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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 342 p4p, 50 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 580 p4p, 83 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Sodergren is looking for the big counter here.
Kelley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sodergren.
Kelley throws a push kick but Sodergren slaps the foot to one side.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sodergren connects with a right hand. Kelley shakes it off.
Sodergren throws a front kick aimed at Kelley's knee but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley with a jab.
Kelley moves in looking to clinch but Sodergren pushes him off.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Sodergren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren takes one to the side of the head.
Kelley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sodergren connects with a high kick.
Sodergren swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Sodergren avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodergren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Sodergren controls his hands.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Sodergren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sodergren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sodergren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodergren.
Sodergren scoring well with a low kick there.
Sodergren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sodergren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sodergren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sodergren lands with a shot to the body.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Kelley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelley drops his hands momentarily and Sodergren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
It seemed like Sodergren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sodergren misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kelley does it's job there.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Sodergren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Sodergren dips to his left and cracks Kelley with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren motions for Kelley to come forward. Sodergren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sodergren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelley blocks a low kick nicely.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
Sodergren moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Kelley tries to clinch up.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren misses the jab.
Kelley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sodergren looks to land a combination but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Sodergren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sodergren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley cracks Sodergren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but Sodergren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sodergren misses the shot to the body.
Kelley tried to counter with a leg kick but Sodergren avoided it.
Sodergren scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelley throws a leg kick
and Sodergren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sodergren is trying to control Kelley's posture but Kelley avoids it.
Sodergren taking a bit of punishment here - Kelley scoring with strikes.
Sodergren takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Kelley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kelley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sodergren keeps working.
Kelley working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sodergren taking some punishment here, with Kelley in his half guard.
Kelley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sodergren's head.
Kelley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sodergren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren is looking for a sweep. Kelley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelley trying to control the action but Sodergren is working from the bottom.
Sodergren keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kelley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sodergren is looking to control Kelley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sodergren avoid being mounted?
Kelley wants to take a breather but Sodergren is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sodergren kicks off Kelley and gets to his feet.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Sodergren flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelley steps away.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
Sodergren stuns Kelley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Kelley moved away.
Sodergren moves out of range of the body kick from Kelley.
Kelley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Kelley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sodergren keeps the fight on the outside.
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at Sodergren's knee but Sodergren avoids it well.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Sodergren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelley moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Sodergren controls the action.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands a body punch.
Sodergren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley tries to work over Sodergren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
A short right from Kelley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sodergren swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Sodergren's head.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Sodergren dips to his left and cracks Kelley with an uppercut!
Kelley throws a hook but Sodergren blocks it.
Kelley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sodergren is able to avoid easily.
Sodergren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren cracks the inside of Kelley's front leg.
Sodergren moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Kelley misses with a hook to the body
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren cracks Kelley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but Sodergren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Sodergren loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Kelley misses with a hook.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Sodergren lands with a nice body punch.
Sodergren cracks a nice hook into Kelley's ribs.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Sodergren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sodergren under the eye.
Sodergren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelley doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelley shoots in for a takedown but Sodergren shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Sodergren lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodergren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sodergren lands a body shot.
Sodergren clobbers Kelley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelley moves out of range as Sodergren strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley cracks the inside of Sodergren's front leg.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelley's sensitive parts.
Kelley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sodergren momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Kelley off balance momentarily.
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.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelley off the cage and back into range.
Sodergren throws a looping overhand right but Kelley ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Sodergren cracks Kelley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Sodergren's leg. Sodergren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sodergren thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kelley if he has to take too many more of those.
Kelley throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Sodergren.
And Kelley counters with a quick kick to the body but Sodergren blocks it.
Sodergren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley tries to land a front kick but Sodergren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelley tries to clinch up but Sodergren circles away and keeps his distance.
Sodergren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Kelley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sodergren, as that shot connected.
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sodergren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sodergren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelley's calf.
Sodergren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sodergren scrambles back to his feet.
Kelley tries to clinch but Sodergren is having none of it.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sodergren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sodergren.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Sodergren off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Kelley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelley is rocked!
Sodergren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sodergren 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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