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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen walks into a left hand.
Piper moves out of range of the leg kick from Cullen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cullen checks a leg kick.
Cullen throws a combination. Piper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cullen moves out of range of the strikes.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Cullen moves forwards but Piper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cullen lands a head shot.
Piper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cullen checks it well.
Piper sizes up Cullen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper walks into a straight right hand from Cullen.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Piper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piper tries to land a front kick but Cullen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cullen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Piper if he has to take too many more of those.
Cullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Piper misses with a body kick.
Piper throws a leg kick but Cullen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cullen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cullen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cullen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piper's guard.
Cullen controlling from the top position.
Cullen scoring with some ground and pound.
Piper looking for a guillotine here but Cullen defends easily.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cullen is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Cullen drops back looking for a leg! Piper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Piper manages to kick Cullen off! Cullen jumps back into Piper's guard.
Piper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Piper holds on and takes a little breather.
Cullen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cullen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Piper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cullen has managed to get both his arms back between Piper's legs - danger averted.
Cullen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cullen throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Piper has wrist control.
Cullen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper looking for a guillotine here but Cullen defends easily.
Piper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Piper is trying to keep Cullen in close.
Cullen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Piper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
Cullen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cullen tries for a takedown but Piper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Piper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cullen.
Piper digs a good hook to Cullen's body.
Piper moves out of range of the leg kick from Cullen.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cullen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen misses with a shot to the body
and Piper counters with a left to the body.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Piper darts in and clinches Cullen up against the cage.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen tries to pull guard but Piper won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen avoiding damage as Piper throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Piper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen leaning against his opponent.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Piper lands a knee to the head.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Piper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Piper.
Piper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Cullen fails to pull guard.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piper looking to throw knees to the head but Cullen is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cullen is trying to pull guard but Piper has him pressed against the cage.
Piper is leaning against Cullen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Piper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Cullen lands a nice elbow.
Cullen jumps guard but Piper stands there with Cullen around his waist. Cullen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Piper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Piper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piper.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Piper.
Cullen tries to pull guard but Piper holds him up against the cage and eventually Cullen drops back down to his feet.
Piper with a knee to the head.
Cullen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen tries to pull guard but Piper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Piper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cullen obliges.
Piper scores with a shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Cullen jumps guard.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cullen, not yet.
Piper looking to pass the guard.
Piper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kassidy Cullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen is looking for a sweep.
Cullen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cullen pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cullen lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cullen. Piper shrugs it off though.
Piper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piper tries to work over Cullen's front leg with a kick but Cullen checks it.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piper.
Cullen throws a jab when Piper was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Cullen.
Piper feints a jab promting Cullen to slip. Piper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cullen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cullen takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen tried to score with a low kick but Piper checks it.
Cullen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cullen counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Piper does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cullen with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Piper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cullen doesn't seem phased though.
Piper connects with a looping right hand.
Piper throws a sloppy head kick
and Cullen counters with an outside leg kick.
Cullen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piper doesn't seem bothered though.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Piper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piper misses with a straight left.
Cullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Piper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
Cullen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piper doesn't seem bothered though.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Piper moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cullen is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Piper. No joy for Cullen on that attempt.
Piper throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen counters with a solid body kick.
Cullen misses with a looping left.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Cullen.
Piper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Piper blocks a leg kick.
Cullen stuffs the takedown.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Cullen swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
Piper throws a front kick aimed at Cullen's knee but Cullen avoids it well.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Cullen with that takedown attempt.
Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but Piper shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper lands an overhand right.
Piper pushes Cullen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cullen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cullen.
Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piper.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Piper gets through Cullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Piper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Piper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Piper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper misses with a body punch.
Cullen slowing the pace effectively.
Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper really dominated that round.
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.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cullen. Cullen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piper looks for the body kick but Cullen saw that one coming.
Cullen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cullen 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 leg kick.
Donk. Cullen catches Piper right on the button with a cross.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Piper.
Piper lands with a hook. Cullen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Piper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piper gets caught flat footed, as Cullen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cullen advances to half guard.
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!
Nice strikes from Cullen there.
Piper is looking to improve his position.
Cullen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is nestled in close to Piper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Piper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cullen is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.
Piper is pressing down on Cullen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Piper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cullen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cullen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cullen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cullen wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
Cullen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Piper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Piper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cullen is one step ahead there.
Piper has an active guard here but Cullen has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen working the head and body with strikes.
Piper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cullen controlling the action here.
Piper trying to control but Cullen postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cullen lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piper has hold of Cullen's hands but Cullen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Piper trying to hold on to Cullen's head to control him but Cullen postures up.
Piper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cullen prevents Piper from standing back up.
Cullen is working for a submission of some sort.
Cullen trying to mount his opponent but Piper defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cullen trying to control but Piper is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassidy Cullen had his way with Roddy Piper in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cullen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Piper scores with a shot to the body.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Piper finds it's target.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piper is out of range.
Cullen moves out of range as Piper throws a body kick.
Piper throws a series of strikes that have Cullen backpedaling.
Cullen is rocked!
Cullen ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Oh Cullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A leg kick checked by Piper.
Cullen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cullen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Piper throws a lazy head kick
and Cullen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piper managing to control the position.
Piper isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cullen stacks Piper on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cullen!
Piper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cullen grinds an elbow into Piper's temple.
Piper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cullen is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cullen controls the position.
Kassidy Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to control but Piper is keeping him busy.
Piper manages to get back to half guard.
Cullen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cullen pulls his head out easily.
Piper wants to get back to full guard but Cullen has passed into side control.
Cullen working away.
Cullen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piper keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piper down.
Piper gets back to half guard.
Piper tries to roll over but Cullen keeps him under control.
Piper is trying to maintain the position but Cullen is very close to passing his half guard.
Piper gets full guard.
Cullen stays in close to Piper's body and controls the position.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Cullen from controlling successfully.
Piper is looking to stand up but Cullen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cullen with a nice head shot there.
Piper controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
Cullen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Piper's guard.
Piper is trying to get back to full guard.
Piper is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper wants to get back to full guard.
Cullen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Piper!
Piper tries to hold on but Cullen pushes him away.
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 Kassidy Cullen.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
A relieved looking Roddy Piper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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