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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 23508 p4p, 24695 weight class) and Kylius Lonavo (ranked 487 p4p, 472 weight class). Kylius Lonavo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kylius Lonavo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonavo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lonavo wants to clinch up but Venom keeps it at a distance.
Venom throws out a loose jab but Lonavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lonavo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venom is out of range.
Venom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Venom throws a body punch but Lonavo moves out of range.
Lonavo avoids the body shot from Venom .
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Lonavo.
Lonavo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Venom misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Lonavo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Venom blocks a head kick by Lonavo.
Venom takes a swing at Lonavo's ribcage but misses.
Lonavo throws a leg kick but Venom checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lonavo.
Lonavo ducks under a wild hook from Venom .
Lonavo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Venom scores with a punch to the head.
Lonavo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Venom scores with a sloppy right hand. Lonavo should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Lonavo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lonavo scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lonavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venom throws a sloppy body shot
and Lonavo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lonavo takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lonavo.
Lonavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Lonavo wants to clinch.
Venom connects with an inside leg kick.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Lonavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lonavo.
Donk. Lonavo catches Venom right on the button with a cross.
Lonavo takes one to the chin there.
Lonavo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lonavo misses.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lonavo throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Venom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venom . That's going to slow Lonavo down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonavo dodges the punch combination from Venom .
Venom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Venom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lonavo misses the shot to the body.
Venom drops his hands momentarily and Lonavo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lonavo misses with a jab to the body
and Venom counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonavo. Venom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lonavo darts in trying to clinch
and Venom counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom checks a low kick from Lonavo.
Lonavo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venom lands a jab to Lonavo's midsection.
Venom defending well as Lonavo loads up on a big left hand.
Lonavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lonavo throws a wild body kick that Venom sees coming a mile off.
Lonavo walks into a jab.
Lonavo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Lonavo misses.
Lonavo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Lonavo off balance momentarily.
Lonavo misses with a two punch combination.
Venom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lonavo just manages to avoid it.
Venom is looking to score with low kicks.
Venom misses with a hook to the body
and Lonavo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Venom finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo scores with the left hand. Venom knows he should have avoided that one.
Venom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lonavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Lonavo blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venom . That's going to slow Lonavo down.
Venom feints and then cracks Lonavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lonavo down.
Venom connects with an inside leg kick.
Venom throws a body punch but Lonavo moves out of range.
Venom is looking to wear down Lonavo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Venom swings for the body but Lonavo moves out of range.
A low kick from Lonavo is predictable there
enabling Venom to counter with a crisp jab.
Venom misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Lonavo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lonavo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lonavo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lonavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Lonavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lonavo misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Venom .
Venom checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom 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.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lonavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venom blocks a head kick by Lonavo.
Venom staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Venom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Lonavo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Lonavo off balance momentarily.
Venom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Venom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lonavo checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Lonavo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lonavo staying out of range there.
Venom throws a body punch but Lonavo moves out of range.
Venom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lonavo.
Lonavo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lonavo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Venom .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonavo throws a chopping leg kick but Venom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lonavo blocks a leg kick.
Lonavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lonavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Venom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lonavo can do to turn this around?
Venom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lonavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lonavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lonavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Venom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lonavo can pounce on him.
Venom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lonavo has time to react.
Venom misses the body punch
and Lonavo counters with a head kick.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Lonavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lonavo wants to counter the offense by Venom and move into the clinch position.
Lonavo takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom is looking to land body kicks.
Venom throws a leg kick that misses.
Lonavo tries a quick counter leg kick but Venom is wise to it.
Venom checks a low kick from Lonavo.
Venom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lonavo is able to avoid easily.
Venom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lonavo connects with the punch.
Lonavo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Lonavo.
Venom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lonavo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lonavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venom throws a hook to the side of Lonavo's head but Lonavo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Venom .
Venom misses with a low kick as Lonavo jumps back.
Michael Venom is winning the standup battle so far.
Venom looks to throw the jab but Lonavo is out of range.
Venom lands with an overhand left.
Venom avoids the body shot from Lonavo.
Venom throws a big shot that misses.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lonavo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom avoids the head kick by Lonavo.
Lonavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Lonavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lonavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Venom 's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Lonavo. Beautiful body shot.
Lonavo misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Venom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lonavo.
Lonavo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Venom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lonavo doesn't seem phased though.
Venom scores with a jab to the head.
Lonavo connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lonavo.
Lonavo tries a low kick but Venom avoids it.
Venom feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Lonavo off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonavo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Venom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Lonavo misses.
Venom blocks a head kick by Lonavo.
Venom swings for the body but Lonavo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
Venom thuds a left hand into Lonavo's body.
Venom works the jab nicely.
Venom misses with a straight right.
Lonavo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lonavo misses with a looping left.
Venom misses with an uppercut. Lonavo saw that one coming.
Lonavo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lonavo moves out of range of the leg kick from Venom .
Lonavo throws a right and a left that Venom avoids nicely.
Lonavo swings widly with a right hand
letting Venom counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lonavo defending well as Venom loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lonavo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Lonavo misses
and Venom counters with a left and a right that stings Lonavo.
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lonavo misses.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lonavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Lonavo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lonavo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Venom throws a looping overhand right but Lonavo ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lonavo misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venom .
Venom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Venom is predictable there
and Lonavo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonavo is looking to chop away at Venom 's legs.
Venom lands with a straight right. Lonavo didn't see that one coming.
Venom stuns Lonavo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lonavo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Venom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lonavo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws a nice looking combination but Lonavo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lonavo lands a front kick.
Venom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lonavo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lonavo walks into a jab.
Venom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lonavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venom moves away.
Venom misses with a looping right.
Lonavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venom throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Lonavo misses.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lonavo manages to avoid it.
Lonavo scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Venom - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Venom .
Jab, jab by Lonavo - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Lonavo.
Kylius Lonavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Venom - just one landing.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lonavo.
Venom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lonavo.
Lonavo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom misses with a straight right.
Lonavo moves away from the strike by Venom .
Venom misses with a straight right.
Lonavo throws a low kick, looking for Venom 's leg but Venom calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Venom checks a leg kick.
Venom jabs at Lonavo's body.
Nice cross by Venom .
Venom misses with a double jab.
Lonavo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael Venom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Lonavo connects with a right hand. Venom shakes it off.
Lonavo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Venom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Venom .
Venom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lonavo throws a hook but Venom avoids it easily.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lonavo misses with a body shot.
Lonavo lands a high kick!
It looks like Michael Venom has been cut.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Lonavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Lonavo misses.
Lonavo staying out of range there.
Lonavo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Venom on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo tries to bum rush Venom with a series of wild strikes but Venom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lonavo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venom .
Lonavo tries a quick counter leg kick but Venom is wise to it.
Venom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Venom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lonavo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom misses with a lunging right hand
and Lonavo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lonavo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lonavo throws a head kick but Venom moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Venom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Venom lands.
Venom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Venom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Venom 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Venom !
Our winner, Michael Venom , 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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