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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 962 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 132 p4p, 189 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 13 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttonen thuds his right hand into Bispen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anttonen. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anttonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bispen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anttonen tests Bispen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bispen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anttonen avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Anttonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Anttonen cracks Bispen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bispen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anttonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bispen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anttonen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anttonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anttonen throws a jab when Bispen was well out of range.
Anttonen scores with a nice body kick.
Anttonen feints and then cracks Bispen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bispen down.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Bispen scoring well with a low kick there.
Bispen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Anttonen there.
Anttonen wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
Anttonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bispen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anttonen ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Bispen lands a nice hook to Anttonen's body. Anttonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anttonen misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Anttonen.
Anttonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bispen.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Anttonen avoids them all with ease.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anttonen with the inside leg kick.
Bispen walks into a straight right hand from Anttonen.
Anttonen moves in looking to clinch but Bispen pushes him off.
Bispen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttonen slips under a jab.
Anttonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bispen throws a right and a left that Anttonen avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anttonen tries to clinch there but Bispen circles away.
Bispen misses with a right hand
and Anttonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Anttonen moved out of range.
Bispen lands a glancing blow to the side of Anttonen's head.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Anttonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anttonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anttonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bispen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anttonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bispen throws a hook but Anttonen blocks it.
Anttonen feints a counter leg kick.
Anttonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anttonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Anttonen is looking to clinch but Bispen is avoiding it.
Bispen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but Anttonen ducks down to avoid it.
Anttonen looks to land a right hand but Bispen moved out of range.
Bispen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bispen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Anttonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen tried to score with a low kick but Bispen checks it.
Bispen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anttonen scores with a hook.
Bispen avoids the head kick by Anttonen.
Bispen sizes up Anttonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anttonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Bispen misses with a wild combination.
Anttonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Anttonen gets a clinch.
Anttonen tries to work over Bispen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bispen lands a body punch.
Bispen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bispen pushes Anttonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bispen has a couple of punches blocked by Anttonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bispen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bispen fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Bispen swings wildly with an uppercut but Anttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bispen.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bispen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anttonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anttonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bispen's head backwards.
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Anttonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bispen throws a body punch but Anttonen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch lands to the side of Bispen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anttonen cracks Bispen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bispen slips under a jab from Anttonen.
Bispen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Bispen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anttonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bispen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bispen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anttonen.
Anttonen tries to clinch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anttonen! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Anttonen.
Anttonen staying out of range there.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Anttonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anttonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anttonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anttonen tries to clinch up but Bispen circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bispen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anttonen.
Bispen misses with a hook.
Anttonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bispen's sensitive parts.
Anttonen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anttonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anttonen misses with a hook. Bispen ducked under it nicely.
Bispen is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bispen throws a hook to the side of Anttonen's head but Anttonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anttonen connects with a right hand. Bispen shakes it off.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Anttonen moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Anttonen misses the target.
Bispen lands a glancing blow to the side of Anttonen's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anttonen. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anttonen.
Anttonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Anttonen slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen misses with a right hand
and Anttonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Anttonen clinches with his opponent.
Bispen lands with a left to the head.
Anttonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bispen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen is trying to maintain a safe position but Anttonen gets an underhook and turns Bispen into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anttonen's elbow.
Anttonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bispen throws the left hand but Anttonen avoids the punch easily.
Anttonen clinches up against the cage.
Anttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Anttonen.
Bispen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anttonen backwards.
Bispen tries to throw a body punch but Anttonen avoids it by throwing Bispen back against the cage.
Bispen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anttonen.
Bispen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bispen catches Anttonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Anttonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Anttonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bispen throws a hook but Anttonen avoids it easily.
Bispen loads up on a big right hand but Anttonen slips the punch.
Anttonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bispen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen misses with a left hand
and Anttonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bispen moves forwards but Anttonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bispen slips a jab and a cross from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands with an overhand left.
Bispen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anttonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Anttonen works the jab nicely.
Anttonen lands a jab to Bispen's midsection.
Anttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anttonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anttonen cracks a nice hook into Bispen's ribs.
Anttonen fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Bispen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anttonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bispen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bispen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anttonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bispen to score with a decent uppercut.
Bispen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anttonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Anttonen throws a counter combo.
Anttonen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen blocks a jab.
Anttonen looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bispen misses its target.
Anttonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Bispen ducks right into an uppercut from Anttonen.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Anttonen avoids them all with ease.
Anttonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bispen misses with a double jab.
Anttonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Anttonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bispen doesn't seem phased though.
Bispen swings widly with a right hand
and Anttonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bispen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anttonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anttonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Despite the aggression on Anttonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bispen dodges the punch combination from Anttonen.
Bispen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen throws a low kick but Bispen moves out of range easily.
Bispen misses with an uppercut
and Anttonen counters with a left and a right that stings Bispen.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Anttonen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Anttonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pallas Anttonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Anttonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Anttonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anttonen.
Anttonen works on Bispen's body with a couple of short punches.
Anttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anttonen digs a right hand into Bispen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bispen's gas tank.
Anttonen pushes Bispen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bispen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anttonen misses with a body punch.
Anttonen keeps control of Bispen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Anttonen.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Anttonen.
Nice body punch from Anttonen - that landed with a thud.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Bispen throws a poor cross that misses
and Anttonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen blocks a head kick by Anttonen.
A quick step to the side and Bispen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anttonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bispen if he has to take too many more of those.
Anttonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick lands for Anttonen.
Anttonen rushes Bispen and presses him up against the cage.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Bispen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anttonen with a nice cross.
Anttonen scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Anttonen.
Anttonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen tries to land a leg kick but Anttonen saw it coming and moves away.
Anttonen takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen misses with a body shot.
Bispen tries a low kick but Anttonen avoids it.
Anttonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Anttonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bispen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Anttonen. That snapped Bispen's head back.
Bispen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anttonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bispen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anttonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Bispen.
Anttonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Bispen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anttonen or not.
Anttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anttonen lands a body shot.
Bispen misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bispen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bispen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anttonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anttonen breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bispen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anttonen - the referee stops the clock and Bispen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anttonen. Bispen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anttonen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
Bispen defending well as Anttonen loads up on a big left hand.
Bispen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anttonen moves into range and clinches up with Bispen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bispen scores with a shot to the side of Anttonen's head.
Bispen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tries to break the clinch but Anttonen is controlling the position.
Bispen is trying to push Anttonen away but Anttonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anttonen.
Anttonen misses with a body punch.
Anttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bispen digs a right hand into Anttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anttonen's gas tank.
Anttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anttonen letting Bispen take a breather here.
Bispen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bispen tries to break free but Anttonen pushes him back against the cage.
Anttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bispen lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anttonen.
Bispen works on Anttonen's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pallas Anttonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anttonen 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pallas Anttonen!
After winning the bout, Pallas Anttonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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