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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 657 p4p, 376 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 96 p4p, 52 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Piano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Piano Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano tries to keep at a distance but Karpo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karpo gets through Piano 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Piano 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karpo jumps into guard, dragging Piano to the mat.
Karpo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karpo trying to control the position here.
Karpo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karpo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Piano has picked Karpo up and slammed him! Karpo can't keep hold of the triangle and Piano manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo struggling a bit here.
Karpo tries to buck Piano off but Piano is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo looks to move to half guard but instead Piano has passed into mount! Damn!
Karpo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piano controlling from the full mount.
Karpo tries to lock up and control but Piano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Piano 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo reaches up to try and control the position but Piano seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Karpo rolls and tries to escape and now Piano has his back!
Karpo can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano controlling from the back.
Piano keeps control of the position as Karpo tries to break free.
I would not like to be Karpo right now.
I really don't envy Karpo right now.
Karpo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Piano controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo working to try and regain half guard.
Karpo tries to lock up and control but Piano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Piano wants to control the pace but Karpo is squirming around nicely.
Karpo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Karpo gets full guard.
Karpo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Piano defends it easily.
Karpo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Piano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Piano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karpo has his hands on Piano 's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rick Piano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karpo works the jab nicely.
Karpo misses with a low kick.
Piano is looking to counter punch.
Karpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpo.
Piano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Karpo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Piano is trying to defend but Karpo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karpo tries to pass to full mount but Piano defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karpo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piano is defending against the submission attempts here by Karpo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Piano defends it well.
Karpo is working for a submission of some sort.
Karpo throwing shots but Piano is blocking nicely.
Hannu Karpo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piano is looking to control Karpo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Piano avoid being mounted?
Karpo is working for a submission of some sort.
Karpo is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Piano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karpo.
Piano is defending against the submission attempts here by Karpo.
Karpo throwing shots but Piano is blocking nicely.
Piano wants to control but Karpo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karpo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karpo slips a nice elbow through Piano 's hands, connecting with Piano 's forehead.
Karpo throwing shots but Piano is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is looking for a kimura but Piano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karpo to get the leverage.
Piano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Karpo is working for a kimura but Piano is defending it quite comfortably.
Karpo is trying for a kimura here. Piano looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Karpo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannu Karpo!
After winning the bout, Hannu Karpo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Rick Piano stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need more roids!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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