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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 1796 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Jon Christ (ranked 267 p4p, 215 weight class). Ivan Bispen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispen tries to bum rush Christ with a series of wild strikes but Christ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bispen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Christ backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Bispen connects with a jab.
Bispen slips a jab from Christ.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bispen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bispen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bispen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Bispen misses its target.
Decent striking displayed by Bispen there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
Bispen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Christ there.
Bispen with a nice cross.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ lands a really nice looking cross but Bispen seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Bispen.
Bispen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Bispen needs to keep his hands up - Christ had a free shot at his head there.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bispen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Bispen lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Christ misses with a hook
and Bispen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ misses with a right hand
and Bispen counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Christ misses.
Bispen moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ slips under a jab from Bispen.
Christ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bispen lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bispen lands a right hook to the body.
Christ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ throws a hook but Bispen avoids it easily.
Bispen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Bispen lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bispen. That snapped Christ's head back.
Bispen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen slips a jab from Christ.
Christ takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Christ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bispen throws out the jab.
Bispen scores with the left hand. Christ knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ unleashes a big counter combination but Bispen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bispen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christ's hands.
Bispen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Bispen.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Bispen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bispen scores with a nice strike.
Bispen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bispen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Christ slips a jab from Bispen.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bispen.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen misses the jab.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Bispen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bispen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bispen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bispen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bispen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bispen looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Ivan Bispen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Bispen misses.
A big left from Bispen misses.
A big right from Bispen misses.
Bispen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Bispen misses the target.
Bispen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Christ's cut.
That's time! Bispen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Bispen.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bispen was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ swinging wildly here.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Bispen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Bispen off the cage and back into range.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Bispen misses with a body shot
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Bispen misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Bispen throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Bispen misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen scores with a body shot.
Bispen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christ at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivan Bispen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bispen throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Bispen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bispen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bispen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bispen misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Bispen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bispen.
A little feinted left hand from Bispen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christ has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bispen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
The crowd cheers as Christ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bispen doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Bispen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Christ might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bispen has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Bispen saw that one coming.
Bispen cracks Christ with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Christ finds it's target.
Christ misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Bispen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bispen jabs Christ right on the nose. Christ blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Bispen. Those never looked like landing.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
Christ misses with a double jab.
Bispen misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Christ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Bispen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Bispen slips under a jab.
Bispen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bispen catches Christ right on the button with a cross.
Bispen throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Christ throws a series of punches but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Bispen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bispen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bispen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christ.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Bispen misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
Bispen slips under a jab from Christ.
Christ slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ connects with a body shot that sends Bispen's belly button to the back.
Bispen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bispen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bispen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
A combination from Bispen does no damage.
Bispen moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Christ misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bispen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bispen throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
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 Ivan Bispen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Christ's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bispen throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
Bispen takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Bispen.
Bispen blocks a jab.
Bispen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Bispen moved out of range nicely.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Bispen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Bispen.
Christ slips a jab from Bispen.
Bispen misses with a hook.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Bispen moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ scores with a hook.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Christ moves out of range.
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bispen, as that shot connected.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
Christ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bispen throws out the jab.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bispen in his tracks.
Bispen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bispen scores with a one two! Christ had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Christ looks to land a combination but Bispen avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Bispen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Christ looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bispen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Bispen misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
Bispen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christ.
It looks like Ivan Bispen has been cut.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Bispen slips the punch.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Bispen misses with a left hand
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bispen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Bispen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen misses with a straight right.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Bispen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ivan Bispen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bispen staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Bispen finds it's target.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Christ digs a good hook to Bispen's body.
Christ misses with a hook.
Bispen slips under a jab from Christ.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bispen.
Bispen cracks Christ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bispen moves away.
Bispen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ moves out of range as Bispen strikes.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ moves away from the strike by Bispen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Jon Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bispen sprawling to the canvas! Bispen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Christ finish him?!
Christ misses with an uppercut.
Bispen scores with a decent looking hook.
Bispen scores with a jab to the head.
Bispen cracks Christ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bispen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bispen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bispen duly obliges.
Christ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bispen.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Christ.
Well Bispen 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Bispen!
A relieved looking Ivan Bispen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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