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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorleif Sigmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallman comes to the cage accompanied by Mice and Gods. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 The Island, Marcus Hallman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thorleif Sigmarsson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sigmarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sigmarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hallman walks into a left hand.
Sigmarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallman manages to avoid it.
Sigmarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigmarsson misses with an uppercut.
Sigmarsson jabs Hallman right on the nose. Hallman blinks but takes it well.
Sigmarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallman wants to clinch up but Sigmarsson keeps it at a distance.
Sigmarsson lands a nice hook to Hallman's body. Hallman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hallman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sigmarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hallman under the eye.
We've been hearing reports that Hallman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sigmarsson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sigmarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sigmarsson swings for the body but Hallman moves out of range.
Sigmarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hallman's head.
Hallman tries to clinch
and Sigmarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sigmarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Hallman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sigmarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sigmarsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hallman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sigmarsson connects with a right hand. Hallman shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallman avoids the body shot from Sigmarsson.
Nice shot lands for Sigmarsson.
Thorleif Sigmarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallman is just out of range.
Sigmarsson jabs Hallman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sigmarsson throws a shot to the body.
Sigmarsson works the jab nicely.
Thorleif Sigmarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hallman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sigmarsson punishes Hallman's body with a nice straight punch.
Sigmarsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hallman backs up against the cage.
It looks like Marcus Hallman has been cut.
Hallman is breathing heavily.
Sigmarsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sigmarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hallman's hands.
Sigmarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallman has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallman staying out of range there.
Sigmarsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sigmarsson jabs Hallman right on the nose. Hallman blinks but takes it well.
Hallman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sigmarsson has his hands clasped together around Hallman's back. He's all about the action.
Sigmarsson tries to get to full guard but Hallman has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigmarsson has his hands clasped together around Hallman's back. He's all about the action.
Sigmarsson is not content to let Hallman control the position.
Sigmarsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hallman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson wants to improve his position but Hallman is controlling well.
Sigmarsson is positioning himself well to prevent Hallman advancing to mount.
Sigmarsson is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sigmarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigmarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorleif Sigmarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hallman'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.
Sigmarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sigmarsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hallman walks into a stiff left hand from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sigmarsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hallman shoots for a double leg takedown but Sigmarsson sprawls well. He's pushed Hallman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sigmarsson cracks Hallman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sigmarsson thuds a left hand into Hallman's body.
Sigmarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sigmarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigmarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hallman off the cage and back into range.
Sigmarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hallman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sigmarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hallman in his tracks.
Hallman takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigmarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sigmarsson connects with the punch.
Sigmarsson lands the left hand.
Sigmarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hallman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigmarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sigmarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigmarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallman.
Sigmarsson lands an overhand right.
Donk. Sigmarsson catches Hallman right on the button with a cross.
Hallman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigmarsson connects with a right hand. Hallman shakes it off.
Sigmarsson misses with an uppercut
and Hallman counters with a big head kick but Sigmarsson shrugs it off.
Marcus Hallman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hallman defending well as Sigmarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Sigmarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sigmarsson clinches.
Hallman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sigmarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hallman up against the cage.
Sigmarsson lands an uppercut.
Sigmarsson leaning against his opponent.
Sigmarsson is leaning against Hallman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson lands a right hand.
Sigmarsson has Hallman pushed against the cage.
Sigmarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigmarsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sigmarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sigmarsson lands a right hand.
Sigmarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hallman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sigmarsson stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thorleif Sigmarsson.
Nice straight punches there by Sigmarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sigmarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorleif Sigmarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hallman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hallman slips a jab from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hallman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sigmarsson lands with a right hand.
Hallman slips a jab from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigmarsson. Hallman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sigmarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallman counters with a big head kick but Sigmarsson shrugs it off.
Sigmarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigmarsson lands with a good body shot.
Sigmarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sigmarsson lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sigmarsson. That snapped Hallman's head back.
Sigmarsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Sigmarsson misses.
Hallman avoids the body shot from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson throws a series of punches but Hallman moves out of range.
Hallman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigmarsson.
Hallman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sigmarsson sprawls well. Sigmarsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hallman gets slowly back to his feet.
Sigmarsson throws a hook to the side of Hallman's head but Hallman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigmarsson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson connects with a body shot that sends Hallman's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Sigmarsson misses its intended target.
Hallman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hallman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigmarsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sigmarsson missing with a left hand there. Hallman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sigmarsson cracks Hallman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sigmarsson takes a swing at Hallman's ribcage but misses.
Sigmarsson connects with a body shot that sends Hallman's belly button to the back.
Hallman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hallman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hallman's head.
Hallman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sigmarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hallman scrambles back to his feet.
Hallman walks into a straight right hand from Sigmarsson.
Hallman is rocked!
Hallman staying out of range there.
Hallman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Sigmarsson.
Oh Hallman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigmarsson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Hallman is looking to close the distance but Sigmarsson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Hallman crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Hallman is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Thorleif Sigmarsson!
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