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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Minaur's choice of entrance music: Seek and Destroy . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range as De Minaur throws a body kick.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore is wise to it.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Kilgore wants to land a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore throws a big counter combination but De Minaur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Kilgore thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilgore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
Kilgore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Minaur doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Kilgore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur slips a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore wants to clinch up but De Minaur keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilgore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Kilgore was not able to check.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Kilgore off balance momentarily.
Kilgore with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body. De Minaur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Kilgore throws a good cross that connects.
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.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore scores with a kick to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range of the body kick.
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilgore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Kilgore avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilgore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body. Kilgore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
Kilgore closes the distance and clinches.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
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!
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Minaur can do to turn this around?
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilgore is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilgore throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Kilgore lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilgore lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Kilgore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 connects with a crisp jab.
Kilgore punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends De Minaur stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Minaur in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from De Minaur lands but Kilgore takes it in his stride.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur just manages to avoid it.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
A short right from De Minaur.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
De Minaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore throws out a powerful jab.
Kilgore lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur with a hook.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilgore has time to react.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore wants to clinch.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilgore slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Kilgore takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
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.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Kilgore tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur misses with a hook.
As De Minaur backs away, Kilgore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilgore as he connects with a hook.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kilgore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Kilgore finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Kilgore moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore swings away with a body shot that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilgore can pounce on him.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
De Minaur gets tackled into the cage by Kilgore. Kilgore maintains the clinch.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilgore lands a nice uppercut.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur digs a right hand into Kilgore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilgore's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
Kilgore is leaning against De Minaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a left hand.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilgore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
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 De Minaur.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore works on De Minaur's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore clearly takes that round.
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!
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilgore has closed the distance and engaged De Minaur in a clinch.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
A short right from Kilgore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with the head strike.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
De Minaur is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilgore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilgore lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
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!
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore is leaning against De Minaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore lands a left hand.
Kilgore digs a right hand underneath De Minaur's ribcage. De Minaur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilgore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Kilgore lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands an uppercut.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Minaur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore had his way with Rod De Minaur in that round.
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 avoids a kick to the body.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Kilgore backing away here, and De Minaur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilgore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
That kick from Kilgore tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore tries to clinch
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Kilgore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Minaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Kilgore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore throws a front kick aimed at De Minaur's knee but De Minaur avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore closes the distance but De Minaur moves to the side
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Minaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilgore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilgore. Kilgore obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilgore momentarily.
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!
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilgore sizes up De Minaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kilgore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Kilgore.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Kilgore throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Kilgore blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilgore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
Tacitus Kilgore retains his lightweight title!
Tacitus Kilgore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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