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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Bra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bra comes into the arena with nobody said it was easy - evil activities blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Bra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bra clinches up against the cage.
Bra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bra moves into the clinch successfully.
Bra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bra rushes Willis and presses him up against the cage.
Bra has Willis pressed against the cage.
Bra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Bra landing knees to the head.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Bra avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Willis is trying to pull guard but Bra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bra tries to land knees in the clinch but Willis avoids the damage to the body.
Willis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Willis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bra with a nice head shot there.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bra is one step ahead there.
Bra wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra is really struggling to control Willis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robin Bra just wasn't active enough.
Bra leaves Willis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bra swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.
Bra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Willis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra is trying to keep Willis in close.
Bra pushes Willis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Willis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robin Bra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Willis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bra defends it nicely.
Bra clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bra misses with a knee to the head.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Bra.
Good body shot from Bra.
Bra lands an elbow just above Willis 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to circle away but Bra has him pinned against the cage.
Willis tightens his grip and picks Bra up, before dumping him to the ground. Bra manages to land in guard.
Bra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Willis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Willis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis preventing the sweep.
Willis throws an elbow that misses. Bra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Bra!
Willis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bra wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis is trying to keep Bra in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bra wants to pass the guard but Willis is keeping the position.
Bra trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Willis looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bra rushes Willis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bra is defending well for now.
Bra breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bra forces Willis back against the cage and clinches.
Bra landing knees to the body.
Willis trying to control the position but instead, Bra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Willis into the cage.
Bra is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Bra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bra instigates a clinch.
Bra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bra gets through Willis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bra.
Bra lands a body punch.
Willis takes an elbow to the temple.
Bra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Bra.
Bra tries a head kick but it misses.
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Bra pushes him off.
Bra swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.
Willis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Willis stops Bra from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robin Bra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bra wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.
Bra 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.
Willis wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
Bra wants to stand but Willis is controlling the position.
Bra wants to sweep but no luck.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but Bra is retaining full guard.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bubba Willis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bra as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a series of punches but Bra moves out of range.
Willis misses with a head kick.
Willis tries to clinch there but Bra circles away.
Bra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Willis throws a looping overhand right but Bra ducks down to avoid it.
Bra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bra wants to control but Willis is keeping him busy.
Bra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Willis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Willis is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis parries the strikes from Bra easily there. Bra is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Willis to escape.
Willis is looking for a sweep.
Willis is trying to control Bra's posture but Bra avoids it.
Willis taking a bit of punishment here - Bra scoring with strikes.
Bra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bra working the ground and pound but Willis is defending the strikes.
Bra throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Willis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is not content to let Bra control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Bra.
I wouldn't like to be where Willis is right now.
Bra in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Bra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Bra pushes Willis up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis lands an elbow inside.
Willis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bra clinches with his opponent.
Bra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Bra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bra breaks from the clinch.
Robin Bra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bra.
Bra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Willis is trying to keep an underhook but Bra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Willis wants to improve his position but Bra is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra is thwarting Willis's attempts to control the position.
Bra is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Willis tries to roll over but Bra keeps him under control.
Willis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Willis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bra wants to stand but Willis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Willis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bra content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robin Bra just wasn't active enough.
Bra has closed the distance and engaged Willis in a clinch.
Bra connects with a knee to the head.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robin Bra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Bra works on Willis's body with a couple of short punches.
Bra lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bra manages to break the clinch.
Bra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bra clinches with his opponent.
Willis avoiding damage as Bra throws knees to the body.
Willis blocks a body shot from Bra.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bra has clasped his hands together around Willis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Willis is looking to reverse the position.
Willis is trying to escape the position but Bra is controlling the position.
Willis is trying to get back to half guard.
Willis is not content to let Bra control the position.
Bra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bra has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bra.
A head punch on the inside from Bra fails to land.
A knee to the head by Bra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis manages to break the clinch.
Willis tries to clinch there but Bra circles away.
No joy there for Bra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Bra clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bra pushes Willis up against the cage in a clinch.
Bra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Willis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bra gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bra preventing the sweep.
Bra is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Bra tries to free his leg and advance position but Willis is retaining full guard.
Bra connects with a couple of short punches.
Bra stands and throws Willis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Willis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bra off and has taken his back!
Bra breaks Willis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bra throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis working for a triangle but Bra defends it easily.
Willis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Willis is trying to control the position but Bra postures 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.
Bra tries to free his leg and advance position but Willis is retaining full guard.
Willis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bra tries to free his leg and advance position but Willis is retaining full guard.
Bra wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robin Bra just wasn't active enough.
Willis gets caught flat footed, as Bra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bra is looking to stand up but Willis won't let him.
Bra being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra postures up and lands a big shot to Willis's brow.
Willis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bra wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Bra postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bubba Willis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Bra is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Willis working hard to break the clinch.
Bra lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bra breaks from the clinch.
Bra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bra throws a hook but Willis blocks it.
Willis tries to clinch up.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robin Bra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis tries to land a front kick but Bra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bra has managed to clinch.
Bra scores a nice knee to the body.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willis tries to circle away but Bra has him pinned against the cage.
Willis lands a body punch.
Willis has a couple of punches blocked by Bra.
Bra works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Willis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bra is looking to stand up but Willis won't let him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bra looking to sit in guard and control but Willis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Bra blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Bra had his way with Bubba Willis in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Willis tries to land a leg kick but Bra saw it coming and moves away.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Bra pushes Willis up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Bra keeps him there for the moment.
Bra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bra prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Bra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis is trying to break free.
Bra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willis tries to pull guard but Bra won't allow it.
Bra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Willis blocks an uppercut.
Bra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Willis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bra manages to break the clinch.
Bra drives through with a takedown into Willis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra forces his way into half guard.
Willis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Willis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bra trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bra controls the pace.
Bra trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Willis looking for a guillotine here but Bra defends easily.
Bra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Willis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bra postures up.
Willis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bra trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position.
Bra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bra wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Bra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bubba Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis pulls Bra in close to prevent any damage.
Bra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Willis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bra has Willis in his guard.
Bra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bra wants to take a breather but Willis is having none of it.
Willis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willis has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bra escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bra!
Robin Bra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bra's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Bra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Bra!
Robin Bra is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Robin Bra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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