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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Lukas Hanak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak scores with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hanak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hanak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gold 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.
Gold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanak.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Hanak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold throws a hook but Hanak blocks it.
Gold lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target.
And Gold responds with a good body kick, but Hanak manages to step out the way in time.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Hanak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Hanak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanak misses with a body kick.
Gold now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Gold misses.
Hanak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gold defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand.
Gold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Hanak misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanak is looking to score with low kicks.
Gold throws a lazy body kick
so Hanak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hanak scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.
Gold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hanak preventing the sweep.
Hanak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Hanak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanak trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanak misses with a looping right.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold scores with a nice head shot.
Hanak lunges at Gold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gold's hand.
A good leg kick by Hanak.
Gold slips a jab from Hanak.
Hanak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Hanak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold misses with a double jab.
Gold with a hook.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Hanak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanak scores with a one two! Gold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hanak scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.
Gold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
Gold throws a body punch but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hanak blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanak misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gold preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hanak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak misses with a head shot. Gold uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hanak throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak lands a couple of elbows.
Hanak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanak looking to pass the guard.
Hanak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold controls Hanak momentarily but Hanak frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold pulls Hanak in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hanak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gold moves away from the strike by Hanak.
Hanak walks into a left hand.
Hanak scores with a head kick.
Gold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanak doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanak is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Hanak.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Hanak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Hanak moved away.
Gold blocks the body kick.
Gold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak.
Hanak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanak throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Hanak throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Hanak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanak looks to throw a body kick
and Gold moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak blocks an uppercut.
Gold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanak.
A short body shot lands from Hanak as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanak.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold is stalling here.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak blocking some punches.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold gets through Hanak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold effectively controlling the action here.
Hanak misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hanak takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Hanak backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Hanak manages to avoid it all.
Hanak moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanak throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold lands a high kick!
A left lands for Hanak.
Gold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanak moves away from the strike by Gold.
Hanak lands a really nice looking cross but Gold seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hanak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Hanak is out of range.
Gold lands with a nice combination. Hanak backs away looking to recover.
Gold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gold lands a head kick!
Gold slips a straight right by Hanak.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Hanak moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
A jab from Hanak misses.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hanak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak clobbers Gold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanak throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak jabs Gold right on the nose. Gold blinks but takes it well.
Hanak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gold momentarily.
Hanak connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Hanak - just one landing.
Gold is rocked!
Hanak is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanak finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanak takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold misses the jab.
Hanak throws a nice head kick!
Hanak looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanak.
Nice shot by Gold.
Hanak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanak scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Hanak.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Hanak is looking to counter punch.
Hanak lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gold misses with the combination.
Hanak is looking to counter punch.
Hanak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Hanak moved out of range.
Hanak thumps Gold with a low kick.
Hanak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gold.
Gold defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanak throws out the jab.
Hanak 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.
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanak's head.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
A nice side step and Gold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanak staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Hanak. Beautiful body shot.
Hanak misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanak.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Hanak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanak's head.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanak can pounce on him.
Gold takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Hanak saw that one coming.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Hanak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold tried to score with a low kick but Hanak checks it.
Hanak slips a jab from Gold.
Hanak drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gold sprawls and moves away.
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 Hanak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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