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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 3438 p4p, 3818 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 426 p4p, 455 weight class). Jeff Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Dos Santos.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Good shot there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
As Johnson tries to get set, Dos Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Dos Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick lands for Dos Santos.
Jeff Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dos Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Santos's hands.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Dos Santos feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Santos, as that shot connected.
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 Raiam Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dos Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos with the inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson tries to kick Dos Santos off but Dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dos Santos stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
As Johnson tries to get set, Dos Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Dos Santos jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Dos Santos.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Dos Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dos Santos works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Dos Santos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Dos Santos tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Dos Santos tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Santos 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.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Dos Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Johnson throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Dos Santos cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson cracks Dos Santos with a good jab.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Dos Santos's body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Johnson!
Jeff Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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