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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future has chosen Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Future!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Future sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ponting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Future steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ponting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Future.
Ponting takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Future throws a leg kick but Ponting moved away.
Future scores with a head kick.
Ponting tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Future is able to avoid easily.
Ponting misses the body punch
enabling Future to counter with a crisp jab.
Ponting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Future moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Future follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ponting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Future.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Future bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Future thinks about the counter body kick.
Future scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Future checks the leg kick nicely there.
Future swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Future gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Future misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Ponting.
An attempted straight right counter from Ponting misses the target.
Ponting looks to land a right hand but Future moved out of range.
Ponting throws a shot from downtown. Future moves away and avoids it.
Ponting uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Future has time to react.
Future stuffs the takedown.
Future lands a glancing blow to the side of Ponting's head.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Ponting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ponting throws a lazy uppercut
and Future connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been informed that Future has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ponting throws a head kick that misses
and Future counters with a nice uppercut.
Ponting fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ponting manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Future on his heels. He'll look to pass Future's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting trying to control but Future is working from the bottom.
Ponting stopping the sweep attempt from Future.
Future is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ponting is staying active underneath Future, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Future looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ponting with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Future is trying to control. Ponting wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ponting trying to control from the bottom.
Ponting throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Future is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future slips a nice elbow through Ponting's hands, connecting with Ponting's forehead.
Future missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ponting manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ponting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Future swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Future takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Future connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
Future stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Future wants it to stay on the feet.
Future was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ponting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Future throws a hook to the side of Ponting's head but Ponting sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Future defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ponting.
Ponting seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Future misses its intended target.
Future avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ponting falls off balance throwing a combination
and Future counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ponting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John Future is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Future scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ponting doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Ponting.
Future throws a nice looking combination but Ponting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Future throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the body from Future misses
letting Ponting counter with a right hand.
Ponting misses the body punch
and Future counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Future dominated that round.
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.
Ponting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Future.
Future thuds a left hand into Ponting's body.
Future throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting lands a right hook to the body.
Ponting misses with a double jab
and Future counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ponting checks a leg kick.
Ponting appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Future takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ponting throws a jab when Future was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
Future looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Ponting with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting misses with an uppercut. Future saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Ponting misses
and Future counters with a left and a right that stings Ponting.
A head kick misses from Ponting.
John Future seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ponting throws an off balance right hand
and Future counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Future thumps Ponting with a low kick.
Future moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Future on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Future dodges the punch combination from Ponting.
Future will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Future moves away.
Future drops his hands momentarily and Ponting takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Future blocks a head kick by Ponting.
Future only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ponting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponting throws a right and a left that Future avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ponting or perhaps it was just good defense by Future, which made it look bad.
Future ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting cracks Future with a right hand to the side of the head.
Future tries to clinch but Ponting moves out of range.
Future defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Future walks into a stiff left hand from Ponting.
A lazy left from Ponting finds it's target.
Future scores with a kick to the midsection.
Future looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
Future slips a straight right by Ponting.
Future wants to counter the offense by Ponting and move into the clinch position.
Ponting misses with a right hand
letting Future counter with a right hand.
Ponting lands a nice hook to Future's body. Future takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ponting dodges the punch combination from Future.
Future takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ponting getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Future walks into a straight right hand from Ponting.
Future throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponting stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ponting throws a big shot that misses.
Ponting lands with a right hand.
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!
Future throws a head kick but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting looks to land a combination but Future avoids it well.
Ponting misses with a jab, cross combination.
Future appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ponting walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Ponting.
Future throws a big shot that misses.
Future scores with a leg kick.
Ponting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Future uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ponting.
Ponting is trying hard to land a takedown here. Future sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Ponting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ponting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ponting moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ponting takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ponting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Future lands a head kick!
Future has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Future there as he acknowledges the shot.
Future ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
Future looks to score with a jab to the body but Ponting is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Future lands with a kick to the temple. Ponting shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Future throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
Future only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Future checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Future wants to counter with a clinch but Ponting pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Future connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ponting's hands.
Ponting shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Future defends it nicely.
Ponting misses with a hook.
Future takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ponting throws a body shot but no joy.
Ponting scores with a jab. Future acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ponting misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Ponting does no damage.
Ponting lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ponting.
Future avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ponting throws a lazy right hand but Future sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ponting uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Future.
Ponting ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Future slips a straight right by Ponting.
Future feints and then cracks Ponting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ponting down.
Ponting misses with a body punch
letting Future counter with a right hand.
Future blocks a head kick by Ponting.
Ponting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ponting takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws a left and a right that both miss
and Future counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ponting is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Future ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting throws a series of strikes that have Future backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Future.
A big right from Future misses.
Ponting is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Future throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ponting throws an overhand right that lands on Future's shoulder, as Future tries to avoid the shot.
Future wants to counter the offense by Ponting and move into the clinch position.
Future misses with a head kick.
Ponting shoots in and gets a takedown into Future's guard.
Ponting loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ponting is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponting throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting stopping the sweep attempt from Future.
Future working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ponting.
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!
Ponting postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Future looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ponting is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ponting trying to control the position from guard on top but Future is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Future keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ponting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Future takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Ricky Ponting.
I think Ponting has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ponting!
Ricky Ponting decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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