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

Welcome to the Big Fight Weekend’s coverage of Jai Opetaia vs. Hüseyin Cinkara!

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. Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight world title will be at stake.

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

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

Round 1: Both men started the round bouncing on their toes and mostly staying at range of each other. Jai Opetaia was the busier of the two, landing singular shots to the head and body from time to time.

Round 2: Opetaia putting a lot onto the punches he throws now. He is starting to tag his opponent consistently now. However, with roughly a minute to go Opetaia gets rocked with two right hands. He makes it out of the round by keeping his distance and clinching. The Australian had been doing well until that moment.

Round 3: Hüseyin Cinkara moving off of the back foot. Opetaia busier and appears to have recovered from what transpired in the final minute of round two. The reigning champion is in control

Round 4: Cinkara looks exhausted and is relying on singular shots. Opetaia is being consistent and makes sure to throw to the head and body. He has been gradually breaking down the challenger.

Round 5: There is a bad cut under the right eye of Opetaia. It has not impacted his approach but it looks bad nonetheless. Cinkara still not doing much and will need to do something different if he wants to win rounds.

Round 6: Opetaia continues his beatdown. Cinkara’s chin has made getting a knockdown difficult. He just continues to stand on his feet in spite of the many power punches to the head and body he has taken.

Round 7: Cinkara has been keeping his hands low (probably from exhaustion). He continues to just move around the ring and throw the occasional punch. Opetaia consistently going to the body but will need some more to get the stoppage.

Round 8: And it happens! A single overhand left sends Cinkara to the canvas and he is not getting up! The referee is waving it off! That was a brutal shot and not many would get up from that. Jai Opetaia retains his IBF cruiserweight world title once again.

Results from the Jai Opetaia vs. Hüseyin Cinkara undercard

PPV/UFC Fight Pass portion

Max McIntyre (9-0, 8 KOs) won via fourth round technical knockout against Jed Morris (8-3, 7 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round super middleweight contest was 2:35. In the fourth, Morris went to the canvas from a left hook upstairs followed by a right uppercut and right hook to the head. His corner put an immediate end to proceedings after that.

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.