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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 81 p4p, 120 weight class) and Soviet Remnant (ranked 12 p4p, 21 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 cm 34 155 26 - 10 - 2 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Remnant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab. Kilgore misses the shot to the body. Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kilgore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Kilgore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remnant to score with a decent uppercut. Kilgore scores with a jab to the body. Remnant ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Remnant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Remnant throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and moves out of range. Kilgore checks a low kick from Remnant. Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Remnant. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remnant 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 Kilgore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilgore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kilgore throws a head kick that half lands.
Remnant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kilgore misses with a straight right. Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A nice leg kick from Kilgore, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remnant with the inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Remnant connects with a jab. Remnant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Remnant misses with a head kick.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Remnant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kilgore checks it well. Kilgore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kilgore digs a good body shot into Remnant's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kilgore defending well as Remnant loads up on a big left hand. Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Remnant moved out of range nicely. Kilgore looks for the body kick but Remnant saw that one coming. A little jabbing left from Remnant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Remnant thumps Kilgore with a low kick. Kilgore throws the left hand but Remnant avoids the punch easily. Kilgore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Remnant is able to avoid easily. Kilgore motions for Remnant to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands. An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target. Kilgore moves out of range of the strikes. It looked like Kilgore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A low kick from Kilgore misses and Remnant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Remnant misses with a low kick.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but Remnant checks it. Kilgore cracks Remnant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Remnant cracks Kilgore with a good jab. Remnant scores with a hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Remnant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Remnant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Remnant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily. Good standup being displayed there by Kilgore as he connects with a hook. Kilgore throws a hook but Remnant avoids it easily. Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remnant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Remnant cracks Kilgore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Remnant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Remnant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab. Remnant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore. Remnant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Remnant closes the distance and lands a one-two. Remnant throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kilgore throws a leg kick which misses Remnant's front leg but catches the back leg as Remnant tries to avoid it. Remnant throws a nice inside leg kick. Remnant looks to land a left hand but Kilgore moved out of range nicely. Kilgore misses with a straight left. A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow Remnant down. Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Remnant jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kilgore clobbers Remnant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kilgore misses with a right hand and Remnant counters with an outside leg kick.
Kilgore throws a body punch but Remnant moves out of range. Kilgore misses with a body kick. Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Remnant scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kilgore misses the shot to the body. Remnant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore. A jab from Remnant misses. Kilgore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it. Kilgore throws out a loose jab but Remnant uses good head movement to avoid it. Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remnant. That did some damage! 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.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Remnant blocks a head kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remnant. Remnant with the inside leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Remnant.
Remnant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore. Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remnant. Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remnant. Remnant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Remnant staying out of range there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Remnant drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Remnant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore. Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A clash of legs there as Kilgore blocks the low kick. Kilgore misses the shot to the body. Kilgore looks to throw the jab but Remnant is out of range. Kilgore tries to score with a low kick but Remnant moves his leg out of the way. Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it. Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by Remnant. Kilgore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remnant. Remnant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore. Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here. A big right from Remnant misses. Kilgore avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kilgore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses. Remnant throws a front kick aimed at Kilgore's knee but Kilgore avoids it well. Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Remnant avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kilgore tries a low kick but Remnant avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kilgore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Kilgore throws a front kick that sends Remnant stumbling back into the cage. Kilgore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Remnant throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Remnant 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 Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Remnant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kilgore checks a leg kick. Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remnant lands a lovely overhand right. Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big right from Kilgore misses. Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A left lands for Kilgore. Remnant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore. Kilgore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remnant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remnant manages to avoid it. Remnant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remnant. Kilgore throws a counter high kick but Remnant was just alert enough to avoid it. Kilgore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Kilgore slips a straight right by Remnant. A big right from Remnant 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! Remnant scores with a hook. Kilgore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Remnant's sensitive parts. Kilgore misses with a low kick. Remnant takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Remnant scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilgore should have avoided that one. Remnant throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and Remnant only half commits. Remnant lands a nice shot that snaps Kilgore's head back.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Remnant. Remnant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Remnant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilgore. Kilgore obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore. Kilgore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kilgore throws a big shot that misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Remnant. That's going to slow Kilgore down. Remnant blocks a leg kick. Kilgore throws a chopping leg kick but Remnant manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Remnant throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily. Kilgore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Kilgore. Kilgore lands with a cross. A slapping body kick lands there for Kilgore. This has been an exciting period of action! Remnant lands with a nice body punch. Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick. Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Remnant saw that one coming. Kilgore checks a leg kick nicely. Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore. Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far. A big left from Remnant misses. Kilgore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Remnant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Remnant misses with a looping right. Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remnant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilgore to score with a decent uppercut. Kilgore checks a leg kick. Remnant throws a head kick that misses. Kilgore throws a hook to the side of Remnant's head but Remnant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A leg kick checked by Kilgore. Remnant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kilgore. Remnant tries to bum rush Kilgore with a series of wild strikes but Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Remnant scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and Remnant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Remnant cracks Kilgore with an open hand slap. Kilgore throws a leg kick and Remnant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kilgore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Remnant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Remnant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilgore is able to avoid easily. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kilgore, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Remnant. Kilgore misses with a looping right. Remnant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Kilgore connects with the punch. Remnant throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range. Kilgore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kilgore misses with a looping left. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice jab there from Remnant. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore. Remnant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here. Remnant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilgore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Remnant scrambles back to his feet. Remnant throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Remnant throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kilgore scores with a leg kick.
Remnant missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kilgore lands a body shot.
Jab from Kilgore. Kilgore throws a right and a left that both miss. Kilgore checks a low kick from Remnant. Kilgore throws a leg kick that misses. Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it. A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
Remnant throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range. It looked like Kilgore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kilgore slips under a jab. A low kick lands for Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remnant at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Remnant cracks Kilgore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A telegraphed right hand from Remnant misses the target. Remnant slips under a jab from Kilgore. Kilgore 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remnant.
Remnant only half commits to the counter leg kick. Soviet Remnant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remnant manages to avoid it. Kilgore throws the left hand but Remnant avoids the punch easily. Kilgore tries to land a leg kick but Remnant saw it coming and moves away.
Kilgore throws a low kick but Remnant moves out of range easily. Remnant tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore is wise to it. Kilgore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Kilgore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kilgore there as he acknowledges the shot. Kilgore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remnant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilgore defending well as Remnant loads up on a big left hand. Remnant throws a leg kick but Kilgore moved away. Kilgore scores with a nice strike. Remnant slips a straight right by Kilgore. Remnant is looking for the big counter here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kilgore missing with a left hand there. Remnant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Remnant flicks out a counter leg kick but Kilgore steps away. Remnant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Remnant takes one on the button. Remnant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice uppercut lands for Kilgore. That snapped Remnant's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. A left lands for Remnant. Kilgore misses with a straight left. Remnant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Remnant tries a low kick but Kilgore avoids it. Kilgore throws a chopping leg kick but Remnant manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kilgore cracks Remnant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kilgore throws out a leg kick but Remnant moves out of range and Kilgore only half commits. Kilgore jabs Remnant right on the nose. Remnant blinks but takes it well. Remnant lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore with a nice cross. Kilgore is looking to slow Remnant down with leg kicks. Kilgore misses with a hook
and Remnant counters with a nice uppercut. A jab from Kilgore misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kilgore misses with a hook. Kilgore misses the shot to the body. A big right from Remnant misses. Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Remnant if he has to take too many more of those.
Remnant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilgore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Remnant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut. Remnant walks into a stiff left hand from Kilgore. Remnant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilgore. Remnant takes a kick to the side of the head. Remnant scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kilgore is looking to slow Remnant down with leg kicks. Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilgore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Remnant ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore. Kilgore throws a big shot that misses. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kilgore - that will leave a mark!
Kilgore moves away from the strike by Remnant. A big right from Remnant misses. A little feinted left hand from Kilgore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kilgore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Remnant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Remnant throws out the jab. Remnant tries to score with a low kick but Kilgore moves his leg out of the way. A lazy left from Kilgore finds it's target. A nice leg kick from Remnant, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Kilgore. Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Remnant slips a straight right by Kilgore. Kilgore swings for the body but Remnant moves out of range.
Remnant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Remnant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remnant. Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Remnant saw that one coming. Kilgore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Remnant. Kilgore jabbing away but nothing is landing. Remnant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore takes a swing at Remnant's ribcage but misses. A little jabbing left from Remnant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and Remnant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Remnant moves into range and connects with a jab. A decent looking cross lands there for Kilgore. Remnant takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses. Kilgore takes a body punch but keeps moving. A looping hook to the body misses from Remnant. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet. Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick. Kilgore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kilgore misses with a looping left. Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kilgore misses with a looping right. Remnant thumps Kilgore with a low kick. Remnant avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends Remnant stumbling back into the cage. Kilgore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Remnant throws a low kick, looking for Kilgore's leg but Kilgore calmly moves out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore. Remnant throws a nice head kick!
Remnant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remnant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Remnant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Remnant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kilgore lands a really nice looking cross but Remnant seems unphased.
Remnant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends Remnant's belly button to the back.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore! During a confident post fight interview, Tacitus Kilgore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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