyd tries to pull guard but Ararrim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zumva Keyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keyd prevents a body shot from Ararrim.
Ararrim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keyd.
Ararrim tries a knee to the head but Keyd blocks it.
Ararrim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keyd tries to pull guard but Ararrim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Napaaa Ararrim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ararrim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keyd's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyd blocks a body shot from Ararrim.
Ararrim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keyd avoids it.
Ararrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ararrim tries to land knees in the clinch but Keyd avoids the damage to the body.
Ararrim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ararrim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keyd wants to break free but Ararrim has control.
Ararrim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keyd backwards.
Keyd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ararrim after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Ararrim fails to land.
Ararrim has Keyd pressed against the cage, preventing Keyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keyd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Keyd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keyd is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ararrim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyd's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ararrim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Napaaa Ararrim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Keyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ararrim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Ararrim is just out of range.
Ararrim wants to clinch.
Keyd throws a big shot that misses.
Ararrim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ararrim doesn't manage to clinch there - Keyd circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keyd is looking to counter punch.
Ararrim has managed to clinch.
Ararrim misses with the head strike.
Ararrim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keyd is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ararrim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Zumva Keyd has been cut.
Ararrim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keyd up against the cage.
Keyd breaks the clinch.
Ararrim moves into the clinch.
Ararrim tries to land a knee to the head but Keyd blocks with his arms.
Ararrim lands an elbow inside.
Ararrim lands with a light punch inside.
Ararrim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ararrim has a couple of punches blocked by Keyd.
Keyd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ararrim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ararrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ararrim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keyd.
Ararrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Ararrim as the two fighters clinch.
Keyd can't break the clinch.
Ararrim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ararrim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keyd prevents a body shot from Ararrim.
A right hook to the body lands for Ararrim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ararrim obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ararrim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ararrim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ararrim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ararrim crunches a lovely knee into Keyd's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ararrim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ararrim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keyd backwards.
Keyd jumps guard but Ararrim stands there with Keyd around his waist. Keyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ararrim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ararrim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Ararrim.
Ararrim pushes off an throws an elbow but Keyd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ararrim throws a punch but it's blocked by Keyd.
Ararrim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ararrim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ararrim throws a head punch that misses.
Keyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ararrim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ararrim has Keyd pressed against the cage, preventing Keyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keyd blocks an uppercut.
Ararrim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Ararrim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ararrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ararrim has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Keyd - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ararrim, and another! Keyd is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Napaaa Ararrim!
Napaaa Ararrim took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '.5, .5, [7, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5]'.
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hype
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pop
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