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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 cm
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169 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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168 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Firetribe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butrovic. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butrovic is defended easily by Firetribe. Jab, jab by Firetribe - just one landing. Butrovic takes a shot right to the bread basket. Firetribe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Butrovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Firetribe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. An inside leg kick lands from Firetribe. Firetribe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butrovic is out of range. Butrovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Firetribe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butrovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Butrovic. Butrovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butrovic checks a leg kick. Butrovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Firetribe pinned against the cage. Firetribe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Firetribe stuffs the takedown. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butrovic. Firetribe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Firetribe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Firetribe throws a body kick that misses. Firetribe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Firetribe is looking to chop away at Butrovic's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Butrovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Firetribe defends it nicely. Butrovic misses with a takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Nice takedown defense from Firetribe. No joy for Butrovic on that attempt. Firetribe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butrovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Firetribe avoids it really well and circles away. Firetribe thumps Butrovic with a low kick. Firetribe tries to land a leg kick but Butrovic saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Firetribe. Brother Firetribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Butrovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butrovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Butrovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Firetribe is looking to control Butrovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Firetribe avoid being mounted? Firetribe is trying to get back to full guard. Butrovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Butrovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Firetribe defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Firetribe trying to hold on to Butrovic's head to control him but Butrovic postures up.
Butrovic not doing much here.
Firetribe wants to get back to full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Butrovic passes the guard and advances to mount! Butrovic landing shots from mount. 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 Brother Firetribe will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Butrovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Firetribe avoids it really well and circles away. Firetribe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. An inside leg kick lands from Firetribe. Firetribe misses with a head kick.
Butrovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Brother Firetribe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Firetribe stuffs the takedown attempt from Butrovic. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet. Firetribe throws a looping overhand right but Butrovic ducks down to avoid it. Firetribe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butrovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Firetribe's guard now. Butrovic stops Firetribe from standing up. Butrovic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Firetribe wants to sweep here but Butrovic controlling him for the moment. Butrovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Butrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Butrovic wants to control from the top but Firetribe keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Butrovic wants to pass the guard but Firetribe is keeping the position. Butrovic stands and throws Firetribe's legs to the side, diving into side control. Butrovic has hold of Firetribe's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Firetribe seems comfortable defending it but Butrovic has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Firetribe is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Firetribe is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Butrovic couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannibal Butrovic! Hannibal Butrovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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