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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Real Men Wear Skirts. Fox has chosen Sanford and Son as his entrance music. Roddy Piper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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153 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
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140 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 7 - 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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
Piper cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Piper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fox trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to get back to full guard but Piper has passed into side control.
Fox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Piper.
Fox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper thows a huge punch but Fox dodges it nicely.
Piper tries to pass to full mount but Fox defends it.
Piper trying to control from Fox's half guard. Fox has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fox controlling the position.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piper pushing down on Fox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fox wants to control but Piper is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox gets back to full guard.
Piper wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Fox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fox's head.
Fox wants to sweep here but Piper controlling him for the moment.
Fox striking off his back but it's not causing Piper any problems.
Piper stopping the sweep attempt from Fox.
Piper forces his way into half guard.
Fox wants to improve his position but Piper is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to control but Piper is keeping busy.
Piper prevents Fox from improving his position.
Piper throwing shots but Fox is blocking nicely.
Piper throwing shots but Fox is blocking nicely.
Piper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Piper working some strikes from top position.
Fox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fox is keeping the position for now.
Fox is trying to keep Piper in close.
Piper lands a couple of elbows.
Fox looking for a sweep. Not yet Fox, not yet.
Piper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Piper scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Fox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Piper passes Fox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper throwing shots but Fox is blocking nicely.
Piper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fox trying to control but Piper postures up.
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!
Piper misses with a leg kick.
Fox wants to clinch.
Piper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fox defends it nicely.
A jab from Piper misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox walks into a straight right hand from Piper.
A jab from Fox misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Fox misses with a straight right.
Piper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
Piper throws a chopping leg kick but Fox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Piper misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Piper.
Piper throws a low kick, looking for Fox's leg but Fox calmly moves out of range.
Fox tries to clinch up but Piper circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Piper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fox sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Piper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Fox trying to hold on to Piper's head to control him but Piper postures up.
Fox is pressing down on Piper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piper chips away with some ground and pound.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Piper postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
Fox looking for a sweep. Not yet Fox, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piper avoids a strike by Fox and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Fox's guard! Fantastic escape!
Fox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
Piper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piper pushes down on Fox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Piper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper prevents Fox from standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piper.
Piper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper prevents Fox from improving his position.
Piper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fox's head.
Piper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper connects with a leg kick. Fox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fox walks into a jab.
Piper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fox defends it nicely.
Piper dives in and grabs Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Fox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Piper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piper cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
Fox throws a lazy uppercut
and Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fox thinking.
Piper moves away from the strike by Fox.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Piper.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Piper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Piper walks into a straight right hand from Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox drops his hands momentarily and Piper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Piper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Piper somewhat.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Piper had a free shot at his head there.
Roddy Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Piper.
Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piper throws a lazy right hand but Fox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piper throws a low kick but Fox moves out of range easily.
Piper shoots in but Fox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piper.
Fox throws a leg kick but Piper moved away.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Red Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Piper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fox moves away from the strike by Piper.
Red Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Piper misses with a leg kick.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
Piper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fox.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
During a confident post fight interview, Roddy Piper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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