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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manu Lyfe (ranked 21937 p4p, 898 weight class) and Tomasz Drwalewicz (ranked 20424 p4p, 881 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Lyfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwalewicz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwalewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Lyfe's shoulder, as Lyfe tries to avoid the shot.
Lyfe lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe throws a body shot but no joy.
Drwalewicz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lyfe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drwalewicz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drwalewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyfe.
Lyfe's corner calls for a 1-2. Lyfe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lyfe ducks under a wild hook from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe with a jab.
Lyfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
Drwalewicz blocks a leg kick.
Drwalewicz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drwalewicz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyfe throws a low kick but his opponent 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!
Good shot there by Lyfe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe avoids a kick to the body.
Lyfe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drwalewicz throws a leg kick but Lyfe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lyfe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drwalewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lyfe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Lyfe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Drwalewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drwalewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drwalewicz throws a head kick but Lyfe moves out of range.
Lyfe throws a head kick that misses.
Lyfe scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Lyfe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lyfe.
Drwalewicz throws the kick towards the body but Lyfe avoids it.
It looks like Lyfe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Drwalewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyfe needs to keep his hands up - Drwalewicz had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drwalewicz ducks under a wild hook from Lyfe.
Lyfe looks to land a right hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range.
A big left from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe looks to land a left hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range nicely.
Lyfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drwalewicz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lyfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyfe misses with a looping left.
Lyfe throws the kick towards the body but Drwalewicz avoids it.
A jab from Lyfe finds it's way through Drwalewicz's defenses.
Drwalewicz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe looks to throw the jab but Drwalewicz is out of range.
Drwalewicz blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drwalewicz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lyfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyfe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drwalewicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drwalewicz clobbers Lyfe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drwalewicz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lyfe slips a jab from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe tried to counter with a leg kick but Drwalewicz avoided it.
Drwalewicz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lyfe throws a hook but Drwalewicz avoids it easily.
Lyfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Drwalewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drwalewicz moves away.
A nice side step and Drwalewicz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drwalewicz takes a swing at Lyfe's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a chopping leg kick but Drwalewicz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lyfe moves out of range as Drwalewicz strikes.
Lyfe blocks a head kick by Drwalewicz.
Lyfe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lyfe blocks a low kick nicely.
Drwalewicz checks a low kick from Lyfe.
Lyfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drwalewicz can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Lyfe. That's going to slow Drwalewicz down.
Lyfe digs a good body shot into Drwalewicz's ribs.
Lyfe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drwalewicz slips a jab from Lyfe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lyfe. That's going to slow Drwalewicz down.
A lazy left from Drwalewicz finds it's target.
Lyfe missing with a left hand there. Drwalewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyfe ducks under a wild hook from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manu Lyfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drwalewicz throws a solid leg kick but Lyfe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drwalewicz.
It looked like Lyfe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drwalewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Drwalewicz tries to counter with a clinch but Lyfe shakes him off and moves away.
Drwalewicz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drwalewicz darts in and clinches Lyfe up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lyfe fails to land.
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Drwalewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lyfe landing knees to the body.
Lyfe lands with a short shot to the head.
Drwalewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drwalewicz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe tries a body shot but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Lyfe lands a shot to the body.
Drwalewicz working aggressively here.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lyfe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Manu Lyfe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lyfe lands an overhand right.
Drwalewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Lyfe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyfe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manu Lyfe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyfe throws a leg kick
and Drwalewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyfe misses with a right hand
and Drwalewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drwalewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyfe throws out the jab.
Drwalewicz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drwalewicz with a nice cross.
Drwalewicz throws a low kick but Lyfe moves out of range easily.
Lyfe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drwalewicz just manages to avoid it.
Lyfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drwalewicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drwalewicz wants to land a leg kick but Lyfe is out of range.
Lyfe scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Drwalewicz misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwalewicz misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lyfe.
Drwalewicz walks into a left hand.
Drwalewicz has closed the distance and engaged Lyfe in a clinch.
Lyfe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Drwalewicz fails to land.
Lyfe swings wildly with an uppercut but Drwalewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drwalewicz missing with knees to the body.
Lyfe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Lyfe blocks an uppercut.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drwalewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drwalewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lyfe avoids the damage to the body.
Drwalewicz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drwalewicz tries to work over Lyfe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyfe.
Lyfe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lyfe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manu Lyfe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lyfe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drwalewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lyfe controls his hands.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Drwalewicz wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Lyfe on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tomasz Drwalewicz just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, jab by Drwalewicz - just one landing.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drwalewicz slips a jab from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz tries a quick counter leg kick but Lyfe is wise to it.
Drwalewicz throws out a loose jab but Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyfe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drwalewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyfe is looking to slow Drwalewicz down with leg kicks.
Drwalewicz misses with a two punch combination.
As Drwalewicz backs away, Lyfe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Drwalewicz's legs.
A punch combination from Lyfe misses.
Drwalewicz misses with a hook to the body
and Lyfe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyfe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Lyfe misses
and Drwalewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe looks to land a left hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range nicely.
Drwalewicz 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.
Drwalewicz throws a low kick but Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe tried to counter with a leg kick but Drwalewicz avoided it.
Lyfe missing with a left hand there. Drwalewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drwalewicz throws out a counter right but Lyfe avoids it with no problem.
Lyfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Lyfe misses with a head kick.
Drwalewicz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lyfe throws a leg kick but Drwalewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lyfe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drwalewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lyfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Drwalewicz throws the kick towards the body but Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drwalewicz moves out of range as Lyfe throws a body kick.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Drwalewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyfe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. Drwalewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lyfe.
No joy there for Drwalewicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Drwalewicz throws a series of punches but Lyfe avoids them all with ease.
Lyfe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drwalewicz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the leg kick from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drwalewicz throws out a leg kick but Lyfe moves out of range and Drwalewicz only half commits.
Lyfe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drwalewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyfe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lyfe 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 Drwalewicz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drwalewicz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab, jab by Drwalewicz - just one landing.
Drwalewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyfe.
Lyfe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lyfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe had his way with Tomasz Drwalewicz in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lyfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomasz Drwalewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyfe thows a body kick. Drwalewicz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lyfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe is looking to slow Drwalewicz down with leg kicks.
Drwalewicz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Drwalewicz blocks the low kick.
Lyfe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lyfe connects with a jab.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Lyfe misses.
A big right from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drwalewicz on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a body punch but Drwalewicz moves out of range.
Drwalewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyfe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lyfe jabs Drwalewicz right on the nose. Drwalewicz blinks but takes it well.
Lyfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drwalewicz checks it well.
Lyfe scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Lyfe does no damage.
Drwalewicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lyfe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drwalewicz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drwalewicz with a hook.
Drwalewicz lands the left hand.
A big right from Lyfe misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drwalewicz checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwalewicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyfe throws a leg kick
and Drwalewicz counters with a three punch combo that has Lyfe backing up. Lyfe nods at Drwalewicz to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwalewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyfe throws a leg kick but Drwalewicz checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Lyfe there.
Lyfe looks to throw the jab but Drwalewicz is out of range.
Lyfe lands a jab.
Lyfe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drwalewicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Drwalewicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drwalewicz moves forwards but Lyfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lyfe misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Lyfe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lyfe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Lyfe!
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