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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anthriel on the side of the head.
David drives through with a takedown into Anthriel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
David advances position into side control!
Anthriel regains half guard there - taking advantage of David's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
David not landing any meaningful shots this time.
David wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anthriel keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with David in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David trying to pass the guard but Anthriel defending well.
David thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthriel's head.
Anthriel is trying to stand.
Anthriel is controlling David's trapped leg to prevent David from advancing to side control.
Anthriel trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but David manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel suckers David into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Anthriel is now in David's guard!
David keeping moving, preventing Anthriel from controlling successfully.
David looking to control.
Anthriel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
David is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
David keeping full guard, as Anthriel tries to pass.
Anthriel wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David is controlling Anthriel's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Jorn Anthriel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
David looks for a takedown but Anthriel sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
David shoots in but no luck this time.
Jorn Anthriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melekh David.
Anthriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthriel throws a series of strikes that have David backpedaling.
It looks like Melekh David has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel checks a leg kick nicely.
David changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anthriel tries to avoid it but David manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anthriel to the ground. Anthriel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
David lands an overhand right.
Anthriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David instigates a clinch.
David goes for a takedown attempt but Anthriel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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!
David misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anthriel's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melekh David's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David moves in looking to clinch but Anthriel pushes him off.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthriel is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops David like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving David from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Jorn Anthriel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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