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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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200 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saunders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunders blocks the body kick.
Saunders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Saunders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christian Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Saunders.
Saunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Saunders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Saunders ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saunders no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Black is looking to stand up but Saunders won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Saunders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Black.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saunders.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Saunders shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Saunders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black tries to bum rush Saunders with a series of wild strikes but Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saunders misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saunders with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders looks gassed!
Black throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Saunders will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Saunders backing up. Saunders nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Black looks to land a combination but Saunders avoids it well.
Black misses with the combination.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Saunders tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Saunders drops back down to his feet.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black drives through with a takedown into 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!
Black is looking to stand up but Saunders won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Black has passed into half guard!
Saunders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saunders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saunders.
Saunders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saunders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saunders counters by clinching up.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black wants to break free but Saunders has control.
Saunders has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Black after a bit of a struggle.
Christian Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Saunders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Saunders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christian Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Saunders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black gets to his feet. Saunders looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saunders.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Saunders can't fight it off and eventually Black manages to take the fight to the floor. Saunders looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in 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!
Saunders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black stands and steps away. Saunders gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Saunders doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saunders won't be happy with that.
Christian Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saunders tries to improve position but can't.
Saunders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black has managed to clinch.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saunders looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black gets to his feet - Saunders follows without any prompting.
Saunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saunders circles away quickly and effectively.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Saunders.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saunders checks a low kick from Black.
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!
Black misses with a double jab.
Saunders shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Saunders checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black throws a series of strikes that have Saunders backpedaling.
Black throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Christian Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saunders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Black dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
Black stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saunders has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Saunders backing up. Saunders nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunders with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Saunders backing up. Saunders nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Christian Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Saunders.
Black feints and as Saunders raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black stands up from Saunders's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Saunders doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Saunders will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Saunders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saunders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black swinging wildly here.
Saunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black clinches with his opponent.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Saunders won't allow it.
Black wants to break free but Saunders has control.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Saunders won't allow it.
Saunders keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saunders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saunders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Black pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black jabs at Saunders's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saunders.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saunders showed some decent athleticism there.
Black is trying to stand up here but Saunders is controlling him well.
Saunders is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black is trying to stand up here but Saunders is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saunders lands a nice short elbow.
Saunders stops Black from getting back to his feet.
Black manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Saunders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Saunders checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ben Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Christian Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Black!
In his post fight interview, Christian Black started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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