A featherweight contest between Andre Fili and Bill Algeo is taking place now (Saturday, September 17, 2022) at UFC Vegas 60.
Round 1
Fili looks to walk Algeo down early. Algeo with some showboating as he slips some strikes. Fili connects with a left. Algeo with a leg kick. Algeo connects with a spin kick soon after. Fili lands a big right. Algeo responds with a combination as he blitzes forward and ends it with a leg kick. Algeo with a couple more leg kicks. Fili lands a left. Fili connects with a head kick that results in Algeo shooting. Fili sprawls and the action returns to the feet. Fili fakes and connects with another head kick that busts Algeo open. Algeo misses with a spin kick. Algeo slips as he attempts a head kick. Fili with a body kick. Algeo with a right. Fili connects with another head kick. Up kick from Algeo in response. Algeo looks to advance but clinches up with Fili who was looking for the takedown. They separate. Algeo with kicks to the body and leg. Fili blocks a body kick as the round ends.
Round 2
Algeo with some side kicks. He lands some jabs. Fili slips a combination and taunts Algeo. Fili with a body kick. Algeo avoids another head kick attempt. Algeo blitzes forward and they clinch up. Fili has Algeo clinched up against the fence before they separate. Algeo blitzes forward again. Fili responds with a body kick. Algeo is pouring on the volume now and landing much more. Fili eats a spinning kick to the head. Algeo is establishing a jab but eats a big leg kick. Fili with a nice left hand that stings Algeo. Fili sees his leg kick checked. Fili with a double jab. Fili with a body kick and slips a counter right as he lands it. Algeo shoots but Fili defends. Algeo ends the round strong with a combination ending in a spinning head kick.
Round 3
Algeo with a side head kick. Algeo then slips another head kick. Fili with a left check hook. Fili avoids damage with a combination and times a takedown perfectly to get Algeo down. Algeo gives his back as he looks to get out. Fili has the body triangle and sinks in a rear naked choke. Algeo manages to just avoid danger and lands a number of punches on Fili. However, he remains in a compromised position with Fili taking his back. Fili continues to struggle to sink in a fight-ending choke as Algeo keeps landing strikes. The fight comes to an end.
Official Result: Andre Fili defeats Bill Algeo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
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