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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BADRI HARY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Playeren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). HARY comes to the cage accompanied by Roots - Bloody Roots. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm
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264 lbs
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192 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BADRI HARY! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Playeren! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! HARY has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Playeren misses with the combination.
BADRI HARY seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. HARY fails to land the takedown. Playeren stuffs the takedown. Playeren throws a wild combination but nothing lands. HARY fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BADRI HARY. That's going to take a lot out of him. Playeren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but HARY circles away quickly and effectively. Playeren misses with a two punch combination.
HARY wants to clinch. Playeren should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Playeren. Playeren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Playeren misses with a low kick. HARY fails in his attempt to clinch. Playeren throws a right and a left that HARY avoids nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. HARY doesn't manage to clinch there - Playeren circles away.
HARY moves in looking to clinch but Playeren pushes him off.
Playeren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with HARY, pushing him back against the cage.
HARY breaks from the clinch.
HARY fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Playeren throws a nice looking combination but HARY bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Playeren tries to clinch up. Playeren doesn't manage to clinch there - HARY circles away.
Playeren thuds his right hand into HARY's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. HARY wants to clinch up but Playeren keeps it at a distance.
Playeren darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. HARY is looking to improve his position.
Playeren is looking to take a break and control but HARY is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Playeren decides to stand and escape the position.
HARY closes the distance and pushes Playeren back into the cage. HARY throws a knee to the head but misses.
HARY breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Playeren moves into the clinch successfully.
HARY is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Playeren wants to break free but HARY has control.
HARY breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. HARY tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Playeren paws at him with a jab and circles away. Playeren scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Playeren.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Playeren throws a right and a left that both miss. HARY tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Playeren paws at him with a jab and circles away. Playeren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
HARY drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Playeren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but HARY moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Playeren throws a nice looking combination but HARY bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. HARY showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Playeren.
Playeren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Playeren scores with a three punch combo!
HARY closes the distance looking to clinch
and Playeren counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Playeren wants to get back to striking at distance but HARY won't allow it.
HARY wants to stall.
HARY fails to pull the fight into his guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Playeren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. HARY tries to pull guard but Playeren won't allow it.
HARY stalls. Playeren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
HARY with an attempt at a knee that misses.
HARY breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Playeren swinging wildly here.
HARY is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Playeren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Playeren misses with the combination.
Playeren tries to clinch but HARY is having none of it. Playeren throws a right and a left that both miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Playeren dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
HARY moves in looking to clinch but Playeren pushes him off. HARY tries to close the distance and clinch but Playeren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Playeren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. HARY is trying to defend but Playeren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Playeren escapes and gets back to his feet. HARY keeps the fight on the outside. Playeren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Playeren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but HARY paws at him with a jab and circles away.
HARY moves into range and clinches up with Playeren. HARY throws a knee to the head but misses.
HARY misses with the head strike.
HARY is looking to control Playeren's arms but Playeren gets an underhook and turns him. Now HARY has his back to the cage.
HARY pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. HARY is looking to clinch but Playeren is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as HARY checks a leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. HARY darts in trying to clinch and Playeren counters with a series of strikes. HARY will be more careful next time no doubt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Playeren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. HARY throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Playeren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. HARY defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Playeren.
Playeren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. HARY is trying to defend but Playeren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Playeren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but HARY does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. HARY avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Playeren. Playeren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Playeren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Playeren is trying to control. HARY wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Playeren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed HARY's head. Playeren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Playeren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. HARY doesn't manage to clinch there - Playeren circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Playeren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Playeren tries to clinch up but HARY circles away and keeps his distance. Playeren circles away from the clinch attempt and Playeren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. HARY throws a head kick that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Playeren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. HARY misses with a knee to the head. Playeren drops down looking for an ankle pick but HARY pulls his leg out and moves away.
HARY is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Playeren. Playeren misses with a few strikes there.
Playeren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. HARY trying to control from the bottom.
HARY keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Playeren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. HARY is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Playeren missing with the ground and pound from half guard. HARY blocking the ground and pound attempt from Playeren. Playeren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Playeren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but HARY does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Playeren shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. HARY manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Playeren is looking to work some ground and pound but HARY has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Playeren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Playeren throws a right hand that HARY ducks under and follows up with a left that HARY also avoids with ease. Playeren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Playeren counters by clinching up. Playeren cracks HARY with a nice body shot. HARY has Playeren pressed against the cage, preventing Playeren from circling away and getting back to striking at range. HARY is trying to drag Playeren to the mat but Playeren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. A head punch blocked on the inside by HARY. Playeren is trying to break free. Playeren can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HARY's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Playeren!
No joy there for HARY, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Playeren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. HARY misses with a takedown
and Playeren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Playeren lands a body punch.
HARY breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Playeren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Playeren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Playeren landing strikes from the mount. Playeren landing strikes from the mount. Playeren looking to finish with strikes here!
Playeren throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Playeren has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Playeren misses with a head shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Playeren looking to control and managing it successfully. Poor strikes thrown by Playeren there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Playeren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Playeren throws some wild stikes that HARY manages to avoid easily.
Playeren looking to finish HARY with some ground and pound. This is bad for HARY! HARY wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Playeren.
Playeren unloads with some shots from mount but HARY bucks and avoids them well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Playeren working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Poor strikes thrown by Playeren there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Playeren unloads with some shots from mount but HARY bucks and avoids them well.
Playeren unloads with some shots from mount but HARY bucks and avoids them well.
Playeren looking to ground and pound but HARY is blocking nicely. HARY is squirming around, avoiding Playeren's attempts to control the action. HARY avoids a series of strikes thrown by Playeren.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Playeren is in the full mount, landing strikes. Playeren landing shots from mount. Playeren controlling from the full mount. Playeren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Playeren throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. BADRI HARY has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! John Playeren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Playeren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight! John Playeren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Playeren 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Playeren!
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