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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - Jekyll And Hyde. Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike McGuire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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164 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanak!
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanak.
Hanak walks into a jab.
Hanak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hanak - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hanak. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanak but Hanak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Hanak jumps back.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Hanak back into the cage.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGuire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire cracks Hanak with a nice body shot.
McGuire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hanak prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire gets through Hanak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire has Hanak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak blocking some punches.
McGuire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hanak finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
Hanak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanak wants to clinch.
Hanak ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Hanak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Hanak lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuire will feel that in the morning.
McGuire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak thows a body kick. McGuire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuire takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Hanak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hanak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanak in his tracks.
McGuire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuire takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've been told by McGuire's head coaches at River's Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGuire shoots for a takedown but Hanak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Hanak.
Hanak throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanak back to the cage. McGuire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanak moves away.
Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the cage and back into range.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Hanak saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
Hanak throws a shot to the body.
Hanak rushes McGuire and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire trying to stall but Hanak improves his position.
McGuire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
McGuire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McGuire forces Hanak back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanak.
Lukas Hanak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire looking to slow down the pace here.
McGuire misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Hanak.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanak won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
Hanak gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. Hanak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanak. Hanak obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanak is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Hanak tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hanak sprawls and moves away.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanak catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak throws a leg kick but McGuire moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanak.
Hanak walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Hanak saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak staying out of range there.
McGuire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanak swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hanak.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target.
McGuire tries to counter with a takedown but Hanak is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Hanak misses
and McGuire counters with a body kick that stops Hanak in his tracks momentarily.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanak walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hanak avoids it.
Hanak lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanak tries to clinch up.
Hanak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Hanak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGuire trying to control from half guard but Hanak is working away.
McGuire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is keen to just control but Hanak is a slippery customer.
Hanak is looking to escape.
Hanak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuire is looking to stall here but Hanak recovers full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGuire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanak.
Hanak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Hanak.
Hanak lands a left hand.
Hanak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak is working McGuire over against the cage.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanak misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak lands a right hand.
A short left from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hanak.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Hanak is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Hanak into the cage.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire sizes up Hanak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanak cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Hanak moved away.
A clash of legs there as Hanak blocks the low kick.
Hanak jabs at McGuire's body.
Hanak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
McGuire feinted with a counter takedown.
Hanak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGuire if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Hanak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Hanak does it's job there.
Hanak scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanak misses with a few strikes there.
Hanak lands a jab.
Hanak tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
Hanak is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
McGuire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanak connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
Hanak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Hanak throws out a powerful jab.
Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
Hanak lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Hanak lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Hanak's head.
Hanak tries to stall but McGuire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire gets through Hanak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanak. That snapped McGuire's head back.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanak.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Hanak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanak misses with a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanak shrugs it off.
Hanak wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hanak connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire misses with a double jab.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire attempts a counter takedown but Hanak avoids it well and moves away.
Hanak thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Hanak coming out on top.
Hanak thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanak won't be happy with that.
McGuire throws an elbow but Hanak slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from McGuire are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McGuire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGuire trying to control the position but Hanak is working away.
McGuire connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hanak some visible discomfort.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanak keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hanak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hanak taking a bit of punishment here - McGuire scoring with strikes.
McGuire looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hanak is avoiding damage well.
McGuire cracks Hanak with a big elbow.
McGuire fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
McGuire controlling the position.
Hanak tries to escape but McGuire is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the action but Hanak is working from the bottom.
McGuire working the strikes but Hanak uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hanak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGuire.
McGuire wants to free his trapped foot but Hanak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanak instigates a clinch.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire has Hanak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanak stalls.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Hanak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hanak lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanak takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Hanak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Hanak ducks down to avoid it.
Hanak lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanak is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Hanak scores with a one two! McGuire had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanak tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuire misses its target.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Hanak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Hanak saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from McGuire.
McGuire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crunch! Hanak slams his shin into McGuire's torso.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
McGuire tries to counter with a takedown but Hanak is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Hanak counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hanak throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire attempts a counter takedown but Hanak avoids it well and moves away.
Hanak misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanak lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak misses with a looping right.
Hanak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanak. That one must have hurt.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Hanak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire gets a clinch.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire tries to stall but Hanak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mike McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGuire stalling against the cage.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but Hanak blocks it.
McGuire is stalling here.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire throws a hook but Hanak avoids it easily.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Hanak cracks McGuire with a good jab.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanak. That's going to slow McGuire down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Hanak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lukas Hanak!
Lukas Hanak is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Lukas Hanak 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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