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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu's entrance music is A Fifth Of Beethoven. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
23 - 5 - 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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fu lands with a right to the head.
Anastasio lands with a right to the head.
Fu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Fu swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anastasio has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Anastasio.
Fu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fu's elbow.
Anastasio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fu up against the cage.
Fu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fu breaks from the clinch.
Anastasio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu throws a solid leg kick but Anastasio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Anastasio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anastasio throws a lazy body kick
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Fu finds it's target.
Anastasio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio slips under a jab.
Fu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anastasio misses with the body kick
and Fu counters with a straight right hand.
Fu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anastasio will feel that in the morning.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Anastasio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anastasio.
Fu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anastasio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anastasio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anastasio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Anastasio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anastasio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Anastasio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anastasio.
Fu swings widly with a right hand
and Anastasio counters with a stiff right hand.
Manolo Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu throws out a leg kick but Anastasio moves out of range and Fu only half commits.
Fu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Anastasio misses the target.
Fu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Fu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fu throws the kick towards the body but Anastasio avoids it.
Fu connects with a looping right hand.
Anastasio misses with a jab to the body
and Fu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anastasio thinking.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Fu catches Anastasio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fu looks to land a left hand but Anastasio moved out of range nicely.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio tries to clinch up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
Anastasio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Anastasio slams his shin into Fu's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a solid leg kick but Anastasio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu.
Anastasio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasio slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Anastasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu should have avoided that one.
Fu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Anastasio finds it's way through Fu's defenses.
Anastasio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anastasio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anastasio misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anastasio can pounce on him.
Fu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fu tries to work over Anastasio's front leg with a kick but Anastasio checks it.
Anastasio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fu throws a push kick but Anastasio slaps the foot to one side.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Good work by Anastasio as he checks the leg kick.
Anastasio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anastasio throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
Fu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anastasio moves out of range as Fu strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu throws a body kick that misses
enabling Anastasio to counter with a crisp jab.
Anastasio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anastasio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Fu finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio clobbers Fu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu.
Fu connects with a right hand. Anastasio shakes it off.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasio throws out the jab.
Fu misses with a body shot
and Anastasio counters with a leg kick.
Fu blocks a low kick nicely.
Anastasio clinches.
A short right from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Fu misses with some punches.
Anastasio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fu or not.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anastasio misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fu's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with some punches.
Fu misses with the head strike.
Anastasio struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu controls his hands.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu lands with a left to the head.
Anastasio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anastasio lands a body shot.
Fu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fu being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fu gets through Anastasio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio effectively controlling the action here.
Anastasio tries to throw a body punch but Fu avoids it by throwing Anastasio back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the side of Fu's head.
Anastasio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fu up against the cage.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from Fu.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anastasio tries a body shot but Fu blocks it.
Anastasio looking to stall.
Fu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio missing with knees to the body.
Anastasio works on Fu's body with a couple of short punches.
Anastasio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anastasio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anastasio lands a good knee to the midsection. Fu won't want to take too many of those.
Anastasio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu manages to break the clinch.
Anastasio throws a head kick that Fu semi-blocks.
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Anastasio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anastasio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fu throws a sloppy body shot
and Anastasio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A clash of legs there as Anastasio blocks the low kick.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anastasio just manages to avoid it.
Fu misses the jab.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anastasio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu looks to land a body kick but Anastasio moved away.
Fu misses with a low kick as Anastasio jumps back.
Fu cracks the inside of Anastasio's front leg.
Fu misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu. That's going to slow Anastasio down.
Fu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
A little feinted left hand from Fu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fu misses with the body kick
and Anastasio counters with a straight right hand.
Anastasio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Anastasio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anastasio throws a fast counter high kick but Fu manages to duck under it in time.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
A big left from Fu misses.
Nice body punch from Fu.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses Anastasio's front leg but catches the back leg as Anastasio tries to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a low kick as Fu jumps back.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasio throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Fu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu scores with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Fu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio clinches.
Anastasio just leaning against Fu, taking a breather.
Fu letting Anastasio take a breather here.
Anastasio continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Fu sizes up Anastasio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses Anastasio's front leg but catches the back leg as Anastasio tries to avoid it.
Fu misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fu moves out of range of the body kick from Anastasio.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anastasio's sensitive parts.
Anastasio lands with a kick to the temple. Fu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anastasio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
A lazy body kick from Fu
and Anastasio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu misses with a hook. Anastasio ducked under it nicely.
Anastasio closes the distance but Fu moves to the side
enabling Fu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anastasio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anastasio! But no joy.
Anastasio misses with a body shot
and Fu counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anastasio.
Fu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Fu does no damage.
Fu misses with a hook. Anastasio ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Anastasio 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.
Fu checks a low kick from Anastasio.
Anastasio looks for the body kick but Fu saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Fu throws a lazy body kick
and Anastasio counters with a low kick, right behind Fu 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anastasio's head.
Fu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fu lands a jab.
Fu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anastasio throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio is looking to score with low kicks.
Fu lands a jab to Anastasio's midsection.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Anastasio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Fu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Fu.
Anastasio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anastasio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anastasio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anastasio if he has to take too many more of those.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fu jabs at Anastasio's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anastasio counters with a big head kick but Fu shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anastasio throws a lazy head kick
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Fu misses with a body punch
and Anastasio counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Fu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anastasio checks it well.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Fu tests Anastasio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anastasio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fu misses with a looping left.
Anastasio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu misses with a leg kick
enabling Anastasio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
Fu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Anastasio throws the kick towards the body but Fu avoids it.
Anastasio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fu wants to slow Anastasio down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu feints a jab promting Anastasio to slip. Fu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anastasio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anastasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anastasio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fu.
Anastasio lands a jab to Fu's midsection.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio throws the left hand but Fu avoids the punch easily.
Fu lands with a nice body kick.
Anastasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fu scores with a spinning back kick!
Fu throws a low kick but Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Anastasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fu counters with an outside leg kick.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Fu throwing a counter right hand but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio 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.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Fu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu had his way with Anthony Anastasio in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anastasio throws a right hand that misses
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anastasio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
Fu walks into a jab.
Fu thows a leg kick but Anastasio checks it
and Fu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fu throws a shot to the body.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anastasio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio lands a body shot.
A low kick from Fu is predictable there
and Anastasio counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu wants to slow Anastasio down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu moves out of range as Anastasio throws a body kick.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Fu punishes Anastasio's body with a nice straight punch.
Anastasio throws an overhand right that lands on Fu's shoulder, as Fu tries to avoid the shot.
And Fu counters with a quick kick to the body but Anastasio blocks it.
Fu lunges at Anastasio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anastasio's hand.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu scores with a sloppy right hand. Anastasio should have avoided that one.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio lands with a kick to the temple. Fu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anastasio tries to clinch but Fu is having none of it.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Anastasio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio digs a good hook to Fu's body.
A lazy left from Anastasio finds it's target.
Fu fakes the leg kick and cracks Anastasio in the body.
Fu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fu is looking to chop away at Anastasio's legs.
Fu thows a leg kick but Anastasio checks it
and Anastasio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu scores with a leg kick.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Fu.
Anastasio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu keeps the fight on the outside.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anastasio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a series of punches but Fu moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Anastasio.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anastasio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Fu as he connects with a hook.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Fu throws a series of punches but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Fu.
Fu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anastasio takes a step back to recover.
Manolo Fu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio looks for the body kick but Fu saw that one coming.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anastasio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu should have avoided that one.
Anastasio moves away from the strike by Fu.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu lands a front kick.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Anastasio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio throws out a counter right but Fu avoids it with no problem.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manolo Fu.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Manolo Fu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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G |
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B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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