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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Urai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sever the Wicked. Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
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170 lbs
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172 cm
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Urai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Hanak! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
A big left from Hanak misses. Hanak misses with a wild combination.
Urai cracks Hanak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Urai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanak paws at him with a jab and circles away. Urai ducks under a wild hook from Hanak. Hanak misses the shot to the body. Hanak misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Hanak loads up on a big right hand but Urai slips the punch. Urai misses with a hook. Hanak ducked under it nicely. Hanak takes one on the button. Hanak misses with a hook
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Urai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanak takes a step back to recover. Urai misses with a double jab.
Hanak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Urai throws a head kick but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanak on the side of the head. Urai takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hanak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Urai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hanak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urai throws out the jab. Hanak works Urai's body with a nice hook. Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target. Hanak throws a jab when Urai was well out of range. The fighters circling - Hanak throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Urai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Urai works over Hanak's head and body with a nice combination. Hanak takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses. Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Urai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanak swings and misses with a shot to the body and Urai counters with a nice body shot. Urai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Urai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hanak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Urai shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Urai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Hanak with a nice cross. Urai throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanak. Hanak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urai under the eye. Hanak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Hanak lands with a cross. Urai drops his hands momentarily and Hanak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut. Urai misses with a looping right. Hanak misses with an uppercut
and Urai counters with a low kick, right behind Hanak 's knee. Hanak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanak thows a body shot but no joy. Hanak misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanak cracks Urai with a good jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Urai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanak swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hanak feints a jab promting Urai to slip. Hanak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Urai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Urai swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hanak digs a good body shot into Urai's ribs. Hanak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Nice sprawl there from Hanak as Urai shoots in. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hanak jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hanak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hanak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hanak thuds his right hand into Urai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Urai takes a shot right to the bread basket. Urai staying out of range there. Hanak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urai counters with a body kick that stops Hanak in his tracks momentarily. Urai moves out of range of the strikes. Urai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Urai thuds his right hand into Hanak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Urai misses with a wild combination.
Hanak moves into range and connects with a jab. Hanak stalks Urai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Urai's face. Urai staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round. Urai looks to throw the jab but Hanak is out of range. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanak, as that shot connected.
Hanak swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Urai to counter with a crisp jab. Urai just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hanak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanak connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Urai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hanak misses the body punch and Urai counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hanak throws a lazy uppercut
letting Urai counter with a right hand. Urai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urai scrambles back to his feet. Urai swinging wildly here.
Hanak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hanak works Urai's body with a nice hook. Hanak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urai counters with a lovely shot to the body. Urai throws a looping overhand right but Hanak ducks down to avoid it. Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hanak slaps away a takedown attempt from Urai, before circling back to the center of the mat. Urai scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Urai throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range. Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak. Urai walks into a stiff left hand from Hanak. Hanak scores with a jab to the body. Hanak lands the left hand. Hanak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanak wants it to stay on the feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet. Hanak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urai doesn't seem bothered though. Urai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanak avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Urai. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hanak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urai. Hanak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces Urai off the cage and back into range. Urai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanak throws out the jab. Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hanak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanak's knee momentarily. A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak. Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Urai throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanak. Urai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanak throws a series of punches but Urai avoids them all with ease. Urai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target. Nice jab there from Hanak. Hanak lands with a hook. Urai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Urai avoids the body shot from Hanak.
Urai doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanak circles away.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urai moves away. Hanak misses with the combination.
Hanak cracks Urai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. We've been told by Urai's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Hanak misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
and Urai counters with a solid body kick. Urai dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Urai swinging wildly here.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urai. Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Urai instigates a clinch. Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hanak prevents a body shot from Urai. Urai controlling the action here for a moment.
Urai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanak's defenses. Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Urai blocks an uppercut.
Urai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanak.
Urai misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Urai.
Hanak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Urai. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanak. Urai wants to stall.
Hanak misses with some punches.
Urai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hanak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Urai lands a nice elbow from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urai. Urai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Urai.
It looks like Lukas Hanak has been cut. Urai crunches a lovely knee into Hanak's ribcage. Hanak misses with some punches.
Urai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urai lands an elbow just above Hanak 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Urai. Urai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanak backwards. Hanak takes an elbow to the forehead. Urai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hanak takes an elbow to the temple. Urai scores with a shot to the side of Hanak's head. Urai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Urai. Hanak takes an elbow to the temple. Urai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanak.
Urai blocking some punches.
Hanak working aggressively here.
Urai lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Urai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sam Urai has scored more points in the clinch so far. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Urai lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Urai.
Urai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Urai lands a nice elbow. Urai taking a breather. Urai lands a nice knee to the body. A hook to the body from Urai.
Urai lands a nice shot to the body. Urai lands an elbow inside. Urai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow. Sam Urai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Urai lands with a left to the head. Hanak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanak misses with some punches.
Urai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Urai lands with a right to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Urai lands a right hand. Urai misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urai.
And that's the end of the fight! Sam Urai showed his dominance in that final round. I think Hanak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak! Lukas Hanak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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