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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich von Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Friedrich von Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
von Hayek looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bob tries to bum rush von Hayek with a series of wild strikes but von Hayek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friedrich von Hayek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Hayek throws a big shot that misses.
von Hayek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from von Hayek misses its intended target.
Bob misses with the combination.
von Hayek misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from von Hayek.
Nice shot by Bob.
von Hayek misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob throws a good cross that connects.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from von Hayek.
Bob throws a series of punches but von Hayek moves out of range.
Bob scores with a head kick. von Hayek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Friedrich von Hayek has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts von Hayek, as that shot connected.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from von Hayek.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Hayek. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob slaps away a takedown attempt from von Hayek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
von Hayek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
von Hayek is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow von Hayek down.
von Hayek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
von Hayek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob stalks von Hayek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into von Hayek's face. von Hayek staggers backwards, shaken.
Bob lands the left hand.
Bob is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bob lands a left and a right that send von Hayek crashing to the mat, dazed. Bob thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Hayek or not.
von Hayek takes a shot to the head.
Bob with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by von Hayek as Bob tries to tie him up.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friedrich von Hayek's cut is getting worse.
von Hayek is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bob's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by von Hayek as Bob tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Bob is trying to work for a single leg takedown but von Hayek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
von Hayek letting Bob take a breather here.
von Hayek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of von Hayek backwards.
von Hayek is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bob.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bob is trying to maintain a safe position but von Hayek gets an underhook and turns Bob into the ropes.
Bob tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from von Hayek.
von Hayek misses with the head strike.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. von Hayek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob scores with a knee to the head.
von Hayek avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Hayek or not.
Bob lands a knee to the body.
von Hayek being controlled against the ropes.
Bob lands a left hand.
Bob dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
von Hayek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob taking a breather.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and von Hayek avoids it.
von Hayek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Hayek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
von Hayek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bob.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
von Hayek has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
von Hayek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob lands a knee to the body.
Bob looking to slow down the pace here.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
von Hayek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. von Hayek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob is pushing von Hayek up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for von Hayek.
von Hayek letting Bob take a breather here.
A short left from Bob.
Bob tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob lands a left hand.
von Hayek tries to score a body lock takedown but Bob shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
von Hayek gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bob regains guard.
Bob controlling the position.
Bob utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bob pulls von Hayek in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich von Hayek's cut.
That's time! von Hayek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
von Hayek misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
von Hayek throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from von Hayek.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
von Hayek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob scores with a one two! von Hayek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bob moves away from the strike by von Hayek.
A big right from von Hayek misses.
von Hayek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jim Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
von Hayek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob lands with a nice combination. von Hayek backs away looking to recover.
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a nice head kick!
Bob plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
von Hayek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bob looks to land a combination. von Hayek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
von Hayek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck von Hayek on the side of the head.
Bob throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bob scores with a four punch combination!
Friedrich von Hayek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
von Hayek tries to keep at a distance but Bob has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Bob is working von Hayek over against the ropes.
Bob stalling in the clinch but von Hayek improves position.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. von Hayek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bob.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Bob lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
von Hayek lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Bob stalling in the clinch but von Hayek improves position.
Bob lands a knee to the head.
von Hayek is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob is leaning against von Hayek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
von Hayek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
von Hayek is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
von Hayek scores with a shoulder strike.
von Hayek lands a hook that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
von Hayek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Bob.
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from von Hayek fails to land.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
von Hayek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Bob.
Bob lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
Bob is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
von Hayek looking to stall.
von Hayek wants a takedown.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Hayek is defending well for now.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of von Hayek backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from von Hayek.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
von Hayek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by von Hayek as Bob tries to tie him up.
von Hayek managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob throws an elbow but it misses.
von Hayek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The referee calls for von Hayek to work.
Bob tries to stall but von Hayek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
von Hayek scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
von Hayek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
von Hayek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
von Hayek misses with a hook from the clinch.
von Hayek stalling in the clinch but Bob improves position.
Bob looking to stall.
Jim Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
von Hayek lands with a right to the head.
von Hayek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for von Hayek.
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.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
von Hayek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from von Hayek - that landed with a thud.
von Hayek lands with a short shot to the head.
von Hayek holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bob digs a right hand underneath von Hayek's ribcage. von Hayek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
von Hayek wants to stall.
Bob is looking to control von Hayek's arms but von Hayek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bob has his back to the ropes.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and von Hayek avoids it.
Bob taking a breather.
Good body shot from von Hayek.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
von Hayek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for von Hayek.
von Hayek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from von Hayek.
von Hayek is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Bob can't fight it off and eventually von Hayek manages to take the fight to the floor. Bob looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
von Hayek trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Friedrich von Hayek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bob.
von Hayek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob moves out of range as von Hayek strikes.
No luck for von Hayek with that takedown attempt.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
von Hayek scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Hayek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob misses with the combination.
von Hayek throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
von Hayek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Hayek looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
von Hayek lands a slapping body shot.
von Hayek misses with a body shot.
von Hayek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jim Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob thuds his right hand into von Hayek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
von Hayek misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Bob.
von Hayek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Hayek's calf.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bob!
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob lands a body shot.
Bob takes the fight into the clinch.
von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Bob tries a knee to the head but von Hayek blocks it.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from von Hayek - that landed with a thud.
Bob is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but von Hayek blocks it with crossed arms.
von Hayek gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
von Hayek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Hayek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
von Hayek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob pressing his opponent against the ropes.
von Hayek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
von Hayek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but von Hayek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
von Hayek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
von Hayek pushes Bob back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but von Hayek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
von Hayek presses Bob against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bob wants to stall.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but von Hayek is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
von Hayek lands a shoulder strike.
von Hayek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
von Hayek lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
von Hayek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bob is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Hayek or not.
Bob is looking to control von Hayek's arms but von Hayek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bob has his back to the ropes.
von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
von Hayek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob works on von Hayek's body with a couple of short punches.
Bob connects with a nasty looking knee right to von Hayek's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Bob.
Bob gets underhooks to prevent von Hayek's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich von Hayek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
von Hayek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
von Hayek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob stalling in the clinch.
von Hayek taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
von Hayek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
von Hayek trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed von Hayek into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for von Hayek.
Friedrich von Hayek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob looking to slow down the pace here.
von Hayek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but von Hayek avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
von Hayek is trying to stall.
von Hayek takes an elbow to the forehead.
von Hayek lands with a right to the head.
Bob just leaning against von Hayek, taking a breather.
von Hayek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Bob blocking some punches.
von Hayek throws a head punch that misses.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
von Hayek lands an uppercut.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Hayek is defending well for now.
Jim Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob misses with an elbow strike.
Bob tries a knee to the head but von Hayek blocks it.
von Hayek lands a body shot in the clinch.
von Hayek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
von Hayek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
von Hayek has Bob pushed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bob winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob!
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