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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Real Men Wear Skirts. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Average!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Piper lands a jab to the head.
Average defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
Average uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piper.
Piper looks to throw the jab but Average is out of range.
Average throws a hook but Piper blocks it.
Piper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piper misses with a hook.
Average displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Average.
A swing and a miss from Piper.
Piper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Average.
Piper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piper loads up on a big right hand but Average slips the punch.
Piper misses with the combination.
Piper misses with a hook. Average ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper checks a leg kick.
Piper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Average slips under a jab from Piper.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Average tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Average.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Average.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Average wants to clinch.
Average bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Average counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Piper duly obliges.
Average walks into a jab.
Piper throws a hook but Average avoids it easily.
Average looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Piper throws a jab when Average was well out of range.
Piper checks a low kick from Average.
Piper lands a glancing blow to the side of Average's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average tries to clinch up.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Average misses.
Average swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Average bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Average is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Piper rather than just go for the knockout.
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Average.
Average bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Piper throws a one two combo.
Average walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Average counters with a stiff right hand.
Average looks to throw the jab but Piper is out of range.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Average throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Average connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper throws a shot to the body.
Average misses with an uppercut.
Piper works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Average does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper scores with a nice right hand.
Piper throws a series of punches but Average avoids them all with ease.
Average thuds a left hand into Piper's body.
Average gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Piper misses.
Piper walks into a stiff left hand from Average.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Average fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Average scores with a nice hook to the head.
Average misses with some punches.
Piper with a knee to the head.
It looks like Joe Average has been cut.
Average works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Average works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Average throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Average digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Average tries to work over Piper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
Average unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Average blocking some punches.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Average just leaning against Piper, taking a breather.
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average keeps control of Piper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Average lands an uppercut.
Average lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Piper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Average lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Average.
Piper takes a shot to the head.
Average stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piper.
Average tries a body shot but Piper blocks it.
Piper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Average misses with a hook to the ribs.
Average lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piper lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper tries to break free but Average pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Average.
Nice body punch from Average.
A short left from Piper.
A hook to the body from Average.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Average.
Average digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
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 Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Average's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Average throws a big shot that misses.
Average keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Average is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Average shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Average wants to clinch.
Piper lands with a nice combination. Average backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper moves out of range as Average strikes.
Average lands a jab to Piper's midsection.
Average ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
Average avoids the body shot from Piper.
Average swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piper counters with a left and a right that stings Average.
A big left from Piper misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses the jab.
Piper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Average.
Piper avoids a kick to the body.
Average misses with a looping left.
Piper throws a jab when Average was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Piper - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as Piper blocks the low kick.
Piper digs a good hook to Average's body.
Average moves out of range as Piper strikes.
Roddy Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Piper misses.
A swing and a miss from Piper.
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Average counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Average throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Average takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Average looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Average.
Piper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Average. Average circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Average lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Average slips a straight right by Piper.
Average lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Piper misses with an uppercut.
Average dodges the punch combination from Piper.
Average tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Average looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Average.
Piper misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Average.
Average lands a head shot.
Average wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Average slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Average. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Average moves into the clinch.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper tries to circle away but Average has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Average.
A short body shot lands from Average as the two fighters clinch.
Average swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Average lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper with a knee to the head.
Piper misses with a knee to the head.
Piper tries to break the clinch but Average is controlling the position.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Average.
Piper scores with a shot to the side of Average's head.
Average misses with a punch to the body.
Average throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Piper blocks a body shot from Average.
Average throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Average throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Average.
Average scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Average scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
Average unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Average.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper manages to break the clinch.
Piper jabs Average right on the nose. Average blinks but takes it well.
Piper blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Average misses with a body shot.
Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Piper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Piper loads up on a big right hand but Average slips the punch.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper cracks a nice hook into Average's ribs.
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!
No joy there for Piper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper loads up on a big right hand but Average slips the punch.
Average tries to clinch up
enabling Piper to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Average fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Average showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Average's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Piper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick from Average.
Roddy Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
Piper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Average misses with a series of wild punches.
Piper misses with a double jab.
Piper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Average displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
Average tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper throws a looping overhand right but Average ducks down to avoid it.
Average lands a nice hook to Piper's body. Piper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper misses with a looping left.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Average.
Average moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Average clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Average.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Average blocks an uppercut.
Piper working Average over with knees to the body.
Average misses with a body punch.
Average misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Average.
Joe Average seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Average digs a right hand underneath Piper's ribcage. Piper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piper working hard to break the clinch.
Average working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Average.
Piper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Average is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Average tries to throw a body punch but Piper avoids it by throwing Average back against the cage.
Piper working aggressively here.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Average misses with the head strike.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Average works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Average lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Piper or not.
Piper tries to circle away but Average has him pinned against the cage.
Average is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Average presses Piper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Average lands with a right to the head.
Piper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piper.
Average misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piper.
Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Average.
Piper scores with a knee to the head.
Average misses with a hook from the clinch.
Average takes a shot to the head.
Average missing with knees to the body.
Average lands with a left to the head.
Piper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Average has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Average or not.
Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Piper lands with an overhand left.
Piper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Average counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Average steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piper.
Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Average moves away.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Average throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper thuds his right hand into Average's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Average scores with a sloppy right hand. Piper should have avoided that one.
Average tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Piper both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Piper.
Average ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Average counters with a nice body shot.
Piper lands with an overhand left.
Piper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Piper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Average throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper checks a leg kick nicely.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Average.
Piper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Piper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Piper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Average shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Average slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Average has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Piper finds it's way round the side to connect with Average's head.
Average gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piper wants to break free but Average has control.
Average looking to throw knees to the head but Piper is blocking nicely.
Average working aggressively here.
Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Piper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Average has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Average digs a right hand underneath Piper's ribcage. Piper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piper has had enough of the clinch but Average keeps him there for the moment.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Average swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Average misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Average.
Average blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Average swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Average leaning against his opponent.
Average swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Average misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Piper.
Piper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piper throws a hook but Average blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piper 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
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