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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack - Voodoo. Ivanovic has chosen Deal With the Devil --- Pop Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Ivanovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ivanovic misses
and Durga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Ivanovic misses
and Durga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Durga moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durga.
Ivanovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic closes the distance but Durga moves to the side
and Durga counters with a solid body kick.
Durga lands a big head kick that sends Ivanovic tumbling to the mat! Durga takes a step backwards and waves Ivanovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ivanovic is rocked!
Durga swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries to score with a low kick but Durga moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ivanovic.
Durga blocks a head kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a hook to the side of Durga's head but Durga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivanovic wants to clinch up but Durga keeps it at a distance.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovic takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovic is looking to clinch but Durga is avoiding it.
Durga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Durga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovic.
Durga ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ivanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durga misses with a head kick.
Durga avoids the body shot from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovic blocks a head kick by Durga.
Ivanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Durga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durga looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Durga closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Durga is looking to control Ivanovic's arms but Ivanovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durga has his back to the cage.
Durga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durga taking a breather.
Durga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanovic missing with knees to the body.
Durga is struggling to control the position.
Durga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Areli Durga.
Durga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ivanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Durga throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ivanovic counter with a right hand.
Durga tries to land a front kick but Ivanovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durga avoids the head kick by Ivanovic.
Durga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ivanovic misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durga.
Ivanovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durga's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. Durga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durga throws a right hand that Ivanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanovic also avoids with ease.
Durga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Durga's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areli Durga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic'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.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Durga.
Durga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durga.
Durga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanovic.
Durga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ivanovic counters with a good low kick that Durga was not able to check.
Durga blocks a head kick by Ivanovic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durga.
Durga throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanovic moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic misses with a straight left.
Ivanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ivanovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Areli Durga is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovic wants to clinch.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ivanovic checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durga misses with a body kick.
Durga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanovic's sensitive parts.
Durga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic punishes Durga's body with a nice straight punch.
Ivanovic misses with a looping left.
Ivanovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanovic.
Durga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanovic connects with a high kick.
Durga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanovic's sensitive parts.
Durga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durga can pounce on him.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durga scores with a kick to the body.
Ivanovic is breathing heavily.
Durga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Durga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovic.
Durga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durga.
Durga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Durga's head.
Durga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durga misses with a body kick.
Durga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durga lands a jab to the nose.
Ivanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durga keeps Ivanovic at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick there by Durga.
Durga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ivanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durga misses with a low kick.
Ivanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durga was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovic.
Durga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areli Durga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Ivanovic.
Durga tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durga avoids the head kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durga.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durga connects with a leg kick. Ivanovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Durga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanovic's sensitive parts.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durga clinches up with Ivanovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durga backwards.
Ivanovic landing knees to the body.
Ivanovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durga lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Boris Ivanovic's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Durga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivanovic backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durga blocks an elbow strike.
Durga pushes Ivanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ivanovic working aggressively here.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durga avoids it.
Ivanovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durga is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durga looking to throw knees to the head but Ivanovic is blocking nicely.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanovic avoids it.
Durga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovic fails to land.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Durga.
Ivanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Durga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanovic is defending well for now.
Ivanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Areli Durga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanovic backwards.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanovic avoids it.
Durga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ivanovic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga is looking to control Ivanovic's arms but Ivanovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durga has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ivanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Durga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boris Ivanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanovic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Durga stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic is looking to stand up but Durga isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic wants to sweep here but Durga controlling him for the moment.
Ivanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boris Ivanovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Durga throws a head kick but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Ivanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Durga counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Ivanovic.
I think Durga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Areli Durga!
Areli Durga managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KINGDOM, into his post fight interview.
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