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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Fifth Of Beethoven. O Donnell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anti by Mayhem. Myles O Donnell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21 - 4 - 1 |
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186 cm
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191 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fu throws a good cross that connects.
Fu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donnell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fu.
Sloppy strikes from Fu. Those never looked like landing.
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.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Fu.
O Donnell throws a hook but Fu blocks it.
Fu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from O Donnell finds it's target.
O Donnell cracks Fu with a good jab.
Fu throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fu throws a body kick that misses
and O Donnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Donnell blocks a jab.
O Donnell throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Fu is looking to counter punch.
O Donnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Fu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnell moves out of range of the body kick from Fu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Donnell's sensitive parts.
O Donnell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fu slips under a jab from O Donnell.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Fu throws out a leg kick but O Donnell moves out of range and Fu only half commits.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
A head kick from Fu lands but O Donnell takes it in his stride.
A jab from Fu does it's job there.
O Donnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donnell.
Fu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu.
Fu clobbers O Donnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from O Donnell misses.
Fu is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu is looking to chop away at O Donnell's legs.
O Donnell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Donnell connects with a nice looking jab.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Fu moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for O Donnell.
Fu lands a right hook to the body.
Fu throws a combination that misses
and O Donnell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Donnell avoids the head kick by Fu.
O Donnell is looking for the big counter here.
O Donnell throws a right hand that Fu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fu also avoids with ease.
O Donnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Donnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Donnell tries to land a leg kick but Fu saw it coming and moves away.
Fu tries to land a leg kick but O Donnell saw it coming and moves away.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
O Donnell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Donnell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Donnell throws a lazy right hand but Fu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from O Donnell. Those never looked like landing.
Fu scores with a jab. O Donnell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands with a shot to the body.
Fu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu lands with a cross.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
O Donnell misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
O Donnell blocks the body kick.
O Donnell misses with a looping right.
O Donnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Donnell defending well as Fu loads up on a big left hand.
O Donnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
O Donnell feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
O Donnell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fu.
Fu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Donnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Donnell loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Fu misses with a head kick.
O Donnell slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Donnell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fu is looking to chop away at O Donnell's legs.
O Donnell wants to counter the offense by Fu and move into the clinch position.
Fu throws a lazy uppercut
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell throws out a counter right but Fu avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell lands a head kick. Fu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu misses with a body punch
and O Donnell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Donnell connects with a single shot there.
O Donnell throws a right hand that misses
and Fu counters with a left and a right that stings O Donnell.
O Donnell tries to bum rush Fu with a series of wild strikes but Fu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Donnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Donnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu throws a low kick, looking for O Donnell's leg but O Donnell calmly moves out of range.
Fu scores with a body shot.
O Donnell lands with a shot to the body.
Fu misses with a kick to the body.
O Donnell tries to counter by closing the distance.
O Donnell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Donnell throws a lazy head kick
and Fu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Donnell thinking.
O Donnell looks to throw the jab but Fu is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Donnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu lands with a straight right. O Donnell didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
A big left from O Donnell misses.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Donnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Donnell can do to turn this around?
Fu tries to land a leg kick but O Donnell saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
Fu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Donnell misses with a left hand
and Fu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Donnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. O Donnell shrugs it off though.
Fu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a hook to the side of O Donnell's head but O Donnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
No joy there for O Donnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fu avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Fu connects with a body shot.
Fu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Donnell momentarily.
O Donnell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fu counters with a leg kick.
O Donnell cracks a nice hook into Fu's ribs.
O Donnell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fu counters with a leg kick.
Fu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Donnell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Donnell lands a jab to the nose.
O Donnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crunch! Fu slams his shin into O Donnell's torso.
O Donnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Donnell slips a jab from Fu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Donnell.
O Donnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu off the cage and back into range.
O Donnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fu lands a head shot.
O Donnell staying out of range there.
Fu throws a leg kick but O Donnell sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Fu slips a jab and a cross from O Donnell.
Fu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Fu misses
and O Donnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Donnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fu.
Fu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Donnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Donnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Donnell connects with the punch.
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fu misses with a body shot.
O Donnell throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu cracks O Donnell with a good jab.
Fu scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Donnell in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu scores with a nice body kick.
Fu lands a body shot.
O Donnell tries to clinch up.
O Donnell cracks Fu with an open hand slap.
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 Manolo Fu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fu throws a hook but O Donnell blocks it.
O Donnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - O Donnell coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab from Fu.
O Donnell closes the distance but Fu moves to the side
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Donnell. That did some damage!
A slow jab from O Donnell misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell misses with a low kick.
O Donnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu is looking to land body kicks.
O Donnell flicks out a counter leg kick but Fu steps away.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnell manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell motions for Fu to come forward. O Donnell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
Fu tries to work over O Donnell's front leg with a kick but O Donnell checks it.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses O Donnell's front leg but catches the back leg as O Donnell tries to avoid it.
Fu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
O Donnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
O Donnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
O Donnell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but O Donnell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fu has got the better of the exchanges.
Fu slips under a jab.
O Donnell lands with a hook. Fu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from O Donnell misses.
Fu throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fu sets himself, and O Donnell steps forward looking for the clinch! Fu avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Fu misses with a straight left.
O Donnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Donnell cracks Fu with an open hand slap.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
O Donnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu moves away from the strike by O Donnell.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
Fu thows a leg kick but O Donnell checks it
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Fu defending well as O Donnell loads up on a big left hand.
Fu misses with a straight right.
O Donnell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Donnell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Donnell's calf.
O Donnell throws a hook but Fu avoids it easily.
O Donnell throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but O Donnell just manages to avoid it.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu cracks O Donnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
O Donnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fu.
Fu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu throws a body kick that misses.
O Donnell lands a slapping body shot.
Fu lands a head shot.
A head kick by O Donnell misses
and Fu counters with a nice leg kick.
Fu cracks a nice hook into O Donnell's ribs.
Fu throws a right hand that O Donnell ducks under and follows up with a left that O Donnell also avoids with ease.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a head kick that misses
and O Donnell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from O Donnell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fu tries to work over O Donnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Fu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fu is working O Donnell over against the cage.
O Donnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Donnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Donnell tries to work over Fu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fu stalling in the clinch.
O Donnell keeps control of Fu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike.
Fu misses with a punch on the inside.
O Donnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Manolo Fu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donnell throws the left hand but Fu avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Donnell.
Fu misses with an uppercut. O Donnell saw that one coming.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for O Donnell. That snapped Fu's head back.
Fu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Donnell avoids a kick to the body.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Donnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Donnell connects with an inside leg kick.
O Donnell checks a leg kick.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell lunges at Fu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fu's hand.
O Donnell moves out of range as Fu strikes.
Fu tries to bum rush O Donnell with a series of wild strikes but O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Donnell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fu.
O Donnell throws a sloppy head kick and Fu moves out of range easily.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
Fu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Donnell.
Fu sets himself, and O Donnell steps forward looking for the clinch! Fu avoids it this time.
Nice uppercut there from Fu.
Fu tries to land a front kick but O Donnell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Donnell tries to counter with a clinch but Fu shakes him off and moves away.
Fu lands an overhand right.
Fu misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu. That's going to slow O Donnell down.
O Donnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fu.
O Donnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fu's sensitive parts.
Fu walks into a straight right hand from O Donnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donnell.
Fu misses with a body punch
and O Donnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fu throws a front kick that sends O Donnell stumbling back into the cage.
O Donnell tries to clinch but Fu moves out of range.
O Donnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Fu circles away.
O Donnell jabs Fu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Donnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Donnell missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fu thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Donnell misses with a hook to the body
and Fu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Donnell scores with the left hand. Fu knows he should have avoided that one.
O Donnell misses with a wild body shot.
O Donnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Donnell throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Donnell.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
O Donnell lands a slapping body shot.
Fu lands a lovely overhand right.
O Donnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fu throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Donnell.
O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Fu counters with a quick kick to the body but O Donnell blocks it.
Fu throws the left hand but O Donnell avoids the punch easily.
O Donnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu throws a nice head kick!
Fu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Donnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu drops his hands momentarily and O Donnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell throws a sloppy body shot
and Fu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu slips under a jab.
Fu is looking to counter punch.
Fu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fu walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Fu.
O Donnell lands a nice hook to Fu's body. Fu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fu tests O Donnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fu moves away from the strike by O Donnell.
Fu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fu slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
Fu scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Donnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Donnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu manages to avoid it.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Donnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu looks to land a combination. O Donnell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fu throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Fu throws a shot from downtown. O Donnell moves away and avoids it.
O Donnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donnell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Donnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as O Donnell blocks the low kick.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the body.
Fu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu misses the target.
Fu slips a straight right by O Donnell.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a punch to the head.
O Donnell throws a hook but Fu blocks it.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Donnell if he has to take too many more of those.
Fu throws a big shot that misses.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu.
O Donnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu misses with a body shot.
O Donnell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
O Donnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Donnell has time to react.
Fu tries to work over O Donnell's front leg with a kick but O Donnell checks it.
Fu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Fu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donnell tries to clinch but Fu is having none of it.
It looked like Fu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Donnell.
O Donnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Donnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by O Donnell. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as O Donnell blocks the low kick.
Fu defending well as O Donnell loads up on a big left hand.
O Donnell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from O Donnell.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Myles O Donnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donnell.
O Donnell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fu defending well as O Donnell loads up on a big left hand.
O Donnell lands a right hook to the body.
Fu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Donnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fu.
Fu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
O Donnell misses with a right hand
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
O Donnell misses the jab.
O Donnell connects with the punch.
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu scores with a jab to the head.
O Donnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Donnell clinches up against the cage.
O Donnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Manolo Fu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu avoids a wild elbow strike from O Donnell.
Fu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu.
Fu throws a right hand that O Donnell ducks under and follows up with a left that O Donnell also avoids with ease.
O Donnell looks to throw the jab but Fu is out of range.
Fu blocks a low kick nicely.
O Donnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donnell.
As O Donnell looks to move away, Fu throws a big counter combo bu O Donnell just gets out of the way.
Fu scores with the left hand. O Donnell knows he should have avoided that one.
Fu stuns O Donnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Myles O Donnell.
I think Fu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu retains his middleweight title!
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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