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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adiaan Blizzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adiaan Blizzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena goes for a double leg but Blizzard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blizzard continues to drive forward.
Blizzard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena shoots in for a double leg but Blizzard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blizzard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blizzard.
Cena darts in and clinches Blizzard up against the cage.
Cena lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cena has Blizzard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blizzard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adiaan Blizzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Cena has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blizzard uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blizzard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blizzard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is trying to control the position but Blizzard postures up.
Blizzard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blizzard preventing the sweep.
Cena is pulling down on Blizzard's head to control his posture.
Blizzard works over Cena with some ground and pound from guard.
Cena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blizzard defends well.
Cena lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blizzard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blizzard tries to hold on but Cena pushes him away.
Cena is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blizzard is working to get back to half guard.
Cena unloads with some shots from mount but Blizzard bucks and avoids them well.
Blizzard tries to hold on but Cena postures up.
Blizzard tries to reverse the position but Cena maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cena controlling the pace for now.
Blizzard tries to hold on but Cena postures up.
Cena throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Blizzard because Cena loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blizzard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cena.
Blizzard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cena can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blizzard is looking to escape.
Cena won't let Blizzard get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Blizzard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blizzard is trying to escape the mount but Cena keeps good control and instead manages to take Blizzard's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena has good solid back control here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that 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.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blizzard misses with a head kick.
Blizzard gets tackled into the cage by Cena. Cena maintains the clinch.
Blizzard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blizzard tries to circle away but Cena has him pinned against the cage.
Blizzard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blizzard is trying to pull guard but Cena turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cena stalling the fight.
Blizzard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cena is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cena stopping the sweep attempt from Blizzard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blizzard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cena stacks Blizzard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cena!
Cena fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blizzard is looking to reverse the position.
Cena has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick from Cena lands but Blizzard takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blizzard circles away.
Blizzard shoots and misses
and Cena counters with a low kick, right behind Blizzard 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adiaan Blizzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blizzard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cena circles away.
Cena shoots in looking for a takedown but Blizzard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cena scores with a head kick.
Cena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blizzard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blizzard shoots for a takedown but Cena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cena throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blizzard's waist but Blizzard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cena off to one side.
Adiaan Blizzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blizzard fails to land the takedown.
Cena looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blizzard is fending him off so far but Cena persists. Nope, Blizzard circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena shoots for a takedown but Blizzard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cena.
Cena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blizzard shoots in for a double leg but Cena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cena slaps away a takedown attempt from Blizzard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cena darts in looking for a takedown but Blizzard gets double underhooks and turns Cena into the cage.
Cena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cena clinches up with Blizzard and pushes him back against the cage.
Cena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cena fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blizzard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cena moves into range and clinches up with Blizzard.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena fails with the takedown.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch but Blizzard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blizzard has had enough of the clinch but Cena keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blizzard avoids the head kick by Cena.
Cena clinches with his opponent.
Blizzard has had enough of the clinch but Cena keeps him there for the moment.
Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blizzard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blizzard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cena tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blizzard swivels and escapes.
Blizzard misses with a takedown attempt - Cena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blizzard misses with a head kick.
Cena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blizzard but Blizzard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adiaan Blizzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blizzard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blizzard scores with a punch to the head.
Cena is rocked!
Cena gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cena is still in real trouble! Can Blizzard finish him?
Blizzard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blizzard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cena on the ground.
Blizzard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena wants to sweep here but Blizzard controlling him for the moment.
Blizzard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Blizzard from controlling successfully.
Cena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blizzard passes into half guard.
Blizzard is looking to advance position but Cena won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blizzard keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cena seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blizzard is trying to break free.
Blizzard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blizzard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cena controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blizzard is working an open guard so Cena takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cena tries to bum rush Blizzard with a series of wild strikes but Blizzard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blizzard is looking to slow Cena down with leg kicks.
Cena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cena throws a sloppy head kick and Blizzard moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blizzard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blizzard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cena clinches with his opponent.
Cena manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Cena.
Blizzard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cena but Cena pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cena dives in and grabs Blizzard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blizzard pushes down on Cena's head and hops out.
Cena shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blizzard as he avoids it easily.
Blizzard throws a head kick that misses
and Cena counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to pull guard but Blizzard won't allow it.
Cena is trying to force a seperation but Blizzard has the dominant position.
Cena trying to stall but Blizzard improves his position.
Blizzard is trying to push Cena away but Cena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cena breaks the clinch.
Cena leaves Blizzard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Blizzard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cena. That's going to slow Blizzard down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adiaan Blizzard.
Well Cena has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Cena!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for John Cena!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for John Cena!
John Cena wins by unanimous decision!
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