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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tech N9ne - He's A Mental Giant. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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262 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Butler misses with a takedown
and Buxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Buxton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Buxton lunges at Butler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Butler's hand.
We've been hearing reports that Butler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Butler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler dodges the punch combination from Buxton.
Buxton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buxton cracks Butler with a big right hand and Butler goes down!
Butler is rocked!
Buxton distracts Butler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Butler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buxton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Buxton cracks Butler with a solid left hand.
Butler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Butler seems to have got his legs back now.
Buxton slips nicely into half guard.
Buxton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butler keeps working.
Buxton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Buxton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Buxton slips a nice elbow through Butler's hands, connecting with Butler's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buxton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buxton is nestled in close to Butler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buxton lands a nice short elbow.
Buxton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buxton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Butler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buxton working over Butler with some ground and pound. Butler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buxton on the ground.
Butler is trying to stand up here but Buxton is controlling him well.
Buxton trying to control from half guard but Butler is working away.
Buxton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Buxton working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Buxton drops an elbow to the side of Butler's head.
Ground and pound from Buxton.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buxton connects with a nice short shot to Butler's temple.
Buxton lands a big elbow - Butler is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Buxton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daron Buxton!
A relieved looking Daron Buxton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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