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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - He's A Mental Giant. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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196 cm
23
262 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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201 cm
20
271 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton! 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, Arturo Lonni! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lonni staying out of range there. Lonni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Buxton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lonni is fending him off so far but Buxton persists. Nope, Lonni circles away and we're back to standing. Buxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lonni slips a straight right by Buxton. Buxton darts in looking for a takedown but Lonni gets double underhooks and turns Buxton into the cage. Lonni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lonni lands with a right to the head. Lonni is looking to break free of the clinch but Buxton has double underhooks. Buxton missing with knees to the body.
Buxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Buxton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Buxton keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lonni blocks an uppercut.
Lonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Buxton can't find room to land a body shot as Lonni controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lonni is trying to force a seperation but Buxton has the dominant position. Buxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Buxton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lonni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daron Buxton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Buxton is controlling him. Lonni wants to break free but Buxton has control.
Buxton is struggling to control the position. Lonni wants to get back to striking at distance but Buxton won't allow it.
Buxton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buxton is looking to take this one to the mat. Lonni working hard to break the clinch. Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Buxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lonni blocks a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lonni stuffs the takedown. Buxton sizes up Lonni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Buxton dives in and grabs Lonni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lonni pushes down on Buxton's head and hops out. No luck with that takedown attempt from Buxton. Buxton tries to clinch up. Daron Buxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buxton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Buxton punishes Lonni's body with a nice straight punch. Buxton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Lonni is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Buxton asserts his dominance and retains side control. Buxton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lonni down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lonni is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Buxton is controlling him well. Lonni dodges the ground and pound from Buxton. Lonni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Buxton is chipping away with strikes.
Buxton throws an elbow but Lonni slips to the side and avoids it well. Lonni trying to remain calm as Buxton controls from the top position. Lonni is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Buxton asserts his dominance and retains side control. Buxton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lonni keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Buxton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Lonni explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Buxton fails with the takedown. This has been an exciting period of action! Buxton fails with the takedown. Lonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buxton circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Buxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center. Buxton dives in for a single leg takedown but Lonni sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daron Buxton dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Buxton clinches. Buxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Buxton prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch. Buxton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buxton lands a left hand.
Lonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lonni catches Buxton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Buxton cracks Lonni with a big right hand and Lonni goes down!
Lonni is rocked!
It looks like Arturo Lonni has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Buxton postures up in Lonni's guard and throws a big left but Lonni blocks it. Lonni is still in real trouble! Can Buxton finish him? Lonni is looking to stand up but Buxton isn't so interested in that idea. Lonni seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buxton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Buxton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Buxton landing some decent shots from guard. Lonni wants to stand up but Buxton is controlling him. Lonni keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully. Buxton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lonni uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Buxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Buxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Buxton loads up on a big right hand but Lonni slips the punch. Buxton catches Lonni napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lonni to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Buxton won't allow Lonni to get back to his feet. Buxton stays in close to Lonni's body and controls the position. Buxton connects with a couple of short punches. Buxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lonni can do to turn this around? Buxton trying to control but Lonni is working from the bottom. Buxton landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lonni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buxton. Buxton is working Lonni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Buxton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lonni is looking to stand up but Buxton isn't so interested in that idea. Buxton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Buxton throws a big elbow that misses. Buxton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Lonni keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully. Buxton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Lonni keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully. Lonni wants to get back to his feet but Buxton is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Buxton stands up over Lonni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Buxton arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lonni's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (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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