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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes into the arena with My Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. Wills is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman . Joe Wills looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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201 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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205 cm
29
198 lbs
4 - 16 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Cena! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wills! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wills slips under a jab from Cena. Wills is looking for the big counter here. Wills looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Cena closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wills's guard. Cena is working Wills over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Our spies down at at Die Trying Gym inform us that Wills has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Cena stays in close to Wills's body and controls the position. Cena has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cena throwing strikes from guard but Wills blocks nicely. Cena slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. A lull in the action here as Cena stalls from top position. Cena scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Cena trying to control the position but Wills is working away. Wills takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. A lull in the action here. Cena working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Cena grinds an elbow into Wills's temple.
Wills is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Cena moves into full mount! Cena controlling from mount. Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Cena unloading with bombs! Wills is still in real trouble! Can Cena finish him? Cena content just to control the position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cena dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wills seems to have recovered his senses. Wills tries to land knees in the clinch but Cena avoids the damage to the body. Wills is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Cena has clasped his hands together around Wills's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Cena connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wills some visible discomfort.
Cena working the ground and pound from side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cena staying calm. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wills is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cena is trying to get an arm triangle but Wills is defending well. Cena lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wills down.
Wills is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Cena thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Cena decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cena fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wills sprawls well initially but Cena persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Cena seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Cena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wills can do to turn this around? Cena stands up out of the half guard. Wills gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Wills is working an open guard so Cena takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Both fighters circling a little - Cena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Cena throws a head kick but Wills moves out of range.
Wills throws a fast counter high kick but Cena manages to duck under it in time. Cena gets a double leg takedown into Wills's guard. Cena pushing down on Wills's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Cena seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Wills kicks Cena off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cena and Wills are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Cena throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Wills into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Cena knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juan Cena! In his post fight interview, Juan Cena gave a big smile as he said 'Your time is up, my time is now'. The defeated Joe Wills had this to say: 'Well Try Better Next Time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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