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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Up. Joshua Uso will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Uso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena leaves Uso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cena shoots in and drives through. Uso sprawls well.
Uso shoots in but no luck this time.
Uso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Uso.
Cena shoots for a takedown but Uso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cena shoots in and drives through. Uso sprawls well.
Uso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uso goes for a double leg but Cena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cena continues to drive forward.
Cena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cena has Uso pressed against the cage.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uso.
Cena tries to clinch up.
Uso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso shoots in looking for a takedown but Cena manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cena is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Uso enables Cena to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Uso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cena scoring with some ground and pound.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena postures up in Uso's guard and throws a big left but Uso blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uso is on top in guard.
Uso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Uso is in close to Cena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uso is controlling him.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Uso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uso wants to pass the guard but Cena is keeping the position.
Uso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uso stands up over Cena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Uso throwing strikes from guard but Cena blocks nicely.
Uso works over Cena with some ground and pound from guard.
Cena seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uso chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso stops Cena from standing up.
Uso landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uso working some strikes from top position.
Uso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Uso with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uso postures up in Cena's guard and throws a big left but Cena blocks it.
Cena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cena is wriggling around but Uso manages to pass to half guard.
Uso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Uso there.
Uso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uso is nestled in close to Cena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uso is nestled in close to Cena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cena is defending against the submission attempts here by Uso.
Uso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uso scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cena taking some punishment here, with Uso in his half guard.
Uso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Uso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uso.
Uso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cena moves into range and clinches up with Uso.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uso shoots in but Cena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Uso.
Uso shoots in looking for a takedown but Cena manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uso fails with a takedown attempt.
Uso closes the distance and clinches up with Cena, looking for a takedown. Uso pushes Cena against the cage but Cena circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Uso. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cena changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uso tries to avoid it but Cena manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uso to the ground. Uso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cena wants it to stay on the feet.
Cena stuffs the takedown attempt from Uso. Uso gets slowly back to his feet.
Uso is breathing heavily.
Uso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cena sprawls well. Cena wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uso gets slowly back to his feet.
Uso goes for a double leg but Cena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cena continues to drive forward.
Cena lands with a light punch inside.
Cena has clasped his hands together around Uso's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Uso is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cena trying to control the position but Uso is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena throwing strikes but Uso manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cena wants to get back to his feet.
Cena wants to control but Uso postures up.
Uso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cena some visible discomfort.
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cena takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Uso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cena takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso is chipping away with strikes.
Uso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cena is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uso off and has taken his back!
Cena throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Uso's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Cena's hands.
Uso manages to stand up with Cena still on his back. Eventually Cena drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Cena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joshua Uso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cena is trying to defend but Uso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uso is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Uso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uso fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cena sprawls well initially but Uso persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Uso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cena is trying to get back to full guard.
Cena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uso.
Uso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cena defending well though.
Uso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cena is looking to control Uso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cena avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cena sees it coming and defends easily.
Uso stands up and beckons Cena to join him on the feet.
Donk. Uso catches Cena right on the button with a cross.
Cena is looking to clinch but Uso is avoiding it.
Uso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uso shoots in and drives through. Cena sprawls well.
Uso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Uso.
Cena is looking to clinch.
Uso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to clinch there but Uso circles away.
Uso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cena as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cena darts in looking for a takedown but Uso gets double underhooks and turns Cena into the cage.
Uso avoids the elbow strike from Cena, against the cage.
Cena misses with a knee strike.
Uso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cena gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cena stalling away here and it's allowed Uso to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Uso controlling Cena's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws a strike but Uso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uso.
Uso trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uso throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uso distracts Cena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cena's head.
Uso stands up over Cena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Uso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uso stands up over Cena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uso slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Uso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Uso!
Joshua Uso decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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