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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Fellows told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Fellows in a clinch.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows blocking some punches.
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Fellows told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Saunders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saunders.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Fellows's head.
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders lands a right hand.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Fellows's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saunders as Fellows tries to tie him up.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Saunders's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Fellows avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fellows's efforts to push away.
Saunders lands with a left to the head.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
The referee calls for Saunders to work.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fellows.
Fellows wants to get back to striking at distance but Saunders won't allow it.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fellows is trying to stall.
Fellows blocking some punches.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Fellows.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Saunders.
Fellows is trying to force a seperation but Saunders has the dominant position.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Fellows controls the action.
Fellows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Fellows takes a shot to the head.
Saunders digs a right hand into Fellows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fellows's gas tank.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fellows misses with a punch to the body.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows misses with a knee strike.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Fellows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saunders pushes Fellows up against the cage in a clinch.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fellows or not.
Fellows lands an elbow inside that Saunders shrugs off.
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders scores with a jab. Fellows acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders'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.
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Fellows back into the cage.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders pushes Fellows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders tries for a takedown but Fellows manages to get underhooks.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows leaning against his opponent.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fellows trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Fellows prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Fellows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
Fellows is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Fellows breaks the clinch.
Saunders pushes Fellows up against the cage in a clinch.
Fellows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Saunders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Fellows letting Saunders take a breather here.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fellows's elbow.
Fellows just leaning against Saunders, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
Saunders lands with a left to the head.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders lands with a right to the head.
Saunders pushes Fellows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fellows misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders swings for the body but Fellows moves out of range.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fellows raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saunders misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fellows. That's going to slow Saunders down.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Fellows circles away.
Fellows fakes the leg kick and cracks Saunders in the body.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fellows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saunders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fellows tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
Saunders is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fellows.
Saunders tries to clinch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows thinks about the counter body kick.
Fellows slips a jab from Saunders.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fellows looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders checks a low kick from Fellows.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Fellows circles away.
Fellows appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saunders lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Saunders misses.
Ben Saunders is winning the standup battle so far.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses.
Fellows ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saunders checks a low kick from Fellows.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fellows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fellows looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saunders throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Saunders forces Fellows back against the cage and clinches.
Fellows is stalling here.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fellows can do to turn this around?
Saunders is stalling here.
Saunders taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Saunders.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Saunders for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders's corner calls for a 1-2. Saunders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saunders tries to clinch but Fellows moves away
and Fellows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fellows works Saunders's body with a nice hook.
Fellows attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders tries to counter by clinching up but Fellows breaks away and moves out of range.
Fellows gets tackled into the cage by Saunders. Saunders maintains the clinch.
Saunders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Fellows misses with a knee to the head.
Ben Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders gets through Fellows's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Fellows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows motions for Saunders to come forward. Fellows throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fellows scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fellows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fellows throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Fellows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saunders clinches.
Fellows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Ben Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fellows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Fellows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fellows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saunders's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Fellows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fellows swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Dean Fellows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Saunders.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Saunders.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saunders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Saunders!
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energy
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hype
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