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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manu Lyfe (ranked 3391 p4p, 99 weight class) and Jetmir Foj (ranked 6896 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Lyfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jetmir Foj!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foj missing with a left hand there. Lyfe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Foj moves away and avoids it.
Foj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lyfe connects with the punch.
Foj throws a body punch but Lyfe moves out of range.
Lyfe lands with an overhand left.
We've been informed that Foj has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lyfe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lyfe counters with a low kick, right behind Foj 's knee.
Foj scores with a nice strike.
Foj misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Foj.
Lyfe lands with a hook. Foj tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lyfe connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyfe connects with a jab.
Lyfe tried to score with a low kick but Foj checks it.
Lyfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foj checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lyfe.
Foj blocks a jab.
Lyfe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fojs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lyfe tries to work over Foj's front leg with a kick but Foj checks it.
Foj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foj. Lyfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foj rushes Lyfe and presses him up against the ropes.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foj.
Foj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foj is defending well for now.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foj avoids it.
Lyfe dodges an elbow strike from Foj.
Lyfe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyfe.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foj throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyfe missing with knees to the body.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Foj blocks it.
I was talking to Lyfe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lyfe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lyfe blocks an elbow strike from Foj.
Lyfe blocks an elbow strike.
Foj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lyfe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foj manages to break the clinch.
Foj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyfe scores with a kick to the body.
Lyfe cracks Foj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Manu Lyfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Lyfe.
Foj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lyfe can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe 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.
Foj misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a right hand that misses
and Foj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foj 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.
Lyfe tries to clinch up.
Manu Lyfe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyfe is looking to slow Foj down with leg kicks.
Foj looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyfe is just out of range.
It looked like Lyfe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Foj. That snapped Lyfe's head back.
Lyfe motions for Foj to come forward. Lyfe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lyfe scoring well with a low kick there.
Foj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyfe avoids the body shot from Foj.
An attempted straight right counter from Lyfe misses the target.
Lyfe looks to land a right hand but Foj moved out of range.
Foj looks to land a right hand but Lyfe moved out of range.
Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foj.
Foj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Foj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foj fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lyfe misses the target.
Foj misses with a hook. Lyfe ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
Lyfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Foj checks it well.
Foj avoids the head kick by Lyfe.
Lyfe misses with a looping right.
Lyfe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lyfe throws a leg kick which misses Foj's front leg but catches the back leg as Foj tries to avoid it.
Foj moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Foj on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foj defending well as Lyfe loads up on a big left hand.
Foj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyfe manages to avoid it.
Foj looks to land a left hand but Lyfe moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe connects with a single shot there.
Lyfe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Foj darts in and clinches Lyfe up against the ropes.
Foj avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
Lyfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foj can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foj misses with a punch to the body.
Foj is leaning against Lyfe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foj gets through Lyfe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyfe scores a nice knee to the body.
Foj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lyfe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lyfe with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Foj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lyfe's brow.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foj avoids it.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Foj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Foj.
Lyfe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foj if he has to take too many more of those.
Lyfe throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Foj to counter with a crisp jab.
Foj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lyfe scores with a leg kick.
Lyfe catches Foj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyfe. Foj does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Lyfe tenderised Foj's leg. Foj is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lyfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foj was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyfe.
A swing and a miss from Foj.
Lyfe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyfe wants to land a leg kick but Foj is out of range.
Foj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lyfe throws a leg kick but Foj moved away.
Lyfe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lyfe throws a leg kick
and Foj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foj on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Foj misses the target.
Lyfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. Foj looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lyfe throws a leg kick which misses Foj's front leg but catches the back leg as Foj tries to avoid it.
Foj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyfe.
Foj scores with a jab. Lyfe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lyfe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foj's sensitive parts.
Lyfe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lyfe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lyfe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lyfe, right into the meat.
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!
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Foj moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foj! But no joy.
Foj doesn't manage to clinch there - Lyfe circles away.
Lyfe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lyfe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foj's hands.
Lyfe throws a looping overhand right but Foj ducks down to avoid it.
Lyfe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foj.
Lyfe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lyfe lands with a hook. Foj tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lyfe throws a hook but Foj blocks it.
Lyfe misses with an uppercut.
Foj is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lyfe with a body shot.
Foj throws a body punch but Lyfe moves out of range.
Lyfe is looking to counter the offense by Foj and move into the clinch.
Foj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lyfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foj.
Lyfe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jetmir Foj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyfe loads up on a big right hand but Foj slips the punch.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Manu Lyfe!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Manu Lyfe!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Manu Lyfe!
Manu Lyfe wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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