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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raviel Mutoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raviel Mutoh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Cena.
A head kick misses from Cena.
Mutoh shoots in for a double leg but Cena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Mutoh pushes him off.
Mutoh shoots in but Cena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mutoh looking to score a takedown here. Cena is defending well but Mutoh drives through and ends up in Cena's guard.
Cena has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mutoh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mutoh moves away from the strike by Cena.
Mutoh 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.
Mutoh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cena's guard.
Cena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mutoh defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena working for a triangle but Mutoh defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No luck for Mutoh with that takedown attempt.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raviel Mutoh.
No joy there for Mutoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cena misses with a two punch combination.
Cena looks to clinch
and Mutoh counters with a shoot takedown. Cena fights it but they end up in guard.
Mutoh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Mutoh from controlling successfully.
Mutoh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutoh is looking to work some ground and pound but Cena has wrist control.
Cena will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mutoh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mutoh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mutoh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutoh stands up from Cena's guard - Mutoh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Mutoh pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mutoh is defended easily by Cena.
Cena is looking to clinch.
Mutoh misses with a leg kick
and Cena holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cena jumps guard.
Cena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutoh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mutoh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cena, up you get!
Mutoh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Cena.
Cena tries to clinch but Mutoh moves out of range.
Mutoh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutoh fails with a takedown attempt.
Cena wants to clinch up but Mutoh keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mutoh looking to stall.
Mutoh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cena avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cena tries to pull guard but Mutoh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mutoh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cena gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mutoh looks gassed!
Cena jumps guard and drags Mutoh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mutoh throws a strike but Cena rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena stands up from Mutoh's guard - Cena perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cena tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raviel Mutoh will probably get the nod.
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.
Mutoh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cena misses with a double jab
and Mutoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mutoh.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Cena. No joy for Mutoh on that attempt.
Mutoh avoids the head kick by Cena.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mutoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mutoh keeps the fight on the outside.
Mutoh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cena as he avoids it easily.
Cena closes the distance and pushes Mutoh back into the cage.
Mutoh has hold of one of Cena's legs. Cena is fighting the takedown attempt but Mutoh gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cena with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Mutoh can't handle though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Mutoh from controlling successfully.
Cena lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mutoh!
Mutoh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cena postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mutoh to stand up.
Cena closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mutoh moves into the clinch.
Cena tries to pull guard but Mutoh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cena pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutoh wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Cena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cena manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Mutoh pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Cena as Mutoh shoots in.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raviel Mutoh.
Mutoh shoots in for a takedown but Cena shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cena tries to clinch up but Mutoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Cena scores with a leg kick.
Cena is looking to land body kicks.
Cena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cena wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mutoh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Cena.
Cena throws a nice looking combination but Mutoh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Cena is winning the standup battle so far.
Cena wants to clinch
and Mutoh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cena's guard.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Mutoh from controlling successfully.
Cena looking for a sweep. Not yet Cena, not yet.
Mutoh passes Cena's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mutoh trying to control the action but Cena is working from the bottom.
Mutoh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cena manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutoh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutoh preventing the sweep.
Mutoh working some strikes from top position.
Mutoh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena is trying to stand up here but Mutoh is controlling him well.
Mutoh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cena tries to kick Mutoh off but Mutoh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raviel Mutoh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mutoh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mutoh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutoh preventing the sweep.
Cena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutoh won't allow Cena to get back to his feet.
Cena lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mutoh!
Mutoh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mutoh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cena putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mutoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena unloading with bombs!
Cena scoring with strikes but Mutoh is staying in there.
Cena lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cena lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mutoh is rocked!
Cena loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mutoh scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cena land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cena stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cena!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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