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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Gunner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
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168 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner throws the left hand but Butrovic avoids the punch easily.
Gunner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butrovic manages to avoid it.
Butrovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunner.
Gunner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gunner lands a really nice looking cross but Butrovic seems unphased.
Gunner lands with a nice body punch.
Butrovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butrovic moves forwards but Gunner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butrovic checks a low kick from Gunner.
The fighters circling - Gunner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunner swings widly with a right hand
and Butrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Butrovic throws a hook but Gunner avoids it easily.
Gunner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butrovic throws the left hand but Gunner avoids the punch easily.
Gunner lands with a cross.
Gunner lands a jab to Butrovic's midsection.
A big right from Gunner misses.
Gunner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butrovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Butrovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic moves away from the strike by Gunner.
Thomas Gunner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butrovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunner swivels and escapes.
Butrovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Butrovic looks winded!
Gunner is trying to get back to half guard.
Butrovic scoring with punches from side control.
Butrovic scoring with punches and elbows.
Butrovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Gunner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Butrovic throws an elbow but Gunner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gunner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Butrovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gunner to see if he's OK.
Gunner pushes Butrovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Butrovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butrovic gets to mount! Gunner was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gunner gets back to half guard.
Butrovic throwing shots but Gunner is blocking nicely.
Gunner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gunner is refusing to be controlled, as Butrovic sits in half guard.
Gunner gets back to full guard.
Gunner keeping moving, preventing Butrovic from controlling successfully.
Gunner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butrovic trying to control but Gunner is working from the bottom.
Butrovic won't allow Gunner to sweep him here.
Gunner working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunner is keeping the position for now.
Gunner trying to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gunner thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunner feints and then cracks Butrovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butrovic down.
Gunner fails to land with a series of punches.
Butrovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunner.
Gunner throws the left hand but Butrovic avoids the punch easily.
Gunner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Gunner catches Butrovic right on the button with a cross.
Gunner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gunner.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Butrovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butrovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gunner misses with a body shot.
Gunner loads up on a big right hand but Butrovic slips the punch.
Gunner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Butrovic throws a jab when Gunner was well out of range.
Gunner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunner throws the left hand but Butrovic avoids the punch easily.
Gunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Butrovic is just out of range.
Butrovic moves out of range as Gunner throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butrovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunner sprawls well. He's pushed Butrovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas Gunner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Butrovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunner lands a leg kick that knocks Butrovic off balance momentarily.
Butrovic looks to land a right hand but Gunner moved out of range.
Gunner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gunner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butrovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Gunner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Butrovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butrovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gunner to the mat! Gunner manages to get full guard.
Gunner is looking to sweep but instead, Butrovic has passed into half guard.
Butrovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butrovic prevents Gunner from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butrovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Butrovic preventing the sweep.
Gunner wants to stand but Butrovic is controlling the position.
Gunner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butrovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunner wants to sweep here but Butrovic controlling him for the moment.
Gunner working a defensive guard here.
Gunner pulls Butrovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Butrovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Thomas Gunner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gunner swings for the body but Butrovic moves out of range.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Butrovic.
Thomas Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butrovic lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Gunner there.
Gunner throws a looping overhand right but Butrovic ducks down to avoid it.
Butrovic connects with a body shot that sends Gunner's belly button to the back.
Butrovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Butrovic prevents Gunner from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gunner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gunner is trying to maintain the position but Butrovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Gunner is trying to stand up here but Butrovic is controlling him well.
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!
Gunner is trying to get back to full guard.
Butrovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gunner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Butrovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunner's head.
Butrovic wants to control but Gunner is keeping him busy.
Gunner is trying to stand.
Butrovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gunner pushes Butrovic off looking to stand but Butrovic dives back in and keeps control.
Gunner tries to get to full guard but Butrovic has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butrovic won't allow Gunner to get back to his feet.
Butrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Butrovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Butrovic wants to sweep here but Gunner controlling him for the moment.
Gunner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Butrovic is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butrovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunner won't allow Butrovic to sweep him here.
Gunner is looking to stand up but Butrovic won't let him.
Gunner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butrovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas Gunner is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Butrovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunner misses with an uppercut
and Butrovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Gunner lands but Butrovic takes it in his stride.
Gunner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Butrovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gunner's guard.
Butrovic won't allow Gunner to sweep him here.
Butrovic stops Gunner from standing up.
Gunner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gunner keeping full guard, as Butrovic tries to pass.
Butrovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Gunner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Butrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Butrovic ducks right into an uppercut from Gunner.
Gunner with a nice cross.
Butrovic is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunner.
Butrovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunner finish him?
Gunner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butrovic has time to react.
Gunner connects with a body shot that sends Butrovic's belly button to the back.
Butrovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Gunner misses.
Gunner steps in with a hook that catches Butrovic right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gunner follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Butrovic looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Gunner!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thomas Gunner waved his t-shirt featuring Cyclone Nutrition Company's logo in front of the cameras.
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