72.――A little altercation took place in this round, owing to Bendigo falling on his back without a blow being struck, which was the case, but it was not done for the purpose of evading a blow. Looney was creeping up to him, and his heel, in retreating, caught a tuft of grass and threw him, which appeared to be the general opinion. 73.――Bendigo gave three facers, but was thrown. 74.――Looney bored his man to the ropes, and sent him through them by a muzzler. 75.――Bendigo slipped his left at the all but closed eye, and went down. (Cries of “Cur.”) 76.――Looney put in with his right, and gained the throw. 77.――Hugging. Looney down. 78.――Bendigo made a hit, and got down by the ropes. 79, 80.――Looney received two hits on the body, and was thrown in each. 81, 82.――In both of these rounds Looney was thrown heavily, but put in a well-meant hit on the head. 83.――Bendigo, on the ropes, received a heavy hit on the ribs. Looney was about to repeat the dose, but was stopped by the cries of “Foul,” and he left him. 84.――Another rush. Bendigo whirled down. 85.――Looney was floored cleverly by a spanking hit on the chops. Nothing particular occurred in the next six rounds; the throws, with the exception of one, being in favour of Bendigo. 92.――Bendigo showed a good feeling in this round. In the struggle Looney got seated on the under rope, but Bendigo would not take advantage, and walked away. 93, 94.――Looney down in both these rounds. 95.――Looney rallied a little, and made two hits tell with the right on the ear, and Bendigo went down rather shook. 96, 97.――Both down together. Bendigo gave a muzzler in the last, got his man on the ropes, but was too weak to hold him. 98.――Looney put in his right on the temple, but was thrown very heavily. 99, and last.――Looney came up as blind as a bat, and rushed in with his right, when Bendigo mustered up all his remaining strength and gave him another fall. Molyneux, finding it useless to prolong the contest, gave the signal of defeat, after fighting two hours and twenty-four minutes.