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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa has chosen UK Subs - Warhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roddy Piper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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165 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Wasa.
Piper sizes up Wasa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piper misses with a straight left.
Wasa cracks a nice hook into Piper's ribs.
Wasa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Wasa coming out on top.
Piper gets tackled into the cage by Wasa. Wasa maintains the clinch.
Wasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piper tries a body shot but Wasa blocks it.
Wasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wasa working aggressively here.
Wasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper tries a body shot but Wasa blocks it.
Wasa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wasa misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Piper or not.
Wasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piper just leaning against Wasa, taking a breather.
Wasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piper misses with a punch to the body.
Piper misses with a body punch.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Wasa.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wasa.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piper blocks a body shot from Wasa.
Piper taking a breather.
Piper tries to throw a body punch but Wasa avoids it by throwing Piper back against the cage.
Wasa goes for a takedown attempt but Piper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa misses the shot to the body.
Roddy Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wasa connects with a right hand. Piper shakes it off.
Piper slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Wasa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wasa.
A head punch on the inside from Wasa fails to land.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piper misses with a punch to the body.
Piper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piper is looking to control Wasa's arms but Wasa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piper has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to throw a body punch but Wasa avoids it by throwing Piper back against the cage.
Wasa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Piper controls his hands.
Wasa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Piper is positioning himself well to prevent Wasa advancing to mount.
Piper is trying to control but Wasa passes into side control!
Piper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wasa is controlling the pace.
Piper trying to hold on to Wasa's head to control him but Wasa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa prevents Piper from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Piper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wasa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Piper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasa preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Wasa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Wasa as he checks the leg kick.
Wasa jabs at Piper's body.
Wasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wasa lands with a hook. Piper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasa checks a low kick from Piper.
Piper throws a leg kick
and Wasa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wasa.
Wasa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wasa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wasa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Piper struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasa trying to control the position but Piper is working away.
Wasa working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper is trying to improve his position.
Wasa trying to control the action but Piper is working from the bottom.
Wasa taking a breather here.
Piper is not content to let Wasa control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piper throws a leg kick but Wasa checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa connects with a leg kick. Piper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Piper misses with a leg kick
and Wasa counters with a straight right hand.
Piper blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Piper checks a leg kick.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasa.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper ducks right into an uppercut from Wasa.
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
Anton Wasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa scores with a jab. Piper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wasa is looking to score with low kicks.
Piper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piper drives through and clinches with Wasa against the cage.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wasa.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piper lands an uppercut.
Wasa prevents a body shot from Piper.
Piper misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wasa - that landed with a thud.
Piper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Wasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wasa with a hook.
Piper rushes Wasa and presses him up against the cage.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasa controls his hands.
Wasa lands a left hand.
Wasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Piper controls his hands.
Wasa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Wasa cracks Piper with a nice body shot.
Piper blocks a body shot from Wasa.
Wasa misses with the head strike.
Wasa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasa.
Wasa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piper.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Wasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wasa can't find room to land a body shot as Piper controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wasa.
Wasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Piper.
Wasa misses with a body punch.
Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wasa backwards.
Wasa misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa misses with the head strike.
Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wasa's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasa.
Wasa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wasa's elbow.
Wasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Anton Wasa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper looking to stall.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasa controls his hands.
Wasa blocks an uppercut.
Roddy Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piper presses Wasa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa lands an uppercut.
Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Wasa controls the action.
Piper tries to throw a body punch but Wasa avoids it by throwing Piper back against the cage.
Piper tries to work over Wasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piper tries a body shot but Wasa blocks it.
Wasa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wasa's elbow.
Wasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wasa blocks an uppercut.
Piper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasa controls his hands.
Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Wasa controls the action.
Piper tries to work over Wasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Piper.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wasa.
Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasa controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roddy Piper.
I think Wasa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Wasa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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