Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GKNY 125 - Boom vs Wills
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
McCoy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy tried to score with a low kick but Saunders checks it.
Saunders moves out of range as McCoy throws a body kick.
McCoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
McCoy tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Saunders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy. #T1#
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards. #BC2#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy cracks Saunders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saunders cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
Saunders tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Saunders rushes McCoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
McCoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders wants to clinch
and McCoy counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Saunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCoy throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
McCoy looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCoy avoids the head kick by Saunders.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCoy slips a jab from Saunders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saunders checks a leg kick.
McCoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
Saunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Saunders misses with a head kick.
McCoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saunders's calf.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCoy. #CL2#
Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunders lands a left hand.
McCoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCoy takes a shot to the head.
McCoy misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
McCoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCoy counters with a good low kick that Saunders was not able to check.
Saunders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - McCoy coming out on top.#CL2#
McCoy tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.#BC#
McCoy breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Saunders drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saunders gets through McCoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCoy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land.
Saunders avoiding damage as McCoy throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Saunders will probably get the nod.
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!
#R2#
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders misses with a left hand
and McCoy counters with a low kick, right behind Saunders 's knee.
Saunders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCoy blocks a jab.
Saunders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCoy's head.
McCoy slips a jab from Saunders.
McCoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from McCoy.
McCoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saunders's head.
Saunders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCoy.
McCoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
McCoy missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saunders 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.
McCoy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saunders.
McCoy wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders lands a high kick! #ROC2#
McCoy is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCoy. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saunders's calf.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Saunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCoy misses the shot to the body.
Saunders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saunders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saunders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh McCoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McCoy to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McCoy looks to clinch but Saunders throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McCoy taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ben Saunders!

Event: GKNY 120 - Cooke vs Cole
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Bilous connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bilous ducks right into an uppercut from Saunders.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bilous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.#CL2#
Saunders pushes Bilous up against the cage in a clinch.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bilous backwards.
Saunders is pressed up against the cage. Bilous has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saunders down to the mat. Saunders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders looks to land a left hand but Bilous moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Bilous has closed the distance and engaged Saunders in a clinch.
Bilous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bilous tries to score a body lock takedown but Saunders shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilous tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bilous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saunders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but Saunders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Bilous gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Saunders wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Bilous lands strikes from half guard.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Bilous misses with a head shot. Saunders uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saunders is looking to stand up but Bilous isn't so interested in that idea.
Bilous with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bilous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saunders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bilous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bilous stands up over Saunders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saunders wants to get back to his feet but Bilous is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2##ES2#
Saunders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Bilous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders moves out of range as Bilous throws a body kick.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from Bilous.
Saunders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saunders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bilous wants to clinch up but Saunders keeps it at a distance.
Ben Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saunders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bilous momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders tries to bum rush Bilous with a series of wild strikes but Bilous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
Bilous shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Bilous seems to be working for a kimura but Saunders defends the submission attempt.#T3#
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders is not content to let Bilous control the position.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bilous is trying to control. Saunders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #ES2#
Saunders kicks off Bilous and gets to his feet. #CL#
Bilous moves into the clinch.
Bilous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Bilous to work.
Bilous jumps guard but Saunders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T4#
Saunders misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Saunders has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Bilous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bilous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saunders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bilous's head backwards.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Bilous tried to counter with a leg kick but Saunders avoided it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saunders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bilous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saunders scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous shoots in looking for a takedown but Saunders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilous's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Bilous throws a front kick aimed at Saunders's knee but Saunders avoids it well. #CL#
Bilous has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Saunders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Bilous wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bilous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Saunders will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bilous swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses.
Bilous doesn't manage to clinch there - Saunders circles away.
Bilous just misses with a punch to the body.
Bilous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saunders avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Saunders throws a head kick but Bilous moves out of range.
Bilous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Saunders blocks the low kick.#CL2#
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Bilous back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous has Saunders pressed against the cage, preventing Saunders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders being controlled against the cage.
Saunders misses with a body punch. #T1#
Bilous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders avoiding damage.
Bilous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saunders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bilous just leaning against Saunders, taking a breather.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saunders to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilous looking to stall.
Bilous fails to pull guard.
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
Bilous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saunders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bilous blocking some punches. #T2#
Bilous jumps guard but Saunders stands there with Bilous around his waist. Bilous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bilous blocks an uppercut.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Bilous tries to stall but Saunders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saunders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bilous prevents Saunders from breaking the clinch.
Bilous blocks an uppercut.
Bilous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Bilous gets tackled into the cage by Saunders. Saunders maintains the clinch.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3##TD#
Bilous jumps guard and drags Saunders to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Bilous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saunders defends it easily.
Bilous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Bilous being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saunders tries to stand but Bilous is controlling from the bottom.
Saunders wants to pass the guard but Bilous is keeping the position.
Ben Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Saunders misses. #TD#
Bilous changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saunders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saunders is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bilous asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3##TD#
Bilous gets a double leg takedown into Saunders's guard.
Saunders is looking to stand up but Bilous isn't so interested in that idea.
Saunders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bilous throws a strike but Saunders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Bilous looking to control. #SUB#
Saunders has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bilous to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Saunders is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bilous pulls down on the head and he's put Saunders to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pavlo Bilous!
A very excited looking Pavlo Bilous made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GKNY 114 - Knight vs Wills
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
Fellows tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saunders counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders blocks the elbow strike.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Fellows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Fellows has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fellows lands with a short shot to the head.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows throws an elbow but it misses.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Fellows controls his hands.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fellows gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fellows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders's defenses.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fellows blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Fellows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
Fellows misses with the head strike.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Fellows.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fellows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fellows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards. #T2#
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
Fellows blocking some punches.
Fellows lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fellows blocking some punches.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Fellows controls the action.
Fellows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fellows is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC#
Fellows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fellows 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.
Fellows finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saunders misses with a hook. Fellows ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saunders checks a leg kick.
Fellows throws a leg kick
letting Saunders counter with a right hand.
Saunders misses with a wild combination.
Fellows tries to land a front kick but Saunders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T3#
Fellows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saunders swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Fellows takes the fight into the clinch.
Saunders is trying to stall.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Fellows.
Fellows misses with a knee strike.
Saunders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fellows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
Fellows pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC#
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fellows misses with a low kick.
Saunders connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Saunders darts in and clinches Fellows up against the ropes.#T4#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fellows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fellows stalls.
Fellows looking to stall.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows is trying to maintain a safe position but Saunders gets an underhook and turns Fellows into the ropes.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellows digs a right hand underneath Saunders's ribcage. Saunders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fellows tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Fellows back against the ropes.
Fellows misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Saunders will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fellows lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fellows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Fellows tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Saunders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Fellows.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fellows scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellows tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Fellows back against the ropes.
Fellows lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye. #T1#
Fellows misses with some punches.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Dean Fellows has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fellows has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Fellows tries to break the clinch but Saunders is controlling the position.
Fellows misses with the head strike.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Fellows lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fellows working aggressively here.
Fellows tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fellows pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T2#
Saunders avoids the elbow strike from Fellows, against the ropes.
Fellows scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fellows wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows lands a knee to the head.
Fellows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saunders keeps control of Fellows as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Fellows's head.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Fellows breaks from the clinch.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Fellows pushes him off.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fellows holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Saunders pulls guard effortlessly.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Fellows from controlling successfully.
Fellows is pushing down on Saunders's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saunders is fighting to maintain full guard but Fellows has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
Saunders wants to stand back up but Fellows manages to pass into side control. #SUB#
Fellows wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saunders, who protects the arm well.
Fellows controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Fellows dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Saunders throws a jab when Fellows was well out of range.
Fellows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Saunders misses the jab.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses
and Fellows counters with a head kick.
Fellows takes one to the side of the head.
Fellows swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Fellows throws a low kick but Saunders avoids it.
Saunders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fellows.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Saunders rushes Fellows and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fellows tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Fellows back against the ropes.
Fellows lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fellows lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Saunders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fellows smiles and moves away.
Fellows is looking to clinch.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fellows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Fellows counters with a three punch combo that has Saunders backing up. Saunders nods at Fellows to acknowledge the strikes.
Fellows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Fellows.
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
Fellows blocks a jab.
Fellows is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Fellows tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Fellows breaks the clinch.
Saunders lands a lovely overhand right.
Fellows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Saunders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fellows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Fellows in a clinch.
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.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders gets through Fellows's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fellows as Saunders tries to tie him up.
Fellows connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.
Fellows lands a body shot.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.#BC2#
Saunders breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Saunders 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.
Saunders cracks Fellows with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fellows misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Saunders rushes Fellows and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Fellows.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Fellows controls his hands. #BC2#
Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fellows defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
Fellows finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saunders misses with a hook
and Fellows counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fellows looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saunders lands a nice shot that snaps Fellows's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fellows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fellows lands a nice hook to Saunders's body. Saunders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fellows blocks a head kick by Saunders.
Saunders lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Saunders.
I think Saunders 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Saunders!

Event: GKNY 107 - Durden vs Tsoi
Date: Dec 14, 2016

#R1#
Saunders takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Bilous cracks the inside of Saunders's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bilous.
Saunders misses with a right hand #TD#
and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bilous is looking to pass into half guard but Saunders pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Saunders is in guard.#REVB#
Saunders tries to stand but Bilous is controlling from the bottom.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Bilous trying to keep a closed guard but Saunders is proving a slippery customer.
Bilous is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saunders is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T1#
Saunders stays in close to Bilous's body and controls the position.
Bilous looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bilous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Bilous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Saunders has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Saunders is not content to let Bilous control the position.#SUB#
Bilous is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders tries to get to full guard but Bilous has control of the leg.
Bilous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saunders defending well though. #T3#
Saunders is refusing to be controlled, as Bilous sits in half guard.
Bilous thows a huge punch but Saunders dodges it nicely.
Bilous is trying to control the action in half guard but Saunders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saunders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bilous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bilous working over Saunders with some ground and pound. Saunders looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saunders is in trouble now - Bilous has advanced to mount!
Saunders is squirming around, avoiding Bilous's attempts to control the action.
Bilous throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bilous lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saunders hang on?
Bilous throwing strikes here but Saunders is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bilous thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T4#
The referee warns Saunders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bilous postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saunders looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous landing strikes from the mount.
Bilous landing strikes from the mount and Saunders is in trouble!
Bilous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bilous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saunders tries to lock up and control but Bilous gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bilous looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the head.
Bilous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saunders holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bilous tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavlo Bilous dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Saunders swats away the attempt to clinch by Bilous.
Saunders throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saunders won't be happy with that.
Bilous tries to score with some ground and pound. Saunders controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bilous tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saunders is looking for a sweep.
Bilous lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saunders down.
Bilous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saunders keeps working.
Bilous creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bilous working the ground and pound.
Saunders is not content to let Bilous control the position.
Bilous cracks Saunders with a big elbow. #T1#
Bilous looks up at the clock and then as Saunders takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bilous smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #SUB#
Bilous tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saunders is looking to reverse the position.
Bilous tries to move to mount but Saunders blocks the move with his legs.
Saunders pushes Bilous away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bilous gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bilous in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB#
Bilous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Saunders wants to get back to his feet but Bilous drags him back down.
Saunders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bilous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bilous lands a few punches from side control.
Saunders tries to bench press Bilous off him but Bilous keeps the position.
Bilous working the ground and pound from side control.
Bilous lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saunders down.
Saunders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saunders takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bilous is trying to ground and pound but Saunders uses the momentary lack of control by Bilous to regain half guard. #T3#
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Bilous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bilous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bilous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bilous trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bilous working Saunders over with strikes.
Bilous trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom. #T4#
Saunders is trying to control but can't.
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Bilous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bilous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bilous trying to control from half guard but Saunders is working away.
Saunders has hold of Bilous's hands but Bilous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bilous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saunders keeps working.
Bilous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saunders defending well though.
Saunders holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavlo Bilous dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bilous throws out a loose jab but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bilous.
Saunders misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Bilous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bilous.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Saunders has wrist control.
Bilous throws an elbow that misses. Saunders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bilous's guard. Nice move by Saunders!#REVB#
Saunders slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pavlo Bilous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bilous trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bilous is proving hard to escape from.
Bilous is trying to hold Saunders in close to prevent damage but Saunders has managed to pass into half guard. #T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saunders tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bilous is looking to improve his position.
Bilous won't allow Saunders to pass to mount.
Ben Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saunders throwing shots but Bilous is blocking nicely.
Bilous tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Saunders has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bilous really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bilous regains half guard.
Bilous gets back to full guard. #T3##SUB#
Bilous has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Saunders is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bilous.
Bilous is letting Saunders control him for a moment.
Bilous is looking to regain half guard here but Saunders keeps moving and retains side control.
Bilous struggling a bit here.
Bilous is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bilous regains half guard.
Bilous trying to get back to full guard but Saunders takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bilous tries to reverse the position but Saunders maintains control.
Bilous is working hard here to advance position.
Saunders looking to control but Bilous is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilous working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Saunders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bilous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavlo Bilous!
Our winner, Pavlo Bilous, 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.

Event: GKNY 102 - Guk vs McGuire
Date: Nov 23, 2016

#R1#
Saunders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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. #BC2#
Fellows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
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. #CUT2#
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.#BC#
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.
#R2##CL#
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. #T1#
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.#BC2#
Fellows breaks the clinch. #CL#
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. #T2#
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. #BC#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
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.#CL#
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. #BC2#
Fellows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
Fellows motions for Saunders to come forward. Fellows throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders wants to clinch.#CL#
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. #T3#
Fellows tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
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. #CL#
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. #T4#
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. #BC2#
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!

Event: GKNY 94 - Markovic v Guk
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Saunders scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bilous lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Bilous trying to control the position but instead, Saunders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bilous into the cage.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Bilous avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Saunders lands a nice knee to the body.
Bilous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saunders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saunders is trying to push Bilous away but Bilous has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bilous jumps guard but Saunders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bilous is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bilous jumps guard but Saunders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Bilous's head.
Saunders scores a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Bilous is trying to drag Saunders to the mat but Saunders just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Bilous has clasped his hands together around Saunders's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES2#
Saunders throws Bilous to one side and escapes!
Saunders misses with a double jab.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilous moves away.#CL2#
Saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bilous, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.#BC2#
Saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Saunders is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
Saunders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bilous's head backwards.#T2#
Saunders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bilous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
No joy there for Saunders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bilous.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown but Saunders shows good takedown defense.
Bilous takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Saunders.
A big left from Saunders misses.
Saunders misses with the combination.
Bilous changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Saunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bilous counters with a body kick that stops Saunders in his tracks momentarily.
Saunders throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Bilous counters with a takedown into side control. #ES2#
Saunders bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T3#
Bilous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bilous lands a front kick.
Saunders misses with a straight right.
Saunders lands a nice hook to Bilous's body. Bilous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saunders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bilous. That did some damage!
Bilous shoots in and drives through. Saunders sprawls well.
Bilous checks a leg kick.
Bilous on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ben Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bilous has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders looks to throw the jab but Bilous is out of range.
Bilous tries to counter with a takedown but Saunders is quick to defend against it.
Bilous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saunders throws a right and a left that Bilous avoids nicely.
Saunders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bilous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saunders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bilous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4##TD#
Bilous dives in and scores a takedown into Saunders's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bilous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bilous throws a big elbow that misses.
Saunders has momentary wrist control but Bilous slips an elbow through the middle.
Bilous wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Bilous postures up in Saunders's guard and throws a big left but Saunders blocks it.
Bilous tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
Bilous lands a couple of elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Saunders holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders trying to keep a closed guard but Bilous is proving a slippery customer.
Bilous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Saunders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bilous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saunders connects with a crisp jab.
Saunders looks to land a left hand but Bilous moved out of range nicely.
Saunders swings away with a body shot that misses #TD#
and Bilous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bilous.
Saunders has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bilous tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
Bilous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saunders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Saunders has wrist control.
Bilous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saunders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bilous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bilous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Bilous looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bilous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bilous trying to control but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Saunders looking to control.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Bilous from controlling successfully.
Saunders working a defensive guard here.
Bilous connects with a couple of short punches.
Saunders is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bilous won't allow Saunders to sweep him here.
Saunders keeps trying to improve his position.
Bilous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saunders's head.
Bilous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Saunders has wrist control.
Bilous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saunders seems keen to control Bilous's posture.
Bilous wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Bilous advances position into side control!#T3#
Bilous in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#ES2#
Saunders throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A leg kick checked by Saunders.
Saunders works the jab nicely.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bilous.
Bilous scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilous scores with punches from side control. #T4#
Bilous working the head and body with strikes.
Bilous tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saunders has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Saunders is trying to get back to half guard.
Bilous lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bilous working the body and head with strikes.
Bilous working the ground and pound. #SUB#
Bilous is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saunders has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bilous scoring with punches from side control.
Saunders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saunders is trying to buck Bilous off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavlo Bilous dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bilous manages to avoid it.
Bilous tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bilous.
Decent striking displayed by Saunders there.
Saunders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bilous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bilous throws out a loose jab but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bilous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bilous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bilous misses with a straight left.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
Bilous moves out of range as Saunders strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous darts in looking for a takedown but Saunders gets double underhooks and turns Bilous into the cage.
Saunders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saunders wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Saunders trying to stall but Bilous improves his position.
Bilous managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders. #T1#
Bilous fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Saunders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bilous is looking for a sweep.
Bilous struggling a bit here.
Bilous is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saunders is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bilous sneaks back into half guard.
Bilous gets full guard.
Bilous trying to control the position. #T2##SU2#
Saunders gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bilous.
Danga de danga de dang - Saunders scores with a four punch combination!
Saunders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saunders sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bilous somewhat.
Saunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bilous ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Bilous feints a jab promting Saunders to slip. Bilous then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saunders slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T3#
Bilous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bilous.
Bilous goes for a double leg but Saunders avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Saunders continues to drive forward.
Bilous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders.#TD#
Bilous shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bilous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pavlo Bilous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saunders gets back to full guard.
Bilous postures up and lands a big shot to Saunders's brow.
Bilous with a nice head shot there.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Bilous postures up and lands a big shot to Saunders's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders has his hands on Bilous's head, controlling the position.
Bilous cracks Saunders with a solid left hand.
Saunders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bilous scoring with some ground and pound.
Saunders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bilous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bilous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilous working some strikes from top position.
Bilous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Saunders.
I think Saunders 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Saunders!

Event: GKNY 89 - Campbell v Markovic
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Fadzaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saunders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fadzaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Fadzaev connects with a body shot that sends Saunders's belly button to the back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saunders - that will leave a mark!
Fadzaev slips a jab from Saunders.
Saunders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fadzaev eats them both and turns towards Saunders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saunders lands a really nice looking cross but Fadzaev seems unphased.
Fadzaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saunders.
Saunders feints a jab promting Fadzaev to slip. Saunders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fadzaev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadzaev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saunders connects with a right hand. Fadzaev shakes it off.
Fadzaev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fadzaev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Saunders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saunders walks into a left hand. #T1#
Saunders throws a chopping leg kick but Fadzaev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fadzaev misses the jab.
Saunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saunders misses with a looping left.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Fadzaev avoids them all with ease.
Fadzaev misses with a body shot.
Saunders throws a combination. Fadzaev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from Saunders misses.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Fadzaev there.
Fadzaev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fadzaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fadzaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fadzaev sets himself, and Saunders steps forward looking for the clinch! Fadzaev avoids it this time.
Fadzaev tests Saunders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadzaev scores with a nice strike.
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Fadzaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saunders.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders scores with a spinning back kick!
Saunders tries to clinch but Fadzaev moves away #TD#
and Fadzaev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saunders's guard.
Fadzaev wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Saunders controlling the position.
Fadzaev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saunders looking for a sweep. Not yet Saunders, not yet.
Saunders is pulling down on Fadzaev's head. It's preventing any offense from Fadzaev, at least for the moment.#T3#
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fadzaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Fadzaev from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Saunders misses the body punch
and Fadzaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fadzaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saunders avoids it really well and circles away.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Fadzaev slips the punch.
Saunders with a jab.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadzaev slips under a jab.
Fadzaev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fadzaev misses the shot to the body.
Fadzaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Fadzaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##TD#
Fadzaev looking to score a takedown here. Saunders is defending well but Fadzaev drives through and ends up in Saunders's guard.
Fadzaev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saunders is pulling down on Fadzaev's head to control his posture.
Fadzaev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saunders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saunders wants to stand and escape but Fadzaev is having none of it.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fadzaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saunders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Saunders 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.
#R2#
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadzaev.
Nice straight punches there by Saunders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saunders.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses.
Fadzaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fadzaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fadzaev takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fadzaev.
Fadzaev lands a slapping body shot.
Fadzaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saunders.
Saunders works the jab nicely.
Saunders blocks the body kick.
Fadzaev sets himself, and Saunders steps forward looking for the clinch! Fadzaev avoids it this time.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fadzaev throwing a counter right hand but Saunders manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries to bum rush Fadzaev with a series of wild strikes but Fadzaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fadzaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
Fadzaev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fadzaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target. #T1#
Fadzaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saunders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ben Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saunders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fadzaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fadzaev lands a leg kick that knocks Saunders off balance momentarily.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fadzaev throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Saunders throws a hook but Fadzaev avoids it easily.
Fadzaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Fadzaev there.
Fadzaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saunders throws a leg kick #TD#
and Fadzaev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saunders's guard.
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!
Fadzaev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Fadzaev slips nicely into half guard.
Saunders trying to hold on to Fadzaev's head to control him but Fadzaev postures up.
Fadzaev controlling the action here.
Saunders is refusing to be controlled, as Fadzaev sits in half guard.
Saunders is looking to control Fadzaev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saunders avoid being mounted?#T3#
Fadzaev content to control rather than advance.
Saunders is trying to maintain the position but Fadzaev is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fadzaev is trying to control. Saunders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saunders throws a low kick but Fadzaev avoids it.
Fadzaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Fadzaev slips the punch.
Fadzaev lands with a kick to the ribs. #T4#
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy.
Fadzaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saunders.
Saunders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fadzaev.
Saunders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saunders fails to land with a series of punches.
Saunders throws a chopping leg kick but Fadzaev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Saunders misses #TD#
and Fadzaev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders wants to get back to his feet.
Saunders is trying to get back to full guard.
Fadzaev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Fadzaev dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Fadzaev swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Fadzaev misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Saunders misses #TD#
and Fadzaev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Saunders!
Alan Fadzaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadzaev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saunders's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saunders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saunders on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Saunders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadzaev wants to control but Saunders is keeping him busy.
Fadzaev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saunders to see if he's OK.#T1#
Fadzaev controlling the position.
Fadzaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saunders keeps working.
Saunders is pushing Fadzaev's head away, looking to escape. Fadzaev manages to hold on to the position though.
Fadzaev happy to just control the position for now.
Saunders can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fadzaev trying to control the position but Saunders is working away.
Saunders is trying to escape the position but Fadzaev is controlling the position.
Fadzaev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saunders throws a leg kick #TD#
and Fadzaev counters with a single leg into guard. Saunders didn't expect that.
Saunders seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fadzaev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders looking to control but Fadzaev passes into half guard. #T3#
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders tries to get to full guard but Fadzaev has control of the leg.
Fadzaev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fadzaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Saunders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saunders is looking to improve his position.
Fadzaev slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#ES2#
Saunders manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Saunders thumps Fadzaev with a low kick.
Saunders tries to score with a low kick but Fadzaev moves his leg out of the way.
Fadzaev tries for a takedown but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Fadzaev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saunders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fadzaev prevents Saunders from escaping the position.
Fadzaev working away.
Saunders is not content to let Fadzaev control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Fadzaev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fadzaev 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Fadzaev!

Event: GKNY 83 - Mason v Cole
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1##CL#
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Tahere misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahere.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahere's elbow.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Tahere blocking some punches.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders pushes Tahere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Tahere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahere tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Tahere tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Tahere back against the cage. #BC2#
Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saunders wants to clinch up but Tahere keeps it at a distance.
Tahere swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Saunders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tahere at a distance.
Saunders catches Tahere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Saunders clinches up with Tahere and pushes him back against the cage.
Tahere misses with some punches.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahere.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders is working Tahere over against the cage.
Tahere lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Tahere lands but Saunders takes it in his stride.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but Saunders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Saunders throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Tahere.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.#CL#
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tahere lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tahere lands with a short shot to the head.
Tahere blocking some punches.
A short left from Tahere.
Tahere lands with a left to the head.
Tahere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Tahere has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders. #T3#
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tahere.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders is working for takedown but Tahere is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tahere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tahere.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tahere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Tahere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Tahere. #T4#
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tahere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahere tries to break the clinch but Saunders is controlling the position.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Tahere.
Tahere pushes Saunders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tahere.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahere controls his hands.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahere's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tahere throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Tahere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tahere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saunders 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.
Tahere circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tahere counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Tahere counters with a nice body kick.
Tahere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saunders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tahere scrambles back to his feet.
Saunders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Tahere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahere only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tahere cracks the inside of Saunders's front leg.
Saunders checks a low kick from Tahere.
Tahere misses the shot to the body.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahere scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tahere.
A jab lands there for Tahere.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saunders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahere.
Saunders backing away here, and Tahere unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahere thumps Saunders with a low kick.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Saunders tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range. #CL#
Saunders clinches up with Tahere and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saunders circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
A cross from Tahere lands.#T2#
Tahere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tahere motions for Saunders to come forward. Tahere throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tahere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Tahere throws a wild body kick that Saunders sees coming a mile off.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders misses with a hook to the body
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tahere misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T3#
Tahere thumps Saunders with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Saunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Tahere tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Tahere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taheres head.
Tahere lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saunders tries to counter by clinching up but Tahere breaks away and moves out of range.
Saunders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tahere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saunders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tahere cracks Saunders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4#
Nice cross by Tahere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders darts in trying to clinch
and Tahere counters with a thumping low kick.
Tahere shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saunders eats them both and turns towards Tahere to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saunders wants to clinch up but Tahere keeps it at a distance.
Saunders moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tahere lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Saunders rushes Tahere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saunders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders lands a body punch.
Tahere misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saunders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tahere throws a front kick aimed at Saunders's knee but Saunders avoids it well.
Saunders wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saunders displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahere.
Tahere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saunders.
Saunders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tahere pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saunders back to the cage. Tahere follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tahere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saunders's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Saunders moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahere.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahere blocking some punches. #BC2#
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tahere finds it's way round the side to connect with Saunders's head.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Tahere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Saunders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saunders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
Tahere fails to land with a series of punches.
Saunders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Saunders down.
A leg kick checked by Saunders.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.
Tahere is looking for the big counter here.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saunders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Saunders as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tahere!
Tahere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahere.
Ben Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Saunders walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tahere counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahere.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Tahere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Saunders tries to work over Tahere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Tahere.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders lands a body punch.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Tahere avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tahere misses with some punches. #BC#
Saunders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahere blocks a jab.
Donk. Tahere catches Saunders right on the button with a cross.
Tahere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T4#
Tahere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
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!
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saunders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saunders on the side of the head.
Saunders tries to clinch but Tahere is having none of it.
Tahere connects with a looping right hand.
Tahere connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Saunders there.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Saunders scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tahere staying out of range there.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dyllz Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tahere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2016

#R1#
Saunders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hughs misses with a hook. Saunders ducked under it nicely.
Saunders connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughs thuds his right hand into Saunders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Saunders clinches.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Hughs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Saunders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hughs.
Saunders lands an uppercut.
Hughs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Saunders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Hughs. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughs.
Saunders tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
A right handed body shot lands from Saunders.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughs 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.
A body shot lands from Saunders.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Hughs blocking some punches.
Hughs prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Hughs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Hughs 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.
Hughs blocking some punches.
Saunders tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders lands a right hand.
Saunders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saunders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders lands a right hand.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Saunders as the two fighters clinch. #T3#
Hughs 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.
Hughs tries to break free but Saunders pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Hughs.
Hughs misses with a body punch.
Hughs takes a shot to the head.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hughss head.
Saunders lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughs.
Hughs misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Come on Saunders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughs.
Hughs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Hughs is trying to break free.
Saunders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughs.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Saunders presses Hughs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Saunders dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL#
Saunders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughs lands a body shot.
Hughs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders lands a body punch.
A short right from Saunders.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughs can do to turn this around?
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Hughs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saunders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saunders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Saunders as the two fighters clinch.
Hughs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs working hard to break the clinch.
Hughs misses with an elbow over the top.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Nice body punch from Saunders.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Saunders leaning against his opponent.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughs.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughs.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Saunders tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughs uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughs throws an elbow but it misses.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Saunders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughs or not.
Hughs gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughs.
A right hook to the body lands for Saunders.
Hughs 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.
A left hand lands to the body for Saunders.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands. #T4#
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders presses Hughs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Hughs is trying to push Saunders away but Saunders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
Saunders avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Saunders dominated that second round.
That's time! Saunders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Saunders moves out of range of the body kick from Hughs. #CL#
Saunders darts in and clinches Hughs up against the cage.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders working aggressively here. #BC#
Saunders breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Hughs forces Saunders back against the cage and clinches.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Ben Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughs blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Saunders works on Hughs's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Saunders.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saunders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Saunders avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Saunders cracks Hughs with a nice body shot.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Joe Hughs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Saunders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughs letting Saunders take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughs looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hughs with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Saunders as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saunders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Hughs is rocked!
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughs.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Hughs avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Ben Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Hughs.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughs.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughs misses with a knee strike.

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 Saunders has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Saunders!

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