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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 1909 p4p, 236 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1070 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena's entrance music is My Time Is Now. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cena. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons slaps away a takedown attempt from Cena, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fitzsimmons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cena.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitzsimmons sprawls well. Fitzsimmons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cena gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a leg kick but Cena saw it coming and moves away.
Cena misses with a jab to the body
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Cena gets tackled into the cage by Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons maintains the clinch.
Cena misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzsimmons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cena's brow.
Fitzsimmons tries to break free but Cena pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
Cena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzsimmons breaks from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cena appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cena shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fitzsimmons has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cena is on him like a limpet, forcing Fitzsimmons back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena blocks a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands with a left to the head.
Cena can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzsimmons.
Cena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cena tries for a takedown but Fitzsimmons manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cena lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fitzsimmons is controlling Cena's trapped leg to prevent Cena from advancing to side control.
Fitzsimmons is looking to improve his position.
Cena definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fitzsimmons trying to control but Cena postures up.
Cena is pressing down on Fitzsimmons's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fitzsimmons is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fitzsimmons is trying to control the position but Cena postures up.
Fitzsimmons trying to control the position here.
Fitzsimmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cena throws a big elbow that misses.
Fitzsimmons looking for a sweep. Not yet Fitzsimmons, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cena's guard.
Cena has a closed guard, preventing Fitzsimmons from standing up.
Fitzsimmons trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
Cena is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons preventing the sweep.
Cena is pulling down on Fitzsimmons's head. It's preventing any offense from Fitzsimmons, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitzsimmons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fitzsimmons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fitzsimmons looking to pass the guard.
Fitzsimmons throwing strikes but missing.
Cena pulls Fitzsimmons in close to prevent any damage.
Cena trying to keep a closed guard but Fitzsimmons is proving a slippery customer.
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitzsimmons is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitzsimmons manages to get himself to full guard.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Fitzsimmons blocks nicely.
Fitzsimmons trying to keep a closed guard but Cena is proving a slippery customer.
Fitzsimmons wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Cena scoring with some ground and pound.
Fitzsimmons trying to control the position.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Fitzsimmons blocks nicely.
Cena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Cena won't allow Fitzsimmons to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Fitzsimmons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fitzsimmons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cena misses with a straight right.
Fitzsimmons throws a chopping leg kick but Cena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cena throws a body shot but no joy.
Cena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Fitzsimmons misses with a kick to the body
and Cena counters with a shoot takedown. Fitzsimmons fights it but they end up in guard.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cena working some strikes from top position.
Fitzsimmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cena throws an elbow that misses. Fitzsimmons uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cena's guard. Nice move by Fitzsimmons!
Cena pulls Fitzsimmons in to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitzsimmons is one step ahead there.
Fitzsimmons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
John Cena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fitzsimmons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons stopping the sweep attempt from Cena.
Cena will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fitzsimmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitzsimmons stopping the sweep attempt from Cena.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Fitzsimmons from controlling successfully.
Fitzsimmons won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Cena is pulling down on Fitzsimmons's head to control his posture.
Fitzsimmons is looking to stand up but Cena won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Cena moves out of range.
Cena shoots in and gets a takedown into Fitzsimmons's guard.
Cena works over Fitzsimmons with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fitzsimmons lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fitzsimmons wants to stand but Cena is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cena has Fitzsimmons pulled in close to control his posture.
Cena looking for a sweep. Not yet Cena, not yet.
Cena controlling Fitzsimmons's posture.
Cena continues to stall.
Fitzsimmons is looking to work some ground and pound but Cena has wrist control.
Fitzsimmons trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena is pulling down on Fitzsimmons's head. It's preventing any offense from Fitzsimmons, at least for the moment.
Fitzsimmons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cena holds on and takes a little breather.
Cena trying to keep a closed guard but Fitzsimmons is proving a slippery customer.
Cena wants to sweep here but Fitzsimmons controlling him for the moment.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitzsimmons manages to get himself to full guard.
Fitzsimmons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Cena throws an elbow that misses. Fitzsimmons uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cena's guard. Nice move by Fitzsimmons!
Fitzsimmons wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Fitzsimmons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cena is proving hard to escape from.
Cena has his hands on Fitzsimmons's head, controlling the position.
Cena working a defensive guard but Fitzsimmons passes into half guard.
Cena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fitzsimmons wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzsimmons thows a huge punch but Cena dodges it nicely.
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
Cena moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fitzsimmons stands and steps away. Cena gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Cena will probably get the nod.
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!
Fitzsimmons lands a front kick.
Cena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cena with a poor takedown
and Fitzsimmons counters with a straight right hand.
Cena throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Cena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cena's head.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Cena throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cena with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Cena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzsimmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Fitzsimmons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fitzsimmons.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Fitzsimmons misses
and Cena counters with a takedown into side control.
Fitzsimmons manages to get back to half guard.
Fitzsimmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cena's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cena's back!
Fitzsimmons punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the head.
Cena looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cena is trying to break free.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
Cena has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cena tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cena tries to lock up and control but Fitzsimmons gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fitzsimmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzsimmons looking to ground and pound but Cena is blocking nicely.
Cena is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fitzsimmons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
John Cena's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cena just holding on.
Sol Fitzsimmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cena tries to lock up and control but Fitzsimmons gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons looking to control but Cena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fitzsimmons avoids the attempt from Cena to control.
Fitzsimmons tries to control but Cena wriggling away.
Fitzsimmons controlling the position easily from mount.
Cena is squirming around, avoiding Fitzsimmons's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to hold on but Fitzsimmons postures up.
Cena can't escape the position.
Fitzsimmons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cena is looking to escape.
Fitzsimmons looking to control and managing it successfully.
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cena is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fitzsimmons content just to control the position here.
Cena is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzsimmons trying to control but Cena is having none of it.
Cena tries to hold on but Fitzsimmons pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons tries to control but Cena wriggling away.
Cena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cena bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cena landing with the ground and pound.
Cena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fitzsimmons trying to keep a closed guard but Cena is proving a slippery customer.
Cena content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cena throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Fitzsimmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fitzsimmons 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Sol Fitzsimmons!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Sol Fitzsimmons!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Sol Fitzsimmons!
Sol Fitzsimmons wins by unanimous decision!
John Cena was interviewed post fight and said 'My time is not yet now.'.
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