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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rebenta (ranked 1503 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 198 p4p, 244 weight class). Hannu Karpo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Rebenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebenta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rebenta dives in and grabs Karpo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karpo pushes down on Rebenta's head and hops out.
Rebenta shoots in looking for a takedown but Karpo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rebenta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karpo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rebenta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karpo is trying to defend but Rebenta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karpo trying to hold on to Rebenta's head to control him but Rebenta postures up.
Karpo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rebenta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rebenta looks to land a strike but Karpo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebenta throws a big elbow that misses.
Rebenta postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karpo is on top in guard.
Rebenta looking for a guillotine here but Karpo defends easily.
Karpo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rebenta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karpo has managed to get both his arms back between Rebenta's legs - danger averted.
Rebenta keeping moving, preventing Karpo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karpo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karpo throwing strikes from guard but Rebenta blocks nicely.
Rebenta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karpo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karpo wants to control from the top but Rebenta keeps moving.
Rebenta is looking for a triangle here but Karpo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Karpo taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karpo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karpo is looking to take a break and control but Rebenta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rebenta is trying to improve his position.
Rebenta is working hard here to advance position.
Karpo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rebenta!
Karpo controlling the pace for now.
Rebenta is desperately trying to improve his position but Karpo has a good base and remains in mount.
Karpo controlling from mount.
Karpo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karpo wants to control the pace but Rebenta is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta wants to hold on but Karpo pushes him away.
Karpo trying to control but Rebenta is having none of it.
Rebenta can't escape the position.
Karpo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karpo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karpo controlling from mount.
Rebenta is trying desperately to improve position.
Karpo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rebenta is desperately trying to improve his position but Karpo has a good base and remains in mount.
Karpo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rebenta wants to hold on but Karpo pushes him away.
Karpo looking to control but Rebenta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karpo looking to control but Rebenta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rebenta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rebenta wants to control but Karpo is having none of it.
Karpo landing punches.
Rebenta tries to reverse the position but Karpo maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Karpo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karpo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karpo wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Karpo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rebenta gets a takedown into half guard.
Karpo tries to roll over but Rebenta keeps him under control.
Karpo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karpo gets full guard.
Karpo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rebenta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rebenta advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rebenta wants to control from the top but Karpo keeps moving.
Rebenta throwing strikes from guard but Karpo blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rebenta.
Rebenta content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Karpo has locked up a guillotine! Karpo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Rebenta is holding on here and Karpo must be using up a lot of energy. Rebenta has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Karpo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannu Karpo!
A less than humble Hannu Karpo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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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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