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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Luvi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. On his way into the cage it seems that Melekh David has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Melekh David seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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149 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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173 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Luvi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
David looks to land a left hand but Luvi moved out of range nicely.
Luvi looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Luvi is looking to clinch.
Luvi looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.
David takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David slips a straight right by Luvi.
David changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luvi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
David taking a break here but Luvi is having none of it and regains half guard.
David wants to pass the guard but Luvi is defending well.
Luvi is defending against the submission attempts here by David.
David perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi is trying to control but can't.
David trying to mount his opponent but Luvi defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David wants to control but Luvi is keeping him busy.
David content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
David is pressing down on Luvi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luvi is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luvi as he avoids it easily.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luvi.
David misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
David closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luvi to the mat! Luvi manages to get full guard.
Luvi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Luvi is retaining full guard.
David preventing the sweep.
David passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here as David stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David trying to control the position but Luvi is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries for a kimura but Luvi is defending well.
Luvi wants to control but David postures up.
David is trying to get an arm triangle but Luvi is defending well.
Luvi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked David off and has taken his back!
David can't escape the position.
Luvi wants to control but David is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Luvi struggling to keep hold of the position.
David is in bad spot here.
Luvi trying to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
David looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
David is really stuck here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David staying busy and making it hard for Luvi to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luvi lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Luvi misses.
Luvi is looking to land body kicks.
David finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Luvi's shoulder, as Luvi tries to avoid the shot.
Luvi misses with a body shot.
Luvi fails to land with a series of punches.
Luvi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on David if he has to take too many more of those.
David jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luvi.
Luvi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luvi moves away.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi scores with a nice body kick.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luvi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by David.
Luvi thuds a left hand into David's body.
Luvi scores with a jab. David acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paul Luvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David cracks Luvi with a right hand to the side of the head.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luvi throws out the jab.
Luvi walks into a left hand.
Paul Luvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luvi throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Luvi cracks the inside of David's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David thuds a left hand into Luvi's body.
Paul Luvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David tries to score with a low kick but Luvi moves his leg out of the way.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luvi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
Luvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Melekh David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David slips a straight right by Luvi.
Luvi scores with a kick to the body.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David moves out of range of the strikes.
Luvi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luvi swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Luvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
David throws out a powerful jab.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
Luvi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luvi moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luvi misses with the combination.
Luvi lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
Luvi connects with a body shot.
Luvi misses with a body shot.
Luvi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luvi. Luvi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luvi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
David feints a jab promting Luvi to slip. David then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luvi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Luvi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
David scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
David is looking to advance position but Luvi won't allow it.
David perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luvi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time David.
Luvi is trying to stand back up but David is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Luvi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
David lands a lovely overhand right.
Luvi just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from David.
David takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luvi lands with an overhand left.
Good work by David as he checks the leg kick.
Luvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
David tried to score with a low kick but Luvi checks it.
Luvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luvi defends it nicely.
Luvi tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi misses with a wild body shot.
Luvi lands with an uppercut that bounces David off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Luvi.
Luvi misses with a kick to the body.
Luvi is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Luvi throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. David darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luvi blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Luvi. Those never looked like landing.
David lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by David.
A good leg kick by Luvi.
David closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Luvi quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throwing shots but Luvi is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Luvi is not content to let David control the position.
Luvi tries to get to full guard but David has control of the leg.
Luvi is not content to let David control the position.
David prevents Luvi from standing back up.
Luvi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
David frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Luvi is squirming around, avoiding David's attempts to control the action.
David putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luvi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
David looking to control but Luvi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
David scoring with strikes but Luvi is staying in there.
BOOM! David connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Luvi taking shots to the head.
Luvi is rocked!
David trying to control but Luvi is having none of it.
Luvi is still in real trouble! Can David finish him?
Luvi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with David. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
David looking to finish Luvi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Luvi!
David postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Luvi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Luvi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melekh David!
Melekh David seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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