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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ziggler comes to the cage accompanied by TUF. Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creepy. John Ziggler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Ziggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson forces Ziggler back against the cage and clinches.
Ziggler stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson tries a body shot but Ziggler blocks it.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ziggler avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Ziggler dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Ziggler blocking some punches.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ziggler.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Ziggler tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ziggler darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Ziggler blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ziggler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ziggler has clasped his hands together around Johnson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ziggler happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ziggler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ziggler stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
John Ziggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ziggler sprawls well. Ziggler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ziggler.
Ziggler doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ziggler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ziggler slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziggler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ziggler gets slowly back to his feet.
Ziggler avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ziggler is defending well for now.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ziggler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ziggler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Ziggler tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ziggler drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ziggler is controlling the position.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ziggler keeps him there for the moment.
Ziggler avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Ziggler.
Ziggler manages to break the clinch.
Ziggler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Ziggler blocks with his arms.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ziggler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziggler takes a shot to the head.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Ziggler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Ziggler sprawls well.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziggler leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ziggler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Ziggler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Ziggler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Ziggler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ziggler avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ziggler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Ziggler stops Johnson from standing up.
Ziggler 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Ziggler wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ziggler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziggler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ziggler blocks it with crossed arms.
Ziggler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ziggler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Ziggler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ziggler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Ziggler is controlling him
Ziggler is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Ziggler just wasn't active enough.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ziggler is avoiding it.
Ziggler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch but Ziggler is having none of it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ziggler as he avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Ziggler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ziggler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ziggler is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ziggler dominated that second round.
That's time! Ziggler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ziggler's waist but Ziggler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Ziggler on that attempt.
John Ziggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ziggler stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ziggler.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Ziggler 's eye.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ziggler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ziggler has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
Johnson is trying to shake Ziggler off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Ziggler won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ziggler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ziggler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Ziggler's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Ziggler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ziggler swivels and escapes.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Ziggler keeps it at a distance.
Ziggler shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Ziggler shoots in.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ziggler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ziggler is avoiding it.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziggler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ziggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Ziggler. Ziggler maintains the clinch.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Ziggler blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Ziggler is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Ziggler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ziggler lands a left hand.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ziggler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ziggler blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ziggler.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ziggler is controlling the position.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ziggler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ziggler avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Ziggler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ziggler tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ziggler circles away.
Ziggler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Ziggler shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson darts in and clinches Ziggler up against the cage.
Ziggler blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ziggler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ziggler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ziggler breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziggler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ziggler wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Ziggler passes to side control.
Ziggler prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ziggler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ziggler. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Ziggler.
I think Ziggler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ziggler!
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