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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 1198 p4p, 165 weight class) and Chris Fda (ranked 716 p4p, 97 weight class). Fda has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fda looks to land a right hand but Sodergren moved out of range.
Sodergren tried to counter with a leg kick but Fda avoided it.
A big left from Fda misses.
A lazy left from Fda finds it's target.
Fda scores with the left hand. Sodergren knows he should have avoided that one.
Sodergren blocks a jab.
Sodergren is looking to clinch but Fda is avoiding it.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Fda slips a straight right by Sodergren.
Fda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sodergren in his tracks.
Fda lands the left hand.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Fda sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Fda jabs Sodergren right on the nose. Sodergren blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Sodergren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fda throws a lazy right hand but Sodergren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
A head kick misses from Sodergren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren walks into a jab.
Fda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Fda.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fda.
Fda sizes up Sodergren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sodergren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Fda misses.
Nice shot by Fda.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Fda throws a right hand that Sodergren ducks under and follows up with a left that Sodergren also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Sodergren finds it's target.
Fda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Fda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fda.
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!
Sodergren throws a lazy right hand but Fda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fda throws a sloppy body shot
and Sodergren counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Chris Fda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren moves forwards but Fda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fda tries for a takedown but Sodergren circles away easily
and Sodergren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fda thinking.
Sodergren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Basten Sodergren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fda. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Fda off the cage and back into range.
Fda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodergren.
Fda tests Sodergren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fda. That did some damage!
Sodergren misses with a looping right.
Sodergren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Sodergren.
Fda throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren blocks the body kick.
Fda looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Sodergren misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fda missing with a left hand there. Sodergren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Fda.
Fda lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Fda.
Fda misses with a takedown
and Sodergren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sodergren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sodergren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fda.
Sodergren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sodergren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fda lunges at Sodergren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sodergren's hand.
Fda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fda cracks Sodergren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sodergren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Fda misses the target.
Sodergren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sodergren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fda.
Fda lands with a hook. Sodergren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sodergren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Fda checks it.
A jab from Sodergren misses.
Sodergren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sodergren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sodergren takes a swing at Fda's ribcage but misses.
Sodergren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Sodergren there.
Fda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fda lands with a nice body punch.
Fda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sodergren under the eye.
Fda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sodergren 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.
Fda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sodergren cracks Fda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sodergren looks to throw the jab but Fda is out of range.
Fda misses with an uppercut. Sodergren saw that one coming.
Sodergren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fda throws out the jab.
Sodergren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sodergren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fda is out of range and Sodergren settles back down.
Sodergren throws a jab when Fda was well out of range.
Fda throws a combination that misses
and Sodergren counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fda slips a straight right by Sodergren.
Fda cracks Sodergren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fda lands the left hand.
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!
Fda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sodergren under the eye.
Fda misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sodergren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sodergren lands a lovely overhand right.
Fda throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Sodergren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fda misses with a few strikes there.
Fda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sodergren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sodergren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sodergren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren throws a front kick aimed at Fda's knee but Fda avoids it well.
Sodergren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fda throws a right hand that misses
letting Sodergren counter with a right hand.
Fda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fda.
Sodergren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sodergren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fda. Fda obviously looking to wear him down.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sodergren moves out of range as Fda strikes.
Fda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sodergren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sodergren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fda tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sodergren defends well and Fda ends up having to push Sodergren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fda lands a body shot.
Fda misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sodergren.
Fda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
A shot to the body from Fda misses
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
Sodergren has Fda up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sodergren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fdas head.
Sodergren lands an uppercut.
Sodergren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fdas head.
Sodergren blocking some punches.
Fda pushes Sodergren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sodergren.
Fda misses with a punch on the inside.
Fda misses with a body punch.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
Sodergren throws a head punch that misses.
Sodergren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sodergren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fda misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodergren breaks the clinch.
Sodergren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fda connects with an inside leg kick.
Sodergren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Fda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren throws the kick towards the body but Fda avoids it.
Fda misses with a few strikes there.
Sodergren appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sodergren forces Fda back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Sodergren on the inside.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodergren is pressed up against the cage. Fda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sodergren down to the mat. Sodergren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut
and Fda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick from Sodergren lands but Fda takes it in his stride.
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 Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Fda throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Fda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren connects with a body shot.
Sodergren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fda to score with a decent uppercut.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fda.
Fda throws a low kick but Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Fda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fda misses the shot to the body.
Fda lands with a cross.
Sodergren scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sodergren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fda. Fda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sodergren walks into a stiff left hand from Fda.
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Fda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren misses with an uppercut.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fda throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
Fda misses with a hook
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodergren. Fda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut.
Sodergren defending well as Fda loads up on a big left hand.
Sodergren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fda is out of range and Sodergren settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fda! But no joy.
Fda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
Chris Fda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fda ducks under a wild hook from Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sodergren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sodergren is working Fda over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fda.
Sodergren throws a punch but it's blocked by Fda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fda fails to land.
Sodergren tries a body shot but Fda blocks it.
Sodergren throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sodergren.
Sodergren blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Fda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sodergren's elbow.
Fda gets through Sodergren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fda fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a head punch that misses.
Sodergren is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Sodergren.
Fda tries to work over Sodergren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sodergren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fda.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
Fda misses with the head strike.
Sodergren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sodergren.
Sodergren lands with a left to the head.
Fda lands a shoulder strike.
Sodergren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fdas head.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sodergren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Basten Sodergren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Fda.
Fda has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sodergren is trying to keep an underhook but Fda manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sodergren manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fda keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Fda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Fda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fda looking for a takedown.
Fda misses with the head strike.
Fda blocking some punches.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Fda.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sodergren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fda backwards.
Fda is leaning against Sodergren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basten Sodergren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sodergren scores with a shoulder strike.
Fda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fda throws a head punch that misses.
Sodergren can't find room to land a body shot as Fda controls the action.
Sodergren misses with a punch to the body.
Fda misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sodergren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
Our winner, Basten Sodergren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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