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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 21 p4p, 83 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel lands with a nice body punch.
Nickel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Nice body kick from Nickel.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Nickel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickel.
Nickel connects with a single shot there.
Nickel throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickel takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel connects with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nickel manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nickel.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Nickel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nickel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Nickel.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nickel.
Nickel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Nickel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickel.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nickel.
Nickel scores with a body shot.
Nickel lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickel.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nickel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickel cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Nickel. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nickel can pounce on him.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Nickel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nickel slips under a jab from Johnson.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nickel misses with a straight right.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nickel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson 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.
Nickel scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Nickel scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nickel missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nickel. Nickel obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Nickel lands with a right hand.
Nickel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickel throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a hook
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to work over Nickel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickel lands with a shot to the body.
Nickel swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickel misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Nickel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Nickel.
Nickel throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Nickel misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Nickel is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Nickel throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nickel wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Nickel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with the combination.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson moves out of range as Nickel strikes.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
Nickel throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Nickel blocks it.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a body kick.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickel throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Nickel throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickel misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickel misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Nickel shrugs it off.
Nickel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nickel throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson jabs Nickel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nickel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nickel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Nickel breaks away and moves out of range.
Nickel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Nickel takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nickel scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Chip Nickel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Nickel misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Nickel.
Nickel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a hook
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nickel.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Nickel throws a head kick that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nickel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickel.
Nickel with a hook.
Nickel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kareem Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Nickel and move into the clinch.
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Nickel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nickel.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Nickel lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickel jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Nickel throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Nice shot lands for Nickel.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Johnson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
A solid body kick from Nickel.
Nickel lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Nickel does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Nickel.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Nickel misses.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nickel with a nice cross.
Nickel thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickel throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel misses the body punch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Nickel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Nickel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Nickel connects with a jab.
Nickel misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Nickel shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickel.
Johnson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson 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.
Nickel avoids the head kick by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickel scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
Nickel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nickel finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson moves out of range as Nickel strikes.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nickel manages to circle out of the way.
Nickel misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Chip Nickel has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nickel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nickel throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Nickel throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Nickel misses.
Nickel blocks the body kick.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nickel finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickel throws out the jab.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson slips under a jab from Nickel.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nickel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nickel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nickel misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nickel doesn't seem bothered though.
Nickel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Nickel tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Nickel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickel 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Nickel scores with a shot to the body.
Nickel misses with a hook.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nickel lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chip Nickel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nickel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Nickel! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nickel to his feet! Nickel is in big trouble!
Nickel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Nickel misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nickel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickel in his tracks.
Nickel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice right hand that sends Nickel toppling to the canvas! Nickel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johnson finish him?!
Nickel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickel is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Nickel scores with a punch to the head.
Nickel seems to have recovered his senses.
Nickel connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Nickel avoids them all with ease.
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Nickel crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Nickel.
Nice cross by Nickel.
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!
Nickel misses with a hook.
Nickel connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nickel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Nickel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Nickel is predictable there
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nickel throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson 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.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Nickel breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Nickel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Nickel and move into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nickel. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Nickel misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nickel connects with a body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nickel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Chip Nickel is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Chip Nickel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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