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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 24 p4p, 4 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). De Minaur has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ispa Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for De Minaur.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele clinches up against the cage.
Perkele crunches a lovely knee into De Minaur's ribcage.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Perkele.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
De Minaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Minaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele is looking to clinch.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Perkele's belly button to the back.
Perkele misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur connects with a jab.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And De Minaur responds with a good body kick, but Perkele manages to step out the way in time.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of De Minaur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Perkele connects with a leg kick.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Minaur momentarily.
De Minaur walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkele is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perkele with a body shot.
De Minaur is looking to slow Perkele down with leg kicks.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Minaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Minaur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Minaur flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perkele takes a step back to recover.
Perkele tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur scores with a spinning back kick!
Perkele missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but De Minaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perkele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Minaur avoids it.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that De Minaur shrugs off.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Minaur is defending well for now.
Perkele prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
Perkele gets through De Minaur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Minaur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Ispa Perkele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkele lands a good knee to the midsection. De Minaur won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkele throws an elbow that misses.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele lands an elbow just above De Minaur 's eye.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
Perkele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Minaur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele tries to break free but De Minaur pushes him back against the cage.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Perkele throws an elbow that misses.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
De Minaur presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele presses De Minaur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele lands a left hand.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Minaur is defending well for now.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele digs a right hand into De Minaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Minaur's gas tank.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
De Minaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
De Minaur blocks an elbow strike from Perkele.
De Minaur managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Perkele as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Perkele with a hook.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Perkele lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Minaur takes a step back to recover.
Jab by Perkele.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Minaur can do to turn this around?
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele has De Minaur up against the cage in a clinch.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Perkele on the inside.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Minaur is defending well for now.
Perkele landing knees to the body.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
De Minaur managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Still in the clinch, De Minaur scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Perkele wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
It looked like Perkele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
De Minaur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
De Minaur lands a jab to Perkele's midsection.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Perkele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Perkele misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perkele's knee momentarily.
De Minaur lands an overhand right.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Perkele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the body.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur throws a front kick that sends Perkele stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkele misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur takes one on the button.
Perkele is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Perkele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by De Minaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Minaur.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkele.
De Minaur scores with a jab.
Perkele slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele drives through and clinches with De Minaur against the cage.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Minaur misses the jab.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele scores with a hook.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Perkele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Perkele as he checks the leg kick.
Perkele throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur scores with a jab.
De Minaur slips a jab from Perkele.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele misses with a combination
and De Minaur counters with a good, hard body kick but Perkele shrugs it off.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkele in his tracks.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Perkele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perkele digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
De Minaur cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Perkele misses.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Perkele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Perkele lands a jab-cross combination.
Perkele cracks De Minaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele instigates a clinch.
De Minaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele lands a body punch.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod De Minaur.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Rod De Minaur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ispa Perkele was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym I guess.'.
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