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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 13 p4p, 14 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). De Minaur comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.'.
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