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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 1600 p4p, 1748 weight class) and Stratton Hartford (ranked 199 p4p, 214 weight class). Hartford is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outshined. Stratton Hartford will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 21 - 17 - 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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartford.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses.
Bispen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hartford throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Hartford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bispen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartford blocks a jab.
Hartford looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Bispen misses
and Hartford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bispen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Hartford throws a poor cross that misses
and Bispen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartford scores with a head kick.
Hartford lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Hartford avoids them all with ease.
Bispen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hartford throws a solid leg kick but Bispen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hartford.
Hartford misses with a head kick.
Hartford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Bispen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford throws a sloppy head kick and Bispen moves out of range easily.
Hartford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bispen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bispen if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Bispen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartford looks to land a combination but Bispen avoids it well.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen throws a chopping leg kick but Hartford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bispen misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Hartford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartford avoids the head kick by Bispen.
Hartford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a leg kick
and Bispen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispen misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Hartford.
Hartford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bispen.
Hartford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bispen throws out the jab.
Hartford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Hartford.
Bispen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bispen is looking to chop away at Hartford's legs.
Hartford lands a front kick.
Hartford throws a body punch but Bispen moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Bispen.
Hartford throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hartford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bispen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body
and Bispen counters with a low kick, right behind Hartford 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen avoids the head kick by Hartford.
Bispen with a nice calf kick.
Bispen digs a good hook to Hartford's body.
Hartford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Hartford lands with a cross.
Hartford throws a front kick that sends Bispen stumbling back into the cage.
Hartford lands with an uppercut that bounces Bispen off the cage and back into range.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Hartford.
A head kick misses from Hartford.
Bispen throws a quick counter head kick but Hartford was just out of range.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body
and Bispen counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bispen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body
and Bispen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bispen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartford momentarily.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford missing with a left hand there. Bispen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bispen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartford counters with a thumping low kick.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford tried to score with a low kick but Bispen checks it.
As Hartford backs away, Bispen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hartford throws a hook but Bispen avoids it easily.
Bispen blocks a head kick by Hartford.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Hartford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Bispen does no damage.
Hartford scores with a nice body kick.
Hartford scoring well with a low kick there.
Bispen scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bispen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hartford stuns Bispen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bispen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Hartford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartford misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartford as he connects with a hook.
Bispen blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Hartford misses
and Bispen counters with a left and a right that stings Hartford.
Hartford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bispen throws out the jab.
Hartford misses the body punch
and Bispen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bispen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bispen throws an overhand right that lands on Hartford's shoulder, as Hartford tries to avoid the shot.
Bispen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hartford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Bispen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartford misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses
and Bispen counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartford motions for Bispen to come forward. Hartford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford misses with a head kick.
Hartford is looking to land body kicks.
Bispen misses the jab.
Bispen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bispen.
Hartford misses with a combination
and Bispen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hartford throws out a leg kick but Bispen moves out of range and Hartford only half commits.
Hartford slips a jab and a cross from Bispen.
Hartford scores with a three punch combo!
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hartford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bispen throws a solid leg kick but Hartford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bispen.
Hartford blocks a jab.
Stratton Hartford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Hartford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartford scoring well with a low kick there.
Bispen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartford cracks Bispen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bispen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartford throws a body punch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Bispen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bispen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hartford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartford.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartford throws a head kick but Bispen moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bispen misses its target.
Hartford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bispen misses.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Hartford.
Bispen checks a leg kick.
Bispen misses with a two punch combination.
Hartford looks for the body kick but Bispen saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bispen. Hartford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bispen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hartford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Hartford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartford lands a nice looking body kick.
Hartford steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bispen. That one must have hurt.
Hartford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bispen's head.
Bispen lands a leg kick that knocks Hartford off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hartford misses with a body kick.
Hartford connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartford 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.
Bispen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Hartford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Hartford.
A leg kick checked by Bispen.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Hartford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bispen.
Hartford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bispen throws a leg kick but Hartford moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Bispen.
Hartford lands with a kick to the temple. Bispen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stratton Hartford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hartford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bispen. Bispen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartford looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
Bispen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartford.
Ivan Bispen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Hartford misses
and Bispen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartford throws a body kick that misses
and Hartford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bispen.
Hartford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bispen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bispen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartford.
Bispen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hartford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Hartford misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen slips under a jab from Hartford.
Hartford scores with a hook.
Bispen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters circling a little - Hartford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hartford throws a head kick but Bispen moves out of range.
Hartford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bispen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hartford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bispen throws a big counter combination but Hartford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford throws a front kick that sends Bispen stumbling back into the cage.
Bispen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hartford's head backwards.
Hartford throws out a leg kick but Bispen moves out of range and Hartford only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Bispen misses the target.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bispen checks a leg kick.
Stratton Hartford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford throws a head kick that Bispen semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartford throws out a loose jab but Bispen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hartford.
Bispen misses with a wild body shot.
Hartford blocks a head kick by Bispen.
Hartford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bispen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartford slips under a jab.
Hartford misses with a combination
and Bispen counters with a series of strikes. Hartford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hartford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hartford lands with a cross.
Bispen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Hartford as he checks the leg kick.
Ivan Bispen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Hartford both land. Nice combination.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bispen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartford shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bispen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hartford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bispen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hartford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bispen.
Hartford cracks Bispen with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Bispen.
Hartford throws a shot from downtown. Bispen moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bispen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartford.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hartford with a hook.
Hartford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bispen.
Hartford is looking to land body kicks.
Bispen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bispen loads up on a big right hand but Hartford slips the punch.
Hartford scores with a head kick.
Bispen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartford scores with a sloppy right hand. Bispen should have avoided that one.
Hartford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hartford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bispen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stratton Hartford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartford 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 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stratton Hartford!
Stratton Hartford 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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energy
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