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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack - Voodoo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Miller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Durga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Durga closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Durga.
Miller looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Durga.
Durga stalling in the clinch.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durga connects with a knee to the head.
Durga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durga with a knee to the head.
Durga taking a breather.
Durga landing knees to the body.
Durga lands a knee to the head.
Durga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durga leaning against his opponent.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Durga.
Durga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Durga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Durga landing knees to the head.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
Durga misses with an elbow strike.
Durga tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Durga misses with an elbow over the top.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durga tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Durga tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durga walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Durga does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durga instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Durga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durga has him pressed against the cage.
Durga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Durga is blocking nicely.
Durga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durga slows down the pace here.
Durga with a knee to the head.
Durga misses with an elbow over the top.
Durga scores a nice knee to the body.
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
Durga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Durga.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller fails to pull guard.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Miller.
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durga is defending well for now.
Durga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Durga controls the action.
Durga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Durga prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Durga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Durga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
Miller fails to pull guard.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Durga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Durga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durga as he avoids it easily.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Durga rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Durga landing knees to the head.
Durga has Miller pushed against the cage.
Durga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
Durga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durga throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areli Durga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durga connects with an inside leg kick.
Durga gets a clinch.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Durga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Durga throws an elbow but misses.
Durga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Durga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Durga with a knee to the head.
Durga throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Durga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Miller.
Durga moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durga connects with a knee to the head.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durga connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga connects with a knee to the head.
Miller is rocked!
Durga just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
Durga lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
Durga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Durga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Durga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durga lands with a nice body kick.
Durga clinches up against the cage.
Areli Durga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durga with a knee to the head.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller fails to pull guard.
Durga controlling the action here for a moment.
Durga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durga working Miller over with knees to the body.
Durga crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
Durga is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Durga connects with a knee to the head.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durga smiles and moves away.
Durga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Durga.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Durga.
Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Durga to the mat! Durga manages to get full guard.
Miller trying to control but Durga is working from the bottom.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Durga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to control.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durga tries to stand but Miller is controlling from the bottom.
Miller is controlling Durga's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areli Durga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Durga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Durga throws a head kick that half lands.
Durga lands a high kick!
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Durga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durga clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Durga has him pressed against the cage.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Durga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Durga finish him?
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Durga has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Miller - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Durga, and another! Miller is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Areli Durga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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