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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 48 p4p, 117 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). De Minaur has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as De Minaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durden throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Durden checks it.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Durden as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick lands for Durden.
Durden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durden.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Durden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durden.
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!
Durden punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur is looking to slow Durden down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Durden misses
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Durden.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Durden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durden 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.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Durden moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Durden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
A left lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
Durden misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur tries to clinch but Durden moves away
and Durden counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
De Minaur with a jab.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
De Minaur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden misses with a low kick.
De Minaur sizes up Durden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durden misses with a low kick.
De Minaur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Minaur has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Durden slams his shin into De Minaur's torso.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
De Minaur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden jabs at De Minaur's body.
Durden throws a leg kick
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Durden as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durden throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Durden misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Minaur checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden lands with a nice body kick.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durden misses with a hook
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Durden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Durden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Durden down.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Durden feints and then cracks De Minaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Minaur down.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Durden does it's job there.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
Durden misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Durden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Durden misses.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durden.
Durden staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durden might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durden slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durden 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.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps De Minaur's head back.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Durden avoids the head kick by De Minaur.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
A low kick lands for Durden.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden tried to counter with a leg kick but De Minaur avoided it.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Durden fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur just manages to avoid it.
Durden lands an overhand right.
Durden throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with a hook.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Minaur throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a sloppy body shot
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
Durden misses with a body kick.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durden is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. De Minaur catches Durden right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
De Minaur doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
De Minaur is looking to land body kicks.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A cross from Durden lands.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durden on the side of the head.
Durden slips a jab from De Minaur.
Durden throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from De Minaur.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a nice right hand.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
Durden is rocked!
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Minaur at a distance.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Durden.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durden gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! De Minaur gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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