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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piper.
Quid digs a good body shot into Piper's ribs.
Quid motions for Piper to come forward. Quid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piper scores with a nice right hand.
Piper throws a body punch but Quid moves out of range.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Quid throws a shot from downtown. Piper moves away and avoids it.
Piper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quid looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Quid throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Piper misses.
Quid throws a wild body kick that Piper sees coming a mile off.
Piper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quid is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Quid.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Piper blocks a jab.
Quid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Piper.
Piper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piper shoots in but Quid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Quid cracks Piper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Piper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid checks the leg kick.
Quid misses with a hook.
Quid throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
Piper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quid is out of range and Piper settles back down.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid throws a combination that misses
and Piper counters with a nice leg kick.
Quid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Piper is able to avoid easily.
Piper scores with a leg kick.
Piper throws a leg kick but Quid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quid throws a low kick but Piper moves out of range easily.
Piper tries to clinch there but Quid circles away.
Quid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quid takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Piper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Piper misses.
Quid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Quid misses its intended target.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Quid blocks a jab.
Quid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quid checks a low kick from Piper.
Piper swings for the body but Quid moves out of range.
Piper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Quid.
Quid connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Quid.
Quid misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Piper lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Piper.
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quid lands the left hand.
Piper misses with a head kick.
Piper looks to land a combination but Quid avoids it well.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piper slips under a jab from Quid.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper avoids the body shot from Quid.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quid manages to avoid it.
Quid connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quid 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 Piper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Piper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quid blocks a head kick by Piper.
A jab from Quid does it's job there.
Piper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Quid misses.
Piper throws a one two combo.
Piper slips under a jab from Quid.
Piper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quid in his tracks.
Piper tries to land a front kick but Quid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Piper.
Quid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quid missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piper tries to work over Quid's front leg with a kick but Quid checks it.
Piper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quid finds it's way round the side to connect with Piper's head.
Piper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quid rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper is looking to land body kicks.
Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quid throws a leg kick but Piper checks it.
Quid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Quid lands a jab.
Quid throws out a loose jab but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piper throws an off balance right hand
and Quid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Piper catches Quid right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Piper.
Quid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper misses with a right hand
and Quid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quid avoids the body shot from Piper.
Piper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Quid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quid checks a leg kick.
Piper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quid misses with an uppercut.
Piper cracks the inside of Quid's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Piper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Quid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quid misses the jab.
Quid cracks a nice hook into Piper's ribs.
Quid thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Piper with that takedown attempt.
A head kick from Piper lands but Quid takes it in his stride.
Quid missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper tries to clinch but Quid moves out of range.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quid throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a push kick but Quid slaps the foot to one side.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quid.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Piper scores with a jab to the body.
Piper cracks the inside of Quid's front leg.
Piper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quid. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piper throws a leg kick but Quid checks it.
Quid works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piper looks to land a body kick but Quid moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Piper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Piper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roddy Piper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piper swings for the body but Quid moves out of range.
Quid scores with a leg kick.
Piper dives in and grabs Quid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quid pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.
Piper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quid misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
Piper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quid.
Quid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Piper's hands.
Quid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piper throws a low kick, looking for Quid's leg but Quid calmly moves out of range.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Quid blocks the leg kick.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quid thumps Piper with a low kick.
Piper swings for the body but Quid moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid misses with a wild combination.
Quid throws a lazy right hand but Piper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Quid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quid throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Piper, right into the meat.
Piper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quid.
Piper throws a head kick that half lands.
Quid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Piper finds it's way round the side to connect with Quid's head.
Piper throws a shot from downtown. Quid moves away and avoids it.
Piper misses with a head kick.
Piper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid thows a body kick. Piper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper throws a body punch but Quid moves out of range.
Quid throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quid throws the left hand but Piper avoids the punch easily.
Quid scores with a punch to the head.
Piper throws a head kick but Quid moves out of range.
Piper slips a jab from Quid.
Piper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Piper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Piper avoids the attempt from Quid to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid wants to try and get back to his feet.
Piper wants to control the pace but Quid is squirming around nicely.
Piper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quid is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper landing punches.
Quid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Piper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quid is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quid wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper dominating with strikes here.
Quid is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Roddy Piper just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piper.
Quid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Quid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quid scores with a one two! Piper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Piper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quid.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piper needs to keep his hands up - Quid had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piper.
Nice body punch from Quid.
Quid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Quid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper pushes Quid up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper has had enough of the clinch but Quid keeps him there for the moment.
Piper lands a body punch.
Piper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quid wants to stall.
Quid has Piper pressed against the cage, preventing Piper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quid blocks a body shot from Piper.
Quid is pushing Piper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Piper blocks an uppercut.
Quid misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper breaks from the clinch.
Quid throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quid throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Quid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piper. Piper obviously looking to wear him down.
Quid misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with a hook.
It looks like Johnny Quid has been cut.
Piper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Piper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper cracks a nice hook into Quid's ribs.
Quid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Piper checks a leg kick.
Piper looking to score a takedown here. Quid is defending well but Piper drives through and ends up in Quid's guard.
Quid is looking to stand up but Piper isn't so interested in that idea.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Quid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Quid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Quid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Quid!
Quid wants to stand but Piper is controlling his arm.
Piper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper has his hands clasped together around Quid's back. He's all about the action.
Quid prevents Piper from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid wants to stand up but Piper is controlling the position.
Piper wants to improve his position but Quid is controlling well.
Piper gets full guard.
Piper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Piper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quid manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Quid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
Piper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quid under the eye.
Quid throws out a loose jab but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quid throws out the jab.
Piper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quid.
Piper throws a leg kick which misses Quid's front leg but catches the back leg as Quid tries to avoid it.
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quid.
Piper is looking to land body kicks.
Piper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quid fails to land with a series of punches.
Quid cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper sizes up Quid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quid tries to land a front kick but Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper connects with a jab.
Piper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quid defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Quid finds it's way through Piper's defenses.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quid.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quid avoids it really well and circles away.
Quid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Piper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Quid's shoulder, as Quid tries to avoid the shot.
Piper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quid.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but Quid sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
A good leg kick by Piper.
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid misses the shot to the body.
Quid moves in looking to clinch but Piper pushes him off.
Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid lands with an uppercut that bounces Piper off the cage and back into range.
Piper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Piper is looking to slow Quid down with leg kicks.
Piper looks to land a combination. Quid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Quid is rocked!
Piper closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Quid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Quid avoids the damage to the body.
Quid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
Piper misses the shot to the body.
Piper looks to land a combination but Quid avoids it well.
Quid seems to have got his legs back now.
Piper misses with an uppercut. Quid saw that one coming.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Quid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quid lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Quid - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is looking to land body kicks.
Piper misses with a looping left.
Johnny Quid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piper throws a lazy body kick
and Quid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Piper will feel that in the morning.
Quid looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Quid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piper clobbers Quid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Quid's head but Quid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Piper's 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 Johnny Quid.
I think Piper 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper! Roddy Piper retains his featherweight title!
Roddy Piper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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