Jai Opetaia vs. Hüseyin Cinkara round-by-round updates

Welcome to the Big Fight Weekend’s coverage of Jai Opetaia (28-0, 22 KOs) vs. Hüseyin Cinkara (23-0, 19 KOs)!

Their bout headlines a Tasman Fighters card at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Australia. Fight fans in the country can catch the action live as a pay-per-view (PPV) on Stan Sport. The rest of the world can do so with UFC Fight Pass.

Be sure to join us for this cruiserweight world title contest!

Jai Opetaia vs. Hüseyin Cinkara round-by-round updates

Round 1: 

Results from the Jai Opetaia vs. Hüseyin Cinkara undercard

PPV/UFC Fight Pass portion

Paul Fleming (28-1-2, 18 KOs) and Jake Wyllie (18-2-1, 16 KOs, 1 NC) fought to a split draw in their 10-round super lightweight fight. One judge had it 100-90 for Wyllie while another saw it 97-93 for Fleming. The third judge had it 95-95.

Teremoana Teremoana (9-0, 9 KOs) won via first round knockout against German Montes (9-7, 9 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round heavyweight bout was 2:37. A left hook to the head of Montes sent him to the canvas and he was unable to beat the referee’s count.

Ben Mahoney (16-0-1, 9 KOs) won via sixth round knockout against Winston Hill (7-1, 6 KOs). The official time of stoppage for their 10-round super welterweight encounter was 0:36. Hill was first dropped by a left hook to the body in the first. Although he got up, he went down again from another shot to the body. Hill was dropped again in round five from a right hand to the head. He went down for a fourth time in the sixth from a left hook to the body and was unable to beat the referee’s count.

Jason Moloney (28-4, 20 KOs) won via fourth round technical knockout against Herlan Gomez (14-3, 10 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round bantamweight contest was 2:45. Gomez was dropped in the first from a flurry of shots. Following another flurry in round four, the referee stepped in to end proceedings.

Opening the broadcast on Stan Sport PPV and UFC fight pass, Jack Gregory (7-1-1, 2 KOs) and Hayden Emmerson (9-3-2, 6 KOs) fought to a majority draw in their 10-round middleweight fight. Although one judge saw the action 96-94 for Emmerson, the other two had it 95-95.

YouTube portion

On a portion of the undercard broadcast on YouTube, Austin Aokuso (10-0, 4 KOs) won via second round technical knockout against Emmanuel Danso (36-11, 30 KOs). The official time of stoppage for their four-round light heavyweight clash was 2:59. A straight left hand to the head followed by a right hook upstairs wobbled Danso and had him crouching. The referee immediately stepped in to end proceedings.

Opening the broadcast on YouTube, Taylah Gentzen (8-1, 3 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Jessica Adams (3-4-1, 3 KOs). Scores for their eight-round lightweight bout were 79-73, 78-74, and 77-75.