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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper has chosen Scotland yard by The Ramones as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Piper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Piper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Piper misses with a looping left.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
James misses with a straight right.
Piper avoids the body shot from James.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
Piper stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Piper.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Piper misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Piper misses the target.
Roddy Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James lands with an overhand left.
James lunges at Piper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piper's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piper tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper lands with a good body shot.
Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Piper.
Piper's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
James moves forwards but Piper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper avoids the body shot from James.
James misses the shot to the body.
Piper throws a good cross that connects.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piper.
Piper lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Piper is trying to stand up here but James is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
James wants to pass to mount but Piper is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Piper can do anything to dispel that myth.
James is trying to control the action in half guard but Piper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper wants to get back to his feet.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jake James has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Piper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
James throws a looping overhand right but Piper ducks down to avoid it.
Piper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Piper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
A big left from Piper misses.
A cross from Piper lands.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
James looks for a takedown but Piper sprawls well.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
A big left from Piper misses.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Piper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Piper takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Piper connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James staying out of range there.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James slips under a jab from Piper.
Piper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Piper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piper tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Piper.
James misses with a hook to the body
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
Piper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James misses with a straight right.
Piper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piper scores with a shot to the body.
Piper lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Piper pinned against the cage. Piper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
James takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Piper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
James is looking to wear down Piper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Piper takes one on the button.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
Piper throws a hook but James blocks it.
Nice jab there from Piper.
Piper connects with the punch.
James misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from James.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piper throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper lands the left hand.
Piper connects with a crisp jab.
Piper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Piper looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James throws a body punch but Piper moves out of range.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Piper.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper lands a nice looking body shot.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Piper does it's job there.
Piper scores with a punch to the head.
Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
James tries to land a front kick but Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
James misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piper moves away from the strike by James.
Piper punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
Piper throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piper lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Piper.
James swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Piper duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper scores with a jab to the head.
Piper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Decent striking displayed by Piper there.
James takes one on the button.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
James misses with a straight left.
Piper lands a jab to the head.
Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James throws a hook to the side of Piper's head but Piper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Piper.
Piper misses with a body shot.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Piper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Piper misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Piper won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piper is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
Piper is not content to let James control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a few punches from side control.
James lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piper down.
Piper is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
James lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Piper some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
James works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
James 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 is trying to improve his position.
James scoring with punches and elbows.
Piper is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
James with the ground and pound but Piper regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
James is keen to just control but Piper is a slippery customer.
Piper is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James winds up and cracks Piper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
James controlling the action here.
James is working for a kimura but Piper is defending it quite comfortably.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
James wants to control but Piper is keeping him busy.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piper is controlling James's trapped leg to prevent James from advancing to side control.
James is keen to just control but Piper is a slippery customer.
Jake James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James thows a huge punch but Piper dodges it nicely.
Jake James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
James unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James working the ground and pound effectively.
Piper is rocked!
James unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Piper wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! James celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake James!
Jake James is the new heavyweight champion!
Jake James managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line, into his post fight interview.
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