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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slapping body kick lands there for Hanak. Hanak looks to land a left hand but Hooper moved out of range nicely. Hooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've been informed that Hanak 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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hanak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Hanak looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range. Hanak looks to land a left hand but Hooper moved out of range nicely. Hanak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hooper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Hanak motions for Hooper to come forward. Hanak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hanak tries to clinch up but Hooper circles away and keeps his distance. It looked like Hooper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanak. Hanak misses with a body kick. Hooper defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand. Hanak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hooper under the eye. Hooper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hanak will feel that in the morning. Hooper lands the left hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hanak throws a solid leg kick but Hooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanak. Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanak counters with an inside leg kick. Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hanak is looking to land body kicks. Hooper is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanak closes the distance and clinches. Hanak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land. Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
Hanak blocks a body shot from Hooper. Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch. Hooper pushes Hanak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hooper lands a hook to the side of the head. Hooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak. Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head. Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch. Hooper scores with a nice hook to the head. Hanak lands with a left to the head. Hanak digs a right hand into Hooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hooper's gas tank. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hooper lands a left hand.
Hooper blocks a body shot from Hanak. Hooper takes a shot to the head. Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak blocking some punches.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Hooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hooper fails to land. A short right from Hooper on the inside. Hanak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hooper backwards. Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Hanak controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Hooper. Hanak is working Hooper over against the cage. Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hooper lands a right hand. Hanak lands a nice uppercut. Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanak takes a shot to the head. Hooper lands with a light punch inside. Hooper lands a nice uppercut. Hanak lands a body punch in the clinch. Hooper blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak gets through Hooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right from Hooper. Hooper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanak pulls him back up using the underhooks. Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hanak has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak is defending well against a takedown attempt. Hooper lands a body punch. Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper. Hooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanak backwards. Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak blocks a body shot from Hooper. Hanak is defending well against a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head. I was talking to Hooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper. Hooper is trying to trip Hanak. He has hold of a leg but Hanak is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hooper persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss. Hooper wants to pass the guard but Hanak is keeping the position. Hooper looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Hooper tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hanak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hooper's head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hanak stands up over Hooper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Hanak landing some decent shots from guard. Hooper wants to sweep here but Hanak controlling him for the moment. 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. That's time! Back to the action!
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanak was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper. Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hanak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanak wants to slow Hooper down by chopping away at his legs. Hooper circles away from the clinch attempt and Hooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hanak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hanak sizes up Hooper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanak punishes Hooper's body with a nice straight punch. Hanak throws a body kick that misses. Hanak lands a jab to the head.
Hanak wants to slow Hooper down by chopping away at his legs. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hooper.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanak throws a leg kick which misses Hooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Hooper tries to avoid it. Hanak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hooper. That did some damage! Hanak throws a wild body kick that Hooper sees coming a mile off. Troy Hooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hanak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hooper's hands. Hooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hooper there as he acknowledges the shot. Hanak tries to bum rush Hooper with a series of wild strikes but Hooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hooper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanak cracks Hooper with an open hand slap. Hanak misses with a looping right. Hanak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooper's calf. Hooper scores with a nice head shot. Hooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Hanak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Hanak misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hooper scores with a hook to the body. Hanak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hooper avoids the body shot from Hanak.
A quick step to the side and Hooper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Hanak misses with a kick to the body.
Hooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hooper throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hanak misses with an uppercut. Hanak misses with a double jab.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss! Hanak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hanak throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it. Hooper blocks the body kick.
Hanak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hanak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Hanak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hanak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hooper connects with a jab. Hanak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanak misses with a looping right. A counter left hand to the body from Hooper misses its target. Hanak misses with a straight left. Hanak misses with a double jab.
Hooper jabbing away but nothing is landing. A chopping leg kick lands by Hanak. Hooper tries to keep at a distance but Hanak has taken the fight into the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land. Hooper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanak backwards. Hanak prevents a body shot from Hooper. Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow. Hooper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hanak throws a head punch that misses. Hooper misses with some punches.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper. Hanak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooper misses with a body punch.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanak. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside. Hooper tries a body shot but Hanak blocks it.
Hanak working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper presses Hanak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanak backwards. Hanak tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage. Nice body punch from Hooper - that landed with a thud.
Hanak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hooper.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooper. 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. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hooper delivers a nice body kick. Hanak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hooper in his tracks. Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hooper. Jab by Hooper. Hanak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hanak showed some decent athleticism there. Hooper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hooper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Hanak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hanak throws a strike but Hooper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooper lands a couple of elbows. Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Troy Hooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hanak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanak has wrist control. Hooper lands a couple of decent looking shots. Hooper wants to pass the guard but Hanak is keeping the position. Hanak wants to get back to his feet but Hooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hooper throws a strike but Hanak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hooper trying to control the position.
Hanak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Hanak throws a strike but Hooper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hanak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hanak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hooper wants to control from the top but Hanak keeps moving. Hanak wants to stand but Hooper is controlling the position. Hanak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Hooper looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Hooper wants to sweep here but Hanak controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Hanak throws a strike but Hooper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hooper's corner is telling him to maintain position. Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss. Hooper works over Hanak with some ground and pound from guard. Hanak wants to stand but Hooper is controlling the position. Hanak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hooper throwing strikes from guard but Hanak blocks nicely. Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hooper looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper clearly takes that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper dips to his left and cracks Hanak with an uppercut! Hanak tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Hanak. Those never looked like landing. Hooper misses with a right hand and Hanak counters with a nice uppercut. Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hanak thows a leg kick but Hooper checks it enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab. Hanak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range. Hooper is looking to counter punch. Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away. Hanak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hooper will feel that in the morning. Hanak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanak thows a body kick. Hooper tries to catch it but that hurt him. Hooper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Hanak misses the shot to the body. Hanak connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooper walks into a jab. Hooper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Hooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hanak misses with a hook. Hanak moves out of range of the strikes. Hanak scores with a leg kick.
Hanak throws a push kick but Hooper slaps the foot to one side. Hanak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hanak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hooper slips under a jab from Hanak. Hooper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hanak fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanak scores with a takedown into Hooper's guard. Hooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hanak won't allow Hooper to sweep him here. 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! Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanak's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Hanak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hooper has momentary wrist control but Hanak slips an elbow through the middle. Hooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanak's guard. Hooper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Hooper throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss. Hooper looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Hanak throws a big elbow that misses. Hanak is working Hooper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hooper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanak manages to get himself to full guard.
Hooper pushes down on Hanak's leg and manages to get into half guard. Hanak scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hooper manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hooper.
Hooper trying to control but he's not successful this time. Hooper misses with a head shot. Hooper lands a big elbow. Hanak is trying to stand up. Hooper raining down shots from the mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanak throws a lazy right hand but Hooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hanak scores with a sloppy right hand. Hooper should have avoided that one. Hanak throws out a powerful jab. A bone on bone clash there as Hooper blocks the leg kick.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Hanak. Hooper scores with the left hand. Hanak knows he should have avoided that one. Hooper lunges at Hanak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanak's hand. Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target. Hanak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanak's hands. Hooper throws a big shot that misses. Nice defenses there by Hanak. Hanak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hanak connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanak throws a leg kick that misses. Hanak thows a leg kick but Hooper checks it and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanak throws a push kick but Hooper slaps the foot to one side. Hanak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hanak falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab. A low kick from Hanak is predictable there and Hooper counters with a nice body kick. Hanak throws a one two combo.
Hooper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Hanak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hanak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Troy Hooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Hooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hanak throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range. Hooper throws out a loose jab but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target. Hanak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooper. Hooper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Nice uppercut there from Hanak. Hanak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Hanak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range. A big right from Hanak misses. Hooper moves out of range of the body kick from Hanak.
Hanak cracks Hooper with a right hand to the side of the head. Hooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanak. Hanak gets slowly back to his feet. A little feinted left hand from Hooper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hooper takes a body punch but keeps moving. 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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hooper throws a series of punches but Hanak avoids them all with ease. Hanak throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot. Hooper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hooper throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it. Hanak slips under a jab from Hooper. Hooper misses with a wild body shot. Hooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The fighters circle momentarily. Hanak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hanak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooper's calf. Hanak is looking to chop away at Hooper's legs. Hooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak. Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanak moves away. Hanak throws a leg kick that is checked and Hooper counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanak misses with a straight right. Hanak scores with a jab to the body. Nice straight punches there by Hooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hooper. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hanak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper. Hanak only half commits to the counter leg kick. Hanak throws a shot from downtown. Hooper moves away and avoids it. Hooper throws an overhand right that lands on Hanak's shoulder, as Hanak tries to avoid the shot. Hanak flicks out a counter leg kick but Hooper steps away. Hanak throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range. Hooper throws a hook but Hanak avoids it easily. Hanak feints the counter takedown. Hanak misses with a wild body shot. Hanak misses with the combination.
Hooper fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanak just manages to avoid it. Hooper scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Lukas Hanak. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak! Lukas Hanak is the new welterweight champion! Lukas Hanak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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