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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 23 p4p, 44 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). De Minaur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek and Destroy . This should be fireworks!
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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 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gein lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Gein checks a low kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
De Minaur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Gein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters by moving into the clinch.
Gein can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Gein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Gein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gein.
De Minaur swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Gein's corner calls for a 1-2. Gein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein misses with the body kick
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Gein's head but Gein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Gein misses with a kick to the body.
Gein misses with a body shot
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gein misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from De Minaur is predictable there
and Gein counters with a nice leg kick.
Gein thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gein thinking.
Gein misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Gein misses with a shot to the body
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gein to score with a decent uppercut.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Gein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Gein's legs.
Gein misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein slips under a jab.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gein checks it well.
Gein looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gein misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
An inside leg kick lands from Gein.
Gein tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gein with a body shot.
Gein throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gein moves out of range of the body kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Gein is out of range.
Gein throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur tries to clinch up.
As De Minaur backs away, Gein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gein is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Gein looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Minaur throws a wild body kick that Gein sees coming a mile off.
Gein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Gein's knee but Gein avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Gein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Gein connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
Gein misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Gein wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gein with a body shot.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein tried to counter with a leg kick but De Minaur avoided it.
Gein scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Gein.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gein lands a lovely overhand right.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from De Minaur finds it's way through Gein's defenses.
Gein blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Gein slips the punch.
Gein misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Gein is just out of range.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gein.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur tries to land a front kick but Gein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur needs to keep his hands up - Gein had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gein checks a leg kick.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur wants to counter the offense by Gein and move into the clinch position.
De Minaur throws a jab when Gein was well out of range.
Gein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Gein throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gein.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Minaur.
Gein scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gein blocks a jab.
De Minaur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Gein avoids it.
De Minaur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gein.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gein throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Gein 's knee.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters by clinching up.
Gein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gein gets through De Minaur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.
Gein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gein thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Gein was not able to check.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur looks for the body kick but Gein saw that one coming.
Gein blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Gein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gein.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Gein moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
A lazy body kick from Gein
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein blocks a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a hook but Gein avoids it easily.
Gein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Gein's head but Gein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur motions for Gein to come forward. De Minaur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
Gein blocks a jab.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gein misses with a straight right.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Gein does it's job there.
Gein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Gein stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gein scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Minaur in his tracks.
De Minaur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws a hook but Gein blocks it.
Gein misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is looking to land body kicks.
Gein throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
Gein slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gein's hands.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gein finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Gein misses with a hook.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gein checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gein.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Gein counters with a good, hard body kick but De Minaur shrugs it off.
Gein misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook but Gein avoids it easily.
Gein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gein scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
Gein throws a body kick that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice body shot.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Gein's head back.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gein throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gein's knee momentarily.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Gein misses
and De Minaur counters with a body kick that stops Gein in his tracks momentarily.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gein.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Minaur.
Gein throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gein checks it well.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Gein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gein really felt that one!
Gein lands with a cross.
Gein missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur tries to counter with a clinch but Gein shakes him off and moves away.
Gein scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Gein checks it
and Gein counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gein throws a body kick that misses
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur wants to slow Gein down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gein throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Gein slips a jab from De Minaur.
Gein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Gein saw that one coming.
A low kick from Gein misses
and De Minaur moves into the clinch.
De Minaur pushes Gein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gein.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
Gein lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Minaur throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Gein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gein slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Gein.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gein connects with a body shot.
Gein throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Gein misses the jab.
Gein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gein scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Gein moves his leg out of the way.
Gein cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Gein looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gein.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a body shot
and Gein counters with an outside leg kick.
Gein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur lands a front kick.
Gein misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Gein's knee but Gein avoids it well.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a wild body kick that Gein sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
Gein looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Gein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big left from Gein misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Gein.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gein.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gein.
Gein misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gein.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gein.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
A big left from Gein misses.
De Minaur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur tries to work over Gein's front leg with a kick but Gein checks it.
Gein scores with a nice strike.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Gein is predictable there
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gein.
Gein is looking to score with low kicks.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Gein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gein tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Gein moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gein under the eye.
Gein throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gein will feel that in the morning.
Gein throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gein throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters by moving into the clinch.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
Gein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ed Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein lands with a hook. De Minaur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
Gein throws a body kick that misses
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Gein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gein misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Gein throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Gein.
Gein blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Gein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
Gein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gein's knee momentarily.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Gein knows he should have avoided that one.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Gein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Gein is looking to counter punch.
Gein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gein with a body shot.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Gein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Gein avoids it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
Gein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Minaur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gein misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Gein should have avoided that one.
Gein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Gein moved out of range.
Gein is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Minaur keeps control of Gein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gein lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Gein.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein wants to get back to striking at distance but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Gein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
Gein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Gein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gein is trying to break the clinch but De Minaur has him pressed against the cage.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
Gein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein can't break the clinch.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein misses with the head strike.
A short right from De Minaur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Minaur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
Rod De Minaur took some time post fight to say the following; 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.
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