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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedrich Hayek acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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139 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
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140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas More!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Friedrich Hayek!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More digs a good hook to Hayek's body.
Hayek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayek scores with a decent looking hook.
Hayek lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by More as he connects with a hook.
Hayek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. More looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayek moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayek throws a jab when More was well out of range.
More dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayek avoids the body shot from More.
More takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
More misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayek.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as More checks a leg kick.
Hayek drops his hands momentarily and More takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
More scores with a nice strike.
More scores with a body shot.
Hayek lands a high kick!
Some bone on bone action there as More checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hayek scores with a jab to the head.
More slips a straight right by Hayek.
More misses with a double jab.
More throws out a powerful jab.
Hayek slips a straight right by More.
More moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Friedrich Hayek has been cut.
Hayek throws a jab when More was well out of range.
Hayek misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayek misses with an uppercut.
Hayek throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as More lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayek doesn't seem phased though.
Hayek misses with a straight left.
More lands a nice looking body shot.
More lands a with a good body shot.
Hayek throws a jab but it's blocked by More.
Good work by Hayek as he checks the leg kick.
Hayek scores with a hook to the body. More takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
More avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
More displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayek throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
More takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
More misses with a low kick as Hayek jumps back.
More throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
More misses with a series of wild punches.
More slips under a jab from Hayek.
Hayek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
More fails to land with a series of punches.
More throws a right and a left that Hayek avoids nicely.
Hayek scores with a crisp jab that stopped More in his tracks.
Hayek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
More connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayek scores with a punch to the head.
More thows a left - swing and a miss!
More checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
More misses with a wild body shot.
Hayek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but More moves away.
Hayek scores with a shot to the body.
More gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hayek.
Hayek staying out of range there.
Hayek pivots, looking for a leg kick but More is out of range and Hayek settles back down.
More fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayek fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayek digs a good body shot into More's ribs.
Hayek throws a good cross that connects.
Hayek misses with a few strikes there.
More throws a leg kick but Hayek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
More on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from More misses.
Good standup being displayed there by More as he connects with a hook.
More defending well as Hayek loads up on a big left hand.
Hayek slips under a jab from More.
Hayek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayek misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
More pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
More is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayek.
Hayek scores with a sloppy right hand. More should have avoided that one.
Hayek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
More throws a good cross that connects.
More missing with a left hand there. Hayek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hayek misses.
More cracks Hayek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
More misses with a low kick.
More misses with a low kick.
Hayek throws a jab when More was well out of range.
More takes one to the side of the head.
Hayek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
More is breathing heavily.
More slips under a jab from Hayek.
Hayek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from More.
Hayek slips under a jab.
Hayek connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - More scores with a four punch combination!
More looks to throw the jab but Hayek is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayek.
Nice defenses there by Hayek.
Hayek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Hayek misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayek misses the target.
More scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayek is defended easily by More.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by More.
Hayek misses with a looping right.
More scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hayek cracks More with a good jab.
Hayek misses with a head kick.
Hayek fails with the takedown.
Hayek throws a lazy right hand but More sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
More misses with a body shot.
Hayek throws a lazy right hand but More sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hayek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Hayek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayek.
More throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hayek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayek slips a jab from More.
More throws out a loose jab but Hayek uses good head movement to avoid it.
More is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
More waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hayek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Hayek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Hayek's cut.
That's time! More's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
More waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hayek.
Nice defenses there by More.
More lands an overhand right.
More throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayek on the side of the head.
Hayek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
More moves out of range as Hayek strikes.
Hayek connects with a single shot there.
More throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
More throws a right hand that Hayek ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayek also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as More checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hayek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
More with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayek to score with a decent uppercut.
More gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
More pushes Hayek off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hayek looks to throw the jab but More is out of range.
More lands with a hook. Hayek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
More misses with a head kick.
Hayek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps More's head backwards.
More avoids the head kick by Hayek.
More looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hayek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hayek is breathing heavily.
Hayek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
More throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More controls Hayek momentarily but Hayek frees himself.
Hayek wants to stand but More is controlling his posture from full guard.
More preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
More is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More pushes Hayek off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - More throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayek misses with a looping left.
Hayek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from More finds it's way through Hayek's defenses.
Hayek misses with a looping left.
More takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayek shoots in and drives through. More sprawls well.
The fighters circling - More throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
More lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayek tries to move into range but More moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More throws an overhand right that lands on Hayek's shoulder, as Hayek tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from More.
Hayek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayek throws a jab when More was well out of range.
Hayek digs a good hook to More's body.
More lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayek blocks a head kick by More.
Friedrich Hayek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayek throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
Hayek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
More with a body punch. A glancing blow.
More cracks a nice hook into Hayek's ribs.
More pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayek is out of range and More settles back down.
More throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
More dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
More works Hayek's body with a nice hook.
Hayek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayek drops his hands momentarily and More takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
More ducks under a wild hook from Hayek.
More misses the jab.
More tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More connects with the punch.
Hayek looks to land a combination but More avoids it well.
More changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayek lands with a shot to the body.
Hayek thows a left - swing and a miss!
More lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayek circles away quickly and effectively.
More moves into range and connects with a jab.
More blocks a leg kick.
More paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
More connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for More.
Hayek moves out of range of the leg kick from More.
More slips under a jab.
Hayek throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
Hayek thows a body shot but no joy.
More works the jab nicely.
Hayek looks to throw the jab but More is out of range.
More throws a looping overhand right but Hayek ducks down to avoid it.
Hayek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
More looks to land a combination but Hayek avoids it well.
More comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
More keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by More.
More fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hayek checks it well.
Hayek looks to land a combination. More sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
More lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayek's head.
Hayek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
More lands a nice shot that snaps Hayek's head back.
Hayek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
More moves out of range of the body kick.
More throws a hook but Hayek avoids it easily.
Hayek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
More lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayek off the cage and back into rage.
Hayek looks to score with a jab to the body but More is just out of range.
A cross from More lands.
More comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
More lands a nice shot that snaps Hayek's head back.
Hayek moves out of range as More strikes.
Hayek ducks right into an uppercut from More.
More moves out of range of the body kick from Hayek.
Hayek needs to keep his hands up - More had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas More dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Hayek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
More slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donk. More catches Hayek right on the button with a cross.
More lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Hayek blocks the low kick.
Hayek thuds a left hand into More's body.
Hayek throws a body kick that misses.
Hayek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayek throws a big shot that misses.
Hayek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hayek throws a body punch but More moves out of range.
Hayek throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hayek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayek avoids the body shot from More.
More avoids the body shot from Hayek.
Hayek throws a jab but it's blocked by More.
Jab from Hayek.
Hayek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but More circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayek walks into a stiff left hand from More.
Hayek walks into a left hand.
Hayek checks a leg kick.
Hayek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
More looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
More listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hayek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
More thows a body shot but no joy.
More throws a leg kick but Hayek checks it.
Hayek throws a chopping leg kick but More manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
More looks to land a combination but Hayek avoids it well.
More keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayek.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayek.
More lands a nice looking body shot.
More takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayek walks into a left hand.
Hayek looks to land a combination. More sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
More throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayek on the side of the head.
Hayek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
More bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
More lands a jab-cross combination.
More scores with a nice head shot.
Hayek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
More lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body punch from More.
Hayek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by More.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
More tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
More moves away from the strike by Hayek.
Hayek waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract More.
Hayek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but More manages to avoid it.
Hayek misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
More scores with a body shot.
More cracks Hayek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hayek swings for the body but More moves out of range.
More lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
More lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
More connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
More throws a head kick but Hayek moves out of range.
Hayek throws a hook but More blocks it.
Hayek thows a body shot but no joy.
More smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hayek misses with a looping left.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as More lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayek doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayek is looking to score with low kicks.
More throws a one two combo.
More fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hayek avoids the body shot from More.
More lands a right hook to the body.
More is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayek.
Hayek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before More can pounce on him.
More connects with a crisp jab.
Hayek looks to land a combination but More avoids it well.
More scores with a jab to the head.
Hayek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hayek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from More.
More lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayek circles away quickly and effectively.
More gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hayek.
Hayek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hayek throws a hook but More avoids it easily.
Hayek scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from More.
More lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
More slips a jab from Hayek.
More misses with a straight left.
More takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
More lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by More.
More throws an overhand right that lands on Hayek's shoulder, as Hayek tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from More.
Hayek tries to score with a low kick but More moves his leg out of the way.
More misses with a hook. Hayek ducked under it nicely.
Hayek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
More looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayek is just out of range.
Hayek throws a hook but More blocks it.
More throws a looping overhand right but Hayek ducks down to avoid it.
More is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
More looks to throw the jab but Hayek is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as More blocks the leg kick.
Hayek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayek throws a low kick, looking for More's leg but More calmly moves out of range.
Hayek wants to land a leg kick but More is out of range.
More misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. More darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas More clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Hayek's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
More throws a solid leg kick but Hayek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at More.
Hayek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
More misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
More gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hayek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
More moves away from the strike by Hayek.
More looks to land a right hand but Hayek moved out of range.
More looks to land a combination but Hayek avoids it well.
More looks to throw the jab but Hayek is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from More.
Hayek lands a nice hook to More's body. More takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hayek ducks under a wild hook from More.
Hayek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
More checks a low kick from Hayek.
A slow jab from More misses its intended target.
Hayek throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hayek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Hayek.
A nice combination there by Hayek.
More misses with a looping left.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hayek connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayek swings for the body but More moves out of range.
More with a hook.
Hayek avoids the head kick by More.
More ducks under a wild hook from Hayek.
More throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayek tried to score with a low kick but More checks it.
More swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayek swings for the body but More moves out of range.
Hayek checks the leg kick.
More connects with the punch.
Hayek tries to work over More's front leg with a kick but More checks it.
Hayek swings for the body but More moves out of range.
Hayek misses with an attempted mid kick.
More just misses with a punch to the body.
More misses with a low kick as Hayek jumps back.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
More misses with a straight right.
More connects with a crisp jab.
Hayek swings for the body but More moves out of range.
Hayek's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hayek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Hayek misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
More lands with a hook. Hayek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
More avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
More uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayek.
More throws a leg kick that misses.
More looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hayek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
More jabs at Hayek's body.
Hayek moves away from the strike by More.
Hayek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
More throws a hook but Hayek blocks it.
More looks to land a left hand but Hayek moved out of range nicely.
Hayek throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
Hayek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayek connects with a right hand. More shakes it off.
More connects with a body shot.
Hayek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayek lands a jab to the nose.
More displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayek.
Hayek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but More was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
More scores with a three punch combo!
A big left from Hayek misses.
Hayek thows a left - swing and a miss!
More misses with a looping left.
More lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayek ducks under a wild hook from More.
More bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hayek's head.
A cross from More lands.
More misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Hayek blocks the low kick.
More connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayek slips under a jab.
Hayek misses with a looping right.
Hayek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hayek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
More misses with a straight left.
Hayek throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
More takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
More looks to land a combination. Hayek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hayek scores with a jab to the head.
Hayek fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More scores with a hook.
More uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayek.
More throws a leg kick that misses.
More is looking to slow Hayek down with leg kicks.
More walks into a stiff left hand from Hayek.
More uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayek.
More slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayek looks to land a right hand but More moved out of range.
Hayek looks to land a right hand but More moved out of range.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayek throws a hook but More avoids it easily.
More fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayek on the side of the head.
More lands a nice hook to Hayek's body. Hayek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hayek misses with a jab, cross combination.
More avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayek ducks right into an uppercut from More.
Hayek dodges the punch combination from More.
More lands with a shot to the body.
More sizes up Hayek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
More lands with a hook. Hayek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
More moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Friedrich Hayek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Hayek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayek walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Hayek.
Hayek tries to move into range but More moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hayek throws a hook to the side of More's head but More sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
More scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayek looks to throw the jab but More is out of range.
More showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayek.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayek.
More scores with a nice strike.
More throws an overhand right that lands on Hayek's shoulder, as Hayek tries to avoid the shot.
More thuds his right hand into Hayek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
More throws a body punch but Hayek moves out of range.
Hayek is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
More throws a head kick that misses.
More swings for the body but Hayek moves out of range.
Hayek throws a jab but it's blocked by More.
More uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayek.
Hayek throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayek tests More's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayek missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayek throws a leg kick but More moved away.
Hayek misses with a body shot.
More lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayek's head.
Hayek tries to move into range but More moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
More slips a straight right by Hayek.
Hayek misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Hayek blocks the low kick.
Hayek tries to work over More's front leg with a kick but More checks it.
More fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayek lands a glancing blow to the side of More's head.
Hayek throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
Hayek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
Hayek throws a head kick that misses.
More takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
More clobbers Hayek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayek misses with a looping left.
More uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayek.
Hayek missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from More does it's job there.
More fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayek throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by More as he checks the leg kick.
More throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayek checks a low kick from More.
Hayek needs to keep his hands up - More had a free shot at his head there.
Hayek looks to score with a jab to the body but More is just out of range.
More lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by More.
More connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
More cracks Hayek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by More.
More uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayek.
More scores with a jab.
More missing with a left hand there. Hayek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but More manages to avoid it.
Hayek misses with a body kick.
More 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.
More throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayek.
Hayek lands a jab to the head.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
More misses with a two punch combination.
More tests Hayek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayek blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Hayek.
Hayek thows a body shot but no joy.
More checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayek checks the leg kick.
More swings and misses with a hook to the body.
More works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and More is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Hayek.
Hayek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from More.
More misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayek misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Hayek.
Hayek slips under a jab.
Hayek moves out of range of the leg kick from More.
Good exchange - More coming out on top.
More misses with a hook.
Hayek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hayek throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily.
Hayek lands the left hand.
Hayek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and More is able to avoid easily.
Hayek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
More works Hayek's body with a nice hook.
Hayek throws a hook to the side of More's head but More sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and More has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from More and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
More walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
More steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayek.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and More has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from More and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hayek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. More sees it coming and avoids it easily.
More uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayek.
More 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.
More swings for the body but Hayek moves out of range.
Hayek throws an overhand right that lands on More's shoulder, as More tries to avoid the shot.
Hayek takes one to the chin there.
Hayek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from More.
Hayek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but More manages to avoid it.
Hayek misses with a hook. More ducked under it nicely.
Hayek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
More feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayek's calf.
Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by More.
Hayek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
More moves out of range of the strikes.
More rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas More showed his dominance in that final round.
I think More 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas More!
Thomas More retains his bantamweight title!
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