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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 4946 p4p, 20926 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 400 p4p, 429 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca throws a head kick but Venom moves out of range.
Venom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 in the buildup to the fight.
Venom throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venom moves away.
Venom lands a right hook to the body.
Venom takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca tries a quick counter leg kick but Venom is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca lands a head shot.
Venom staying out of range there.
Salamanca connects with a right hand. Venom shakes it off.
Salamanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venom staying out of range there.
Venom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Salamanca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Venom doesn't seem phased though.
Salamanca cracks a nice hook into Venom 's ribs.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca tries to land a body kick
and Venom counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Venom .
Salamanca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salamanca misses with a left hand
letting Venom counter with a right hand.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venom misses with a straight right.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Venom .
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Venom 's knee but Venom avoids it well.
Venom lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Venom missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venom tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Venom 's head but Venom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca scores with a nice head shot.
Venom misses with a hook.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Venom 's front leg but catches the back leg as Venom tries to avoid it.
Venom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Venom 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.
Venom moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Venom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Venom misses the target.
Venom takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Venom slips under a jab.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venom moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Venom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca cracks Venom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Venom avoids it.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
A clash of legs there as Venom blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salamanca 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 Venom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Venom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Venom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salamanca cracks a nice hook into Venom 's ribs.
Salamanca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
Venom missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca 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.
A little feinted left hand from Venom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venom on the side of the head.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Venom moved away.
It looked like Venom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Venom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Venom is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Venom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salamanca on the side of the head.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Venom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Venom moves into the clinch.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch but Venom keeps him there for the moment.
Venom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Venom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salamanca.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venom blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Venom misses its target.
Venom takes one on the button.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Venom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca tries to counter with a clinch but Venom shakes him off and moves away.
Salamanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venom is out of range.
Venom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good shot there by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Venom 's knee but Venom avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Venom doesn't seem phased though.
Salamanca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Venom on the side of the head.
Venom defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Venom thinks about countering with a head kick.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca throws a leg kick
enabling Venom to counter with a crisp jab.
Venom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca is rocked!
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Venom clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Venom staying out of range there.
Salamanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Venom 's leg. Venom is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Venom 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.
Venom jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
Salamanca with a jab.
Venom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Venom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Venom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Venom avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Venom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Venom moved out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Venom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salamanca sizes up Venom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Venom .
Venom just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca lunges at Venom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Venom 's hand.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Venom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Venom missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venom misses with an uppercut.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Venom down.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
It looked like Venom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Venom throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Salamanca lands a glancing blow to the side of Venom 's head.
Venom sizes up Salamanca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Venom avoids it.
Venom throws a head kick that misses.
Venom throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca closes the distance but Venom moves to the side
and Venom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salamanca's corner calls for a 1-2. Salamanca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Venom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Venom 's front leg but catches the back leg as Venom tries to avoid it.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Venom .
Salamanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salamanca connects with a right hand. Venom shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Venom under the eye.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Venom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salamanca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Salamanca. Those never looked like landing.
Venom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Venom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Jab, jab by Salamanca - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca cracks Venom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Venom throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Venom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Venom tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Venom finish him?
Venom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca seems to have recovered his senses.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venom throws out the jab.
Salamanca connects with a body shot that sends Venom 's belly button to the back.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Venom is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca throws a lazy head kick
and as Salamanca tries to reset, Venom cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Salamanca is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michael Venom !
Michael Venom retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Michael Venom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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