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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 2072 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 299 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bainbridge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Bainbridge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Bainbridge counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bainbridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Bainbridge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bainbridge slips a jab from Hunt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bainbridge.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bainbridge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hunt manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bainbridge. That's going to slow Hunt down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bainbridge lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Bainbridge throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Bainbridge's head.
A head kick by Bainbridge misses
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bainbridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Bainbridge misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bainbridge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunt just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bainbridge connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bainbridge.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Bainbridge sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Bainbridge misses its target.
Bainbridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bainbridge lands a right hand.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Bainbridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Bainbridge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bainbridge.
Bainbridge breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Bainbridge down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bainbridge.
Bainbridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Bainbridge missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bainbridge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bainbridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Bainbridge avoids it well.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Bainbridge is wise to it.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bainbridge throws a shot to the body.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bainbridge.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt'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.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Bainbridge avoids it well.
A low kick from Bainbridge is predictable there
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bainbridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Bainbridge moves his leg out of the way.
Bainbridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
Hunt counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bainbridge's head.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Bainbridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Bainbridge's head back.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bainbridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Bainbridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Bainbridge lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bainbridge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bainbridge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bainbridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Bainbridge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bainbridge is looking to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Bainbridge moves out of range.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Bainbridge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bainbridge is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bainbridge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Bainbridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Bainbridge.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Bainbridge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bainbridge manages to avoid it.
Bainbridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bainbridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Bainbridge avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bainbridge lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bainbridge is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Bainbridge moved away.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Bainbridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Bainbridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bainbridge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Bainbridge blocks the leg kick.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bartholomew Bainbridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bainbridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Bainbridge's body. Bainbridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bainbridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge lands a right hand.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bainbridge lands a body punch.
Bainbridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bainbridge fails to land.
Bainbridge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Bainbridge controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Bainbridge breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Bainbridge's head back.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bainbridge.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bainbridge avoids a kick to the body.
As Hunt looks to move away, Bainbridge throws a big counter combo but Hunt just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Bainbridge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bainbridge avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Bainbridge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt wants to slow Bainbridge down by chopping away at his legs.
Bainbridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Bainbridge blocking some punches.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bainbridge backwards.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bainbridges head.
Bainbridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bainbridge breaks the clinch.
Bainbridge blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Crunch! Bainbridge slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Hunt slips a straight right by Bainbridge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Bainbridge misses the jab.
Bainbridge avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bainbridge is looking to clinch.
Hunt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hunt throws a body punch but Bainbridge moves out of range.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Bainbridge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Bainbridge jumps back.
It looked like Bainbridge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
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