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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang comes to the cage accompanied by So Cold by Breaking Benjamin. Fu has chosen A Fifth Of Beethoven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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188 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kuai Liang has been cut.
Fu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Fu misses.
Liang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liang blocks a head kick by Fu.
Liang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liang drops his hands momentarily and Fu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liang looks to clinch
and Fu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by Fu.
Liang misses with a kick to the body.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch but Fu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fu lands a head kick. Liang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've been informed that Fu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liang throws a leg kick that misses.
Fu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu 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.
Good leg kick by Liang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liang has Fu up against the cage in a clinch.
Fu lands a shot to the body.
Fu can't find room to land a body shot as Liang controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liang backwards.
Liang struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Liang has time to react.
Liang is looking to chop away at Fu's legs.
Kuai Liang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liang misses with a hook.
Fu blocks a head kick by Liang.
Liang throws a leg kick
enabling Fu to counter with a crisp jab.
Liang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liang avoids the head kick by Fu.
Fu tests Liang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Liang throws a front kick aimed at Fu's knee but Fu avoids it well.
Liang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Liang is looking to land body kicks.
Liang wants to clinch
and Fu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liang misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fu takes a swing at Liang's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Liang.
Liang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liang blocks a head kick by Fu.
Liang throws a front kick aimed at Fu's knee but Fu avoids it well.
Fu avoids the body shot from Liang.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fu, as that shot connected.
Liang scores with a leg kick.
Liang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liang tries to clinch there but Fu circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fu throws a right and a left that Liang avoids nicely.
Liang misses with a low kick.
Fu misses with a head kick.
Fu throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liang throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Liang looks for the body kick but Fu saw that one coming.
Fu swinging wildly here.
A big right from Fu misses.
Fu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Liang looks to clinch
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Liang slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu looks to land a right hand but Liang moved out of range.
Liang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fu. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Liang'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.
Liang has Fu up against the cage in a clinch.
Fu breaks from the clinch.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Liang forces Fu back against the cage and clinches.
Liang tries to work over Fu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liang lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Liang.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu manages to break the clinch.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liang on the side of the head.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Liang connects with a leg kick. Fu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liang wants to clinch.
Liang wants to clinch
and Fu counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Liang wants to clinch up but Fu keeps it at a distance.
Liang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu throws a body punch but Liang moves out of range.
Liang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu moves away.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Liang tenderised Fu's leg. Fu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liang. That's going to slow Fu down.
Liang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liang.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu.
Liang looks to land a body kick but Fu moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to land a leg kick but Fu saw it coming and moves away.
Liang moves away from the strike by Fu.
Liang tries to clinch up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Liang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu swats away the attempt to clinch by Liang.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Fu slips a straight right by Liang.
Liang looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Liang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liang tries to stall but Fu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Fu.
Fu tries a body shot but Liang blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liang presses Fu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liang prevents a body shot from Fu.
Fu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fu swings wildly with an uppercut but Liang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang misses with an elbow over the top.
Fu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liang's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liang tries to work over Fu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fu pushes Liang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liang tries a body shot but Fu blocks it.
Fu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Fu.
Fu can't find room to land a body shot as Liang controls the action.
Fu can't find room to land a body shot as Liang controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fu.
Liang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liang missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liang working aggressively here.
Fu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liangs head.
Liang trying to control the position but instead, Fu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liang into the cage.
Fu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liang lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kuai Liang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuai Liang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liang digs a good body shot into Fu's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liang, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Fu.
Liang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liang lands with a nice body kick.
Liang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liang throws a combination that misses
and Fu counters with a head kick.
Fu connects with a single shot there.
Fu lands a right hook to the body.
Liang throws a wild body kick that Fu sees coming a mile off.
Fu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Liang is looking to clinch.
Liang throws a leg kick but Fu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang tries to clinch up.
Fu circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Liang drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Fu follows Liang to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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