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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Halstenberg (ranked 1375 p4p, 183 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 1238 p4p, 167 weight class). Halstenberg comes to the ring accompanied by Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Halstenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halstenberg slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Halstenberg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halstenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
As Johnson looks to move away, Halstenberg throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Halstenberg.
Halstenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Johnson lands the left hand.
Halstenberg tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halstenberg avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Halstenberg misses with a double jab.
Halstenberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson thows a body kick. Halstenberg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Halstenberg.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Halstenberg eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Sebastian Halstenberg has been cut.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Halstenberg.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halstenberg throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Halstenberg missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halstenberg walks into a left hand.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halstenberg slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halstenberg manages to avoid it.
Halstenberg is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Halstenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Halstenberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halstenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Halstenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Halstenberg shakes it off.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Halstenberg in the body.
Nice defenses there by Halstenberg.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halstenberg moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Halstenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson throws a hook but Halstenberg blocks it.
Halstenberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halstenberg swinging wildly here.
Johnson jabs at Halstenberg's body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Halstenberg.
Johnson lands with a hook. Halstenberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Halstenberg avoids it well.
Halstenberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halstenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halstenberg throws out the jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halstenberg manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Halstenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Halstenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halstenberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halstenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Sebastian Halstenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halstenberg.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Halstenberg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halstenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Halstenberg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Halstenberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Halstenberg throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Halstenberg throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halstenberg walks into a left hand.
Halstenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Halstenberg ducked under it nicely.
Halstenberg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halstenberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Halstenberg misses the target.
Sebastian Halstenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halstenberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Halstenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Halstenberg misses the target.
Halstenberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Halstenberg throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Halstenberg takes one on the button.
Halstenberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halstenberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Halstenberg throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Halstenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halstenberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Halstenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson cracks Halstenberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Halstenberg misses its intended target.
Jeff Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halstenberg misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jeff Johnson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jeff Johnson!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jeff Johnson!
Jeff Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jeff Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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