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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammund Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grammund Rider!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rider lands with a nice body punch.
Rider throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rider!
Rider digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy wants to slow Rider down by chopping away at his legs.
George Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rider lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rider moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Rider sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rider thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Rider scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy tries to clinch but Rider is having none of it.
Rider fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Rider moves out of range easily.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Rider closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Rider.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rider.
Rider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rider digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rider lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Rider scores with a four punch combination!
Rider lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rider shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rider tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Grammund Rider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rider slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rider lands a right hook to the body.
Rider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Rider ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rider closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rider connects with a body shot.
Rider moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rider scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rider scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to de liver by Rider. Beautiful body shot.
Rider works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Rider is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rider throws a combination. Hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rider looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rider scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Rider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rider lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Rider scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Rider.
Hardy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice combination there by Rider.
Rider scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands a right hook to the body.
Rider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rider scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rider stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Rider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rider throws a series of strikes that have Hardy backpedaling.
Rider scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rider lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
George Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Rider - just one landing.
Rider lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Rider shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rider seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grammund Rider dominated that round.
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.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Rider counters with a straight right hand.
Rider lands with a shot to the body.
Rider misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Rider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rider lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Rider fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rider moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rider shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rider is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hardy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Grammund Rider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Rider both land. Nice combination.
Rider lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Rider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rider looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rider lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rider lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Rider goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rider moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hardy was covering up waiting for the punch and Rider finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rider won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
Rider is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardy pushes Rider off looking to stand but Rider dives back in and keeps control.
Rider is taking a breather. Hardy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rider works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider controls the position from side control.
Hardy pushes Rider away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rider gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee asks Rider politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rider prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despite being in the dominant position, Grammund Rider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rider digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Rider works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rider scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grammund Rider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rider throws a combination. Hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Rider both land. Nice combination.
Rider gets the takedown into side control.
Rider connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Rider in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hardy to his feet.
Rider fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rider lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grammund Rider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rider lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rider scores with a punch to the head.
Rider throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rider bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grammund Rider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy seems a little lost for a moment, as Rider dominates the positioning.
Let's hope that Rider has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Grammund Rider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rider!
Rider lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Rider as he connects with a hook.
Rider stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rider does it's job there.
Rider sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rider shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rider works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rider is taking a breather. Hardy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Hardy pushes Rider off but Rider dives into side control.
Rider taking a breather here.
George Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is pushing Rider's head away, looking to escape. Rider manages to hold on to the position though.
Rider is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hardy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Grammund Rider has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rider has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grammund Rider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rider 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammund Rider!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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