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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 3017 p4p, 407 weight class) and Manu Lyfe (ranked 3562 p4p, 461 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Lyfe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Lyfe finds it's target.
Lyfe throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romero dodges the punch combination from Lyfe.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Lyfe pushes him off.
Lyfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lyfe pushes Romero away with a front kick.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lyfe throws a nice head kick!
Romero tries to clinch there but Lyfe circles away.
Romero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lyfe.
Romero 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 lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero tries to clinch but Lyfe is having none of it.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyfe throws a counter combo.
Romero tries to clinch
and Lyfe counters with a straight right hand.
Romero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a shot to the body.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lyfe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyfe as he connects with a hook.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Lyfe checks a low kick from Romero.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyfe.
Nice defenses there by Lyfe.
Lyfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyfe.
Lyfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lyfe!
Lyfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Lyfe thumps Romero with a low kick.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lyfe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Lyfe circles away.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero defending well as Lyfe loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lyfe!
Lyfe tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyfe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lyfe connects with a jab.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyfe.
Lyfe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lyfe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romero's head.
Nice jab there from Lyfe.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Romero tries to clinch up.
A jab from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Romero misses.
Lyfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romero tries to clinch but Lyfe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lyfe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyfe lands with a good body shot.
Lyfe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Lyfe pushes him off.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyfe's sensitive parts.
Romero tries a low kick but Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Lyfe.
Lyfe connects with a nice looking jab.
Lyfe misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Romero misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyfe as he connects with a hook.
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!
Romero throws a right hand that Lyfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lyfe also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Lyfe finds it's target.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Lyfe should have avoided that one.
Lyfe throws a body kick that misses
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lyfe.
Lyfe looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyfe's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Lyfe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyfe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Lyfe connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Romero lands a good knee to the midsection. Lyfe won't want to take too many of those.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
Romero presses Lyfe against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lyfe lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero is working Lyfe over against the ropes.
Lyfe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Lyfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyfe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Romero.
Lyfe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Romero seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lyfe can turn it around.
Lyfe is breathing heavily.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lyfe lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Romero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe blocks an uppercut.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Lyfe lands a knee to the body.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
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 Third Round Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lyfe throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero throws a jab when Lyfe was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Lyfe.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Lyfe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Lyfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Lyfe blocks a jab.
Lyfe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lyfe slips under a jab from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Lyfe pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch there but Lyfe circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lyfe.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lyfe scores with a nice right hand.
Romero throws a hook but Lyfe blocks it.
Lyfe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Lyfe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romero clinches up with Lyfe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Lyfe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
A short right from Romero.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyfe looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyfe letting Romero take a breather here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Lyfe avoids the damage to the body.
Romero lands a right hand.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands a nice knee to the body.
Lyfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Romero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Lyfe moves away from the strike by Romero.
Lyfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lyfe misses with a low kick.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lyfe's head backwards.
Romero forces Lyfe back against the ropes and clinches.
Lyfe landing knees to the head.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lyfe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romero's brow.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lyfe takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lyfe - that landed with a thud.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
Lyfe blocks an uppercut.
Third Round Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Lyfe's head.
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!
Lyfe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyfe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lyfe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Lyfe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Lyfe blocks a body shot from Romero.
Lyfe throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
Romero blocks an elbow strike from Lyfe.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Lyfe's head.
Lyfe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Lyfe is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Lyfe is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero had his way with Manu Lyfe in that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lyfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Lyfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyfe.
Romero tries to clinch but Lyfe is having none of it.
Romero misses with a hook.
Lyfe walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Romero rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Lyfe has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Lyfe moves out of range easily.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
BAM! Romero delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lyfe like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Third Round Romero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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