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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tolek Banan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Banan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Butrovic cracks Banan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banan is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic scoring with strikes but Banan is staying in there.
Butrovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Butrovic 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.
Banan is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banan tries to lock up and control but Butrovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Butrovic prevents Banan from getting the reversal.
Butrovic lands a heavy elbow.
Banan manages to control the position for a moment.
Butrovic is landing with some decent strikes but Banan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic looking to ground and pound but Banan is blocking nicely.
Butrovic lands a big elbow.
Butrovic throws some wild stikes that Banan manages to avoid easily.
Butrovic raining down shots from the mount!
Banan is squirming around, avoiding Butrovic's attempts to control the action.
Butrovic looking to ground and pound but Banan is blocking nicely.
Banan wants to control but Butrovic is having none of it.
Butrovic prevents Banan from getting the reversal.
Butrovic throwing strikes here but Banan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Banan wants to hold on but Butrovic pushes him away.
Banan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Butrovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butrovic lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Banan wants to sweep but no luck.
Butrovic postures up in Banan's guard and throws a big left but Banan blocks it.
Banan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Banan is trying to keep Butrovic in close.
Butrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banan is controlling Butrovic's posture.
Tolek Banan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Banan misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic misses with the combination.
Tolek Banan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolek Banan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butrovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Banan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butrovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butrovic. Banan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butrovic moves out of range as Banan strikes.
Banan wants to clinch.
Butrovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but Banan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butrovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banan wants to control but Butrovic postures up.
Butrovic trying to control the action but Banan is working from the bottom.
Butrovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan is being controlled here.
Banan defending against the ground and pound.
Butrovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Banan's legs.
Banan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Butrovic's best efforts.
Butrovic is looking to stall here but Banan recovers full guard.
Banan pulls Butrovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Butrovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banan keeping moving, preventing Butrovic from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butrovic slips under a jab.
Butrovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Butrovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banan as he jumps to the side.
Banan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Banan does it's job there.
Banan misses with a hook. Butrovic ducked under it nicely.
Butrovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Banan.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banan sprawls well. Banan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Banan throws the left hand but Butrovic avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic slips a jab from Banan.
Jab from Banan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butrovic.
Butrovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banan.
Banan lands with a right hand.
Banan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butrovic.
Banan with a nice cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Banan as he connects with a hook.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butrovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banan looks to land a right hand but Butrovic moved out of range.
Butrovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Butrovic gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butrovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Banan trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butrovic.
Butrovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banan keeps working.
Banan is trying to control but Butrovic manages to pass to mount!
Banan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hannibal Butrovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banan trying to control from the bottom.
Banan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butrovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banan tries to roll over but Butrovic keeps him under control.
Butrovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Banan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butrovic slips a nice elbow through Banan's hands, connecting with Banan's forehead.
Butrovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Banan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banan trying to hold on to Butrovic's head to control him but Butrovic postures up.
Banan tries to roll over but Butrovic keeps him under control.
Banan won't allow Butrovic to pass to mount.
Butrovic is taking a breather. Banan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Butrovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Butrovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Butrovic's back!
Butrovic is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Banan has got his arm under Butrovic's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Butrovic has spun round into Banan's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banan has his hands on Butrovic's head, controlling the position.
Banan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolek Banan.
Banan misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan scores with a jab. Butrovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolek Banan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Butrovic misses the shot to the body.
Banan lands a really nice looking cross but Butrovic seems unphased.
Butrovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banan.
Tolek Banan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banan works the jab nicely.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banan sprawls well. Banan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Butrovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butrovic moves out of range as Banan strikes.
Banan lands a jab to Butrovic's midsection.
Butrovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Banan misses with a double jab
and Butrovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butrovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hannibal Butrovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banan cracks Butrovic with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic slips a straight right by Banan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan walks into a stiff left hand from Butrovic.
Butrovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banan throws a poor cross that misses
and Butrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banan jabs Butrovic right on the nose. Butrovic blinks but takes it well.
Butrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Banan finds it's way through Butrovic's defenses.
Butrovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Banan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Banan looking for a sweep. Not yet Banan, not yet.
Butrovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Butrovic postures up and lands a big shot to Banan's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butrovic trying to control from the bottom.
Banan controlling the action here.
Banan trying to pass the guard but Butrovic defending well.
Butrovic is pressing down on Banan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butrovic being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolek Banan.
Butrovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Banan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banan cracks Butrovic with a good jab.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butrovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
Butrovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banan.
Banan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butrovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butrovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Banan's guard.
Banan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butrovic is one step ahead there.
Butrovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banan throws a head kick but Butrovic moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butrovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Butrovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banan tries to sprawl but Butrovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Banan wants to improve his position but Butrovic is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tolek Banan just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butrovic momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banan.
Banan throws out a loose jab but Butrovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butrovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butrovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butrovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banan.
Butrovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banan momentarily.
Butrovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Butrovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banan slaps away a takedown attempt from Butrovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banan swings for the body but Butrovic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Butrovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butrovic tries for a takedown but Banan circles away easily
and Banan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Butrovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banan tries to avoid it but Butrovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banan to the ground. Banan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Banan misses with a straight left.
Banan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butrovic has time to react.
Butrovic is rocked!
Butrovic throws an overhand right that lands on Banan's shoulder, as Banan tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Butrovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butrovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butrovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banan misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws a hook to the side of Butrovic's head but Butrovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butrovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Banan misses the jab.
Butrovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Banan connects with a body shot.
Banan misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Butrovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butrovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banan lands a body shot.
Butrovic misses with a straight left.
Butrovic throws an off balance right hand
enabling Banan to counter with a crisp jab.
Butrovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banan.
Nice sprawl there from Banan as Butrovic shoots in.
Butrovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banan.
Butrovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butrovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butrovic connects with a body shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Banan! Butrovic is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolek Banan!
Tolek Banan is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tolek Banan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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