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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Willis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willis throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Willis has Cunningham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cunningham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cunningham smiles and moves away.
Willis tries to clinch but Cunningham moves out of range.
Willis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Willis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cunningham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willis somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willis.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Willis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
Willis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cunningham is looking to stand up but Willis isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Willis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sean Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage.
Sean Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunningham duly obliges.
Willis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cunningham's waist but Cunningham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willis off to one side.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Willis dives in and grabs Cunningham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cunningham pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
Cunningham works over Willis's head and body with a nice combination.
Cunningham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Willis backs up against the cage.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Willis backs up against the cage.
Willis is rocked!
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Willis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunningham.
Cunningham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Cunningham throws a combination. Willis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Cunningham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice combination there by Cunningham.
Willis tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Willis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cunningham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Willis crashes against the mat.
Cunningham wants to get back to his feet but Willis drags him back down.
Willis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cunningham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Willis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cunningham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunningham duly obliges.
Cunningham looks to land a combination. Willis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Cunningham fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Cunningham.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cunningham!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bubba Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt - Cunningham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Cunningham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Willis backs up against the cage.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt - Cunningham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt - Cunningham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Willis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Willis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Cunningham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Willis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cunningham pulls guard successfully.
Willis trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Cunningham blocks nicely.
Willis drops back looking for a leg! Cunningham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cunningham manages to kick Willis off! Willis jumps back into Cunningham's guard.
Willis drops back looking for a leg! Cunningham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cunningham manages to kick Willis off! Willis jumps back into Cunningham's guard.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cunningham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Cunningham both land. Nice combination.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Cunningham scores with a four punch combination!
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham works over Willis's head and body with a nice combination.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
Willis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bubba Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cunningham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willis is working hard here to advance position.
Sean Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunningham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Cunningham.
I've got Cunningham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Cunningham!
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energy
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