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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 23659 p4p, 2177 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 471 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venom with a nice cross.
Venom throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Venom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Venom throws a punch but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Venom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Venom .
Venom lands with a light punch inside.
Venom has Matijevic pressed against the cage.
Matijevic can't find room to land a body shot as Venom controls the action.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matijevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venom digs a good hook to Matijevic's body.
Matijevic slips under a jab from Venom .
Matijevic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Venom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Venom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom connects with a looping right hand.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venom .
Matijevic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Venom with a body shot.
Matijevic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Venom digs a good body shot into Matijevic's ribs.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Matijevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Venom misses with a hook. Matijevic ducked under it nicely.
Matijevic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venom lands a jab.
Matijevic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic walks into a big right hand from Venom and goes down! The referee sends Venom to a neutral corner as Matijevic gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matijevic tries to clinch but Venom moves away
and Venom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matijevic is rocked!
Venom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matijevic is still on wobbly legs! Can Venom finish him?
Venom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matijevic seems to have recovered his senses.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom thuds a left hand into Matijevic's body.
Matijevic clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic has a couple of punches blocked by Venom .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Venom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Venom catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Matijevic stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Matijevic walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Matijevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venom tries to keep at a distance but Matijevic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Venom cracks Matijevic with a nice body shot.
Venom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom misses with some punches.
A short right from Venom .
Venom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Venom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venom misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Matijevic fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Matijevic.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Venom .
Matijevic blocking some punches.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Matijevic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roko Matijevic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matijevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venom lands with a right to the head.
Venom trying to stall but Matijevic improves his position.
Venom struggles to land a body shot inside as Matijevic controls his hands.
Venom struggles to land a body shot inside as Matijevic controls his hands.
Venom stalls.
Matijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venom digs a right hand into Matijevic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matijevic's gas tank.
Venom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Venom blocks an uppercut.
Venom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Venom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matijevic blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matijevic.
Venom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Venom .
Matijevic blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Venom .
Venom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matijevics head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body.
Venom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Venom cracks Matijevic with a nice body shot.
Venom throws a head punch that misses.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venom .
Venom takes a shot to the head.
Venom lands a nice uppercut.
Matijevic digs a right hand underneath Venom 's ribcage. Venom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Venom lands a nice uppercut.
Matijevic blocks an uppercut.
Matijevic lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Venom .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom tries to throw a body punch but Matijevic avoids it by throwing Venom back against the cage.
Venom misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Matijevic fails to land.
Matijevic presses Venom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Venom works Matijevic's body with a nice hook.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Venom is winning the standup battle so far.
Matijevic blocks a head kick by Venom .
Matijevic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Venom connects with a crisp jab.
Venom swings widly with a right hand
and Matijevic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matijevic momentarily.
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom connects with a body shot that sends Matijevic's belly button to the back.
Michael Venom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom cracks Matijevic with an open hand slap.
Matijevic takes one to the side of the head.
Venom throws a right hand that misses
and Matijevic counters with a nice body shot.
Matijevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matijevic moves into the clinch successfully.
Matijevic can't find room to land a body shot as Venom controls the action.
Matijevic lands a shot to the body.
Matijevic pushes Venom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venom blocks a body shot from Matijevic.
Venom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Venom .
Matijevic is trying to break the clinch but Venom has him pressed against the cage.
Matijevic misses with some punches.
Venom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Matijevic as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venom .
Matijevic throws a head punch that misses.
Venom scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Venom 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matijevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Venom presses Matijevic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venom .
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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Venom !
Michael Venom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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