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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariusz Pudzyn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Pudzyn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson stands up over Pudzyn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson prevents Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Pudzyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is working Pudzyn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson won't allow Pudzyn to get back to his feet.
Pudzyn looks gassed!
Johnson is in close to Pudzyn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Pudzyn's brow.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Pudzyn tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Pudzyn tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson is working Pudzyn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pudzyn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Pudzyn is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pudzyn throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson stops Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Pudzyn pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pudzyn pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson prevents Pudzyn from escaping the position.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Pudzyn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Pudzyn here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzyn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Pudzyn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pudzyn is trying to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pudzyn misses with a straight right.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pudzyn tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson cracks Pudzyn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pudzyn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Pudzyn sneaks out the side door and pushes Johnson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mariusz Pudzyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Pudzyn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pudzyn throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pudzyn sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Pudzyn is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzyn taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Pudzyn taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson winds up and cracks Pudzyn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pudzyn is looking to escape.
Johnson working over Pudzyn with some ground and pound. Pudzyn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Pudzyn misses its intended target.
Pudzyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Pudzyn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Pudzyn pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pudzyn looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson winds up and cracks Pudzyn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson winds up and cracks Pudzyn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pudzyn pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Pudzyn's temple.
Johnson prevents Pudzyn from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pudzyn throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pudzyn tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pudzyn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pudzyn wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzyn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pudzyn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pudzyn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Pudzyn wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson distracts Pudzyn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson prevents Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pudzyn's head.
Pudzyn has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pudzyn has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Pudzyn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pudzyn.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pudzyn swivels and escapes.
Pudzyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Pudzyn wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson stops Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
Johnson working over Pudzyn with some ground and pound. Pudzyn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pudzyn's head.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson won't allow Pudzyn to get back to his feet.
Pudzyn has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson stops Pudzyn from standing up.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pudzyn misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Pudzyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pudzyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Pudzyn is defending well.
Pudzyn has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzyn throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Pudzyn with a big elbow.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Pudzyn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson cracks Pudzyn with a big right hand but Pudzyn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Pudzyn is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pudzyn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pudzyn lands a jab.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pudzyn tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pudzyn to the ground. Pudzyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pudzyn throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pudzyn gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pudzyn has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Pudzyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Pudzyn wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pudzyn wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson stops Pudzyn from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pudzyn misses with a hook.
Pudzyn throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzyn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pudzyn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pudzyn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pudzyn.
Pudzyn lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Pudzyn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzyn is trying to stand.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pudzyn looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzyn has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson stops Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pudzyn wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pudzyn which made him look bad.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Pudzyn.
Pudzyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pudzyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson 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.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pudzyn's head.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Pudzyn's brow.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson prevents Pudzyn from getting back to his feet.
James Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pudzyn throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pudzyn misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Pudzyn as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pudzyn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Pudzyn is in trouble!
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Pudzyn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Pudzyn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Pudzyn is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
James Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pudzyn can do to turn this around?
Pudzyn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Pudzyn is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mariusz Pudzyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pudzyn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Johnson!
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