Phygital Fighting. FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
Introducing Phygital Fighting.FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
Phygital Fighting.FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is a unique combat sport that blends digital competition with real mixed martial arts. Athletes face each other first in a fighting video game and then inside the octagon, creating a fast, intense and highly technical format. Combining gaming strategy with real combat skill, Phygital Fighting delivers a new kind of action for fans of both esports and MMA.
How It Works
Teams
Each team has 4 MMA athletes of various weight classes.
Weight categories:
- 61 kg (men);
- 66 kg (men);
- 70 kg (men);
- 77 kg (men);
- 84 kg (men);
- 93+ kg (men).
Competition Format
There are 8 teams participating in the competition, each team includes 4 (four) athletes of various weight classes, where the organizers decide pairs of fighters, who fight against each other in both the digital and physical arenas – meaning each MMA athlete from the team competes against the same opponent from the opposing team.
Each match is played in two parts:
Digital Stage: In this stage, athletes will compete one-on-one in a console game. Players compete one-on-one using characters selected before the competition and approved in advance.
Athletes play one match of up to 5 rounds, with the match ending as soon as one of the athletes scores 3 match-points. Each round is tracked by an on-screen timer of 60 counts. A match point is given to the win or draw in the round.
Athletes earn 2 score-points for each round they win, with no points awarded for a lost round. Rounds can end in a draw, in which case each athlete gets 1 score-point. With up to three possible round victories, an athlete can earn a maximum of 6 score-points in the Digital Stage. All score-points earned by an athlete during this stage are added directly to their Team’s total match score.
Physical Stage: After the digital bout, the same pair of athletes meet again inside the octagon in a real MMA fight. Fights take place within established weight classes and consist of 3 rounds of 4 minutes each.
In the physical MMA stage, athletes earn points based on how they held the fight. The more decisive the win, the more points they get.
Winning early in accordance with the Technical Rules (such as knockout, opponent’s surrender, opponent’s disqualification, official stopping the fight, etc) = 7 points
For a victory on points by a unanimous decision of the referees = 6 points
For a victory on points by a split decision of the Referees or by a majority decision of the referees = 3 points
In case of a tie = each athlete gets 1 point
No Contest = An athlete gets 1 point for winning each of the rounds
Game details
Teams will use FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves in the digital stage of Phygital Fighting, played on Sony PlayStation 5, in Classic Versus mode.
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, is a dynamic game where two opponents battle each other in a 2D-arena using characters with various attacks, special moves and tactics. Positioning, execution of special moves and situational awareness during high-paced gameplay sessions creating tension and thrill like no other fighting games.