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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Mensah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mensah has chosen Pour Some Sugar On Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cena !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Mensah!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Cena .
Mensah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mensah tries to move into range but Cena moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mensah misses with an uppercut
letting Cena counter with a right hand.
Mensah looks to throw the jab but Cena is out of range.
Cena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mensah.
Mensah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena scores with a nice head shot.
Cena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mensah on the side of the head.
Cena moves out of range as Mensah strikes.
Cena stuns Mensah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cena dodges the punch combination from Mensah.
Cena with a nice cross.
Mensah misses with a head kick.
Mensah fails with a takedown attempt.
Mensah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mensah throws a jab when Cena was well out of range.
Mensah misses with a combination
and Cena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mensah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mensah throws a looping overhand right but Cena ducks down to avoid it.
Cena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Cena catches Mensah right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Mensah.
A jab lands there for Cena .
Mensah misses with an uppercut
and Cena counters with a stiff right hand.
Cena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mensah. Mensah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cena is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mensah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mensah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mensah misses with a lunging right hand
and Cena counters with a series of strikes. Mensah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mensah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mensah misses with a looping right.
Mensah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cena finds it's way round the side to connect with Mensah's head.
Mensah misses with a body shot
and Cena counters with a left and a right that stings Mensah.
Mensah misses with an uppercut. Cena saw that one coming.
Mensah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mensah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cena keeps the fight on the outside.
Cena is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mensah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Cena coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mensah is defended easily by Cena .
Mensah looks gassed!
Cena lands a jab-cross combination.
John Cena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mensah misses with a straight right.
Cena with a nice cross.
Mensah misses with a lunging right hand
and Cena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mensah on the side of the head.
Kenneth Mensah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mensah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mensah misses with a looping right.
Cena is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cena jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mensah.
Mensah misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mensah misses with a combination
and Cena counters with a stiff right hand.
Cena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cena !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mensah throws a right hand that misses
and Cena counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mensah throws a right hand that Cena ducks under and follows up with a left that Cena also avoids with ease.
Cena slips a jab from Mensah.
Mensah shoots in looking for a takedown. Cena tries to sprawl out of it but Mensah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Mensah.
Cena scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cena throws a combination. Mensah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mensah thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cena scores with the left hand. Mensah knows he should have avoided that one.
Mensah walks into a stiff left hand from Cena .
Mensah lands a head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cena !
Mensah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John Cena is winning the standup battle so far.
Cena thuds a left hand into Mensah's body.
Mensah tries to clinch but Cena moves away
and Cena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Mensah misses.
Cena cracks Mensah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mensah throws the left hand but Cena avoids the punch easily.
Cena connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mensah swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cena counter with a right hand.
Mensah missing with a left hand there. Cena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cena .
Cena connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kenneth Mensah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Cena does it's job there.
Mensah lands with an overhand left.
Mensah misses with an uppercut. Cena saw that one coming.
Mensah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cena lands an overhand right.
Cena feints a jab promting Mensah to slip. Cena then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mensah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cena cracks Mensah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mensah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cena lands with a good body shot.
Cena slips a jab from Mensah.
Cena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah throws the left hand but Cena avoids the punch easily.
Mensah looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Mensah misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Cena .
Cena looks to land a combination. Mensah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cena connects with a looping right hand.
Cena swats away the attempt to clinch by Mensah.
Mensah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cena throws a combination. Mensah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cena lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mensah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mensah walks into a left hand.
Mensah misses with a looping left.
Mensah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena . That snapped Mensah's head back.
A punch combination from Mensah misses.
Cena lands a slapping body shot.
Cena lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mensah tries to clinch up but Cena circles away and keeps his distance.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Cena avoids them all with ease.
Cena blocks a head kick by Mensah.
Mensah is breathing heavily.
Cena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mensah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mensah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cena manages to avoid it.
Cena scores with a jab. Mensah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mensah on the side of the head.
Cena blocks a jab.
Cena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mensah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mensah throws a lazy uppercut
and Mensah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Cena as he connects with a hook.
Mensah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mensah ducks right into an uppercut from Cena .
Mensah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mensah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Cena scores with a four punch combination!
Cena connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mensah momentarily.
Mensah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cena lands a really nice looking cross but Mensah seems unphased.
Mensah throws a lazy uppercut
and Cena counters with a nice uppercut.
Cena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cena moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cena feints a jab promting Mensah to slip. Cena then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mensah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mensah's hands.
Cena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cena scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena . That snapped Mensah's head back.
Mensah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cena lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mensah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mensah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mensah misses with a combination
and Cena counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Mensah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cena moves out of range as Mensah strikes.
Mensah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cena misses with a double jab.
Cena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mensah. Mensah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mensah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mensah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cena manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah throws a right hand that misses
and Cena counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mensah on the side of the head.
Mensah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A right-left combo lands from Cena .
Mensah throws a right hand that Cena ducks under and follows up with a left that Cena also avoids with ease.
Cena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mensah in his tracks.
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!
Mensah throws an off balance right hand
and Cena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cena scores with a hook to the body. Mensah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cena defending well as Mensah loads up on a big left hand.
Mensah misses with a jab to the body
and Cena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mensah.
Mensah throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mensah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Cena .
Mensah tries to bum rush Cena with a series of wild strikes but Cena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mensah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cena stalks Mensah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mensah's face. Mensah staggers backwards, shaken.
Mensah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cena lands a body shot.
Mensah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cena .
Mensah needs to keep his hands up - Cena had a free shot at his head there.
Mensah misses with a hook.
Cena slips under a jab from Mensah.
Mensah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mensah misses the shot to the body.
Mensah takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Cena .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mensah tries to bum rush Cena with a series of wild strikes but Cena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cena lands with a nice body punch.
Mensah moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mensah.
Cena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mensah throws a right hand that misses
and Cena counters with a nice uppercut.
Cena connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mensah momentarily.
Cena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cena avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab lands there for Mensah.
Cena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cena scores with a nice right hand.
Cena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mensah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cena swats away the attempt to clinch by Mensah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena works over Mensah's head and body with a nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Cena there.
Cena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cena is working the combinations to good effect here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mensah.
Mensah throws a hook but Cena blocks it.
Cena slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mensah shoots in but no luck this time.
Cena smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cena !
A swing and a miss from Mensah.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cena .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cena to score with a decent uppercut.
Mensah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mensah throws a lazy uppercut
and Cena counters with a stiff right hand.
Cena dips to his left and cracks Mensah with an uppercut!
A big left from Mensah misses.
Cena with a nice cross.
Mensah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mensah.
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!
Cena defending well as Mensah loads up on a big left hand.
Mensah takes one on the button.
Mensah misses with a hook. Cena ducked under it nicely.
Cena scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mensah throws an overhand right that lands on Cena 's shoulder, as Cena tries to avoid the shot.
Mensah throws a head kick but Cena moves out of range.
Mensah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cena .
Cena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mensah tries to bum rush Cena with a series of wild strikes but Cena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mensah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cena thuds his right hand into Mensah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Cena .
Cena scores with a decent looking hook.
Mensah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cena with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena jabs Mensah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mensah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cena has got the better of the exchanges.
Mensah misses with a hook
and Cena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mensah tries to close the distance and clinch but Cena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mensah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cena connects with a body shot.
Cena on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cena .
Cena connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Cena lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mensah back to the cage. Cena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheers as Cena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mensah doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena had his way with Kenneth Mensah in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mensah. Cena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cena thuds a left hand into Mensah's body.
Cena scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cena lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cena .
Mensah misses with a two punch combination.
Mensah lands a jab-cross combination.
Mensah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mensah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mensah.
Mensah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cena .
Mensah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cena sizes up Mensah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mensah misses with a straight left.
Cena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mensah.
A combination from Mensah does no damage.
Mensah wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena . That snapped Mensah's head back.
Cena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mensah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mensah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Cena .
Cena scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cena connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenneth Mensah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena scores with a nice strike.
Mensah tries to close the distance and clinch but Cena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mensah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mensah misses with a left hand
and Mensah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mensah drops his hands momentarily and Cena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mensah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mensah misses with a double jab
and Cena counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mensah misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good shot there by Cena .
Mensah misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws out a powerful jab.
Mensah tries a head kick but it misses.
Cena uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cena lands with a hook. Mensah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Cena .
A lazy left from Cena finds it's target.
Mensah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cena counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mensah misses the target.
Mensah misses with a body shot.
Cena moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cena scores with a decent looking hook.
Mensah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cena .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mensah back to the cage. Cena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mensah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mensah misses with an uppercut.
Mensah takes one to the side of the head.
Cena stuns Mensah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena . That snapped Mensah's head back.
Mensah takes one to the chin there.
Cena slips a jab from Mensah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John Cena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mensah throws a lazy right hand but Cena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mensah throws a lazy right hand but Cena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cena !
John Cena is the new welterweight champion!
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