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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 3 p4p, 36 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). De Minaur kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seek and Destroy . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 26 - 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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a nice shot that snaps De Minaur's head back.
Kilgore lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Minaur takes a step back to recover.
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kilgore! But no joy.
De Minaur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilgore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilgore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a good body shot.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilgore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Kilgore ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilgore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilgore takes one to the chin there.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kilgore lands with a hook. De Minaur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Kilgore falls off balance throwing a combination
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kilgore's knee momentarily.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Kilgore's knee but Kilgore avoids it well.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Minaur takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilgore throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Kilgore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kilgore connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore'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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur checks the leg kick.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur ducks right into an uppercut from Kilgore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Kilgore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick
and Kilgore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilgore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Kilgore was not able to check.
De Minaur throws a sloppy head kick and Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
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 wild body kick that Kilgore sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur dips to his left and cracks Kilgore with an uppercut!
Kilgore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilgore swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilgore thinking.
De Minaur cracks Kilgore with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a lazy head kick
and Kilgore counters with a right hand to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A leg kick checked by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Kilgore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore just manages to avoid it.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilgore slips a jab from De Minaur.
Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Kilgore misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
Kilgore throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a straight right. De Minaur didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilgore misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
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 cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
Kilgore takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore throws a body kick.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the body
and Kilgore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilgore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilgore blocks a low kick nicely.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore throws a chopping leg kick but De Minaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
Kilgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilgore takes a step back to recover.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
De Minaur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilgore misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore throws a body kick.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Kilgore misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Kilgore.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur tests Kilgore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
Kilgore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Kilgore lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Minaur doesn't seem phased though.
Kilgore throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Kilgore.
De Minaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilgore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Minaur lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilgore on the side of the head.
De Minaur takes a kick to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Kilgore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Kilgore moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Kilgore.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Minaur.
Kilgore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilgore walks into a jab.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Kilgore avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore moves out of range easily.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur cracks Kilgore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as De Minaur blocks the leg kick.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur misses with a head kick.
Kilgore tries a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur is wise to it.
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Kilgore.
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 Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kilgore throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a thumping low kick.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur lands a nice hook to Kilgore's body. Kilgore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kilgore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore misses with a right hand
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Kilgore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kilgore duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Kilgore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Kilgore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kilgore to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kilgore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
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.
Kilgore misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilgore. Kilgore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Kilgore's shoulder, as Kilgore tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Kilgore is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a head kick.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Tacitus Kilgore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from De Minaur does it's job there.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
De Minaur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kilgore blocks the low kick.
Kilgore lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Kilgore is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Kilgore 's knee.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilgore looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rod De Minaur.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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