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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 1484 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 185 p4p, 140 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hallbjornsson's choice of entrance music: Herr Mannelig. On his way into the cage it seems that Bartholomew Bainbridge has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bartholomew Bainbridge seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bainbridge misses with the combination.
Hallbjornsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bainbridge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Hallbjornsson misses
and Bainbridge counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hallbjornsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hallbjornsson defending well as Bainbridge loads up on a big left hand.
Bainbridge tries to clinch
and Hallbjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bainbridge misses with a combination
and Hallbjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab.
Hallbjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson blocks a head kick by Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson looks to land a right hand but Bainbridge moved out of range.
Bainbridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bainbridge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bainbridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bainbridge misses with a kick to the body.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Hallbjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a big shot that misses.
Bainbridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson misses with a looping right.
Hallbjornsson tries to score with a low kick but Bainbridge moves his leg out of the way.
Bainbridge closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bainbridge's knee momentarily.
Bainbridge scores with a body shot.
Bainbridge throws a right and a left that Hallbjornsson avoids nicely.
Bainbridge throws a right hand that Hallbjornsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hallbjornsson also avoids with ease.
Bainbridge lands a high kick!
Bainbridge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallbjornsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallbjornsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bainbridge is looking to score with low kicks.
Bainbridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hallbjornsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bainbridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartholomew Bainbridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Bainbridge is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallbjornsson! But no joy.
Hallbjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bainbridge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hallbjornsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Hallbjornsson misses.
Hallbjornsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bainbridge in the body.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook.
Hallbjornsson takes a swing at Bainbridge's ribcage but misses.
Bainbridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bainbridge feints a jab promting Hallbjornsson to slip. Bainbridge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hallbjornsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bainbridge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallbjornsson can pounce on him.
A combination from Bainbridge does no damage.
Hallbjornsson throws out a counter right but Bainbridge avoids it with no problem.
Bainbridge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hallbjornsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Hallbjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bainbridge scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bainbridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hallbjornsson scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Bainbridge tenderised Hallbjornsson's leg. Hallbjornsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bainbridge lands a head shot.
Bainbridge blocks a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson tries to work over Bainbridge's front leg with a kick but Bainbridge checks it.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallbjornsson avoids the body shot from Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson blocks a head kick by Bainbridge.
The fighters circling - Hallbjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook. Bainbridge ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Hallbjornsson.
Bainbridge scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallbjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson misses with a straight right.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
Bainbridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Hallbjornsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bainbridge lands with a hook. Hallbjornsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick but Bainbridge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bainbridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bainbridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Hallbjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bainbridge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that half lands.
Bainbridge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallbjornsson has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Bainbridge dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bainbridge moves away from the strike by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.
Bainbridge misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson is looking to land body kicks.
Hallbjornsson avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallbjornsson. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallbjornsson blocks a head kick by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hallbjornsson's head.
Hallbjornsson missing with a left hand there. Bainbridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartholomew Bainbridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hallbjornsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge throws a series of punches but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
We've been informed that Hallbjornsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bainbridge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bainbridge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallbjornsson can do to turn this around?
Bainbridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bainbridge digs a good hook to Hallbjornsson's body.
Bainbridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallbjornsson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bainbridge misses the target.
Bainbridge tries to clinch there but Hallbjornsson circles away.
Bainbridge walks into a straight right hand from Hallbjornsson.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bartholomew Bainbridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Bainbridge with a nice cross.
Bainbridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallbjornsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bainbridge is wise to it.
Hallbjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallbjornsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hallbjornsson dodges the punch combination from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hallbjornsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hallbjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallbjornsson misses with a looping right.
Bainbridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallbjornsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hallbjornsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bainbridge is out of range.
Hallbjornsson throws a body kick that misses.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallbjornsson misses with a looping left.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
Bainbridge moves out of range of the strikes.
Bainbridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallbjornsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bainbridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bainbridge backing away here, and Hallbjornsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bainbridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bainbridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallbjornsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hallbjornsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bainbridge at a distance.
Hallbjornsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bainbridge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallbjornsson can pounce on him.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bainbridge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hallbjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bainbridge is looking for a counter combo.
Hallbjornsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bainbridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallbjornsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bainbridge tries to clinch up but Hallbjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bainbridge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hallbjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bainbridge scores with a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hallbjornsson throws a body punch but Bainbridge moves out of range.
Bainbridge appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bainbridge throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bainbridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson catches Bainbridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hallbjornsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bainbridge is looking for a counter combo.
Hallbjornsson avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bainbridge plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hallbjornsson digs a good body shot into Bainbridge's ribs.
Hallbjornsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bainbridge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bainbridge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
Hallbjornsson tries to score with a low kick but Bainbridge moves his leg out of the way.
Hallbjornsson swings for the body but Bainbridge moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bainbridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallbjornsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bainbridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hallbjornsson misses with a looping left.
Hallbjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hallbjornsson blocks a head kick by Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson digs a good body shot into Bainbridge's ribs.
Hallbjornsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallbjornsson.
A head kick by Bainbridge misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Bainbridge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hallbjornsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bainbridge's hands.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hallbjornsson throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Hallbjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bainbridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallbjornsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Bainbridge misses its target.
Bainbridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallbjornsson! But no joy.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Hallbjornsson moves out of range easily.
Hallbjornsson misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bainbridge rushes Hallbjornsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallbjornsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bainbridge blocks an uppercut.
Bainbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Bainbridge tries to throw a body punch but Hallbjornsson avoids it by throwing Bainbridge back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bainbridge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hallbjornsson looking to stall.
Bainbridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallbjornsson controls his hands.
Hallbjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bainbridge misses with a punch to the body.
Hallbjornsson tries to work over Bainbridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bainbridge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallbjornsson backwards.
Bainbridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallbjornsson controls his hands.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hallbjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Hallbjornsson.
Bainbridge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bainbridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bainbridge working aggressively here.
Hallbjornsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bainbridge controls his hands.
Bainbridge is leaning against Hallbjornsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bainbridge tries to work over Hallbjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallbjornsson lands a shoulder strike.
Hallbjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallbjornsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bainbridge's elbow.
Hallbjornsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hallbjornsson tries to stall but Bainbridge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hallbjornsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge pushes Hallbjornsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bainbridge on the inside.
Hallbjornsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bainbridge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hallbjornsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartholomew Bainbridge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bainbridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bainbridge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bainbridge.
A short right from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands with a left to the head.
Hallbjornsson prevents a body shot from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hallbjornsson or not.
Hallbjornsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bainbridge backwards.
Bainbridge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hallbjornsson stalls.
Hallbjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Bainbridge controls the action.
Bainbridge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bainbridge can't find room to land a body shot as Hallbjornsson controls the action.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bainbridge - that landed with a thud.
Hallbjornsson tries to stall but Bainbridge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hallbjornsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hallbjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallbjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hallbjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Hallbjornsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bainbridge lands a head kick!
Bainbridge throws a head kick but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut. Bainbridge saw that one coming.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Bainbridge is out of range.
Hallbjornsson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a jab-cross combination.
Hallbjornsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bainbridge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hallbjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.
Bainbridge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hallbjornsson just manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bainbridge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallbjornsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bainbridge misses with a double jab.
Hallbjornsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallbjornsson avoids the body shot from Bainbridge.
Hallbjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Bainbridge moves away and avoids it.
Adils Hallbjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallbjornsson throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Well Bainbridge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Bainbridge!
Bartholomew Bainbridge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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