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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Fifth Of Beethoven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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191 cm
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188 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Fu feints and then cracks Hovi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hovi down.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
Hovi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fu is able to avoid easily.
Fu looks to land a combination. Hovi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Fu scores with a leg kick.
Fu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Fu connects with an inside leg kick.
Hovi tries to work over Fu's front leg with a kick but Fu checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manolo Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Fu staying out of range there.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Fu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
Fu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Hovi slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hovi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fu - the referee stops the clock and Hovi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fu. Hovi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hovi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu moved away.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Fu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Fu misses.
Hovi misses with a right hand
and Fu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hovi works Fu's body with a nice hook.
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!
Fu lands with a good body shot.
Fu misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hovi misses the target.
Hovi throws a push kick but Fu slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Hovi.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi stuns Fu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fu lands a body shot.
Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Fu avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
Hovi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu.
Fu works the jab nicely.
Fu connects with the punch.
Fu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu cracks Hovi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hovi moves out of range as Fu throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hovi misses its target.
Fu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
Hovi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Fu flicks out a counter leg kick but Hovi steps away.
Fu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hovi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hovi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Fu didn't see that one coming.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hovi.
Hovi is looking to slow Fu down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Fu's shoulder, as Fu tries to avoid the shot.
Fu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fu staying out of range there.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fu is out of range and Hovi settles back down.
Fu avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Fu digs a good body shot into Hovi's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu off the cage and back into range.
That kick from Fu tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolo Fu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Fu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
Hovi throws an off balance right hand
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Hovi scores with the left hand. Fu knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu thuds a left hand into Hovi's body.
Fu misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Hovi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hovi 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 one minute gone in the round.
Fu scores with a decent looking hook.
Hovi misses with the combination.
Fu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hovi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hovi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fu moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Fu blocks the leg kick.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
Hovi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Hovi.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Fu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fu blocks a jab.
Hovi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu misses with a shot to the body
and Hovi counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fu.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Manolo Fu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Fu slips under a jab from Hovi.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu off the cage and back into range.
Hovi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
Fu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but Fu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fu misses the jab.
Hovi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Fu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fu checks it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
Hovi checks a low kick from Fu.
Good leg kick by Fu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hovi wants to slow Fu down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fu scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fu.
Fu connects with a crisp jab.
Hovi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hovi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hovi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Hovi tests Fu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hovi lands a jab to the nose.
Fu throws out a leg kick but Hovi moves out of range and Fu only half commits.
Fu throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Hovi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu delivers a nice body kick.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fu. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fu checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu tries a quick counter leg kick but Hovi is wise to it.
Fu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fu misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fu slips under a jab.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Hovi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
Fu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi throws a low kick but Fu avoids it.
Fu connects with a looping right hand.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi moves out of range as Fu strikes.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu looks to land a left hand but Hovi moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi throws a lazy uppercut
and Fu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fu moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Fu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Fu.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fu checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Hovi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fu scores with a hook.
Fu lands a nice hook to Hovi's body. Hovi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hovi punishes Fu's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi thows a leg kick but Fu checks it
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hovi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fu delivers a nice body kick.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Fu.
Fu defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Fu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hovi with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
Hovi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fu just manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu avoids the head kick by Hovi.
Fu throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Hovi slips a jab and a cross from Fu.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Fu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hovi to score with a decent uppercut.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
Fu slips a straight right by Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu really dominated that round.
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.
A big left from Hovi misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fu!
Hovi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hovi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hovi's calf.
Hovi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Fu finds it's way through Hovi's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Fu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hovi's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fu.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Hovi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hovi.
Fu cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Fu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hovi misses with a lunging right hand
and Fu counters with a thumping low kick.
Fu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Fu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hovi, as that shot connected.
Fu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fu avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu can pounce on him.
Fu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hovi is out of range and Fu settles back down.
Hovi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fu avoids it.
Fu tries to score with a low kick but Hovi moves his leg out of the way.
Fu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fu connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hovi throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Fu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hovi.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi misses with a left hand
and Fu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hovi shrugs it off.
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu lands a slapping body shot.
Fu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi walks into a jab.
Fu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hovi's calf.
Fu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Hovi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick from Fu.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Fu unleashes a big counter combination but Hovi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fu lands a head kick!
Fu lands a really nice looking cross but Hovi seems unphased.
Fu swinging wildly here.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick.
Fu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi moved away.
Hovi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fu just manages to avoid it.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Fu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu misses with the combination.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi connects with a crisp jab.
Fu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hovi.
Hovi wants to land a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Fu throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Hovi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu throws a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hovi if he has to take too many more of those.
Fu is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi tried to counter with a leg kick but Fu avoided it.
Fu throws a leg kick that misses.
Fu throws a sloppy head kick and Hovi moves out of range easily.
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Fu moved out of range.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Fu
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Fu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu scores with a nice body kick.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi throws out a leg kick but Fu moves out of range and Hovi only half commits.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fu scores with a nice right hand.
Hovi slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Some bone on bone action there as Fu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi avoids it easily.
Hovi thinks about countering with a head kick.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi avoids them all with ease.
Hovi avoids a kick to the body.
Hovi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seppo Hovi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hovi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu is looking to score with low kicks.
Manolo Fu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Hovi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fu lands a nice shot that snaps Hovi's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fu.
Fu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fu thuds a left hand into Hovi's body.
Fu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fu blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hovi moves away.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Fu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Manolo Fu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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