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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting throws a body punch but DeVito moves out of range.
Ponting throws a poor cross that misses
and DeVito counters with a good low kick that Ponting was not able to check.
Ponting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from DeVito.
Ponting dives in and grabs DeVito's left leg, looking for a takedown. DeVito pushes down on Ponting's head and hops out.
Ponting digs a good hook to DeVito's body.
DeVito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponting.
DeVito looks to land a left hand but Ponting moved out of range nicely.
DeVito throws a leg kick but Ponting sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeVito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
DeVito tries to land a leg kick but Ponting saw it coming and moves away.
DeVito is looking to chop away at Ponting's legs.
Ponting has a takedown stuffed.
DeVito scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeVito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ponting's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting misses with a two punch combination.
DeVito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Ponting.
Ponting slips under a jab from DeVito.
DeVito stuns Ponting with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeVito throws a jab but it's blocked by Ponting.
Ponting misses the shot to the body.
DeVito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
Ponting just misses with a punch to the body.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVito moves away.
Ponting swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ponting pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeVito is out of range and Ponting settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeVito throws out the jab.
DeVito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
Ponting misses with a two punch combination.
DeVito thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeVito slips a straight right by Ponting.
Ponting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeVito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - DeVito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ponting moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeVito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVito misses with a straight right.
Ponting drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ponting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito is controlling Ponting's posture.
Ponting has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeVito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Ponting from controlling successfully.
DeVito looking to control.
Ponting looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy DeVito wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeVito forces Ponting back against the cage and clinches.
DeVito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting breaks the clinch.
A big right from Ponting misses.
Ponting shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeVito but DeVito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
DeVito ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeVito is fending him off so far but Ponting persists. Nope, DeVito circles away and we're back to standing.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponting.
DeVito digs a good body shot into Ponting's ribs.
DeVito scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting throws a hook but DeVito avoids it easily.
Ponting keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeVito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponting sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeVito throws a leg kick but Ponting sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ponting defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
DeVito feints and then cracks Ponting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ponting down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito 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 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVito. DeVito obviously looking to wear him down.
Tommy DeVito is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ponting has time to react.
Ponting lands with an uppercut that bounces DeVito off the cage and back into range.
Ponting shoots in for a double leg but DeVito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponting connects with a looping right hand.
Ponting misses with a body shot.
DeVito misses with a wild body shot.
Ponting connects with a right hand. DeVito shakes it off.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
DeVito connects with a leg kick. Ponting looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeVito throws a jab when Ponting was well out of range.
DeVito lands a body shot.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
DeVito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ponting. Ponting circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ponting avoids the body shot from DeVito.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeVito lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ponting has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ponting and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito misses the shot to the body.
DeVito defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Ponting. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ponting.
Ponting misses with a straight left.
Ponting misses with a wild combination.
Ponting fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ponting is defended easily by DeVito.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
Jab from Ponting.
Ponting doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
DeVito throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeVito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponting.
Ponting closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
DeVito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponting sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ponting defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting takes a swing at DeVito's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
Ponting thuds a left hand into DeVito's body.
DeVito throws a leg kick which misses Ponting's front leg but catches the back leg as Ponting tries to avoid it.
Ponting gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeVito.
Ponting connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito throws a body punch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting missing with a left hand there. DeVito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeVito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
DeVito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponting misses the target.
Ponting fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeVito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ponting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for DeVito.
DeVito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponting checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ponting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeVito pinned against the cage. DeVito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVito defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ponting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tommy DeVito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeVito takes the fight into the clinch.
DeVito can't find room to land a body shot as Ponting controls the action.
Ponting drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ponting throws a big shot that misses.
Ponting throws a sloppy head kick and DeVito moves out of range easily.
DeVito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
DeVito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponting gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeVito tries a head kick but it misses.
DeVito throws a hook but Ponting avoids it easily.
Ponting throws a low kick, looking for DeVito's leg but DeVito calmly moves out of range.
Ponting cracks a nice hook into DeVito's ribs.
DeVito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponting.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting cracks DeVito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from DeVito misses.
Ponting just misses with a punch to the body.
DeVito has managed to clinch.
DeVito slows down the pace here.
Ponting is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from DeVito.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DeVito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponting can't get the takedown.
Ponting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeVito gets through Ponting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeVito lands a hook that snaps the head of Ponting backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponting controls his hands.
Ponting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeVito scores with a hook to the body.
Ponting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeVito misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ponting backwards.
DeVito is stalling here.
DeVito cracks Ponting with a nice body shot.
DeVito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeVito taking a breather.
DeVito manages to break the clinch.
DeVito connects with a body shot.
Ponting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ponting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeVito staying out of range there.
Ponting misses with a hook
letting DeVito counter with a right hand.
Ponting scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeVito lands a leg kick that knocks Ponting off balance momentarily.
DeVito swings for the body but Ponting moves out of range.
DeVito misses with a looping right.
DeVito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ponting.
Ponting connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeVito momentarily.
Ponting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tommy DeVito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ponting throws an overhand right that lands on DeVito's shoulder, as DeVito tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ponting.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ponting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ponting checks a leg kick.
DeVito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ponting. That did some damage!
DeVito slaps away a takedown attempt from Ponting, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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 throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
DeVito lands a nice hook to Ponting's body. Ponting takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeVito lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
DeVito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricky Ponting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from DeVito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy DeVito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy DeVito!
A very excited looking Tommy DeVito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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