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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Voodoo. Ilan Rotberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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200 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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183 cm
36
202 lbs
23 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 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
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Durga throws a half hearted mid kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Durga. Durga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Rotberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Rotberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rotberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Rotberg misses with a wild body shot. Nice body kick from Durga. Rotberg checks a leg kick nicely. Rotberg looks to land a combination but Durga avoids it well. Rotberg with a body punch. A glancing blow. Rotberg throws a jab when Durga was well out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Durga rushes Rotberg and presses him up against the cage. Rotberg letting Durga take a breather here. Rotberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ilan Rotberg has been cut. Durga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durga tries a knee to the head but Rotberg blocks it.
Durga connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rotberg's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rotberg blocks a body shot from Durga. Rotberg managing to block the knees to the body from Durga.
Durga landing knees to the body.
Durga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Durga slowing the pace effectively. Durga trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rotberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rotberg tries to circle away but Durga has him pinned against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Durga.
Durga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rotberg working hard to break the clinch. Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotberg avoids it. Durga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rotberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Durga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rotberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Rotberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Durga has double underhooks. Durga leaning against his opponent.
Durga lands a nice elbow. Durga missing with knees to the body.
Durga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rotberg's elbow. Durga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durga lands a nice elbow. Rotberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Durga stalling against the cage.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ilan Rotberg's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rotberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Durga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action! Durga scores with a nice hook to the head. Durga missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Durga. Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotberg avoids it. Durga lands a shoulder strike. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Durga tries to land a knee to the head but Rotberg blocks with his arms.
Rotberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Ilan Rotberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Durga lands a knee to the body.
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 Ilan Rotberg's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durga has Rotberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Rotberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rotberg throws a hook but Durga avoids it easily. Rotberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durga. Rotberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durga tries to avoid it but Rotberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durga to the ground. Durga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Rotberg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durga. That one must have hurt. Durga connects with a leg kick. Rotberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rotberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durga can pounce on him.
Durga tries to clinch there but Rotberg circles away.
Durga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rotberg's calf. Durga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durga wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durga, right into the meat.
Durga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Rotberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Areli Durga is winning the standup battle so far. Durga connects with a solid leg kick. Durga throws a body kick that misses and Rotberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Durga scores with a nice body kick.
Durga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Durga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Rotberg is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rotberg misses with a body shot.
Rotberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Durga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Durga looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rotberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durga counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durga, as that shot connected.
Durga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Durga lands a big head kick that sends Rotberg tumbling to the mat! Durga takes a step backwards and waves Rotberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rotberg is rocked! Durga scores with a kick to the body.
Rotberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Durga finish him? A nice leg kick lands there from Durga. Rotberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durga. Rotberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Look low, kick high! Durga uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rotberg tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Durga is absolutely delighted - when Rotberg wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Areli Durga! An out of breath and clearly excited Areli Durga thanked KINGDOM for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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