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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Ponting has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobral.
Ponting avoids the body shot from Sobral.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Sobral misses with a hook.
Sobral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ponting misses with a right hand
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ponting misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ponting misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sobral slows the pace down in half guard.
Sobral drops an elbow to the side of Ponting's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ponting wants to get back to full guard but Sobral has passed into side control.
Ponting is trying to control Sobral's posture but Sobral avoids it.
Sobral fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ponting defending against the ground and pound.
Sobral working the head and body with strikes.
Ponting wants to control but Sobral postures up.
Sobral trying to control the action but Ponting is working from the bottom.
Sobral grinds an elbow into Ponting's temple.
Ponting parries the strikes from Sobral easily there. Sobral is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ponting to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is looking for a sweep.
Sobral trying to control the position but Ponting is working away.
Sobral might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ponting haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponting manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sobral's best efforts.
Sobral wants to pass to mount but Ponting is defending the position.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Ponting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral wants to work for an arm triangle but Ponting is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting won't allow Sobral to pass to mount.
Ponting is trying to maintain the position but Sobral is very close to passing his half guard.
Sobral wants to take a breather but Ponting is having none of it.
Sobral prevents Ponting from improving his position.
Sobral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobral throwing shots but Ponting is blocking nicely.
Sobral seems to be looking for submissions.
Sobral sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ponting defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is pressing down on Ponting's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ponting is holding on for now.
Sobral working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sobral is looking to stall here but Ponting recovers full guard.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Ponting keeps moving.
Sobral content to stall in guard here.
Ponting looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobral is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting looking for subs off his back but Sobral has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sobral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
Ponting walks into a straight right hand from Sobral.
Sobral missing with a left hand there. Ponting was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but Sobral ducks down to avoid it.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Ponting misses with a body shot
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ponting won't be happy with that.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Ponting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ponting is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sobral off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral tries to escape the position.
Ponting has Sobral flattened out and is raining down punches.
Sobral is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ponting lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobral is covering up but some of the strikes from Ponting are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Sobral's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ponting is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ponting gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ponting gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ponting apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Ponting throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Sobral misses.
Ponting has a takedown stuffed.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting misses with a hook
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ponting is trying to get back to full guard.
Ponting desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sobral working the head and body with strikes.
Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobral connects with a nice short shot to Ponting's temple.
Ponting trying to control from the bottom.
Sobral throwing shots but Ponting is blocking nicely.
Ponting moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ponting is on top in guard.
Ponting tries to stand but Sobral is controlling from the bottom.
Sobral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ponting got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ponting has managed to get both his arms back between Sobral's legs - danger averted.
Sobral controls Ponting momentarily but Ponting frees himself.
Ponting looking to sit in guard and control but Sobral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobral's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobral chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Ponting is keeping the position.
Ponting looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sobral has picked Ponting up and slammed him! Ponting can't keep hold of the triangle and Sobral manages to pass to side control!
Sobral trying to control the action but Ponting is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Ponting's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobral working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponting is not content to let Sobral control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sobral waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponting.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Sobral blocks the leg kick.
Ponting comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sobral.
Ponting throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
Sobral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ponting looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sobral is fending him off so far but Ponting persists. Nope, Sobral circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Sobral misses.
Ponting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting lands a body shot.
Ponting changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sobral misses.
Ponting throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Ponting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sobral looks to throw the jab but Ponting is out of range.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
A lazy left from Ponting finds it's target.
Ponting staying out of range there.
Sobral keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Sobral misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting scores with a decent looking hook.
Sobral swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ponting to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ponting misses.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Ponting is just out of range.
Sobral feints a jab promting Ponting to slip. Sobral then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ponting slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral throws a hook to the side of Ponting's head but Ponting sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Julio Sobral is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral with a nice cross.
Ponting uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sobral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Julio Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobral slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Sobral.
Ponting throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Ponting throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ponting doesn't seem bothered though.
Ricky Ponting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobral slips a straight right by Ponting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ponting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ponting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobral scores with a shot to the body.
Ponting throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Ponting throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for 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!
Sobral in the domination position with Ponting hanging on.
Ponting is trying to get back to his feet.
Ponting is trying to escape the position but Sobral is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting can't do much from the bottom here.
Ponting is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Sobral.
Well Sobral 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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