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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as King Po enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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193 cm
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276 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Po!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cena was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Po is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cena off and has taken his back!
Cena tries to escape but Po has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cena is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Po gets his way!
Po tightening his grip on Cena, looking for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po gets his hands free as Cena looks to control.
Cena is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Po gets his hands free as Cena looks to control.
Po tightening his grip on Cena, looking for the choke.
Po working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po working for the choke.
Po looking to break Cena's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cena remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Po will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Po has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cena defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Po's arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena showing good submission defense here.
Po avoiding Cena 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cena is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Po gets his way!
Po looks winded!
Cena wants to control his opponent's hands but Po gets his hands free.
Cena is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cena can't escape the position.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cena showing good submission defense here.
Po patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cena is in bad spot here.
Cena trying to control the action but Po just sinks the hooks in.
Cena is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Po looking for the choke from the back.
Po is trying to stick to Cena's back but Cena is turning into Po. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Po's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cena.
Po should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena preventing the sweep.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Po working for a triangle but Cena defends it easily.
Cena wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena postures up.
Cena controlling from the top position.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po is trying to hold Cena in close to prevent damage but Cena has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Po dominated 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 drives through with a takedown into Po's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Po looking to control.
Cena wants to stand but Po has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Po pulls Cena in close to prevent any damage.
Cena trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Cena just wasn't active enough.
Cena gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cena lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Po trying to control from the bottom.
King Po has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Cena is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po regains full guard. Nicely done.
Po is breathing heavily.
Po working a defensive guard here.
Po pulls Cena in to control the position.
Po manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cena manages to get himself to full guard.
Cena keeping full guard, as Po tries to pass.
Po won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Po wants to pass the guard but Cena is keeping the position.
Po has gone for a leg lock! Cena slips out almost immediately though and dives into Po's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Po is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cena sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Po's guard.
Cena tries to pass to full mount but Po defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cena in particular looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po is trying to get back to full guard.
Cena is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena is trying to control the action in half guard but Po is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Po is trying to control but can't.
John Cena has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cena gets a double leg takedown into Po's guard.
Cena works over Po with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Po can do anything to dispel that myth.
Po looking to control.
Po is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cena defends well.
Cena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena chips away with some ground and pound.
Po is trying to hold Cena in close to prevent damage but Cena has managed to pass into half guard.
Cena prevents Po from improving his position.
Cena lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po tries to roll over but Cena keeps him under control.
Cena drops an elbow to the side of Po's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena wants to stand up but Po is controlling the position.
Po is trying to control but Cena manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cena shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Po trying to control here.
Po works his way to full guard. Good work.
Po wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Po is trying to control the position but Cena postures up.
Cena wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Cena preventing the sweep.
Po takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Po has his takedown stuffed
and Cena counters with a nice double leg into side control. Po won't be happy with that.
Po tries to improve position but can't.
Po takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cena controlling the position.
Cena in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cena working away.
Po looking for a sweep but Cena has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po wants to control but Cena is having none of it.
Cena working for a guillotine from mount but Po is in no mood to give up.
Po tries to hold on but Cena pushes him away.
Cena looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cena is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Po tries to lock up and control but Cena gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to control the pace but Po is squirming around nicely.
Po is desperately trying to improve his position but Cena has a good base and remains in mount.
Cena can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Po is looking to escape.
Po really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cena trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Po is trying to escape the mount.
Cena wants to control the pace but Po is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena looking to control and managing it successfully.
Po is working to get back to half guard.
Cena jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Po manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Po is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Po's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Po is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cena showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cena has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for King Po!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for King Po!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for King Po!
King Po wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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