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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 47 p4p, 7 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 35 p4p, 5 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Tower has chosen Kanye - Power as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano connects with a crisp jab.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tower thumps Piano with a low kick.
Piano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piano throws a head kick but Tower moves out of range.
Tower missing with a left hand there. Piano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piano darts in and clinches Tower up against the cage.
Tower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower blocks a body shot from Piano .
Tower taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tower dodges an elbow strike from Piano .
Tower ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tower no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Piano controls the pace.
Tower wants to control but Piano passes easily into half guard.
Tower is controlling Piano 's trapped leg to prevent Piano from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower tries to roll over but Piano keeps him under control.
Tower trying to control from the bottom.
Tower tries to roll over but Piano keeps him under control.
Tower works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Piano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tower's guard.
Tower desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tower works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tower is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Piano controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piano connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Tower is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
The fight stays on the outside here - Piano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Piano backs off Tower throws a huge counter combo but Piano manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick
and Tower counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piano scores with a decent looking hook.
Piano defending well as Tower loads up on a big left hand.
Piano misses the body punch
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Piano takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piano misses with a body shot
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Tower.
Piano is looking to wear down Tower with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tower bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Piano lands a nice hook to Tower's body. Tower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piano doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.
Tower unleashes a big counter combination but Piano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Piano throws a right hand that misses
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Tower moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tower moves away from the strike by Piano .
Tower misses with a body kick.
Piano misses with an uppercut
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tower throws a leg kick which misses Piano 's front leg but catches the back leg as Piano tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower scores with a shot to the body.
Piano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tower throws out the jab.
Tower is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Piano .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower jabs Piano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piano moves away.
Tower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Piano misses.
Iain Tower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piano .
Tower scores with a push kick.
Tower tries to bum rush Piano with a series of wild strikes but Piano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tower.
Tower throws a series of punches but Piano avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tower does it's job there.
Piano wants to clinch.
Piano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick and Tower moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tower ducks right into an uppercut from Piano .
Tower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tower throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piano counters with a stiff right hand.
Piano misses with a hook
and Tower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Piano scores with a head kick. Tower tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Piano misses with an uppercut. Tower saw that one coming.
Tower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Piano misses with a body shot.
Piano throws an off balance right hand
and Tower counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piano slips under a jab.
Piano misses with an uppercut
enabling Tower to counter with a crisp jab.
Tower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piano .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tower's jab looks to have found its range, popping Piano under the eye.
Piano is rocked!
Piano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Piano counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Tower finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tower and Piano goes tumbling to the canvas! Tower follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Piano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tower is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piano seems to have got his legs back now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tower in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piano throws a head kick that misses
and Tower counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Piano badly! Tower follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Piano out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Tower finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Iain Tower thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rick Piano had this to say: 'I need more roids!'.
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hype
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