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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolif Cheperov Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolif Cheperov Junior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Willis's chin.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolif Cheperov Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis clinches up against the cage.
Willis keeps control of Cheperov Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cheperov Junior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willis jumps guard but Cheperov Junior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cheperov Junior breaks from the clinch.
Cheperov Junior throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Willis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cheperov Junior is fending him off so far but Willis persists. Nope, Cheperov Junior circles away and we're back to standing.
Rolif Cheperov Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Cheperov Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willis clinches with his opponent.
Cheperov Junior gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cheperov Junior postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheperov Junior works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheperov Junior working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cheperov Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cheperov Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Cheperov Junior slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheperov Junior manages to get himself to full guard.
Cheperov Junior working a defensive guard here.
Cheperov Junior trying to control the position here.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheperov Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheperov Junior controls Willis momentarily but Willis frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cheperov Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rolif Cheperov Junior wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Cheperov Junior.
Nice sprawl there from Cheperov Junior as Willis shoots in.
Cheperov Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willis counters with a shoot takedown. Cheperov Junior fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheperov Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cheperov Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Willis stands up out of Cheperov Junior's guard for a moment - Cheperov Junior manages to land a nice upkick.
Willis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheperov Junior wants to control but Willis passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cheperov Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Willis with a nice head shot there.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Cheperov Junior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cheperov Junior keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Willis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Willis wants to control from the top but Cheperov Junior keeps moving.
Willis postures up in Cheperov Junior's guard and throws a big left but Cheperov Junior blocks it.
Willis drops back looking for a leg! Cheperov Junior is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cheperov Junior manages to kick Willis off! Willis jumps back into Cheperov Junior's guard.
Cheperov Junior thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cheperov Junior punching to the body, from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cheperov Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Willis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cheperov Junior's guard.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheperov Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheperov Junior working a defensive guard here.
Cheperov Junior is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Willis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Willis throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheperov Junior throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheperov Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rolif Cheperov Junior will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cheperov Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cheperov Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Rolif Cheperov Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis has a takedown stuffed.
Cheperov Junior misses with a wild combination.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior misses with a wild combination.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Cheperov Junior.
A punch combination from Cheperov Junior misses.
Cheperov Junior has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Willis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheperov Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheperov Junior has clasped his hands together around Willis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Willis can't do much from the bottom here.
Willis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cheperov Junior lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Willis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cheperov Junior defends it well.
Cheperov Junior works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cheperov Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Willis wants to control from the top but Cheperov Junior keeps moving.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Rolif Cheperov Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Willis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cheperov Junior's guard.
Cheperov Junior doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cheperov Junior striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Cheperov Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Willis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cheperov Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheperov Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willis passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cheperov Junior flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Willis seems content to control.
Cheperov Junior tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
Willis working over Cheperov Junior with some ground and pound. Cheperov Junior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Cheperov Junior's head.
Cheperov Junior punching from the bottom.
Willis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cheperov Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willis is working away from the top position though.
Cheperov Junior flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cheperov Junior is trying to control but can't.
Cheperov Junior keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior trying to control but Willis postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Rolif Cheperov Junior wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Willis avoids the body shot from Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheperov Junior tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis is looking to land body kicks.
Willis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cheperov Junior!
Cheperov Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheperov Junior.
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 Rolif Cheperov Junior will probably get the nod.
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!
Cheperov Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Willis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cheperov Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Cheperov Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheperov Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Willis is looking to land body kicks.
Cheperov Junior throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Cheperov Junior leaves Willis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cheperov Junior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Willis.
Rolif Cheperov Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Cheperov Junior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willis counters with a single leg into guard. Cheperov Junior didn't expect that.
Cheperov Junior will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cheperov Junior throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior punching to the body, from the bottom.
Willis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cheperov Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Willis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cheperov Junior's guard.
Cheperov Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheperov Junior tries to strike from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Willis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheperov Junior is keeping the position for now.
Cheperov Junior keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Rolif Cheperov Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheperov Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis avoids the body shot from Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Willis tries to clinch but Cheperov Junior moves out of range.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cheperov Junior.
Willis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Willis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Willis tries to control but Cheperov Junior wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cheperov Junior swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cheperov Junior is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior tries to hold on but Willis postures up.
Cheperov Junior in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Willis blocks Cheperov Junior's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
Willis breaks from Cheperov Junior's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Willis with a couple of short strikes.
Cheperov Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Bubba Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis blocks Cheperov Junior's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior taking shots to the head.
Cheperov Junior tries to hold on but Willis pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheperov Junior sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cheperov Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willis is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior trying to hold on to Willis's head to control him but Willis postures up.
Willis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cheperov Junior's head.
Willis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Willis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Willis wants to work for an arm triangle but Cheperov Junior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cheperov Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willis is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheperov Junior misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cheperov Junior flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cheperov Junior 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rolif Cheperov Junior!
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