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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigurmann Vignisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brian Robertson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sigurmann Vignisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vignisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vignisson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robertson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vignisson's head.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vignisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Vignisson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Robertson lands a jab to the nose.
Robertson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robertson lands a really nice looking cross but Vignisson seems unphased.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vignisson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Robertson fails to land.
Robertson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vignisson has him pressed against the cage.
Vignisson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Robertson tries a body shot but Vignisson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robertson avoiding damage as Vignisson throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vignisson.
Robertson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Vignisson.
Robertson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robertson lands a nice uppercut.
Vignisson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robertson avoiding damage as Vignisson throws knees to the body.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vignisson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Vignisson is pushing Robertson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Vignisson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Vignisson.
Robertson avoiding damage as Vignisson throws knees to the body.
Vignisson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Robertson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vignisson lands a good knee to the midsection. Robertson won't want to take too many of those.
Vignisson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robertson can't find room to land a body shot as Vignisson controls the action.
Vignisson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vignisson is keeping busy.
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brian Robertson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is looking to control Vignisson's arms but Vignisson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
Vignisson crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Robertson looks winded!
Robertson being controlled against the cage.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Vignisson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vignisson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurmann Vignisson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Robertson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robertson throws a right hand that Vignisson ducks under and follows up with a left that Vignisson also avoids with ease.
Vignisson moves into the clinch.
Robertson tries to circle away but Vignisson has him pinned against the cage.
Vignisson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Robertson can't find room to land a body shot as Vignisson controls the action.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Vignisson controlling the action here for a moment.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Vignisson stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vignisson obliges.
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vignisson tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
Vignisson crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Vignisson stalling against the cage.
Vignisson just leaning against Robertson, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
Robertson working hard to break the clinch.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vignisson.
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!
Vignisson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robertson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vignisson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Vignisson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robertson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Vignisson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Vignisson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Vignisson just leaning against Robertson, taking a breather.
Vignisson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vignisson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Sigurmann Vignisson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson trying to land knees to the body.
Vignisson trying to land knees to the body.
Vignisson misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Vignisson.
Vignisson lands a good knee to the midsection. Robertson won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vignisson stalling against the cage.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vignisson missing with knees to the body.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vignisson working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Vignisson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson just leaning against Robertson, taking a breather.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurmann Vignisson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Robertson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vignisson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vignisson crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Robertson breaks from the clinch.
Vignisson drives through and clinches with Robertson against the cage.
Vignisson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robertson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vignisson has double underhooks.
Vignisson prevents a body shot from Robertson.
Robertson letting Vignisson take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
Vignisson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robertson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vignisson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson can't break the clinch.
Robertson cracks Vignisson with a nice body shot.
Robertson tries to work over Vignisson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson can't find room to land a body shot as Vignisson controls the action.
Vignisson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Vignisson.
Vignisson looking to throw knees to the head but Robertson is blocking nicely.
That's two 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.
Robertson is looking to control Vignisson's arms but Vignisson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vignisson obliges.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robertson.
Vignisson is pushing Robertson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vignisson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Sigurmann Vignisson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robertson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vignisson misses with a knee to the head.
Robertson tries to work over Vignisson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
Vignisson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson stalling against the cage.
Robertson tries to circle away but Vignisson has him pinned against the cage.
Vignisson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robertson is trying to force a seperation but Vignisson has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robertson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brian Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vignisson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Vignisson.
Vignisson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurmann Vignisson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vignisson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurmann Vignisson!
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FIGHT
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