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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rev Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Vindben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'll hurt you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rev Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Vindben!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vindben gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vindben wants to break free but Hard has control.
Vindben has had enough of the clinch but Hard keeps him there for the moment.
Vindben looking to stall.
Vindben has Hard pressed against the cage, preventing Hard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but Vindben won't allow it.
Vindben stops a takedown attempt from Hard.
Vindben working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard wants the takedown. Vindben is fighting it off but Hard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vindben's guard against the cage.
Vindben is looking to stand up but Hard isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vindben is wriggling around but Hard manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vindben pushes Hard off but Hard dives into side control.
Vindben really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vindben is pushing Hard's head away, looking to escape. Hard manages to hold on to the position though.
Hard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hard tries for a kimura but Vindben is defending well.
Hard controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vindben wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vindben felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vindben wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard stands up and beckons Vindben to his feet.
Hard shoots in for a double leg but Vindben sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vindben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vindben doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vindben tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hard manages to move to mount!
Vindben is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vindben tries to buck Hard off but Hard takes his back!
Vindben wants to get back to his feet.
Hard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vindben preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hard.
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!
Vindben is trying to stand back up.
Hard is riding his opponent, not letting Vindben buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rev Hard 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.
Vindben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vindben should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vindben wants to clinch.
Vindben tries to clinch up.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vindben tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vindben wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vindben lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by Vindben.
Vindben has managed to clinch.
Vindben stops a takedown attempt from Hard.
Hard is working for takedown but Vindben is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hard.
A frustrated look appears on Vindben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vindben misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hard.
Vindben tries to break free but Hard pushes him back against the cage.
Vindben lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Rev Hard has been cut.
Vindben misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vindben seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Vindben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vindben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hard feinted with a counter takedown.
Vindben rushes Hard and presses him up against the cage.
Hard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vindben is trying to maintain a safe position but Hard gets an underhook and turns Vindben into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vindben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rev Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vindben tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hard's elbow.
Vindben misses with a punch to the body.
Vindben tries to throw a body punch but Hard avoids it by throwing Vindben back against the cage.
Vindben with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vindben misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hard.
Vindben goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vindben tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vindben swings wildly with an uppercut but Hard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vindben can do to turn this around?
Hard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vindben avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vindben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vindben misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vindben is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vindben.
Vindben prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vindben throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vindben misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vindben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hard is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vindben using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vindben is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hard is keeping busy.
Hard avoiding damage as Vindben throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Vindben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rev Hard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vindben gets a clinch.
Vindben has a couple of punches blocked by Hard.
Vindben tries to break the clinch but Hard is controlling the position.
Vindben misses with a body punch.
Hard blocks a body shot from Vindben.
Vindben lands a nice shot to the body.
Vindben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vindben misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hard wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vindben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vindben tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Hard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vindben sprawls and moves away.
Hard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vindben.
Hard feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vindben wants to clinch up but Hard keeps it at a distance.
Vindben takes the fight into the clinch.
Hard keeps control of Vindben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vindben lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vindben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vindben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vindben closes the distance but Hard moves to the side
and Hard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vindben's guard.
Vindben wants to get back to his feet but Hard passes into half guard.
Vindben is trying to stand up here but Hard is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vindben is trying to stand.
Vindben wants to stand back up but Hard manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Hard stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vindben wants to get back to his feet but Hard drags him back down.
Hard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vindben tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vindben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hard is standing up over Vindben. Vindben looks to escape but Hard dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vindben is trying to get back to his feet.
Hard in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Vindben is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rev Hard!
A very excited looking Rev Hard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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