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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Playa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Playa comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies hit the floor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fedorov's choice of entrance music: Ride of the Valkyries. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Johnny Playa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Playa clinches up against the cage.
Fedorov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Playa has him pressed against the cage.
Playa has clasped his hands together around Fedorov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Playa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Playa slows the pace down.
Playa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fedorov down.
Playa is working Fedorov over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Playa is working Fedorov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Playa tries for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.
Playa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fedorov seems a little lost for a moment, as Playa dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Playa landing strikes.
Fedorov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Playa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Playa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Playa landing punches.
Playa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedorov tries to hold on but Playa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Playa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Playa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Playa lands with some strikes.
Playa controlling his opponent.
Playa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fedorov looks a forlorn figure.
Playa content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Playa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Playa controlling his opponent.
Playa lands with some strikes.
Playa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fedorov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Playa controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Playa'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.
Johnny Playa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Playa is defended easily by Fedorov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fedorov tries to sprawl but Playa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Playa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Playa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Playa fails to land the takedown.
Playa cracks the inside of Fedorov's front leg.
Fedorov connects with a jab.
Ivan Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Playa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Playa circles away quickly and effectively.
Fedorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Playa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fedorov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Playa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Playa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Playa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Playa staying calm.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to control but Playa postures up.
Playa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fedorov can do to turn this around?
A lull in the action here.
Fedorov can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Playa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Playa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Playa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Playa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fedorov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Playa controlling from mount.
Fedorov is bucking up trying to escape but Playa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Playa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fedorov hang on?
Playa controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Playa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Playa shoots in for a takedown but Fedorov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fedorov leaves Playa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Playa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Playa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Playa is stalling in the full guard.
Fedorov is working an open guard so Playa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Fedorov.
Fedorov stuffs the takedown attempt from Playa. Playa gets slowly back to his feet.
Playa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fedorov did well to prevent Playa getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Playa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Playa is working for a kimura but Fedorov is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedorov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Playa scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Playa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Playa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Playa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Playa works to advance to full mount. Fedorov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Playa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fedorov?
Playa looking to finish Fedorov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fedorov!
Playa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Playa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fedorov for as long as he can get away with.
Playa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fedorov?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Playa controlling from mount.
Playa breaks from Fedorov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fedorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fedorov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedorov tries to lock up and control but Playa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Playa lands a heavy elbow.
Fedorov is rocked!
Playa controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnny Playa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Playa shoots in for a takedown but Fedorov shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Playa shoots in for a takedown but Fedorov shows good takedown defense.
Fedorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Playa.
Fedorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Playa.
Playa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Playa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Playa rushes Fedorov and presses him up against the cage.
Playa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fedorov's efforts to push away.
Playa is working for takedown but Fedorov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fedorov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fedorov stops a takedown attempt from Playa.
Fedorov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fedorov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Playa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fedorov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fedorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Playa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Playa controls the pace.
Playa won't allow Fedorov to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Playa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ivan Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Playa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Playa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Playa!
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energy
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