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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phooey's choice of entrance music: Hong Kong Phooey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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160 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs jabs at Phooey's body.
Riggs cracks a nice hook into Phooey's ribs.
Phooey slips under a jab from Riggs.
Phooey connects with a leg kick. Riggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Phooey slips the punch.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phooey.
Phooey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Riggs connects with a looping right hand.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phooey. Phooey obviously looking to wear him down.
Phooey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phooey slips under a jab from Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey thows a leg kick but Riggs checks it
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
Riggs throws a head kick but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey scores with a hook to the body. Riggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phooey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phooey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phooey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phooey!
Riggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Phooey misses with a low kick.
Phooey scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Phooey tried to score with a low kick but Riggs checks it.
Phooey throws a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Riggs needs to keep his hands up - Phooey had a free shot at his head there.
Phooey defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Phooey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Phooey counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Phooey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs misses with the combination.
Riggs scores with a shot to the body.
Phooey stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phooey.
Good exchange - Phooey coming out on top.
Riggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Phooey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riggs.
Phooey is looking to score with low kicks.
Riggs swings for the body but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phooey throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Phooey clinches up against the cage.
Riggs lands a left hand.
Phooey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riggs is defending well for now.
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is looking to slow Phooey down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phooey tries a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Phooey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Phooey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phooey has Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Phooey.
Phooey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phooey tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing Phooey back against the cage.
Riggs keeps control of Phooey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phooey tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riggs works on Phooey's body with a couple of short punches.
Riggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phooey is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong Phooey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Phooey.
Riggs takes a swing at Phooey's ribcage but misses.
Phooey lands a jab to Riggs's midsection.
Phooey thuds a left hand into Riggs's body.
Horrible takedown by Riggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Phooey which made him look bad.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt - Phooey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phooey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Phooey misses.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Phooey's shoulder, as Phooey tries to avoid the shot.
Phooey throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Phooey's corner calls for a 1-2. Phooey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phooey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phooey slips a straight right by Riggs.
Phooey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phooey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Phooey.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Riggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Phooey which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phooey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riggs, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phooey under the eye.
Phooey throws a leg kick but Riggs checks it.
Phooey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Nice body kick there by Phooey.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phooey can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Riggs scores with a nice head shot.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Phooey scores with a spinning back kick!
Riggs throws a hook but Phooey blocks it.
Phooey moves away from the strike by Riggs.
Riggs digs a good body shot into Phooey's ribs.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phooey tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phooey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Riggs.
Phooey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phooey on the side of the head.
Phooey ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Phooey looks to land a combination. Riggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey throws a leg kick but Riggs checks it.
Phooey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phooey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riggs.
Phooey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggs. That did some damage!
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phooey lands with a cross.
Phooey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phooey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong Phooey 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! And we move into the final round!
Phooey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
Riggs jabs at Phooey's body.
Phooey drives through and clinches with Riggs against the cage.
A short right from Riggs.
Phooey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phooey working Riggs over with knees to the body.
Phooey scores with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phooey backwards.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phooey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phooey lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Phooey avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the cage.
Phooey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phooey as Riggs tries to tie him up.
Phooey blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing Phooey back against the cage.
Phooey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phooey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick from Phooey.
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Phooey moves into the clinch successfully.
Phooey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Phooey on the inside.
Phooey lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
Riggs avoiding damage as Phooey throws knees to the body.
Phooey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Phooey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phooey prevents the takedown attempt.
Phooey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Riggs as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Riggs to work.
Derek Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hong Kong Phooey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phooey misses with a knee strike.
Phooey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phooey digs a right hand into Riggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riggs's gas tank.
Riggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phooey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phooey lands a knee to the head.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Phooey.
Riggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phooey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phooey throws a leg kick which misses Riggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Riggs tries to avoid it.
Riggs looking to score a takedown here. Phooey is defending well but Riggs drives through and ends up in Phooey's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggs working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phooey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Phooey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riggs manages to get himself to full guard.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Phooey controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phooey stands and steps away. Riggs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Phooey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hong Kong Phooey.
I've got Phooey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Kong Phooey!
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hype
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