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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fuzzy Wuzzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsi Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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140 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
140 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuzzy Wuzzy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsi Fili! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fili stuns Wuzzy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A combination from Wuzzy does no damage. Fili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Fili swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wuzzy. Wuzzy rushes Fili and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Fili fails to land. Fili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wuzzy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wuzzy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mitsi Fili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wuzzy tries to clinch up. Wuzzy lands a glancing blow to the side of Fili's head. Fili misses with a shot to the body and Wuzzy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Fili lands a body punch in the clinch. Fili stops a takedown attempt from Wuzzy.
Wuzzy tries to circle away but Fili has him pinned against the cage. Fili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fili misses with an uppercut. Fili circles away from the clinch attempt and Fili counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wuzzy throws a series of punches but Fili moves out of range. Wuzzy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fili misses with a right hand and Wuzzy moves into the clinch. Wuzzy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wuzzy wants to clinch. Fili cracks a nice hook into Wuzzy's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fili clinches. Fili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fili clinches. Fili breaks the clinch.
Fili has closed the distance and engaged Wuzzy in a clinch.
Fili breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wuzzy. Wuzzy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Wuzzy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wuzzy closes the distance and pushes Fili back into the cage. Fili stops a takedown attempt from Wuzzy.
Wuzzy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fili looks to land a left hand but Wuzzy moved out of range nicely. Fili throws a right hand that misses
letting Wuzzy counter with a right hand. Wuzzy is looking to clinch but Fili is avoiding it.
Fili thows a left - swing and a miss! Wuzzy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fili's head. Wuzzy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wuzzy tries to clinch up but Fili circles away and keeps his distance. Fili throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wuzzy counters with a lovely shot to the body. Wuzzy connects with a body shot that sends Fili's belly button to the back. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fili, as that shot connected.
Wuzzy moves out of range as Fili strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wuzzy throws a right and a left that Fili avoids nicely. Wuzzy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wuzzy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wuzzy with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fili misses with an uppercut. Wuzzy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fili. Wuzzy lunges at Fili with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fili's hand. Wuzzy moves away from the strike by Fili. Wuzzy ducks under a wild hook from Fili. Wuzzy slips under a jab from Fili. Wuzzy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wuzzy cracks Fili with a good jab. Wuzzy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fili's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wuzzy under the eye. Fili misses with a looping left. Fili misses with a left hand enabling Wuzzy to counter with a crisp jab. Fili cracks Wuzzy with a good jab. A slow jab from Fili misses its intended target. Fili slips a jab from Wuzzy. Wuzzy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Fili throws an off balance right hand
and Wuzzy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fili pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wuzzy moves in looking to clinch but Fili pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fili feints a jab promting Wuzzy to slip. Fili then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wuzzy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Fili 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. Fili throws a poor cross that misses
and Wuzzy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wuzzy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Fili missing with a left hand there. Wuzzy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wuzzy on the wrong end of a nice jab. Fili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fili swings widly with a right hand
and Wuzzy counters with a nice uppercut. Wuzzy moves in looking to clinch but Fili pushes him off. Fili throws a lazy right hand but Wuzzy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fili throws a poor cross that misses
and Wuzzy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fili throws a jab but it's blocked by Wuzzy. Fili cracks Wuzzy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Fili ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wuzzy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuzzy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fili. Wuzzy scores with the left hand. Fili knows he should have avoided that one. A big left from Fili misses. Fili misses with a lunging right hand
and Wuzzy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Wuzzy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wuzzy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fili, pushing him back against the cage. Wuzzy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuzzy Wuzzy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fili lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wuzzy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wuzzy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fili paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fighters circle momentarily. Wuzzy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Fili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuzzy counters with a straight right hand. No joy there for Wuzzy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fili walks into a jab. Fili misses with a looping right. Fili keeps the fight on the outside. Fili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wuzzy circles away quickly and effectively. Wuzzy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wuzzy lunges at Fili with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fili's hand. Some wild striking there from Fili.
Fili loads up on a big right hand but Wuzzy slips the punch. Wuzzy moves out of range as Fili strikes. Fili lands an overhand right. Wuzzy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fili keeps the fight on the outside. Wuzzy has managed to clinch.
Wuzzy wants to break free but Fili has control.
Fili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wuzzy tries to clinch there but Fili circles away.
Wuzzy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fuzzy Wuzzy will probably get the nod. That's time! Wuzzy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wuzzy slips a jab from Fili. Wuzzy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Fili closes the distance and pushes Wuzzy back into the cage. Wuzzy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fili thuds a left hand into Wuzzy's body. Fili keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wuzzy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fili misses with a double jab
and Wuzzy counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd cheers as Fili lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wuzzy doesn't seem phased though. Fili connects with a looping right hand.
Fili connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wuzzy. Wuzzy circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Wuzzy misses with the combination.
Fili clobbers Wuzzy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wuzzy doesn't manage to clinch there - Fili circles away.
Fili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuzzy counters with a one-two to the body. Fili lands a nice shot that snaps Wuzzy's head back.
Fili throws a shot to the body.
Wuzzy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Fili leaning his opponent against the cage. Wuzzy is working for takedown but Fili is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wuzzy breaks the clinch.
Wuzzy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wuzzy wants to clinch. Fili throws a shot from downtown. Wuzzy moves away and avoids it. Wuzzy looks to land a combination. Fili sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Fili moves into the clinch. Fili working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fili throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wuzzys head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Fili tries to stall but Wuzzy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wuzzy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wuzzy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Wuzzy is trying to break the clinch but Fili is controlling him. Fili misses with some punches.
Wuzzy has Fili pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fili manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuzzy Wuzzy. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wuzzy. Fili has Wuzzy pressed against the cage, preventing Wuzzy from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Wuzzy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wuzzy!
Fili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuzzy counters with a left and a right that stings Fili. Jab from Fili. Fili throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wuzzy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Wuzzy finds it's way through Fili's defenses. Fili has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Fili jabs Wuzzy to the body, keeping him at a distance. Wuzzy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Fili swings widly with a right hand
and Fili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wuzzy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fili. Fili circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A combination from Wuzzy does no damage. Fili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wuzzy with a hook. Fili clinches up against the cage. Wuzzy has Fili pressed against the cage, preventing Fili from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fili keeps control of Wuzzy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Fili manages to break the clinch.
Fili rushes Wuzzy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fili throws the kick towards the body but Wuzzy avoids it. Fili misses with a looping left. Fili thuds a left hand into Wuzzy's body. Fili lands with a nice body punch. Fili throws a head kick but Wuzzy moves out of range.
Wuzzy misses with the combination.
No joy there for Wuzzy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fili cracks Wuzzy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Wuzzy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fili. Fili throws a lazy uppercut
and Wuzzy counters with a left and a right that stings Fili. Wuzzy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A big left from Wuzzy misses. Fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fili misses with a right hand and Wuzzy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wuzzy trying to stall but Fili improves his position.
Wuzzy goes for a takedown attempt but Fili pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fili swings for the body but Wuzzy moves out of range.
Fili swings widly with a right hand
and Wuzzy counters with a left to the body. Fili with a hook. Wuzzy tries to clinch but Fili moves out of range. Wuzzy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fili circles away quickly and effectively. Fili connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wuzzy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fili circles away quickly and effectively. Wuzzy throws a right and a left that Fili avoids nicely. Wuzzy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wuzzy blocks a jab. Fili throws a lazy right hand but Wuzzy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fili throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wuzzy counter with a right hand. Fili connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fili throws a hook to the side of Wuzzy's head but Wuzzy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuzzy Wuzzy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wuzzy lands a jab-cross combination. A big left from Wuzzy misses. Wuzzy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Fili throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wuzzy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fuzzy Wuzzy is winning the standup battle so far. Wuzzy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fili swats him away and circles back towards the center. Fili throws out a powerful jab. Fili connects with the punch. Wuzzy moves into the clinch. Fili gets underhooks to prevent Wuzzy's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fili lands a hook that snaps the head of Wuzzy backwards. Fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wuzzy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Fili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuzzy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitsi Fili will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. This is the final round!
Fili looks for the body kick but Wuzzy saw that one coming. Fili rushes Wuzzy and presses him up against the cage. Fili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wuzzy avoids the head kick by Fili.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Fili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wuzzy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuzzy.
Wuzzy throws a combination that misses enabling Fili to counter with a crisp jab. Fili moves into the clinch. Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fili doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A slow jab from Fili misses its intended target. Fili keeps the fight on the outside. Fili misses with a lunging right hand
and Wuzzy counters with a three punch combo that has Fili backing up. Fili nods at Wuzzy to acknowledge the strikes. Wuzzy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Wuzzy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wuzzy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fili. Fili throws an off balance right hand
and Wuzzy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wuzzy swinging wildly here.
Fili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fili thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Wuzzy tries to clinch up. Wuzzy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Wuzzy. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fili. Fili gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wuzzy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fili walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Fili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Wuzzy scores with a decent looking hook. Wuzzy with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fili throws a right hand that misses
and Wuzzy counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Sloppy strikes from Wuzzy. Those never looked like landing. Fili thows a left - swing and a miss! Wuzzy slips under a jab. Wuzzy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fili paws at him with a jab and circles away. Fili swats away the attempt to clinch by Wuzzy. Fili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wuzzy momentarily.
Fili misses with a hook. Wuzzy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fili throws a lazy right hand but Wuzzy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fili forces Wuzzy back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fili tries to break the clinch but Wuzzy is controlling the position. Fili misses with a short punch on the inside. Fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fili working hard to break the clinch. Fili misses with a punch to the body.
Fili lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fili pushes Wuzzy up against the cage in a clinch. Mitsi Fili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A short left from Fili. Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wuzzy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Fili takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuzzy counters with a one-two to the body. Fili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Fili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wuzzy at a distance.
Fili throws a poor cross that misses
and Wuzzy counters with a straight right hand. Fili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Fili has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A punch combination from Wuzzy misses. Wuzzy lands with a nice body punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wuzzy missing with a left hand there. Fili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A combination from Wuzzy does no damage. Wuzzy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wuzzy wants to clinch. Danga de danga de dang - Fili scores with a four punch combination! Wuzzy closes the distance and lands a one-two. Wuzzy swinging wildly here.
Fili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wuzzy. Wuzzy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fili scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wuzzy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fili. The fight stays on the outside here - Wuzzy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Fili throws a jab when Wuzzy was well out of range. Fili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wuzzy, pushing him back against the cage. Fili breaks the clinch.
Fili cracks Wuzzy with a good jab. Wuzzy blocks a leg kick. Wuzzy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Nice uppercut lands for Wuzzy. That snapped Fili's head back.
Wuzzy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wuzzy's corner calls for a 1-2. Wuzzy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A combination from Wuzzy does no damage. Wuzzy ducks under a wild hook from Fili. Wuzzy tries to clinch there but Fili circles away.
Fili misses with a hook
and Wuzzy counters with a two punch combo. Fili moves forwards but Wuzzy connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wuzzy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fili looks to land a left hand but Wuzzy moved out of range nicely. Fili throws an off balance right hand
letting Wuzzy counter with a right hand. Fili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wuzzy's head backwards. A jab from Wuzzy misses. Wuzzy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fili back to the cage. Wuzzy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Wuzzy lands with a hook. Fili tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Fili throws an off balance right hand
and Wuzzy moves into the clinch. Fili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fili works over Wuzzy's head and body with a nice combination. Fili takes one to the chin there. Wuzzy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fili dodges the punch combination from Wuzzy.
Wuzzy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Fili clinches up against the cage. Fili prevents Wuzzy from breaking the clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight! Fuzzy Wuzzy showed his dominance in that final round. I think Wuzzy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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