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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Fu Tu (ranked 1171 p4p, 126 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 1208 p4p, 129 weight class). Fu Tu comes to the cage accompanied by Klendathu drop. Brophy has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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172 cm
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150 lbs
27 - 15 - 3 |
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176 cm
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145 lbs
36 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fu Tu is looking to clinch. Brophy throws a jab when Fu Tu was well out of range. Fu Tu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu Tu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Fu Tu closes the distance and clinches. Fu Tu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu Tu controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fu Tu. Fu Tu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Fu Tu controls the action.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fu Tu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy gets through Fu Tu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Fu Tu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brophy tries to clinch but Fu Tu moves out of range. Fu Tu lands with a good body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brophy looks to land a body kick but Fu Tu moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fu Tu clinches with his opponent.
Fu Tu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu Tu tries to circle away but Brophy has him pinned against the cage. Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut. Fu Tu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fu Tu working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land. A nice right hand lands inside from Fu Tu. Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fu Tu misses with a body punch.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Fu Tu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brophy smiles and moves away.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick which misses Brophy's front leg but catches the back leg as Brophy tries to avoid it. Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fu Tu checks a low kick from Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brophy cracks the inside of Fu Tu's front leg. A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy. Fu Tu scores with a sloppy right hand. Brophy should have avoided that one. Fu Tu staying out of range there. Fu Tu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively. We've been told by Fu Tu's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Davie Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brophy throws a low kick but Fu Tu moves out of range easily. Fu Tu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brophy manages to circle out of the way. Fu Tu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brophy misses with a wild combination.
Fu Tu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Brophy with a hook. Brophy misses with a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Fu Tu throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range. Fu Tu walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy. Brophy connects with a leg kick. Fu Tu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Fu Tu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brophy's head. Fu Tu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fu Tu tries to counter by clinching up but Brophy breaks away and moves out of range. Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brophy connects with a leg kick. Fu Tu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target. It looked like Fu Tu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fu Tu dodges the punch combination from Brophy.
A jab from Fu Tu misses. Brophy missing with a left hand there. Fu Tu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fu Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fu Tu throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it. And Brophy responds with a good body kick, but Fu Tu manages to step out the way in time. An inside leg kick lands from Brophy. Fu Tu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fu Tu under the eye. Brophy lands with a kick to the temple. Fu Tu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" The fight stays on the outside here - Fu Tu looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Both fighters circling a little - Fu Tu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Fu Tu throws a low kick but Brophy moves out of range easily. Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick. Fu Tu thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fu Tu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fu Tu feints a jab promting Brophy to slip. Fu Tu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brophy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Davie Brophy has been cut. Fu Tu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Fu Tu checks it. Fu Tu throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it. Brophy tries to score with a low kick but Fu Tu moves his leg out of the way. A bone on bone clash there as Fu Tu blocks the leg kick.
Fu Tu is looking to counter the offense by Brophy and move into the clinch. Fu Tu scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Fu Tu closes the distance and clinches. Fu Tu struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Fu Tu's head. Fu Tu misses with some punches.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Fu Tu. Fu Tu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fu Tu misses with a looping right. Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Fu Tu swings and misses with a shot to the body and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand. Fu Tu moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy. Fu Tu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brophy manages to circle out of the way. Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Davie Brophy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut. That's time! Fu Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fu Tu misses with a looping left. Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fu Tu tries to clinch up. Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu Tu. Brophy misses with a straight left. Fu Tu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy. Fu Tu slips a straight right by Brophy. Fu Tu clinches with his opponent.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy wants to break free but Fu Tu has control.
Fu Tu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Brophy presses Fu Tu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy. Fu Tu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy. Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Fu Tu throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy. Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Brophy misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Fu Tu digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank. Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch. Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Fu Tu avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy. Fu Tu scores with a nice hook to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fu Tu. Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Fu Tu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fu Tu throws a head punch that misses. Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu Tu tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu Tu pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from Fu Tu. Fu Tu lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fu Tu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fu Tu working aggressively here.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it. Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Fu Tu's head but Fu Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brophy misses with a straight left. Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fu Tu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Fu Tu is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fu Tu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy checks a leg kick. Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Brophy moves out of range of the strikes. Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fu Tu under the eye. Brophy dips to his left and cracks Fu Tu with an uppercut! Fu Tu throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brophy throws a head kick that misses. Fu Tu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy. Fu Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes. Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fu Tu's sensitive parts. Fu Tu avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu Tu. Brophy missing with a left hand there. Fu Tu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu Tu. Fu Tu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A big right from Fu Tu misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brophy, right into the meat.
Fu Tu walks into a jab. Fu Tu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Fu Tu defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand. Fu Tu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brophy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fu Tu takes a step back to recover. Jab from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fu Tu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fu Tu checks a leg kick. Fu Tu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brophy finds it's way round the side to connect with Fu Tu's head. Brophy connects with the punch. Brophy throws a big shot that misses. Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu Tu is just out of range. Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu Tu. Fu Tu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands. Fu Tu throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily. Brophy throws a body shot but no joy. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Fu Tu forces Brophy back against the cage and clinches. Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fu Tu blocking some punches.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fu Tu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow. Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu Tu controls his hands.
Brophy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fu Tu catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Brophy closes the distance and clinches. Brophy tries to break free but Fu Tu pushes him back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Fu Tu working some nice short punches in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy. Brophy scores with a shoulder strike. A nice right hand lands inside from Fu Tu. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy. Brophy misses with a body punch.
Fu Tu throws a head punch that misses. Fu Tu blocks an uppercut.
Fu Tu lands a nice uppercut. Fu Tu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fu Tu scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fu Tu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy. Fu Tu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Fu Tu tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range. Fu Tu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fu Tu. Fu Tu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Brophy 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!
That's one minute gone in the round. Brophy motions for Fu Tu to come forward. Brophy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A punch combination from Fu Tu misses. A jab from Fu Tu misses. A nice side step and Brophy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Fu Tu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fu Tu tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it. Fu Tu lands an overhand right. Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu Tu should have avoided that one. Fu Tu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy. Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Fu Tu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Fu Tu counters by clinching up. Davie Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Fu Tu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fu Tu throws a head punch that misses. Fu Tu lands a hook to the side of the head. Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Brophy misses with some punches.
Fu Tu scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head. Brophy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fu Tu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fu Tu gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Brophy misses with a body punch.
Fu Tu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brophy's efforts to push away. Brophy misses with a body punch.
Fu Tu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Fu Tu swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it. Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Fu Tu avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage. Fu Tu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu Tu controls his hands.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Fu Tu clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Fu Tu walks into a jab. A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick. Fu Tu misses with a looping left. Davie Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fu Tu staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brophy throws the left hand but Fu Tu avoids the punch easily. Brophy connects with a solid leg kick. Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brophy lands a glancing blow to the side of Fu Tu's head. Fu Tu misses the shot to the body. Fu Tu ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy. Brophy throws a hook to the side of Fu Tu's head but Fu Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brophy blocks a jab. A big left from Fu Tu misses. Fu Tu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fu Tu wants to clinch and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fu Tu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brophy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu. Fu Tu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fu Tu closes the distance and clinches. Shi Fu Tu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fu Tu lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards. A head punch on the inside from Fu Tu fails to land. Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Fu Tu is working Brophy over against the cage. Brophy is trying to break the clinch but Fu Tu has him pressed against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Fu Tu fails to land. Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fu Tu misses with some punches.
Fu Tu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside. Fu Tu tries to pull guard but Brophy forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside. Brophy lands with a right to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy. Fu Tu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fu Tu throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy. Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fu Tu has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fu Tu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Shi Fu Tu. I think Brophy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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