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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hallvaldur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Program Message (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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288 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Hallvaldur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Program Message!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallvaldur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hallvaldur swats away the attempt to clinch by Message.
Message tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hallvaldur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Message looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Message displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallvaldur throws out the jab.
Hallvaldur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Message paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Message wants to clinch
and Hallvaldur counters by clinching up.
Message looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Message throws an elbow but misses.
Message throws an elbow that misses.
Hallvaldur has Message pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Message manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hallvaldur avoids a wild elbow strike from Message.
Message throws an elbow that misses.
Hallvaldur blocks an elbow strike.
Hallvaldur dodges an elbow strike from Message.
Message throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hallvaldur blocks the elbow strike.
Hallvaldur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hallvaldur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Message looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Message throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hallvaldur has hold of one of Message's legs. Message is fighting the takedown attempt but Hallvaldur gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hallvaldur passes Message's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hallvaldur is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Message still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Message has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Message throws an elbow but Hallvaldur slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hallvaldur tries to bench press Message off him but Message keeps the position.
Hallvaldur parries the strikes from Message easily there. Message is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hallvaldur to escape.
Message throws an elbow but Hallvaldur slips to the side and avoids it well.
Message in side control, throwing shots but Hallvaldur defends.
Hallvaldur is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Message is controlling him well.
Message working the ground and pound from side control.
Message misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Message postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hallvaldur tries to bench press Message off him but Message keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Message throws an elbow but Hallvaldur slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hallvaldur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Message.
Message misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hallvaldur is breathing heavily.
Message sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hallvaldur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Message working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Message seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Message working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hallvaldur struggling a bit here.
Message cracks Hallvaldur with a big elbow.
Hallvaldur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hallvaldur is working to avoid the ground and pound but Message connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Message seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hallvaldur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Message throws a strike aimed at the side of Hallvaldur's head but Hallvaldur avoids it well.
Message tries to score with some ground and pound. Hallvaldur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hallvaldur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Message in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Message crashes against the mat.
Message cracks Hallvaldur with a big elbow.
An elbow from Message crashes against the mat.
Hallvaldur is working to avoid the ground and pound but Message connects with a decent elbow.
Message throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Message cracks Hallvaldur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Message looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hallvaldur is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallvaldur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Message.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallvaldur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Message.
Message tries to score with some ground and pound. Hallvaldur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Message misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hallvaldur taking a bit of punishment here - Message scoring with strikes.
Hallvaldur tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Message wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hallvaldur defending against the ground and pound.
Message working the ground and pound from side control.
Message tries to score with some ground and pound. Hallvaldur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hallvaldur parries the strikes from Message easily there. Message is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hallvaldur to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Message working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Message working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Message seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Message.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Program Message dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Message gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hallvaldur blocks the elbow strike.
Message pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Message keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hallvaldur's efforts to push away.
Message misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallvaldur is looking to control Message's arms but Message gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hallvaldur has his back to the cage.
Hallvaldur is trying to trip Message. He has hold of a leg but Message is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hallvaldur persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hallvaldur's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hallvaldur trying to control the position from guard on top but Message is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Message has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hallvaldur has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallvaldur blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Message just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hallvaldur's brow.
Message throws an elbow that misses.
Hallvaldur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hallvaldur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Message creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Message misses with an elbow strike.
Hallvaldur pulls Message into guard.
Message throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Program Message has got the better of the ground game so far.
Message in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Message with a flurry of punches that miss.
Message working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallvaldur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Message missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Message loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Message is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallvaldur has wrist control.
Message trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Message accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Message throwing strikes from guard but Hallvaldur blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Message working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Message throws a big elbow that misses.
Message is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallvaldur has wrist control.
Message working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Message is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallvaldur has wrist control.
Message throws a big right hand that misses.
Hallvaldur wants to sweep here but Message controlling him for the moment.
Message is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallvaldur has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Message postures up in Hallvaldur's guard and throws a big left but Hallvaldur blocks it.
Hallvaldur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Message must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Message cracks Hallvaldur with a solid left hand.
Hallvaldur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Message.
Message missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Message trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Message with a flurry of punches that miss.
Message postures up in Hallvaldur's guard and throws a big left but Hallvaldur blocks it.
Message chips away with some ground and pound.
Message is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallvaldur has wrist control.
Message scoring with punches to the head and body.
Message throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Message's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Message is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallvaldur has wrist control.
Message missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Message landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Message accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Message postures up in Hallvaldur's guard and throws a big left but Hallvaldur blocks it.
Hallvaldur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Message.
Hallvaldur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hallvaldur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Message.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Message throwing strikes but missing.
Message with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Program Message showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Message tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallvaldur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Message is looking to clinch but Hallvaldur is avoiding it.
Hallvaldur thows a body shot but no joy.
Message tries to clinch
and Hallvaldur counters with a one-two to the body.
Message tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallvaldur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Message tries to clinch but Hallvaldur is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallvaldur looks to land a combination but Message avoids it well.
Message avoids the body shot from Hallvaldur.
Message wants to clinch
and Hallvaldur counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hallvaldur.
Message trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hallvaldur trying to control but Message is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Hallvaldur.
Message tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallvaldur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Message ducks under a wild hook from Hallvaldur.
Hallvaldur keeps the fight on the outside.
Message is looking to clinch but Hallvaldur is avoiding it.
Message wants to clinch but Hallvaldur slips to the side
and Hallvaldur counters with a one-two to the body.
Hallvaldur fails to land with a series of punches.
Message is looking to clinch but Hallvaldur is avoiding it.
Message moves in looking to clinch but Hallvaldur pushes him off.
Message tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallvaldur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Message tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallvaldur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hallvaldur tries to clinch up.
Message tries to clinch but Hallvaldur is having none of it.
Message darts in trying to clinch
and Hallvaldur counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Message tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Message is looking for a sweep.
Hallvaldur working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hallvaldur tries to move to mount but Message blocks the move with his legs.
Message wants to get back to his feet but Hallvaldur drags him back down.
Hallvaldur wants to control but Message is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Hallvaldur wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Message tries to clinch but Hallvaldur is having none of it.
Hallvaldur is looking to clinch.
Program Message is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Message moves in looking to clinch but Hallvaldur pushes him off.
Hallvaldur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Message fails in his attempt to clinch.
Message closes the distance looking to clinch
so Hallvaldur counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hallvaldur wants to control from the top but Message keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Hallvaldur.
Message tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hallvaldur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Message moves to clinch but Hallvaldur breaks away
and Hallvaldur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallvaldur avoids a wild elbow strike from Message.
Hallvaldur manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallvaldur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Message really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hallvaldur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Message working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Message is in close to Hallvaldur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hallvaldur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Message accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Message trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Message scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hallvaldur 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallvaldur is working hard here to advance position.
Adam Hallvaldur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Program Message is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Message slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Hallvaldur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Message has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Program Message!
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mgr
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