Ben Saunders defeated Marcus Davis at UFC 106 in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Here is how it happened:
Davis moved for the clinch at the first action, about 20 seconds into the fight. Davis was the early aggressor, fighting from the inside toward the fence, but ate a few knees for his trouble and got his face cut. Saunders did damage in the first two minutes with knees, but Davis was able to counter with punches. There was fence work for the next minute, then the fighters traded punches and knees when Saunders exploded a knockout left-right combination of knees that knocked the bloody Davis cold.
Saunders via KO, knee strikes, 3:24 Rd. 1
Davis was finished for the first time in his career.
“I’m on top of the world,” Saunders said. “This is the most amazing fight I’ve ever had in my entire life. I respect Marcus more than any opponent I’ve ever had. He’s got so much in talent and experience, and I just hope I can be in his situation in 10 years.
“I’ve been working my clinch a lot. I didn’t get to show it to you all in the Swick fight, I apologize for that. I knew I had t come out here tonight and represent, and make up for that.”
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