PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hanak
vs
McGee

172 cm
33
164 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

177 cm
30
170 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from McGee finds it's target.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been informed that McGee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hanak lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by McGee.
McGee avoids a kick to the body.
Hanak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGee's hands.
McGee wants to clinch up but Hanak keeps it at a distance.
McGee throws a low kick but Hanak avoids it.
Hanak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McGee lands with a straight right. Hanak didn't see that one coming.
McGee defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like McGee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanak throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanak blocks a leg kick.
Hanak misses with a shot to the body
and McGee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hanak blocks the low kick.
Hanak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hanak duly obliges.
A head kick by McGee misses
and Hanak counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Hanak pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGee is out of range and Hanak settles back down.
McGee wants to counter with a clinch but Hanak pushes him away.
Hanak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGee checks the leg kick.
McGee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Hanak.
McGee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGee scores with a head kick.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy left from McGee finds it's target.
Hanak misses with a wild body shot.

Hanak pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
Hanak scores with a hook to the body.
McGee blocking some punches.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hanak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Hanak scores with a hook to the body.
McGee blocking some punches.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGees head.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanak avoids it.
Hanak blocks an elbow strike from McGee.
Hanak digs a right hand into McGee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGee's gas tank.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
Hanak throws a head punch that misses.
Hanak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Hanak.
Hanak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGee or not.
Hanak tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Hanak throws a head punch that misses.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanak's defenses.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanak's face.
McGee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanak lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hanak.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
McGee prevents a body shot from Hanak.
McGee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanak's face.
Hanak is leaning against McGee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
McGee landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Hanak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hanak scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanak lands a jab to the nose.
Hanak swinging wildly here.
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanak can pounce on him.
Hanak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGee's head backwards.
Hanak 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.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanak. That did some damage!
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Hanak lands a nice shot that snaps McGee's head back.

Hanak has closed the distance and engaged McGee in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Hanak as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanak is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hanak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
Hanak lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanak managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanak tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanak dodges an elbow strike from McGee.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanak avoids it.
McGee blocking some punches.
Hanak misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Hanak is blocking nicely.
McGee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanak avoids the damage to the body.
Hanak avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
McGee landing knees to the body.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
Hanak lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGee prevents a body shot from Hanak.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanak avoids it.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Hanak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Hanak tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Hanak lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from McGee.
Hanak tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanak avoids a wild elbow strike from McGee.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGee.
Hanak lands a body shot.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hanak tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Hanak lands with a light punch inside.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak misses with some punches.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Hanak scores with a shot to the side of McGee's head.
Hanak avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
Hanak avoids a wild elbow strike from McGee.
Hanak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Hanak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Hanak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanak!
An inside leg kick from Hanak misses.
Hanak scores with a spinning back kick!
McGee checks a leg kick.
Hanak cracks McGee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGee counters with a body kick.
Hanak misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak moves in looking to clinch but McGee pushes him off.
McGee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
McGee scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak.
Hanak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanak.
Hanak checks a low kick from McGee.
Hanak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanak.
McGee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hanak throws a hook but McGee blocks it.
Hanak throws a half hearted mid kick.

McGee rushes Hanak and presses him up against the cage.
Hanak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Hanak.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak trying to control the position but instead, McGee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanak into the cage.
Hanak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hanak.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
Hanak is stalling here.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Hanak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hanak.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from McGee.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanak tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak lands a shot to the body.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Hanak.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak works on McGee's body with a couple of short punches.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanak pushes McGee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hanak blocks the elbow strike.
McGee takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
Hanak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanak.
McGee lands an elbow inside that Hanak shrugs off.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanak.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Hanak clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hanak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanak's head.
Hanak scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lukas Hanak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.
McGee checks a low kick from Hanak.
McGee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McGee's corner calls for a 1-2. McGee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee thinks about the counter body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanak.
A big left from Hanak misses.
Hanak misses with a leg kick

and McGee moves into the clinch.
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!
Hanak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanak avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Hanak working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee prevents a body shot from Hanak.
McGee throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Hanak.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Hanak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee misses with an elbow strike.
McGee blocking some punches.
A short left from Hanak.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Hanak in his tracks for a moment.
Hanak scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Hanak misses with the head strike.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanak is defending well for now.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Hanak in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanak avoids the damage to the body.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak misses with some punches.
Hanak blocks an elbow strike from McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanak's defenses.
Hanak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lukas Hanak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Hanak blocks an elbow strike.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanak avoids the damage to the body.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak dodges an elbow strike from McGee.
Hanak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGees head.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanak blocks an elbow strike.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee misses with an elbow over the top.
Hanak takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Clarence McGee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McGee throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it.
McGee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanak wants to land a leg kick but McGee is out of range.
Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces McGee off the cage and back into range.
Hanak throws a nice looking combination but McGee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanak scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGee tries to clinch up.
McGee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hanak.
Hanak lands a jab to the head.
Hanak is looking to clinch.
McGee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee blocks a jab.
Hanak looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.

McGee clinches with his opponent.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
Hanak misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Hanak in his tracks for a moment.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee lands an elbow inside that Hanak shrugs off.
Hanak misses with the head strike.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanak avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak misses with some punches.
McGee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Hanak takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Hanak blocks it.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clarence McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanak avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Hanak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands a nice elbow.
Hanak has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Hanak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGee.
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, McGee throws an elbow but misses.
Hanak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanak is defending well for now.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Hanak lands a shot to the body.
McGee misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanak.
Hanak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanak avoids it.
Hanak avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
Hanak lands a nice uppercut.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanak avoids it.
Hanak avoids a wild elbow strike from McGee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanak 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak!
Lukas Hanak retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Lukas Hanak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.