Two more fights to go, Trent Broadhurst facing off against the veteran Nader Hamdan up next, before the main event.
It's all over!!!
Quade Cooper wins in the second round, flooring young Jack McInnes. He might have been treated like a joke all week, but he took a pummeling and managed to sustain most of it, fighting for a full minute after being opened up.
Cooper is booed as Michael Buffer announces him as the winner, and McInnes is given a rousing round of applause by the crowd. All we were missing there was Moe carrying him out of the ring with a fan attached to his back.
Lucius Sweet would be proud, the local boy has given the fans a full round. He wore a few to the face but none really looked like they hurt him to be honest. Quade looks very comfortable, McInnes simply has to swing for the fences.
Cooper is roundly booed as Michael Buffer gives the announcements. The crowd firmly in the youngster's corner here.
McInnes comes to the ring first, blasting The Living End's hit 'Prisoner of Society' - I like him already.
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We're seconds away from Cooper v McInnes. Can the unfancied kid score the upset of the night? Or will it go like this?
"I'm trying to do the impossible tonight", says Anthony Mundine. Rarely do you see him so humble.
Jeff Horn doing a live cross with the panel now - "I can see myself winning the fight. If I didn't think that now, I definitely lose".
Horn will likely take on Manny Pacquiao in a few months.
Next up it's Quade Cooper against Jack McInnes. People have spent the week mocking young Jack for this apparent mismatch, but as a wise man once said, any man with two hands has a fighting chance.
Back to topAnd Moloney gets the unanimous decision!
Routine win for the Aussie. 79-73, 80-71, 80-71 for Andrew Moloney and while it wasn't as comfortable as his brother earlier tonight, it was still very straightforward.
The fight goes the distance, against all odds. Credit to Pael for lasting eight rounds, a really brave showing for the Filipino outsider, but Andrew Moloney will remain undefeated, much like his brother did earlier.
The seventh comes to an end and somehow, Pael is still going - Moloney zeroed in on that left eye a couple of times in that round but no telling blow came. One round left.
He does get through the round, but he's in all sorts here - there's a big cut above his left eye and his corner are having trouble getting it shut.
Pael has been opened up!
There's a stoppage in the sixth as the fight doctor takes a look at the Filipino fighter - that was a barrage from Moloney he's got another 90 seconds in this round to finish it off.
Back to topPael has a point deducted in the fifth for a second low blow - both were marginal and neither intentional but that's no nonsense refereeing. The round ends with more strong combinations from Moloney but he's still yet to find a finishing punch.
Better round from Pael who defended well and got some shots of his own in, but undefeated Aussie Andrew Moloney still comfortably ahead.
Great start to the third for Moloney as he gets Pael up against the ropes with a couple of great combinations in quick successions. The underdog is doing well to stay in the fight here - this is the first round where the Aussie well and truly had the upper hand.
More positive fighting from both men, standing and trading shots...neither really landing anything telling, but the Aussie definitely had the better of it again.
Good first round with both fighters charging out of the gate - Moloney probably shaded it but the underdog looked lively as well.
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