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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 334 p4p, 45 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 357 p4p, 50 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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192 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai misses with a series of wild punches.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Sodergren misses.
A jab lands there for Sodergren.
A big right from Asai misses.
That kick from Asai tenderised Sodergren's leg. Sodergren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Sodergren shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sodergren connects with the punch.
Sodergren misses with a kick to the body.
Sodergren thumps Asai with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asai . Asai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asai needs to keep his hands up - Sodergren had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sodergren lands a front kick.
No joy there for Sodergren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sodergren.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Sodergren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asai connects with a body shot.
Sodergren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sodergren moves away from the strike by Asai .
Sodergren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sodergren counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Sodergren misses its target.
Donk. Asai catches Sodergren right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
That kick from Asai tenderised Sodergren's leg. Sodergren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asai throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Asai off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
Sodergren moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asai misses with a left hand
and Sodergren counters with a straight right hand.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sodergren moves away.
Sodergren cracks the inside of Asai 's front leg.
Asai tries to clinch but Sodergren is having none of it.
Sodergren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sodergren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Sodergren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asai cracks the inside of Sodergren's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Sodergren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sodergren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sodergren catches Asai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick from Sodergren.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.
Sodergren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asai misses with a hook
and Sodergren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sodergren moves away.
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Sodergren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai connects with a crisp jab.
Asai closes the distance but Sodergren moves to the side
and Sodergren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren checks a low kick from Asai .
Sodergren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asai on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a hook.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Asai clinches.
A body shot lands from Asai .
Asai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sodergren is keeping busy.
Sodergren pushes Asai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sodergren managing to block the knees to the body from Asai .
Sodergren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sodergren blocking some punches.
Sodergren blocks an uppercut.
Sodergren misses with a body punch.
Asai trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sodergren is defending well for now.
Asai 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Sodergren.
Asai looks winded!
Sodergren lands a hook that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sodergren misses with a series of wild punches.
Basten Sodergren is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai instigates a clinch.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai scores with a shoulder strike.
Asai blocks a body shot from Sodergren.
Asai is stalling here.
Sodergren tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Sodergren back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai scores with a shoulder strike.
Sodergren misses with a body punch.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asai .
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sodergren has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sodergren.
Sodergren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Sodergren takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sodergren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asai stalling.
Asai taking a breather.
Sodergren working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asai .
Asai drops Sodergren with a big knee straight up the middle! Sodergren is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sodergren is rocked!
It looks like Basten Sodergren has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren is aggressively charging in as Asai backs up avoiding any damage. Asai tosses out a jab and Sodergren runs right into it face first! Sodergren is out cold! Asai dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sodergren's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshihiro Asai !
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