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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"sports",<br>"author":"michaelvenompage",<br>"permlink":"the-one-and-only-mvp",<br>"title":"The One And Only MVP",<br>"body":"Allow me to re-introduce myself my name is...\n\n\u201cGood judgement is the result of experience,<br> and experience the result of bad judgement\u201d\n\nMichael Jerome Reece-Page (born 7 April 1987) better known as Michael \"Venom\" Page,<br> (The One And Only MVP)\n\n![Screenshot_20171113-200425.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmXVRtAhnokmMWUs2LEGJP2QSiKT7aHWQ5kAeXMPiMjpNY\/Screenshot_20171113-200425.jpg)\n\nAn English Kickboxer,<br> Super Middleweight Boxer,<br> and Welterweight mixed martial artist. \n\nBorn in London UK with Trinidadian and Jamaican descent,<br> I am recognised in the MMA community for my unorthodox fighting style which originated from freestyle kickboxing (points fighting) Aka Hands Down Martial Art.\n\nhttp:\/\/handsdownacademies.co.uk\n\nI began training in Lau Gar Kung Fu at the age of 3 and competed in my first kickboxing tournament at the age of 5. At the age of 8,<br> I had my first international tournament in Germany. \n\n![Screenshot_20171113-201327.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmdzgWMfoaW15YVGe3EVQt7V5PhUsH4toxyhjRg4bbG3Kg\/Screenshot_20171113-201327.jpg)\n\nDuring my Kickboxing career I won ten world championships \u2013 My first was at the US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships in 1998 in Orlando,<br> Florida where was I was crowned British champion over twenty-five times. By the age of 13,<br> I started entering into adult competitions,<br> fighting 18+ year olds.\n\nI was the youngest Kickboxer at the time to fight for the Adults WKA England international squad in 1999,<br> which took place in Milan,<br> Italy.\n\n![Screenshot_20171113-200605.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmUmJEVwn9A3H2ct4XkidjHybruoS8h4XMWrDFDnScfujZ\/Screenshot_20171113-200605.jpg)\n\nEven though I was doing extremely well and had become one of the biggest names in Points Fighting,<br> I was frustrated at the lack of exposure,<br> sponsorship and finance.\n\nI was scouted by the Great Britain Taekwondo team to train for the Olympics but turned it down to pursue a professional combat sports career,<br> and turned my attention towards MMA,<br> one of the fastest growing sports in the world.\n\n1st Fight:\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Y3GCOZAu2DU\n\nLike a sexy girl walking down the road,<br> my first fight turned heads in this new world.\n\n![Screenshot_20171113-210738.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQCd5Qd1tAguB9Buir6hhN3fRpqRftErgQEXAAEy7Pfbs\/Screenshot_20171113-210738.jpg)\n\nVery soon after,<br> I attracted big shows such as Super Fight League and Bellator; one of the biggest Mix Martial Arts Organisation in the world. The rest is history,<br> I'm 12 fights deep now,<br> Still undefeated in MMA \nand very recently taking on the world of Boxing: \n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ekm3Z7dQUkc\n\nIt has been a long journey,<br> but I have only just begun. \n\n\"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines,<br> but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes\"\n\n![Screenshot_20171113-213820.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmcH2bweNNQEtgsD8ELLdHgtg1P87tmJNAJcrJDFg4hZyR\/Screenshot_20171113-213820.jpg)",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"sports\",<br>\"mvp\",<br>\"mma\",<br>\"boxing\",<br>\"success\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmXVRtAhnokmMWUs2LEGJP2QSiKT7aHWQ5kAeXMPiMjpNY\/Screenshot_20171113-200425.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmdzgWMfoaW15YVGe3EVQt7V5PhUsH4toxyhjRg4bbG3Kg\/Screenshot_20171113-201327.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmUmJEVwn9A3H2ct4XkidjHybruoS8h4XMWrDFDnScfujZ\/Screenshot_20171113-200605.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Y3GCOZAu2DU\/0.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQCd5Qd1tAguB9Buir6hhN3fRpqRftErgQEXAAEy7Pfbs\/Screenshot_20171113-210738.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ekm3Z7dQUkc\/0.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmcH2bweNNQEtgsD8ELLdHgtg1P87tmJNAJcrJDFg4hZyR\/Screenshot_20171113-213820.jpg\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"http:\/\/handsdownacademies.co.uk\",<br>\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y3GCOZAu2DU\",<br>\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ekm3Z7dQUkc\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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