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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zizi Tomphson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaldson comes to the cage accompanied by My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Donaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zizi Tomphson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaldson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomphson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donaldson sprawls well initially but Tomphson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Donaldson wants to improve his position but Tomphson is controlling well.
Tomphson not doing much here.
Donaldson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tomphson.
Donaldson tries to kick Tomphson off but Tomphson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tomphson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tomphson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tomphson wants to stand but Donaldson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomphson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Donaldson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tomphson postures up.
Donaldson has his foot on Tomphson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tomphson works his way back into a safe position though.
Donaldson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tomphson is looking to stand up but Donaldson won't let him.
Tomphson looking to pass the guard.
Tomphson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tomphson tries to stand but Donaldson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tomphson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Donaldson's half guard.
Tomphson tries to pass to full mount but Donaldson defends it.
Donaldson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tomphson wants to get back to his feet.
Tomphson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomphson drops an elbow to the side of Donaldson's head.
Donaldson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tomphson on the ground.
Tomphson trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donaldson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tomphson manages to move to mount!
Tomphson controlling his opponent.
Donaldson tries to lock up and control but Tomphson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomphson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Donaldson working to try and regain half guard.
Donaldson is breathing heavily.
Tomphson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomphson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zizi Tomphson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donaldson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomphson as he jumps to the side.
Donaldson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomphson pinned against the cage. Tomphson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomphson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donaldson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomphson.
Tomphson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tomphson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomphson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Donaldson controls his leg.
Tomphson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donaldson trying to control here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tomphson throwing shots but Donaldson is blocking nicely.
Donaldson pushes Tomphson off looking to stand but Tomphson dives back in and keeps control.
Tomphson trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomphson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Donaldson!
Donaldson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tomphson controlling the pace for now.
Donaldson tries to hold on but Tomphson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tomphson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tomphson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tomphson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donaldson is looking to escape.
Tomphson is working for a guillotine from mount but Donaldson frees his head quite easily.
Donaldson regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson punching from the bottom.
Donaldson is looking for a sweep. Tomphson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tomphson in particular looking to stall.
Tomphson 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donaldson pushes Tomphson off looking to stand but Tomphson dives back in and keeps control.
Zizi Tomphson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donaldson wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zizi Tomphson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donaldson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Donaldson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tomphson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tomphson trying to control the position here.
Tomphson wants to get back to his feet but Donaldson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Donaldson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Donaldson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomphson is keeping the position for now.
Tomphson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomphson has control of Donaldson's left arm, preventing Donaldson from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Tomphson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zizi Tomphson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tomphson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonathan Donaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomphson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tomphson wants it to stay on the feet.
Tomphson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donaldson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomphson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donaldson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomphson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donaldson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomphson's brow.
Donaldson pulls guard.
Tomphson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donaldson, up you get!
Donaldson throws a head kick but Tomphson moves out of range.
Tomphson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Donaldson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomphson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomphson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donaldson on his heels. He'll look to pass Donaldson's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomphson stands up over Donaldson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tomphson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tomphson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomphson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Donaldson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Donaldson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Donaldson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tomphson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomphson landing shots from mount.
Tomphson landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donaldson is just holding on here. Tomphson manages to take his back.
Tomphson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Donaldson to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zizi Tomphson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomphson 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Zizi Tomphson!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Zizi Tomphson!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Zizi Tomphson!
Zizi Tomphson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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