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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 24454 p4p, 16833 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 725 p4p, 677 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Kovingten saw it coming and moves away.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kovingten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Kovingten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Kovingten blocks the leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kovingten blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovingten loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Kovingten throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Kovingten.
Kovingten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson lands a jab to Kovingten's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Kovingten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Kovingten jumps back.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Kovingten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kovingten.
Kovingten is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Kovingten breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovingten circles away.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Kovingten blocks an elbow strike.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kovingten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Kovingten.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Fleece Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovingten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Kovingten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range as Kovingten throws a body kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Kovingten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Kovingten seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kovingten seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Kovingten takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovingten.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kovingten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson looks for the body kick but Kovingten saw that one coming.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Kovingten throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
Kovingten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kovingten knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovingten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson 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.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovingten checks it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson jabs Kovingten right on the nose. Kovingten blinks but takes it well.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
A jab from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Kovingten throws a shot to the body.
Kovingten throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovingten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kovingten off the ropes and back into range.
Kovingten throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovingten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovingten is looking to score with low kicks.
Kovingten throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Kovingten only half commits.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Kovingten didn't see that one coming.
Kovingten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Decent striking displayed by Kovingten there.
Kovingten misses the jab.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kovingten. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kovingten wants to stall.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kovingten's face.
Kovingten breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Johnson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovingten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kovingten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kovingten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovingten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovingten.
Kovingten tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Kovingten throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kyle Kovingten did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kovingten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Kovingten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovingten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Kovingten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovingten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Kovingten thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnson lunges at Kovingten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kovingten's hand.
No joy there for Kovingten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovingten misses with a two punch combination.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a combination. Kovingten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kovingten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Johnson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Kovingten half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Kovingten's head back.
Kovingten throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Kovingten jumps back.
Kovingten misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovingten lands a head shot.
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!
Johnson throws a low kick but Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Kovingten is wise to it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kovingten moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Kovingten pushes him away.
A slow jab from Kovingten misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
Kovingten dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovingten misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten misses with a double jab.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kovingten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Kovingten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kovingten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Kovingten throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kovingten.
Kovingten jabs at Johnson's body.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovingten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands a body shot.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kovingten lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the ropes and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovingten throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Kovingten's head but Kovingten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a one two! Kovingten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kovingten.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kovingten knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kovingten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Kovingten as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Kyle Kovingten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Kovingten was not able to check.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Kovingten's body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Kovingten avoids it well.
Kovingten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kovingten's head.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Kovingten avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
Kovingten throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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