Watch out welterweights -- Ben Saunders is always down to bang
by Jesse Holland on Nov 22, 2009 12:09 PM EST
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Quoteworthy:
"I'm always down to bang, man. My initial martial arts training came from Jeet Jun Do and striking background. I know what I'm good at and I say almost anybody's going to be vulnerable to my knees, whether it's to the face or the body or the arms -- whatever, it's gonna work either way. [Davis] in particular, when I fight people who are shorter than me it definitely works out even better. People shot me off like, 'Oh, I beat bums, I'm a nobody and this and that.' It kinda hurt a little bit but at the same time I know what I'm capable of and I didn't show what I was able to do in that Swick fight and it actually worked against me. I knew that this fight was going to be very important for me to come out and not just win, but demolish my opponent and get my name back on the contender list."
Ben Saunders' post-fight celebration includes a warning to fellow 170-pound competitors that his knees, that put Marcus Davis to sleep at last night's UFC 106 event from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, will help propel him back into the mix of eligible welterweight title contenders. "Killa B" went limp against Mike Swick last June, but came out confident and aggressive last night, sending Marcus Davis to napsville for the first time in his career. Expect to see the former Ultimate Fighter back in action sooner rather than later -- but can we expect the same thing from the 36-year-old "Irish Hand Grenade," who now has dropped two straight against up-and-coming prospects?
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A few guys at the bar bet me irish car bombs on the fight. If Davis won they got car bombs and since everyone knew that davis was the favor my buddy and I had saunders, and if saunders won the davis supporters had to pay the food tab. which was like 125 dollars. Need to say I got a free meal thanks Saunders.
by Mr. Fancy Pants on Nov 22, 2009 12:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Davis got wrecked, straight up.
Team Dellagrotte is sinking.
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by _Felix_ on Nov 22, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Probably why Kenny left.
His clinch is brutal. He looked 2 weight classes bigger. Crazy…
by BNF on Nov 22, 2009 12:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Don't get carried away Ben
Marcus Davis has a propensity of making average fighters look good.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -Introvert
by jay. on Nov 22, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
marcus davis was the perfect matchup for killa-b to look great, a shorter, slower guy who comes forward lookin for a stand-up brawl, i think ben is good but not quite that good..
by panthro on Nov 22, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my thoughts exactly
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 22, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Saunders was very impressive
His clinch is just brutal and his size allows him to knee just about anyone. Say what you will, but he did what Hardy and Swick couldn’t do—and that’s finish Davis! Time for Saunders to get a step up in competition, somebody mentioned Saunders vs Rumble and I think that would be a great matchup.
by the rock on Nov 22, 2009 12:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, Saunders looked good
I do kind of like the idea of Saunders vs Rumble as well. Or, Saunders vs Matt Brown, both make sense. Davis’ career on the other hand….he peaked two years ago. He is noticably slower than he used to be. He needs to fight the Frank Triggs/Matt Hughes/Matt Seras of the world, not the young guns with good hands.
by domino effect on Nov 22, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Saunders-Brown would be a sick fight. Superb performance by Ben, the Swick fight was too much too soon but this was a faultless display, he absolutely demolished Davis and proved that he is for real. Ben is a monster WW and has a great future, his clinch is brutal and his reach advantage will be the difference against smaller fighters. Whoever he faces I’m looking forward to seeing his next fight.
Davis is just about finished as a fighter, I say keep him around as a gatekeeper. I’d like to see him face Wilks or another young prospect who needs a win over a decent name fighter.
by David W-S on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
god i hate davis
and i love me some killa B that was one of the coolest things ever i just wish they woulda got a close up of dellagrottes dumb face and see him cry
by dazzlebreath on Nov 22, 2009 1:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I admit
I thought David would win this as “that wolf guy” was Saunders biggest win but damn those knees came straight from hell.
by Lester The Pimp on Nov 22, 2009 1:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Davis is overrated
Davis is overrated, I’m sick of seeing his mug and hearing his old routine
by kibbled_bits on Nov 22, 2009 1:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Saunders looked like Sagat from Street Fighter last night. He always puts on an exciting show, and he’s just a big goofy nice-guy too.
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by MM_Eh on Nov 22, 2009 2:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That finish would have made Wanderlei proud!
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by CrownedTerror on Nov 22, 2009 4:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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Love this picture. Remember when Page said to Rashad that he has never been out cold? This picture seems to speak otherwise. Page sucks.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 22, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s an idiot.
xbox gt = Cr0wnedTerror Let's play gears2 and Undisputed.
by CrownedTerror on Nov 22, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice performance for Killa B
Man, not being a fighter I don’t know how tough that clinch is to break but man Marcus had to know it was coming. Just like Anderson and Franklin, Davis just got manhandled. Where was the preparation for defending the clinch and knees?
It’s suprising to me that both Saunders and Crumble Johnson make 170.
by sudnvictory on Nov 22, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
sudnvictory
an training to be a fighting trust it very hard to defend the clinch of a big strong guy if you block the knees with your forearms it just breaks them /if it tight theres no getting out and killa b is so tall that it hard to plume out of it and take th clinch yourself it not always one guy clinch sucks it just one guy is just better
by tkosteve on Nov 22, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
tkosteve
Don’t get into fighting. I think your brain has received enough damage. Reading that sentence made me picture a 45 yr. old boxer spitting out a thought.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 22, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
jay
nah just my grammer pretty bad that why am fighting never been good with my brain
by tkosteve on Nov 22, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Crumble Johnson"
Nice work.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 22, 2009 7:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
marcus davis is done
its clear he cant hang with the top 10 guys
by irish maniac on Nov 23, 2009 9:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
He’s up there in age. He’s 8-3 in the UFC so he’s not going anywhere. Keep him around as a gate keeper. Kill B’s range was just too much for Davis to get any kind of rythym going. Kenny left because his brother Keith basically gave him an ultimatum…. Either Dellagrotte or me as your coach. Team Sityodtong still has Frank Mir and Miguel Torres….time to start getting some young fighters in there
by MT1127 on Nov 23, 2009 10:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
DAANG
AKA DTF…nah ben is really coming together. His knees are brutal and he knows how to control guys and actually do some damage with it. Props to ya big ben
by hamsterwheel on Nov 23, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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