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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 1152 p4p, 149 weight class) and Friedrich August Von Hayek (ranked 4585 p4p, 427 weight class). Mate Orsic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich August Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Hayek off the cage and back into range.
Orsic throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Von Hayek to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Hayek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Hayek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut there from Orsic.
Orsic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Hayek in his tracks.
Von Hayek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orsic swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Hayek.
Orsic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsic misses with a double jab
and Von Hayek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orsic is trying to maintain the position but Von Hayek is very close to passing his half guard.
Orsic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Hayek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Hayek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Hayek has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Orsic manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orsic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Hayek's guard.
Von Hayek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orsic drops back looking for a leg! Von Hayek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Hayek manages to kick Orsic off! Orsic jumps back into Von Hayek's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Von Hayek keeping full guard, as Orsic tries to pass.
Von Hayek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orsic is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic forces his way into half guard.
Von Hayek is trying to control but Orsic manages to pass to mount!
Orsic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Hayek is surviving well by controlling Orsic's body position as best he can.
Orsic working for a guillotine from mount but Von Hayek is in no mood to give up.
Von Hayek is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orsic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Von Hayek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Orsic has control of Von Hayek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Von Hayek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek wants to control but Orsic is having none of it.
Orsic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Hayek is surviving well by controlling Orsic's body position as best he can.
Von Hayek is desperately trying to improve his position but Orsic has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Hayek tries to lock up and control but Orsic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Orsic working for a guillotine from mount but Von Hayek is in no mood to give up.
Von Hayek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Orsic.
Von Hayek gets back to half guard.
Orsic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Von Hayek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orsic wants to pass the guard but Von Hayek is keeping the position.
Von Hayek wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Hayek keeps trying to improve his position.
Von Hayek controls Orsic momentarily but Orsic frees himself.
Orsic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Hayek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Hayek can't keep his opponent in guard - Orsic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orsic prevents Von Hayek from improving his position.
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 Mate Orsic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Von Hayek catches Orsic right on the button with a cross.
Von Hayek connects with a body shot that sends Orsic's belly button to the back.
Friedrich August Von Hayek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Hayek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orsics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsic moves away.
Orsic ducks right into an uppercut from Von Hayek.
Orsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Hayek.
Orsic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Hayek misses with a looping right.
Von Hayek throws the left hand but Orsic avoids the punch easily.
Orsic scores with a jab to the body.
Von Hayek ducks right into an uppercut from Orsic.
Jab from Orsic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Hayek takes a swing at Orsic's ribcage but misses.
Orsic throws a big shot that misses.
Von Hayek misses with a body shot.
Von Hayek connects with a body shot.
Von Hayek lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Hayek moves forwards but Orsic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Von Hayek forces Orsic back against the cage and clinches.
Orsic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orsic scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Hayek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orsic lands an uppercut.
Von Hayek throws a head punch that misses.
Von Hayek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orsic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Hayek backwards.
Von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Orsic.
Von Hayek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Hayek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orsic lands with a left to the head.
Orsic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Hayek.
Orsic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orsics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Hayek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orsic throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Hayek.
Orsic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Hayek momentarily.
Orsic takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
Orsic misses with a hook to the body
and Von Hayek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Hayek. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Hayek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Hayek moves away.
Mate Orsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Von Hayek misses with a body shot.
Orsic looks to throw the jab but Von Hayek is out of range.
Von Hayek lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
It looks like Orsic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Von Hayek swings for the body but Orsic moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orsic.
Von Hayek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orsic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Hayek throws a looping overhand right but Orsic ducks down to avoid it.
Orsic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orsic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Von Hayek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orsic rather than just go for the knockout.
Orsic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orsic misses with a hook.
Von Hayek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Hayek throws a looping overhand right but Orsic ducks down to avoid it.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orsic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsic scores with a hook to the body. Von Hayek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Hayek. That snapped Orsic's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek loads up on a big right hand but Orsic slips the punch.
Von Hayek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orsic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Hayek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Von Hayek lands.
Von Hayek tries to clinch
letting Orsic counter with a right hand.
Orsic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Hayek throws a lazy right hand but Orsic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Hayek looks to throw the jab but Orsic is out of range.
Orsic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Hayek manages to avoid it.
Orsic tests Von Hayek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orsic throws a jab when Von Hayek was well out of range.
Von Hayek misses with an uppercut. Orsic saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Hayek slips a straight right by Orsic.
Orsic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Hayek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orsic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Orsic moves out of range.
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 Mate Orsic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orsic scores with a body shot.
Von Hayek moves out of range of the strikes.
Orsic slips a jab from Von Hayek.
Orsic staying out of range there.
Orsic takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
Von Hayek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Hayek.
Von Hayek ducks under a wild hook from Orsic.
It seemed like Von Hayek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Hayek looks to land a right hand but Orsic moved out of range.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Von Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsic moves away.
Von Hayek throws a right and a left that Orsic avoids nicely.
Orsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Hayek moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Hayek.
Orsic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Von Hayek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orsic throws a jab when Von Hayek was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek defending well as Orsic loads up on a big left hand.
Von Hayek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Hayek shoots in but Orsic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orsic misses the shot to the body.
Von Hayek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orsic throws a hook but Von Hayek blocks it.
Orsic connects with a right hand. Von Hayek shakes it off.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Orsic moves away
and Orsic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orsic connects with a looping right hand.
Orsic throws a hook but Von Hayek avoids it easily.
Von Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsic.
Von Hayek loads up on a big right hand but Orsic slips the punch.
Von Hayek missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mate Orsic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Hayek moves in looking to clinch but Orsic pushes him off.
A big right from Orsic misses.
Orsic stuns Von Hayek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek connects with a body shot.
Orsic stuns Von Hayek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Orsic moves out of range.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Hayek.
Orsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Hayek was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsic.
A countering left hand to the body from Von Hayek misses.
Nice defenses there by Von Hayek.
Orsic takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
Von Hayek with a hook.
Orsic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Von Hayek under the eye.
Orsic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orsic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orsic throws an overhand right that lands on Von Hayek's shoulder, as Von Hayek tries to avoid the shot.
Orsic looks to throw the jab but Von Hayek is out of range.
Von Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Von Hayek misses.
Orsic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orsic digs a good body shot into Von Hayek's ribs.
A big left from Orsic misses.
Orsic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Hayek can do to turn this around?
Von Hayek swings for the body but Orsic moves out of range.
Orsic 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.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek throws a right hand that Orsic ducks under and follows up with a left that Orsic also avoids with ease.
Von Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsic.
Orsic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Hayek doesn't seem bothered though.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a body punch but Von Hayek moves out of range.
Orsic swings for the body but Von Hayek moves out of range.
Orsic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Von Hayek as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek ducks right into an uppercut from Orsic.
Orsic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Von Hayek misses.
Orsic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Hayek misses the shot to the body.
Orsic lands with a right hand.
Von Hayek tries to clinch up.
Von Hayek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orsic.
Von Hayek digs a good body shot into Orsic's ribs.
Von Hayek slips a straight right by Orsic.
Friedrich August Von Hayek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Hayek misses the jab.
Orsic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mate Orsic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orsic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mate Orsic!
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energy
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hype
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