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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 454 p4p, 60 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 575 p4p, 79 weight class). Hanak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Lukas Hanak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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172 cm
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164 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak misses with a hook. Fagaro ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanak.
Fagaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fagaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
A big right from Fagaro misses.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fagaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Hanak does no damage.
Hanak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fagaro is out of range and Hanak settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak misses with a leg kick
letting Fagaro counter with a right hand.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Hanak.
Hanak misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fagaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanak pinned against the cage. Hanak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. Fagaro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fagaro needs to keep his hands up - Hanak had a free shot at his head there.
Hanak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fagaro.
A head kick by Hanak misses
and Fagaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanak lands a front kick.
Fagaro closes the distance and pushes Hanak back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanak.
Fagaro tries for a takedown but Hanak manages to get underhooks.
Fagaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fagaro is working for takedown but Hanak is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fagaro wants the takedown. Hanak is fighting it off but Fagaro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hanak's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak trying to control the position.
Fagaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fagaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fagaro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanak is looking for a triangle but Fagaro pushes his legs off easily.
Fagaro throws a big elbow that misses.
Fagaro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fagaro throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fagaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanak keeping moving, preventing Fagaro from controlling successfully.
Fagaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanak is keeping the position for now.
Fagaro throws a big elbow that misses.
Fagaro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fagaro throwing strikes from guard but Hanak blocks nicely.
Fagaro with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro wants to stand but Hanak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fagaro with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fagaro working some strikes from top position.
Fagaro looking to sit in guard and control but Hanak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fagaro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanak is one step ahead there.
Fagaro wants to stand and escape but Hanak is having none of it.
Hanak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fagaro wants to stand up but Hanak is controlling him.
Hanak throwing strikes from guard but Fagaro blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Fagaro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fagaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fagaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fagaro is looking for a counter combo.
Hanak throws a lazy head kick
and Fagaro counters with a straight right hand.
Hanak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fagaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanak connects with a high kick.
Fagaro rushes Hanak and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fagaro uses from the top position.
Fagaro wants to control from the top but Hanak keeps moving.
Fagaro postures up.
Fagaro wants to get up but he can't break Hanak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagaro stopping the sweep attempt from Hanak.
Fagaro working some strikes from top position.
Hanak has momentary wrist control but Fagaro slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanak trying to keep a closed guard but Fagaro is proving a slippery customer.
Fagaro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fagaro is looking to take a break and control but Hanak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fagaro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fagaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fagaro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hanak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hanak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fagaro working the ground and pound.
Don Fagaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fagaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Hanak's head but Hanak avoids it well.
Hanak taking a bit of punishment here - Fagaro scoring with strikes.
Hanak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fagaro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro misses with the ground and pound.
Fagaro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fagaro is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanak is defending well.
Hanak is trying to control Fagaro's posture but Fagaro avoids it.
Fagaro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hanak misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fagaro's head backwards.
Hanak throws a head kick but Fagaro moves out of range.
Fagaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fagaro wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
Fagaro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Fagaro misses.
Fagaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fagaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanak lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Fagaro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fagaro misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target.
Fagaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fagaro lunges at Hanak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanak's hand.
Hanak lands a head kick!
Hanak throws a head kick but Fagaro moves out of range.
Fagaro blocks a leg kick.
Don Fagaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fagaro counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak with a hook.
Hanak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fagaro checks it well.
Fagaro misses with a looping right.
Hanak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak tries a low kick but Fagaro avoids it.
Hanak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fagaro is rocked!
Fagaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Fagaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanak jabs at Fagaro's body.
Hanak fails with the takedown.
Whack! Hanak lands a heavy head kick that drops Fagaro. The ref tackles Hanak to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fagaro was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lukas Hanak!
In his post fight interview, Lukas Hanak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Don Fagaro had this to say: 'I hope he stubs his toe getting out of the cage!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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