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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Winger (ranked 484 p4p, 68 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 398 p4p, 57 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger.
Sodergren works the jab nicely.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Winger off the cage and back into range.
Winger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sodergren counters with a three punch combo that has Winger backing up. Winger nods at Sodergren to acknowledge the strikes.
Sodergren misses with a left hand
and Winger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sodergren wants to land a leg kick but Winger is out of range.
Sodergren misses with a head kick.
Winger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winger.
Winger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
As Winger backs off Sodergren throws a huge counter combo but Winger manages to avoid it all.
Winger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winger misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Winger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Winger throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Winger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Winger off balance momentarily.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Winger's front leg but catches the back leg as Winger tries to avoid it.
Winger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sodergren. Sodergren obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Winger misses.
Good leg kick by Sodergren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sodergren lands a jab to the head.
Winger misses with a wild combination.
Winger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winger avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Winger's front leg but catches the back leg as Winger tries to avoid it.
Winger digs a good body shot into Sodergren's ribs.
Winger tries to keep at a distance but Sodergren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sodergren lands a left hand.
Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands with a short shot to the head.
Winger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winger throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sodergren follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Sodergren finds it's target.
Winger throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Winger has knocked Sodergren down with a huge combo! Winger steps away and waves a wobbly Sodergren back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Winger counters with a straight right hand.
Winger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winger cracks Sodergren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sodergren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Winger finish him?
Sodergren is rocked!
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winger moves away.
Sodergren is still on wobbly legs! Can Winger finish him?
Sodergren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sodergren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winger at a distance.
Sodergren seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren cracks the inside of Winger's front leg.
Sodergren lands a jab to the nose.
Winger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Winger as he checks the leg kick.
Winger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren feints a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sodergren 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 Winger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sodergren counters with a stiff right hand.
Winger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sodergren counters with a low kick, right behind Winger 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sodergren tries to work over Winger's front leg with a kick but Winger checks it.
Winger thuds a left hand into Sodergren's body.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sodergren slips a jab from Winger.
Winger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Sodergren takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
Sodergren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winger's hands.
Winger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sodergren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winger misses with a left hand
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
Winger misses with a left hand
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger is trying to force a seperation but Sodergren has the dominant position.
Sodergren breaks from the clinch.
Winger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sodergren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winger works Sodergren's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Winger misses.
Sodergren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winger.
Winger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Winger's front leg but catches the back leg as Winger tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sodergren, as that shot connected.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Winger off balance momentarily.
Sodergren thows a leg kick but Winger checks it
enabling Winger to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winger backing away here, and Sodergren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winger moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
A shot to the liver by Winger. Beautiful body shot.
Winger 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.
Winger misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winger is out of range.
Sodergren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sodergren there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Sodergren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sodergren scrambles back to his feet.
Sodergren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winger throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winger throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sodergren, right into the meat.
Winger defending well as Sodergren loads up on a big left hand.
Winger looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Winger throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sodergren! But no joy.
Winger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sodergren lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sodergren coming out on top.
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Winger counters with a right hand to the body.
Winger slips a jab from Sodergren.
Winger throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winger's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sodergren tries to close the distance and clinch but Winger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Winger misses with a hook.
Sodergren clinches up against the cage.
Sodergren lands a shoulder strike.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodergren scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Winger controls his hands.
Sodergren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Sodergren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
Winger lands a hook that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Winger can't break the clinch.
Winger tries to circle away but Sodergren has him pinned against the cage.
Sodergren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodergren prevents Winger from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sodergren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sodergren clinches.
Winger prevents a body shot from Sodergren.
Winger working aggressively here.
Sodergren misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sodergren.
A short uppercut from Sodergren.
Winger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sodergren.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Sodergren lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winger misses with some punches.
Sodergren manages to break the clinch.
Sodergren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren throws a head kick but Winger moves out of range.
Sodergren scores with a hook.
Winger lands the left hand.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
Winger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren works Winger's body with a nice hook.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Winger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sodergren counters with a nice uppercut.
Sodergren swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger loads up on a big right hand but Sodergren slips the punch.
Winger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sodergren jabs Winger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winger misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick.
Winger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winger misses with a looping right.
Winger misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winger misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands with an overhand left.
Winger is rocked!
Winger lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Sodergren defending well as Winger loads up on a big left hand.
Sodergren takes the fight into the clinch.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sodergren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
Winger pushes Sodergren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winger working aggressively here.
Basten Sodergren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winger takes a shot to the head.
Sodergren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basten Sodergren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren stalling.
Still in the clinch, Winger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Winger lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sodergren.
Winger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Winger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sodergren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winger's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sodergren 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
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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