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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alois Vrana (ranked 1312 p4p, 2022 weight class) and Ant Thrax (ranked 176 p4p, 261 weight class). Ant Thrax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20 - 22 - 0 |
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188 cm
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14 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ant Thrax!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Thrax misses its intended target.
Vrana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thrax looks to land a right hand but Vrana moved out of range.
Thrax staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Vrana.
Vrana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vrana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vrana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrax throws out a counter right but Vrana avoids it with no problem.
Vrana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrax.
Thrax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vrana.
Thrax connects with a right hand. Vrana shakes it off.
Vrana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thrax misses with a looping left.
Thrax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Vrana - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrana throws a lazy right hand but Thrax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Thrax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vrana scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vrana lands an overhand right.
Vrana lands an overhand right.
Vrana loads up on a big right hand but Thrax slips the punch.
Thrax connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vrana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vrana throws the left hand but Thrax avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Vrana misses.
Thrax throws a shot from downtown. Vrana moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Vrana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Vrana.
Vrana misses with a hook. Thrax ducked under it nicely.
Thrax misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrax misses with a looping left.
Vrana looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vrana throws a front kick aimed at Thrax's knee but Thrax avoids it well.
Vrana connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax slips under a jab.
Vrana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thrax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vrana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vrana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrana misses with a hook
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrax tests Vrana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vrana throws a looping overhand right but Thrax ducks down to avoid it.
Vrana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thrax manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thrax misses with a two punch combination.
Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vrana throws a looping overhand right but Thrax ducks down to avoid it.
Vrana misses with an uppercut.
Thrax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vrana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thrax takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vrana doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrax circles away.
Thrax looks to land a right hand but Vrana moved out of range.
Vrana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrana blocks a low kick nicely.
Alois Vrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vrana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax.
Thrax walks into a jab.
Vrana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vrana is rocked!
Vrana wants to clinch but Thrax slips to the side
and Thrax counters with a big left hand that crumples Vrana! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ant Thrax!
After winning the bout, Ant Thrax thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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