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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Hart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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260 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
255 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hart!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Prime tries to clinch up.
Hart throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Prime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hart.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart jabs at Prime's body.
Hart lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Hart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prime counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hart is controlling Prime's trapped leg to prevent Prime from advancing to side control.
Prime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is not content to let Prime control the position.
Prime not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prime is aware though and is defending well.
Prime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Prime is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Prime won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Prime!
Prime is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prime is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hart lands a big elbow.
Hart looking to secure an arm triangle but Prime defends it well.
Hart working for a submission but Prime is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to control but Prime wriggling away.
Prime is looking to improve his position but Hart isn't that keen on the idea.
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hart misses with a head shot.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prime is looking to improve his position but Hart isn't that keen on the idea.
Hart controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Prime working to try and regain half guard.
Hart cracks Prime with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Prime sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hart is looking to advance position but Prime won't allow it.
Prime is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart trying to control the action but Prime is working from the bottom.
Prime wants to get back to full guard but Hart has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
Prime bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Prime landing a few strikes.
Hart tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Prime presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Prime prevents Hart from getting the reversal.
optimus Prime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prime moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hart has worked his arm free - good work by Hart!
Hart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Prime off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Prime defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart looking to hold on to the position here but Prime rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Prime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hart manages to get himself to full guard.
Prime stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Prime wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Prime thows a big elbow that misses.
Prime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Prime is proving a slippery customer.
Hart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prime can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Prime shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart misses with a straight left.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prime lands with a nice body punch.
Hart sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prime moves away.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime misses with a body shot.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hart misses the jab.
Hart misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for optimus Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hart defends it nicely.
Hart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Prime takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prime doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Prime gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart throwing strikes but missing.
Hart throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hart scores with the left hand. Prime knows he should have avoided that one.
Prime closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Prime scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Prime.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prime.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Prime is controlling him.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hart is looking to control Prime's arms but Prime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hart has his back to the cage.
Prime lands an uppercut.
Prime scores with a hook to the body.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hart pulls Prime into guard.
Prime drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hart!
Prime manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime looking for submissions off his back.
Prime wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
Hart winds up and cracks Prime with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hart wants to take a breather but Prime is having none of it.
Prime tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg.
Prime is not content to let Hart control the position.
Hart passes to full mount!
Hart working for a guillotine from mount but Prime is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prime is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hart manages to capitalize on a mistake by Prime to take his back!
Hart really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Prime.
Prime avoids the strikes from Hart.
Prime prevents Hart from getting a body triangle.
Prime rolls, trying to escape but Hart keeps control of the position.
Prime turns into Hart and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime looking to pass the guard.
Prime trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Prime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prime with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart lands a head shot.
Chad Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prime has his takedown stuffed
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prime on the side of the head.
Prime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for optimus Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart lands a glancing blow to the side of Prime's head.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Prime, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Prime against the cage but Prime circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a head shot.
Hart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart lands with a good body shot.
Prime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hart with the ground and pound from mount.
Chad Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hart with the ground and pound from mount.
Prime is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Prime defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Hart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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