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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 222 p4p, 79 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 30 p4p, 12 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Sober. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses the body punch
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kilgore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller tries to break free but Kilgore pushes him back against the cage.
Miller blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilgore has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilgore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Kilgore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Miller walks into a jab.
Kilgore lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Kilgore has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilgore thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller blocks a jab.
Kilgore thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kilgore trying to control the position.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Miller trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Kilgore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kilgore pinned against the cage. Kilgore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is looking to clinch.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.
Miller is trying to control. Kilgore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilgore defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kilgore slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kilgore throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller dives in and grabs Kilgore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kilgore pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore clinches up against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Kilgore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kilgore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kilgore lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
Miller tries to break free but Kilgore pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kilgore.
Kilgore breaks from the clinch.
Kilgore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kilgore swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilgore scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilgore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilgore cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Kilgore gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Kilgore up, before dumping him to the ground. Kilgore manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilgore trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
Miller wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller distracts Kilgore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Kilgore trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Kilgore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilgore checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Kilgore has managed to clinch.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore tries to land a body kick
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kilgore won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Miller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilgore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Kilgore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilgore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
A leg kick checked by Kilgore.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Miller slips a straight right by Kilgore.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kilgore throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller tries to move into range but Kilgore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
Kilgore lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilgore to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilgore.
Kilgore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller lands a jab to Kilgore's midsection.
Kilgore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Kilgore is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilgore controlling the position.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Kilgore blocks nicely.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Kilgore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Kilgore!
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Miller pulls Kilgore in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Lynton Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilgore tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilgore is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kilgore 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
Tacitus Kilgore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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