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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 18293 p4p, 648 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 2180 p4p, 257 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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171 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Caria checks a low kick from Johnson.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Johnson gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria wants to stall.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Caria wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
A short right from Caria.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Caria takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Caria blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
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!
Caria working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria is breathing heavily.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Johnson.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fleece Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fleece Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caria takes a step back to recover.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Caria misses the jab.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson wants to slow Caria down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Caria's defenses.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson backing away here, and Caria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caria can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Caria thinks about the counter body kick.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Johnson jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Caria walks into a jab.
Caria misses with a body kick.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
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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