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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Time is Now. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Montreal, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Durham!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Durham.
Durham misses with a low kick.
Cena 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.
Cena throwing strikes but missing.
Durham trying to keep a closed guard but Cena is proving a slippery customer.
Durham might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cena kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Durham looking to control but Cena passes into half guard.
Cena sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena stands up from half guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cena.
Cena lands some shots froms side control.
Cena in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena trying to control the position but Durham is working away.
Cena decides to stand back up.
Cena shoots in but Durham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cena lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Durham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cena counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durham wants to get back to full guard.
Cena looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cena is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cena trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durham is keeping the position for now.
Durham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Durham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Durham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cena as he jumps to the side.
Cena misses with a two punch combination.
Cena shoots in and bounces Durham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.
Cena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cena shoots in and bounces Durham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cena postures up.
Cena stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Durham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cena drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cena trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.
Durham wants to stand and escape but Cena is having none of it.
Durham is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cena seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Durham for as long as he can get away with.
Cena has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Cena just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cena scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cena is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cena is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Durham working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cena lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cena landing shots from mount.
Cena has control of Durham's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Durham regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham is looking to get to half guard.
Cena looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cena stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cena chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cena avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Cena shoots in but Durham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durham slips a jab and a cross from Cena.
Cena looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Durham!
Cena looking to secure an arm triangle but Durham defends it well.
Cena misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cena trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Durham turns into him and now he's in Cena's guard.
Cena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cena wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
Durham being controlled here momentarily.
Cena had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Durham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cena Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Durham's back instead.
What can Durham do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cena misses with an elbow to the head.
Cena is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Durham has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Durham trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cena controls the action.
Durham tries to roll but Cena sticks to his back.
Cena really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Durham.
Cena'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.
Bull Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cena, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cena!
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