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This is funny and all, but I want a video with Lenne Hardt announcing the fighters. Dammit, I miss PRIDE.

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Listening to Lenne Hardt announce fighter’s entrances is the sonic equivalent to being hit in the solar plexus by a sack full of M-1 back catalogue master tapes. If you disagree with this analogy you can try it out at home by filling up a duffel bag with those Saved By The Bell VHS tapes you have in the attic which were later rendered useless because you paused on scenes with Tiffany Thiessen for too long. You’ll find that it’s exactly the same feeling. I can imagine that’s how the guys over at ProElite felt after not only teaming up with DREAM but also managing to secure the services of the screaming PRIDE lady herself. Later tonight on HDNet Fights, Ikuhisa Minowa comes fresh from his interview with us to take on Kendall Grove but for now, enjoy this video of the fighters weighing in after being announced to the crowd by Lenne Hardt. Oh, and that stuff I mentioned about Tiffany Thiesson was far too detailed to be improvised so I’d appreciate if you kept that quiet.

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Dontt get me wrong, I like Buffer and he is the man, but It would honor PRIDE and bring on hardcore nostalgia If Hardt announced the fighters on that card..I think if they can find her, and she'd be willing,especially after they axed her from undisputed 3 (they're hiring an imitation, really!?) it would be incredible, the card would have that extra layer of special.. Here is a reminder of her awesomeness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD9T7uv-Gts&feature=youtube_gdata_player submitted by tekprodfx16 [link] [1 comment]

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  She is one of the most polarizing figures in mixed martial arts - Lenne Hardt thrills audiences with her energetic, one-of-a-kind ring introductions that have garnered her a huge cult-following. Hardt made the huge leap from New York to Japan in the late 80's and since she was fluent in both English and Japanese did a lot of work in radio and television. "Acting and voice overs in New York City transplanted to Japan to use my language skills when offered a job here in radio and it snowballed from there." Lenne said. Outside of her announcing she has also worked as a voice actress for popular video games titles as Tekken, Rumble Roses, Silent Hill and Virtua Fighter. Additionally, Lenne has her own Jazz Cabaret band that she has been in for eleven years now. "We are a funky, funny, sexy, naughty, dramatic, enthusiastic, jazzy, R&B-style five- piece show band consisting of drums, piano, stand-up bass and a wicked trumpet player," She said. "And oh yeah! That screaming jazz lady" Her career took a different turn in January of 2000 when her agent put her in touch with the officials at Pride Fighting Championships to announce an event. "I got a call from my agent two days before saying they needed a bilingual announcer who wouldn't be shy in front of 40,000 people at the Tokyo Dome. I knew I fit that bill!" What was considered to be a one off event turned out to be a full-time gig as she worked for them all the way up to their final event in April 2007. She joined the organization at the ideal time because the Open-weight tournament would be the starting point for the boom PRIDE would have for the early part of this century. Fight fanatics over the years have affectionately dubbed her "The Crazy PRIDE Screaming Lady" although she isn't the biggest fan of the title. "It's a bit of a misnomer," She said. "I'd like to think that listeners realize what I do involves a hell of a lot more technique and inspiration and style and thought than mere screaming!" "What about matching the music and personality of the fighter in my tone and rhythm? Or the mood of the crowd in pitch and volume? And how can you miss rolling the R's?" Lenne continued. Just as Bruce Buffer is a huge part of the UFC production today Lenne was equally as important, if not more so to the PRIDE product. When PRIDE was sold to the UFC in 2007 Lenne was left without an avenue to announce mixed martial arts events until DREAM, the unofficial second-coming of PRIDE opened its doors in 2008. Although Japanese mixed martial arts doesn't have the same level of popularity it once did she remains optimistic that it will turn around. "The worldwide poor economy and some bad business deals had already taken a toll when the earthquake and tsunami did a number on Japan" She said. "So all forms of business and entertainment are in a valley now. But that means the only way is up And JMMA fans are fierce and loyal!" Lenne last got the chance to captivate an audience this past weekend when DREAM hosted their DREAM 17 event from the Saitama Super Arena featuring the quarter-finals of the bantamweight world grand prix. If you've never heard Lenne Hardt do her thing as an announcer, you are missing out.

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