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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). De Minaur comes into the arena with Seek and Destroy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 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 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur misses the jab.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kilgore moves in looking to clinch but De Minaur pushes him off.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
Kilgore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Kilgore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Minaur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilgore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore misses the jab.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore scores with a nice head shot.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur connects with a looping right hand.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Kilgore thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur is looking to slow Kilgore down with leg kicks.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
Nice shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Kilgore looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kilgore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Minaur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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 scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore blocks the body kick.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Kilgore off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Kilgore moves his leg out of the way.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kilgore checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore takes the fight into the clinch.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore wants to get back to striking at distance but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur pushes Kilgore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Minaur slowing the pace effectively.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur is working Kilgore over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur can't find room to land a body shot as Kilgore controls the action.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore lands a right hand.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore blocking some punches.
De Minaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
A body shot lands from Kilgore.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Minaur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Nice cross by Kilgore.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilgore missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow De Minaur down.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilgore misses with a double jab
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
A shot to the body from Kilgore misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
De Minaur has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kilgore throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
De Minaur tests Kilgore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
De Minaur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Kilgore closes the distance but De Minaur moves to the side
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore moves into range and clinches up with De Minaur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore takes a shot to the head.
Kilgore throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
De Minaur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kilgore breaks the clinch.
Kilgore tries to clinch
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilgore looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Kilgore drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kilgore avoids it.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Kilgore's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilgore tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
A quick step to the side and De Minaur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Kilgore connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilgore moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses the jab.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore lands a really nice looking cross but De Minaur seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilgore swinging wildly here.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kilgore throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Kilgore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilgore misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Minaur keeps the fight on the outside.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Minaur to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Kilgore throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
A jab from Kilgore finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Kilgore avoids the punch easily.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's front leg with a kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Kilgore checks a low kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilgore.
Kilgore pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Kilgore settles back down.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kilgore scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Kilgore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kilgore under the eye.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur backing away here, and Kilgore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilgore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur jabs Kilgore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
Kilgore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilgore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Minaur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Minaur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
It seemed like Kilgore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Kilgore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Kilgore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Kilgore avoided it.
Kilgore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a high kick!
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore really dominated that round.
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.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Donk. Kilgore catches De Minaur right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilgore is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
De Minaur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's front leg with a kick but Kilgore checks it.
Kilgore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Kilgore knows he should have avoided that one.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilgore scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilgore forces De Minaur back against the cage and clinches.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore misses with some punches.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kilgore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
De Minaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilgore.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
De Minaur prevents Kilgore from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore blocks an uppercut.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilgores head.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur just leaning against Kilgore, taking a breather.
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilgore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Good exchange - De Minaur coming out on top.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
Kilgore throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Kilgore moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Kilgore cracks a nice hook into De Minaur's ribs.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Minaur takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore instigates a clinch.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore lands an uppercut.
Kilgore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilgore works on De Minaur's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
A hook to the body from Kilgore.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilgore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilgore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore wants to get back to striking at distance but De Minaur won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur can't find room to land a body shot as Kilgore controls the action.
Kilgore lands a nice uppercut.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore wants to break free but De Minaur has control.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses.
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kilgore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilgore clinches up with De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good 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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilgore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilgore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
Tacitus Kilgore is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tacitus Kilgore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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