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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamden Jackson (ranked 1124 p4p, 160 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 3546 p4p, 415 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Creed II- Eye of the Tiger. Jeff Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamden Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Jackson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Johnson tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Jackson throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson tries to kick Jackson off in order to stand up. Jackson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Jackson won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Kamden Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson working Johnson over with strikes here.
Johnson tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamden Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamden Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jeff Johnson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jeff Johnson!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kamden Jackson!
Jeff Johnson wins by split decision!
A victorious Jeff Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kamden Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'The loss is tough, but I will come back stronger!'.
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hype
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RATING
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