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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Fietsora (ranked 2549 p4p, 296 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 3607 p4p, 385 weight class). Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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165 lbs
32 - 19 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak misses with a wild body shot.
Fietsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanak keeps the fight on the outside.
Fietsora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanak throws out the jab.
Fietsora clinches up against the cage.
Hanak tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Fietsora.
Hanak misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Fietsora as the two fighters clinch.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fietsora.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanak.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanak.
Fietsora scores with a shot to the side of Hanak's head.
Fietsora tries a body shot but Hanak blocks it.
Good body shot from Hanak.
Fietsora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fietsora trying to control the position but instead, Hanak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fietsora into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fietsora.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
Hanak blocks a body shot from Fietsora.
Hanak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fietsora.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak working aggressively here.
Fietsora takes a shot to the head.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fietsora tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Fietsora controls his hands.
Fietsora lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lukas Hanak has been cut.
Fietsora lands a body punch.
Fietsora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fietsora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanaks head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fietsora lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanak.
Fietsora lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanak.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Hanak cracks Fietsora with a nice body shot.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Fietsora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanak loads up on a big right hand but Fietsora slips the punch.
Fietsora wants to clinch up but Hanak keeps it at a distance.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fietsora moves into the clinch.
Hanak is trying to drag Fietsora to the mat but Fietsora just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulus Fietsora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
Fietsora lands with a left to the head.
Fietsora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanak tries a body shot but Fietsora blocks it.
Hanak presses Fietsora against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanak is working Fietsora over against the cage.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora trying to land knees to the body.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Fietsora presses Hanak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Fietsora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Fietsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanak.
Hanak avoids a wild elbow strike from Fietsora.
Hanak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fietsora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fietsora backwards.
Hanak wants a takedown.
Hanak working aggressively here.
A short left from Hanak.
Fietsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fietsora misses with a low kick.
Hanak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fietsora throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanak tries to clinch up.
Romulus Fietsora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fietsora scores with a head kick. Hanak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Fietsora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Hanak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanak missing with a left hand there. Fietsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fietsora throws a big counter combination but Hanak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Romulus Fietsora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a sloppy head kick and Hanak moves out of range easily.
Fietsora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanak can do to turn this around?
Fietsora lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fietsora thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a head kick that misses.
Hanak misses with a looping left.
Fietsora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanak, pushing him back against the cage.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Hanak.
Fietsora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow.
Fietsora can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Hanak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fietsora.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak tries a knee to the head but Fietsora blocks it.
Fietsora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora looking to slow down the pace here.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanaks head.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Fietsora lands a shot to the body.
Hanak throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
Fietsora turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fietsora working away.
Fietsora tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hanak tries to bench press Fietsora off him but Fietsora keeps the position.
Fietsora tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hanak is trying to control Fietsora's posture but Fietsora avoids it.
Hanak tries to buck Fietsora off but Fietsora is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora wants to stand but Hanak is controlling his arm.
Hanak manages to get back to half guard.
Fietsora is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hanak wants to get back to his feet.
Fietsora tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hanak controls his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanak misses with a looping left.
Hanak throws a low kick but Fietsora avoids it.
Fietsora stalks Hanak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanak's face. Hanak staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanak lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fietsora.
Fietsora is looking to clinch but Hanak is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak tries to keep at a distance but Fietsora has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fietsora creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fietsora lands with a left to the head.
Fietsora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Fietsora drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanak lands a nice uppercut.
Hanak is trying to trip Fietsora. He has hold of a leg but Fietsora is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hanak persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fietsora is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanak is controlling him.
Fietsora preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanak won't allow Fietsora to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hanak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fietsora keeping moving, preventing Hanak from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fietsora moves forwards but Hanak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Hanak.
Good exchange - Hanak coming out on top.
Fietsora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fietsora tries to clinch but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak shoots and misses
and Fietsora counters with a big head kick but Hanak shrugs it off.
Fietsora is looking to clinch but Hanak is avoiding it.
Fietsora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fietsora wants to clinch up but Hanak keeps it at a distance.
Romulus Fietsora is winning the standup battle so far.
Fietsora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanak is out of range and Fietsora settles back down.
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 Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lukas Hanak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fietsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanak circles away.
Hanak gets tackled into the cage by Fietsora. Fietsora maintains the clinch.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Fietsora stalling in the clinch but Hanak improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fietsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanak's brow.
Fietsora lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora trying to control the position but instead, Hanak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fietsora into the cage.
Hanak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora takes a shot to the head.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
Fietsora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fietsora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
Hanak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fietsora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fietsora takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fietsora scores with a hook.
Fietsora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fietsora tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanak misses with a body shot.
Hanak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fietsora blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fietsora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fietsora scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanak should have avoided that one.
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!
Fietsora cracks Hanak with an open hand slap.
Hanak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanak misses with a body punch
and Fietsora counters with a low kick, right behind Hanak 's knee.
Fietsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanak looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hanak gets tackled into the cage by Fietsora. Fietsora maintains the clinch.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanaks head.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Fietsora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Hanak blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanak.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romulus Fietsora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Fietsora controls his hands.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hanak.
Lukas Hanak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanak cracks Fietsora with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanak working aggressively here.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but Fietsora avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romulus Fietsora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fietsora or not.
Hanak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanak working aggressively here.
Fietsora blocking some punches.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fietsora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but Fietsora avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fietsora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanak looking for a takedown.
Fietsora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanak misses with some punches.
Hanak misses with the head strike.
Hanak has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Fietsora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fietsora, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Fietsora!
A relieved looking Romulus Fietsora thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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