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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper has chosen Real Men Wear Skirts as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
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153 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper throws a low kick, looking for Riviera's leg but Riviera calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Riviera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
Riviera swings widly with a right hand
and Piper counters with a two punch combo.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Riviera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riviera misses with a lunging right hand
and Piper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riviera throws a lazy uppercut
and Piper counters with a head kick. That will keep Riviera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Riviera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piper throws a sloppy body shot
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera throws a poor cross that misses
and Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper misses with a body kick.
Piper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riviera defends it nicely.
Riviera throws a lazy uppercut
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
Riviera throws a poor cross that misses
and Piper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riviera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piper lands with a hook. Riviera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riviera avoids the head kick by Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riviera swivels and escapes.
Piper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riviera. Riviera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Piper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Piper cracks Riviera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Piper tried to score with a low kick but Riviera checks it.
Riviera misses with a body shot.
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riviera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riviera misses with a right hand
and Piper counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera slips a straight right by Piper.
Riviera misses with a hook
and Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riviera thinking.
Riviera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Piper throws a jab when Riviera was well out of range.
Riviera catches Piper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riviera throws an off balance right hand
and Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper rushes Riviera and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Piper.
Piper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riviera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Riviera.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riviera is defending well for now.
Piper has Riviera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riviera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
A head punch on the inside from Riviera fails to land.
Piper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Riviera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riviera's elbow.
Riviera takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Riviera.
Piper lands a left hand.
Riviera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riviera lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Piper.
Riviera misses with a body punch.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
Riviera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper pulls guard.
Piper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riviera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riviera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riviera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Riviera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riviera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piper misses with a wild combination.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piper fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
Riviera throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Piper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riviera ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Piper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Piper tries to move into range but Riviera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Piper thumps Riviera with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riviera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Riviera needs to keep his hands up - Piper had a free shot at his head there.
Riviera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piper.
Riviera misses with a left hand
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Riviera misses with a wild body shot.
Piper works Riviera's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Piper there.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Piper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Riviera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riviera wants it to stay on the feet.
A cross from Piper lands.
Piper misses with a left hand
and Riviera counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Piper.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Riviera.
Piper takes a swing at Riviera's ribcage but misses.
Riviera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with a nice right hand.
Piper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riviera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riviera throws an off balance right hand
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper misses with a lunging right hand
and Riviera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piper fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Riviera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper throws an off balance right hand
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riviera throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riviera circles away.
Riviera avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riviera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piper counters with a good, hard body kick but Riviera shrugs it off.
Riviera avoids the head kick by Piper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Piper misses.
Piper connects with an inside leg kick.
Riviera walks into a left hand.
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riviera misses with a hook
and Piper counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Piper.
Riviera throws a right hand that misses
and Piper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera blocks a head kick by Piper.
Piper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riviera misses the body punch
and Piper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Piper.
Riviera throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Riviera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper with a jab.
Piper looks to land a right hand but Riviera moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera slaps away a takedown attempt from Piper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Riviera throws a poor cross that misses
and Piper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riviera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piper.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
and Riviera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riviera lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Riviera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Piper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riviera counters with a three punch combo that has Piper backing up. Piper nods at Riviera to acknowledge the strikes.
Piper misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
Riviera gets tackled into the cage by Piper. Piper maintains the clinch.
Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riviera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Piper lands a left hand.
Riviera letting Piper take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riviera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper with a jab.
Riviera misses with a left hand
and Piper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riviera missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riviera takes one on the button.
Riviera scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Riviera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riviera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riviera misses with a lunging right hand
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riviera counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper catches Riviera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riviera is rocked!
Piper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Riviera throws a lazy uppercut
and Piper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riviera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riviera misses with a left hand
and Piper counters with a head kick. That will keep Riviera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oh Riviera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riviera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piper pounces like a tiger and cracks Riviera with a vicious hook! Riviera is down but not out! Piper follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper is the new featherweight champion!
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hype
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