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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 4856 p4p, 617 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 19705 p4p, 938 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back to recover.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Johnson cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson lands a front kick to the face, that drops Gonzalez to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Gonzalez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and before Gonzalez can reset, Johnson rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Gonzalez is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Johnson tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Anthony Gonzalez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Fleece Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
And Gonzalez counters with a quick kick to the body but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Gonzalez saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Gonzalez clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnson scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson moves out of range as Gonzalez throws a body kick.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez 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.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Gonzalez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Johnson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks the inside of Gonzalez's front leg.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Gonzalez tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Johnson.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Johnson.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Anthony Gonzalez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGonzalez.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the ropes and back into range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Gonzalez's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Gonzalez, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fleece Johnson! Fleece Johnson retains his welterweight title!
Fleece Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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