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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Wellman Junior has chosen Round Here- Memphis Bleek, T.I, Trick Daddy as his entrance music. Joe Saunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Wellman Junior!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Junior slips a straight right by Saunders.
Wellman Junior moves out of range as Saunders strikes.
Wellman Junior throws a wild body kick that Saunders sees coming a mile off.
Wellman Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellman Junior misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.
Wellman Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saunders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wellman Junior misses with a left hand
and Saunders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wellman Junior misses with a hook. Saunders ducked under it nicely.
Saunders misses the jab.
Wellman Junior misses with a jab to the body
letting Saunders counter with a right hand.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wellman Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Saunders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wellman Junior's head.
It looks like Shane Wellman Junior has been cut.
Wellman Junior tries to bum rush Saunders with a series of wild strikes but Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wellman Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wellman Junior wants to clinch up but Saunders keeps it at a distance.
Saunders keeps the fight on the outside.
Wellman Junior is looking to clinch.
Wellman Junior lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.
Wellman Junior slips under a jab from Saunders.
Wellman Junior forces Saunders back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wellman Junior digs a right hand into Saunders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saunders's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saunders clinches.
Saunders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saunders changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wellman Junior fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellman Junior as he jumps to the side.
Wellman Junior cracks Saunders with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wellman Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wellman Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Wellman Junior misses with a wild combination.
Wellman Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saunders. That did some damage!
Wellman Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellman Junior.
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saunders scores with a jab.
Wellman Junior cracks a nice hook into Saunders's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wellman Junior wants to clinch up but Saunders keeps it at a distance.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wellman Junior.
Wellman Junior wants to clinch.
Saunders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellman Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Saunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Wellman Junior's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
Shane Wellman Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch but Wellman Junior keeps him there for the moment.
Saunders gets underhooks to prevent Wellman Junior's takedown attempt.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saunders lands a nice hook to Wellman Junior's body. Wellman Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wellman Junior is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saunders.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wellman Junior as he avoids it easily.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Joe Saunders has been cut.
Wellman Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellman Junior tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Saunders to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saunders.
Wellman Junior lands a body shot.
Wellman Junior swinging wildly here.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellman Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wellman Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Saunders.
An inside leg kick from Wellman Junior misses.
Saunders defending well as Wellman Junior loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior lands with a hook. Saunders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wellman Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wellman Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Wellman Junior.
Wellman Junior wants to clinch up but Saunders keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Saunders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wellman Junior is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
Wellman Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders scores with a shot to the body.
Wellman Junior throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wellman Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saunders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wellman Junior tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
Wellman Junior moves out of range as Saunders strikes.
Saunders misses the jab.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wellman Junior.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wellman Junior connects with the punch.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellman Junior.
Wellman Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saunders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wellman Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saunders moves out of range as Wellman Junior throws a body kick.
Wellman Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saunders in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders swings for the body but Wellman Junior moves out of range.
Wellman Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Wellman Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wellman Junior tries to clinch but Saunders moves out of range.
Wellman Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saunders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Wellman Junior misses.
Wellman Junior misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wellman Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saunders as he avoids it easily.
Wellman Junior throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saunders.
Wellman Junior throws a leg kick but Saunders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saunders catches Wellman Junior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saunders moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wellman Junior.
Saunders throws a shot from downtown. Wellman Junior moves away and avoids it.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellman Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saunders but Saunders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saunders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wellman Junior avoids it really well and circles away.
Wellman Junior throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saunders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellman Junior's waist but Wellman Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saunders off to one side.
Saunders misses with a hook. Wellman Junior ducked under it nicely.
Saunders checks the leg kick.
Wellman Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Wellman Junior connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wellman Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Wellman Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Saunders. Saunders gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders lands a head shot.
Wellman Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Shane Wellman Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wellman Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders checks a leg kick.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt - Wellman Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wellman Junior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saunders shoots in and drives through. Wellman Junior sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Saunders or perhaps it was just good defense by Wellman Junior which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wellman Junior. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders slips under a jab from Wellman Junior.
Saunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wellman Junior circles away.
Saunders misses with a kick to the body.
Wellman Junior misses the shot to the body.
Wellman Junior misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.
Wellman Junior moves in looking to clinch but Saunders pushes him off.
Saunders stuns Wellman Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellman Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Saunders shoots in but Wellman Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saunders throws a jab but it's blocked by Wellman Junior.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Wellman Junior.
I think Wellman Junior 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Wellman Junior!
Shane Wellman Junior took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'TITANS DOMINATE IMMORTALS!'.
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