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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 142 p4p, 20 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 113 p4p, 17 weight class). Hanak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 cm
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164 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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180 cm
30
175 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A chopping leg kick lands by Man. A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Man does a little dance to reset his feet. Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Man lands with a right hand. Nice body kick from Hanak. Man has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanak's calf. Man scores with a jab to the jaw. Hanak lands an overhand right. Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hanak scores with a spinning back kick! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man. Man misses with a body kick. Hanak is looking to land body kicks. Hanak on the wrong end of a nice jab. Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanak moves away. Man lands with a cross. Hanak moves out of range of the body kick. Hanak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man. Hanak tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it. Hanak looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well. Hanak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanak connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Man jabs at Hanak's body. Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man thumps Hanak with a low kick. A good leg kick by Hanak. Hanak lands a jab to Man's midsection. Man catches Hanak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Man loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch. Hanak throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely. Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Hanak tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hanak throws a low kick but Man avoids it. Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man lands with a short shot to the head. Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak. Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside. Man breaks the clinch.
Hanak throws a body punch but Man moves out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Hanak.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man. Hanak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hanak's ribs. Some wild striking there from Hanak.
Hanak throws a body kick that misses. Hanak checks a leg kick. It looked like Hanak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Man tries a low kick but Hanak avoids it. Hanak tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hanak tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range. Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man feints a counter leg kick. Hanak blocks a leg kick. Hanak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Hanak. Man motions for Hanak to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanak moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hanak connects with the punch. Man throws a low kick, looking for Hanak's leg but Hanak calmly moves out of range. Hanak moves out of range of the strikes. Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts. Hanak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man motions for Hanak to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hanak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Hanak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Man swings away with a leg kick that misses. Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Hanak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hanak missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Man looks like he wants to counter punch here. Hanak throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Man misses the jab. A big right from Hanak misses. Hanak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hanak sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick. Man scores with a nice 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! Hanak checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but Hanak avoids it. Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hanak walks into a stiff left hand from Man. Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Hanak. Fook Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Man checks it. Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak. Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A leg kick checked by Man. Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Hanak looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming. A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Man gets tackled into the cage by Hanak. Hanak maintains the clinch. Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fook Man will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard. Ground and pound from Hanak. Man tries to get to full guard but Hanak has control of the leg. Man gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Man has momentary wrist control but Hanak slips an elbow through the middle. Hanak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Hanak trying to control but Man is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanak. Hanak is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows. Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Hanak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanak postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow. Hanak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Hanak trying to control but Man is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Man seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Hanak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Man tries to land a sweep but no joy. Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanak is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control. Hanak stopping the sweep attempt from Man. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Man is looking to stand up but Hanak won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanak is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea. Man sitting in guard, not really doing much. Hanak keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully. Man won't allow Hanak to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Man wants to stand and escape but Hanak is having none of it. Hanak stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Hanak distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Hanak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man trying to control the position.
Hanak tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard. Hanak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Hanak lands a couple of digs. Hanak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Man misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Man. Man throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side. Hanak throws a quick inside leg kick. Man works Hanak's body with a nice hook. Hanak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hanak walks into a jab. 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! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Man misses with a looping right. Hanak throws a jab when Man was well out of range. Man misses with a hook. Hanak is looking to counter punch. Hanak misses with a straight right. Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanak. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hanak jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well. Hanak moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts. Hanak ducks right into an uppercut from Man. Man throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range. Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hanak throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target. Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanak. Hanak looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well. Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Man swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Man scores with a hook. Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanak misses with a kick to the body.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanak. That did some damage! Hanak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man takes one to the chin there. Hanak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Man tried to score with a low kick but Hanak checks it. Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanak on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hanak throws a nice inside leg kick. Hanak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick. Hanak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man. Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hanak checks a low kick from Man. Hanak doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Hanak throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Hanak only half commits. Hanak jabs at Man's body. Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Man throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side. Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanak circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Man cracks Hanak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A slapping leg kick lands for Hanak.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Man moved away. Hanak wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range. Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hanak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak. Hanak throws a body kick that misses. Hanak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man. Hanak misses with a straight left. Hanak misses with a wild body shot. Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range. Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanak is able to avoid easily. Man cracks a nice hook into Hanak's ribs. Hanak checks a leg kick nicely. Hanak with a jab. Man throws a low kick but Hanak moves out of range easily. Man ducks under a wild hook from Hanak. Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hanak down. Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Man lands a head shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet. Hanak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Hanak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Man throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it. Good exchange - Man coming out on top. Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hanak pushes Man away with a front kick. Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A chopping leg kick lands by Man. Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak misses with a looping left. Man throws a right and a left that Hanak avoids nicely. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Hanak shrugs it off though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Man takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses. Hanak with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanak throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Hanak only half commits. Hanak throws a body kick that misses. Hanak misses with a leg kick. Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man. Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man slips under a jab. Man scores with a spinning back kick! Hanak scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A clash of legs there as Hanak blocks the low kick. Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanak's hands. Man checks a leg kick nicely. Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hanak swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hanak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Man misses with a leg kick. Fook Man seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Fook Man just about did enough to take it. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanak takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses. Man misses with a low kick.
As Man backs away, Hanak returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range. Man digs a good hook to Hanak's body.
Hanak avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak. Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
Man checks a leg kick nicely. Hanak tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hanak blocks a jab. Man connects with an inside leg kick. Man thows a body kick. Hanak tries to catch it but that hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanak misses with a low kick. Man misses with a low kick.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Man wants to slow Hanak down by chopping away at his legs. Man checks a low kick from Hanak. Hanak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hanak moves out of range easily. Hanak throws a leg kick but Man moved away. Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hanak misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming. Man 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 tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A nice inside leg kick there by Hanak. That's going to slow Man down. Hanak gets a clinch. Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
Man blocks a body shot from Hanak. Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Man. Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanak wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land. Hanak tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Man. Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Man. Hanak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Man lands an elbow that stopped Hanak in his tracks for a moment. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanak misses with the head strike.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. Hanak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak working aggressively here.
Man blocking some punches.
Hanak wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Hanak takes a shot to the head. Man misses with some punches.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak. Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range. Hanak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Hanak tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Man. Man tries to keep at a distance but Hanak has taken the fight into the clinch. Hanak lands with a left to the head. Man tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Man tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. Man tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. A short right from Hanak on the inside. Hanak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Man lands a damaging elbow. Hanak throws a head punch that misses. Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it. Good body shot from Hanak.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hanak lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hanak misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man. Man prevents a body shot from Hanak. Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak. A head punch blocked on the inside by Man. Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Man lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fook Man will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Man. Man walks into a jab. Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanak. The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanak doesn't seem phased though. A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hanak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Man tries to land a front kick but Hanak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target. Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts. Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range. Hanak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut. Hanak throws a jab but it's blocked by Man. Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Hanak. Hanak maintains the clinch. Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Man lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man blocks an uppercut.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Hanak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Man throws out a leg kick but Hanak moves out of range and Man only half commits. Man swings away with a leg kick that misses. Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanak misses with a straight left. Man lands with a nice body punch. A jab from Man does it's job there. Man throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range. Man thumps Hanak with a low kick. Hanak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanak if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hanak moves into the clinch. Man misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanak gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanak blocks an uppercut.
Lukas Hanak has scored more points in the clinch so far. A head punch blocked on the inside by Man. Man misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow. Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Hanak misses. Man 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 feinted there with a counter leg kick. Hanak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man. Hanak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range. Hanak blocks the body kick.
Hanak missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Man is looking to land body kicks. Hanak 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 missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Man blocks a jab. Man cracks the inside of Hanak's front leg. Man connects with a leg kick. Hanak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanak avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Hanak misses and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head. Hanak misses with an uppercut. Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Nice uppercut there from Man. Hanak defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand. Hanak wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs. Lukas Hanak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Hanak misses with a straight left. Man scores with a punch to the head. Hanak lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Man swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Hanak is looking to chop away at Man's legs. Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away. Hanak scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action! Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Hanak is predictable there and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hanak fails in his attempt to clinch. Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Man drops his hands momentarily and Hanak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hanak lands the left hand. Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Man staying out of range there. Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanak. Fook Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Man lands the left hand. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanak checks a leg kick. Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Man misses with a low kick.
Hanak throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Man feints a counter leg kick. Hanak tries to clinch up. Hanak misses with a wild combination.
Man lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lukas Hanak. I think Man 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:49 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49 Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fook Man! Fook Man is the new welterweight champion! Fook Man 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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