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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Venris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones avoids the head kick by Venris.
Venris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones forces Venris back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones is trying to stall.
Venris looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Venris just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands an uppercut.
Venris throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venris scores with a hook to the body.
Jones pushes Venris back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jones is working Venris over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Venris counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Venris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Venris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones punishes Venris's body with a nice straight punch.
Venris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Venris misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venris throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Venris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a low kick as Venris jumps back.
Jones lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Venris moved away.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Venris.
Jones throws a body punch but Venris moves out of range.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Venris moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Venris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venris doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body kick there by Venris.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venris's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Venris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Venris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Venris lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to work over Venris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Venris.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Venris.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Venris counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones avoids the head kick by Venris.
Venris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a right hand
and Venris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Venris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Venris throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Venris closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the ropes.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venris.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Venris moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Venris stalling the fight.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Venris.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venris avoids it.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venris's elbow.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venris cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Venris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks for the body kick but Venris saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Venris avoids it.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Venris's calf.
Venris misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Venris counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Venris controls the action.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the ropes.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Venris is blocking nicely.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Venris controls his hands.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Venris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones is looking to wear down Venris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Venris wants to clinch.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Venris settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Venris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Venris saw it coming and moves away.
Venris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Venris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Venris moved away.
Jones moves out of range as Venris throws a body kick.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Venris moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Venris circles away.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Mitchell Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones avoids the head kick by Venris.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones digs a good hook to Venris's body.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Venris backpedaling.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Venris if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Venris moves away and avoids it.
Venris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venris connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but Venris keeps it at a distance.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Venris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venris moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Jones clearly takes 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.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venris on the side of the head.
Jones cracks Venris with an open hand slap.
Venris is rocked!
Venris tries to get into range but Jones steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Venris! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Jones scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitchell Jones!
Mitchell Jones retains his featherweight title!
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