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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu 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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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Diego's ribs.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Diego.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.
Diego punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Johnson cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Diego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnson.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diego.
Diego will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego instigates a clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diego prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Johnson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Diego.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Diego leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Diego circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleece Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Diego's ribcage.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Diego works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Diego.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson jabs Diego to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Diego counters with a nice body shot.
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 Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Diego lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Diego instigates a clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Diego gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Diego is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Fleece Johnson's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Diego lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fleece Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Fleece Johnson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Diego misses.
Johnson clinches up with Diego and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working aggressively here.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Diego.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Diego is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Diego.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Fleece Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Dwan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fleece Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Diego slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson throws a head kick that Diego semi-blocks.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Diego throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Diego's head.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Diego down.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dwan Diego!
Our winner, Dwan Diego, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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