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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 118 p4p, 447 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 17 p4p, 63 weight class). De Minaur's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek and Destroy . Abraham Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
Durden is rocked!
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.
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