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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Willian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Willian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena leaves Willian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cena scores with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willian.
Cena shoots in looking for a takedown but Willian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cena moves into the clinch.
Cena tries for a takedown but Willian manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willian wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Willian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian shoots in and drives through. Cena sprawls well.
Willian ducks right into an uppercut from Cena.
Willian shoots for a double leg takedown but Cena sprawls well. He's pushed Willian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cena moves into the clinch.
Cena dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Willian throws an elbow but misses.
Cena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cena pulls Willian into guard.
Cena throws his legs up looking for a submission but Willian uses it to pass to side control.
Willian in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is trying to improve his position.
Willian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Cena's face as Willian controls the position.
Cena is trying to control Willian's posture but Willian avoids it.
Willian is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cena's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cena tries to buck Willian off but Willian is having none of it.
Cena looks winded!
Cena trying to control but Willian flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Cena is trying to remain composed but Willian is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Willian connects with a big shot to the side of Cena's head.
Cena defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Willian's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willian gets his hands free as Cena looks to control.
Willian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cena's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cena fending off the submission attempt from Willian.
Willian just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Willian looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willian looking for the choke but no joy.
Willian softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Willian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cena's cut.
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.
Willian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Willian feints and as Cena raises his hands in defense, Willian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willian defends well.
Willian wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Cena has control of Willian's left arm, preventing Willian from doing any damage.
Willian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is trying to keep Willian in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cena tries a head kick but it misses.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Willian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willian looks for a takedown but Cena sprawls well.
Willian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cena sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willian somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Willian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Willian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Willian wants to take a breather but Cena is having none of it.
Willian controlling the action here.
Willian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phil Willian.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian shoots in looking for a takedown but Cena manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cena shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Willian defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willian is defended easily by Cena.
Willian tries to score with a low kick but Cena moves his leg out of the way.
Willian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cena wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willian frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Willian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cena?
That has opened up John Cena's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena is trying desperately to improve position.
Willian looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Willian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Cena's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Willian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Willian has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Willian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Willian is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cena to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cena shrugs it off.
Cena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willian slows the pace down in half guard.
Cena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Willian is working for a kimura but Cena is defending it quite comfortably.
Cena trying to control but Willian postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Willian is thwarting Cena's attempts to control the position.
Willian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cena trying to control from the bottom.
Willian lands with a punch from half guard.
Cena is refusing to be controlled, as Willian sits in half guard.
Willian working over Cena with some ground and pound. Cena looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Willian is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cena!
Cena wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Willian lands strikes from the back and Cena isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Willian!
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RATING
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