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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 301 p4p, 41 weight class) and Shi Fu Tu (ranked 427 p4p, 56 weight class). Durden comes into the arena with Where Is My Mind blaring out of the sound system. Fu Tu has chosen Klendathu drop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Durden blocks the low kick.
Fu Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu Tu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fu Tu will feel that in the morning.
Fu Tu scoring well with a low kick there.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Fu Tu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fu Tu throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a push kick but Fu Tu slaps the foot to one side.
Fu Tu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fu Tu gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Durden.
Fu Tu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu Tu fails to land with a series of punches.
Fu Tu moves away from the strike by Durden.
Durden tries to land a body kick
and Fu Tu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fu Tu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu Tu blocks an uppercut.
Fu Tu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fu Tu checks a leg kick.
Fu Tu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fu Tu misses with a body shot.
Durden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Durden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Fu Tu swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden throws a head kick but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Durden slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Durden scores with a punch to the head.
Fu Tu lands the left hand.
Durden throws a body kick that misses
and Fu Tu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fu Tu slips under a jab from Durden.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Fu Tu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fu Tu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fu Tu motions for Durden to come forward. Fu Tu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fu Tu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu Tu throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fu Tu scores with a punch to the head.
Durden misses the jab.
Fu Tu flicks out a counter leg kick but Durden steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu Tu can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fu Tu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durden dips to his left and cracks Fu Tu with an uppercut!
Fu Tu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Durden misses.
Fu Tu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Jab, jab by Fu Tu - just one landing.
Fu Tu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Fu Tu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durden.
Durden is looking to chop away at Fu Tu's legs.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Fu Tu misses with a kick to the body.
Fu Tu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Fu Tu's ribs.
A low kick from Fu Tu misses
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu Tu throws a big counter head kick but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Fu Tu scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden takes one on the button.
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 Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durden tries to bum rush Fu Tu with a series of wild strikes but Fu Tu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durden throws a hook but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Fu Tu.
Durden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu Tu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
Fu Tu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu thuds his shin into the meat of Durden's side.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fu Tu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu Tu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Durden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Fu Tu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fu Tu's elbow.
Fu Tu working aggressively here.
Fu Tu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fu Tu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fu Tu throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fu Tu, as that shot connected.
Fu Tu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fu Tu misses with a looping right.
Fu Tu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fu Tu to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Fu Tu misses.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu Tu.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Fu Tu's head but Fu Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu Tu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Fu Tu misses.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fu Tus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fu Tu scores with a leg kick.
Durden throws a series of strikes that have Fu Tu backpedaling.
Fu Tu connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
Fu Tu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden thuds a left hand into Fu Tu's body.
Durden tests Fu Tu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fu Tu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fu Tu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu Tu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu Tu avoids the body shot from Durden.
Fu Tu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durden.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu Tu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Durden avoids the body shot from Fu Tu.
Durden throws a front kick aimed at Fu Tu's knee but Fu Tu avoids it well.
Fu Tu misses the shot to the body.
Durden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fu Tu's head backwards.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durden.
Fu Tu tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Fu Tu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durden 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Fu Tu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Durden. Those never looked like landing.
Fu Tu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Durden loads up on a big right hand but Fu Tu slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Fu Tu catches Durden right on the button with a cross.
Fu Tu lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
Durden misses with a hook
and Fu Tu counters with an inside leg kick.
Durden lunges at Fu Tu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fu Tu's hand.
Fu Tu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durden on the side of the head.
Fu Tu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durden's sensitive parts.
Fu Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu Tu misses with a jab to the body
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu Tu. That's going to slow Durden down.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Durden throws a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it.
Fu Tu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fu Tu counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu Tu off the cage and back into range.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
Fu Tu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fu Tu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durden checks it well.
Fu Tu throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Fu Tu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fu Tu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Durden.
Durden keeps control of Fu Tu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Durden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fu Tu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Fu Tu blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu Tu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fu Tu breaks from the clinch.
Durden tries to score with a low kick but Fu Tu moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu Tu. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu Tu thumps Durden with a low kick.
Fu Tu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu Tu.
Durden throws a hook but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu Tu is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu wants to counter with a clinch but Durden pushes him away.
Durden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Durden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that misses.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu Tu moves away.
Fu Tu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Fu Tu's side.
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fu Tu at a distance.
Fu Tu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fu Tu slips a jab from Durden.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Fu Tu throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Fu Tu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the leg kick from Durden.
Durden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden blocks a jab.
Fu Tu throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
Fu Tu swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Fu Tu.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Fu Tu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fu Tu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu Tu cracks Durden with a good jab.
Durden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden lands a jab to Fu Tu's midsection.
Fu Tu misses with a shot to the body
and Durden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fu Tu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fu Tu slips a straight right by Durden.
A countering left hand to the body from Fu Tu misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Fu Tu avoids the head kick by Durden.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 Tyler Durden.
I think Durden 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shi Fu Tu!
Shi Fu Tu made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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