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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 191 p4p, 220 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 28 p4p, 32 weight class). De Minaur's entrance music is Seek and Destroy . A fine choice. Seran has chosen Sound of Silence - Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Olyn Seran has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rod De Minaur's chin.
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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 17 - 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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by De Minaur - just one landing.
Seran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Seran cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seran throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Seran throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Seran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Seran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes the leg kick and cracks Seran in the body.
Seran on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Seran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Seran throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Seran off balance momentarily.
De Minaur clobbers Seran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seran feints the counter takedown.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Seran's ribs.
Seran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Seran off balance momentarily.
Seran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Seran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur slips a jab from Seran.
Seran moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Seran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Seran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as De Minaur blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Seran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seran is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook but Seran avoids it easily.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Minaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
Seran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Seran avoids it.
Seran tries to clinch there but De Minaur circles away.
Seran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Seran counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
De Minaur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur lands a nice hook to Seran's body. Seran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Minaur with a jab.
A head kick from Seran lands but De Minaur takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seran tries to counter with a clinch but De Minaur shakes him off and moves away.
Seran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Seran with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Seran.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seran ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
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 Olyn Seran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Minaur takes a swing at Seran's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seran misses with a series of wild punches.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Seran as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Seran checks it.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Minaur blocks a head kick by Seran.
Jab by Seran.
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seran can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Minaur swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Seran is out of range.
Seran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Seran moved away.
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seran raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Seran is just out of range.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seran moves away.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Minaur backing away here, and Seran unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Seran's shoulder, as Seran tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Seran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seran. That did some damage!
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seran's sensitive parts.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Seran's leg. Seran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur lands the left hand.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Seran.
Seran misses with a few strikes there.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seran tries a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur is wise to it.
Seran checks the leg kick.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seran gets a clinch.
Seran pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran wants to improve his position but instead De Minaur has moved into half guard.
Seran wants to improve his position but De Minaur is controlling well.
Seran is refusing to be controlled, as De Minaur sits in half guard.
Seran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seran wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Minaur wants to take a breather but Seran is having none of it.
Seran tries to roll over but De Minaur keeps him under control.
Seran wants to sweep but De Minaur has passed to side control!
Seran is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Seran on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Seran is looking to regain half guard here but De Minaur keeps moving and retains side control.
De Minaur working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
De Minaur jabs Seran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Minaur needs to keep his hands up - Seran had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Seran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seran throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
De Minaur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seran slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Seran takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seran misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
De Minaur jabs at Seran's body.
Seran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Minaur slips a jab from Seran.
Seran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olyn Seran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Minaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Seran throws a front kick aimed at De Minaur's knee but De Minaur avoids it well.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Seran should have avoided that one.
Seran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Seran crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Minaur - the referee stops the clock and Seran gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Minaur. Seran manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Seran moves into the clinch.
Seran can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Seran lands with a right to the head.
Seran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
Seran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seran throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
Seran ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seran doesn't seem bothered though.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Seran avoids it.
De Minaur sizes up Seran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seran is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seran.
Seran gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Seran misses with the head strike.
Seran misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran misses with a punch on the inside.
Seran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seran throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Seran throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Seran has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
A head punch on the inside from Seran fails to land.
Seran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rod De Minaur.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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