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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatfield McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy's entrance music is Dueling Banjos. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saunders's choice of entrance music: Patiently Waiting. Ben Saunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatfield McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
McCoy tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
McCoy breaks the clinch.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
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!
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hype
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RATING
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