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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 191 p4p, 2238 weight class) and Lord Vehk (ranked 24 p4p, 278 weight class). De Minaur comes into the arena with Seek and Destroy blaring out of the sound system. Vehk has chosen Morrowind 2047 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lord Vehk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
Vehk moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
De Minaur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Lord Vehk has been cut.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Vehk avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Vehk is out of range.
Vehk needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vehk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Minaur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vehk is looking to stand up but De Minaur won't let him.
Vehk stopping the sweep attempt from De Minaur.
Vehk wants to get up but he can't break De Minaur's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Minaur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vehk is one step ahead there.
Vehk trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Minaur's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vehk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vehk seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vehk wants to stand but his hand is trapped. De Minaur uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
De Minaur has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vehk has passed into side control.
De Minaur gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehk wants to stand up but De Minaur has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Vehk wants to stand up but De Minaur manages to regain full guard.
Vehk won't allow De Minaur to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Vehk checks a leg kick.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Vehk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vehk is able to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vehk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lord Vehk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vehk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vehk checks it well.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Minaur throws a hook but Vehk blocks it.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vehk can do to turn this around?
Vehk slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
De Minaur misses with a low kick as Vehk jumps back.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vehk moves away.
Vehk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
De Minaur takes a swing at Vehk's ribcage but misses.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but De Minaur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Minaur is controlling Vehk's posture.
Vehk stopping the sweep attempt from De Minaur.
Vehk trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Minaur's guard.
De Minaur looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vehk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
De Minaur trying to get back to full guard but Vehk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lord Vehk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur is trying desperately to improve position.
Vehk is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
De Minaur tries to hold on but Vehk postures up.
Vehk tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Minaur regains half guard.
It looks like Vehk is going to stand back up.
De Minaur trying to control but Vehk postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Minaur tries to roll over but Vehk keeps him under control.
De Minaur is looking to control Vehk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Minaur avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vehk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Vehk moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lord Vehk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but De Minaur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Vehk moved out of range nicely.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Vehk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the body.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but De Minaur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vehk was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur looks for the body kick but Vehk saw that one coming.
Vehk with the counter takedown but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur cracks Vehk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vehk moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
Vehk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vehk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vehk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Vehk avoids the punch easily.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but De Minaur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Vehk's leg. Vehk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vehk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vehk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur connects with a right hand. Vehk shakes it off.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vehk moves away.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vehk was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Vehk slips under a jab.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Vehk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vehk manages to avoid it.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from De Minaur lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehk staying out of range there.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
Vehk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Vehk is just out of range.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Vehk avoids a kick to the body.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur's corner calls for a 1-2. De Minaur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Vehk avoids the punch easily.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vehk moves away.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vehk manages to avoid it.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur tries to work over Vehk's front leg with a kick but Vehk checks it.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vehk was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Vehk does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vehk tries to stand but De Minaur is controlling from the bottom.
Lord Vehk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vehk with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Minaur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
After winning the bout, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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