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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyros Aigaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Piana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Piana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyros Aigaios!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aigaios slips a jab and a cross from Piana.
Piana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Piana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aigaios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aigaios throws a series of punches but Piana moves out of range.
Piana is looking for a counter combo.
Nice shot lands for Piana.
Piana is looking to clinch.
Piana throws a poor cross that misses
and Aigaios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piana blocks a jab.
Aigaios has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aigaios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aigaios throws an overhand right that lands on Piana's shoulder, as Piana tries to avoid the shot.
Piana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Aigaios. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana throws a looping overhand right but Aigaios ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Piana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piana throws a body shot but no joy.
Aigaios was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Aigaios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aigaios looks to land a left hand but Piana moved out of range nicely.
Piana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Piana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piana has managed to clinch.
Aigaios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aigaios moves away.
Piana misses with the combination.
Piana tries to clinch there but Aigaios circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Aigaios as he connects with a hook.
Piana misses with a wild combination.
Piana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aigaios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aigaios is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Piana with a body shot.
Aigaios slips under a jab from Piana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aigaios. Aigaios obviously looking to wear him down.
Aigaios shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Piana eats them both and turns towards Aigaios to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Piana throws a jab when Aigaios was well out of range.
Aigaios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Piana.
Piana throws a jab but it's blocked by Aigaios.
Rich Piana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Piana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aigaios throws a series of punches but Piana avoids them all with ease.
Piana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aigaios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aigaios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piana was well out of range. Poor timing from Aigaios.
Piana throws a right and a left that Aigaios avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Piana misses.
Aigaios lands with a nice body kick.
Aigaios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aigaios throws a quick inside leg kick.
Piana tries to clinch up but Aigaios circles away and keeps his distance.
Aigaios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Piana circles away quickly and effectively.
Piana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Aigaios.
Piana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aigaios circles away quickly and effectively.
Piana wants to clinch.
Aigaios fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aigaios.
Aigaios looks to land a combination but Piana avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Piana misses.
Piana throws a series of punches but Aigaios avoids them all with ease.
Aigaios keeps the fight on the outside.
Piana throws the left hand but Aigaios avoids the punch easily.
Piana tries to close the distance and clinch but Aigaios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piana throws a series of punches but Aigaios avoids them all with ease.
Aigaios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Piana blocks a jab.
Piana fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Aigaios tries to counter it with a takedown but Piana pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Piana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aigaios circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aigaios! But no joy.
Piana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aigaios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Piana will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piana swings widly with a right hand
and Aigaios counters with an outside leg kick.
Piana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Piana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aigaios circles away quickly and effectively.
Piana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aigaios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Piana.
Piana swinging wildly here.
Aigaios tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Piana tries to clinch there but Aigaios circles away.
Piana tries to clinch up but Aigaios circles away and keeps his distance.
Aigaios lands a nice hook to Piana's body. Piana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piana moves in looking to clinch but Aigaios pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piana moves into range and clinches up with Aigaios.
Piana misses with the head strike.
Aigaios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piana misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aigaios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aigaios backwards.
Aigaios is trying to break free.
Aigaios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piana moves in looking to clinch but Aigaios pushes him off.
Piana throws a big shot that misses.
Piana tries to clinch up but Aigaios circles away and keeps his distance.
Piana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Piana tries to clinch but Aigaios moves out of range.
Piana misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aigaios.
Piana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Piana misses.
Piana misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piana closes the distance and clinches.
Aigaios breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Piana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aigaios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piana scores with a jab to the head.
Aigaios moves out of range as Piana strikes.
Aigaios feints a counter leg kick.
Rich Piana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aigaios misses with a two punch combination.
Aigaios takes a swing at Piana's ribcage but misses.
Piana seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Piana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aigaios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piana rushes Aigaios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aigaios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piana clinches up against the cage.
Aigaios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aigaios.
Aigaios misses with a body kick.
Piana is looking to clinch but Aigaios is avoiding it.
Aigaios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aigaios throws a hook but Piana blocks it.
Piana swings for the body but Aigaios moves out of range.
Aigaios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aigaios darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aigaios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aigaios throws a right and a left that Piana avoids nicely.
Piana is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Piana finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aigaios throws a leg kick which misses Piana's front leg but catches the back leg as Piana tries to avoid it.
Piana scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piana misses with an uppercut.
Aigaios cracks Piana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aigaios lands a nice hook to Piana's body. Piana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aigaios back to the cage. Piana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aigaios with a jab.
Piana throws a body shot but no joy.
Piana tries to close the distance and clinch but Aigaios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aigaios looks to land a combination but Piana avoids it well.
Piana is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Piana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Piana is rocked!
Piana misses with a wild body shot.
As Piana backs off Aigaios throws a huge counter combo but Piana manages to avoid it all.
Oh Piana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piana closes the distance and clinches.
Piana seems to have got his legs back now.
Piana prevents Aigaios from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Piana will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aigaios, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aigaios, right into the meat.
Aigaios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piana wants to clinch
and Aigaios counters with a good low kick that Piana was not able to check.
Kyros Aigaios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piana tries to clinch up.
Piana scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Piana.
Piana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Piana duly obliges.
Piana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aigaios scores with the left hand. Piana knows he should have avoided that one.
Piana misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Aigaios.
Aigaios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piana throws a big counter combination but Aigaios scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Piana tries to clinch
and Aigaios counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Piana!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aigaios perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aigaios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aigaios missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Piana.
Aigaios slips nicely into half guard.
Aigaios wants to take a breather but Piana is having none of it.
Piana tries to get to full guard but Aigaios has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aigaios stalling.
Piana holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Aigaios is controlling the pace.
Aigaios is looking to stall here but Piana recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piana is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Aigaios.
Piana moves in looking to clinch but Aigaios pushes him off.
Piana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piana throws a hook to the side of Aigaios's head but Aigaios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aigaios lands a left and a right that sends Piana crashing to the canvas! Aigaios dives into mount looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Aigaios there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rich Piana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kyros Aigaios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piana slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Piana wants to control but Aigaios is keeping busy.
Piana wants to improve his position but Aigaios is controlling well.
Piana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyros Aigaios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Piana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rich Piana!
A relieved looking Rich Piana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kyros Aigaios was interviewed post fight and said 'This is bullshit, I won the staring contest.'.
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energy
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