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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleece Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robin Olds's chin.
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Granite chin
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds lands a jab.
Olds has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Olds throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Olds misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Olds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws the left hand but Olds avoids the punch easily.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Olds had a free shot at his head there.
Olds misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Olds manages to avoid it.
Olds misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olds throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Olds.
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 moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Olds.
Olds misses with a body shot.
Olds missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Olds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olds digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Olds avoids them all with ease.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Olds misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Olds.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olds works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olds feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Olds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Olds misses with a leg kick.
Johnson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Olds sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Olds avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Olds throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Olds feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Olds.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Olds clinches.
Olds misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Olds misses with a knee strike.
Johnson keeps control of Olds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Olds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Olds's head.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olds.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Olds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olds is stalling here.
Olds taking a breather.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olds misses the jab.
Olds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Olds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Olds misses.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but Olds is having none of it.
Olds throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left lands for Olds.
Olds walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olds.
Olds throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Olds.
A big right from Olds misses.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Olds as he connects with a hook.
Olds throws a leg kick that misses.
Olds misses with a straight right.
Olds avoids the body shot from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olds misses with a body kick.
Olds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Olds lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Olds just misses with a punch to the body.
Olds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Olds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olds takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Olds lands with a good body shot.
Johnson feints and then cracks Olds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olds down.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olds tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olds misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Olds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olds lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Olds as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Olds throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Olds walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to move into range but Olds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Olds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olds lands a head shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Olds blocks it.
Olds misses with an uppercut.
Olds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olds, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Olds's knee but Olds avoids it well.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olds on the side of the head.
A big right from Olds misses.
Olds closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olds's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Olds is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olds.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olds lands a left hand.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olds avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Olds.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Olds throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Olds manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Olds looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Olds cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olds's calf.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a hook but Olds avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Olds wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Olds lands with a right hand.
Olds 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 takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Robin Olds's cut even more.
Olds tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Olds blocks a jab.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olds. Olds obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Olds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olds blocks the body kick.
Olds lands a jab.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Olds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Olds misses.
Olds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Olds misses with a hook.
Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
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.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olds, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olds 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.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Olds tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Olds jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
A little jabbing left from Olds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Olds.
Olds jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Olds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Olds connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Olds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Olds.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olds tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olds throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Olds slips under a jab from Johnson.
Olds throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.
Olds misses with a kick to the body.
Olds scores with a nice strike.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olds circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Olds.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
Olds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
Olds throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Olds moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Olds throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Olds lands an overhand right.
Olds slips a jab from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds motions for Johnson to come forward. Olds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olds lands a jab to the nose.
Olds throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olds misses with a looping left.
Olds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olds moves away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Olds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Olds. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Olds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Olds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olds cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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.
Olds thumps Johnson with a low kick.
That kick from Olds tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Olds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
As Olds tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Olds manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olds connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Olds 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.
Olds lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Olds slips a jab from Johnson.
Olds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Olds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olds.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Olds is trying to stall.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Olds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olds is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Olds fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Olds closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Olds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Olds breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson slips a straight right by Olds.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olds momentarily.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olds.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Olds blocks it.
Olds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olds goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson slips under a jab from Olds.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson lands a jab.
Olds misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Olds misses with a straight left.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olds is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Olds finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson throws a low kick but Olds moves out of range easily.
Olds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Johnson slips a straight right by Olds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson cracks Olds with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olds blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Olds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand.
Olds misses with a low kick.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olds on the side of the head.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olds was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Olds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olds misses with a few strikes there.
Olds throws a shot to the body.
Olds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Olds throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olds throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Olds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olds loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olds misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
Olds has managed to clinch.
Olds avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Olds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Olds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoiding damage as Olds throws knees to the body.
Olds blocks an uppercut.
Olds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Olds stalling the fight.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olds looking to stall.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson throws a body punch but Olds moves out of range.
Olds replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olds doesn't seem phased though.
Olds scores with a leg kick.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Olds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Olds was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Olds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olds scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Olds dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Olds in the body.
Olds moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fleece Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Olds pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olds.
Olds stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Olds is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Olds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olds blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Fleece Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson pushes Olds back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Olds's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Olds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olds.
Olds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Olds avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
Olds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson works on Olds's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
Johnson digs a right hand into Olds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olds's gas tank.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Olds avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olds or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olds tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Olds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olds.
Olds's corner calls for a 1-2. Olds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olds throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson retains his middleweight title!
Fleece Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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