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Event: SYN 1051 McCarthy vs Kamara     
Date:   Jan 28, 2024
#R1#
Seran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Seran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Seran misses with the body kick
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seran dives in and grabs De Minaur's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Minaur pushes down on Seran's head and hops out.#CL2#
Seran moves into range and clinches up with De Minaur.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur tries to work over Seran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur tries to work over Seran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Seran controls his hands.
Seran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Minaur misses with some punches. #T1#
De Minaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Minaur's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Seran is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De Minaur can't fight it off and eventually Seran manages to take the fight to the floor. De Minaur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Seran drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Minaur dives on top into guard.#REVR#
De Minaur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Seran looking for a guillotine here but De Minaur defends easily. #T2##SUB2#
Seran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Minaur is aware though and is defending well.
De Minaur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
De Minaur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seran has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Minaur has managed to get both his arms back between Seran's legs - danger averted.
De Minaur trying to control the position from guard on top but Seran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Minaur's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3##SUB2#
Seran working for a triangle but De Minaur defends it easily.
De Minaur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seran on the ground.
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Seran keeps moving. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Minaur is aware though and is defending well.
De Minaur controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Seran has his foot on De Minaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Minaur works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Seran looking for a guillotine here but De Minaur defends easily.
De Minaur sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Minaur's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
De Minaur looking to improve position, pressing down on Seran's thigh with his hand. Seran seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is De Minaur paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! De Minaur's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Seran picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Olyn Seran!
Olyn Seran is the new lightweight champion!
Olyn Seran thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SYN 1046 De Minaur v Takahashi     
Date:   Jan 06, 2024
#R1#
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Takahashi clinches up with De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
A nice side step and Takahashi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takahashi stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takahashi looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged De Minaur in a clinch.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takahashi jumps guard but De Minaur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoto Takahashi.#T1#
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
De Minaur leaning against his opponent.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
Takahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like De Minaur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takahashi.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takahashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Takahashi.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Takahashi throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takahashi is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Minaur.
Takahashi looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Takahashi scores with a hook to the body. De Minaur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Takahashi throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the body
and Takahashi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.#CL2#
Takahashi takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
De Minaur gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but De Minaur holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Minaur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Minaur. #TD2#
Takahashi jumps guard. #SUB2#
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Minaur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Minaur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Takahashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takahashi lands a head kick!
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Minaur. #T1#
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Minaur.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takahashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takahashi throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Takahashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Takahashi throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.#T2#
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Takahashi tries to score with a low kick but De Minaur moves his leg out of the way.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Takahashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takahashi scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahashi off the cage and back into range.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Takahashi blocks a low kick nicely.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a body kick.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Takahashi lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.#T4#
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
De Minaur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takahashi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
Takahashi throws a head kick but De Minaur moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as De Minaur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takahashi doesn't seem phased though.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
De Minaur defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takahashi misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahashi connects with the punch.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Minaur has time to react.
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!
Takahashi slips under a jab from De Minaur.#T1#
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi throws a nice looking combination but De Minaur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Takahashi.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi takes one to the chin there.
De Minaur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Takahashi lands a nice shot that snaps De Minaur's head back.
A shot to the body from Takahashi misses
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur slips a straight right by Takahashi.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
A jab lands there for De Minaur.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Takahashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Takahashi tries to clinch up.
Takahashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Takahashi 's knee.
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
Takahashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Takahashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur walks into a stiff left hand from Takahashi.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takahashi missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ryoto Takahashi just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Takahashi lands the left hand.
De Minaur swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takahashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Minaur lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur connects with a jab.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur slips a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takahashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick.
Takahashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Minaur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi tries to score with a low kick but De Minaur moves his leg out of the way.
Takahashi scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takahashi.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.#T3#
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
No joy there for De Minaur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahashi. That did some damage!
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.#T4#
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
Takahashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Minaur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takahashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Minaur scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Takahashi catches De Minaur right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi connects with a right hand. De Minaur shakes it off.
Jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
Takahashi tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi misses the jab.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takahashi checks it well.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Takahashi moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Takahashi's leg. Takahashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Minaur circles away quickly and effectively.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target. #T1#
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Takahashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Minaur connects with a right hand. Takahashi shakes it off.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi thuds his shin into the meat of De Minaur's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Takahashi.
De Minaur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahashi on the side of the head.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Minaur's hands.
Takahashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.#T3#
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Takahashi throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Takahashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi connects with a crisp jab.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takahashi's head backwards.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Takahashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takahashi tries to avoid it.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi takes one to the side of the head.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.

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.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Rod De Minaur stared into the camera and said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 1043 Diggs vs Exotic     
Date:   Dec 23, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Akhtankhanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akhtankhanov lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Akhtankhanov slips the punch.
Akhtankhanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Akhtankhanov.
It looked like De Minaur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Akhtankhanov's head but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akhtankhanov! But no joy.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Akhtankhanov clobbers De Minaur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur moves out of range as Akhtankhanov strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akhtankhanov checks it well.
De Minaur scores with a spinning back kick!
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Akhtankhanov avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
De Minaur 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.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Minaur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Akhtankhanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akhtankhanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akhtankhanov thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Minaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akhtankhanov digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akhtankhanov! But no joy.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range. #T2#
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Minaur tries to clinch there but Akhtankhanov circles away.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Akhtankhanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov moved away.
Akhtankhanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akhtankhanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akhtankhanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Minaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Minaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Minaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
Akhtankhanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.#T3#
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook.
De Minaur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Minaur defending well as Akhtankhanov loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
Akhtankhanov thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akhtankhanov throws out the jab.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akhtankhanov wants to land a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Akhtankhanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Akhtankhanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov scores with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akhtankhanov misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
Akhtankhanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akhtankhanov cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Akhtankhanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur wants to clinch up but Akhtankhanov keeps it at a distance.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick as De Minaur jumps back.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sultanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Akhtankhanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur with a jab.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Akhtankhanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Akhtankhanov off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur punishes Akhtankhanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Akhtankhanov cracks a nice hook into De Minaur's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Akhtankhanov.
De Minaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akhtankhanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur staying out of range there.#T1#
De Minaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akhtankhanov throws a combination that misses
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur is looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov is avoiding it.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur moves out of range as Akhtankhanov strikes.
Nice defenses there by Akhtankhanov.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Akhtankhanov moves his leg out of the way.
Akhtankhanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Minaur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akhtankhanov scores with a punch to the head.
Akhtankhanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
Akhtankhanov thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
De Minaur blocks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
De Minaur thuds a left hand into Akhtankhanov's body.
Akhtankhanov tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Minaur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akhtankhanov! But no joy.
Akhtankhanov takes a jab right on the kisser. #T3#
De Minaur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Minaur might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands with a right hand.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Akhtankhanov slips the punch.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
De Minaur lands a jab to Akhtankhanov's midsection.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur tries to clinch up.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov throws a sloppy body shot
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Akhtankhanov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
Akhtankhanov throws out a powerful jab.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akhtankhanov motions for De Minaur to come forward. Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
De Minaur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akhtankhanov.
A punch lands to the side of Akhtankhanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akhtankhanov connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Akhtankhanov saw that one coming.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
De Minaur with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akhtankhanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akhtankhanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov throws a chopping leg kick but De Minaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov dips to his left and cracks De Minaur with an uppercut!
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akhtankhanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akhtankhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Minaur - that will leave a mark!
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.#T1#
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hook to the body.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Akhtankhanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by De Minaur as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a body kick that stops Akhtankhanov in his tracks momentarily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left. #T2#
A jab from Akhtankhanov misses.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
Akhtankhanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Akhtankhanov avoided it.
Akhtankhanov misses with the combination.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Akhtankhanov just manages to avoid it.#T3#
De Minaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akhtankhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Akhtankhanov finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Akhtankhanov scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Akhtankhanov. Beautiful body shot.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick. #CL#
De Minaur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akhtankhanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akhtankhanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov lands with a left to the head.
De Minaur presses Akhtankhanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akhtankhanov cracks De Minaur with a nice body shot.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from De Minaur.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Akhtankhanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Akhtankhanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands with a left to the head.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sultanbek Akhtankhanov just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
De Minaur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Akhtankhanov checks a low kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Akhtankhanov just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov blocks the body kick.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Akhtankhanov's head but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
De Minaur tries to clinch up.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akhtankhanov needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range nicely.
Akhtankhanov feints a counter leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov works De Minaur's body with a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy uppercut
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akhtankhanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Akhtankhanov lands with a cross.
Akhtankhanov throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Nice jab there from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akhtankhanov! But no joy.
Akhtankhanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akhtankhanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akhtankhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like De Minaur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akhtankhanov.#T3#
Good exchange - Akhtankhanov coming out on top.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur lunges at Akhtankhanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akhtankhanov's hand.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov motions for De Minaur to come forward. Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Akhtankhanov drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Akhtankhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akhtankhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Minaur thumps Akhtankhanov with a low kick.
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!
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
De Minaur defending well as Akhtankhanov loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Akhtankhanov cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur thows a body kick. Akhtankhanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sultanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akhtankhanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Akhtankhanov throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akhtankhanov tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Akhtankhanov misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Akhtankhanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
Akhtankhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
De Minaur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
De Minaur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akhtankhanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from De Minaur.
De Minaur cracks Akhtankhanov with a nice body shot.
De Minaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Akhtankhanov misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Akhtankhanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands a left hand.
De Minaur pushes Akhtankhanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for De Minaur. #T3#
De Minaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov misses with some punches. #BC#
De Minaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
Akhtankhanov cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Akhtankhanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur scores with a hook.
Akhtankhanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Akhtankhanov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
De Minaur lands an overhand right.#ROC#Akhtankhanov is rocked!
De Minaur misses the jab.
Akhtankhanov is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
A nice leg kick from Akhtankhanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akhtankhanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Akhtankhanov throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Akhtankhanov's shoulder, as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Akhtankhanov avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akhtankhanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Rod De Minaur retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

 

Event: SYN 1038 Choke vs Dinapoli     
Date:   Dec 01, 2023
#R1#
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
Panic misses with a straight right.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Panic misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Panic misses with a kick to the body
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
Panic misses with a hook to the body
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
A swing and a miss from Panic.
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Panic's ribs.
Panic misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Panic lands with a cross.
Satanic Panic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur cracks Panic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Minaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by De Minaur.#T1#
Panic misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Panic thinks about the counter body kick.
Panic jabs De Minaur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Panic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Panic.
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Panic will feel that in the morning.
De Minaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur jabs Panic right on the nose. Panic blinks but takes it well.
De Minaur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panic looks to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panic misses with an uppercut
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panic has time to react.#T2#
Panic misses with a right hand
and Panic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Panic throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur takes a swing at Panic's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Panic tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
Panic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Panic has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Panic uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur wants to stall.
A short left from Panic. #T3#
Panic stalling against the cage.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur just leaning against Panic, taking a breather.
De Minaur trying to stall but Panic improves his position.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from De Minaur.
Panic has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Panic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panic tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Panic back against the cage.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Panic.
De Minaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Panic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
De Minaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Panic.#T4#
A shot to the body from Panic misses
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Panic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Panic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panic throws a lazy uppercut
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panic wants to land a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Panic is out of range.
Panic wants to counter the offense by De Minaur and move into the clinch position.
Panic misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panic connects with a jab.
Panic throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Panic lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Panic moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
And Panic responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Panic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur defending well as Panic loads up on a big left hand.
Panic throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Panic misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panic misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Minaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panic walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panic can do to turn this around?
Panic motions for De Minaur to come forward. Panic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Panic momentarily.
Panic with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic avoids it easily.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.#T1#
Panic drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
De Minaur lands a head kick. Panic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Panic looks to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Panic throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panic misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Panic.
That kick from Panic tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donk. Panic catches De Minaur right on the button with a cross.
Panic throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panic throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur. #T2#
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panic.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panic moves away.
Panic misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panic misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Panic ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
Panic misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Panic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Panic lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Minaur takes a step back to recover.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panic throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panic throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Panic's belly button to the back.
Panic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Panic tries to land a front kick but De Minaur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Panic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Panic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Panic misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Panic misses with a low kick.
Panic swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur tests Panic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Panic misses.
Panic throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Panic throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur thumps Panic with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panic throws a front kick aimed at De Minaur's knee but De Minaur avoids it well.
De Minaur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panic doesn't seem bothered though.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panic under the eye.
Panic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panic throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Panic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panic wants to clinch but De Minaur slips to the side
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
A low kick from Panic is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Panic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panic missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panic takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as De Minaur blocks the leg kick.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Panic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Panic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
Sloppy strikes from Panic. Those never looked like landing.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur cracks Panic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Panic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Panic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Minaur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Panic in his tracks.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Panic misses
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Panic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Panic there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Panic checks it. #T2#
Panic swings widly with a right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Panic lands with a good body shot.
Panic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Panic lands with a straight right. De Minaur didn't see that one coming.
Panic throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Panic misses.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
Panic throws a body kick that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panic throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Panic backs away, De Minaur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Minaur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panic doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
De Minaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Panics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panic throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Minaur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Panic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Panic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
Panic misses with the body kick
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur blocks the body kick.
Panic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Panic rushes De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panic blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
De Minaur gets through Panic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Panic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Minaur seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Panic can turn it around.
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!
Panic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Panic struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Panic prevents De Minaur from breaking the clinch.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Panic drags the fight down to the ground.
Panic seems keen to control De Minaur's posture.
De Minaur looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panic.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
Panic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
Panic misses with a looping left.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Minaur thuds a left hand into Panic's body.
Panic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Minaur counters with a nice body shot.
Panic throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Minaur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Panic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panic misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a body kick.
De Minaur catches Panic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Panic throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panic misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic blocks it.
Panic throws a head kick that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panic. Panic obviously looking to wear him down.
Panic misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Panic throws a big shot that misses.
Panic slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Minaur finds it's way round the side to connect with Panic's head.
Panic misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Panic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panic misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur throws the left hand but Panic avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T2#
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Panic will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Minaur lands a nice hook to Panic's body. Panic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Panic misses
and De Minaur counters with a good, hard body kick but Panic shrugs it off.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Panic.
Panic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panic misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panic. Panic obviously looking to wear him down.
Panic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur scores with a decent looking hook.
Panic misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Panic throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
Panic throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panic thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Panic's head.
Panic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Panic on the side of the head.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Panic thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panic throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
Panic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
The crowd cheers as De Minaur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Panic doesn't seem phased though.
Panic tries a head kick but it misses.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panic.
De Minaur slips a jab from Panic.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Panic misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
A low kick from De Minaur is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panic misses with a hook
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panic throws a leg kick that is checked
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur throws a jab when Panic was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur had his way with Satanic Panic in that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Panic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Panic.
Panic throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Panic.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the body
and Panic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur cracks Panic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Panic swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Panic keeps De Minaur at a distance using the push kick.
Panic misses with an uppercut
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Panic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Minaur, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Panic pulls guard effortlessly.
De Minaur sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
De Minaur continues to stall.
Panic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Satanic Panic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Minaur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Panic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Minaur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panic is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Panic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Panic.
Panic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Minaur.
Panic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Panic throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Panic.
A lazy body kick from Panic
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Panic misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Panic
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
Panic avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur cracks Panic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Panic throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Panic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Panic misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Panic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Panic counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Panic avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
Panic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panic misses with a punch to the body.
Satanic Panic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panic blocks an uppercut.
Panic misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
De Minaur breaks from the clinch.
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Panic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Minaur walks into a stiff left hand from Panic.
Panic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Rod De Minaur took to the microphone: 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 1030 Ryoto vs Rod III     
Date:   Nov 05, 2023
#R1#
Takahashi takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahashi connects with a body shot.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur catches Takahashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi walks into a jab.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
De Minaur scores with a body shot.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Takahashi's leg. Takahashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
Takahashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur. #T2#
De Minaur lands the left hand.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Takahashi was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takahashi. Takahashi obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Takahashi 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 nice outside leg kick.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takahashi will feel that in the morning.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
Takahashi throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Takahashi works the jab nicely.
De Minaur walks into a left hand. #CUT#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Donk. Takahashi catches De Minaur right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur feints a counter leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Takahashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Takahashi and De Minaur goes tumbling to the canvas! Takahashi follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#De Minaur is rocked!
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!
De Minaur is looking to control Takahashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Minaur avoid being mounted?
De Minaur works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
De Minaur working a defensive guard here.
De Minaur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Takahashi drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Minaur looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Minaur looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Minaur! #REVB#
De Minaur creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Takahashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by De Minaur. Beautiful body shot.
Takahashi misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Takahashi fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur just manages to avoid it.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Takahashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.#T1#
Takahashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch but De Minaur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice body kick.
Takahashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice body shot. #T2##CL#
Takahashi rushes De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takahashi as De Minaur tries to tie him up.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur looks to land a body kick but Takahashi moved away.
Takahashi misses with a leg kick.
Takahashi slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi lands a right hook to the body.
De Minaur takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takahashi will feel that in the morning.
Takahashi thumps De Minaur with a low kick.
De Minaur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takahashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takahashi misses the body punch
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand. #T4#
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As De Minaur backs away, Takahashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Takahashi throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takahashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
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 cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Takahashi throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a lazy head kick
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur misses with the combination.
It looked like Takahashi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
It looked like Takahashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Takahashi.#T1#
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takahashi missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Takahashi. #CL#
Takahashi forces De Minaur back against the cage and clinches.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur is trying to maintain a safe position but Takahashi gets an underhook and turns De Minaur into the cage.
Takahashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Takahashi.
A nice left hand lands by Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur just leaning against Takahashi, taking a breather. #BC2#
De Minaur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takahashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T4#
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Takahashi with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahashi throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur slips a jab from Takahashi.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Takahashi throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takahashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takahashi misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takahashi slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Takahashi throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.#T1#
De Minaur cracks Takahashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Takahashi needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.#T2#
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
letting Takahashi counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
Takahashi ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Takahashi's body.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Takahashi 's knee.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from De Minaur. #T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Takahashi down.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
De Minaur misses the jab.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
De Minaur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takahashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahashi off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Takahashi with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takahashi.
A solid body kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Takahashi misses with a left hand
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takahashi lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
Ryoto Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takahashi misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Takahashi's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a straight right. #T1#
Takahashi throws a one two combo.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takahashi backing away here, and De Minaur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Minaur catches Takahashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
De Minaur lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Minaur. That one must have hurt.
Takahashi with a hook.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Takahashi is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
A low kick from De Minaur misses
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur is still on wobbly legs! Can Takahashi finish him?#CUT#That has opened up Rod De Minaur's cut even more.
Takahashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur seems to have recovered his senses.
Takahashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Takahashi misses
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takahashi misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
A big right from De Minaur misses. #T4#
A lazy body kick from Takahashi
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Takahashi.
De Minaur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.
It looked like Takahashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takahashi has time to react.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takahashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi connects with a body shot.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Takahashi checks it
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Minaur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Rod De Minaur stared into the camera and said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 1027 DeMinaur vs Takahashi     
Date:   Oct 27, 2023
#R1#
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Takahashi.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick as Takahashi jumps back.
Takahashi lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Minaur.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Takahashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.#T1#
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Takahashi should have avoided that one.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Takahashi's shoulder, as Takahashi tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Takahashi counters with a body kick.#T2#
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Minaur circles away quickly and effectively.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takahashi momentarily.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi 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 connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Takahashi is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur throws a quick counter head kick but Takahashi was just out of range.
Takahashi throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Minaur lands a head shot.
Takahashi tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T4#
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Takahashi keeps De Minaur at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Takahashi didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Takahashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as De Minaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Takahashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takahashi thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takahashi moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Takahashi thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a body shot.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi digs a good body shot into De Minaur's ribs.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
De Minaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
De Minaur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi tries to land a front kick but De Minaur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takahashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Takahashi's knee but Takahashi avoids it well.
Takahashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahashi. That did some damage!#T2#
Takahashi lands an overhand right.
Takahashi throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Takahashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Takahashi's knee but Takahashi avoids it well.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Takahashi scores with a spinning back kick!
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.#T3#
Takahashi lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Minaur will feel that in the morning.
A leg kick checked by Takahashi.
Takahashi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Minaur blocks it well.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Takahashi's shoulder, as Takahashi tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Takahashi as he checks the leg kick.
And Takahashi responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Takahashi misses the jab.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target. #T4#
Takahashi blocks a jab.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Takahashi throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
Some wild striking there from Takahashi.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
letting Takahashi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryoto Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
Takahashi lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Takahashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Some bone on bone action there as Takahashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Takahashi responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur with a nice cross.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.#T1#
A big left from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Takahashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Minaur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Takahashi 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 avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takahashi checks a leg kick.
Takahashi feints a counter leg kick.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Takahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Takahashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Minaur doesn't seem phased though.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.#T3#
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahashi scores with a nice strike.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Takahashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takahashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takahashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi misses with a double jab.
Takahashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Takahashi misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Takahashi wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Minaur defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryoto Takahashi really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Takahashi's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
De Minaur tries a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
De Minaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takahashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takahashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur jabs Takahashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur. #T2#
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahashi on the side of the head.
Takahashi throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Takahashi didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a straight right 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 slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.#T3#
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Takahashi checks it
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Nice uppercut lands for Takahashi. That snapped De Minaur's head back. #T4#
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a head kick.
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 big shot that misses.
Takahashi thinks about the counter body kick.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Takahashi throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryoto Takahashi dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Takahashi throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Takahashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takahashi keeps De Minaur at a distance using the push kick.
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Takahashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Takahashi checks a leg kick.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
Takahashi checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Crunch! De Minaur slams his shin into Takahashi's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a body kick that stops De Minaur in his tracks momentarily.
De Minaur will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T3#
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
Takahashi tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Takahashi just manages to avoid it.
Takahashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Takahashi slams his shin into De Minaur's torso.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with an outside leg kick. #T4#
Takahashi slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Takahashi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi lands with an overhand left.
Takahashi throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Takahashi connects with the punch.
Takahashi throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.#CUT#It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
A head kick by De Minaur misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryoto Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takahashi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoto Takahashi!

Ryoto Takahashi is the new lightweight champion!

 

Event: SYN 1025 Choke vs Swole     
Date:   Oct 15, 2023
#R1#
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 #CL2#
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. #BC#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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 #CL2#
and De Minaur counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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 #CL2#
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. #BC#
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. #T4#
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.#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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 #CL2#
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!#R4#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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 #CL2#
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!#R5#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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 #CL2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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...'.

 

Event: SYN 1017 Seran vs Gein     
Date:   Sep 13, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graves stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Minaur.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves misses with a hook
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Graves jabs at De Minaur's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur thinks about countering with a body kick.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a head kick that Graves semi-blocks. #CUT#It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Graves is rocked!
Graves tries to clinch up but De Minaur circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
Graves misses with the combination.
Graves seems to have recovered his senses.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
Jab from De Minaur.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves walks into a jab.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Minaur cracks Graves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graves throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Graves down.
Graves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Minaur rather than just go for the knockout.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur leaves Graves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graves moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.#T3#
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves misses the jab.
De Minaur thumps Graves with a low kick.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves misses the jab.#T4#
Graves blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Graves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Minaur's waist but De Minaur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graves off to one side.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
It appears De Minaur was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Minaur throws a lazy head kick
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Graves misses with a body shot.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
Graves misses with a body shot.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
De Minaur connects with a body shot.
Graves lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Nice body punch from Graves.
Jab by De Minaur.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by De Minaur misses
and Graves counters with a left to the body.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
Graves throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.#T2#
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Minaur - the referee stops the clock and Graves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Minaur. Graves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Graves throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
De Minaur thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur thumps Graves with a low kick.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Graves might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Minaur has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from De Minaur misses. #T4#
De Minaur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur is looking to counter with head kicks.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Graves misses with a body shot
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves dives in for a single leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
Graves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whack! De Minaur lands a heavy head kick that drops Graves. The ref tackles De Minaur to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Graves was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 1012 Seran vs De Minaur     
Date:   Aug 23, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seran loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Seran down.
Seran blocks a jab.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Seran appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seran tries to move into range but De Minaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran tries for a takedown but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur lands a nice hook to Seran's body. Seran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Seran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Seran misses with a double jab
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Seran takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Seran lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur thumps Seran with a low kick.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Seran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seran sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Seran blocks the low kick.
Seran avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Seran's head but Seran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seran.
Seran is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the body
and Seran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seran at a distance. #T3#
Seran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seran lands a jab.
Seran dives in and grabs De Minaur's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Minaur pushes down on Seran's head and hops out.
Seran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seran is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Seran was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Minaur cracks Seran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
De Minaur throws a hook but Seran avoids it easily.
Seran slips a straight right by De Minaur.#T4#
Seran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
Seran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seran there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Seran checks the leg kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seran moves away.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Seran counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
De Minaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Seran darts in looking for a takedown but De Minaur gets double underhooks and turns Seran into the cage.
Seran is working for takedown but De Minaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seran fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Seran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Seran.
Seran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Minaur's efforts to push away.
Seran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur is looking to break free of the clinch but Seran has double underhooks.
A short right from De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
Seran lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from De Minaur.
Seran fails to pull the fight into his guard. #T1##BC2#
De Minaur breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
Seran slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur stuffs the takedown attempt from Seran. Seran gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Seran slips under a jab.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Seran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Minaur sprawls well. De Minaur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seran gets slowly back to his feet.
Seran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seran scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seran fails to land with a series of punches.
De Minaur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook but Seran avoids it easily.#T3#
De Minaur takes a swing at Seran's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Seran's head back.
Seran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Minaur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seran misses with a body kick.
Seran fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Minaur tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Seran closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Minaur's guard.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Seran stopping the sweep attempt from De Minaur.#SUB#
Seran postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! De Minaur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seran, into his guard. #REVB#
De Minaur tries to free his leg and advance position but Seran is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Seran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Seran keeps moving.
De Minaur stands and throws Seran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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 cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from De Minaur lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seran.
Seran throws a head kick that half lands.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seran throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Seran misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Minaur wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Minaur slips a jab and a cross from Seran.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Seran didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Seran saw that one coming.#T1#
Seran takes one to the chin there.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Seran walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
Seran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seran feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD#
De Minaur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Seran to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Minaur is trying to control the position but Seran postures up. #T2#
Seran tries to free his leg and advance position but De Minaur is retaining full guard.
De Minaur has control of Seran's left arm, preventing Seran from doing any damage. #SUB#
Seran drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Minaur dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Seran looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but De Minaur is defending well. Seran quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! De Minaur has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Seran celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olyn Seran!
Olyn Seran retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Olyn Seran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SYN 1004 Finlay vs Trollslayer     
Date:   Jul 21, 2023
#R1#
Panic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Panic moves into the clinch.
De Minaur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panic backwards. #TD#
Panic manages to pull guard.
Panic being controlled here, momentarily.
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Panic keeps moving.
De Minaur tries to free his leg and advance position but Panic is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Minaur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panic is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Panic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Minaur manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Panic content to stall in guard here.
De Minaur controlling the position.
De Minaur controls Panic momentarily but Panic frees himself. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Panic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on De Minaur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panic tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Minaur's legs.
Panic works to advance to full mount. De Minaur defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
De Minaur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T3#
Panic controlling from the full mount.
Panic trying to control but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Panic looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Minaur is in all sorts of trouble here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Panic wants to control the pace but De Minaur is squirming around nicely.
De Minaur is trying to escape the mount.
De Minaur tries to hold on but Panic pushes him away.
Panic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Minaur can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Satanic Panic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Panic moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
Panic throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Panic's leg. Panic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Panic's head but Panic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panic checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Panic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panic to score with a decent uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Panic throws a right hand that misses
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Panic.#T1#
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Panic.
Panic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Panic is just out of range.
Panic tries to counter by clinching up but De Minaur breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Panic moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Panic wants to clinch.
Panic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Panic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Panic throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Panic counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
Panic staying out of range there.
Panic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Panic.
Panic misses with a looping left.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Panic moved out of range nicely.
Panic just misses with a punch to the body.
Panic scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.#T3#
Panic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Panic's shoulder, as Panic tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Panic.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Panic down.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Panic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Panic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Minaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Panic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panic can pounce on him.
Panic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
An attempted straight right counter from Panic misses the target.#T4#
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Panic slips the punch.
Panic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Minaur.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Panic moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Panic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panic throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
Panic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panic. Panic obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Panic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panic at a distance.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Panic avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Panic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Minaur thinking.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Panic moves away and avoids it.
As De Minaur tries to get set, Panic tries to push him back and clinch up but De Minaur manages to avoid the attempt.
Panic throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Panic checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Panic is just out of range.
Panic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur clobbers Panic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Panic moved out of range.
Panic ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.#T1#
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Minaur manages to circle out of the way.
Panic misses with a left hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panic slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Panic counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Minaur's knee momentarily.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic blocks it.
Panic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Panic is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panic's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Panic.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Panic's head but Panic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Panic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur slips a jab and a cross from Panic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Panic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Panic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Panic moves into range and clinches up with De Minaur.
Panic misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panic.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Panic struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short right from Panic.
Panic misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Panic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
Panic tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Panic back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Panic fails to land.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Panic blocks it.
Panic scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Panic lands a shot to the body.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
Panic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Panic misses with a body punch.
Panic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Panic wants to stall.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
A right hand to the body from De Minaur.
Panic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satanic Panic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body. #TD#
Panic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Minaur uses from the top position.
De Minaur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Minaur sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Panic keeps moving.
De Minaur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod De Minaur.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rod De Minaur!

In his post fight interview, Rod De Minaur gave a big smile as he said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 1000 Maluga vs Puno II     
Date:   Jul 04, 2023
#R1#
Bleak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Minaur but De Minaur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Bleak.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
Bleak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bleak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Bleak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bleak moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Bleak misses with an uppercut. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a swing at Bleak's ribcage but misses.
Bleak darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Bleak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bleak as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Bleak shoots in looking for a takedown. De Minaur tries to sprawl out of it but Bleak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Minaur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Bleak throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bleak misses with a hook
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bleak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
Bleak dives in for a single leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bleak is working for takedown but De Minaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Bleak.
Bleak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Minaur is defending well.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Bleak. #T3#
Bleak fails to pull guard.
De Minaur presses Bleak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bleak tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bleak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Minaur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Bleak.
Bleak wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Minaur takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bleak.
Bleak throws a head punch that misses.
Bleak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Minaur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bleak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Minaur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bleak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt - De Minaur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Bleak is wise to it.#T4#
Bleak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur moves out of range as Bleak strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
De Minaur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bleak's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook but Bleak avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but De Minaur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Minaur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur is looking to slow Bleak down with leg kicks.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bleak.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Bleak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Bleak's head but Bleak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bleak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Nice defenses there by Bleak.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Bleak misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Bleak counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Bleak's belly button to the back.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleak.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
De Minaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bleak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Minaur stuns Bleak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bleak avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Bleak avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Bleak throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Minaur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bleak is in De Minaur's guard.
Bleak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Minaur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bleak is one step ahead there.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Bleak trying to control the position from guard on top but De Minaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Minaur trying to control the position here.
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Minaur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleak wants to control from the top but De Minaur keeps moving.
Bleak throws a big right hand that misses.
De Minaur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Bleak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bleak looking to pass the guard.
De Minaur is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bleak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Minaur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by De Minaur. #T4#
Bleak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Bleak moved out of range nicely.
Bleak misses with an uppercut
and Bleak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bleak takes one on the button.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Bleak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak trying to mount his opponent but De Minaur defends it. #SUB#
Bleak seems to be looking for submissions.
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but De Minaur defends it.
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 cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bleak connects with the punch.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Bleak off balance momentarily.
Bleak with a nice cross.
De Minaur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bleak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Bleak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleak tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Minaur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bleak somewhat.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.#T1#
No luck for Bleak with that takedown attempt.
Bleak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bleak fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Bleak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleak tries to avoid it.
Bleak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bleak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Minaur sprawls well. De Minaur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bleak gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
Darsin Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleak.
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Bleak's head.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleak.
Bleak slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
De Minaur works Bleak's body with a nice hook.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bleak misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bleak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleak drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Minaur sprawls and moves away.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Minaur swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Bleak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bleak has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Minaur lands with a right hand. #T4#
De Minaur thuds his right hand into Bleak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Minaur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur with a nice cross.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Bleak's ribs.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Bleak.
Bleak shoots in and drives through. De Minaur sprawls well.
De Minaur works Bleak's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Minaur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 989 Choke vs Randleman     
Date:   Jun 01, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but De Minaur avoids them all with ease.
De Minaur defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hatfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Hatfield is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hatfield misses the target.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Hatfield with an uppercut!
Hatfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hatfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Hatfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Hatfield 's knee.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield walks into a left hand.
Hatfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
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!
Jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Hatfield. #T2#
Hatfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hatfield lands a jab to the head.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Hatfield is wise to it.
Riley Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Hatfield is out of range.
De Minaur cracks Hatfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hatfield misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur scores with a nice body kick.
Hatfield cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur throws a jab when Hatfield was well out of range.
Hatfield slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Hatfield throws out a leg kick but De Minaur moves out of range and Hatfield only half commits.
Hatfield lands a jab to the head.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Hatfield.#T3#
Hatfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hatfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
Hatfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hatfield misses.
De Minaur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
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!
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Minaur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hatfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hatfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur tries to work over Hatfield's front leg with a kick but Hatfield checks it.
Hatfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Hatfield is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a good, hard body kick but Hatfield shrugs it off.
Hatfield cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
De Minaur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatfield.
A good leg kick by De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Riley Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hatfield throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
Hatfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley Hatfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Hatfield tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Hatfield.
A jab lands there for Hatfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hatfield appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hatfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Hatfield.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Hatfield.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick. #T1#
Hatfield throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Hatfield swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hatfield misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Hatfield.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Hatfield misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Hatfield is wise to it.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hatfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hatfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from De Minaur misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as De Minaur blocks the leg kick.
Hatfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Hatfield moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but De Minaur moves out of range. #T3#
A jab from Hatfield does it's job there.
Hatfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatfield swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur works Hatfield's body with a nice hook.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur motions for Hatfield to come forward. De Minaur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Hatfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Minaur lands the left hand.
Hatfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur checks a leg kick. #T4#
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
Hatfield lands with a nice body punch.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
De Minaur slips a jab from Hatfield.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
De Minaur scores with a nice head shot.
Hatfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body. Hatfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
A jab from De Minaur finds it's way through Hatfield's defenses.
Hatfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Hatfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hatfield walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Hatfield lands the left hand.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Hatfield slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Hatfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hatfield misses the target.
De Minaur jabs at Hatfield's body.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
Hatfield looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hatfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
Hatfield scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatfield thinking.
Hatfield looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T1#
Hatfield cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Hatfield moved away.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Hatfield checks it.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Hatfield is out of range.
De Minaur tries to move into range but Hatfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.#T2#
Hatfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hatfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
Hatfield throws a right hand that De Minaur ducks under and follows up with a left that De Minaur also avoids with ease.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
De Minaur lands a body shot.
De Minaur throws a jab when Hatfield was well out of range.
Hatfield staying out of range there.
De Minaur thuds his right hand into Hatfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hatfield. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
Hatfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
De Minaur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Hatfield ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield misses with a straight left.
De Minaur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hatfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
De Minaur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hatfield throws a leg kick
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Riley Hatfield!

Riley Hatfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SYN 978 Garcia vs. Wojcik     
Date:   Apr 26, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Blyad is out of range.
Blyad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blyad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Blyad.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Blyad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blyad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
Blyad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Blyad's shoulder, as Blyad tries to avoid the shot.
Blyad throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Blyad cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Blyad misses.
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!
Blyad pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Blyad settles back down. #T1#
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur feints and then cracks Blyad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyad down.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blyad throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Blyad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blyad under the eye.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Blyad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blyad.
Blyad throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad lands a lovely overhand right.
Blyad throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Blyad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur. #TD2#
Blyad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Minaur quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Blyad prevents De Minaur from improving his position.#T2#
De Minaur keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Blyad wants to advance to full mount but De Minaur doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #SUB2#
Blyad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Minaur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Minaur has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
De Minaur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Blyad keeping moving, preventing De Minaur from controlling successfully.
De Minaur slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Blyad keeps moving. #SUB2#
Blyad has his foot on De Minaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Minaur works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Blyad has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. De Minaur is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blyad.
Blyad is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Minaur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Blyad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Minaur is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Blyad is not content to let De Minaur control the position.
De Minaur controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blyad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Blyad.
Blyad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Blyad cracks a nice hook into De Minaur's ribs.
Blyad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Minaur is fending him off so far but Blyad persists. Nope, De Minaur circles away and we're back to standing.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Blyad's leg but Blyad calmly moves out of range.
Blyad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Blyad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad connects with the punch.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Blyad saw that one coming.
It seemed like Blyad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blyad scores with a jab to the head.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Blyad's belly button to the back.
Blyad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Blyad misses with a hook
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Blyad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blyad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Blyad is out of range.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyad tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blyad's head.
Blyad slips a jab from De Minaur.
Blyad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blyad thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Blyad.
Blyad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Blyad off the cage and back into range.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyad throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.#T2#
Blyad moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Blyad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blyad slips a jab from De Minaur.
Blyad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Minaur pinned against the cage. De Minaur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Blyad throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blyad misses with a hook
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blyad throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Blyad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blyad.
Blyad throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Blyad misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick. #T3#
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
Blyad thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Blyad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Blyad there.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyad clobbers De Minaur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Minaur 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.
Nice straight punches there by Blyad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blyad.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Blyad.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Blyad moved out of range.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Blyad misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Blyad misses its intended target.
Blyad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ay Blyad.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyad at a distance.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur lands an overhand right.
Blyad moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Blyad with the inside leg kick.
Blyad shoots in but no luck this time.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
Blyad lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
Blyad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Blyad misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ay Blyad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyad at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blyad.
Blyad walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Blyad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blyad. Blyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Blyad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Blyad misses the jab.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by De Minaur as he connects with a hook.
Blyad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Blyad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No luck for Blyad with that takedown attempt. #T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Blyad. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Blyad misses with a straight right.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Minaur misses the jab.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blyad counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyad swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from De Minaur as Blyad shoots in.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ay Blyad.#T2#
De Minaur ducks right into an uppercut from Blyad.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
Blyad scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
Blyad throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Blyad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Blyad throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blyad connects with an inside leg kick.
Blyad slips under a jab.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Blyad.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Blyad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Blyad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Minaur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blyad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Minaur is fending him off so far but Blyad persists. Nope, De Minaur circles away and we're back to standing.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blyad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blyad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Blyad coming out on top.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blyad is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur tries to move into range but Blyad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Minaur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blyad with a nice cross.
De Minaur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyad slips a jab from De Minaur.#T4#
Blyad looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Blyad misses with a straight right.
Blyad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Minaur's head.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
Blyad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Minaur but De Minaur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blyad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blyad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blyad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Blyad's shoulder, as Blyad tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Blyad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blyad throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Blyad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Blyad's head but Blyad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blyad throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Blyad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blyad throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Blyad scores with a shot to the body.
Blyad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Blyad's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur tests Blyad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blyad.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Blyad shoots in but no luck this time.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ay Blyad.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Blyad avoids it.
Blyad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyad is just out of range.
De Minaur stuffs the takedown attempt from Blyad. Blyad gets slowly back to his feet.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blyad has time to react.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blyad on the side of the head.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blyad throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blyad slips under a jab.
Blyad misses the jab.
Blyad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Blyad misses with a low kick. #T2#
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyad throws out the jab.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
Blyad moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Blyad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad avoids a kick to the body.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blyad has time to react.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Ay Blyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blyad misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blyad lands a right hook to the body.
Blyad moves forwards but De Minaur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
Blyad slips a jab from De Minaur.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blyad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyad blocks a leg kick.
Blyad darts in looking for a takedown but De Minaur gets double underhooks and turns Blyad into the cage.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blyad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blyad swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice body shot.
De Minaur thumps Blyad with a low kick.
A big left from Blyad misses.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur cracks Blyad with a good jab.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Blyad.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyad.#T4#
Blyad throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blyad moves away.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad scores with a decent looking hook.
Blyad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyad.
Blyad throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blyad.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Blyad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blyad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur had his way with Ay Blyad in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Blyad missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from De Minaur misses
letting Blyad counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Blyad.
A jab from Blyad does it's job there.
Blyad loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Blyad.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
Blyad misses with a hook.
De Minaur throws a push kick but Blyad slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad misses with a straight right.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Blyad avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Blyad's head but Blyad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blyad looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Blyad scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Minaur in his tracks.
Blyad checks a low kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blyad under the eye.
Blyad throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Blyad.
Blyad misses with a looping right.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blyad.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Nice shot by De Minaur.
Blyad moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
De Minaur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blyad avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Blyad moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Blyad misses.
It appears De Minaur was looking to counter with a kick there.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Blyad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Blyad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Blyad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB2#
Blyad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Minaur is just riding it out for now. Blyad eventually gives up the hold. #T3##SUB2#
Blyad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Minaur wants to control but Blyad is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Blyad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Minaur sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Blyad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Blyad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Minaur is just riding it out for now. Blyad eventually gives up the hold.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ay Blyad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur took some time post fight to say the following; 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 970 Kilgore vs. Minaur 3     
Date:   Mar 24, 2023
#R1#
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range as De Minaur throws a body kick.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore is wise to it.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Kilgore wants to land a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one. #T1#
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore throws a big counter combination but De Minaur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT2#It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Kilgore thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilgore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
Kilgore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Minaur doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Kilgore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
De Minaur slips a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore wants to clinch up but De Minaur keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilgore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Kilgore was not able to check.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Kilgore off balance momentarily.
Kilgore with a nice calf kick.#T3#
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body. De Minaur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Kilgore throws a good cross that connects.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilgore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore scores with a kick to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range of the body kick.
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilgore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Kilgore avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilgore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body. Kilgore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.#CL#
Kilgore closes the distance and clinches.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore. #BC#
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Minaur can do to turn this around?
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilgore is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilgore throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Kilgore lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilgore lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Kilgore acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab.
Kilgore punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends De Minaur stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Minaur in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from De Minaur lands but Kilgore takes it in his stride.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur just manages to avoid it.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Kilgore has taken the fight to the clinch. #T2#
Kilgore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
A short right from De Minaur.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur. #BC#
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
De Minaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore throws out a powerful jab.
Kilgore lands a front kick.#T3#
Kilgore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur with a hook.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilgore has time to react.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore wants to clinch.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilgore slips under a jab from De Minaur.#CL#
Kilgore takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tacitus Kilgore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore tries to clinch up.
Kilgore tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur misses with a hook.
As De Minaur backs away, Kilgore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Kilgore misses. #T1#
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilgore as he connects with a hook.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kilgore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Kilgore finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Kilgore moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Kilgore swings away with a body shot that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right 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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilgore can pounce on him.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore misses with a low kick. #CL#
De Minaur gets tackled into the cage by Kilgore. Kilgore maintains the clinch.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilgore lands a nice uppercut.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur digs a right hand into Kilgore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilgore's gas tank. #T3#
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
Kilgore is leaning against De Minaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a left hand.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilgore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore. #T4#
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore works on De Minaur's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tacitus Kilgore clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
Kilgore has closed the distance and engaged De Minaur in a clinch.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
A short right from Kilgore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with the head strike.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
De Minaur is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilgore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from De Minaur. #T2#
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilgore lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
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!
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore is leaning against De Minaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore lands a left hand.
Kilgore digs a right hand underneath De Minaur's ribcage. De Minaur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilgore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Kilgore lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards. #T3#
Kilgore lands an uppercut.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore slips under a jab.#T4#
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Minaur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tacitus Kilgore had his way with Rod De Minaur in that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Kilgore backing away here, and De Minaur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilgore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
That kick from Kilgore tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilgore scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore tries to clinch
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Kilgore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Minaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Kilgore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore throws a front kick aimed at De Minaur's knee but De Minaur avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Kilgore closes the distance but De Minaur moves to the side
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Minaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilgore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilgore. Kilgore obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilgore momentarily.
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!
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilgore sizes up De Minaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kilgore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Kilgore.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Kilgore throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Kilgore blocks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilgore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!

Tacitus Kilgore retains his lightweight title!
Tacitus Kilgore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: SYN 965 Minaur vs. Kilgore 2     
Date:   Mar 08, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur misses the jab.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kilgore moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
Kilgore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Kilgore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Minaur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilgore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore misses the jab.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore scores with a nice head shot.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Kilgore thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur is looking to slow Kilgore down with leg kicks.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
Kilgore 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 Kilgore.
Nice shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Kilgore looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kilgore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Minaur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
De Minaur scores with a head kick. #CUT#It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
A big left from Kilgore misses. #T2#
Kilgore blocks the body kick.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Kilgore off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Kilgore moves his leg out of the way.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kilgore checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Kilgore takes the fight into the clinch.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore wants to get back to striking at distance but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur pushes Kilgore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Minaur slowing the pace effectively.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage. #T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur is working Kilgore over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur can't find room to land a body shot as Kilgore controls the action.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action. #T4#
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore lands a right hand.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore blocking some punches.
De Minaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
A body shot lands from Kilgore.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Minaur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Nice cross by Kilgore.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilgore missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilgore misses with a double jab
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
A shot to the body from Kilgore misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
De Minaur has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kilgore throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
De Minaur tests Kilgore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
De Minaur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Kilgore closes the distance but De Minaur moves to the side
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Kilgore moves into range and clinches up with De Minaur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Kilgore takes a shot to the head.
Kilgore throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
De Minaur lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Kilgore breaks the clinch.
Kilgore tries to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Kilgore drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilgore on the side of the head.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kilgore avoids it.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Kilgore's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilgore tries to avoid it. #T3#
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Kilgore connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilgore moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses the jab.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore lands a really nice looking cross but De Minaur seems unphased. #T4#
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilgore swinging wildly here.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kilgore throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Kilgore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilgore misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Minaur keeps the fight on the outside.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Minaur to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Kilgore throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
A jab from Kilgore finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Kilgore avoids the punch easily.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Kilgore checks a low kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilgore on the side of the head.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilgore.
Kilgore pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Kilgore settles back down.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kilgore scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Kilgore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kilgore under the eye.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur backing away here, and Kilgore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilgore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur jabs Kilgore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.#T3#
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
Kilgore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilgore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Minaur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
It seemed like Kilgore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore lands an overhand right.#T4#
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Kilgore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Kilgore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Kilgore avoided it.
Kilgore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a high kick!
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tacitus Kilgore really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Donk. Kilgore catches De Minaur right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilgore is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
De Minaur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's front leg with a kick but Kilgore checks it.
Kilgore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Kilgore knows he should have avoided that one.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilgore scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Kilgore forces De Minaur back against the cage and clinches.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore misses with some punches.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kilgore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
De Minaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilgore.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
De Minaur prevents Kilgore from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Kilgore blocks an uppercut.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilgores head.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
De Minaur just leaning against Kilgore, taking a breather. #BC2#
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilgore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Kilgore moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Kilgore cracks a nice hook into De Minaur's ribs.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
De Minaur takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Kilgore instigates a clinch.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore lands an uppercut.
Kilgore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilgore works on De Minaur's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur. #T1#
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
A hook to the body from Kilgore.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilgore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore. #T2#
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore wants to get back to striking at distance but De Minaur won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore misses with some punches. #T3#
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur can't find room to land a body shot as Kilgore controls the action.
Kilgore lands a nice uppercut.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore wants to break free but De Minaur has control.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kilgore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur checks the leg kick nicely there. #CL2#
Kilgore clinches up with De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilgore.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilgore 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tacitus Kilgore!

Tacitus Kilgore is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tacitus Kilgore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: SYN 957 Maluga vs. Puno     
Date:   Feb 08, 2023
#R1#
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as De Minaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur sizes up Vice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Minaur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Vice walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Vice ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur checks a leg kick. #T1#
Vice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vice sizes up De Minaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Minaur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Good leg kick by Vice.
Vice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Vice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Vice moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vice has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vice avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
Vice looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Vice misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur punishes Vice's body with a nice straight punch.
Vice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Vice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vice slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Vice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vice connects with a single shot there.#T3#
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vice looks to land a combination but De Minaur avoids it well.
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 a right hand that misses
and Vice counters with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur throws a head kick but Vice moves out of range.
Vice blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
Vice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur throws a hook but Vice blocks it.#T4#
De Minaur clobbers Vice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#That has opened up Miami Vice's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur misses with a body shot
and Vice counters with a stiff right hand.
Vice wants to clinch.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vice scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
Vice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Vice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Vice misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vice is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur throws a sloppy head kick
and Vice counters with an inside leg kick.
Vice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vice's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vice duly obliges.
Vice moves forwards but De Minaur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Vice ducks down to avoid it.
Vice tries a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur is wise to it.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vice.
De Minaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Vice does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vice moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Vice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vice slips under a jab.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Vice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Vice. #T2#
A low kick from Vice misses
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#The cut above Miami Vice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Minaur cracks Vice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vice slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Nice uppercut lands for Vice. That snapped De Minaur's head back.
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!
Vice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
Vice dips to his left and cracks De Minaur with an uppercut!
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vice walks into a stiff left hand from De Minaur.#CUT#Miami Vice's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vice slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Vice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur cracks Vice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miami Vice's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Rod De Minaur gave a big smile as he said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.

 

Event: SYN 952 Minuar vs. Takahashi     
Date:   Jan 22, 2023
#R1#
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Minaur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick from De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target.
De Minaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takahashis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Takahashi is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
De Minaur blocks the body kick.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Takahashi just manages to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takahashi's sensitive parts.
De Minaur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takahashi takes a step back to recover.
Takahashi throws a combination that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick. #T2#
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur slips a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
Takahashi scores with a push kick.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Takahashi.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by De Minaur. Beautiful body shot.
Takahashi misses with a wild combination.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.#T3#
Takahashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
De Minaur lands the left hand.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takahashi walks into a left hand.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur cracks Takahashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
De Minaur jabs Takahashi right on the nose. Takahashi blinks but takes it well.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Takahashi checks it.
Takahashi scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Takahashi.
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks the body kick.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Takahashi with an uppercut!
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Takahashi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Minaur has got the better of the exchanges.#T1#
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takahashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takahashi under the eye.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takahashi pushes De Minaur away with a front kick.#T2#
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
De Minaur sizes up Takahashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
Takahashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Minaur. De Minaur obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Takahashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body. Takahashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Takahashi's head back.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi tries to move into range but De Minaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
Takahashi unleashes a big counter combination but De Minaur bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Takahashi's head back.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Takahashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for De Minaur.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Takahashi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Takahashi's leg but Takahashi calmly moves out of range.
Takahashi throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD2#
and Takahashi counters with a crisp one two that drops De Minaur! Takahashi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves De Minaur to his feet! De Minaur is in big trouble!#ROC2#De Minaur is rocked!#T1#
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Takahashi checks it.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
A lazy body kick from Takahashi
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takahashi.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahashi on the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Takahashi throws a head kick but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.#T2#
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
Takahashi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takahashi's knee momentarily.
Takahashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur cracks Takahashi with an open hand slap.
Takahashi throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
De Minaur with a hook.
De Minaur feints and then cracks Takahashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takahashi down.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
De Minaur tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takahashi throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takahashi.
De Minaur lands a nice looking body shot. #T4#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Minaur. Takahashi shrugs it off though.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
De Minaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takahashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Takahashi off balance momentarily.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Takahashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takahashi tries to avoid it.
De Minaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takahashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab by De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur throws a low kick but Takahashi moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from De Minaur misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as De Minaur blocks the leg kick.
Takahashi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Takahashi should have avoided that one.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takahashi!
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur wants to slow Takahashi down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
Takahashi looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
De Minaur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Takahashi down.
Takahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
Takahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takahashi flicks out a counter leg kick but De Minaur steps away.#T2#
Takahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takahashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahashi on the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
That kick from Takahashi tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur lunges at Takahashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takahashi's hand.
Takahashi throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for De Minaur. #T3#
A left lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Takahashi throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takahashi.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Takahashi is looking to land body kicks.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takahashi ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
Takahashi cracks a nice hook into De Minaur's ribs.#T4#
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Takahashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi thinks about the counter body kick.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Takahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur had his way with Ryoto Takahashi in that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Takahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takahashi takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Takahashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Takahashi should have avoided that one.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Nice cross by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi motions for De Minaur to come forward. Takahashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur lands a head shot.
Ryoto Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takahashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takahashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takahashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takahashi misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur. #T3#
Takahashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A left lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur misses the jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
Takahashi tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
Nice shot by De Minaur.
Takahashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Takahashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takahashi tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takahashi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Minaur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: The Last Shooting Star II     
Date:   Dec 31, 2022
#R1#
A left lands for De Minaur.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Perkele clinches up against the cage.
Perkele crunches a lovely knee into De Minaur's ribcage.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Perkele.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
De Minaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele is looking to clinch.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Perkele's belly button to the back.
Perkele misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
De Minaur connects with a jab.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And De Minaur responds with a good body kick, but Perkele manages to step out the way in time.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of De Minaur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Perkele connects with a leg kick.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Minaur momentarily.
De Minaur walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Perkele tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkele is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perkele with a body shot.
De Minaur is looking to slow Perkele down with leg kicks.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Minaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Minaur flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perkele takes a step back to recover.
Perkele tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.#T4#
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur scores with a spinning back kick!
Perkele missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but De Minaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Perkele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Minaur avoids it.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that De Minaur shrugs off.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Minaur is defending well for now.
Perkele prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
Perkele gets through De Minaur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Minaur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Ispa Perkele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkele lands a good knee to the midsection. De Minaur won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkele throws an elbow that misses.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele lands an elbow just above De Minaur 's eye.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
Perkele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Minaur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele tries to break free but De Minaur pushes him back against the cage.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Perkele throws an elbow that misses.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
De Minaur presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow. #T3#
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele presses De Minaur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele lands a left hand.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Minaur is defending well for now.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage. #T4#
Perkele digs a right hand into De Minaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Minaur's gas tank.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike from Perkele.
De Minaur managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Perkele as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Perkele with a hook.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Perkele lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Minaur takes a step back to recover.
Jab by Perkele.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Minaur can do to turn this around?
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
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!
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Perkele has De Minaur up against the cage in a clinch.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Perkele on the inside.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Minaur is defending well for now.
Perkele landing knees to the body.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
De Minaur managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Still in the clinch, De Minaur scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Perkele misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Perkele wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
It looked like Perkele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
De Minaur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
De Minaur lands a jab to Perkele's midsection.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Perkele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Perkele misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perkele's knee momentarily.
De Minaur lands an overhand right.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Perkele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT2#It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
De Minaur scores with a shot to the body.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur throws a front kick that sends Perkele stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkele misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur takes one on the button.
Perkele is looking to clinch. #T2#
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Perkele 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur. #T3#
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkele.
De Minaur scores with a jab.
Perkele slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily. #T4##CL#
Perkele drives through and clinches with De Minaur against the cage.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
De Minaur misses the jab.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele scores with a hook.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Perkele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range. #T1#
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Perkele as he checks the leg kick.
Perkele throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur scores with a jab.
De Minaur slips a jab from Perkele.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele misses with a combination
and De Minaur counters with a good, hard body kick but Perkele shrugs it off.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
De Minaur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkele in his tracks.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Perkele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perkele digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
De Minaur cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.#T3#
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Perkele misses.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Perkele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Perkele lands a jab-cross combination.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele with a nice calf kick.#T4#
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Perkele instigates a clinch.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele lands a body punch.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod De Minaur.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Rod De Minaur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ispa Perkele was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym I guess.'.

 

Event: C144: De Minaur vs. Kilgore     
Date:   Dec 03, 2022
#R1#
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a nice head kick! #CUT#It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a nice shot that snaps De Minaur's head back.
Kilgore lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Minaur takes a step back to recover.
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kilgore! But no joy.
De Minaur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilgore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilgore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a good body shot.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilgore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Kilgore ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilgore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilgore takes one to the chin there.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kilgore lands with a hook. De Minaur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Kilgore falls off balance throwing a combination
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kilgore's knee momentarily.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Kilgore's knee but Kilgore avoids it well.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Minaur takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilgore throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Kilgore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kilgore connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur checks the leg kick.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur ducks right into an uppercut from Kilgore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Kilgore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.#T1#
Kilgore is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick
and Kilgore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilgore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Kilgore was not able to check.
De Minaur throws a sloppy head kick and Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
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 wild body kick that Kilgore sees coming a mile off.#T2#
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Kilgore with an uppercut!
Kilgore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilgore swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilgore thinking.
De Minaur cracks Kilgore with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a lazy head kick
and Kilgore counters with a right hand to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A leg kick checked by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Kilgore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3#
Kilgore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore just manages to avoid it.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilgore slips a jab from De Minaur.
Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Kilgore misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
Kilgore throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a straight right. De Minaur didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilgore misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
Kilgore takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore throws a body kick.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the body
and Kilgore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilgore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore slips under a jab.#T1#
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilgore blocks a low kick nicely.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore throws a chopping leg kick but De Minaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
Kilgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilgore takes a step back to recover.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
De Minaur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilgore misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore throws a body kick.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Kilgore misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Kilgore.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
De Minaur tests Kilgore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
Kilgore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Kilgore lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Minaur doesn't seem phased though.
Kilgore throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Kilgore.
De Minaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilgore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Minaur lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilgore on the side of the head.
De Minaur takes a kick to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Kilgore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Kilgore moved out of range nicely.#T2#
De Minaur checks a low kick from Kilgore.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Minaur.
Kilgore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilgore walks into a jab.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore misses with a straight left. #T3#
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Kilgore avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore moves out of range easily.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur cracks Kilgore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.#T4#
Kilgore punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as De Minaur blocks the leg kick.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur misses with a head kick.
Kilgore tries a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur is wise to it.
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R5#
Kilgore throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a thumping low kick.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur lands a nice hook to Kilgore's body. Kilgore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kilgore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore misses with a right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Kilgore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kilgore duly obliges. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Kilgore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Kilgore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kilgore to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kilgore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Kilgore misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3#
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilgore. Kilgore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Kilgore's shoulder, as Kilgore tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Kilgore is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a head kick.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Tacitus Kilgore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
De Minaur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kilgore blocks the low kick.
Kilgore lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Kilgore is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Kilgore 's knee.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilgore looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

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 De Minaur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: C141: De Minaur vs. Graves 2     
Date:   Nov 19, 2022
#R1#
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Graves misses with a takedown
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and De Minaur counters with a nice right hand that sends Graves toppling to the canvas! Graves scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Minaur finish him?!#ROC#Graves is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! De Minaur ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Graves clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Rod De Minaur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: C139: De Minaur vs. Perkele     
Date:   Nov 05, 2022
#R1#
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Perkele throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Minaur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Perkele blocks the low kick.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Perkele checks it.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele slips under a jab.#T1#
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Perkele.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele checks a low kick from De Minaur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.#T2#
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perkele to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perkele throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3#
Perkele is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele takes one to the side of the head.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.#T4#
De Minaur misses with a body punch
and Perkele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Perkele's head back.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Perkele.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele thumps De Minaur with a low kick.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Minaur has got the better of the exchanges.#T1#
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Perkele.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkele - that will leave a mark!
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele blocks a leg kick.
Perkele lands a right hook to the body.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Perkele.#T2#
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur wants to slow Perkele down by chopping away at his legs. #T3#
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Perkele.
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.
Perkele slips a jab from De Minaur.
Perkele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele works De Minaur's body with a nice hook.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Perkele throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele. #T4#
Perkele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
De Minaur backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
De Minaur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele walks into a jab.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Perkele swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
Perkele scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
De Minaur catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Minaur backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks De Minaur with an uppercut!
Perkele slips a jab from De Minaur.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur cracks Perkele with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the body from De Minaur misses
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
And Perkele responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for De Minaur.#T3#
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele lands with a nice body punch.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
De Minaur lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
De Minaur tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Perkele slips under a jab.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Perkele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
A nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by De Minaur as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Minaur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkele's hands.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele slips a jab from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rod De Minaur did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Perkele connects with the punch.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Nice jab there from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
Perkele motions for De Minaur to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur scores with a nice head shot.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perkele duly obliges. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Perkele slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkele ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Perkele throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur is wise to it.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
De Minaur thumps Perkele with a low kick.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
De Minaur misses with a left hand
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Perkele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perkele slips a straight right by De Minaur.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur 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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele misses with a straight right. #T3#
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
Perkele scores with a head kick. De Minaur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Minaur scores with a jab.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects.
De Minaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range. #T4#
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perkele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Minaur scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Minaur defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. De Minaur catches Perkele right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Perkele knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
and Perkele counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range. #T1#
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Perkele moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Perkele misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Perkele staying out of range there.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Jab, jab by Perkele - just one landing.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Minaur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Perkele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a right hand. #T3#
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Minaur thinking.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele takes one on the button.
Perkele misses the jab.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T4#
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Perkele checks the leg kick.
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 leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Minaur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ispa Perkele stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym I guess.'.

 

Event: C135: Mumu vs. Puno 2     
Date:   Oct 15, 2022
#R1#
De Minaur tests Myers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Myers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Myers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Myers drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Myers blocks the leg kick.
Myers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur wants to slow Myers down by chopping away at his legs.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Myers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.#T1#
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Myers's legs.
Myers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
Myers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Minaur if he has to take too many more of those.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Myers throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Myers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Myers counters with an outside leg kick.
Myers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Myers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Minaur, pushing him back against the cage.
De Minaur lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers jumps guard but De Minaur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Myers gets through De Minaur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur is working Myers over against the cage.#T2#
Myers tries to pull guard but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers misses with a body punch.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Myers blocking some punches.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Myers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Myers jumps guard but De Minaur stands there with Myers around his waist. Myers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cornelius Myers.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Myers.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Myers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
Myers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Myers checks it
and Myers counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from De Minaur is predictable there
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Myers misses.
Myers takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as De Minaur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Myers doesn't seem phased though.
De Minaur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Myers under the eye.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Myers is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
Donk. De Minaur catches Myers right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Myers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Myerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Myers misses with a kick to the body
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
De Minaur feints and then cracks Myers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Myers down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
De Minaur backing away here, and Myers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Myers's head.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
Myers fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Myers.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Myers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur misses with a low kick as Myers jumps back.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by De Minaur - just one landing.
Myers checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Minaur under the eye.
Myers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Myers.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur cracks Myers with an open hand slap.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
De Minaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myers throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Myers 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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Myers is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Myers moved out of range nicely.
Myers looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Myers takes one to the chin there.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Myers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Myers pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Myers settles back down.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Myers moves out of range easily.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myers throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Myers moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
Myers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Myers checks it.
Myers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Myers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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?
A left lands for De Minaur.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
Myers checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myers is out of range.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur connects with a right hand. Myers shakes it off.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur sizes up Myers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.#T4#
De Minaur is looking to slow Myers down with leg kicks.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Myers avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers clobbers De Minaur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Myers moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Crunch! Myers slams his shin into De Minaur's torso.
Myers misses with a right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Myers checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur cracks Myers with a good jab.
De Minaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
Myers moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Myers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Myers.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Myers's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Myers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.#T1#
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Myers is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
Myers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Myers's head back.
Myers defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Myers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as De Minaur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Myers doesn't seem phased though.
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
Myers tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
A low kick from Myers misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Myers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Myers throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
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!
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Myers moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
Myers slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Myers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Myers moves his leg out of the way.
Myers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myers defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Myers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
De Minaur misses with a body punch
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Myers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Myers is out of range.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
Myers throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Myers avoided it.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Minaur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myers. Myers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.#T4#
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur lands a nice looking body shot.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Myers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Myers defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Myers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers checks a leg kick.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Myers as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick
and Myers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myers needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myers! But no joy.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Myers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur cracks Myers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Myers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers lands with a straight right. De Minaur didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Myers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Myers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Myers moves his leg out of the way.
Myers throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Myers misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Myers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myers.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Myers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myers needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Myers scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Minaur takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Myers moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
Myers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
Myers lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
De Minaur tries to land a leg kick but Myers saw it coming and moves away.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Myers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Minaur thinking.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Myers gets a clinch.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Myers tries to break free but De Minaur pushes him back against the cage.
Myers tries to pull guard but De Minaur holds him up against the cage and eventually Myers drops back down to his feet.
Myers tries to pull guard but De Minaur won't allow it. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
Myers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cornelius Myers.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur had his way with Cornelius Myers in that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
A cross from De Minaur lands.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Myers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur feints and then cracks Myers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Myers down.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Myers tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur cracks Myers with an open hand slap.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Myers checks it. #T1#
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Myers is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Myers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Myers loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
De Minaur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Minaur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Cornelius Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by De Minaur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
Myers misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Myers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Myers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
De Minaur misses with a low kick. #T3#
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. De Minaur catches Myers right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Myers looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Myers.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Myers's head.#T4#
A shot to the liver by Myers. Beautiful body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
Myers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Myers checks it
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with the body kick
and Myers counters with a one-two to the body.
Myers throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers moves forwards but De Minaur connects with a nice, crisp jab.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
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.

 

Event: C130: Graves vs. De Minaur     
Date:   Sep 24, 2022
#R1#
De Minaur throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD2#
and De Minaur counters with a nice right hand that sends Graves toppling to the canvas! Graves scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Minaur finish him?!#ROC2#Graves is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from De Minaur! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GAMMA#959 Song v Sonny     
Date:   Aug 13, 2022
#R1#
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lombardo lands a head shot.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardo misses with a combination
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo tries to land a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombardo takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Lombardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Lombardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Lombardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lombardo scores with a kick to the body.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Lombardo sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Lombardo swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Lombardo's head back.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lombardo's head backwards.
Lombardo with a nice calf kick.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombardo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Lombardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
Lombardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombardo throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lombardo at a distance.
Lombardo misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Santino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur lunges at Lombardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombardo's hand.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Lombardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lombardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lombardo takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
Lombardo scores with a kick to the body.
Lombardo throws a series of strikes that have De Minaur backpedaling.
Lombardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lombardo slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lombardo on the side of the head.
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Lombardo connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Lombardo didn't see that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lombardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Minaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Minaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Minaur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.#T4#
Lombardo blocks a leg kick.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lombardo.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Lombardo moved away.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lombardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Minaur lands the left hand.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Lombardo blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Lombardo digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Lombardo lands with an overhand left.
Lombardo lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
A jab from Lombardo misses.
Lombardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lombardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.
Lombardo misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lombardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Lombardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombardo scrambles back to his feet.
Lombardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Lombardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lombardo - that will leave a mark!
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur clobbers Lombardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lombardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Minaur's head.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lombardo.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut.
Lombardo with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Lombardo saw that one coming.#T2#
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Lombardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur slips a straight right by Lombardo.
A big left from Lombardo misses.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Lombardo avoids it.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lombardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Minaur 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.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lombardo momentarily. #T3#
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lombardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Lombardo slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Lombardo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lombardo.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Lombardo counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
Lombardo throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Lombardo.
Lombardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lombardo swinging wildly here.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombardo. Lombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombardo checks a leg kick.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Lombardo's leg but Lombardo calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Lombardo misses.
Lombardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy body kick from Lombardo
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Lombardo saw that one coming.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Lombardo's body.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Lombardo's head.
Lombardo throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
Lombardo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lombardo throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Lombardo connects with a body shot.
Lombardo is looking to land body kicks.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Lombardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lombardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lombardo throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombardo scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lombardo throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lombardo misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lombardo's sensitive parts.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
A nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Lombardo moved out of range nicely.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombardo counters with a nice body kick.
Lombardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombardo scores with a shot to the body.
Santino Lombardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombardo throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
Lombardo forces De Minaur back against the cage and clinches.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lombardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Lombardo lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.#T3#
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
Lombardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from De Minaur.
Lombardo has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Lombardo misses with the head strike.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo looking to stall.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Lombardo's head.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Lombardo pushes De Minaur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside.
Lombardo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.

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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rod De Minaur!

A very excited looking Rod De Minaur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: GAMMA#953 Song v Larry     
Date:   Jul 02, 2022
#R1#
Durden throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Durden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Durden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
A low kick from De Minaur misses
and Durden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped De Minaur's head back.
Durden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
Good leg kick by Durden.
De Minaur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durden punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Durden digs a good body shot into De Minaur's ribs.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Durden lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand. #T1#
Durden jabs at De Minaur's body.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durden feints and then cracks De Minaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Minaur down.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
De Minaur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durden looks to throw a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like De Minaur has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
A shot to the liver by Durden. Beautiful body shot.
Durden connects with a jab.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.#T2#
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Minaur.
Durden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
A big left from Durden misses.
Nice jab there from Durden.
Durden throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
De Minaur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Minaur throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
De Minaur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durden was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Durden avoided it.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durden to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durden clobbers De Minaur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durden throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durden's knee momentarily.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Minaur.
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 scores with a jab to the head. #T4#
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Minaur motions for Durden to come forward. De Minaur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden lands a head shot.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Durden.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durden throws a front kick that sends De Minaur stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Durden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Durden's head back.
De Minaur checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Durden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur walks into a jab.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
Durden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
De Minaur cracks Durden with a good jab.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.#T1#
De Minaur tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
Durden misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
A jab from Durden misses.
De Minaur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some bone on bone action there as De Minaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Durden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good standup being displayed there by De Minaur as he connects with a hook.
Durden missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
Durden looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Minaur has time to react.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.#T2#
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Durden.
Durden with the inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Minaur might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden feints and then cracks De Minaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Minaur down.
Jab by De Minaur.
Durden scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Durden.
Durden misses with a straight left.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durden lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.#T3#
Durden throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
Durden punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Durden blocks the low kick.
Durden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.#T4#
De Minaur 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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden with the inside leg kick.
Durden throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur sizes up Durden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Durden.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Durden misses.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden motions for De Minaur to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Durden lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A punch lands to the side of De Minaur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
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 misses with a body shot
and Durden counters with a thumping low kick.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Durden throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden tries to move into range but De Minaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durden misses with a low kick as De Minaur jumps back.
Durden throws out a powerful jab.
Durden throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from De Minaur.
Durden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden avoids a kick to the body. #T1#
Durden misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Durden throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
De Minaur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durden scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
Durden misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durden's head backwards.
De Minaur lands with a cross.
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
Durden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
De Minaur tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
Durden misses with a body kick.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Durden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durden sizes up De Minaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
A good leg kick by Durden.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Minaur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Durden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Minaur finds it's way round the side to connect with Durden's head.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.#KD#
De Minaur lands a big right hand that sends Durden crashing to the mat! De Minaur stays standing though and waves Durden back to his feet!#ROC#Durden is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Abraham Durden has been cut.
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 throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Durden head around and knocks him out cold! De Minaur hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Our winner, Rod De Minaur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: GAMMA#950 Benedetti v Chelios     
Date:   Jun 11, 2022
#R1#
Simon moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
A big left from Simon misses. #TD2#
Simon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Minaur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Simon wants to pass the guard but De Minaur is keeping the position.
Simon wants to control from the top but De Minaur keeps moving.
Simon wants to pass the guard but De Minaur is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Simon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Minaur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Minaur has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Simon looking for subs off his back but De Minaur has passed one foot through into half guard. #T1#
Simon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but De Minaur manages to pass to mount!
De Minaur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Simon is working to get back to half guard. #T2#
De Minaur controlling from mount.
Simon is desperately trying to improve his position but De Minaur has a good base and remains in mount.
De Minaur controlling the pace for now.
Simon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Simon is trying to control but can't. #T3##SUB2#
Simon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simon moves into full guard. #SUB2#
Simon has his foot on De Minaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Minaur works his way back into a safe position though.
De Minaur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Simon is trying to control the position but De Minaur postures up.
De Minaur controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Simon has his foot on De Minaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Minaur works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Simon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simon working a defensive guard here.
Simon looking for a sweep. Not yet Simon, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Minaur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Simon has his foot on De Minaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Minaur works his way back into a safe position though.
Simon has control of De Minaur's left arm, preventing De Minaur from doing any damage.
De Minaur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Minaur stopping the sweep attempt from Simon.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Minaur thumps Simon with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur misses with a low kick as Simon jumps back.
Simon slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Minaur swivels and escapes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simon checks a leg kick.
Simon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simon feints the counter takedown.
Simon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Simon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Minaur!
De Minaur can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
De Minaur looking for a sweep but Simon has passed into full mount! Oh no!#SUB2#
Simon is working for a guillotine from mount but De Minaur frees his head quite easily.
De Minaur is trying desperately to improve position.
Jay Simon has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Simon swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Minaur is now in Simon's guard. A big mistake from Simon there, giving up the dominant position!
Simon being controlled here, momentarily.
Simon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Minaur puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2#
Simon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Minaur content to stall in guard here.
Simon working a defensive guard but De Minaur manages to pass into side control anyway.
Simon can't do much from the bottom here.
Simon regains half guard.
De Minaur controlling the pace.
Simon trying to control from the bottom. #T3#
Simon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, De Minaur has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Simon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Minaur controlling his opponent.
Simon is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Simon is still trying to improve position.
Simon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Simon looking to pass the guard.
De Minaur wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simon advances position into side control!
Simon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Minaur!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jay Simon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
De Minaur connects with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Simon's front leg but catches the back leg as Simon tries to avoid it.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simon manages to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Simon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simon.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Simon ducks down to avoid it.
Simon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Simon.#T1#
De Minaur throws a jab when Simon was well out of range.
Simon slips under a jab.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Simon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Simon shoots for a double leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls well. He's pushed Simon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
Simon moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
Simon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Simon dives in and grabs De Minaur's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Minaur pushes down on Simon's head and hops out.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simon can do to turn this around?
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick. #T2#
De Minaur misses with a hook. Simon ducked under it nicely.
Simon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Minaur misses the jab.
De Minaur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
Simon shoots in for a takedown but De Minaur shows good takedown defense.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Simon.
De Minaur cracks Simon with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simon connects with a looping right hand.
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.
Simon throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
Simon goes for a double leg but De Minaur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Minaur continues to drive forward.#T3#
De Minaur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
De Minaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Simon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Minaur defends it well.
Good work by Simon as he checks the leg kick.
Simon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Simon misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Simon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Simon there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Simon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
And Simon tries to counter it with a takedown but De Minaur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good work by Simon as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Simon cracks a nice hook into De Minaur's ribs.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Simon is just out of range.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

A very excited looking Rod De Minaur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: GAMMA#947 Rod v Sitsongrit     
Date:   May 21, 2022
#R1#
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
As Sitsongrit backs away, De Minaur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short right from De Minaur.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Sitsongrit turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sitsongrit manages to end up in side control.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but De Minaur is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Sitsongrit goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De Minaur rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sitsongrit's guard! Nice work there by De Minaur!
De Minaur trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Sitsongrit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
De Minaur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Sitsongrit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Minaur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Minaur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position but De Minaur postures up. #SUB2#
Sitsongrit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Minaur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitsongrit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Sitsongrit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Minaur defends it easily.#SUB2#
De Minaur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3##SUB2#
Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard. #REVB#
De Minaur wants to stand up but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
De Minaur pulls Sitsongrit in close to his closed guard and prevents Sitsongrit from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Minaur keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Minaur can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sitsongrit controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Minaur.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Minaur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target. #T2#
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but De Minaur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
De Minaur moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
De Minaur defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs. #T4#
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Minaur thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. De Minaur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur takes one to the chin there.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
De Minaur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.#T1#
De Minaur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but De Minaur moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head. #T3#
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
De Minaur takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by De Minaur.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a body kick.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Minaur tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4##CL2#
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown but De Minaur manages to get underhooks.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Sitsongrit goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Minaur prevents it.
De Minaur is looking to control Sitsongrit's arms but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Minaur has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from De Minaur.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.#CL2#
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
De Minaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur gets underhooks to prevent Sitsongrit's takedown attempt.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit.
De Minaur lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Minaur cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.#T2#
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by De Minaur.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur with a nice cross.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
It appears De Minaur was looking to counter with a kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
De Minaur defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur prevents the takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Minaur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur had his way with Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Minaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sitsongrit slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
De Minaur throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but De Minaur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T3#
Donk. De Minaur catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
De Minaur thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
De Minaur 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.
Sitsongrit tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit. #T4#
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!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from De Minaur is predictable there #TD2#
and Sitsongrit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Minaur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sitsongrit content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!

Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: GAMMA#944 Durden v Minaur     
Date:   Apr 30, 2022
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#ROC2#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.

 

Event: SYN 892 Bitter Rivals     
Date:   Apr 17, 2022
#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #CUT#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. #T4#
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!#R2#
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.#CUT2#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?#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #CL2#
Seran gets a clinch. #TD2#
Seran pulls guard effortlessly. #T3#
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. #SUB2#
Seran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seran wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
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!#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#CL2#
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. #T3#
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.#CL2#
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. #T4#
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.

 

Event: HFC 124 - Randleman vs Krylov     
Date:   Mar 12, 2022
#R1#
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.#CUT#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.#T1#
De Minaur swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.#R2#
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. #T1#
De Minaur misses with a right hand #TD2#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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?#REF3#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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 #TD2#
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.

 

Event: SYN 874 Marceau vs. Wild     
Date:   Feb 05, 2022
#R1#
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Beliy.
Beliy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Beliy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Beliy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Beliy 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beliy misses with a hook.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beliy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #KD2#
Beliy drops De Minaur with a beautiful combination! De Minaur stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beliy is looking for the KO!#ROC2#De Minaur is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beliy throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh De Minaur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beliy blocks a jab.
Beliy tries a head kick but it misses.
De Minaur seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
Beliy tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beliy just manages to avoid it.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Beliy.
De Minaur throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Beliy.
Beliy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Beliy throws a series of punches but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Beliy misses its intended target.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur looks for the body kick but Beliy saw that one coming.
Beliy misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
As Beliy backs away, De Minaur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beliy misses with a head kick.
Beliy misses with a right hand
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy just misses with a punch to the body.
Beliy swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beliy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur slips a jab from Beliy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by De Minaur! Beliy is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Our winner, Rod De Minaur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Sasha Beliy spoke after the fight, saying 'Its tough to beat a Stepdad!'.

 

Event: SYN 868 Deja Vu     
Date:   Jan 16, 2022
#R1#
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Honey lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Honey throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
Honey connects with a body shot.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
A left lands for Honey.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like De Minaur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Honey.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Honey.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey tries to clinch there but De Minaur circles away.
Honey moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Honey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Honey throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Minaur momentarily.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Honey slips under a jab.
Honey lands with a shot to the body.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.#CL2#
De Minaur tries to keep at a distance but Honey has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur tries to work over Honey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honey blocks an uppercut.
Honey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Minaur has him pressed against the cage.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Honey misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Honey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Honey.
Honey tries to clinch there but De Minaur circles away.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target. #CL2#
Honey takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
Honey prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Honey moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Honey.#CL2#
Honey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honey.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Honey.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur. #T3#
De Minaur tries to work over Honey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honey working hard to break the clinch.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
Honey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honey lands a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Honey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honey stalling in the clinch but De Minaur improves position.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Honey trying to stall but De Minaur improves his position.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honey.
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!
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur lands a left hand. #T4#
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Honey controls his hands.
A short uppercut from De Minaur.
A short body shot lands from Honey as the two fighters clinch.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside.
Honey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Honey.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hugh Honey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
De Minaur slips under a jab from Honey.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honey moves away.
Honey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honey throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Honey scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honey catches De Minaur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC#Honey is rocked!
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey drops his hands momentarily. De Minaur doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Honey staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Honey doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
A victorious Rod De Minaur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: HFC 115 - Christmas Bash     
Date:   Dec 25, 2021
#R1#
Smith throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur moves out of range as Smith strikes.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith scores with a body shot.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Minaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
De Minaur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T1#
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith lands a body shot.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a head shot.
Smith lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Minaur works Smith's body with a nice hook.#T2#
De Minaur throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Smith.#T3#
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Minaur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Minaur jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith misses with the combination. #T4#
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith works De Minaur's body with a nice hook.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Minaur cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith looks to land a combination but De Minaur avoids it well.
Smith throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
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.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
De Minaur is looking to land body kicks.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and De Minaur counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a body punch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from De Minaur.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
A short left from De Minaur.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Smith tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from De Minaur.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
A right hook to the body lands for De Minaur. #T3#
Good body shot from Smith.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Nice body punch from Smith.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Rod De Minaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short left from De Minaur.
Smith tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Minaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De Minaur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Smith is rocked!
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Minaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
De Minaur drops Smith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
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 cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but De Minaur moves out of range.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
De Minaur takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
De Minaur cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow. #T1#
Smith tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Minaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Minaur takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Minaur lands a right hand.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Smith misses with some punches.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Smith tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith working aggressively here.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith working aggressively here.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Smith.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short right from De Minaur.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
De Minaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a right hand.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Rebel Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod De Minaur.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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.

 

Event: CMMA 175 Duvernay v DeMinaur 2     
Date:   Oct 24, 2021
#R1#
Duvernay looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Duvernay lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a body punch
letting Duvernay counter with a right hand.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Duvernay moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Duvernay avoids it.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a right hand
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Duvernay tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Minaur thinking.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvernay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duvernay on the side of the head.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Duvernay is just out of range.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duvernay slips a jab from De Minaur.
Duvernay feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Duvernay lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay throws a front kick aimed at De Minaur's knee but De Minaur avoids it well.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Duvernay avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duvernay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duvernay.
Jab, jab by De Minaur - just one landing.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Minaur takes one to the chin there.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Duvernay checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Duvernay lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Minaur misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Duvernay counter with a right hand.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Duvernay.
De Minaur misses with a low kick as Duvernay jumps back.
As De Minaur backs away, Duvernay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duvernay misses with a hook.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Duvernay to counter with a crisp jab.
Duvernay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick. #T4#
Duvernay throws a body kick that misses.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Duvernay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Minaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duvernay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Duvernay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duvernay slips under a jab.
Duvernay slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duvernay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Duvernay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Duvernay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Duvernay counters with a good, hard body kick but De Minaur shrugs it off.
Duvernay feints and then cracks De Minaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Minaur down.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duvernay moves away.
A low kick from De Minaur is predictable there
and Duvernay counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duvernay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duvernay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evan Duvernay is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Duvernay lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Duvernay tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duvernay blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Duvernay moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with a kick to the body.
Duvernay cracks De Minaur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duvernay scores with a nice strike.
Duvernay lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duvernay moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Duvernay checks a low kick from De Minaur.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Duvernay with an uppercut!
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duvernay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Minaur momentarily.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Duvernay.
De Minaur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Duvernay.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Duvernay down.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but De Minaur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Duvernay has got the better of the exchanges.
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
Duvernay misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur feints a counter leg kick.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duvernay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
De Minaur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Duvernay.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
Duvernay throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duvernay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duvernay lands with a cross.
Duvernay throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Duvernay scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur throws a hook but Duvernay avoids it easily.
Duvernay throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
Duvernay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Duvernay.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Duvernay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur blocks the body kick.
Duvernay avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Duvernay throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Duvernay dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Duvernay is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Duvernay.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duvernay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur unleashes a big counter combination but Duvernay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur misses with a series of wild punches.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Duvernay moves out of range easily.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
Duvernay throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Duvernay tries to score with a low kick but De Minaur moves his leg out of the way.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
De Minaur cracks Duvernay with an open hand slap.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur jabs at Duvernay's body.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.#T2#
Duvernay defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Duvernay.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
Duvernay lands a jab to the nose.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Duvernay throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duvernay thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Duvernay tried to counter with a leg kick but De Minaur avoided it.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur fails to land with a series of punches.
Duvernay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duvernay is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
Duvernay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duvernay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duvernay takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Nice body punch from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
Duvernay lands with a hook. De Minaur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Duvernay counter with a right hand.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand. #T4#
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Duvernay stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Duvernay thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good shot there by De Minaur.
A punch lands to the side of De Minaur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Duvernay.
De Minaur misses the jab.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rod De Minaur just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvernay.
Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Duvernay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duvernay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Duvernay checks the leg kick.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Duvernay checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Duvernay is just out of range.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Duvernay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Minaur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duvernay - the referee stops the clock and De Minaur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duvernay. De Minaur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Duvernay motions for De Minaur to come forward. Duvernay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay throws a chopping leg kick but De Minaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duvernay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a straight left. #T2#
Duvernay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duvernay misses with a low kick as De Minaur jumps back.
Duvernay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
De Minaur is looking to slow Duvernay down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
As De Minaur backs away, Duvernay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duvernay throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
Duvernay tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by De Minaur as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Duvernay slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Duvernay tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Duvernay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duvernay connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
De Minaur throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.#T4#
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Duvernay slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Duvernay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Minaur doesn't seem bothered though.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Minaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duvernay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Duvernay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
letting Duvernay counter with a right hand.
Duvernay throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Duvernay had his way with Rod De Minaur in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
A nice leg kick from Duvernay, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duvernay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
De Minaur fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duvernay. Duvernay obviously looking to wear him down.
Duvernay keeps the fight on the outside.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay misses with a right hand
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
A lazy body kick from De Minaur
and Duvernay counters with a nice leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by De Minaur. #T1#
De Minaur misses the jab.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur stuns Duvernay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Duvernay. #CL2#
Duvernay tries to keep at a distance but De Minaur has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
A short right from Duvernay on the inside.
Duvernay misses with the head strike. #BC#
Duvernay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Duvernay scores with a nice right hand.
Duvernay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Duvernay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duvernay.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duvernay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evan Duvernay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur is trying to counter with his kicks.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Duvernay throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
Duvernay is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Duvernay tries to score with a low kick but De Minaur moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.
Duvernay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
Duvernay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duvernay works the jab nicely.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
De Minaur feints a counter leg kick.
Duvernay tries to move into range but De Minaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duvernay.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Duvernay slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Duvernay misses the target.#T4#
A good leg kick by Duvernay.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Duvernay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duvernay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duvernay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Duvernay checks it.
A leg kick checked by Duvernay.
Donk. De Minaur catches Duvernay right on the button with a cross.
Duvernay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duvernay scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duvernay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!

Evan Duvernay retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Evan Duvernay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: CMMA 157 Skellington v Arcot     
Date:   Sep 12, 2021
#R1#
Nagibatel scores with a punch to the head.
Nagibatel misses with a wild body shot.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Nagibatel misses with an uppercut
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Nagibatel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Nagibatel scores with a push kick.
De Minaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagibatel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A cross from Nagibatel lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Nagibatel. #T1#
De Minaur jabs at Nagibatel's body.
De Minaur defending well as Nagibatel loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a big counter combination but Nagibatel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Nagibatel thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagibatel throws out the jab.
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects. #CL#
De Minaur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nagibatel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagibatel misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Nagibatel lands a right hand.
Nagibatel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Nagibatel wants to break free but De Minaur has control.
Nagibatel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagibatel backwards.
Nagibatel swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagibatel struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Nagibatel can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Nagibatel lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
Nagibatel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagibatel misses with a looping right.
Nagibatel swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a hook.#T3#
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nagibatel lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by De Minaur - just one landing.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur lands with a cross.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a straight right.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
De Minaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagibatel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagibatel scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagibatel scores with a jab.
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!
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
Nagibatel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.#T4#
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel scores with a nice strike.
Nagibatel throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagibatel throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagibatel.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagibatel throws out the jab. #CL#
De Minaur has closed the distance and engaged Nagibatel in a clinch.
Nagibatel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
A right hand to the body from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
De Minaur looks for the body kick but Nagibatel saw that one coming.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Nagibatel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Minaur's head.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagibatel.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Nagibatel throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
Nagibatel missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Nagibatel misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Nagibatel misses.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Minaur tries to bum rush Nagibatel with a series of wild strikes but Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagibatel. #CL#
De Minaur rushes Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
Nagibatel tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Nagibatel misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Nagibatel misses.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Nagibatel didn't see that one coming.
Nagibatel misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.#T2#
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!
Nagibatel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagibatel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nagibatel looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagibatel.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur scores with a hook.
Nagibatel misses with a hook
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 wants to land a leg kick but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nice jab there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel connects with a body shot.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Nagibatel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagibatel tries to land a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagibatel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
Nagibatel throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur is looking to land body kicks.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagibatel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from De Minaur.
Nagibatel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagibatel's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Minaur under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses. #T4#
Nagibatel loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Nagibatel cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagibatel.
De Minaur scores with a hook.
Nagibatel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur thumps Nagibatel with a low kick.
Nagibatel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nagibatel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagibatel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Nagibatel.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Minaur scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lyoha Nagibatel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagibatel throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nagibatel misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
Nagibatel throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC#Nagibatel is rocked!
Nagibatel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagibatel throws out the jab.
Nagibatel lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Nagibatel throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Nagibatel takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
A left lands for De Minaur.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nagibatel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
De Minaur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nagibatel wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Nagibatel is having none of it.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Minaur clobbers Nagibatel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A bone on bone clash there as Nagibatel blocks the leg kick.
Nagibatel thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nagibatel just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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!
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It's a brutal combination of punches from De Minaur! Nagibatel is backing up but he can't get away as De Minaur lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Nagibatel and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rod De Minaur!
Our winner, Rod De Minaur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: CMMA XS5 De Minaur v Tonon     
Date:   Aug 19, 2021
#R1#
De Minaur misses with the combination.
Tonon with the counter takedown but De Minaur avoids it easily.
We've been told by De Minaur's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tonon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur misses the jab.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonon manages to avoid it.
Tonon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Minaur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Tonon has managed to clinch.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Tonon avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonon jumps guard but De Minaur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur tries to work over Tonon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Minaur is defending well.#T1#
Tonon fails to pull guard.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Tonon.
Tonon stalling in the clinch.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but De Minaur has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Minaur.
Tonon blocking some punches.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Tonon jumps guard.
De Minaur stopping the sweep attempt from Tonon.
Tonon has control of De Minaur's left arm, preventing De Minaur from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Tonon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Minaur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Minaur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Minaur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonon is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Tonon is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tonon throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Minaur uses it to pass to side control.
Tonon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Tonon actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Tonon is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! De Minaur is tapping! Great win for Tonon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Damian Tonon!
Damian Tonon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: CMMA 131 De Minaur v Panic     
Date:   Jul 16, 2021
#R1#
De Minaur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Panic in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panic was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Panic wants to counter with a clinch but De Minaur pushes him away.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panic.
De Minaur throws a jab when Panic was well out of range.
Panic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Panic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Panic's belly button to the back.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Panic's knee but Panic avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
Panic dips to his left and cracks De Minaur with an uppercut!#T1#
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Panic counters with a nice body shot.
Panic thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Panic counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panic checks it well.
Panic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Panic cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Panic is looking to clinch but De Minaur is avoiding it.
Panic throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
letting Panic counter with a right hand.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panic counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panic.
Panic looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panic.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Panic misses the target.
Donk. De Minaur catches Panic right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Panic slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Panic wants to counter the offense by De Minaur and move into the clinch position.
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic avoids it easily.
De Minaur keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from De Minaur misses #CL2#
and Panic moves into the clinch.#BC#
De Minaur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
and Panic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Panic moves out of range.
Panic misses with a series of wild punches.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Panic moved out of range nicely.#T4#
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Panic misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Panic throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Panic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Minaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Minaur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panic or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Panic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Panic throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Panic avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panic pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Panic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
letting Panic counter with a right hand.
Panic swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panic clobbers De Minaur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Panic in his tracks.
Panic throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Panic ducks down to avoid it.
Panic tries to counter with a clinch but De Minaur shakes him off and moves away.
Panic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Panic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Panic's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Panic checks a leg kick.
Panic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Panic ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Panic moved away.
Panic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Panic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Panic moved away.
A little jabbing left from Panic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Panic.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Panic moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Panic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panic misses with a body punch. #TD2#
Panic manages to pull guard. #SUB2#
Panic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Minaur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Minaur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
De Minaur trying to control the position from guard on top but Panic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Panic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Minaur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Minaur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Panic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Panic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Minaur is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
De Minaur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Minaur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Minaur postures up. #SUB2#
Panic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Minaur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Minaur controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Satanic Panic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
A punch lands to the side of De Minaur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Panic checks a leg kick.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Panic misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur connects with a jab.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Panic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Panic misses the jab.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panic checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Panic throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Panic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
It appears De Minaur was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Minaur misses with a kick to the body
and Panic counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Panic avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Panic.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
De Minaur moves out of range as Panic strikes.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panic's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Minaur under the eye.
Panic throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Panic is just out of range.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panic.
A punch lands to the side of Panic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Panic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Minaur. De Minaur obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic avoids it easily.
Panic blocks a leg kick.#T3#
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Panic tries to counter with a clinch but De Minaur shakes him off and moves away.
Panic throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Panic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panic misses with a looping right.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Panic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Panic.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Panic counters with a stiff right hand.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.#T4#
Panic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Panic.
Panic throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
Panic wants to counter with a clinch but De Minaur pushes him away.
Panic slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Panic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Panic there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur misses with a kick to the body.
Panic throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rod De Minaur did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Panic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Panic uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panic.
De Minaur misses with a hook.#CL2#
Panic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Minaur, pushing him back against the cage.
Panic swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panic tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Panic back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Panic fails to land.
Panic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Minaur seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Panic can turn it around.
A hook to the body from De Minaur.
Panic misses with a punch on the inside.
Panic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Panic avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage. #T1#
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Panic blocks it.
Panic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Panic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Panic.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Satanic Panic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panic throws a head punch that misses.
Panic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside. #T2##TD2#
Panic decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Panic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but De Minaur frees his head nicely. Oh but Panic has switched to an armbar! De Minaur is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Satanic Panic!
Satanic Panic is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Satanic Panic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: CMMA 120 De Minaur v Duvernay     
Date:   Jun 19, 2021
#R1#
De Minaur slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Some wild striking there from Duvernay.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duvernay misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Duvernay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for De Minaur.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur thuds his shin into the meat of Duvernay's side.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur lands a head kick. Duvernay smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Duvernay off balance momentarily.
Duvernay tries to clinch up but De Minaur circles away and keeps his distance.
Duvernay tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it. #T1#
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Duvernay throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Duvernay's corner calls for a 1-2. Duvernay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Duvernay throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duvernay under the eye.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Duvernay misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Duvernay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
A cross from De Minaur lands.
Duvernay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Minaur.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Duvernay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.#CL#
De Minaur has Duvernay up against the cage in a clinch. #T2#
Duvernay working aggressively here.
Duvernay swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from De Minaur - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to De Minaur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Minaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duvernay.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
De Minaur working aggressively here. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Duvernay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Duvernay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Duvernay breaks from the clinch.
De Minaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
Duvernay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Duvernay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
Duvernay throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Duvernay didn't see that one coming.
Duvernay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T4#
Duvernay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Duvernay's ribs.
De Minaur lands a front kick.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duvernay needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Duvernay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Minaur catches Duvernay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Duvernay throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duvernay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Duvernay's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
De Minaur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid body kick from De Minaur.
Duvernay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Minaur.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Minaur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Minaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvernay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duvernay shapes to counter with a head kick.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Duvernay's body.
Duvernay wants to clinch but De Minaur slips to the side
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Duvernay connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duvernay misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice body shot.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur cracks Duvernay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Minaur throws a hook but Duvernay avoids it easily.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1##CL#
De Minaur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duvernay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocking some punches. #BC2#
Duvernay breaks the clinch.
De Minaur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Duvernay's ribs.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Duvernay misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Duvernay looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Minaur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Duvernay.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Duvernay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duvernay can do to turn this around?
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duvernay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Minaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duvernay digs a good body shot into De Minaur's ribs.
De Minaur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Duvernay counters with a left to the body.
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Duvernay off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Duvernay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duvernay walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duvernay connects with a body shot.
Duvernay throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range. #CL#
De Minaur forces Duvernay back against the cage and clinches.
De Minaur tries to work over Duvernay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it misses.
Duvernay lands an uppercut.
Duvernay tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Duvernay misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duvernay's elbow.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duvernay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Duvernay.
Duvernay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Duvernay on the inside.
Duvernay wants to stall.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Duvernay blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duvernays head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
De Minaur misses the body punch
and Duvernay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duvernay just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Duvernay off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Duvernay's belly button to the back.
Duvernay misses with a head kick.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur catches Duvernay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Minaur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duvernay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
Duvernay fails to land with a series of punches.
De Minaur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target. #T1#
Duvernay throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur takes a swing at Duvernay's ribcage but misses.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Duvernay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duvernay thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Minaur if he has to take too many more of those.
Duvernay lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Duvernay thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
De Minaur lands with a cross.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duvernay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duvernay moves away.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Duvernay throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Duvernay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Duvernay does it's job there.
Duvernay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duvernay moves away.
Duvernay lands a body shot.
Duvernay moves out of range of the strikes.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvernay jabs De Minaur to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Duvernay moves into the clinch.#T3#
Duvernay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Minaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Duvernay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay misses with a body punch.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Rod De Minaur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Duvernay tries to circle away but De Minaur has him pinned against the cage.
Duvernay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Minaur's defenses.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur digs a right hand into Duvernay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duvernay's gas tank.
De Minaur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duvernay's efforts to push away.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Duvernay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Duvernay walks into a left hand.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Duvernay's leg. Duvernay is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Duvernay.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duvernay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rod De Minaur did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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!#R4#
De Minaur swings for the body but Duvernay moves out of range.
Duvernay needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
Duvernay throws a good cross that connects.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duvernay misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
De Minaur clinches.
Duvernay wants to break free but De Minaur has control.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
De Minaur is working Duvernay over against the cage.
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
De Minaur presses Duvernay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duvernay is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duvernay tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Duvernay back against the cage. #T2#
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duvernay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duvernay lands an elbow just above De Minaur 's eye.
Duvernay takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Duvernay.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Duvernay tries to stall but De Minaur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duvernay misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Minaur lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from De Minaur.
Duvernay is working De Minaur over against the cage.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duvernay prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from De Minaur.
De Minaur has Duvernay pushed against the cage.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Duvernay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duvernay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Minaur misses with a body punch. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duvernay.
Duvernay looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Minaur.
De Minaur avoids the elbow strike from Duvernay, against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
A short right from De Minaur.
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!
De Minaur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duvernay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Minaur pushes Duvernay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
A short right from Duvernay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur had his way with Evan Duvernay in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Duvernay keeps De Minaur at a distance using the push kick.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duvernay finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
De Minaur cracks Duvernay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Minaur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duvernay in his tracks.
Duvernay lands with a good body shot.
Duvernay throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Duvernay's head back.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Duvernay moves out of range. #CL2#
Duvernay clinches up with De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duvernay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Duvernay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
A hook to the body from Duvernay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duvernay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duvernay is pushing De Minaur up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short left from Duvernay.
A right hand to the body from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evan Duvernay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Duvernay tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duvernay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
Duvernay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duvernay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duvernay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duvernay scores with a hook to the body.
De Minaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duvernay scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay pushes off an throws an elbow but De Minaur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Minaur. #T3#
Duvernay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a body punch.
Duvernay tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Duvernay swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Minaur dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Duvernay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Duvernay lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay lands a body shot.
De Minaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duvernay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Minaur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Rod De Minaur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: CMMA 106: Contenders II     
Date:   May 15, 2021
#R1#
Land lands with a good body shot.
Land is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Land bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Land pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by De Minaur's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good work by De Minaur as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur with a nice cross.
De Minaur misses with a two punch combination.
Zee Land seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Land lands a lovely overhand right.
Land tries a head kick but it misses.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Land on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Land lands with an overhand left.
Land is looking to score with low kicks.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Land tries to clinch up but De Minaur circles away and keeps his distance.
Land goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Land counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Land fails to land with a series of punches.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur blocks a head kick by Land.
De Minaur swings for the body but Land moves out of range.
Land tries to clinch up.
Land throws a lazy head kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Land.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Land throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Land.
De Minaur throws a wild body kick that Land sees coming a mile off.
Land is trying to counter with his kicks.
Land tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Land takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur slips under a jab.#CL2#
Land rushes De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Land fails to pull the fight into his guard. #T2#
Land is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Minaur to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Land breaks the clinch.
Land throws a leg kick
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Land tries to bum rush De Minaur with a series of wild strikes but De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Land connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Minaur momentarily.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Land darts in trying to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Land lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur punishes Land's body with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur lands a body shot. #T3#
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Land keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Nice uppercut lands for Land. That snapped De Minaur's head back.
Land tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Land.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Land checks it
and Land counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Land misses with a wild combination.
De Minaur defending well as Land loads up on a big left hand.
Land explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Land connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Land stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Land catches De Minaur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Land lands a jab to the head.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Land. #T4#
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Land lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Land finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Land throws a lazy head kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Land jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Land throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Land moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Land avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Land closes the distance and pushes De Minaur back into the cage.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lands head.
De Minaur pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Land jumps guard but De Minaur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zee Land.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
Land wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Minaur lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zee Land will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Sloppy strikes from De Minaur. Those never looked like landing.
Land scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Land. Those never looked like landing.
Land misses with a low kick.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Land.
Land connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Land throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Land misses with a double jab.
Land misses with a low kick as De Minaur jumps back.
De Minaur throws a big counter combination but Land scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Minaur tests Land's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Land takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land lands an overhand right.
Land digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Land scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Land has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Land ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Land getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Land if he has to take too many more of those.
Land tries to clinch up.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Land wants to clinch.
Land moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Land.
De Minaur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Land.
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
Land is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Land.
Land slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Land thinks about the counter body kick.
De Minaur misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Land throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Land.
Land is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
Zee Land seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Land saw that one coming.
Land scores with a jab to the jaw.
Land staying out of range there.
Land tries a head kick but it misses.
Land uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Minaur thows a body kick. Land tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Land is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Land manages to avoid it.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur throws a hook but Land avoids it easily.#T3#
Jab from De Minaur.
Land lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Minaur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Land throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Land throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur looks to land a combination but Land avoids it well. #CL2#
Land darts in and clinches De Minaur up against the cage.
Land throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur 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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Land controls his hands.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Land is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Minaur to keep the fight standing.
Land swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Land uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for De Minaur. #T4#
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Land.
Land works on De Minaur's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Land digs a right hand into De Minaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Minaur's gas tank.
De Minaur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Land has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Minaur seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Land can turn it around.
Land struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short left from De Minaur.
Land lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Land misses with a body punch.
Land working aggressively here. #BC2#
Land's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Land throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Land off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Land connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Minaur momentarily.
Land wants to clinch up but De Minaur keeps it at a distance.
Land tries to clinch up.
Land throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
As Land looks to move away, De Minaur throws a big counter combo but Land just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Land takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Land tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Land's head back.
De Minaur clobbers Land with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Land moved out of range.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Land staying out of range there.
De Minaur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Land does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Land should have avoided that one.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Land pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur takes a swing at Land's ribcage but misses.
Land loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.#T1#
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Land.
Land dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Land lands with a kick to the ribs.
Land throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Land finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Land's head back.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
Land dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
Land tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Land throws a head kick but De Minaur moves out of range.
Land takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2##CL2#
Land closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Land lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a body shot.
Land misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Land tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Land backwards.
Rod De Minaur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Land's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for De Minaur.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Minaur.
Still in the clinch, De Minaur scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Nice body punch from De Minaur - that landed with a thud.
Land misses with some punches.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Land wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Land blocking some punches.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Land is rocked!
De Minaur leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Minaur works on Land's body with a couple of short punches.
Land tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
De Minaur lands a body shot.
De Minaur lands a left hand.
Land tries to pull guard but De Minaur won't allow it.
Land misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Minaur.
Land is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
A short left from De Minaur. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside.
Land is trying to pull guard but De Minaur has him pressed against the cage.
Land tries to pull guard but De Minaur holds him up against the cage and eventually Land drops back down to his feet.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zee Land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Minaur.
Land is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Land's head.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Land backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur presses Land against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Minaur pushes Land back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
Land throws a head kick that misses.
De Minaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Land can do to turn this around?
Land jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Land. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Land.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Land seems to have recovered his senses.
Land steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook but Land avoids it easily.
De Minaur works Land's body with a nice hook.
Land takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Land ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur lands the left hand.
Land throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Land was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.#T1#
Land walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
Land throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Land.
Land misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a few strikes there.
Land wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
Land misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Land tries a head kick but it misses.
De Minaur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Land takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur cracks Land with an open hand slap.
Land avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Land.
Land misses with a double jab.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Land connects with a looping right hand.
De Minaur tries to work over Land's front leg with a kick but Land checks it.
De Minaur looks for the body kick but Land saw that one coming.
Land tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
The crowd cheers as Land lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Minaur doesn't seem phased though.
Land throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Minaur.
Land throws a lazy head kick
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Land scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Land tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Land's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Land lands with an overhand left.#T3#
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Land.
De Minaur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Land throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Land blocks a jab.
Land tries to move into range but De Minaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Land.
Land wants to land a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Land throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Land thows a left - swing and a miss!
Land jabs De Minaur right on the nose. De Minaur blinks but takes it well.
Land swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and De Minaur counters with a crisp one two that drops Land! De Minaur thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Land to his feet! Land is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Land's shoulder, as Land tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Land throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head. #T4#
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Land tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Land was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Land throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Land down.
Land slips under a jab.
Jab by Land.
Land tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Land lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Land rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Land.
De Minaur punishes Land's body with a nice straight punch.
Land lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Land tries a head kick but it misses.
Zee Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Minaur takes a swing at Land's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Land has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Land there as he acknowledges the shot.
Land throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Land throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Land misses with a leg kick
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Land throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Land swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and De Minaur counters with a nice right hand that sends Land toppling to the canvas! Land scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Minaur finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur wants to slow Land down by chopping away at his legs.
Land tries to counter with a clinch but De Minaur shakes him off and moves away.
Land takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Land's ribs.
Land is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Land.#T1#
Land pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Land settles back down.
Land misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Land is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A punch lands to the side of Land 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Land pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Land settles back down.
Land avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
De Minaur moves out of range as Land strikes.
Land bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Land attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Land lands with a thumping leg kick.
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.#T2#
De Minaur slips under a jab from Land.
Land misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Land misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects.
Land chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Minaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by De Minaur as he connects with a hook.
Land throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Land lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
Land throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur looks to land a combination but Land avoids it well.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Land moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Land shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Land jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Land is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur lands a nice looking body shot.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Land.
Land swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Land misses.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
Land throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Land - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Land darts in and clinches De Minaur up against the cage.#T4#
Land tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Land throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Land misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Land misses with the head strike.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Minaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Land swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur lands a body shot.
Land misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Minaur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!

Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: CMMA 100     
Date:   Apr 25, 2021
#R1#
Lusen throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur swings for the body but Lusen moves out of range.
Lusen ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
A jab from Lusen finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Lusen lands with a straight right. De Minaur didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lusen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lusen with a hook.
De Minaur misses with a combination
enabling Lusen to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#De Minaur is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Lusen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur scores with a shot to the body.
De Minaur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lusen circles away quickly and effectively.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lusen. #CL2#
Lusen clinches.
I was talking to De Minaur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Lusen lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Lusen lands with a left to the head.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body.
Lusen lands an elbow just above De Minaur 's eye.
Lusen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lusen throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lusen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lusen blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lusen stalling.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusen controls his hands. #T2#
The referee calls for Lusen to work.
Lusen looking to stall.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusen controls his hands.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lusen digs a right hand into De Minaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Minaur's gas tank.
Lusen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lusen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lusen misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Lusen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lusen.
Lusen lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lusen on the inside.
Lusen misses with some punches.
Lusen blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Lusen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Minaur is keeping busy.
Lusen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusen.
Lusen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lusen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lusen misses with a body punch.
Lusen working aggressively here.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Lusen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lusen wants to stall.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
De Minaur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusen.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Lusen avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lusen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lusen blocking some punches.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Lusen's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Lusen.
Lusen has De Minaur pushed against the cage.
Lusen working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Lusen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Lusen throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
De Minaur clinches.
Lusen controlling the action here for a moment.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
Lusen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lusen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lusen.
Lusen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lusen prevents a body shot from De Minaur. #T1#
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Lusen blocks it.
Da Lusen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lusen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Minaur.
Lusen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Lusen.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur digs a right hand underneath Lusen's ribcage. Lusen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lusen taking a breather.
Lusen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Lusen.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lusen has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Lusen.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike from Lusen.
Lusen misses with an elbow strike.
Lusen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen misses with the head strike.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusen backwards.
De Minaur dodges an elbow strike from Lusen.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lusen's elbow.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen is trying to stall.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Lusen avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
Lusen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
Lusen misses with some punches.
Lusen throws an elbow that misses.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike.
Lusen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lusen lands with a light punch inside.
Lusen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Lusen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lusen is pushing De Minaur up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
De Minaur pushes Lusen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lusen backwards. #ROC#Lusen is rocked!
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lusen is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen seems to have recovered his senses.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lusen is breathing heavily.
Lusen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
Lusen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
Lusen takes a shot to the head.
Lusen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lusen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Lusen.
Lusen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Lusen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Jab by De Minaur.
De Minaur walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lusen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! De Minaur swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lusen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Rod De Minaur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: CMMA 88 De Minaur vs Seng     
Date:   Mar 14, 2021
#R1#
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Seng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur slips a straight right by Seng.
Seng missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Seng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur slips a jab from Seng.
Seng loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Seng didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Seng off the cage and back into range.#CUT#It looks like Keith Seng has been cut.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Seng.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seng.
Seng has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Seng gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by De Minaur.
Seng connects with a looping right hand.
Seng lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Seng moves out of range.
Seng blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Seng misses the target.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Seng moves out of range.
Seng lands a head shot.#T2#
Seng shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Minaur eats them both and turns towards Seng to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Seng's body.
Seng throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Seng keeps the fight on the outside.
De Minaur misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Minaur takes one on the button.
Seng misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seng throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
Seng throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seng sizes up De Minaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Minaur thuds his right hand into Seng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
De Minaur misses the body punch
and Seng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seng throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Seng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Seng lands with a nice body kick.
De Minaur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Seng's legs.
A little jabbing left from Seng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seng swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seng thinking.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seng. #T4#
Seng misses with a body shot.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
Seng misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Seng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Seng misses.
Seng misses with a looping left.
Seng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Seng feints and then cracks De Minaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Minaur down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seng throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Seng does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the body
letting Seng counter with a right hand.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seng! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Seng misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Seng moves out of range.
Seng 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 misses with a kick to the body.
De Minaur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Seng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Seng.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.#T1#
De Minaur catches Seng with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Seng slips the punch.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seng throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Seng is just out of range.
Seng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seng will feel that in the morning.
Seng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Seng throws a head kick that misses.
De Minaur misses with the body kick
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seng throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur works Seng's body with a nice hook.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur slips a jab from Seng.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Seng.
Seng lands a jab.
De Minaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seng throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seng. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by Seng - just one landing.
Seng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur lands a jab.
De Minaur takes one on the button.#T3#
Seng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Minaur. De Minaur obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#That has opened up Keith Seng's cut even more.
Seng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Minaur to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Seng tries to keep at a distance but De Minaur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seng working aggressively here.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Minaur is stalling here.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Seng.
Seng tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Seng.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Seng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seng struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Seng throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from De Minaur as the two fighters clinch. #T4#
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Minaur is leaning against Seng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seng is breathing heavily.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Seng fails to land.
A short right from De Minaur.
A short uppercut from De Minaur.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Seng.
De Minaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Seng.
Seng prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
Seng swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seng misses with the head strike.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seng lands with a right to the head.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sengs head.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Seng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seng.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the body
and Seng counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Minaur's knee momentarily.
Seng misses with a double jab.
Seng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur connects with a right hand. Seng shakes it off.
De Minaur takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seng scores with a shot to the body.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seng. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Seng avoided it.#T1#
De Minaur slips under a jab from Seng.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
Seng drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#Seng is rocked!
Seng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seng is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
De Minaur wants to clinch
and Seng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Seng.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur fakes the leg kick and cracks Seng in the body.
Seng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Seng seems to have recovered his senses.
Seng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Seng will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Seng.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seng misses the jab.
De Minaur jabs Seng to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Seng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur throws a jab when Seng was well out of range.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Seng checks it.
Seng throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur tries to clinch up but Seng circles away and keeps his distance.
De Minaur connects with a body shot.
Seng misses with a looping right.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Seng misses with a looping right.
De Minaur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seng is looking to land body kicks.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Seng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a combination
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
De Minaur takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seng was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to work over Seng's front leg with a kick but Seng checks it.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seng misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur wants to clinch but Seng slips to the side
and Seng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seng lands a head shot.
Seng connects with a solid leg kick.
Seng lands a lovely overhand right.
Seng misses with a hook.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T4##CL#
Seng gets tackled into the cage by De Minaur. De Minaur maintains the clinch.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#CUT#The cut above Keith Seng's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Seng uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seng as De Minaur tries to tie him up.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Seng takes a shot to the head.
Rod De Minaur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
Seng throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seng prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
Seng misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Seng controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rod De Minaur did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Seng does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seng.
It looked like De Minaur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seng.
De Minaur staying out of range there.#KD#
De Minaur sends Seng crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De Minaur is motioning to the referee to let Seng up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Seng cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Seng throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Seng.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur tries to clinch up.
Seng throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur thuds a left hand into Seng's body.#T1#
De Minaur moves in looking to clinch but Seng pushes him off.
It seemed like Seng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seng throws a series of punches but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seng.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Seng didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seng was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook but Seng avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Seng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seng swats away the attempt to clinch by De Minaur.
Seng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seng.
A nice side step and Seng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#KD#
De Minaur sends Seng crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De Minaur is motioning to the referee to let Seng up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seng throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seng blocks a jab.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Seng does it's job there.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Seng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur lands with a shot to the body.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Seng is having none of it.
Seng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Minaur circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Seng to the canvas! Seng doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - De Minaur keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Rod De Minaur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: CMMA 78 Lafayette vs Morrison     
Date:   Feb 13, 2021
#R1#
De Minaur fakes the leg kick and cracks Youngblood in the body.
Youngblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Youngblood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Minaur steps in with a hook that catches Youngblood right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! De Minaur follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Youngblood looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: CMMA 66 De Minaur vs Oliveira     
Date:   Jan 09, 2021
#R1#
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
De Minaur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Oliveira digs a good body shot into De Minaur's ribs.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a big right hand! Oh Oliveira is in trouble here! De Minaur follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: CMMA 57 Dinapoli vs Army Jr     
Date:   Dec 12, 2020
#R1#
De Minaur tries to clinch up.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur connects with a body shot.#KD#
De Minaur drops Barbosa with a beautiful combination! Barbosa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De Minaur is looking for the KO!#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Antonio Barbosa has been cut.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Rod De Minaur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: CMMA 45 Adams vs De Minaur     
Date:   Oct 31, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Adams feinted with a counter takedown.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
Adams misses with a jab to the body
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams tries to move into range but De Minaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
De Minaur drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur's coach down at Memento Mori was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Minaur's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land. #T1#
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Adams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Adams taking a break here but De Minaur is having none of it and regains half guard. #SUB#
Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but De Minaur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Minaur is trying to control but can't.
Adams wants to free his trapped foot but De Minaur is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
De Minaur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
De Minaur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Minaur defending well though.
Adams trying to control the action but De Minaur is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Minaur sees it coming and defends easily.
De Minaur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Adams prevents De Minaur from improving his position.#SUB#
Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams is keen to just control but De Minaur is a slippery customer.
De Minaur tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg. #SUB#
Adams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Minaur can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Adams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Minaur defends it well. #T4##SUB#
Adams seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Adams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Minaur has hold of Adams's hands but Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Minaur is in trouble now - Adams has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Adams working for a guillotine from mount but De Minaur is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Adams is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Minaur to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Minaur shrugs it off. #SUB#
Adams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Adams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Adams tries for a takedown but De Minaur circles away easily
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
De Minaur cracks Adams with a good jab.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
De Minaur lands a jab to Adams's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Minaur to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#Adams is rocked!
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but De Minaur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adams scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Adams throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a big left hand that crumples Adams! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
Rod De Minaur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: CMMA 36 Nycz vs Pizza     
Date:   Sep 30, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Stevens misses with a hook.
De Minaur scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur tests Stevens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevens takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Minaur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Stevens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Minaur lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Stevens knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#Stevens is rocked!
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Minaur throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Stevens crashing down! Stevens tries to stagger back to his feet but De Minaur just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Stevens asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
A victorious Rod De Minaur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Ash Presents: Welterweights     
Date:   Aug 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phorreal is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Phorreal.
Phorreal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the body.
De Minaur cracks Phorreal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Minaur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Phorreal's head back.
De Minaur drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Phorreal right on the button. Phorreal goes down! De Minaur follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! De Minaur gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
A victorious Rod De Minaur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Phin Phorreal spoke after the fight, saying 'It's a fight. It was his day. Dont mistake luck for skill; I would run it back right now. Knuckle up.'.

 

Event: Ash Presents: Tyson vs. Flint     
Date:   Jul 02, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lebowski was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Lebowski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Minaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Minaur circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Lebowski clinches up with De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
De Minaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebowski tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it. #T1#
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Lebowski tries to clinch up
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Lebowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur. #CL#
Lebowski has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Minaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Lebowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Lebowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Minaur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Minaur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Lebowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Minaur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2##SUB#
Lebowski is looking for a triangle here but De Minaur uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep.
Lebowski is trying to control De Minaur's posture but De Minaur avoids it.
Lebowski defending against the ground and pound. #T3#
De Minaur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebowski keeps working.
Lebowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lebowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Minaur's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lebowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lebowski.
Lebowski controls De Minaur momentarily but De Minaur frees himself.
De Minaur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lebowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Minaur trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lebowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Minaur is aware though and is defending well.
De Minaur sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Lebowski throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Minaur uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lebowski wants to control but De Minaur postures up.
And that’s 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.#R2#
Lebowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lebowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.#ROC2#Lebowski is rocked!
Lebowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Lebowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Minaur circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Lebowski tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! De Minaur wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
A victorious Rod De Minaur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: A&E: Rising Stars I     
Date:   Jun 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niilonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target. #CL#
De Minaur moves into the clinch successfully.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niilonen.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Niilonen.
Niilonen trying to stall but De Minaur improves his position.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur pushes Niilonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niilonen wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Niilonen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Minaur.
De Minaur keeps the fight on the outside.
De Minaur has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1##CL#
De Minaur closes the distance and clinches.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head. #BC#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
De Minaur clinches with his opponent. #BC#
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Niilonen clinches with his opponent.
Niilonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niilonen.
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
De Minaur dodges an elbow strike from Niilonen. #BC#
De Minaur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
De Minaur has managed to clinch.
Niilonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niilonen misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur tries to work over Niilonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Niilonen. #T2##BC#
De Minaur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur tries to clinch there but Niilonen circles away. #CL#
De Minaur moves into the clinch.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
De Minaur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niilonen backwards.
Niilonen is looking to break free of the clinch but De Minaur has double underhooks.
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
Niilonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niilonen misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Niilonen.
Still in the clinch, Niilonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Minaur lands a right hand. #BC2#
Niilonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3##CL2#
Niilonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Niilonen controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niilonen. #BC#
De Minaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Minaur lands a body shot.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Niilonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Niilonen gets tackled into the cage by De Minaur. De Minaur maintains the clinch.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
Niilonen blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Niilonen lands with a left to the head. #BC#
De Minaur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niilonen tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it. #KD#
De Minaur drops Niilonen with a beautiful combination! Niilonen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De Minaur is looking for the KO!#ROC#Niilonen is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Anssi Niilonen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niilonen tries to clinch up.
Niilonen is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?#T4#
Niilonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niilonen tries to clinch there but De Minaur circles away.
De Minaur lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Niilonen up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs De Minaur from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Niilonen's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 25, 2020
#R1#
De Minaur moves forwards but Hagel connects with a nice, crisp jab.#KD#
De Minaur drops Hagel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hagel looks back up at him and smiles so De Minaur waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Hagel is rocked!
Hagel shoots in looking for a takedown but De Minaur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hagel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Billy Hagel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Minaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hagel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Minaur is fending him off so far but Hagel persists. Nope, De Minaur circles away and we're back to standing.
De Minaur fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Hagel closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hagel is still on wobbly legs! Can De Minaur finish him?
Hagel stalling.
Hagel seems to have recovered his senses.#TD2#
Hagel jumps guard.
Hagel pulls De Minaur in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
De Minaur is posturing up here but Hagel has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! De Minaur tries to roll out but it's too tight and De Minaur has to tap! Slick submission there by Hagel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Hagel!

 

 
 
 
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