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After nearly two years of frustration fisher and paykel washing machine and three straight losses, veteran Lavar Big Johnson finally got back on the winning track earlier fisher and paykel washing machine this year in the Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament. In defeating Ryan Martinez via TKO in March, not only did Johnson end his losing streak, but he also extended his career, which before the fight was in jeopardy.
I had a few losses before that, so to get that W, I really needed that or (I was going to) hang it up, said Johnson. It got to the point to where if I m not beating these guys and I can t be the best then I feel I should not be fighting.
It didn t go as planned, said Johnson. I didn t know (Martinez) was going to be that good of a wrestler, to hold me down like that. He s got good ground and pound, so I knew I had to be out from under him.
With the win, Johnson (18-8) moves on to this Friday s Bellator heavyweight semifinal bout against undefeated Bulgarian prospect Blagoi Ivanov (10-0) in Temecula, Calif. Their fight headlines Bellator 116.
We ve worked a little bit on the ground and getting up and everything like that, but otherwise we keep it the same, said Johnson. I know how I like to fight and what my traits are. I just like to try to make it exciting swing for the fences and try to put them away.
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I ve got to stay away from (Ivanov s) clinch. He s got good Sambo, so I think as long as I can stay away from him clinching me, I think it s the same thing (as all my other fights): I ll pressure him, put him up against the cage, and put him to sleep.
I ve been doing this for a little over ten years now and my body s been through some things, so I think it s time for another chapter in life, he said. I m happy with my career, and I m going to give it one last shot.
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