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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alois Vrana (ranked 1091 p4p, 2603 weight class) and Andre Hackl (ranked 155 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm 22 212 7 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm 22 200 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Great low kicks Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good low kicks Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Hackl! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vrana 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. Hackl digs a good body shot into Vrana's ribs. A nice combination there by Vrana.
It looks like Andre Hackl has been cut. Vrana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hackl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. An inside leg kick lands from Vrana. We've been told by Vrana's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Hackl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vrana looks to land a combination but Hackl avoids it well. Vrana feints a jab promting Hackl to slip. Vrana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hackl slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Hackl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vrana. Vrana obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Vrana misses. Hackl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrana throws out the jab. Vrana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hackl takes a step back to recover. Vrana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hackl throws a lazy body kick and Vrana counters with a leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Vrana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Vrana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Hackl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrana was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackl. Hackl tries to score with a low kick but Vrana moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vrana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hackl throws a right and a left that both miss. Vrana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hackl misses with a wild body shot. Vrana throws a big counter combination but Hackl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Vrana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hackl throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrana. Vrana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hackl's sensitive parts. A telegraphed right hand from Hackl misses the target. Hackl misses with a left hand and Vrana counters with a one-two to the body. Vrana throws a right and a left that both miss. Hackl scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing. Hackl jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hackl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vrana throws a big counter combination but Hackl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Vrana closes the distance and lands a one-two. Vrana connects with a right hand. Hackl shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hackl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hackl slips a straight right by Vrana. Vrana moves away from the strike by Hackl. Vrana slips a jab from Hackl. Nice defenses there by Hackl. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vrana. Vrana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Vrana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackl. Vrana appears to be looking for a big counter. Vrana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Vrana slips a jab from Hackl. Vrana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Vrana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hackl eats them both and turns towards Vrana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing. Vrana tries to bum rush Hackl with a series of wild strikes but Hackl uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Vrana takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hackl throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hackl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vrana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hackl to score with a decent uppercut. Vrana misses with a double jab
letting Hackl counter with a right hand. Hackl cracks Vrana with a good jab. Vrana throws a right and a left that both miss. Vrana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Hackl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hackl misses with a wild body shot. Vrana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vrana. Vrana throws a looping overhand right but Hackl ducks down to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vrana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Vrana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hackl looks to land a right hand but Vrana moved out of range. Vrana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hackl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Vrana lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Vrana. Hackl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alois Vrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vrana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackl throws out the jab. Vrana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A low kick lands for Hackl.
Hackl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Hackl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vrana is out of range and Hackl settles back down. Hackl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Vrana seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vrana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrana throws a right and a left that both miss. Hackl throws the left hand but Vrana avoids the punch easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana dominated that round. The cut man is working on Andre Hackl's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Vrana throws a jab when Hackl was well out of range. Vrana looks to land a body kick but Hackl moved away. Hackl scoring well with a low kick there.
Hackl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hackl takes a swing at Vrana's ribcage but misses. Alois Vrana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hackl moves out of range of the body kick. Vrana misses with a right hand enabling Hackl to counter with a crisp jab. Hackl takes a swing at Vrana's ribcage but misses. Vrana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing. No joy there for Vrana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hackl has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vrana. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hackl thows a left - swing and a miss! Vrana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hackl. Hackl obviously looking to wear him down.
Alois Vrana is winning the standup battle so far. Vrana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackl. Vrana misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hackl throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Hackl misses the target. Vrana walks into a left hand. A low kick lands for Vrana.
Hackl misses with a hook. Hackl throws a leg kick but Vrana moved away. Hackl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hackl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hackl walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vrana. Vrana throws a push kick but Hackl slaps the foot to one side. Hackl slips a jab and a cross from Vrana.
Hackl misses with an uppercut. Vrana saw that one coming. Hackl throws a head kick but Vrana moves out of range.
Vrana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hackl. Vrana pushes Hackl away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hackl. Vrana shrugs it off though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vrana thows a body kick. Hackl tries to catch it but that hurt him. Vrana misses with a wild combination.
Hackl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A nice combination there by Vrana.
Vrana cracks Hackl with a right hand to the side of the head. Vrana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackl. Vrana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vrana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackl. Vrana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackl can do to turn this around? Hackl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hackl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vrana manages to avoid it. Hackl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vrana can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Vrana. Hackl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vrana thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Vrana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Vrana delivers a nice body kick. Hackl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vrana. Hackl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vrana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hackl. Vrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vrana misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. A big left from Hackl misses. A head kick misses from Vrana. Hackl tries to work over Vrana's front leg with a kick but Vrana checks it. Vrana is looking for a counter combo. Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing. Vrana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vrana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hackl's sensitive parts. Vrana scores with a one two! Hackl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hackl tries to bum rush Vrana with a series of wild strikes but Vrana uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Vrana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hackl's head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hackl works the jab nicely. Vrana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hackl 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. Hackl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hackl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The fighters circling - Vrana throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vrana moves into range and connects with a jab. Hackl jabs at Vrana's body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vrana misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hackl to counter with a crisp jab. Some wild striking there from Vrana.
Hackl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vrana.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Andre Hackl's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! An inside leg kick from Hackl misses. Vrana misses with a double jab
and Hackl scores with a counter punch that sends Vrana to the canvas! Hackl smells blood - he's punishing Vrana with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vrana has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Hackl! A victorious Andre Hackl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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